Eulophia dabia is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native from Afghanistan to south China and the Nicobar Islands.[1] It was first described by David Don in 1825 as Bletia dabia.[2]

Eulophia dabia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Eulophia
Species:
E. dabia
Binomial name
Eulophia dabia
(D.Don) Hochr.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bletia dabia D.Don
  • Cyrtopera densiflora (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Eulophia campestris Wall. ex Lindl.
  • Eulophia densiflora Lindl.
  • Eulophia faberi Rolfe
  • Eulophia hemileuca Lindl.
  • Eulophia hormusjii Duthie
  • Eulophia ramentacea (Roxb.) Lindl.
  • Eulophia rupestris Wall. ex Lindl.
  • Eulophia turkestanica (Litv.) Schltr.
  • Geodorum ramentaceum (Roxb.) Voigt
  • Graphorkis campestris (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Graphorkis dabia (D.Don) Kuntze
  • Graphorkis densiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Graphorkis rupestris (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Limodorum dabia (D.Don) Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Limodorum ramentaceum Roxb.
  • Limodorum turkestanicum Litv.

Distribution

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Eulophia dabia is native to Afghanistan, China (south-central, southeast and Hainan), the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, the east and west Himalayas, the Indian region, Nepal and Pakistan), and Central Asia (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).[1]

Conservation

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Eulophia faberi was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to China.[3] As of February 2023, E. faberi was regarded as a synonym of Eulophia dabia, which has a much wider distribution.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Eulophia dabia (D.Don) Hochr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-06
  2. ^ "Eulophia dabia (D.Don) Hochr.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-06
  3. ^ China Plant Specialist Group (2004), "Eulophia faberi", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2004: e.T46669A11074474, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46669A11074474.en, retrieved 2021-11-17