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Eulophia streptopetala |
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On a rocky slope on the Elgeyo Escarpment, Iten, Kenya. July 2014. I could not have identified this plant without the resources at East African Flora. |
This is a terrestrial orchid, growing in rocky soil often at forest edges. Most of the wide, grass-like leaves are set close to the ground just above the pseudobulb, which is below ground. The yellow petals are subtended by large, green and red sepals. Orchidaceae -- Orchid FamilyMore Information: |
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