Eulophia alta
Wild Coco
Also known as: Bletia alta (L.) Hitchc. +19 more
- Bletia alta (L.) Hitchc.
- Cypripedium epidendricum Vell.
- Cyrtopera alta (L.) Stehlé
- Cyrtopera amazonica (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
- Cyrtopera longifolia (Kunth) Rchb.f.
- Cyrtopera longifolia var. amazonica (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn.
- Cyrtopera longifolia var. pachystelidia Rchb.f.
- Cyrtopera vellosiana Barb.Rodr.
- Cyrtopera woodfordii (Sims) Lindl.
- Cyrtopera woodfordii var. pachystelidia Rchb.f.
- Cyrtopodium woodfordii Sims
- Dendrobium longifolium Kunth
- Eulophia alta f. flavescens (Schltr.) F.Barros
- Eulophia alta f. pallida P.M.Br.
- Eulophia alta f. pelchatii P.M.Br.
- Eulophia alta var. alba L.C.Menezes
- Eulophia longifolia (Kunth) Schltr.
- Eulophia longifolia var. amazonica (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn.
- Eulophia longifolia var. flavescens Schltr.
- Eulophia woodfordii (Sims) Rolfe
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Eulophia alta (commonly known as Wild Coco) is a rhizomatous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Eulophia, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe