I believe this to be Eulophia spectabilis (Dennst.) Suresh in D.H.Nicolson, C.R.Suresh & K.S.Manilal, Interpret. Van Rheede's Hort. Malab.: 300 (1988).
Synonyms: Wolfia spectabilis Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 38 (1818). Cyrtopera plicata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 190 (1833). Eulophia nuda Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 180 (1833). Eulophia squalida Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 77 (1841). Cyrtopera fusca Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1690 (1851). Eulophia bicolor Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 343 (1851). Cyrtopera squalida (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 38 (1857). Cyrtopera mysorensis Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 32 (1859). Eulophia bicolor Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 151 (1859), nom. illeg. Eulophia celebica Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 182 (1859). Eulophia elongata Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 182 (1859). Eulophia fusca (Wight) Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 182 (1859). Eulophia lutea Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 181 (1859). Eulophia mucronata Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 182 (1859). Eulophia sumatrana Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 183 (1859). Cyrtopera gardneri Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 302 (1861). Cyrtopera laxiflora Gardner ex Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 302 (1861). Cyrtopera nuda (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Flora 55: 274 (1872). Cyrtopera godefroyi Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 35 (1878). Cyrtopera bicolor (Ridl.) Ridl. in H.O.Forbes, Nat. Wand. East. Archip.: 518 (1885). Cyrtopodium bicolor Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 472 (1885). Cyrtopodium squalidum (Lindl.) Vidal, Phan. Cuming. Philipp.: 79, 150 (1885). Cyrtopera regnieri Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 26: 294 (1886). Eulophia elata Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 3 (1890). Eulophia holochila Collett & Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 132 (1890). Graphorkis bicolor (Ridl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891). Graphorkis elata (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891). Graphorkis holochila (Collett & Hemsl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891). Graphorkis nuda (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891); Almeida, Orchidaceae in Flora of Maharastra 5 47 (2009). Graphorkis squalida (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891). Graphorkis sumatrana (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891). Eulophia macgregorii Ames, Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 12 (1914). Eulophia hildebrandii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 262 (1919). Eulophia bicolor var. celebica J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, III, 5: 71 (1922). Eulophia burkei Rolfe ex Downie, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 380 (1925). Phaius steppicolus Hand.-Mazz., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 62: 253 (1925). Geodorum pierrei Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 4: 712 (1932). Semiphajus chevalieri Gagnep., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 4: 598 (1932). Eulophia regnieri (Rchb.f.) Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., II, 27: 395 (1955). Distribution: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to W. Pacific Note: Dr. Almeida in Flora of Maharastra writes this as a synonym of Eulophia nuda which is wrong. He has even cited the authors of this species wrongly among the synonyms. Correct author citation is, Eulophia spectabilis (Dennst.) Suresh published in 1988 is based on a basionym Wolfia spectabilis Dennst., Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 38 (1818), whereas Eulophia nuda Lindl. was published in 1833. So following ICBN Vienna code according ti priority of publication Eulophia spectabilis should have been the correct name for this plant. Regards Pankaj -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
