Eulophia comes from "eu" means well, good, thoroughly, completely etc and "lophos" means crested. Pointing towards the well crested labellum. Regards Pankaj
On Tuesday, 26 June 2012 03:36:44 UTC+8, Dinesh Valke wrote: > > via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > > E <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/e> > > > *Eulophia ochreata* Lindl. ... (*family*: Orchidaceae) > [image: Eulophia ochreata > Lindl.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4715935707/> > > [image: Flowers of > India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Golden-Yellow%20Eulophia.html> > > [image: Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Eulophia%20ochreata> > > [image: more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Eulophiaochreata&m=tags&z=m> > [image: more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Eulophiaochreata&format=kml_nl> > > > *yoo-LOH-fee-uh* -- good or beautiful plume ... Dave's > Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Eulophia> > *oh-kree-AH-tuh* -- with ochre (yellow, golden, or dull red or reddish > brown) color > > > *commonly known as*: ochre > eulophia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/ochre-eulophia>• > > *Marathi*: अमरकंद > amarkand<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/amarakanda-amarkand> > > > > *botanical names*: *Eulophia ochreata* Lindl. ... *synonym*: *Graphorkis > ochreata* (Lindl.) Kuntze ... The Plants > List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-77819> > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Photographed at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) ... 19 > JUN 10 > ... more views on > *flickr*<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Eulophiaochreata&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags> > . > > Regards. > Dinesh >
