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Eulophia ochreata

Eulophia ochreata

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened plants list
Eulophia ochreata (Eulophia ochreata)

Image: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · As stated on the file page · Resized

Scientific name
Eulophia ochreata
Family
Orchidaceae, order Asparagales
Group
Plant

A forest-floor orchid with yellow flowers.

  • Spot it Spikes of yellow flowers above broad leaves.
  • Home Shady forest floor.
  • Food web Insects pollinate the flowers.
  • Why it matters Signals healthy shade and soil; orchids depend on exact insect partners.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened plants of Rajasthan, for southern Rajasthan.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board describes it as a shrub of the Orchidaceae family.[2]

Sources

  1. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants of Rajasthan (55 plants) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
  2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  3. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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