''Eulophia streptopetala'' is a species of
orchid. It can be found from
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
to
South Africa and also in
Yemen. This species is widespread and is usually found at forest margins, in bushy scrub, or in grasslands from the coast to 2550 meters above sea level.
[Pooley, B. (1998). A field guide to wild flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern Region. Durban: Natal Flora Publications Trust 630p.-col. illus.. En Icones, Maps. Geog, 5.] The plant produces a tall inflorescence originating from the subterranean pseudobulb that continues to produce flowers over several months. The flowers are approximately one centimetre in diameter with yellow petals and brownish green striped sepals.
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