Type : "
Zygopetalum cochleare. Lindl. Bot. Reg.
t. 1837.
Eulophia cochleata Hort. Knight.
This very distinct species of
Zygopetalum was sent to the Glasgow Botanic Garden by Mr. Knight of the Ball's Pond Nursery, under the name of
Eulophia cochleata. It is probably a native of brazil* [* Of Trinidad, according to Professor Lindley, who has published a figure and description since the above was written.]. Its handsome flower is produced in August." [protologue].
Nom manifestement basé sur la même souche que celle ayant fournit le type de
Zygopetalum cochleare Lindl. 1836!