Eurychone

Eurychone is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus was founded in 1918 by Rudolf Schlechter. It contains two known species, both native to tropical Africa.^[1]

• Eurychone galeandrae (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - from Ivory Coast to Angola
• Eurychone rothschildiana (O'Brien) Schltr. - from Liberia to Uganda

Eurychone
Detail of Eurychone rothschildiana flowers
Immature Eurychone rothschildiana specimen in cultivation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Angraecinae
Genus:	Eurychone Schltr.