Eulophia streptopetala pointing flowers in all directions

Seeing open Eulophia streptopetala flowers from different angles, discloses some features. The ovaries are thin and dark reddish brown to almost black. The ridges upon them show the twist caused by flower resupination. On buds and opening flowers the ovaries are green. The floral bract folds around slightly more than the lower half of each ovary. In picture these bracts are almost white already, having started off green.

The tent-like midlobe of the lip folds down as if to shield something. But the slightly conical spur, dull red to maroon on its rounded tip, is all that hides beneath it, too far back for being covered by the yellow blade.

The two erect lateral lip lobes are dull red on this flower. They have yellow margins inside and are pale overall on the outside. These lateral lobes are positioned inside the spreading lateral sepals that are larger than them and have darker red-brown surfaces, mottled yellow.

The dorsal sepal is similar to the laterals, leaning well back to form an obtuse angle with the bright yellow lateral petals that are close to horizontal over the whitish column (Liltved and Johnson, 2012).