It is assessed as critically endangered (CR)[2] in Bangladesh according to the IUCN Red Listing criteria.

Shoots 1 – 5-leaved, usually bifoliate, the basal part formed by sheaths enveloping the base of the inflorescence as well as the leaf-bases.

[2] The only known site of Eulophia obtusa in Bangladesh is situated in the high Barind tract,[2] one of the major agro-ecological regions comprising about 79% of Godagari upazila.

The vegetation is composed of grasses like Imperata cylindrica and Saccharum spontaneum as well as herbs and shrubs, including Amorphophallus margaritifer,[6] Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Boerhavia diffusa, Chrozophora rottleri, Colocasia esculenta, Commelina benghalensis, Croton bonplandianus, Cyanotis cristata, Cyperus sp., Digera muricata, Euphorbia hirta, Ficus hispida, Kyllinga microcephala, Leucas lavandulifolia, Lippia alba, Parthenium hysterophorus, Phyllanthus virgatus, Solanum villosum, Uraria picta, and others.

In North India, Eulophia obtusa has been found in freshwater swamps (Deva & Naithani 1986).