FZ.15. Habenaria
Description of the genus
Terrestrial herbs. Leaves basal or cauline or appressed to the ground in a few spp. Inflorescence a terminal spike, Flowers usually inconspicuous, green, white or yellow. Sepals free, the dorsal sepal sometimes forming a hood with the petals. Petals entire or 2-lobed; lip usually 3-lobed, spurred, with the spur often swollen or flattened. Stigmatic arms often elongated. With Eulophia, this is one of the largest orchid genera in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Worldwide: c.600 species in the tropics and subtropics Zimbabwe: 61 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aberrans Schltr. | N | Description, Image |
| afra Schltr. | E | Description, Image |
| amoena Summerh. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| anaphysema Rchb. f. [DD] | C,E | Description |
| armatissima Rchb. f. [DD] | W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| bicolor Conrath & Kraenzl. | C,E | |
| calvilabris Summerh. [DD] | N,C | Description, Image |
| cirrhata (Lindl.) Rchb. f. | N,E | Description, Image |
| clavata (Lindl.) Rchb. f. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| cornuta Lindl. [DD] | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| debeerstiana Kraenzl. | N,C | Description, Image |
| disparilis Summerh. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| dregeana Lindl. | N,C,E | |
| elliotii Rolfe ex Kraenzl. | E | |
| epipactidea Rchb. f. [DD] | W,C,E | Description, Image |
| filicornis Lindl. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| galactantha Kraenzl. [DD] | N,C | Description, Image |
| galpinii Bolus | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| harmsiana Schltr. | E | Description, Image |
| holothrix Schltr. [DD] | C | Description |
| holubii Rolfe [DD] | W | Description, Image |
| huillensis Rchb. f. | N,E | |
| humilior Rchb. f. | C,E | Description, Image |
| ichneumonea (Sw.) Lindl. [DD] | C,S | |
| laurentii De Wild. | N,C | |
| lindblomii Schltr. | N,C | Description, Image |
| macrandra Lindl. | E | Description, Image |
| macrostele Summerh. | C,E | Description, Image |
| macrura Kraenzl. | N | Description, Image |
| magnirostris Summerh. | C,E | Description, Image |
| malacophylla Rchb. f. | W,C,E | Description, Image |
| mira Summerh. | E | |
| myodes Summerh. subsp. myodes | C,E | |
| njamnjamica Kraenzl. | N,C | Description, Image |
| nyikana Rchb. f. subsp. nyikana | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| papyracea Schltr. | N,C | Description, Image |
| petitiana (A. Rich.) T. Durand & Schinz | C,E | |
| pilosa Schltr. | E | Description, Image |
| praestans Rendle var. praestans | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| rautaneniana Kraenzl. [DD] | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| retinervis Summerh. | N | Description, Image |
| schimperiana A. Rich. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| silvatica Schltr. | N,C,E | |
| singularis Summerh. [End] [LR-lc] | N,C,E | |
| sochensis Rchb. f. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| stenorhynchos Schltr. [DD] | C,S | Description, Image |
| strangulans Summerh. | N,C,E | |
| stylites Rchb. f. & S. Moore subsp. rhodesiaca Summerh. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| subaequalis Summerh. [NrEnd] [LR-lc] | C,E | Description, Image |
| subarmata Rchb. f. | N,W,S | Description, Image |
| tentaculigera Rchb. f. | C,E | Description, Image |
| trachypetala Kraenzl. | E | |
| tridens Lindl. [DD] | E | |
| trilobulata Schltr. | E | Description, Image |
| tysonii Bolus | E | |
| uhehensis Schltr. | N,C | Description, Image |
| uncicalcar Summerh. | N,C | Description, Image |
| unguilabris B.R. Adams [End] [CR] | N | |
| verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. | N,C | Description, Image |
| weberiana Schltr. [DD] | C,E | Image |
| zambesina Rchb.f. [DD] | N,C,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Habenaria:
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Flora of Botswana: HabenariaFlora of Burundi: Habenaria
Flora of Caprivi: Habenaria
Flora of the DRC: Habenaria
Flora of Malawi: Habenaria
Flora of Mozambique: Habenaria
Flora of Rwanda: Habenaria
Flora of Zambia: Habenaria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HabenariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Habenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Habenaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Habenaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Habenaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habenaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Habenaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Habenaria
Plants of the World Online: Habenaria
Tropicos: Habenaria
Wikipedia: Habenaria