Habenaria balimensis Ormerod 2011

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Common Name The Balim River Habenaria [A river in western New Guinea]

Flower Size .6" [1,5 cm]

Found in western New Guinea in grassy forests edges at elevations around 1800 meters as a small sized, cool growing terrrestrial with an erect, terete, lower half with tubular sheaths, leafy above stems carrying 5, ovate, basally clasping acute, leaves that blooms in the late spring on an erect, terminal, glabrous, peduncle to 3.6" [9 cm] long, with 2 sheathing scales, 6.1" [15.2 cm] long, rachis 2.48" [6.2 cm] long, subdensely many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute floral bracts and carrying resupinate, green flowers.

"No known relatives in New Guinea but may be recognized by its slender Peristylis habit, small leaves, rather short inflorescnece and bifurcate petals." Ormerod 2011

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Orchadian 16: 517 Omerod 2011 Orchadian 16: 517 Omerod 2011 drawing fide

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