Habenaria dives Rchb.f. 1867 SECTION Replicatae Kraenzl.

Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Inflorescence in situ Cape Province SA

Plant and Flowers in situ Cape Province

Photos by © Cameron McMasters

Common Name The Rich Blooming Habenaria

Flower Size 1/3" [8mm]

Found in Lesotho, Swaziland, Cape Provine, Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal states of South Africa in well drained grasslands at elevations of 150 to 2450 meters as a medium to large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with numerous, suberect, cauline, lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, lax to dense, to 24" [60 cm] long, numerous [20 to 70] flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute glandular pubescent, shorter than the ovary floral bracts

Synonyms Bilabrella dives (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Kras 2006; Bilabrella orangana (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Kras 2009; Habenaria orangana Rchb.f. 1881

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Flora 50: 117 Rchb.f 1867

Otia Botanica Hamburgensia :101 Rchb.f 1881 as H orangana;

Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982 photo fide;

Orchids of Southern Africa Linder & Kurzweil 1999 drawing/photo fide;

Richardiana 6: 197 Szlach. & Kras 2006 as Bilabrella dives

Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa and Swaziland McMurty, Grobler, Grobler & Burns 2008 photo fide;

Richardiana 9: 159 Szlach. & Kras 2009 as Bilabrella orangana

Orchid Digest Vol 77 #3 2013 photo fide;

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