Habenaria dracaenifolia Schltr. 1905 SECTION Salaccenses

Inflorescence

Type drawings

Photos by Karl Senghas/type drawing by Schlechter © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz

partial shade Warm Fall

Common Name The Dracaenia-Like Leaf Habenaria

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea in humus in forests at elevations of 700 to 1000 meters as a warm growing terrestrial that blooms in the fall on a dense to lax flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Habenaria dracaenifolia var. laxa Schltr. 1911

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 77 1905

The Orchidaceae Of German New Guinea : 66 Schlechter 1911

The Orchidaceae Of German New Guinea : 74 Schlechter 1911 drawing fide;

The Orchidaceae Of German New Guinea : 66 Schlechter 1911 as Habenaria dracaenifolia var. laxa

The Orchidaceae Of German New Guinea : 74 Schlechter 1911 as Habenaria dracaenifolia var. laxa drawing fide;

A Guide to the Monocotyledons of Papua New Guinea Part 4 Orchidaceae [in Part] Howcroft 1984;

Checklist of Papusian Orchids Ormerod 2017;

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