Habenaria nilssonii Foldats 1961 SECTION Seticauda

Drawing © by Ernesto Foldats

Common Name Nilsson's Habenaria [American Collector of species 1900's]

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found in Bolivar state of Venezuela on sandstone at elevations of 1200 to 2200 meters as a medium to large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with an erect, galbrous stem carrying many distichous, lowermost 2 sheathing, next few, lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate, grading smaller above into the bracts that blooms on a terminal, erect, 6 to 12" [15 to 30 cm] long, subdensely few to many flowered inflorescence with ovate to lanceolate-ovate, acuminate floral bracts and carrying fleshy flowers.

Similar to H strictissima but H nilssonii differs in the simple lip and the petals that are eared only on the back side.

Synonyms Rhinorchis nilssonii (Foldats) Szlach. 2012

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 22: 256 Foldats 1961

Flora de Venezuela Volumen XV Primera Parte Foldats 1969 drawing fide;

Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Vol 7 Steyermark, Berry, Yatskievych and Holst 2003;

Richardiana 13: 77 Szlach 2012 as Rhinorchis nilssonii

Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol 1: Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2017 as Rhinorchis nilssonii drawing fide

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