Habenaria szlachetkoana R.González & Cuev.-Fig. 2006 publ. 2007

TYPE Drawing by © R.González & Cuevas-Figueroa and The Epidendra Website

EARLY

Common Name Szlachetko's Habenaria [Polish Botanist current]

Flower Size .64" [1.6cm]

Found in Jalisco stae of Mexico in clearings of oak forests at elevations around 1500 to 1700 meters as a small sized, cool growing terrestrial with ellipsoid tubers giving rise to an erect stem carrying 6, cauline, coriaceous, erect, the lowest elliptic, obtuse, becoming lanceolate, acuminate, each one narrower above, largest is the topmost, 5 nerved leaves that blooms in the early fall on a terminal, erect, cylindrical, to 3.8" [9.5 cm] long, to 19 flowered inflorescence with conduplicate, narrow, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, acuminate , lowest longer than the ovary, equal to above floral bracts.

"Habenaria szlachetkoana is distinguished from H. nogeirana because of the leafy stem, the first elliptical, obtuse, towards the apex lanceolate, acuminate, narrower and narrower, the largest is the penultimate, about 3.4" [3.5 cm] in length, .32 [8 mm] wide; the inflorescence in loose raceme, with around 19 flowers; the lower floral bracts exceeds the flowers, it becomes equal to the ovary above; the sepal dorsal is ovate and obtuse; the acuminate, lanceolate lateral sepals, about .34" [8.5 mm] long, .08" [2 mm] wide;the posterior lobe of the petals are narrow, falcate, and .26" [6.5] mm long and .04" [1 mm] wide; the anterior lobe Ris sharply rounded and about .36" [9 mm] long, .016" [0.4 mm] wide; the side lobes of the labellum are about .5" [12.5 mm] length, .016" [0.4 mm] wide; and the median linear lobe, attenuated and rounded and about .36" [9 mm] long, .04" [1 mm] wide Habenaria szlachetkoana is related to H. fiflifera which differs in the following features: the inflorescence is in dense and narrow clusters; the floral bracts below equal the ovary; The segment posterior of the petals is oblong, sharply rounded, 6 mm long and equilongate to the anterior segment; lateral lobes of the labellum well varicated, arched, distally incurved, .18" [7 mm] long, equally as long as the middle lobe; middle rounded lobe, a little wider at the base and with a linear-cylindrical nectary, .44" [11 mm] long. See also the discussion of Habenaria zapopana." Jorge Roberto González Tamayo y Lizbeth Hernández Hernández 2010

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Ibugana 14(1-2): 31-33. R.González & Cuevas-Figueroa 2007 drawing fide;

Las Orquideas del Occidente de Mexico Vol 1: 93 Jorge Roberto González Tamayo y Lizbeth Hernández Hernández 2010 drawing fide;

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