Habenaria alpestris Cogn. 1893 SECTION Nudae

Plant specimen photo by © Joćo A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti and the Orquideas de Minas Gerais; El Genero HabenariaP> Drawing Drawing © by Hoehne

Part Sun Cool Cold Summer

Common Name The Alpine Habenaria

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found in DF, Goias, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo states of Brazil at elevations around 2000 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with an erect, thin stem carrying 3, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, plicate leaves that blooms in the summer on a terminal, erect, 1.6 to 3.2" [4 to 8 cm] long, laxly several flowered inflorescence with long-lanceolate, as long as the ovary floral bracts.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I Hoehne 1940 drawing GOOD; Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 1 Pabst and Dungs 1975 drawing fide; Orquideas de Minas Gerais; El Genero Habenaria Joćo A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti; Rev. bras. Bot. vol.31 no.1 Sćo Paulo Jan./Mar. 2008 photo

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