Habenaria bequaertii Summerh. 1953 SECTION Commelynifoliae Kraenzl.

Drawing by © A Cleuter/Geerink

Common Name Bequaert's Habenaria [French Collector of the type specis 1900's]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Uganda and Zaire among mosses at elevations of 2500 to 3000 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with an ellipsoid to ovoid tuber giving rise to an erect to ascending, thin, terete stem enveloped by 3 to 5, ascending to suberect, cauline, linear-lanceolate to linear, shortly acuminate leaves that blooms on an erect, terminal, 1.6 to 10" [4 to 25 cm] long, rachis thin, slightly flexuous, 6 to 20 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying resupinate, suberect, green to greenish white flowers.

" This species appears to be referable to sect. Commelynifoliae, in which it belongs to the subgroup characterised by a trilobed lip, and petals which are thickened and opaque in the upper part including H coeloglossoides, H. obovata, H. epipactidea H. peristyloides." Summerhayes 1953

Synonyms Montolivaea bequaertii (Summerh.) Szlach. 2001; Pseudoperistylus bequaertii (Summerh.) Szlach. & Olszewski 1998; Roeperocharis bequaertii (Summerh.) Szlach. 1995

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Kew Bull. 8: 130 Summerhayes 1953

Flore D'Afrique Centrale [Zaire- Rwands - Burundi] Orhidaceae Premeir parte Geerink 1984 drawing fide;

Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 114 Szlach 1995 as Roeperocharis bequaertii;

Fl. Cameroun 34: 214 Szlach & Olszewski 1998 as Pseudoperistylus bequaertii;

Polish Bot. J. 46: 128 Szlach. 2001 as Montolivaea bequaertii

Orchidaceae of West Central Africa Vol 1: 287 Szlatchecko etal 2010 as Montolivaea bequartii

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