Habenaria calicis R.González 1995 publ. 1997
Plant in situ Mexico state Mexico
Photos by © Antoine Hendrickx
Drawing by © Estela López Ferrari
Common Name
Flower Size .32 to .48" [.8 to 1.2cm]
Found in Mexico and Morelos states of Mexico in pine/oak forests or pine/fir forests at elevations of 2750 to 2900 meters as a miniature to just medium sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid with an elliptic to ovoid, subteranean tuber giving rise to 4 to 6, elliptic-lanceolate, ascending to adpressed, revolute margins, acute leaves that blooms in the summer on a terminal, racemose, 6 to 10 flowered inflorescence with longer than the ovary floral bracts
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Bol. Inst. Bot. Univ. Guadalajara 3: 67 R.González 1995 publ. 1997
Orquideas del Estado de Morelos ORQUÍDEA (MÉX.) VOLUMEN 16 NÚMERO ÚNICO enero 2002 drawing/photo fide;
Orchids of Mexico Hagsater, Soto, Salazar, Jimenez, Lopez & Dressler 2005;
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