Habenaria decorata Hochst. ex A.Rich. 1850 SECTION Multipartitae Kraenzl. Collection Sheet and Drawing by © Schimper and The Kew Database Website

Part Sun Cold Summer

Common Name The Decorated Habenaria

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya in upland moorlands and mountain slopes at elevations of 2500 to 3800 meters as a miniature to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with an erect, leafy stem carrying 3 to 7, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, grading smaller above leaves that blooms in the summer on a to 6" [15 cm] long, rather laxly 12 to 11 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, longer than the flower floral bracts and carrying suberect, all white flowers.

Synonyms Ala decorata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Szlach. 1995; Alinorchis decorata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Szlach. 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 drawing fide; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Flora of Tropical East Africa Orchidaceae Part 1 Summerhayes 1968; Orchids of East Africa Piers 1968; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000 as Ala decorata drawing good; Field Guide to the Ethiopian Orchids Demissew, Cribb and Rasmussen 2004 drawing/photo fide;

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