Habenaria decorata Hochst. ex A.Rich. 1850 SECTION Multipartitae Kraenzl.
Photo by © Field Guide to the Ethiopian Orchids Demissew, Cribb and Rasmussen 2004
Photo by © Ulrik Sidenius and The I Naturalis Website
Collection Sheet and Drawing by © Schimper and The Kew Database Website
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 ;
* Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 294 Hochst. ex A.Rich. 1850
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;
Polish Bot. J. 46: 129 Szlach. 2001 as Alinorchis decorata
Field Guide to the Ethiopian Orchids Demissew, Cribb and Rasmussen 2004 drawing/photo fide;
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