Habenaria egleriana J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. 2008 publ. 2009 SECTION Nudae Cogn.
TYPE Photos/TYPE Drawing by © J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch and Two new species of Habenaria ( Orchidaceae ) from the Brazilian cerrado and campo rupestre Kew Bull. 63: 449 2008 publ. 2009
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Common Name Egler's Habenaria [Brazilian Ione Egler, coordinator of the Biodiversity Policies and Programs of the Ministry of Science and Technology, as recognition for her commitment and support for the development of biodiversity research in Brazil current]
Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]
Found in Goias and Brasilia DF states of Brazil in the cerrado region in seasonally humid grassland, in humic, dark, sandy-clay soil, frequently associated with small mounds of earth known as ‘murundus' at elevations of 1000 to 1250 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with m erect or slightly flexuose stems carrying 5 to 7, lowermost sheath-like, largest at the center of the stem, linear leaves that blooms in the later spring and earlier summer on an erect, lax, occasionally secund, 2 to 6" [5 to 15 cm] long, 3 to 8 flowered inflorescence with ovate to broadly lanceolate, acuminate, the same size or longer than the pedicellate ovary floral bracts and carrying greenish flowers with the pedicellate ovary mostly parallel to the rachis.
"The species most similar to H. egleriana and appears to be H. sprucei, but H egleriana can be easily distinguished by the larger dorsal sepal, the deflexed lateral sepals, the strongly curved lip midlobe, the longer anther canals, the viscidia spaced farther apart, the longer prominent auricles, the separtated stigmas that only touch at the apex, the longer rostellum and the distribution of central Brazil instead of northern. The identification as H. lavrensis is unwarranted, as this species has the inflorescence congested, with the flowers superposed (vs little superposed and frequently one-sided in H. egleriana), petals and lip completely white (vs green), the posterior petal connivent with the dorsal sepal (vs free and reflexed), the anterior petal usually longer than the posterior petal (vs shorter), the spur not or only slightly clavate (vs strongly clavate) and the rostellum midlobe completely placed between the anthers (vs partially projected in H. egleriana), among other differences." J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. 2008 publ. 2009
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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* Kew Bull. 63: 453 J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. 2008 publ. 2009 Drawing/photo fide
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