Habenaria espinhacensis J.A.N.Bat. & A.A.Vale 2016 TYPE Drawing by © J.A.N.Batista & A.A.Vale and ?Systematic Botany 41((2)):275-292 · June 2016?

Part Shade Cool Winter

Common Name The Espinhaco Habenaria [A range of Mountains in Bahia and Minas Gerais states of Brazil]

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found in Bahia and Minas Gerais states of Brazil in seasonally wet grasslands at elevations of 600 to 1300 meters as a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying 4 to 8, partially adpressed to the stem, narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, largest just below center, membraneos, acuminate, channeled leaves taht blooms in the winter on an erect, 2.4 to 9.2" [6 to 23 cm] long, lax, spiral, 2 to 38 flowered inflorescence with ovate, usually shorter than the ovary floral bracts and carrying glabrous, resupinate flowers.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; * Systematic Botany 41((2)):275-292 J.A.N.Bat. & A.A.Vale 2016 drawing/photo fide;

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