Habenaria hologlossa Summerh.1958 SECTION Chlorinae Kraenzl. 1892
Photo by © Erica La Croix and the Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz
Drawing by © Margonska 2010
Common Name The One Part Lip Habenaria [Lip has no side lobes]
Flower Size
Found in Kenya, Angola and Malawi in wet montane grasslands at elevations of 1900 to 2200 meters as a small to medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with an ellipsoid tuber giving rise to a leafy erect stem carrying 4 to 7, lowermost 1 to 2 mostly sheathing, the others linear, whitish, with dark green reticulation on the leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect laxly 2 to 10 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acute, longer than the ovaries floral bracts.
Differs from other Habenaria in west Central Africa by the narrow, grass-like leaves.
Synonyms Habenella hologlossa (Summerh.) Szlach. & Kras-Lap. 2006; Platantheroides hologlossa (Summerh.) Szlach.2004
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* Kew Bull. 13: 57 Summerhayes 1958
Orchids of Kenya Stewart & Campbell 1996 photo fide;
Flora Zambesiaca Volume 11 Part one Pope 1998 photo fide;
Richardiana 4: 107 Szlach 2004 as Platantheroides hologlossa
Richardiana 6: 36 Szlach & Kras Lap.2006 as Habenella hologlossa
Orchidaceae of West Central Africa Vol 1: 128 Szlatchecko etal 2010 as Habenella hologlossa drawing fide
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