Habenaria huberi Carnevali & G.Morillo 1983 SECTION Pratensis Drawing by © Bruno Manara

Floral Disection Drawing by © Joćo A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti and the The genus Habenaria (Orchidaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon

Common Name Huber's Habenaria

Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]

Found in Venezuela and Brazil in flooded savannahs at elevations of 100 to 300 meters as a small to medium sized, hot growing terrestrial with a leafy throughout stem carrying 4 to 6, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves that blooms in the fall on a terminal, erect, 2.4 to 3.6" [6 to 9 cm] long, laxly 6 to 7 flowered inflorescence with narrowly ovate, acuminate shorter than the ovar floral bracts and carrying orange flowers.

+"This is the first record of H. huberi for Brazil. Habenaria huberi is similar and close related to H. pratensis, but apparently distinct by the color of the flowers (orange vs. pale yellow in H. pratensis) and the lateral segments of the lip (distinctly spatulate vs. linear or discreetly spatulate in H. pratensis). Habenaria huberi differs from H. spathullifera by the color of the flowers (orange vs. bright yellow) and size of pedicellate ovary (3-3.7 cm long vs. 1.6-2.5 cm long in H. spathullifera), and from H. glazioviana by the color of the flowers (orange vs. pale yellow) and narrower segments of the posterior petal and lip (midlobe of lip about 5 mm wide vs. 9-22 mm wide in H. glazioviana)."

Synonyms Rhinorchis huberi [Carnevali & Morillo] Szlach. & Kolan. 2017

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Vol 7 Steyermark, Berry, Yatskievych and Holst 2003 drawing fide; +The genus Habenaria (Orchidaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon Joćo A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti; Rev. bras. Bot. vol.31 no.1 Sćo Paulo Jan./Mar. 2008 drawing; Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia Vol 1 Szlachetko & Kolanowska 2017 drawing fide

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