Habenaria nematocerata Tang & F.T.Wang 1940

Drawing by © Wu Zhanghua and The Flora of China Website

Common Name The Worm Like Spur Habenaria

Flower Size

Found in southwest Yunnan province China in forests at elevations around 1200 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with a terete stem enveloped basally by 3 to 4 near basal, 6 to 8 bract-like above, narrowly obong, narrowly elliptic to narrowly spatulate, papery, acute to acuminate, attenuate below into the amplexicaul sheath leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, terminal, 4 to 7.2" [10 to 18 cm] long, loosely 15 to 30 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, much shorter than the ovary, aristate apically floral bracts and carrying pinkish white flowers.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; * Flora of China Vol 25 Zheng, Raven and Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Illustrations Vol 25 Zheng, Raven and Deyuan 2010 drawing fide

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