Habenaria pasmithii G.Will. 1983 SECTION Macroceratitis Kraenzl
Plant and Flowers in situ Zambia
Photos by © N Wightman and The Flora of Zambia Webadite
Common Name Pasmith's Habenaria
Flower Size .8 [2 cm]
Found in Zambia to northwest Botswana in wet riverside dambo in black muck soil at elevations of 1300 to 1400 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with a few, linear, acuminate, basally clasping leaves that blooms on an erect, few flowered inflorescence.
Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with the wild populations threatened by overharvesting.
CAUTION!! I have no way of personally verifying this determination, so please use with caution.
Synonyms Mirandorchis pasmithii (G.Will.) Szlach. & Kras-Lap. 2003
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
*Kirkia 12: 199 G Williamson 1983
Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 85 Szlach. & Kras-Lap. 2003 as Mirandorchis pasmithii
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