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Habenaria njamnjamica
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Chelinda area, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Habenaria foliolosa Kraenzl. Habenaria parvifolia Summerh. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 30-55 cm tall. Tubers ovoid or ellipsoid, hairy. Stem zigzag., Leaves 9-17 overlapping along the stem, lanceolate 2.5-7.5 cm long, lowermost 2-4 sheath-like, uppermost bract-like. Inflorescence 6-17 cm long, laxly 8-many-flowered; bracts lanceolate, 20-55 mm long, often longer than the flowers. Flowers green to yellow-green. Dorsal sepal erect, ovate 6-11 mm long, convex; lateral sepals obliquely lanceolate, 8-16 mm long, deflexed. Petals 2-lobed; upper lobe erect, narrowly lanceolate, 5-11 mm long; lower lobe more or less filiform, 6-14.5 mm long, spreading and curving upwards. Lip 3-lobed; midlobe linear, 10-14 mm long; side lobes similar to lower petal lobes, 9-14 mm long. Spur 1-2 cm long, swollen in apical half. |
| Type location: |
Sudan |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, montane and plateau grassland, in partial shade. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1180 - 2250 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | N,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 22 February 2020 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 326. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 64. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 83. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 82 - 83. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 64. also as Habenaria parvifolia Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 96. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 121. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 139. Summerhayes, V.S. (1962). African orchids XXVIII Kew Bulletin 16(2) Pages 265 - 267. Protologue as Habenaria parvifolia (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 47 - 48. Also as Habenaria parvifolia (Includes a picture). |
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