Habenaria hologlossa Summerh.

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Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park

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Status:	Native
Description:	Slender terrestrial herb 20–40 cm high, growing from an ellipsoid tuber 1–1.5 cm long. Leaves 4–7, spread along the stem, linear, 5–12 cm long, 3–5 mm wide, two lowest sheath-like, whitish, with dark green reticulate veining. Inflorescence laxly 2–10-flowered; bracts lanceolate, up to 12 mm long. Flowers green. Dorsal sepal ovate, 3-4 mm long, erect, convex; lateral sepals obliquely elliptic, 4–5.5 mm long, spreading. Petals obliquely lanceolate, 3.5–4 mm long, entire, forming a hood with the dorsal sepal. Lip entire, rather fleshy, ligulate, 5–6 mm long; spur 9–12 mm long, slender, slightly incurved, sometimes slightly inflated in apical half.
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Habitat:	Wet montane grassland
Altitude range:	1900 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Rather disjuct populations in Angola, Kenya and northern Malawi.
Malawi distribution:	N
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 17 April 2019
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. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 68. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 54. (Includes a picture). Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 134 - 135. (Includes a picture). Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) Pages 57 - 58. Protologue

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Habenaria hologlossa
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