FZ.15. Habenaria
Description of the genus
Terrestrial herbs. Leaves basal or cauline or appressed to the ground in a few spp. Inflorescence a terminal spike, Flowers usually inconspicuous, green, white or yellow. Sepals free, the dorsal sepal sometimes forming a hood with the petals. Petals entire or 2-lobed; lip usually 3-lobed, spurred, with the spur often swollen or flattened. Stigmatic arms often elongated. With Eulophia, this is one of the largest orchid genera in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Worldwide: c.600 species in the tropics and subtropics Mozambique: 30 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aberrans Schltr. | N,Z | Description, Image |
| afra Schltr. | Description, Image | |
| arenaria Lindl. | M | |
| armatissima Rchb. f. | MS | Description, Image |
| clavata (Lindl.) Rchb. f. | N | Description, Image |
| cornuta Lindl. | N | Description, Image |
| debeerstiana Kraenzl. | T | Description, Image |
| filicornis Lindl. | Z | Description, Image |
| goetzeana Kraenzl. | N | Description, Image |
| gonatosiphon Summerh. | N | Description, Image |
| harmsiana Schltr. | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
| hirsutissima Summerh. [End] | N | |
| kilimanjari Rchb.f. | N | Description, Image |
| leucotricha Schltr. var. leucotricha | N | Description, Image |
| macrandra Lindl. | MS | Description, Image |
| macrostele Summerh. | MS | Description, Image |
| magnirostris Summerh. | N | Description, Image |
| malacophylla Rchb. f. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| mosambicensis Schltr. [End] | MS | |
| nyikana Rchb. f. subsp. nyikana | Z,GI | Description, Image |
| rautaneniana Kraenzl. | N | Description, Image |
| schimperiana A. Rich. | T | Description, Image |
| stylites Rchb. f. & S. Moore subsp. johnsonii (Rolfe) Summerh. [NrEnd] | N | |
| stylites Rchb. f. & S. Moore subsp. rhodesiaca Summerh. | N,MS | Description, Image |
| subaequalis Summerh. [NrEnd] | MS | Description, Image |
| subarmata Rchb. f. | T | Description, Image |
| tridens Lindl. | M | |
| trilobulata Schltr. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Rchb. f. | MS | |
| zambesina Rchb.f. | N,T | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Habenaria:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: HabenariaFlora of Burundi: Habenaria
Flora of Caprivi: Habenaria
Flora of the DRC: Habenaria
Flora of Malawi: Habenaria
Flora of Rwanda: Habenaria
Flora of Zambia: Habenaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Habenaria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): HabenariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Habenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Habenaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Habenaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Habenaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habenaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Habenaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Habenaria
Plants of the World Online: Habenaria
Tropicos: Habenaria
Wikipedia: Habenaria