Habenaria argentea P.J.Cribb

Species

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Characteristics

Petals 2-lobed almost to base, upper lobe erect, adnate to dorsal sepal, 5 × 0.8 mm, narrowly linear; lower lobe 3 mm long, narrowly linear, somewhat S-shaped.
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Lip porrect, 3-lobed to c. 1.5 mm from base; mid-lobe 4 × 1.5 mm, linear; side lobes 2 mm long, curved; spur pendent, very slender, 3.5–8.5 cm long.
Leaves 6–7, the lowermost 2 sheathing, the next 2 suberect, 6–11 × 0.4–1 cm, narrowly lanceolate; upper leaves becoming bract-like.
Dorsal sepal erect, 5 × 3 mm, ovate; lateral sepals 5.5 × 3 mm, semi-erect.
Slender terrestrial herb 28–60 cm tall; tubers c. 12 × 5 mm, ellipsoid.
Inflorescence 3–16 × 2–-5 cm, racemose or sub-umbellate, 3–15-flowered.
Pedicel 12–20 mm long; ovary 10–15 mm long, silvery papillose.
Anther erect, 3 mm high; canals c. 1 mm long, upcurved.
Stigmatic arms porrect, 1.5 mm long, truncate at apex.
Rostellum 3 mm high, triangular.
Flowers white.
Stem leafy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Habenaria argentea world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:636856-1
WFO ID wfo-0000977151
COL ID 3J3MP
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Synonyms

Habenaria argentea Macrura argentea