Habenaria decurvirostris Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip rather fleshy, 3-lobed almost to base; mid-lobe 4.5–5.5 × 1–3 mm, spathulate-ligulate, the lower edge slightly recurved; side lobes 4.5–5.5 × 0.8–1.2 mm, slightly diverging, ligulate or oblanceolate; spur 9–10 mm long, swollen at apex, pendent or ± incurved.
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Petals 2-lobed ± to base; posterior lobe erect, 3.5 × 0.7 mm, lanceolate-linear, adnate to dorsal sepal; anterior lobe 5.5–6.5 × 0.5–0.8 mm, curving downwards, linear, obtuse, rather fleshy.
Dorsal sepal erect, 3–3.5 × 2.5 mm, ovate, obtuse, convex; lateral sepals deflexed, 5.5 × 3–3.5 mm, obliquely semi-ovate, acute.
Basal leaf appressed to the ground, 2–3 × 2.5–3.5 cm, heart-shaped; stem leaves c. 15 mm long, linear, acute.
Stem erect, with 1 basal leaf and several to many bract-like stem leaves.
Inflorescence 10–11 × 3 cm, densely many-flowered; bracts c. 15 mm long.
Column 3 mm high; anther loculi parallel, 2 mm long; canals 1.5 mm long.
Terrestrial herb 20–30 cm tall; tubers c. 2 cm diameter, globose.
Pedicel 3–6 mm long, ovary arched, 8–11 mm long.
Stigmatic arms 2–2.5 mm long, curving down.
Flowers yellow-green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Habenaria decurvirostris world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:637133-1
WFO ID wfo-0000977467
COL ID 3J3S8
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Synonyms

Habenaria decurvirostris