Habenaria distans Griseb.

Hammock bog orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Plants terrestrial, erect, 14–33 cm. Leaves in basal rosette, abruptly reduced to bracts along stem; blade wide-spreading, often lying on soil surface, broadly elliptic to ovate or obovate, 6–15 × 2–5 cm. Inflorescences: floral bracts ascending to appressed, lance-acuminate, 10–25 × 3–7 mm. Flowers ascending, not showy; sepals greenish; dorsal sepal descending-reflexed, concave, 5–9 × 4–6 mm; lateral sepals descending-reflexed, 5–10 × 2–3 mm; petals greenish, lamina ascending, falcate, 6–9 × 1 mm, lateral lobe spreading, filiform, ± equal to petal; lip greenish, middle lobe descending, linear, 7–11 × 1 mm, lateral lobes ascending-spreading, filiform, 8–15 mm; spur slenderly club-shaped, 10–17 mm; ovaries 10–15 mm. Capsules on short pedicels, nearly erect, 1–1.5 cm × 5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Habenaria distans world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323041-2
WFO ID wfo-0000977512
COL ID 3J3SS
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Habenaria distans Habenaria jamaicensis Habenaria amparoana Habenaria distans var. jamaicensis