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Habenaria falciloba Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip c. 27 mm long from base to apex of mid-lobe, 3-lobed with a claw 5–8 × c. 5 mm; mid-lobe c. 16 × 1.3–2 mm, ligulate; side lobes c. 13 × 3.5 mm, falcate, acute or occasionally truncate, entire; spur 20 mm long, swollen to a width of 3.5 mm near apex.
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Dorsal sepal 23–28 × 8 mm, erect, convex; lateral sepals 25–27 × 9–10 mm, deflexed; all sepals with a keeled midrib.
Petals 25 × 7 mm, falcate-lanceolate from a narrow base, adnate to dorsal sepal on inner edge, entire.
Inflorescence c. 15 × 6.5 cm, densely many-flowered; bracts leafy, longer than the flower.
Anther loculi 3.5 mm high, total width 12 mm, 5 mm wide between loculi; canals 4 mm long.
Stigmatic arms 9 mm long; rostellum mid-lobe 1.5 mm high.
Stem leafy; leaves c. 17 × 5 cm, broadly lanceolate.
Robust terrestrial herb up to 75 cm high.
Ovary and pedicel 20–25 mm long.
Flowers semi-erect, greenish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Habenaria falciloba world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:637238-1
WFO ID wfo-0000977602
COL ID 6KX8M
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Synonyms

Kryptostoma falcilobum Pseudocoeloglossum falcilobum Habenaria falciloba
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