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Habenaria mosambicensis Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip 3-lobed, the lobes glabrous, filiform-linear, the side lobes slightly longer than the mid-lobe, similar to the anterior petal lobe; spur c. 10 mm long, pendent, swollen towards apex, obtuse.
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Petals 2-lobed, both lobes erect, narrowly linear, acute, glabrous; posterior lobe subfalcate, adnate to dorsal sepal; anterior lobe 13–15 mm long.
Lateral sepals c. 12 × 4 mm, obliquely ovate-lanceolate, subacute; dorsal sepal similar, with keeled mid-vein.
Basal leaves appressed to the ground, 3–3.5 cm long, suborbicular, obtuse, glabrous.
Stem erect, with 2 basal leaves and several lax, acuminate sheathing stem leaves.
Inflorescence 10–13 × 2–3 cm, cylindrical, 10–20-flowered.
Rostellum mid-lobe subulate, acuminate.
Sepals green, petals and lip white.
Anther apiculate, canals upturned.
Terrestrial herb c. 30 cm tall.
Stigmas 5–6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Distribution

Habenaria mosambicensis world distribution map, present in Mozambique

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:637734-1
WFO ID wfo-0000978201
COL ID 3J44Y
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Synonyms

Arachnaria mosambicensis Habenaria mosambicensis
WorldFloraDB 2024