Habenaria splendentior Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip 43–45 mm long, 3-lobed with a claw 12–16 mm long, puberulous; mid-lobe 26–31 × 1–2 mm, linear; side lobes 25–30 mm long, with 10–13 fine branches; spur 6.5–7.8 cm long.
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Dorsal sepal 30–38 × 13–17 mm, erect, convex; lateral sepals 30–38 × 11–16 mm, obliquely ovate, spreading.
Stem leafy; lowermost 2 leaves ± sheathing, the rest ovate, the largest 10–15 × 5.5–8 cm.
Inflorescence 15–20 cm long, fairly laxly 5–10-flowered; bracts leafy, up to 65 mm long.
Anther connective 14–18 mm wide; canals 6–7 mm long, turned up at the ends.
Stigmatic arms 25–27 mm long, free part 11–14 mm long.
Terrestrial herb 40–80 cm high with ellipsoid tubers.
Petals 30–38 × 6–7 mm, falcate.
Ovary and pedicel 35 mm long.
Flowers pale green and white.
Staminodes sessile.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Habenaria splendentior world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638162-1
WFO ID wfo-0000978703
COL ID 6L99S
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Synonyms

Kryptostoma splendentius Habenaria splendentior Ochyrorchis splendentior