Habenaria strangulans Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip 3-lobed almost to base; mid-lobe 11.5–12.5 mm long; side lobes 8.5–9.5 mm long; all lobes linear, c. 0.5 mm wide; spur 19–22 mm long, slender, swollen at apex, the apical third wrapped round the pedicel.
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Leaves to c. 14, the lowest 1–2 sheath-like; the intermediate 4–6 suberect, 6–16 cm × 4–7 mm, linear; upper leaves bract-like.
Dorsal sepal reflexed, 5–6 × 2–3 mm, elliptic; lateral sepals deflexed, 7–8 × 5–5.5 mm, oblique with a lateral apiculum.
Petals 2-lobed almost to base; upper lobe 4.5–6 × 0.6–0.7 mm, linear, erect; lower lobe 10–12.5 × c. 2 mm, lanceolate.
Inflorescence 8–20 × 4–5 cm, fairly laxly 10–30-flowered; bracts 12–15 mm long.
Slender terrestrial herb 15–60 cm tall; tubers c. 2 × 1 cm, ovoid, woolly.
Anther 2–2.5 mm high; canals porrect, 4–5 mm long.
Pedicel and ovary semi-erect, 20–23 mm long.
Stigmatic arms porrect, 4–5 mm long.
Rostellum mid-lobe 1.5–2 mm high.
Flowers green.
Stem leafy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Habenaria strangulans world distribution map, present in Angola and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638193-1
WFO ID wfo-0000978734
COL ID 3J4CS
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Synonyms

Bilabrella strangulans Habenaria strangulans