Habenaria subaequalis Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip white, 3-lobed almost to base; mid-lobe 9–10 × 0.6–0.7 mm; side lobes 6.5–7.8 × 0.5–0.8 mm; all lobes linear; spur 10–13 mm long.
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Sepals reflexed; dorsal sepal 5.4–6 × 3–3.7 mm, elliptic; lateral sepals 6–7 × 3.5–5 mm, oblique with a lateral apiculum.
Petals 2-lobed almost to base; upper lobes 5.5–6 × 1.2–1.6 mm; lower lobes 5.6–7.5 × 1.6–2 mm, both lobes lanceolate.
Flowers white, scented (occasionally described as green and white).Pedicel and ovary 10–17 mm long.
Leaves 7–10, the largest 6–11 × 0.4–1 cm, linear-lanceolate; upper leaves grading into the bracts.
Inflorescence 4–8 × 2.5–3 cm, fairly densely 10–30-flowered; bracts 6–8 mm long.
Slender terrestrial herb 15–35 cm tall; tubers 12–16 × 4–7 mm, ovoid.
Anther c. 3.5 mm high; canals 2–3 mm long.
Rostellum mid-lobe 1.5–2 mm high.
Stigmatic arms c. 3 mm long.
Stem leafy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Habenaria subaequalis world distribution map, present in Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638200-1
WFO ID wfo-0000978744
COL ID 3J4CW
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Synonyms

Bilabrella subaequalis Habenaria subaequalis