Habenaria supplicans Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Lip 3-lobed ± to base, all lobes linear; mid-lobe 4.5–6 × 1 mm, deflexed; side lobes 4–6.5 × 0.5 mm, spreading and curving up; spur 10–13 mm long, slightly incurved, slightly thickened for most of its length but tapering to apex.
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Petals 2-lobed ± to base; posterior lobe 3.5–4 mm long, c. 1 mm wide, rather fleshy, lying beside dorsal sepal; anterior lobe 4–4.7 × 0.6–0.7 mm, spreading and curving up.
Leaves 7–10, fairly evenly spaced up stem, the lowermost 1–3 sheath-like, the rest spreading, the largest in the middle, 4–7.5 × 1–1.7 cm, lanceolate, acute.
Dorsal sepal 4–4.5 × 3–3.6 mm, ovate, erect, convex; lateral sepals 4.5–6 × 1.8–2.5 mm, deflexed.
Inflorescence 12–19 × 2.5–3 cm, laxly 14–20-flowered, the rhachis slightly zigzag.
Slender terrestrial herb 30–55 cm tall; tuber c. 20 × 15 mm, ellipsoid, villous.
Anther 1.75 mm tall; canals very short, less than 1 mm long.
Bracts 12–17 mm long, equalling or shorter than the flower.
Ovary and pedicel 11–14 mm long, the ovary arched.
Stigmatic arms c. 2.3 mm long.
Flowers green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Habenaria supplicans world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Conservation status

Habenaria supplicans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638214-1
WFO ID wfo-0000978762
COL ID 3J4D7
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Synonyms

Habenaria supplicans