FZ.15. Habenaria Willd.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs. Leaves basal or cauline or appressed to the ground in a few spp. Inflorescence a terminal spike, Flowers usually inconspicuous, green, white or yellow. Sepals free, the dorsal sepal sometimes forming a hood with the petals. Petals entire or 2-lobed; lip usually 3-lobed, spurred, with the spur often swollen or flattened. Stigmatic arms often elongated. With Eulophia, this is one of the largest orchid genera in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Worldwide: c.600 species in the tropics and subtropics

Rwanda: 21 taxa.

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SpeciesContent
attenuata Hook.f.
chirensis Rchb.f.
coeloglossoides Summerh.
dregeana Lindl.
epipactidea Rchb. f.Description, Image
filicornis Lindl.Description, Image
huillensis Rchb. f.
ichneumonea (Sw.) Lindl.
macrandra Lindl.Description, Image
macrostele Summerh.Description, Image
malacophylla Rchb. f.Description, Image
microsaccus Kraenzl.
myodes Summerh.[Agg]
peristyloides A.Rich.
petitiana (A. Rich.) T. Durand & Schinz
praestans Rendle var. praestans Description, Image
schimperiana A. Rich.Description, Image
tentaculigera Rchb. f.Description, Image
tenuispica Rendle
tweedieae Summerh.
welwitschii Rchb. f.

Other sources of information about Habenaria:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Habenaria
Flora of Burundi: Habenaria
Flora of Caprivi: Habenaria
Flora of the DRC: Habenaria
Flora of Malawi: Habenaria
Flora of Mozambique: Habenaria
Flora of Zambia: Habenaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Habenaria

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Habenaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Habenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Habenaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Habenaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Habenaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habenaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Habenaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Habenaria
Plants of the World Online: Habenaria
Tropicos: Habenaria
Wikipedia: Habenaria



Flora of Rwanda: Genus page: Habenaria.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=415, retrieved 13 December 2024

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