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Habenaria pilosa
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Habit
Escarpment miombo woodland
Namutoya area, Chitambo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaf
Escarpment miombo woodland
Namutoya area, Chitambo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Escarpment miombo woodland
Namutoya area, Chitambo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Escarpment miombo woodland
Namutoya area, Chitambo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Escarpment miombo woodland
Namutoya area, Chitambo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Pseudohemipilia pilosa (Schltr.) |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 9–25 cm tall; tubers up to 2.5 × 1 cm, ovoid or globose, villous.Stem hairy, with 1 basal leaf and usually with 1–2 bract-like stem leaves.Basal leaf appressed to the ground, 1.5–3.5 × 2–4.5 cm, heart-shaped, green with purplish margin, sparsely hairy or glabrous on upper surface, the margin ciliate.Inflorescence 8–11 × 3.5 cm, laxly 6–14(30)-flowered; bracts 5 mm long.Flowers spreading, palegreen.Ovary and pedicel 12–15 mm long.Dorsal sepal erect, 4.5–6.5 × 2.5–4 mm, ovate, convex; lateral sepals spreading, 5.5–7 × 2–3 mm, obliquely semi-ovate.Petals 2-lobed ± to base; posterior lobe erect, 4–6 × 1–1.5 mm, curved linear, sparsely hairy; anterior lobe 6–14 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, upcurved, narrowly linear, glabrous.Lip glabrous, 3-lobed almost to base; mid-lobe 6–12 × c. 1.5 mm; side lobes 7.5–14 mm long, upcurved, about half as wide as mid-lobe; spur pendent or slightly incurved, usually swollen towards apex, 9–27 mm long.Anther 2–3 mm high, rounded; canals 0.8–1.5 mm long, upcurved.Stigmatic arms 1–2 mm long, decurved, club-shaped.(Source: JSTOR/FZ) |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | Habenaria pilosa has the longest spur in the section, usually twice or more longer than the pedicel and ovary. |
| Derivation of specific name: | pilosa: pilose, with long soft hairs |
| Habitat: | Brachystegia woodland |
| Altitude range: | 700 - 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 25 October 2022 |
| Literature: |
Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 65. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 83. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 142 - 143. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 96. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 96. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 121. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 62 - 63. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Habenaria pilosaAfrican Plant Database: Habenaria pilosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Habenaria pilosa
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habenaria pilosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Habenaria pilosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Habenaria pilosa
Plants of the World Online: Habenaria pilosa
Tropicos: Habenaria pilosa
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