Habenaria geerinckiana
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Dry dambo edge in sandy loam soil
Muchana dambo
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Dry dambo edge in sandy loam soil
Muchana dambo
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Dry dambo edge in sandy loam soil
Muchana dambo
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Dry dambo edge in sandy loam soil
Muchana dambo
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Kryptostoma geerinckiana (Schaijes) Geerinck |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 25-40 cm tall growing from woolly ovoid to ellipsoid tubers c. 3-4 x 1-2 cm; stems leafy; leaves 5-10, lowermost spreading, 2.5-3 x 2 cm, ovate, mid-stem leaves suberect, up to 6 x 2.5 cm, lanceolate, uppermost leaves grading into bracts; inflorescence 8-13 x 5-6 cm, laxly 4-7 flowered; bracts 10-30 mm long, lanceolate, reaching half the length of the ovary; flowers green; pedicel and ovary 15-30 mm long, straight; dorsal sepal erect, 12-15 x 15 mm, ovate, convex, projecting over column and with the tip recurved; lateral sepals projecting forward, c. 13 x 4 mm, obliquely lanceolate, adnate to column and base of spur; petals erect, 2-lobed with an undivided basal part of 5-7 mm; upper lobe 13-15 x 2-3 mm, lanceolate, margins ciliate, adnate to dorsal sepal; lower petal lobes 18-22 x 1 mm, linear, horn-shaped above the dorsal sepal; lip-3-lobed with an undivided basal part c. 5 mm long; mid-lobe 7-10 x 1 mm, linear, reflexed; side lobes curving forwards, 15-20 x 1 mm, linear; spur c. 20 mm long, pendent, slightly recurved and swollen at the apex. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | geerinckiana: after Belgian botanist Daniel Geerinck |
| Habitat: | Watershed plains grasslands |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC and Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 19 June 2022 |
| Literature: |
Bytebier, B., McCleland, W. & Wightman, N. (2022). Habenaria geerinckiana (Orchidaceae), an updated description, extended distribution and conservation assessment Phytotaxa 544 Pages 223 - 226. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Habenaria geerinckianaAfrican Plant Database: Habenaria geerinckiana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Habenaria geerinckiana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Habenaria geerinckiana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Habenaria geerinckiana
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habenaria geerinckiana
JSTOR Plant Science: Habenaria geerinckiana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Habenaria geerinckiana
Plants of the World Online: Habenaria geerinckiana
Tropicos: Habenaria geerinckiana
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