Habenaria macrura
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First open
Lusaka SE 13km; Dec 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 13km; Dec 2000
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 13km; Dec 2001.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 13km; Dec 2003.
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Open Woodland
Mutinondo Wilderness area
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Open Woodland
Mutinondo Wilderness area
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Open Woodland
Mutinondo Wilderness area
Jan 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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Terrestrial herb; tuber up to 5 cm long, ellipsoid or almost globose. Stem erect, with 2 (occasionally one) basal leaves and 5-6 smaller stem leaves. Inflorescence laxly 1-11 flowered; flowers white; lip 17-27 mm long. 3-lobed with an undivided base; side lobes of lip equal to or shorter than side lobes; spur 9-20 cm long, slender, pendent, usually tucked into the bracts and stem sheaths. |
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Angola |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | (West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa): Widespread in tropical Africa; Malawi, Zimbabwe. |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 326. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 135 - 136. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 94. (Includes a picture). 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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 175. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 121. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 137 - 138. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Page 138. (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 66 - 67. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Habenaria macruraAfrican Plant Database: Habenaria macrura
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