Habenaria macrostele
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso, Nyanga
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso, Nyanga
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso, Nyanga
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Habenaria tournayana Geerinck |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender terrestrial, 30 - 60 cm. Leaves along the stem, linear to narrowly lanceolate. Inflorescence lax. Flowers small, green with a white relatively prominent column, very unpleasantly scented. Sepals reflexed. Petals 2-lobed almost to the base; upper lobes linear, often crossing; lower lobes, hinged, slightly longer and wider than upper lobes. Lip 3-lobed; all lobes linear, often curved backwards; mid-lobe longer than side lobes. Column prominent, up to 5 mm long. |
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| Habitat: | In wet seepage zones overlying rock in montane grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2370 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 218 - 219. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 64. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 648. (Includes a picture). Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Pages 248 - 249. (Includes a picture). Geerinck, D. (1984). Orchidaceae (premiere partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 110 - 111. Also as Habenaria tournayana page 116 (Includes a picture). Geerinck, D. (1988). Orchidaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 585. As Habenaria macrostele Geerinck, D. (1992). Orchidaceae (seconde partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique Page 732. 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) Page 99. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 74. (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. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 51 - 52. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 175. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 137. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 84. |
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