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Habenaria attenuata Hook.f. var. eggelingii (Summerh.) Geerinck Habenaria eggelingii Summerh. Habenaria tenuispica Rendle Habenaria tenuispica Rendle var. eggelingii (Summerh.) Geerinck Montolivaea attenuata (Hook.f.) Szlach. Pseudoperistylus attenuatus (Hook.f.) Szlach. & Olszewski |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Yemen. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 328. as Habenaria tenuispica Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 652. (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 234 - 235. as H. attenuata and H. tenuispica (p. 265) (Includes a picture). Geerinck, D. (1984). Orchidaceae (premiere partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 86. (Includes a picture). Geerinck, D. (1988). Orchidaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Pages 584 - 585. As Habenaria tenuispica (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 68. as Habenaria tenuispica La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 55. as Habenaria tenuispica (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 176. as H. attenuata and H. tenuispica Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 40 - 41. as Habenaria tenuispica (Includes a picture). |