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Habenaria supplicans
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Kalonde Falls, Chipili area, Kawambwa Distr..
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Kalonde Falls, Chipili area, Kawambwa Distr..
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo woodland
Kalonde Falls, Chipili area, Kawambwa Distr..
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo woodland
Kalonde Falls, Chipili area, Kawambwa Distr..
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender terrestrial herb 30–55 cm tall; tuber c. 20 × 15 mm, ellipsoid, villous; leaves 7–10, fairly evenly spaced up stem, the lowermost 1–3 sheath-like, the rest spreading, the largest in the middle, 4–7.5 × 1–1.7 cm, lanceolate, acute; inflorescence 12–19 × 2.5–3 cm, laxly 14–20-flowered, the rhachis slightly zigzag; bracts 12–17 mm long, equalling or shorter than the flower; flowers green; ovary and pedicel 11–14 mm long, the ovary arched; dorsal sepal 4–4.5 × 3–3.6 mm, ovate, erect, convex; lateral sepals 4.5–6 × 1.8–2.5 mm, deflexed; Petals 2-lobed ± to base; posterior lobe 3.5–4 mm long, c. 1 mm wide, rather fleshy, lying beside dorsal sepal; anterior lobe 4–4.7 × 0.6–0.7 mm, spreading and curving up; lip 3-lobed ± to base, all lobes linear; mid-lobe 4.5–6 × 1 mm, deflexed; side lobes 4–6.5 × 0.5 mm, spreading and curving up; spur 10–13 mm long, slightly incurved, slightly thickened for most of its length but tapering to apex. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mwinilunga |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | supplicans: bowing down, presumably referring to the arching ovary causing the flowers to face downwards |
| Habitat: | Brachystegia woodland |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Malawi and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | 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 |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 25 October 2022 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 84 - 85. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 170 - 172. (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 50 - 51. |
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