Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria humilior Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 100 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 30, 2019 Bytebier, B. [3601] Zambia K001417576 No
Jan 23, 2019 Bytebier, B. [3537] Zambia K001417606 No
Mar 3, 1961 Schimper [1645] Ethiopia K000415760 Type Yes
Mar 3, 1961 Kassner [2413] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000415758 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 3, 1961 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7854] Uganda K000415757 Type Yes
Mabberley, D. [1188] K:SPC-35305.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4274] Zambia K:SPC-17277.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [2114] Zambia K:SPC-21760.000 No
Schimper [1373] Ethiopia K000415759 Type Yes
Hall, A.V. [207] Zimbabwe K:SPC-25666.000 No
Morze, G. [53A] Zambia K:SPC-36598.000 No
Mabberley; McCall [59] Kenya K:SPC-32497.000 No
Rehmann, A. [5780] South Africa Habenaria rehmannii K000415930 Type Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [4464] South Africa Habenaria tetrapetaloides K000415929 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0