Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria filicornis Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 318 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, 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.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 620
  • F.T.A. 7: 216
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 410 (excl. Dalz. 232).
  • Gen. & Sp. Orch. Pl. 318 (1835)

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lindl., Gen. & Sp. Orch. Pl.: 318 (1835).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 216 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 410 (1936)
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 193 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 8: 129 (1953)

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. [3593] Zambia K001417577 No
Dec 6, 2017 Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K. [RB 439] Zambia K001635565 No
Jan 25, 1941 Welwitsch [684] Angola K000415640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 25, 1941 Schweinfurth, G. [164] Eritrea K000415639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2209] Zambia K:SPC-17270.000 No
Bone, R.B.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K. [RB 439] Zambia K:SPC-78744.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [091] Zambia K:SPC-01506.000 No
Welwitsch [225] Angola K000415641 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3354] Zambia K:SPC-01508.000 No
King, D.E.S. [88] Nigeria K:SPC-21737.000 No
King, D.E.S. [91] Nigeria K:SPC-01507.000 No
Jaeger, P. [578] Sierra Leone K000415642 Isotype Yes
Richards, M. [3728] Zambia K:SPC-21739.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2420] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-52350.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [2127] Zambia K:SPC-01505.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8190] Tanzania K:SPC-01509.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1260] Malawi K:SPC-21738.000 No
Heath, A; Heath, R. [1891] Botswana K000718014 Yes
Zambia K:SPC-36512.000 No
Jan 1, 1984 Wilms, F. [1371] South Africa Habenaria wilmsiana K000415941 Type Yes
Mar 24, 1959 Schlechter, F.R.R. [4465] South Africa Habenaria chlorotica K000415911 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 25, 1941 Gerrard, W.T. [1552] South Africa Habenaria chlorotica K000415910 Type Yes
Holmes, W.D. [0213] Malawi Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-01480.000 No
Williams, J.G. [11088] Kenya Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-21711.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [071] Zambia Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-01488.000 No
Schaijes, M. [1320] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-47567.000 No
Junod, A. [2224] South Africa Habenaria chlorotica K000415909 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1571] Tanzania Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-06687.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9337] Tanzania Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-01481.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0213] Zambia Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-36564.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2669] Zambia Habenaria chlorotica K:SPC-21025.000 No

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