Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria alpestris Cogn.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 74 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Morais de Carvalho, B., Ramalho, A.J. & Nogueira Baptista, J.A. (2013). O gênero Habenaria (Orchidaceae) na Serra da Canistra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 64: 223-245.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Morais de Carvalho, B., Ramalho, A.J. & Nogueira Baptista, J.A. (2013). O gênero Habenaria (Orchidaceae) na Serra da Canistra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 64: 223-245.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2005 Batista, J.A.N.; Pansarin, E.R. [1576] Brazil K000395909 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Batista, J.A.N.; Proite, K. [1298] Brazil K000395784 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Sousa, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [26098] Brazil K000847461 Yes
Jan 14, 2013 Usteri, A. [29] Brazil Habenaria melanopoda K000940829 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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