Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria amoena Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 11: 218 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to N. Namibia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bytebier, B. (2013). Habenaria amoena newly recorded for Namibia. Bothalia 43: 90-91.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bytebier, B. (2013). Habenaria amoena newly recorded for Namibia. Bothalia 43: 90-91.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 11: 218 (1956).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Robinson, E.A. [2793], Zambia 1467.000 No
Greatrex, F.C. [74947], Zimbabwe 1472.000 No
Richards, M. [4788], Zambia 17253.000 No
Richards, H.M. [1000], Zambia 21712.000 Unknown type material No
Williamson, G. [280], Zambia 33885.000 No
Zimbabwe 43031.000 No
Schaijes, M. [1856], Congo, DRC 47554.000 No
Richards, H.M. [1000], Zambia K000415709 holotype Yes
Richards, H.M. [1000], Zambia K000415710 holotype Yes
Richards, H.M. [1000], Zambia K000415711 holotype Yes
Bidgood, S. et al. [6672], Tanzania K000718647 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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