Habenaria genuflexa Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 33: 279 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers. [Cited as Habenaria schimperiana.]
  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar. [Cited as Habenaria schimperiana.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 242.
  • in J. Bot. 33: 279 (1895)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rendle in Journal of Botany 33: 279 (1895).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 242 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 196 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 16: 280 (1962)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Jongkind, C.,, Diabate, M.; Bilivogui, D. [11165] Guinea K001322207 Yes
Jan 15, 2009 Jongkind, C.C.H. [5908] Gabon K000743748 Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Letouzey, R. [13959] Cameroon K000106496 Yes
Aug 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14177] Cameroon K000106497 Yes
Feb 22, 1961 Welwitsch [681] Angola K000415754 Type Yes
Feb 22, 1961 Schlechter, F.R.R. [12824] Gabon K000415751 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [1641] Cameroon K000106499 Yes
Feb 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [1641] Cameroon K000106500 Yes
Feb 1, 1961 Maitland, T.D. [1640] Cameroon K000106501 Yes
King, D.E.S. [189] Nigeria K:SPC-26403.000 No
Segerback, B. [1170] Nigeria K:SPC-37945.000 No
Boutique, R. [155] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-21744.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7922] Uganda K000415752 Unknown Type Material Yes
King, D.E.S. [47] Nigeria K:SPC-01497.000 No
Fay, J.M. [6604] Central African Republic K:SPC-48622.000 No
[I.C.B.E.N. 6] Nigeria K:SPC-31029.000 No
Adames, P. [82] Sierra Leone K:SPC-19401.000 No
Chevalier, A. [34172] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-01496.000 No
Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [278] Sierra Leone K:SPC-01495.000 No
Perez-Vera, F. [826] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-37855.000 No
Nigeria K:SPC-24354.000 No
Fay, J.M. [6629] Central African Republic K:SPC-48632.000 No

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