Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria armatissima Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 98 (1881)
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:

Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, 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.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 227.
  • Otia. Bot. Hamburg. 98 (1881)

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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 25, 1962 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [606] Eritrea K000453863 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1798] Sudan K000453861 Yes
Wit, H.C.D., de [529] Cameroon K000453856 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [215] Botswana K000415860 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase [6295] Zimbabwe K000453880 Yes
Richards, H.M. [19456] Zambia K:SPC-29294.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0379] Zambia K000453874 Yes
Richards, H.M. [19456] Zambia K000453877 Yes
Ball, J.S. [435] Zimbabwe K000453882 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000453879 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5055] Tanzania K000453870 Yes
Schimper, W. [630] Ethiopia K000453862 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [809] Burkina Faso K000453858 Yes
Chase [6295] Zimbabwe K000453881 Yes
Richards, H.M.; Omari, A. [12317] Zambia K000453876 Yes
Lovemore, D.S. [546] Zimbabwe K000453883 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [0379] Zambia K000453872 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2942] Zambia K000453871 Yes
Richards, H.M. [12317] Zambia K:SPC-01468.000 No
s.coll. [7798] K000453855 Type Yes
Ball, J.S. [435] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05896.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [162] Eritrea K000453864 Yes
Dinter, K. [5717] K000415861 Type Yes
Bax, R.D. [407] Tanzania K000453869 Yes
La Croix, I.F.; La Croix, I.F. [987] Malawi K000453878 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2942] Zambia K:SPC-21713.000 No
Wilde, W.J.J.O., de; Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E., de [3623] Cameroon K000453857 Yes
Hirschberg, C.W., von [164] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453867 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2251] Sudan K000453860 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8124] Ethiopia K000453865 Yes
Richards, H.M.; Omari, A. [12317] Zambia K000453875 Yes
Williamson, G. [256] Zambia K:SPC-33904.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1370] Tanzania K000453868 Yes
K:SPC-19395.000 No
Wickens, G.E. [2103] Sudan K000453859 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1370] Tanzania K:SPC-27050.000 No
Jeffery, G.M. [247] Kenya K000453866 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2942] Zambia K000453873 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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