Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria bicolor Conrath & Kraenzl.

First published in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 131 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe, Gauteng. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Orchidaceae, I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:1. 1995

Morphology General Habit
Slender terrestrial herb up to 75 cm high, with villous tuber c. 5 cm long.
Morphology Stem
Stem leafy; leaves 8–18 cm long, 3–7 mm wide, linear, acute, conduplicate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 10–23 × 1–1.8 cm, densely many-flowered; bracts ovate, acute, longer than the ovary, up to 27 mm long at the base of the inflorescence.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers green, the petals and lip drying black, the sepals mid-brown.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel and Ovary
Ovary and pedicel c. 10 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Dorsal sepal 4–5 × 1–2 mm, lanceolate, acute, erect; lateral sepals 3.5–5.5 × 0.8–1.2 mm, lanceolate, acute, projecting forwards or upwards.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 4 mm long, lanceolate, lying beside dorsal sepal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip c. 3.5 mm long, 3-lobed; mid-lobe horizontal, 2.5–3 mm long; side lobes deflexed, 2–2.5 mm long; all lobes linear, 0.1–0.3 mm wide; spur 6–8 mm long, slender, parallel to ovary.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
Stigmatic arms very short.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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