Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria bracteosa Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 292 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko to Ethiopia and Tanzania. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

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.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 217.
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 292 (1851)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 292 (1851).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 217 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 193 (1968).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 25 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [4095] Cameroon K000106974 Yes
Dec 28, 1959 Mann, G. [645] Equatorial Guinea K000415637 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1566] Tanzania K:SPC-21714.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [3803] Kenya K:SPC-36668.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-32496.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [537] Kenya K:SPC-01476.000 No
Jannerup, P.L.; Mhoro, B. [0415] Tanzania K:SPC-71160.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [0 s.n.23] Cameroon K000106416 Yes
Richards, H.M. [2677.7] Tanzania K:SPC-36321.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • '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.
    • 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 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