Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria exaltata Barb.Rodr.

First published in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 156 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to Paraguay and Uruguay. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baptista, J.A.N., Menini Neto, L. & Vale, A.A. (2012). Three new species, four new records and an updated checklist of Habenaria (Orchidaceae) from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Nordic Journal of Botany 30: 277-290.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pedron, M. & al. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomic revision of Habenaria section Pentadactylae (Orchidaceae, Orchidinae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 175: 47-73.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pedron, M. & al. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomic revision of Habenaria section Pentadactylae (Orchidaceae, Orchidinae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 175: 47-73.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 4, 1967 Trinta, Z.A. [1204] Brazil K000396201 Yes
Apr 14, 1952 Pabst, G.F.J. [1318] Brazil Habenaria sceptrum K000396196 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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