Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria holubii Rolfe

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 249 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to Namibia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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 clavata.]
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento. [Cited as Habenaria clavata.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • H. valida. Schltr. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 38: 148 (1906).
  • in F.T.A. 7: 249 (1898)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1988). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 9: 1-522. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 19 (1959).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 249 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 410 (1936), excl. fig. 324.
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2,3: 196(1968).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 24 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 16, 2017 Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K.; Llarena, F. [RB 419] Zambia K001635537 No
Oct 16, 1961 Stolz, A. [1934] Tanzania K000415830 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holmes, W.D. [0194] Zambia K:SPC-05918.000 No
Bingham, M.G.; Jeffery, R. [12518] Zambia K000395788 Yes
Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N. ;Yokoya, K.; Llarena, F. [RB 419] Zambia K:SPC-78894.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4156] Angola K:SPC-05917.000 No
Baum, H. [598] Angola K000415833 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2115] Zambia K:SPC-05916.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1594] Tanzania K:SPC-26187.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. Tanzania K:SPC-21754.000 No
Williamson, G. [96] Zambia K:SPC-33976.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [6007] Malawi K:SPC-49141.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12368] Zambia K:SPC-21758.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8691] Tanzania K:SPC-17276.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28002] Nigeria K:SPC-17272.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2142] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-49423.000 No
Schaijes, M. [1848] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48076.000 No
Bogdan, A. [E.A.H. No. 1] Kenya K:SPC-05919.000 No
Kassner [2397a] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000415832 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ball, J.S. [782] Tanzania K:SPC-21755.000 No
Holub, E. [446] Zimbabwe K000415831 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chancellor, R.J. [85] Uganda K:SPC-21756.000 No
King, D.E.S. [173] Nigeria K:SPC-21757.000 No
Audru, J. [1303] Chad K000743763 Yes
Ash [531] Ethiopia K:SPC-37440.000 No
Bogdan, A. [E.A.H. No. 1] Kenya K:SPC-17271.000 No

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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/
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  • 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