Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria mesodactyla Griseb.

First published in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 644 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Central America, Trinidad to Venezuela. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Batista, J.A.N., de Bem Bianchetti, L., González-Tamayo, R., Figueroa, X.M.C. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). A synopsis of New World Habenaria (Orchidaceae) II. Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 233-273.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2017). Materials to the Orchid Flora of Colombia 1: 1-546. Oberreifenberg : Koeltz Botanical Books.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Goodwin, Z.A. & al. (2013). A checklist of the vascular plants of the lowland savannas of Belize, Central America. Phytotaxa 101: 1-119. [Cited as Habenaria leprieurii.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Habenaria leprieurii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Batista, J.A.N., de Bem Bianchetti, L., González-Tamayo, R., Figueroa, X.M.C. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). A synopsis of New World Habenaria (Orchidaceae) II. Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 233-273.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1890 Leprieur [132] French Guiana K000363791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1890 Purdie [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000363792 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adams, B.R. [B2] Belize K:SPC-40052.000 No
Milliken [211] Brazil K000363804 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adams, B.R. [B2] Belize K000363896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schipp, W.A. [605] Belize K000363895 Unknown Type Material 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