Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria microceras Hook.f.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 221 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, SW. Cameroon. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2006). Les Orchidaceae endémiques d' Afrique centrale atlantique présentes au Cameroon. Systematics and Geography of Plants 76: 3-84.
  • 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: 213.
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 7: 221 (1864)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2006). Les Orchidaceae endémiques d' Afrique centrale atlantique présentes au Cameroon. Systematics and Geography of Plants 76: 3-84.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4598] Cameroon K000106907 No
Oct 26, 1931 Preuss, P.R. [967] Cameroon K000106422 Unknown Type Material Yes
Munyenyembe, P.; Sileshi; Lem; Ndangalasi; Mbago; Mirutse [775] Cameroon K001518163 Yes
Zapfack, L. [1069] Cameroon K001518164 Yes
Zapfack, L. [1139] Cameroon K001518162 Yes
Mann, G. [2116] Cameroon K000106425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnston, H.H. [32] Cameroon K000106423 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnston, H.H. [31] Cameroon K000106424 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [9381] Cameroon K000106426 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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