Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria nyikensis G.Will.

First published in Pl. Syst. Evol. 134: 58 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malawi (Nyika Plateau). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 15, 1997 Williamson, G.; Simon, B.K.; Ball, J. [375] Malawi K000285661 Type Yes
Oct 15, 1997 Williamson, G.; Simon, B.K.; Ball, J. [375] Malawi K000285662 Type Yes
Jun 14, 1984 Pawek, J. [12491] Malawi K000285659 Yes
Williamson, G.; Simon, B.K.; Ball, J. [375] Malawi K000285665 Type Yes
Williamson, G.; Simon, B.K.; Ball, J. [375] Malawi K000285663 Type Yes
Croix, I.l.a. [386] Malawi K000285660 Yes
Williamson, G.; Simon, B.K.; Ball, J. [375] Malawi K000285664 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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