Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria peristyloides A.Rich.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 14: 270 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 214.
  • in Ann. Sci. Nat. sér. 2, 14: 270, t. 17, flg. III (1840)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich. in Ann. Sci. Nat, sér, 2. 14: 270, t, 17/III (1840).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Air.: 22 (1959).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 214 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 194 (1968).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist, Soc, 24: 28 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9494] Cameroon K000107209 Yes
May 26, 1974 Meurillon, A. [7956] Cameroon K000415670 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 5, 1960 Schimper [1312] Ethiopia K000415672 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 5, 1960 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7646] Uganda K000415673 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 5, 1960 Stolz, A. [2612] Tanzania K000415674 Type Yes
Adamson, J. [5] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-29323.000 No
Bogdan, A. [10,193] Kenya K:SPC-21691.000 No
Piers, F. [48] Kenya K:SPC-05948.000 No
Wiltshire, F.M. [10] Kenya K:SPC-21690.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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