Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria petitiana (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 83 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 438 (1955).
  • Th. Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 83 (1895).
  • 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?
Oct 25, 2012 Hemp, A. [5718] Tanzania K001222685 Yes
Jan 4, 1960 Volkens, G. [1262] Tanzania K000415658 Type Yes
Jan 4, 1960 Quartin-Dillon; Petit [229] Ethiopia K000415655 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 4, 1960 Scheffler, G. [244] Kenya K000415656 Holotype Yes
Ash [499] Ethiopia K:SPC-36323.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2423] Tanzania K:SPC-05949.000 No
Copley, H. [102] Kenya K:SPC-21693.000 No
Piers, F. [P.49] Kenya K:SPC-21692.000 No
Piers, F. [P.47] Kenya K:SPC-21694.000 No
Ethiopia K:SPC-27550.000 No
Philcox, D. [8977] Zimbabwe K:SPC-43027.000 No
Williamson, G. [288] Zambia K:SPC-06049.426 No
Bidgood, S., et al. [6429] Tanzania K000718657 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1721] Tanzania K:SPC-01782.000 No
Linder, D.H. [2413] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Habenaria brachylobos K000415649 Type Yes
Dec 3, 1953 Gerrard, W.T. [1541] South Africa Habenaria microrhynchos K000415913 Type Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [s.n.] South Africa Habenaria microrhynchos K000415912 Unknown Type Material Yes
Snowden, J.D. [554] Kenya Peristylus snowdenii K000415657 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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