Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria pratensis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in Linnaea 22: 813 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas, E. Bolivia, NE. Brazil. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.

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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2004 Brazil K000293329 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.; Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Jardim, J.G.; gebhards, J. [9150] Brazil K000293332 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Gardner, G. [3994] Brazil K000941377 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Ducke, A. [1907] Brazil K000886520 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000886516 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19793] Brazil K000293330 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000293358 Isosyntype Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000293884 Type Yes
Spruce [1298] Brazil K000886518 Yes
Spruce [1298] Brazil K000886517 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000293333 Isosyntype Yes
Cutter, H.C. [8341] Brazil K000886514 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-41013.000 No
Ganev, W. [115] Brazil K000293331 Yes
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4489] Brazil K000886515 Yes
s.coll. [364] Brazil K000886519 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