Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria procera (Afzel. ex Sw.) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 318 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. (2011). Catalogue raisonné des Orchidaceae du Congo-Kinshasa, distribuées par districts phytogéographiques. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 32: 2-37.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • 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

  • Cat. Talb. 147.
  • Chev. Bot. 621
  • F.T.A. 7: 220
  • Gen & Sp. Orch. Pl. 318 (1835)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lindl., Gen. & Sp. Orch. Pl.: 318 (1835).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 220 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 410 (1936)
  • Summerh. in ed. 2, 3: 194(1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 9, 2009 Louis, A.M. [1483] Gabon K001322048 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [948] Cameroon K:SPC-76125.000 No
Mar 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [222] Cameroon K000107062 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [916] Cameroon K000106986 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10400] Cameroon K000106990 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [948] Cameroon K000106993 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3734] Cameroon K000106012 Yes
May 1, 1994 Lane, P. [3] Cameroon K000106445 Yes
May 1, 1994 Lane, P. [78] Cameroon K000106444 Yes
May 1, 1994 Lane, P. [78] Cameroon K000106443 Yes
Maggs, D.H. [144] Nigeria K:SPC-19407.000 No
Segerback, B. [1143] Nigeria K:SPC-37975.000 No
Cox, J.K. [54] Ghana K:SPC-19408.000 No
Onochie, C. [33419] Nigeria K:SPC-05953.000 No
Schaijes, M. [1691] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47361.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [22589] Nigeria K:SPC-01580.000 No
Stevart; Pial [434] Cameroon K:SPC-71936.000 No
Deistel, H. [0s.n.11] Cameroon K000106446 Yes
K:SPC-19406.000 No
Ngongi [15084] Cameroon K000106447 Yes
K:SPC-76010.000 No
Sierra Leone K:SPC-17301.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2736] K:SPC-31417.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5152] Sierra Leone K:SPC-05954.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [736] Cameroon K000106448 Yes
Nov 18, 1937 Zenker; Staudt [503] Cameroon Habenaria gabonensis K000415661 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bowden, J.K. [172] Nigeria Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-34414.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4238] Angola Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-05911.000 No
Harley, G.W. [2039] Liberia Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-05912.000 No
Segerback, B. [1171] Nigeria Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-38466.000 No
Testu, G.L. Gabon Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-21740.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5960] Zambia Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-37488.000 No
Harris, D.J.; et al. [3204] Congo, Republic of the Habenaria gabonensis K:SPC-56610.000 No
Jun 1, 2003 Gregory, H. [322] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106438 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [117] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106902 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4088] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000107017 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1502] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106440 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Gregory, H. [322] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106439 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Cable, S. [51] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106441 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [236] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106857 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Gregory, H. [322] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K000106437 Yes
Jun 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J.; Abwe; Kolle; Kome; Etuge; Gosline; Tchiengue; Nkede; Edmondo; Sowah [236] Cameroon Habenaria procera var. gabonensis K:SPC-77725.000 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