Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 295 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Yemen. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2003). http://www.biocart.de/naturschutz/pdf/RAP-Botswana.pdf. epublication.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 295 (1851).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 23 (1959).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 434(1955).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 241(1898).
  • Tweedie in Journ. E.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24: 23 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 21, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW106] Zambia K001417552 Yes
Dec 6, 2017 Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K. [RB 435] Zambia K001635541 No
Sep 29, 2014 Luke, W.R.Q.; Maunder, M.; Luke, P.A. [16452] South Sudan K001417557 Yes
Jan 15, 2009 Van Bergen, M.A.; van den Houten, M.H. [177] Gabon K000718760 Yes
Sep 14, 1961 Steudner [701] Eritrea K000415791 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [8739] Tanzania K:SPC-17304.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1349] Kenya K:SPC-01590.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4401] Zambia K:SPC-05959.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15852] Tanzania K:SPC-03815.000 No
Williams, J.G. [11082] Kenya K:SPC-05961.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3907] Zambia K:SPC-21705.000 No
Wild, H. [1865] Zimbabwe K:SPC-05958.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1535] Tanzania K:SPC-01788.000 No
Bone, R.B.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K. [RB 435] Zambia K:SPC-78753.000 No
Burger, W. [510] Ethiopia K:SPC-30081.000 No
Piers, F. [P.55] Kenya K:SPC-21707.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1512] Malawi K:SPC-01591.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [2136] Zambia K:SPC-21708.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [4.75.379] Yemen K:SPC-39574.000 No
Wiltshire, F.M. [5] Kenya K:SPC-21706.000 No
Schimper [1210] Ethiopia K000415792 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [12461] Zambia K:SPC-24943.000 No
Hall, A.V. [669] Zimbabwe K:SPC-27873.000 No
Eyles, F. [7287] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01589.000 No
Richards, H.M. [11133] Tanzania K:SPC-01592.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4355] Zambia K:SPC-05960.000 No
Lewis, B.A. [1393] Tanzania K:SPC-60287.000 No
Sanderson, J. [833] South Africa Habenaria involuta K000415935 Type 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