Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria zambesina Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 96 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • 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 West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 211.
  • Otia Bot. Hamburg, 96 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 20, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW125] Zambia K001417549 Yes
Nov 20, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW80] Zambia K001417546 Yes
Nov 20, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW84] Zambia K001417547 Yes
Nov 20, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW93] Zambia K001417548 Yes
Oct 1, 2006 Cheek M.; van der Burgt, X.M.; Cisse, S.; Tchiengue, B.; Etuge, M. [13187] Guinea K:SPC-74649.000 No
Feb 1, 2000 Sinsin, B. [2942] Benin K001322211 Yes
Jul 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14039] Cameroon K000106431 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [26743] Zimbabwe K:SPC-20991.000 No
Sonke, B. [2409] Cameroon K001518926 Yes
Zambia K:SPC-36638.000 No
Richards, M. [3889A] Zambia K:SPC-01637.000 No
Wood, G.H.S. [795] Uganda K:SPC-18504.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3905] Zambia K:SPC-20994.000 No
Chevalier, A. [22034] Cote d'Ivoire K001872393 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4200] Zambia K:SPC-01638.000 No
Richards, H.M. [14374] Malawi K:SPC-20985.000 No
Gregory, H. [145] Cameroon K:SPC-20992.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1387] Cameroon K000106432 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7958] Tanzania K:SPC-20993.000 No
Richards, H.M. [10843] Zambia K:SPC-17315.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12373] Zambia K:SPC-20990.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-49396.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12096] Zambia K:SPC-01633.000 No
Westwood, D. [18B] Ghana K:SPC-01635.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1387] Cameroon K000106433 Yes
Robson, N.K. [1523] Malawi K:SPC-20989.000 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [35749] Nigeria K:SPC-20984.000 No
Zambia K000415660 Type Yes
Ujor, E.U. [FHI 29287] Cameroon K000106435 Yes
Melville, F.A. [55] Sierra Leone K:SPC-17255.000 No
Chancellor, R.J. [15] Uganda K:SPC-01634.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8312] Tanzania K:SPC-01636.000 No
Nigeria K:SPC-29510.000 No
Maggs, D.H. [143] Nigeria K:SPC-19415.000 No
Brummitt, R.K. [9260] Malawi K:SPC-25694.198 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3676] Zambia K:SPC-20986.000 No
Hall, A.V. [472] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30078.000 No
Cansdale, G.S. [117] Ghana K:SPC-20988.000 No
Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K. Bingham, M. [RB 450] Zambia Habenella zambesina K:SPC-78740.000 No

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 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