FZ.15. Habenaria Willd.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs. Leaves basal or cauline or appressed to the ground in a few spp. Inflorescence a terminal spike, Flowers usually inconspicuous, green, white or yellow. Sepals free, the dorsal sepal sometimes forming a hood with the petals. Petals entire or 2-lobed; lip usually 3-lobed, spurred, with the spur often swollen or flattened. Stigmatic arms often elongated. With Eulophia, this is one of the largest orchid genera in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Worldwide: c.600 species in the tropics and subtropics

Burundi: 44 taxa.

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SpeciesContent
adolphii Schltr.
anaphysema Rchb. f.Description
arianae Geerinck
attenuata Hook.f.
calvilabris Summerh.Description, Image
chirensis Rchb.f.
cirrhata (Lindl.) Rchb. f.Description, Image
clavata (Lindl.) Rchb. f.Description, Image
coeloglossoides Summerh.
cornuta Lindl.Description, Image
cornutella Summerh.
debeerstiana Kraenzl.Description, Image
disparilis Summerh.Description, Image
filicornis Lindl.Description, Image
galactantha Kraenzl.Description, Image
goetzeana Kraenzl.Description, Image
gonatosiphon Summerh.Description, Image
huillensis Rchb. f.
ichneumonea (Sw.) Lindl.
laurentii De Wild.
lewallei Geerinck
macrostele Summerh.Description, Image
macrura Kraenzl.Description, Image
malacophylla Rchb. f.Description, Image
microsaccus Kraenzl.
myodes Summerh.[Agg]
ndiana Rendle
pauper Summerh.
peristyloides A.Rich.
petitiana (A. Rich.) T. Durand & Schinz
pilosa Schltr.Description, Image
praestans Rendle[Agg]
praestans Rendle var. praestans Description, Image
rhopalostigma Kraenzl. Description, Image
schimperiana A. Rich.Description, Image
splendentior Summerh.
tentaculigera Rchb. f.Description, Image
tenuispica Rendle
uhehensis Schltr.Description, Image
uncicalcar Summerh.Description, Image
walleri Rchb.f. Description, Image
weberiana Schltr.Image
welwitschii Rchb. f.
zambesina Rchb.f.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Habenaria:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Habenaria
Flora of Caprivi: Habenaria
Flora of the DRC: Habenaria
Flora of Malawi: Habenaria
Flora of Mozambique: Habenaria
Flora of Rwanda: Habenaria
Flora of Zambia: Habenaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Habenaria

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Habenaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Habenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Habenaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Habenaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Habenaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Habenaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Habenaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Habenaria
Plants of the World Online: Habenaria
Tropicos: Habenaria
Wikipedia: Habenaria



Flora of Burundi: Genus page: Habenaria.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=415, retrieved 4 December 2024

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