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Habenaria pilosa var. kabompoensis (G.Will.) Habenaria sp. (Williamson & Simon 1766) of Williamson, Orch. S. Centr. Africa: 63 (1977). Pseudohemipilia kabompoensis (G.Will.) |
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Tubers 1 cm long, ovoid. Plants 13-20 cm tall, erect, delicate. Stem clothed in white hairs 4—5 mm long. Leaf single, 3 cm long and wide, ovate-orbicular, cordate at the base, acute, the upper surface fairly densely covered with white hairs, margins densely ciliate; single cauline bract above. Inflorescence 8 cm long, laxly 6-flowered. Sepals green, petals and lip white. Pedicel and ovary 10 mm long. Dorsal sepal 7 mm long, 3 mm wide, ovate, concave, acute, hairy outside. Petals bi-lobed almost to the base; anterior lobe 18-20 mm long, 0.3-0.7 mm wide, filiform, curving outwards and upwards; posterior lobe 6-8 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide, linear, subobtuse. Lateral sepals 8 mm long, 2.8 mm wide, obliquely semiovate, hairy outside. Lip 3-lobed to the base; the middle lobe 12-14 mm long, 1 mm, pendent, linear-ligulate, obtuse; lateral lobes 18-20 mm long, 0.5-0.9 mm wide, curving up and out like lower petal lobes. Spur 8-11 mm long, pendent, swollen at the apex.(Source: JSTOR/FZ) |
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Zambia, Kabompo River |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Zambia |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Geerinck, D. (1984). Orchidaceae (premiere partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 78. As Habenaria pilosa var. kabompoensis La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 142. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 121. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 62 - 63. As Habenaria sp. (Williamson & Simon 1766) (Includes a picture). |