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Habenaria subaequalis
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso, Nyanga
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso, Nyanga
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso, Nyanga
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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Short, slender terrestrial, 15 - 35 cm. Leaves along the stem but mainly near the base, leathery, linear-lanceolate, folded along their length. Inflorescence 10-30 flowered, large in relation to the stem. Flowers mainly white; sepals broad, grey-green, reflexed. Petals 2-lobed nearly to the base; both lobes lanceolate. Lip 3-lobed; mid-lobe longest; all lobes linear. Stigmatic arms prominent, knob-shaped at the apex. |
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| Habitat: | Moist (sub)montane grassland, usually in marshy ground among rocks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2370 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and nearby Mozambique: recorded mainly from the Border Highlands but also from the Central watershed around Harare. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 65. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 175. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 83. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 106 - 109. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 129. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 96. Summerhayes, V.S. (1962). African orchids XXVIII Kew Bulletin 16(2) Pages 297 - 299. Protologue (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 84. |
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