Habenaria socotranaBalf.f. [family ORCHIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Habenaria socotrana
Flora
Entry for HABENARIA socotrana Balf. f. [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by B. Pettersson [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
HABENARIA socotranaBalf. f. [family ], (1882). Plate 3 F.
HABENARIA socotranaRchb. f. ex Kraenzl. [family ], (1893), nom. illeg.
Information
Perennial herb 23–46 cm tall. Leaves 3–5 in a basal rosette, oblanceolate to oblong, 4–14 x 1.5–2.5 cm. Inflorescence slender, rather sparsely many-flowered. Flowers green, sessile; bracts acuminate, shorter than ovary. Sepals and lateral petals entire, subequal, c. 3 x 2 mm. Lip 3-lobed to the base; midlobe c. 4 mm long; side lobes slightly shorter; spur slender, c. 8.5 mm long. Stigmatic processes short and rounded. Ovary c. 5 mm long. Capsule 8.5–12.5 mm long.