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Orchid Species: Habenaria macrura
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Habenaria macrura is an orchid species identified by Kraenzl. in 1892.
ORIGIN: Found in Nigeria, Gabon, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zaire, Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe in montane grasslands at elevations of 1200 to 2400 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Small to just large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with ellipsoid to almost globose, tomentose tubers giving rise to an erect stem carrying 2 basal, adpressed to the ground, ovate to almost orbicular, acute, slightly cordate basally leaves and then a 5 to 6 rather loosely sheath-like leaves that blooms in the late spring and summer on an erect, laxly 1 to 11 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate acute floral bracts and carrying flowers with a spicy carnation fragrance.
FLOWER SIZE: 1.2 inches [3 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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