Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria transvaalensis Schltr.

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 6 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Ponsie, M.E., Edwards, T.J. & Johnson, S.D. (2007). A taxonomic revision of Bonatea Willd. (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae: Habenariinae. South African Journal of Botany 73: 1-21.
  • Ponsie, M.E., Edwards, T.J. & Johnson, S.D. (2007). Habenaria transvaalensis Schltr. and Habenaria bonateoides M.Ponsie (Orchidaceae), revised description and distributional records. South African Journal of Botany 73: 355-359.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ponsie, M.E., Edwards, T.J. & Johnson, S.D. (2007). Habenaria transvaalensis Schltr. and Habenaria bonateoides M.Ponsie (Orchidaceae), revised description and distributional records. South African Journal of Botany 73: 355-359.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schlechter, F.R.R. [4383] South Africa K000415926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Culver, W. [81] South Africa K000415927 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0