Habenaria melanopoda Hoehne & Schltr.1921 SECTION Subnudas
Photos by © A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti and the Orquideas de Minas Gerais; El Genero Habenaria
EARLY 
Common Name The Black Footed Habenaria
Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]
Found in Minas Gerais, Rio de Janiero, Sao Paulo, Parana, Rio do Sul and Santa Catarina states of Brazil as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with an erect stem enveloped by erect, linear, sheath-like, grading larger above leaves that blooms in the summer and early fall on an erect, to 3.2" [to 8cm] long, laxly 8 to 14 flowered inflorescence with erect, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, half as long as the ovary floral bracts
CAUTION The photo does not come close to Hoehne's drawing so please use with caution.
Synonyms Habenaria verecunda Schltr. 1930
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I Hoehne 1940 drawing hmm; Orquideas de Minas Gerais; El Genero Habenaria Joćo A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti; Rev. bras. Bot. vol.31 no.1 Sćo Paulo Jan./Mar. 2008 photo
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