Habenaria pungens Cogn. ex Kuntze 1898 SECTION Nudae
Photos by © A. N. Batista; Joćo Batista F. da Silva; Luciano de Bem Bianchetti and the Orquideas de Minas Gerais; El Genero Habenaria
Common Name The Stinging Habenaria [refers tothe lip apex held towards the sky]
Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]
Found in Goias, DF, Matto Grosso and Minas Gerais states of Brazil as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with an erect, thin stem enveloped by tubular, long-acuminate bract-like leaves that blooms in the fall with the densely many flowers held in an apical corymb
Synonyms Habenaria pilgeri Schltr.1901
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Brasilica Vol XII I Hoehne 1940 drawing fide; 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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