Habenaria mira Summerh. 1964 SECTION Ceratopetalae Kranzl.

TYPE Drawing by © Summerhayes

Common Name The Enchanting Habenaria

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe in riverine forests at elevtions of 900 to 1350 meters as a medium to just large sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with an erect leafy stem carrying 8 to 12, lowermost sheath-like, the middle ones spreading, lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute to acuminate, basally clasping leaves that blooms in the summer and fall on an erect, terminal, 6.8 to 15.6" [17 to 39 cm] long, fairly densely many flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate, similar to the upper leaves, even the lowest ones almost equal to the ovary floral bracts and carrying suberect to spreading, green and white flowers.

"Clearly related to H cornute from which it differs by the much larger flowers, the lateral lobes of the lip shortly oblanceolate, lacerate-dentate on both sides and a spur less inflated towards the tip." Summerhayes 1964

Synonyms Ceratopetalorchis mira (Summerh.) Szlach., Górniak & Tukallo 2003

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Kew Bull. 17: 513 Summerhayes 1964 drawing fide

Flore D'Afrique Centrale [Zaire- Rwands - Burundi] Orhidaceae Premeir parte Geerink 1984 drawing fide;

Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Part 1 Pope 1995 drawing fide;

Richardiana 3: 162 Szlach., Górniak & Tukallo 2003 as Ceratopetalorchis mira;

Terrestrial African Orchids A Select Review John Ball 2009 drawing fide;

Orchidaceae of West Central Africa Vol 1: 263 Szlatchecko etal 2010 as Ceratopetalorchis mira drawing fide

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