Habenaria rosulifolia Espejo & López-Ferr. 2000

Drawing

photo/Drawing by © ORQUÍDEA (MÉX.) VOLUMEN 16 NÚMERO ÚNICO enero 2002 The Herbario AMO Website

LATER THROUGH EARLY

Common Name The Rosulate Leaved Habenaria

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found only in Morelos state of Mexico in rocky areas and open exposed pine forests at elevations of 2900 to 3000 meters as a miniature to small sized, cold growing terrestrial with ovoid to ellipsoid, glabrous tubers giving rise to an erect stem carrying 3 to 6, basal few, orbicular, iridescent, ascending to extending, those above elliptic, acuminate and ascending leaves that blooms in the later summer through early fall on an erect, racemose,2" [5 cm] long, peduncle enveloped by a few tubular, inflated , acute bracts, rachis 2" [5 cm] long, 2 to 6 flowered inflorescence with generally longer than the ovary floral bracts.

"Similar to H filifera but distinguiahed by the irridescent leaves that are held in a basal rosette and a few flowered inflorescence with 3 to 6 loosely arrannged flowers while H filifera lacks the basal rosette of leaves and the inflorescnec is very compact, usually carrying 9 to 12 flowers, furthermore the flowers are smaller and the anterior lobes of the petals and the lateral lobes of the labellum are very thin [filiform] and longer than the posterior and central lobes." Espejo & López-Ferr. 2000

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Acta Bot. Mex. 50: 32 Espejo & López-Ferr. 2000 drawing

Orquideas del Estado de Morelos ORQUÍDEA (MÉX.) VOLUMEN 16 NÚMERO ÚNICO enero 2002 drawing/photo fide;

Orchids of Mexico Hagsater, Soto, Salazar, Jimenez, Lopez & Dressler 2005;

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