Habenaria tahitensis Nadeaud 1873

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Plant and Flowers in situ Tahiti

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Common Name The Tahitian Habenaria

Flower Size

Found in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands as a terrestrial with an erect stem carrying 8, below the middle, narrowly elliptic, acuminate leaves that blooms on an erect, densely many flowered inflorescenecc.

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determiantion so please use with caution

Synonyms Habenaria tahitensis var. fredjaqii Marg. 2010

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Énum. Pl. Tahiti: 38 Nadeaud 1873

Biodivers. Res. Conservation 19: 12 Marg. 2010 as tahitensis var. fredjaqii

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