Monographs Details:
Authority:
Ackerman, James D. 1995. An orchid flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 73: 1-203.
Ackerman, James D. 1995. An orchid flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 73: 1-203.
Family:
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Description:
Species Description - Plants terrestrial, slender, erect, to 30 cm tall. Roots numerous, slender. Leaves 2-6, basal, oblong-elliptic, 3-15 cm long, 2-5 cm wide; cauline leaves small, narrow, bractlike. Inflorescences terminal, racemose, sparsely flowered; floral bracts lanceolate. Flowers green, resupinate. Pedicellate ovary erect, 1-1.5 cm long. Dorsal sepal erect, concave, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, 5-9 mm long, 4-5 mm wide; lateral sepals spreading, ovate-elliptic to oblongelliptic, acute, 5-8 mm long, 2-3 wide. Petals falcate, deeply bifid, 6-9 mm long; upper lobe linear, ca. 1 mm wide; lower lobe filiform, about half as broad. Lip trilobed, filiform; lateral lobes erect, 8-11 mm long; middle lobe 7-10 mm long; spur clavate, to 17 mm long. Column short; stigmatic processes short, distinct, lateral, and below the spur opening. Fruits erect, ellipsoidal, 1.2- 1.5 cm long.
Species Description - Plants terrestrial, slender, erect, to 30 cm tall. Roots numerous, slender. Leaves 2-6, basal, oblong-elliptic, 3-15 cm long, 2-5 cm wide; cauline leaves small, narrow, bractlike. Inflorescences terminal, racemose, sparsely flowered; floral bracts lanceolate. Flowers green, resupinate. Pedicellate ovary erect, 1-1.5 cm long. Dorsal sepal erect, concave, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, 5-9 mm long, 4-5 mm wide; lateral sepals spreading, ovate-elliptic to oblongelliptic, acute, 5-8 mm long, 2-3 wide. Petals falcate, deeply bifid, 6-9 mm long; upper lobe linear, ca. 1 mm wide; lower lobe filiform, about half as broad. Lip trilobed, filiform; lateral lobes erect, 8-11 mm long; middle lobe 7-10 mm long; spur clavate, to 17 mm long. Column short; stigmatic processes short, distinct, lateral, and below the spur opening. Fruits erect, ellipsoidal, 1.2- 1.5 cm long.
Discussion:
4. Habenaria distans Grisebach, Cat. PL Cub. 270. 1866. Type. Wright 1481, from Monteverde, Cuba (K; PH photograph seen). Phenology & Pollination. Elsewhere H. distans flowers from mid-August to mid-September. Pollinators are unknown. Illustrations. C. A. Luer, 1972; Hamer, 1982, 1988.
4. Habenaria distans Grisebach, Cat. PL Cub. 270. 1866. Type. Wright 1481, from Monteverde, Cuba (K; PH photograph seen). Phenology & Pollination. Elsewhere H. distans flowers from mid-August to mid-September. Pollinators are unknown. Illustrations. C. A. Luer, 1972; Hamer, 1982, 1988.
Distribution:
Central America| United States of America North America| Guadeloupe South America| Mexico North America| Puerto Rico South America|
Central America| United States of America North America| Guadeloupe South America| Mexico North America| Puerto Rico South America|