Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria obtusa Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 315 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America to Argentina (Jujuy). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baptista, J.A.N., Bianchetti, L.B. & Pellizzaro, K.F. (2005). Orchidaceae da Reserva Ecológia do Guará, D.F., Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 19: 221-232.
  • Batista, J.A.N., de Bem Bianchetti, L., González-Tamayo, R., Figueroa, X.M.C. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). A synopsis of New World Habenaria (Orchidaceae) II. Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 233-273.
  • Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Morais de Carvalho, B., Ramalho, A.J. & Nogueira Baptista, J.A. (2013). O gênero Habenaria (Orchidaceae) na Serra da Canistra, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 64: 223-245.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Batista, J.A.N., de Bem Bianchetti, L., González-Tamayo, R., Figueroa, X.M.C. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). A synopsis of New World Habenaria (Orchidaceae) II. Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 233-273.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 17, 2013 Gardner, G. [3984] Brazil K000941368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 17, 2013 Martius, C.F.P.von [s.n.] Brazil K000941367 Type Yes
Oct 12, 1994 Gottsberger; Posey [123] Brazil K000847480 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6102] Brazil K000847479 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R [23950] Brazil K000847482 Yes
Aug 7, 1970 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4433] Brazil K000847483 Yes
Glaziou [22160] Brazil K000847485 Yes
Gardner [3984] Brazil K000847487 Yes
Gardner [3983] Brazil K000847490 Yes
Gottsberger, G.K.; Posey, D.A. [123 - 23183] Brazil K000847481 Yes
Burchell [6775] Brazil K000847488 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K000847489 Yes
Gardner [3484] Brazil K000847486 Yes
Philcox, D. [4433] Brazil K:SPC-32898.000 No
Glaziou, A. [22161] Brazil K000847484 Yes
Venezuela K001461059 Yes
n/a K001461082 Yes
n/a K001461083 Yes
Apr 9, 1996 Walter, B.M.T.; Pereira, J.B.; Oliveira, N.R.; Cardoso, E. [3225] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847462 Yes
Sep 11, 1973 Heringer, E.P. [10822] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847464 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonsêca, S.F. [24045] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847463 Yes
Aug 5, 1967 Duarte, A.P. [10172] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847466 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [13109] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847467 Yes
Mar 29, 1964 Heringer, E.P. [9564] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847465 Yes
Philcox, D. [4507] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K:SPC-33340.000 No
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4507] Brazil Habenaria ornithoides K000847468 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0