Orchidaceae

Habenaria

Habenaria trifida Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 330 (1816)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution
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Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Homotypic Synonyms

Rhinorchis trifida (Kunth) Szlach. in Richardiana 13: 77 (2012)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Bonatea flexuosa Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 328 (1835)
Bonatea pauciflora Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 329 (1835)
Habenaria allemanii Barb.Rodr. in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 254 (1882)
Habenaria angustifolia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 330 (1816)
Habenaria biflora Barb.Rodr. in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 151 (1877)
Habenaria caracasana Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 26 (1919)
Habenaria curti-bradei Hoehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 68: 130 (1937)
Habenaria dentirostris Pabst in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 3: 118 (1955)
Habenaria duckeana Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 42(2): 71 (1925)
Habenaria endresiana Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 272 (1923)
Habenaria flexa Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 97 (1892)
Habenaria flexa var. rodriguesii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 38 (1893)
Habenaria flexuosa Rchb.f. in Flora 48: 180 (1965), nom. illeg.
Habenaria gehrtii Hoehne & Schltr. in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(2): 18 (1921)
Habenaria hoehnei Schltr. in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(2): 17 (1921)
Habenaria kuhlmannii Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 12(2): 72 (1925)
Habenaria pauciflora (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 10 (1854)
Habenaria pauciflora var. pluriflora Cogn. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 43: 270 (1907)
Habenaria pickelii Hoehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 68: 129 (1937)
Habenaria setifera Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 381 (1839)
Habenaria spathacea A.Rich. & Galeotti in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 29 (1845)
Orchis longicornu Salzm. ex Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 329 (1835), pro syn.
Rhinorchis kuhlmannii (Schltr.) Szlach. in Richardiana 13: 76 (2012)
Rhinorchis pauciflora (Lindl.) Szlach. in Richardiana 13: 77 (2012)
Rhinorchis pickelii (Hoehne) Szlach. in Richardiana 13: 77 (2012)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Asparagales

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Family
Orchidaceae

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Genus
Habenaria

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Species
Habenaria trifida

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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.
Chiron, G. & Bolsanello, R.X. in Chiron, G.R. & Bolsanello, R.X. (2015). Orchidées du Brésil. As orquídeas da Serra do Castelo (Espírito Santo, Brasil) 1: 1-371. Chiron.
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.
Gonzáles Tamayo, J.R. & Hernández Hernández, L. (2010). Las Orquídeas del occidente de México 1: 1-303. Coecytjal.
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
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.
Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Noguera-Savelli, E. & Cetzal-Ix, W. (2014). Revisión e integración del conocimiento de las Orchidaceae de Tabasco, México. Botanical Sciences 92: 519-540.
Pupulin, F. (2012). The Orchidaceae of Ruiz & Pavón's "Flora Peruviana et Chilensis". A taxonomic study. I. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 69: 21-79.
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:

Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.

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
Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 17, 2013	Gardner, G. [3455] Brazil		K000941391		Yes
Jan 15, 2013	Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [12957] Brazil		K000940847		Yes
Jan 14, 2013	Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, M.G. [17924] Brazil		K000940845		Yes
Jan 14, 2013	Davidse [17924] Brazil		K000940844		Yes
Jan 11, 2013	Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [11431] Brazil		K000940846		Yes
Aug 1, 1978	Schomburgk [757] Guyana		K000363800	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jul 1, 1978	Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil		K000293882	Holotype	Yes
Jul 1, 1978	Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil		K000293304	Type	Yes
Jul 1, 1978	Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil		K000293305	Isotype	Yes
Jul 1, 1978	Schomburgk [757] Guyana		K000363905	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Sep 2, 1973	Heringer, E.P. [9984] Brazil		K000847496		Yes
Jan 1, 1971	Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [26100] Brazil		K000847495		Yes
Jan 1, 1842	n/a		K001461118		Yes
	Gardner [3993] Brazil		K000363839	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Gardner [3455] Brazil		K000363837	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Gardner [3991] Brazil		K000363819	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Lehmann, F.C. [8161] Ecuador		K000363794	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Gardner [3993] Brazil		K000363836	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Gardner [3455] Brazil		K000363838	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	n/a		K001461119		Yes
	n/a		K001461120		Yes
	n/a		K001461121		Yes
	n/a		K001461122		Yes
	n/a		K001461123		Yes
Dec 1, 2002	Batista, J.A.N. [1339] Brazil	Habenaria curti-bradei	K000395774		Yes
	Alvarenga, D.; Lopes, E.C. [597] Brazil	Habenaria curti-bradei	K000940809		Yes
	Pabst, G. [1310] Brazil	Habenaria curti-bradei	K000940810		Yes
	n/a	Habenaria caracasana	K001461031		No
Aug 11, 1970	Harley, R., M. et al. [11239] Brazil	Habenaria duckeana	K000363806	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Harley, R.M. [11239] Brazil	Habenaria duckeana	K:SPC-07472.000		No
	[Juncke] [16] Venezuela	Habenaria spathacea	K000363904	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Galeotti, H.G. [5105] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363880	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Pringle, C.G. [4507] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363886	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Linden, J. [20] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363887	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Hinton, G.B. [1607] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363884	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Hinton, G.B. [1607] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363885	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Fendler, A. [1409] Venezuela	Habenaria spathacea	K000363779	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Hinton, G.B. [4526] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363881	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Palmer, E. [342] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363889	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Hinton, G.B. [9455] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363883	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Harris [s.n.] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363888	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Hinton, G.B., et al. [9269] Mexico	Habenaria spathacea	K000363882	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Adams, B.R. [242] Belize	Habenaria pauciflora	K:SPC-42090.000		No
	Hunt, D.R. [7106] Belize	Habenaria pauciflora	K:SPC-32385.000		No
	Adams, B.R. [242] Belize	Habenaria pauciflora	K000363894	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Spruce, R. [4953] Peru	Habenaria setifera	K000201499	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Spruce, R. [4953] Ecuador	Habenaria setifera	K000201498	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Purdie [R. 22] Colombia	Habenaria setifera	K000362766	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	[4953] Peru	Habenaria setifera	K000362795	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Hartweg [x] Mexico	Habenaria setifera	K000362794	Unknown Type Material	Yes

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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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

Habenaria trifida Kunth

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Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

Habenaria trifida Kunth

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (50 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index