Distribution Map

Habenaria epipactidea

       

Orchidaceae Orchidoideae Orchideae Orchidinae

As at April 2024, 3 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Widespread in southern Africa, also known from Angola and east tropical Africa
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B
Cultural uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Habenaria epipactidea - Erect, robust, up to 40 cm high. No basal leafrosette; leaves clasping stem, overlapping, largest about halfway up, c 10 cm long x 2 cm wide. Raceme dense up to 12 cm long. Bracts erect, 4 cm long x 1 cm wide. Stalks c 1 cm long; ovary c 2 mm long, curved outwards. Perianth green and cream, all segments about 1,2 cm long; lateral petals c 1,3 cm wide; middle lobe of lip c 1,5 cm long, its margins turned back, lateral lobes very short, spur c 3 cm long, slender, enlarged at tip.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.