Distribution Map

Habenaria bicolor

(Habenaria laevigata subsp. bicolor Schltr.)

Orchidaceae Orchidoideae Orchideae Orchidinae

As at April 2024, only one record from Eswatini (herbarium specimen)

South African Red List status: NT (2009)
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Habenaria bicolor - Slender, stiffly erect, up to 1 m high. Flowering axis with several narrow leaves with sheathing base, free part of lowest up to 15 cm long, gradually tapering to fine point, with gradual transition to floral bracts. Flowers numerous in dense raceme on top one-third of axis. Bracts ending in long fine point, exceeding flowers. Perianth greenish, less than 1 cm long; spur very slender c 6 mm long.

* 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.