New and noteworthyHabenaria spp. (Orchidaceae) from New Guinea and adjacent islands |
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Authors: | Jany Renz |
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Institution: | (1) Kirschblütenweg 12, CH-4059 Basel, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | 5 new taxa ofHabenaria, namelyH. bougainvillae, H. elongata
R. Br. var.leptophylla, H. ensigera, H. rechingeri andH. trichoglossa, are described and illustrated, with reference to affinities to related Australian and Indo-malayan species. The occurrence in New Guinea of severalHabenaria spp. typical for a savanna-like vegetation, led to look more thoroughly at these taxa:H. elongata
R. Br. andH. ochroleuca
R. Br., considered so far to be endemic in Northern Australia, andH. khasiana
Hook. f., hitherto only known from southeastern Asia.Studies in the subtribeHabenariinae
Bentham (Orchidaceae), 2.—Part 1: Candollea34, 357 (1979).Dedicated to Hofrat Prof. DrKarl Heinz Rechinger on the occasion of his 80th birthday. — On April 30, in the year 1927, the author and his brotherOtto Renz metKarl Heinz Rechinger on a small steam-boat in a stormy Aegaen Sea, travelling from Piraeus to the Northern Sporades Islands:Karl Heinz with destination to Chelidromia, the author andO. Renz to Skopelos. By this lucky chance a lasting friendship began. |
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Keywords: | Angiosperms Orchidaceae Habenaria Flora of New Guinea and Australia |
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