Habenaria goetzeana Kraenzl.

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Sandy grassland area near Lukupa river just N of Kasama (Kasama Distr., Northern Province)

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Synonyms:	Kryptostoma goetzeana (Kraenzl.) Geerinck
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Status:	Doubtful
Description:	Slender terrestrial herb 15-35 cm tall; tubers ovoid, woolly, 1-1.5 x 0.5-1 cm; leaves 5-9, the lowermost 1-2 sheathing, mid-stem leaves suberect, 1.5-83.5 x 0.5-1 cm, lanceolate, upper stem leaves bract-like; inflorescence to 12 x 4 cm long, laxly 2-9 flowered, bracts slightly shorter; ovary and pedicel arched, 15-25 mm long; flowers green; dorsal sepal 11-12 x 6-8 mm, elliptic, obtuse; lateral sepals 10-12 x 4-6 mm, spreading, partly adnate to column and base of lip; petals 2-lobed to 4-6 mm from base, upper lobe 8-12 x 3-4 mm, adnate to dorsal sepal, lower lobe erect, 16-21 x c. 1 mm, linear, glabrous, fleshy; lip 3-lobed to 3-5.5 mm from base; mid-lobe deflexed, 7-10 x 2 mm, linear; side lobes 13-15 x 0.8-0.9 mm, linear, deflexed or projecting forwards and diverging; spur 20-30 mm long, curved forwards and up, forming a complete loop, somewhat swollen near apex; anther loculi 2-3 mm long, reclinate, canals very short; stigmatic arms porrect, 3-4 mm long, enlarged and truncate at apex.
Notes:	This species is mentioned in the Preliminary Checklist of Vascular plants of Mozambique (SABONET report 30, 2009). It is however absent from both Flora Zambesiaca (La Croix & Cribb, 1995) and the Provisional Checklist of Orchidaceae of Mozambique (Schelpe, 1973).
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Flowering time:	Dec – Feb
Worldwide distribution:	DRC to Tanzania south to Zambia and Malawi
Mozambique distribution:	N
Growth form(s):	Terrestrial.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 325. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Page 124. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 86. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 121. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 60 - 61. (Includes a picture).

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