Habenaria thomana
| Habenaria thomana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Habenaria |
| Species: | H. thomana |
| Binomial name | |
| Habenaria thomana Rchb.f., 1881 | |
Habenaria thomana is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (on the island of Bioko), and São Tomé Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Its etymology is named after the island where it was first founded, São Tomé Island.
Description
The orchid grows up to 60 cm tall and it has nine leaves.
Sources
- Pollard, B.J. & Darbyshire, I. (2004). "Habenaria thomana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T46362A11051467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46362A11051467.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Vincent Droissart, Bonaventure Sonké and Tariq Stévart, Les Orchidaceae endémiques d'Afrique centrale atlantique présentes au Cameroun, in Systematics and Geography of Plants, January 2006, no. 76, p. 42,
- Jean-Michel Onana, Synopsis des espèces végétales vasculaires endémiques et rares du Cameroun : check-liste pour la gestion durable et la conservation de la biodiversité, Yaoundé, Ministère de la Recherche scientifique et de l'Innovation, coll. « Flore du Cameroun » (no. 40), 2013, p. 234
- Jean-Michel Onana and Martin Cheek, « Habenaria thomana Rchb.f. », in Red Data Book of the Flowering Plants of Cameroon: IUCN Global Assessments, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011, p. 403-404 ( ISBN 9781842464298)
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