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Habenaria marupaana is an orchid species identified by Schltr. in 1925. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Habenaria amambayensis.
DESCRIPTION: This species is similar to H. repens but differs by the size of the flowers and length of the lateral segments of the petals and lip (about 12-15 mm in H. amambayensis vs. ca. 4-7 mm in H. repens). In the type material and original description of H. marupaana, plants and inflorescences are shorter and the lateral segments of the petals and lip less developed than in H. amambayensis. However, these caracters are somewhat variable in H. amambayensis and the two species agree well in all of the other details of flower morphology. Habenaria amambayensis is also similar to H. schomburgkii and the exact distinction between the two species is not completely clear. The flowers of H. amambayensis are completely green and the species is typical of marshes and permanently humid places, usually with water over the soil.
FLOWER SIZE: 0.4 inches [1 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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