Abstract

BYTEBIER, Benny  and  MANNHEIMER, Coleen. Habenaria kilimanjari newly recorded for Namibia. Bothalia (Online) [online]. 2016, vol.46, n.1, pp.1-2. ISSN 2311-9284.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v46i1.2107.

BACKGROUND: The orchid flora of Namibia is depauperate and as a result is poorly studied. OBJECTIVES: To further document the orchid flora of Namibia. METHOD: New herbarium collections were studied and the relevant published literature consulted. RESULTS: Habenaria kilimanjari is newly recorded for Namibia. CONCLUSION: The newly recorded species increases our understanding of the orchid diversity in Namibia and underlines the need for continued botanical inventory work.

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