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Hi Nancy & All, July 14, 2013
Your question prompted me to look it up.=20
In Gray's Manual of Botany 7th ed. (Robinson & Fernald 1908). All =
Habenaria are called Rein Orchis (sic) and they note that "Name from =
habena, a thong or rein, in allusion to the shape of the lip or spur of =
some species." They also note that Habenaria is an amphigean genus often =
separated into numerous genera. Note: amphigean=3D native of both Old & =
New Worlds.
In Gray's Manual of Botany 8th ed. 1950, Fernald repeats the above =
quote.=20
Habenaria over time has been split and then lumped. In my 1895 =
Systematic Botany Warming lists many genera that have pollinia attached =
to naked adhesive disks; Habenaria, Platanthera and Coeloglossum among =
them. Fernald lumped these three into Habenaria while noting that local =
authors often separated Habenaria into numerous genera. Now they are =
split again; lumped in my mind because they have similar features.
=20
While checking this I noticed that two species of Orchis might be =
present in NS. =20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: nancy dowd=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 7:10 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] rein orchid name
I will be answering my own question but, according to an Amazon blurb =
on an flower guide, Rein Orchids are so called because:
"of the resemblance of some of the flowers to the reins used on =
horses"
How true this is I do not know, never having seen one.
Nancy
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Nancy & All, =
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July 14, 2013</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Your question prompted me to look =
it up.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> In Gray's Manual of Botany 7th =
ed.=20
(Robinson & Fernald 1908). All <EM>Habenaria</EM> are called Rein =
Orchis=20
(<EM>sic</EM>) and they note that "Name from <EM>habena, </EM>a =
thong or=20
rein, in allusion to the shape of the lip or spur of some species." They =
also=20
note that <EM>Habenaria</EM> is an amphigean genus often separated =
into=20
numerous genera. Note: amphigean=3D native of both Old & New=20
Worlds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> In Gray's Manual of Botany 8th =
ed. 1950,=20
Fernald repeats the above quote. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> <EM>Habenaria</EM> over time has =
been split=20
and then lumped. In my 1895 Systematic Botany Warming lists many genera =
that=20
have pollinia attached to naked adhesive disks; <EM>Habenaria</EM>,=20
<EM>Platanthera</EM> and <EM>Coeloglossum</EM> among them. Fernald =
lumped these=20
three into <EM>Habenaria</EM> while noting that local authors often =
separated=20
<EM>Habenaria</EM> into numerous genera. Now they are split again; =
lumped in my=20
mind because they have similar features.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> While checking this =
I noticed=20
that two species of <EM>Orchis</EM> might be present in =
NS.</FONT><FONT=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 14, 2013 =
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<DIV>I will be answering my own question but, according to an Amazon =
blurb on=20
an flower guide, Rein Orchids are so called because:<BR><BR>"of the=20
resemblance of some of the flowers to the reins used on=20
horses"<BR><BR></DIV>How true this is I do not know, never having seen =
one.<BR><BR></DIV>Nancy<BR></DIV><A></A>
<P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20
message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20
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