Habenaria suaveolens Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 263 (1850) (syn: Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia; Habenaria variabilis Blatt. & McCann; Pecteilis suaveolens (Dalzell) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Plantaginorchis suaveolens (Dalzell) Szlach. & Kras-Lap.);
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W. India as per POWO;
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Common name: Panchgani Habenaria • Marathi: पंचगनी हबॆअमरी Panchgani Habe-amri
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hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena (rein or strap) referring to shape of orchid’s spur… Dave’s Botanary
¿ pun-cha-gan-ee-EN-sis ? — of or from Panchagani, Satara, Maharashtra, India
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Endemic to: Western Ghats (of Maharashtra, India)
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Habenaria suaveolens–Amboli Tour:: NS August 2022 (18): 6 images- 1 high res.
Please find a few shots of Habenaria suaveolens recorded from Amboli region..
I believe the id is right..
Did you smell the flowers?
actually it was growing near H. gibsonii var. foetida.. when I smelt that I could not get enough courage to smell another one..!!
No no this one has a good smell. Foetida smell can even faint some weak-hearted people :))
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Habenaria panchganiensis Sant. & Kapad.
hab-en-AR-ee-u — from the Latin habena, meaning rein or strap, referring to shape of orchid’s spur
¿ pun-cha-gan-ee-EN-sis ? — of or from Panchagani, Satara, Maharashtra, India
commonly known as: Panchgani habenaria <https://sites.google.com/indiannamesofplants/english/p…>
• Marathi: पाचगणी हबेअमरी pachgani habe-amri <https://sites.google.com/indiannamesofplants/marathi/p…>
botanical names: Habenaria panchganiensis Sant. & Kapad. … synonyms: no synonyms – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Photographed at Tableland, Panchagani on 24 AUG 10
It has one synonym Habenaria variabilis Blatt. & McCann (nom. illeg.)
hab-en-AR-ee-uh — Latin: habena (rein or strap), referring to shape of orchid’s spur … Dave’s Botanary
swah-vee-OH-lens — fragrant … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: Panchgani habenaria • Kannada: ಪಂಚ್ ಗಣಿ ಹಬೆನಾರ್ಯ panchgani habenarya • Konkani: पाचगणी हबेअमरी pachgani habe-amri • Marathi: पाचगणी हबेअमरी pachgani habe-amri
botanical names: Habenaria suaveolens Dalzell … homotypic synonyms: Plantaginorchis suaveolens (Dalzell) Szlach. & Kras-Lap. … heterotypic synonyms: Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia • Habenaria variabilis Blatt. & McCann, nom. illeg. … and more at POWO
distribution in India: Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka; endemic to Western Ghats … Singh Jalal, J., & Jayanthi, J. (2018). An updated checklist of the orchids of Maharashtra, India. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 18(1).
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- name coined by Flowers of India, for want of name; derived from the geographic epithet of this species’ popular synonym – Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia … panchganiensis = of or from Panchgani, a hill station in Satara district in Maharashtra, India
- name coined, for want of name; ಪಂಚ್ ಗಣಿ panchgani = derived from the geographic epithet of this species’ popular synonym – Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia; ಹಬೆನಾರ್ಯ habenarya – the genus name Habenaria, adapted in Kannada language
- Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 – 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) … this document has separate entries for Habenaria suaveolens Dalzell and Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia
- name borrowed from Marathi language
- Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
- name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers … name derived from the geographic epithet of this species’ popular synonym – Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia … panchganiensis = of or from Panchgani (पाचगणी pachgani in Marathi), a hill station in Satara district in Maharashtra, India; हबेअमरी habe-amri – the genus name Habenaria, Marathicised
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/habenaria-suaveolens-dalzell.html
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Kaas Week : Habenaria panchganiensis:
The rare orchid of WGs, Aug-2009
Kas Week :: DV :: 25 AUG 10 – 0215 :: Habenaria ¿ species ?:
Kas plateau … about 4000 ft asl
… one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India
Date/Time: August 25, 2010 at 2.15pm
Habit: herb, about 20 cm tall
Habitat: lateritic plateau
Habenaria panchganiensis.
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Habenaria panchganiensis
Kaas, Maharashtra
July, 2013
hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena (rein or strap) referring to shape of orchid’s spur… Dave’s Botanary
¿ pun-cha-gan-ee-EN-sis ? — of or from Panchagani, Satara, Maharashtra, India
commonly known as: Panchgani habenaria • Marathi: पाचगणी हबेअमरी pachgani habe-amri
Endemic to: Western Ghats (of Maharashtra, India)
References: Flowers of India • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at Panchagani Tableland on 24 AUG 10
I should visit western Ghats especially for Habenaria :). Thanks for sharing this beauty…
Very good pictures again. Similar to H.plantaginea but still different.
Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria FOR ID :: Kas plateau :: DV47 : 5 images. 5 posts by 2 authors.
… herb standing about 15 – 20 cm; flower about 15 – 20 mm across.
on Kas plateau, on 25 JUN 10
Hmmmm…. I would say this could be new species but very close to Habenaria panchaganiensis.
Interesting…. made me scratch my hairs !!!
Yes sir, the main issue is for me I will need proper flowers of both to dissect and study. From pics, they do look different from normal Habenaria panchaganiensis. The biggest question, HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE MAKES IT REALLY DIFFERENT.
If they are not occurring together with each other but isolated then surely they can at least be a new variety.
Unfortunately Indian laws doesnt allow you to send material outside otherwise it would take less than one week for me to check morphology as well as DNA.
OK, let us hope you will be in this part of Western Ghats during last week of some June in coming years
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Orchidaceae Fortnight : Habenaria panchganensis : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Habenaria panchganensis
2011 August
Yes Habenaria panchganiensis, thanks for sharing this nice pic.
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Orchidaceae Fortnight:: habenaria panchganiensis | Kaas : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Kaas, Satara, Maharashtra
Aug., 2013
Nice and tall,
Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria pachganensis at Kalsubai :: PKA56 : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Came across this Habenaria sp. at Kalsubai.
Bot. name: Habenaria pachganensis
Date/Time: 22-08-2010 / 2:30PM
Location: Kalsubai
Habitat: Wild
Plant habit: Herb
Yes Habenaria panchganiensis
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ORCHIDACEAE Fortnight: Habenaria panchganiensis : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 6 authors.
Habenaria panchganiensis Sant. & Kapadia
Sept 2009
WONDERFUL
Very good photographs of a nice healthy specimen!
| 22-08-2010: Kalsubai; Amboli,Dist: Sindhudurg, Maharashtra state- Aug’10?; |
Habenaria sp? 230810-PKA3 – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Id please – efloraofindia | Google Groups
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons IOSPE Photos Orchid Roots
Does Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia (Orchidaceae) Exist? (pdf)- Jeewan Singh Jalal and J. Jayanth- Taiwania, 58(4): 316‒320, 2013 (Abstract: Habenaria panchganiensis Santapau & Kapadia is treated as conspecific to Habenaria suaveolens Dalzell. Detailed description, habitat, distribution, threats, status, illustration and photographs are provided)
