Category: Habenaria

Habenaria ovalifolia Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1708 1851.; . hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena (rein), refers to shape of orchid’s spur … Dave’s Botanary o-val-ee-FOH-lee-uh — oval leaf … Dave’s Botanary . oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri . ¿ Endemic to ?: northern Western Ghats (of India)  . […]

Habenaria gibsonii Blatt. & McCann ; . Leafy Habenaria • Marathi: उग्र हबॆअमरी Ugra Habe-amri;  . Kew treats this as synonym of Habenaria foliosa but I truly believe that its Habenaria gibsoni a distinct species. . Identification??????? : 8 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (3). Please help me to identify this orchid found in Kolhapur, […]

Habenaria dentata (Sw.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 125 1919. (syn: Habenaria dentata var. parageniculata (Tang & F.T.Wang) Aver.; Habenaria dentata var. tohoensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Habenaria geniculata D.Don; Habenaria miersiana Champ. ex Benth.; Habenaria parageniculata Tang & F.T.Wang; Habenaria sieboldiana Miq.; Habenaria tohoensis Hayata; Orchis dentata Sw.; Orchis geniculata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don […]

Habenaria crinifera Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 323 1835. (Syn: Habenaria schizochilus J.Graham; Synmeria crinifera (Lindl.) Szlach.; Synmeria schizochilus Nimmo); . Habenaria crinifera, Doll Orchid from N. Western Ghats 04092011: A rare epiphytic & nbsp; orchid found on moss covered stems of old trees in evergreen forests. Plant about 10-20 cm tall, leafy at base; […]

    Habenaria species: Attaching here with the image of Habenaria plantaginea Lindl. Please Validate Collected from, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad District, Kerala – Kindly refer the .pdf attached here. – So the spur is 1.5-3 times longer than ovary according to santapau & Kapadia. I think, I should have a closer look on the specimen with […]

Habenaria viridiflora (Rottler ex Sw.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 319 1835. (Syn: Coeloglossum luteum Dalzell; Habenaria chlorantha Turcz.; Habenaria graminea A.Rich.; Habenaria tenuis Griff.; Habenaria viridiflora (Rottler ex Sw.) R. Br.; Orchis viridiflora Rottler ex Sw.); . Terrestrial, leafy herbs, stem short, tubers ovoid or oblong tubers 2-2.5 cm long, with fleshy root-fibres. Leaves […]

Habenaria roxburghii Nicolson, Fl. Hassan Distr. 834 1976. (syn: Gymnadenia plantaginea (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Wall.; Habenaria platyphylla Spreng. [Illegitimate]; Orchis plantaginea Roxb.; Orchis platyphyllos Willd. [Illegitimate]; Orchis roxburghii Pers. [Illegitimate]; Orchis tenuis Rottler ex Wall. [Invalid]); . Roxburgh’s Habenaria • Telugu: Chukka dumpa; Kapa-gargu (Sircilla), Kala-goru, Baray-Kalikod (Warangal), Bondugu; . ID Please: Please help me […]

Habenaria reniformis (D.Don) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 152 1890. (Syn: Aopla reniformis (D.Don) Lindl.; Habenaria clovisii Gagnep.; Herminium reniforme (D.Don) Lindl. ex Wall.; Listera reniformis D.Don; Neottia reniformis (D.Don) Spreng.);      Orchidaceae: Habenaria reniformis (D.Don) Hook.f. – efloraofindia | Google Groups   Habenaria diphylla (Orchidaceae) sometimes wrongly identified as Habenaria reniformis : 11 […]

Habenaria rariflora A.Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. II, 15: 70 1841. ; Spreading Flowered Habenaria • Marathi: चिरे हबॆअमरी Chire habe-amri; Leaves Linear lanceolate to oblong lanceolate.1-4 flowered inflorescence. Flowers White. pedicellate, bracteate. Capsule ribbed 2-3 cm. Beak 0.2-0.4cm long. Stalk 0.4cm long. Apart from Leaves another important point to be checked for differentiating this […]

Habenaria ramayyana Ram.Chary & J.J.Wood, Kew Bull. 36: 235 1981.;           Re: [efloraofindia:49914] Orchidaceae: Habenaria ramayyana Ram.Chary & J.J.Wood : 2 posts by 1 author. Habenaria ramayyana Ram.Chary & J.J.Wood, Kew Bull. 36: 235 (1981).Just wanted to share information about this taxa due to its unique name. This is endemic to […]

Habenaria pubescens Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 322 1835.         Orchidaceae: Habenaria pubescens Lindl. – efloraofindia | Google Groups             References: The Plant List  

Habenaria plantaginea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 323 1835. (Syn: Gymnadenia plantaginea Lindl.; Plantaginorchis plantaginea (Lindl.) Szlach.); . hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena (rein or strap) referring to shape of orchid’s spur… Dave’s Botanary plan-tuh-JIN-ee-uh — resembling plantain … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: plantain habenaria • Marathi: कदली हबेअमरी kadali habe-amri . Native […]

Habenaria pectinata D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 24 1825. (Syn: …; Habenaria pectinata subsp. ensifolia (Lindl.) Soó; Kryptostoma pectinatum (D.Don) Olszewski & Szlach.; Ochyrorchis ensifolia (Lindl.) Szlach.; Ochyrorchis pectinata (D.Don) Szlach.; Orchis pectinata Sm. [Illegitimate]);   Common name: Comb Habenaria   Distribution: Pakistan to China (S. Yunnan)   As per efi thread : Present below is a […]

Habenaria marginata Colebr., Exot. Fl. t. 136 1824. (Syn: Habenaria aurantiaca Rolfe ex Downie; Habenaria flavescens Hook.f.; Habenaria fusifera Hook.f.; Habenaria marginata var. flavescens (Hook.f.) T.Cooke; Habenaria promensis Lindl.; Orchis clavata B.Heyne ex Hook.f.; Platanthera marginata (Colebr.) Lindl. ex Wall.; Platanthera marginata (Colebr.) Lindl.); . Golden Yellow Habenaria • Marathi: पिवली हबेआमरी Pivali habe amri; . […]

Habenaria longicornu Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 322 1835. (Syn: Blephariglottis longicornu (Lindl.) Raf.; Habenaria decipiens Wight; Habenaria montana A.Rich.; Habenaria montana Wight [Illegitimate]; Orchis longicornu B.Heyne ex Wall. [Invalid]; Plantaginorchis longicornu (Lindl.) Szlach. & Kras-Lap.); . Stem 10-40 cm high. Leaves to 12 x 2.5 cm, clustered towards the middle of the stem, linear-oblong, […]

Habenaria longicorniculata J.Graham, Cat. Pl. Bombay 202 1839. (Syn.: Habenaria gracilis Rchb.f., Habenaria longicalcarata A.Rich., Habenaria longicalcarata var. viridis Blatt. & McCann); . Habenaria orchid, शेपुट हबेअमरी Sheput habe-amri (Marathi); . Distribution: India, Sri Lanka .   Habenaria longicorniculata: attaching the image of Habenaria longicorniculata J.Graham Please validate.. – I assume it was taken long […]

Habenaria intermedia D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 24 1825. (syn. Kryptostoma intermedium (D.Don) Olszewski & Szlach.; Ochyrorchis intermedia (D.Don) Szlach.); . Common name: Intermediate Habenaria • Hindi: वृद्धि Vriddhi, रिद्धि Riddhi • Sanskrit: वृद्धि Vriddhi . Distribution: Pakistan to Assam and S. Tibet . As per efi thread : Present below is a basic key to […]

Habenaria heyneana Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 320 1835. (Syn: Habenaria candida Dalzell; Habenaria glabra A.Rich.; Habenaria heyneana var. subpubens (A.Rich.) Pradhan; Habenaria subpubens A.Rich.); . hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena (rein or strap) referring to shape of orchid’s spur … Dave’s Botanary hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller . commonly known as: toothbrush orchid • Marathi: कंगवा हबेअमरी kangwa habe-amri . Endemic to: s India (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala […]

Habenaria grandifloriformis Blatt. & McCann , J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 36: 17 1932. (Syn: Habenaria grandiflora Lindl. ex Dalzell & Gibson [Illegitimate]); . hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena, (rein or strap) … Dave’s Botanary ¿ gran-dih-FLOR-ih-for-miss — free-flowering, with large flowers ? . commonly known as: large flowered habenaria, single-leaved habenaria • Marathi: आषाढ हबेअमरी ashadh habe-amri, चिकरकांदा […]