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, Maharashtra, India Photograph on 31/08/2014 Habit – Under tree, as a undergrowth Habenaria sp. Habenaria digitata to me. Habenaria marginata The yellow colour is more greenish here that is confusing…… Not any of these !!! 🙂 I think it could be Habenaria gibsonii but i have not seen such yellow flowers. This is Habenaria gibsoni var. foetida or var. gibsoni. Need to smell the flowers. foul smelling, foetida, no smell or good smell gibsoni. Infact I have never seen orange flowers in this species. Very nice I think this is the true Habenaria gibsoni var. gibsoni which is very very rare and not really observed. You will not find a picture of this even on google. .  Today’s orchid no – 3 NSD 26 Photographed on 30-9-09 in Satpura tiger Reserve I think this is some Habenaria sp Please check the smell of the flowers. If it has a very foul smell then it could be Habenaria gibsoni var. foetida Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida Blatt. & McCann as per discussions at Identification??????? No This should be Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii. Thanks a lot for sharing. . References: |
Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii
Updated on December 24, 2024