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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.); . SW. India as per POWO; . 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 and Tamil Nadu) .
 Kaas Week : Habenaria heyneana: Nice one again. We use to remember this as “Kangwa” / “Tooth brush“. Kangwa means comb. That is true … Kangwa Habe-amri is locally refered name which means Comb ground-orchid.  Kas week:: PKA35: Habenaria heyneana:
abenaria heyneana Family: Orchidaceae:
Orchidaceae Fortnight: Habenaria heyneana: AVD05 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Habenaria heyneana
Commonly called Toothbrush Orchid.
Photographed at Lohagad Maharashtra Yes Habenaria heyneana. .
Kas week: Habenaria heyneana Tooth brush orchid SMP:
Habenaria heyneana Tooth brush orchid Kangawa habe amari. Another ground orchid observed in Aug Sep. .
Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria heyneana :: SMP 05 : 2 images. 5 posts by 5 authors.
Habenaria heyneana
Toothbrush orchid. Kas Yes Habenaria heyneana
Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria heyneana :: Purandar :: DV21 : 3 images. 6 posts by 5 authors.
Habenaria heyneana Lindl.
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 and Tamil Nadu) References: Flowers of India • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Purandar on 31 JUL 10 Beautiful flowers. Yes Habenaria heyneana.  Habenaria sp. 3 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Habenaria sp. collected from Kerala in September 2013. ID Please
Sorry for the less picture quality Looks like Habenaria heyneana to me, but again, front view of flowers would be more useful in confirming.  Orchidaceae Fortnight::Habenaria heyneana | Kaas : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 5 authors.
Sept., 2012
Kaas, Maharashtra Habenaria heyneana    Orchidaceae fortnight ::Habenaria heyneana :: at Purandar Fort :: PKA12:: : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Toothbrush Orchid from Purandar Fort, Maharashtra.
Bot. name: Habenaria heyneana Family: Orchidaceae Date/Time: 31-07-2010 / 10:20AM Location: Purandar Fort Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Terrestrial herb Yes Habenaria heyneana.  ORCHIDACEAE Fortnight: Habenaria heyneana : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Habenaria heyneana Lindl. Morjai Plateau, Kolhapur
Sept 2009 Yes Habenaria heyneana.
Habenaria heyneana for validation. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Submitting images of a specimen which I believe is Habenaria heyneana for Id validation.
Date/time: 24-09-2014/ 6-57 PM
Location: Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1800msl
Habitat: Wild, occurring amidst grass land.
Habit; A Terrestrial herb Yes Habenaria heyneana. Yes. … has already given his opinion. Nice to know a new location of the species.
 identification of flowers of some of them- 2 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
BISLE of sakaleshwarapur of karnataka grassy blancs
Very nice closeup images, Orchid – Spiranthes, Thank you very much sir, … Sorry I am still in Laos with less references and bad internet. But this should be Habenaria heyneana. I second … .
31-07-2010: Purandar Fort; Kaas plateau, Satara, Maharashtra in Sept 2009; Amboli sindhudurg maharashtra state- Aug’10?; kodachadri range . Satara, MH :: Habenaria heyneana :: ARK2020-006 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (3) – around 800 kb each.
Habenaria heyneana at Kas in Satara. MH in October 2019.
Did not get to see this during my last visit.
Trying to upload correctly oriented pics.
Attachments (1) – 896 kb. . Habenaria longicorniculata from Chikkmagaluru, Karnataka-GS25032021
Habenaria heyneana Lindl. Photographed from below Baba Budangiri, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, 26-9-2015. Yes I dont like the name of this: Toothbrush orchid 🙁… i sent you a whatsapp message :), you didnt reply .
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775 ID wild Orchid.: 15 very high res. images.
Please ID wild Orchid,
Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1700fsl
Flower date: 19JUL2025, 03.25pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy misty windy grassland highland
Plant habit: small erect unbranched terrestrial Orchid, weak cylindrical stem 03.5mm base diameter, annual
Height: 20cm
Leaves: alternate elongated/elliptical acute leathery smooth glossy fleshy, size upto: 06×02.5cm
Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, clustered, whitish, non fragrant, diameter:02.5mm
Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ribbed size:20x05mm
Seed:
Habenaria heyneana Lindl. Yes, it is Habenaria heyneana, dear … thank you very much for ID my Orchid. Flower size correction: 10x05mm. . References:
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