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.); . Nepal to China (Guangdong) and E. India, N. Sumatera: Assam, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Common name: Kidney-Leaved Habenaria, Gnome’s Cap Orchid .
Habenaria diphylla (Orchidaceae) sometimes wrongly identified as Habenaria reniformis : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6) Habenaria diphylla sometimes wrongly identified as Habenaria reniformis Kankavali, 2017, Phonda, Maharashtra in small hillocks in grasses enjoys extremely hot and humid weather. attaching some photos for reference ATTACHING FEW IMAGES love it. details. good photography and esp the ruler /tape- makes life easier for the taxonomist No, the plants in the pictures are indeed Habenaria reniformis and NOT Habenaria diphylla. Please check the leaves in this plate The labellum of Habenaria reniformis is very variable. Sometimes lobed, sometime no lobes, sometimes even lobes just on one side. Sometimes spurred, sometimes not, sometimes inconspicuously spurred. It is obvious that your plant has leaves so you can differentiate them. Please reply to all for further answers. Have you read Dalzell’s description? Yes sure you might be right sir but have you examind flower from maharashtra kokan population?? It matched well with description given in orchids of bombay. so are you indicating that dalzell and santapau and kapadia had misidentified it?? Have you read Dalzell’s description? and Don’s description? . |
Habenaria reniformis
Updated on June 6, 2025