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Habenaria ovalifolia Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1708 1851.;
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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 ovalifolia for sharing:
Terrestrial orchid Habenaria ovalifolia found growing in deep forest. Photographed at Gawse, Ajara, Kolhapur
Names of Plants in India :: Habenaria furcifera Lindl.:
via Species > H > Habenaria furcifera Lindl. … (family: Orchidaceae) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary … 02 SEP 12 This is Habenaria ovalifolia. Thank you very much … and … for correcting the ID. Yes they have been put as synonym but its not right. The names of this plant are rectified at efi thread Any published reference to show that Habenaria furcifera Lindl. is different from Habenaria ovalifolia Wight ? hab-en-AR-ee-uh — Latin: habena (rein or strap), referring to shape of orchid’s spur … Dave’s Botanary
o-val-ee-FOH-lee-uh — oval leaf … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri • Telugu: నేల జిమ్మి గడ్ nela jimmi gadda
botanical names: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight., Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient 5: t. 1708. 1851. … synonyms: Habenaria hallbergii Blatt. & McCann, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 36: 24. 1932. • Habenaria modesta Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 262. 1850. … Botanical Survey of India NOTE: Many thanks to Dr Pankaj Kumar Sahani, Dr Sweedle Cerejo and Dr Navendu Page suggesting that Habenaria ovalifolia Wight and Habenaria furcifera Lindl. are distinct species; here are discussions in efloraofindia, various posts dated:
Bibliography / etymology
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oval-leaved habenaria
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no given name / no name found
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no given name / no name found
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उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri
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no given name / no name found
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నేల జమ్మి గడ్డ nela jimmi gadda
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Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/habenaria-ovalifolia-wight.html Not updated in POWO, CoL and GBIF yet regarding these two as separate sp. Both POWO and Catalogue of Life treat H. ovalifolia as synonym of H.furcifera Lindl.,so Dinesh ji is right in that sense of compiling names. Both species are distinct; somehow H. ovalifolia Wt. (an endemic of Western Ghats) got treated as synonym of H.furcifera Lindl.which has distribution almost all over India and beyond. Hope someday they are going to be separated at POWO, GBIF, and any other sites.
Names of Plants in India :: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight:     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 commonly known as: oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri botanical names: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight … synonyms: not sure of synonym(s) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary … 02 SEP 12 Great find. Liked the photograph. Tungareshwar WLS seems to have lot of hidden treasure….. Oh yes – hidden treasure everywhere ! Was lucky to sight it, …
Habenaria ovalifolia at Sanjay Gandhi national park , Mumbai : Attachments (4). 6 posts by 5 authors. Very beautiful close ups as well as habit pics..
Please identify this terrestrial orchid – NS 181012: How about Habenaria frucifera? Need a slight close-up of it to confirm. Thanks … Had also narrowed it down to Habenaria furcifera [not frucifera]. Unfortunately do not have any more / close-up photographs. Yes, Its looks like Habenaria furcifera…. Feedback from another thread:
Lovely photographs !!! Clearly shows that this the Masked Orchid [H.ovalifolia] is distinct from the Yellow Fork Orhid [H.furcifera] which it closely resembles and which has been considered as a synonym on certain sites.
Now suspect that my unidentified orchid at this post is also the Masked Orchid. I cant see the flower properly but I think this is Habenaria ovalifolia. The mid lobe is not visible on any flower, so I assume they are curved upwards touching the hood.     Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria ovalifolia :: Tungareshwar WLS :: DV23 : 4 images. 5 posts by 4 authors. Habenaria ovalifolia Wight
hab-en-AR-ee-uh — from the Latin habena (rein or strap) referring to shape of orchid’s spur … Dave’s Botanary
o-val-ee-FOH-lee-uh — oval leaf … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri ¿ Endemic to ?: northern Western Ghats (of India) References: Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar • efloraofindia at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on 02 SEP 12
at same site of Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on 20 OCT 12
Orchidaceae fortnight ..Habenaria ovalifolia : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 3 authors. Yes Habenaria ovalifolia Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary … about 100 – 2100 ft asl
Mixed vegetation – dry deciduous, moist deciduous, semi-evergreen Date & time: September 2, 2012 at 10.37am
Altitude: about 764 ft asl Habitat: mixed-deciduous forest, under canopy of large tree, along path Habit: herb about 50 – 60 cm high Habenaria furcifera Yes sir, its Habenaria furcifera Lindl. is this medicinal too? Yes this is used as medicine too can’t remember for what! Sorry for digging out this old post again but I was wondering if this H. ovalifolia and not H. furcifera. … what do you think? Isn’t the closed lip a characteristic of ovalifolia. Furcifera should have a open lip, right? Yes, it is Habenaria ovaliolia. This post was on 14 SEP 12 Sorry for my mistake. Yes this plant is Habenaria ovalifolia. Thanks for bringing it up… Thank you all for that clarification. I stumbled upon that post while I was searching for all the Peristylus of southern India. The genus Peristylus seems to be a bit of a mess. To add to the confusion, some species have been given different names in the Dr. Sathish Pandey et al’s book on Orchids of Maharashtra.
What do you guys think. Is there a revision of Peristylus? …? That’s a nice idea. Dont look at that book Pugaay except page 249 for Peristylus. Yes, Peristylus needs attention…There is no revision as such and it is much needed… Such a revision is a great idea! 🙂 Perhaps for both Peristylus and Habenaria?
Orchid ID Please : Attachments (1). Could be Habernaria marginata … second green one is Habenaria ovalifolia       TSP-SEP2016-10-435: Images of Habenaria ovalifolia (Orchidaceae) : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
It is my pleasure to present few images of Habenaria ovalifolia (Orchidaceae) ……The mid-lobe of the lip arched upwards towards the dorsal sepal….! Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3036&cat=1 Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, terrestrial, Evergreen forest floor. Sighting: Vanagur, Sakaleshpur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 11-08-2016, 27-08-2016, 03-09-2016 and 08-09-2016 The efi considers H.ovalifolia distinct from H.furcifera…..!! Ref: /species/m—z/o/orchidaceae/habenaria/habenaria-ovalifolia Ref: /species/m—z/o/orchidaceae/habenaria/habenaria-furcifera BUT The Plant List and the Flowers of India sites consider H.ovalifolia as a synonym of H.furcifera….?? Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-95270 Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Forked%20Habenaria.html Yes, wonderful images. Habenaria ovalifolia I consider Habenaria ovalifolia as different on the basis of mid lobe which never comes down as in furcifera.   
. Telugu name(s) of Habenaria ovalifolia Wight.: Please help me with the name nela jimmi gadda of Habenaria ovalifolia Wight. (treated as synonym of Habenaria furcifera Lindl.)
References:
My attempt: నేల జిమ్మి గడ్ good, but it is నేల జమ్మి గడ్డ –gadda means tuber in telugu . References:
efi thread The Plant List (Habenaria furcifera Lindl. syn. Habenaria hamigera Griff., Habenaria modesta Dalzell, Habenaria ovalifolia Wight, Habenaria tenuicornis Wall. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]) Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post JSTOR | Global Plants: Type of Habenaria ovalifolia Wight [family … India Biodiversity Portal |
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