Habenaria dentata Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Plants 35-87 cm tall. Tubers oblong-ovoid to oblong, 2-5 × 1-3 cm, fleshy. Stem erect, terete, stout, loosely with 3-5 leaves and several bractlike leaflets. Leaf blade oblong to narrowly elliptic, 5-15 × 1.5-4 cm, base amplexicaul, margin white when dried, apex acute or acuminate. Raceme often many flowered, 5-12 cm; floral bracts lanceolate, 2-3 cm, basal ones ca. as long as ovary, apex acuminate; ovary twisted, terete, including pedicel 2-3 cm. Flowers white. Sepals and petals ciliate; dorsal sepal forming a hood with petals, erect, broadly ovate, concave, 10-13 × 7-8 mm, 5-veined, apex acute; lateral sepals spreading or reflexed, obliquely ovate, 14-16 mm, 5-veined, apex acute. Petals falcate-lanceolate, 8-9 × 2-2.5 mm, 2-veined, unlobed; lip broadly obovate, 15-18 × 12-16 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes subrhombic or flabellate, 7-8 mm wide, apical margin serrate; mid-lobe linear-lanceolate or ligulate-lanceolate, 5-7 × 1.5-3 mm, 3-veined, apex obtuse; spur pendulous, green below middle, cylindric-clavate, 3.5-4 cm, longer than ovary, somewhat geniculate in basal half, slightly curved, gradually dilated toward end, apex obtuse, with conspicuously raised structure surrounding mouth; stigmas oblong. Fl. Aug-Oct. 2n = 64.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.87
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Habenaria dentata world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:637143-1
WFO ID wfo-0000977480
COL ID 3J3SC
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Orchis dentata Platanthera geniculata Platanthera dentata Plantaginorchis dentata Habenaria dentata Orchis geniculata

Lower taxons

Habenaria dentata var. parageniculata Habenaria dentata var. dentata