Habenaria reniformis Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Habenaria

Characteristics

Plants 18-20 cm tall. Tubers globose, ca. 1 cm in diam., fleshy. Stem rather slender, with 1 or 2 leaves at base and 3 or 4 bractlike leaves above. Leaf blade almost spreading horizontally, orbicular, ovate-cordate, or broadly ovate-orbicular, 1.8-2.5 × 1.5-2.7 cm, fleshy, base often cordate, amplexicaul, apex obtuse. Raceme sparsely 4-or 5-flowered, 7-8 cm, glabrous; floral bracts lanceolate, small, 6-8 mm, much shorter than ovary; ovary twisted, cylindric-fusiform, including pedicel 13-16 mm, glabrous. Flowers green, small. Dorsal sepal erect, concave, narrowly ovate-oblong, ca. 5 × 1.7 mm, 3-veined, apex obtuse; lateral sepals spreading or reflexed, obliquely ovate-lanceolate, ca. 6 × 1.5 mm, 3-veined, apex acuminate. Petals oblique, narrowly lanceolate, falcate, ca. 4.5 × 1 mm, 1-veined, apex subobtuse; lip linear, slightly longer than or ca. as long as sepals, usually with 1 tooth on either side below middle; spur often absent; stigmas subcylindric or clavate, ca. 1.5 mm. Fl. Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Habenaria reniformis world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:638011-1
WFO ID wfo-0000978531
COL ID 3J49P
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Synonyms

Listera reniformis Aopla reniformis Neottia reniformis Habenaria clovisii Herminium reniforme Habenaria reniformis