Habenaria longicorniculata
Habenaria longicorniculata
Habenaria longicorniculata
Habenaria longicorniculata
MO017 : Habenaria longicorniculata J.Graham
| Plant Category | : | Orchid |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 52 |
| Synonym | : | Habenaria gracilis Rchb.f., nom. illeg.;
Habenaria longecalcarata A.Rich.;
Habenaria longicalcarata var. viridis Blatt. & McCann.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Long-Tailed Habenaria, Habenaria orchid, Sheput habe-amri, |
| Plant Family | : | Orchidaceae |
| Description | : | Stem 20-60 cm high. Leaves clustered towards base of stem, to 15 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute. Scape to 40 cm long. Flowers white, 2.5 cm across; sepals 1 x 0.6 cm, obliquely ovate; dorsal sepal concave; petals 1 x 0.3 cm, spathulate, obtuse; lip 3-partite, side lobes 1 x 0.6 cm, oblong, subcuneate, oblique at apex, subentire, 1 x 0.6 cm; midlobe linear-oblong, little shorter than the side lobes, narrower; spur to 12 cm long, linear, subclavate, to 12 cm long. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | core area of MTR |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Folk; |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229902
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long-Tailed%20Habenaria.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Lilidae |
| Order | : Orchidales |
| Family | : Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
| Genus | : Habenaria Willd. - bog orchid |
| Species | : Habenaria longicorniculata |