Habenaria commelinifolia (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl. 1835 Photo by © Anon

Part shade Hot

Common Name The The Commelina-Like Leafed Habenaria

Flower Size 1" x 3" tall [2.5 by 7.5cm]

Found in the western Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal, Myanamar, Thailand and Vietnam at elevations around 375 meters as a hot growing as a terrestrial orchid

Synonyms Orchis stylosanthes Ham. ex Hook.f. 1890; *Orchis commelinifolia Roxb. 1832; Platanthera commelinifolia (Roxb.) Lindl. 1828

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thaialand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 drawing;

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