
Habenaria josephensis Barb. Rodr. 1881
Plant Photos courtesy of Americo Docha Neto
Common Name Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker's Habenaria [English Botanist 1800's]
Flower Size 1/2" [1.2 cm]
This is a small to medium sized, cool to warm growing terrestrial orchid found in Mantiqueira Rain Forest Mountains at elevations of 800 to 1500 meters where it blooms in the early winter and last through the early summer.
Synonyms Habenaria heterophylla Schltr. 1919; Habenaria paranaguensis Hoehne 1950; Habenaria wacketii Porsch 1905
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