Habenaria rostellifera Rchb.f. 1878 Photo courtesy Of Dechakij Chulakit ©

Orchid Collage Photo courtesy Of David Kuehn

Common Name The Rosy Habenaria

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam as a medium sized, terrestrial with several unstalked leaves and above on the stem are small stem leaves that are similar to the floral bracts that blooms in the fall on a 2" [5 cm] long, 5 to 12 flowered inflorescence with narrow floral bracts with the edges minutely hairy.

Synonyms Habenaria roseata Ridl. 1908

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfadden & Woods 1992 as H rostellifera