Habenaria triquetra Rolfe 1906 SECTION Macroceratitis

Collection sheet by © the Kew Plants of the World Website

Common Name The Triangular Habenaria [Refers to the ovary shape in cross section

Flower Size

Found in northern Myanmar with an erect stem carrying all along the stem, ovate-lanceolate, subacute, amplexicaul leaves and patenat, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute, amplexicaul, trinerved, sparsely glaucous, cauline leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, to 10 flowered inflorescence with leafy, gradually decreasing above, twice as long to more floral bracts.

The plant overall is somewhat glaucous, the sepals are light green and the petals and lip are white." Rolfe 1909

This species is within a group of similar orchids consisiting of H davidii, H arietina, H intermedia, H limprichtii, H yueana, H mairei and H pectinata which all have trilobed lips with the two lateral sides with fringe.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos,Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 87 Rolfe 1906

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