Habenaria dryadum Schltr. 1906 SECTION Chlorinae
photo by © Andre Schuiteman
Drawing by © Howcroft
Type Drawing/collection sheet by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
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Common Name The Forest Loving Habenaria
Flower Size small
Found in New Guinea in thick shrub forests at elevations around 50 to 500 meters as a large sized, hot growing terrestrial that blooms in the later summer.
According to Andre Schuteman H H multicaudata is remarkably similar.
Synonyms Habenaria dryadum var. major Schltr. 1911; Habenaria epiphylla Schltr. 1905
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911 drawing fide; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911 as Habenaria dryadum var. major; A Guide to the Monocotyledons of Papua New Guinea Part 4 Orchidaceae [in Part] Howcroft 1984 drawing fide; Checklist of Papusian Orchids Ormerod 2017; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 20 2017 photo fide;
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