Habenaria loerzingii J.J.Sm. 1914 Photo by © J B Comber

Inflorescence Photo by Dr F M Dourado

Part sunWarm Spring

Common Name or Meaning Loerzing's Habenaria

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in central and eastern Java on roadside cuttings and between rocks on steep hillsides at elevations around 760 meters as a small sized, warm growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying 3 narrowly lanceolate, acute leaves becoming smaller above that blooms in the spring on an erect, about 6" [about 15 cm] long, 15 to 35 flowered, well spaced, inflorescence

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids Of Java Comber 1990 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 55 No 4 1991 photo fide;

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