Habenaria sigillum Thouars 1822

Side View of Flower

Plant in situ Reunion Photos by © François Vandeschricke and The Orchidees de Reunion Website

Drawing Drawing by © Thouars and Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria

Specimen Specimen by © Thouars and Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria

Part Shade LATE Summer Fall

Common Name The Seal or Signet Habenaria

Flower Size 1 to 1.8" [2.5 to 4.5 cm]

Found in Reunion in wet forests at elevations of 500 to 1000 meters as a medium to giant sized, warm growing terrestrial with pleated, reed-like leaves that blooms in the late summer and fall on a terminal, erect, several to many flowered inflorescence

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Historie Particulier des Plantes Orchidees Recueilles Sur Trois Iles Australes d'Afrique Thouars 1822 drawing fide; Orchidees de La Reunion Bernet 2010 photo fide;

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