Habenaria longicornu Lindl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Habenaria longicornu
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Habenaria longicornu Lindl.
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial orchid. Leaves are dense, linear-oblong, pale green in colour. Corolla is white, linear-oblong on hood, wing petals are obovate with a long swollen spur.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Native : India
  • Comments : On hills to 1000 m, on slopes by thin layer of soil by rocks.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Prasad, K et al 2012 Conservation of Wild Orchids in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Botanic Garden, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(7);2705-2708; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Habenaria longicornu. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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