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Habenaria digitata Lindl. 1835

Orchid ID: AR00429

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Sub-Tribe: Habernariinae
Genus: Habenaria
Species: digitata
Variety: Habenaria digitata var. travancorica.

Basic Details

Common Name: The Fingered Habenaria/Green Habenaria/Leafy Habenaria.
Vernacular Name(s): In Marathi Hirvi Habe-amri.
Synonym(s): Bonatea benghalensis Griff. 1844; Bonatea herbacea Wall. ex Lindl. 1835; Bonatea panduana Lindl. ex Wall. 1832; Habenaria graveolens Duthie 1906; Habenaria laciniata Dalzell 1850; Habenaria lindleyana Wight 1844; Habenaria travancorica Hook. f. 1890.
Collection Site: Jaurang; Tawang
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; Dr. A. N. Rao
Informant(s):
Reference(s): India Biodiversity portal; Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H.J Chowdhery 1998; http://www.orchidspecies.com; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 1000 m Max: 1500 m
Latitude: From 0° 0' 0" N To 0° 0' 0" N
Longitude: From 0° 0' 0" E To 0° 0' 0" E
Flowering Period Start: JULY
Flowering Period End: SEPTEMBER
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
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Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1.5 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish-white
Season of Flower: Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Jaurang, 06/09/1980; A. N. Rao, Towang, Collection No. 3207, 06/09/1980.
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