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Commelina-Leaf
Habenaria

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Commelina-Leaf Habenaria

Habenaria commelinifolia

Commelina-Leaf Habenaria is a terrestrial orchid found in the Himalayas, from W. Himalayas to parts of SE Asia. It is also found in Western Ghats. It is a terrestrial herb. Leaves are alternately arranged on the stem, becoming smaller upwards, merging into bracts, oblong, lance-shaped, with white or yellow margins. Bracts are stem-clasping. Flowers are borne in a dense spike, greenish-white. Sepals and petals are white. Lip is white, 3-lobed. Lateral lobes are thread-like; midlobe is narrowly linear. The curved spur is 5-6 cm long.

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Regional Names
  • Marathi:
    कोमल अमरी
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ASPARAGALES
ORCHIDACEAE
Habenaria commelinifolia

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