Habenaria aurantiaca Rolfe ex Downie 1925 Photo unavailable at this time.

Common Name The Golden Yellow Habenaria

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found as a small sized terrestrial in China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanamar and Thailand with a few subradical, sessile, oblong to linear-oblong, yellow margined leaves that blooms on a 4 to 10" [10 to 25 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence with many erect, lanceolate sheaths.

Synonyms Habenaria flavescens Hook.f. 1890; Habenaria fusifera Hook.f. 1890; Habenaria marginata Colebr. in W.J.Hooker 1824; Habenaria marginata var. flavescens (Hook.f.) T.Cooke 1907; Habenaria promensis Lindl. 1835; Orchis clavata B.Heyne ex Hook.f. 1890; Platanthera marginata (Colebr.) Lindl. 1832

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Burma Grant 1895/95 as H marginata; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2007 as H marginata