Habenaria crinifera Lindl. 1835 Photo by © Aarshasree Orchids and their Orchid Webpage

LATEWinter EARLY spring

Common Name or Meaning The Hair Carrying Habenaria

Flower Size

Found in the eastern Himalayas, India and Sri Lanka as a terrestrial that blooms in the late winter and early spring

Synonyms Habenaria schizochilus J.Graham 1839; Synmeria crinifera (Lindl.) Szlach. 2005; Synmeria schizochilus Nimmo 1839

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing fide;

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