Habenaria erichmichaelii Christenson 2003 Photo by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website

Flower Closeup Photo by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website.

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Common Name Erich Michael's Habenaria [Hoosier Orchid's company owner current]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

A new species found in SE Asia as a miniature terrestrial that is confused with Habenaria rhodocheila but differs in the 90 degree angle of the rostellum to the flower, short statured plants, leaves with silvery-white squarish spots. This species has a short stem carrying 4 to 6, subrosulate, linear-lanceolate, acute, green with silvery-white squarish spotted leaves and blooms on an erect, 6" [15 cm] long, subcorymbose inflorescence with two distant, leaf-like bracts and carrying 2 to 6 flowers.

Synonyms Smithanthe erichmichaelii (Christenson) Szlach. & Marg. 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;