Habenaria spathiphylla J.J.Sm. 1928

TYPE Drawing by © J J Smith and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Part shade Cool

Common Name The Spatula Shaped Leaved Habenaria

Flower Size .49" [1.27 cm] long

Found in Sumatra at elevations around 1800 meters as a small sized, cool growing terrestrial with a close set stem carrying spathulate to obovate, shortly triangular-acuminate, apiculate, reticulate veination leaves that blooms an an erect, terminal, peduncle to 18.8" to 20.8" [47 to 52 cm] long, rachis to 6.4 to 9" [16 to 22.5 cm] long, laxly many flowered inflorescence and carrying mostly light green flowers, but the sepals are dark green .

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 10: 5 J J Smith 1928;

Orchids of Sumatra J B Comber 2001

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