About Doll Orchid
Habenaria crinifera is a species of orchid found in Asia. It is known as Narilatha in Sinhala and Doll Orchid in English. These orchids, which bloom in whole groups in late rains, are tuberous orchids with both epiphytic and terrestrial habitats. Flowers are white with smooth edged petals. The lip white, 3 times as long as sepals, with a long claw, 3-lobed with side lobes somewhat wedge shaped, having the outer margins toothed and with a slender tail as long as itself produced from the inner margin. The midlobe is clawed, cleft into 2 lance shaped long tailed segments as long as side lobes. Spur is slender and incurved.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria crinifera
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Marathi
- बाहुली आमरी
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Doll Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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