Hirvi Habe-Amri / Green Habenaria
Habenaria digitata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-January
How to identify Hirvi Habe-Amri
Identify Hirvi Habe-Amri by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hirvi Habe-Amri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria digitata
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests and grasslands
- Native to
- Indo-Burma
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hirvi Habe-Amri itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- हिरवी हबेअमरी Hirvi Habe-amri
About Hirvi Habe-Amri
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Green Habenaria (Habenaria digitata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in evergreen forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Hirvi Habe-Amri belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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