Elwes Habenaria
Habenaria elwesii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Elwes Habenaria
Identify Elwes Habenaria 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: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Goa, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Elwes Habenaria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria elwesii
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Goa, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- 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 Elwes Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Elwes Habenaria
Elwes Habenaria (Habenaria elwesii) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Goa and Kerala. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Elwes Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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