Long-Tailed Habenaria
Habenaria longicorniculata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Long-Tailed Habenaria
Identify Long-Tailed 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: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Long-Tailed Habenaria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria longicorniculata
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open grassy places and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- 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 Long-Tailed Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- श्रावण आमरी
About Long-Tailed Habenaria
Long-tailed habenaria (Habenaria longicorniculata) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 3 other states. It grows in open grassy places and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Long-Tailed Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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