Long-Horned Habenaria
Habenaria longicornu
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Long-Horned Habenaria
Identify Long-Horned 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: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Long-Horned Habenaria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria longicornu
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-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-Horned Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Long-Horned Habenaria
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Long-Horned Habenaria (Habenaria longicornu) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. It grows in grasslands and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Long-Horned Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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