Tentacled Deccan Habenaria
Habenaria multicaudata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria multicaudata
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-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 Tentacled Deccan Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tentacled Deccan Habenaria
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Tentacled Deccan Habenaria (Habenaria multicaudata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Tentacled Deccan Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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