Tentacled Deccan Habenaria
Habenaria multicaudata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Tentacled Deccan Habenaria
Identify Tentacled Deccan 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-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tentacled Deccan Habenaria.
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.
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