Modest Habenaria
Habenaria ovalifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria ovalifolia
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In higher hills along moist slopes, and also along stream banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
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 Modest Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Modest Habenaria
Modest Habenaria (Habenaria ovalifolia) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in in higher hills along moist slopes, and also along stream banks. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Modest Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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