About Plantain Orchid
Habenaria plantaginea is a species of orchid native to Asia. The specific epithet plantaginea may have originated from the plant's resemblance to the genus Plantago.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria plantaginea
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Plantain Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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