Kadali Habe-Amri / Plantain Orchid
Habenaria plantaginea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- July-August
How to identify Kadali Habe-Amri
Identify Kadali Habe-Amri 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: July-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kadali Habe-Amri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria plantaginea
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Odisha, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-August
- 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 Kadali Habe-Amri itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- कदली हबेअमरी Kadali habe-amri
About Kadali Habe-Amri
Plantain Orchid (Habenaria plantaginea) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 12 other states. It grows in open deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to August.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Kadali Habe-Amri belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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