Spreading Flowered Habenaria
Habenaria rariflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Spreading Flowered Habenaria
Identify Spreading Flowered 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: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Spreading Flowered Habenaria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Habenaria rariflora
- Genus
- Habenaria
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Terrestrial
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- 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 Spreading Flowered Habenaria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- भाद्रपद आमरी
About Spreading Flowered Habenaria
Spreading Flowered Habenaria (Habenaria rariflora) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in terrestrial. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Spreading Flowered Habenaria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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