Habenaria

Finding

This plant matches photos of Habenaria crinifera in the IOSPE, POWO, orchidroots.com and OW; the flower form is very distinctive in this species; although the description in the IOSPE states 2-4 flowers on up to a seven to 12-cm inflorescence, the herbarium specimen in the POWO shows numerous flowers on one very long inflorescence as is this plant with eleven flowers and one bud on one 44-cm inflorescence.

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 6

Leaf Length: 12

Leaf Width: 2.5

Leaf Margin: smooth

Leaf Shape: oblong-lanceolate

Inflorescence Overall Length: 44

Ovary Length: 3

Ovary Width: 0.2

Ovary Shape: terete

Ovary Color: dark green

Ovary Texture: ribbed longitudinally

Flower Natural Spread Length: 4.1

Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.5

Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.0

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.6

Lateral Sepals Length: 0.7

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.5

Petals Length: 0.5

Petals Width: 0.2

Judging Center: Great Plains Judging Center

Award Number: 20223611

Award Date: October 15, 2022

Awarded As: Habenaria crinifera

Eleven white flowers and one bud on one strong, upright 44cm terminal inflorescence on a terrestrial, tuberous plant grown in an 6cm plastic pot of small bark mix, 6 basally clustered, oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves, 2.5cm wide x 12cm long randomly arranged; petals and sepals blushed light green inferior, distal one-half; petals enclosed in hooded dorsal sepal; lip white, midlobe clawed, cleft with two lance shaped long tailed segments, side lobes with the lateral margins toothed proximally; complex reproductive parts white; ovary 0.2cm wide x 3cm long, dark green, ribbed longitudinally; sheath around ovary 0.5cm wide x 1.7cm long, green; spur 0.1cm wide x 3.5cm long, clavate, light green, darker distally; substance medium; texture waxy; species native to eastern Himalayas, India and Sri Lanka; ID by SITF ______________.

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