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Habenaria-malintana-2024-01-06 *SITF confirms that this plant is Habenaria malintana (Feb 2024).
Posted on January 06, 2024
Finding
This matches the description of Habenaria malintana in the "Flora of China"; With enlargement, the photos show finely ciliate margins of the sepals and petals. The plant closely matches the photo of H. malintana in the IOSPE; flower size is within range. There are also twelve very good supporting photos in the orchidroots.com.
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