Habenaria Willdenow, 1805

Ariyarathne, W. A. M. P., Yakandawala, Deepthi, Samuel, Rosabelle & Wijesundara, Siril, 2017, Evaluating the occurrence and conservation statuses of Sri Lankan Orchids (Orchidaceae): Observations on newly recorded species and undocumented regions, Phytotaxa 308 (1), pp. 37-53 : 48

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.308.1.3

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scientific name

Habenaria Willdenow
status

 

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There are 11 species found in Sri Lanka including 4 endemic species. During this study, 4 species were observed including two endemics. Three species were observed with flowers from Adam’s Peak in Kuruvita- Erathna route; H. acuminata (Syn: Ate acuminata Thwaites ) (VU), H. dolichostachya (CR) and H. pterocarpa (EN) and the latter two species are endemic ( MOE, 2012). H. crinifera (VU) was observed in Dombagaskanda with flowers in August. However Jayaweera (1981) has stated that this species bear flowers in February, September and November.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Habenaria

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