Habenaria gibsonii Blatt. & McCann ; Leafy Habenaria • Marathi: उग्र हबॆअमरी Ugra Habe-amri; Kew treats this as synonym of Habenaria foliosa but I truly believe that its Habenaria gibsoni a distinct species.
Habenaria foliosa: Habenaria foliosa At Kanakeshwar, Alibag Though Kew considers Habenaria gibsonii and foliosa as conspecific, I think they are different. Even gibsonii has two varieties. They both smell very differently. have long been confused with this. But to me this plant looks very much like Habenaria gibsonii. I am in delhi right now. Will try to dig more and find out the different between two. I assume difference lies in the flower especially in the lobes of lateral petals. Please do try to smell it and let me know the fragrance. Sending the photographs of foliage
Please check the smell to confirm if this is gibsoni var. foetida or gibsoni var. gibsoni. VOF Week: Habenaria sp.?? (Orchid) en-route Joshimath: Seen this erect herb en-route Joshimath. Looks like some Habenaria sp.?? Family: Orchidaceae. Date/Time: 06-08-2012 / 11:50AM Habitat: Wild Plant habit: Herb Wow Indeed a good find. This is a new record for western Himalaya !!!!! Kew treats this as synonym of Habenaria foliosa but I truly believe that its Habenaria gibsoni a distinct species. This sp is Habenaria foliosa A.Rich. found only in India. Syn name Habenaria gibsonii Hook.f; Habenaria digitata var. gibsonii (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch; Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida Blatt. & McCann; Habenaria foliosa var. foetida (Blatt. & McCann) Bennet; Habenaria foliosa var. gibsonii (Hook.f.) Bennet. This synonymy is perfectly wrong. Habenaria foliosa is a different plant Habenaria gibsonii var gibsonii and Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida are distinct. Habenaria digitata is obviously a separate thing. The plant here is one of the varieties of Habenaria gibsonii. If it smells good then its Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii and if it smells bad then it should be Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida. If i had to guess this plant should be Habenaria gibsonii var foetida owing to the slightly longer upper segment of the petal. Second thing is the smell which I can find out from here. Here is the link to a perfect flower of Habenaria foliosa All the names according to KEW. I have no much more idea about the species because I don’t see the live specimen till now. I know this species only from literature. There are mistakes on Kew list, so dont worry.
Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria gibsoni :: en-route Joshimath :: PKA32::: : Attachments (7). 5 posts by 4 authors. Seen this erect herb en-route Joshimath. Bot. name: Habenaria gibsoni Family: Orchidaceae. Date/Time: 06-08-2012 / 11:50AM Habitat: Wild Plant habit: Herb Yes this is Habenaria gibsonii. If nice fragrance then H. g. var. gibsonii, if foul smell then H. g. var. foetida. Again we missed this during our tour to VoF. OH DEAR.... R U JOKING ME.... This must be published as it is new record for western Himalaya. It has never been reported from Himalayan elevations. You must publish.
Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors. This herb was spotted en-route Tirangi Ghat (Dhasai region). This is a Habenaria gibsonii. If the flower has good fragrance then Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii; if the plant has bad smell then Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida.
Saw this terrestrial orchid on Panhala-Vishalgad trek route. Requesting ID.. Habenaria gibsonii. Smell it to know further :) Thanks ... for the ID and the info. Yes, i did smell this and smell was not bad..
Habenaria foliosa seen near Satara No mam this should be Habenaria gibsonii.
Looks like Habenaria foliosa? Seen this terrestrial herb growing under Karvi bushes en-route Gambhirgad. Date/Time: 19-07-2014 / 11:40AM Your suggestions seems correct as it seems to be Habenaria foliosa I always consider this plant as Habenaria gibsonii. Check the smell, if it has good fragrance then Habenaria gibsonii var. gibsonii and if the smell if foul then this is Habenaria gibsonii var. foetida. There has been lot of issue on the identification, but I have always stick to mine for this species :) References: |
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