Orchidaceae
Habenaria

Habenaria modesta Dalzell

First published in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 262 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bramhadande, S.P. & Nandikar, M.D. (2023). Nicholas Dalzell's orchids in western India. Rheedea 33: 174-192.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Habenaria ovalifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bramhadande, S.P. & Nandikar, M.D. (2023). Nicholas Dalzell's orchids in western India. Rheedea 33: 174-192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 25, 2000 s.coll. [s.n.] India Habenaria ovalifolia K000247464 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barnes, E. India Habenaria ovalifolia K:SPC-17294.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0