Habenaria ochroleuca

Sickle orchid
Habenaria ochroleuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Habenaria
Species:
H. ochroleuca
Binomial name
Habenaria ochroleuca
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Pecteilis ochroleuca (R.Br.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
    • Habenaria eurystoma Schltr.
    • Habenaria triplonema Schltr.
    • Pecteilis eurystoma (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
    • Pecteilis triplonema (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Flower detail

Habenaria ochroleuca, commonly known as the sickle orchid[2] or sickle habenaria,[3] is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern Australia. It has two or three broad, glabrous leaves and up to twenty five white flowers on a flowering stem with many overlapping bracts. The side lobes of the labellum curve upwards.

  1. ^ a b "Habenaria ochroleuca". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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