Freak rein orchid | |
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Drawing of H. xanthantha by Lewis Roberts | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Orchideae |
Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
Genus: | Habenaria |
Species: | H. xanthantha
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Binomial name | |
Habenaria xanthantha |
Habenaria xanthantha, commonly known as the freak rein orchid,[2] is a species of orchid that is endemic to far northern Queensland. It has two or three leaves at its base, and up to twenty small white flowers often lacking the nectary spur present on other species in the genus.
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