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Habenaria rumphii
Habenaria rumphii, commonly known as stiff rein orchid, is a species of orchid that is widespread and common in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. It has six or seven leaves on the lower part of its stem and up to thirty white flowers with one long and two short lobes on the labellum.
Habaneria rumphii grows with grasses in open forest and woodland in Australia. It also occurs in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea. In Australia it is found on the Cape York Peninsula and south to Ingham as well as on some Torres Strait Islands. There is a single record from the Northern Territory, where the species is listed as "endangered".
Rarotonga ground-orchid · Habenaria batesii · Green-hooded rein orchid · Doll orchid · Habenaria delavayi · Big White Egret Flower · Hammock bog orchid · White rein orchid · Small rein orchid · Wispy rein orchid · Habenaria fargesii · Yellow rein orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Habenaria rumphii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
