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Habenaria suaveolens
Habenaria suaveolens is a species of orchid that is native to western India. The species was first collected and described by Dalzell who obtained specimens from the Konkan region and Bababudan Hills of Karnataka.
The species grows exclusively on exposed lateritic rocky plateaus with minimal soil, and flowers during the monsoon (June-September). The species has a narrow distribution range in the Western Ghat mountains found only in a few locations in Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka states.
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 suaveolens 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.
