Habenaria dentata
Big White Egret Flower
Also known as: Habenaria dentata subsp. ecalcarata (King & Pantl.) Tuyama +7 more
- Habenaria dentata subsp. ecalcarata (King & Pantl.) Tuyama
- Habenaria geniculata subsp. ecalcarata King & Pantl.
- Habenaria miersiana subsp. yunnanensis Finet
- Orchis dentata Sw.
- Pecteilis dentata (Sw.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Plantaginorchis dentata (Sw.) Szlach.
- Platanthera dentata (Sw.) Lindl.
- Platanthera geniculata (D.Don) Lindl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Habenaria dentata (commonly known as Big white-egret flower) is a tuberous orchid within the Orchidaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya