Habenaria roxburghii
Species of orchid
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Habenaria roxburghii, commonly known as Roxburgh's habenaria,[3] malle leena gadda[4] and as chekku dumpa in Telugu,[3] is a species of orchid found in southern India. It is a tuberous terrestrial herb, 250–350 mm (10–10 in) tall. There are two or three more or less round leaves, about 70 mm (3 in) long and 50 mm (2 in) wide lying flat on the ground. The flowers pure white are arranged in long, dense cluster up to 80 mm (3 in) long. The sepals are broad egg-shaped, about 8 mm (0.3 in) long and the labellum has three lobes. The middle lobe is 8 mm (0.3 in) long and the side lobes are small. The species is usually found in shady places in the undergrowth of forests and is found in the Eastern Ghats.[5]
| Habenaria roxburghii | |
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| Habenaria roxburghii in the Talakona forest in India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Habenaria |
| Species: | H. roxburghii |
| Binomial name | |
| Habenaria roxburghii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Taxonomy and naming
Habenaria roxburghii was first formally described in 1976 by Dan Henry Nicolson and the description was published in the book "Flora of Hassan District, Karnataka, India".[2]
