Habenaria hymenophylla

Habenaria hymenophylla Schltr.

Habenaria trinervia

Smelly socks habenaria

Friedrich Schlechter in Repert.Spec.Nov.Regni Veg. 9:212-213 (1911)

Kimberley region, Prince Regent River, growing in a deep ravine under a canopy of Myristica trees. Also found in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

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An unusual species 200–450 mm high with five to eight thin-textured, broadly elliptic leaves 30–60 mm long by 30–35 mm across in a loose rosette on the lower half of the stem, becoming sheathing along the stem. The inflorescence is erect with up to 30 greenish-white flowers 10–13 mm across.

Not Listed