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Habenaria medusa is a species of genus Habenaria
Description[]
Plant blooms from spring to summer with many 9 cm wide flowers.
Plant was first described in 1893 by Kränzlin in Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflantzengeographie.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra at elevations around 600 meters.
Culture[]
Grow in cool to warm temperatures and shady conditions. It grows well in a loose medium, in particular one with leaf mold, perlite, soil, and sharp sand. Plant should be kept in a deep pot. After leaves drys out with hold watering until new shoots appear from the tuber
Naming[]
Common Names: The Medusa like Habenaria
Synonyms[]
- Fimbrorchis medusa (Kraenzl.) Szlach.2004
- Fimbrorchis myriotricha (Gagnep.) Szlach. 2004
- Fimbrorchis myriotricha var. confluens (Gagnep.) Szlach 2004
- Habenaria myriotricha Gagnep. 1931
- Habenaria myriotricha var. confluens Gagnep.1934
External Links[]
Habenaria medusa at CultureSheet.org