Names of Plants in India :: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight

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Dinesh Valke

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Habenaria ovalifolia Wight ... (family: Orchidaceae)

Habenaria ovalifolia Wight

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hab-en-AR-ee-uh -- from the Latin habena (rein), refers to shape of orchid's spur ... Dave's Botanary
o-val-ee-FOH-lee-uh -- oval leaf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri

botanical names: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight ... synonyms: not sure of synonym(s)


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Photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary ... 02 SEP 12
Many thanks to Dr Pankaj Kumar Sahani and Sweedle Cerejo for the ID.

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Prashant Awale

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Sep 24, 2012, 8:07:56 AM9/24/12
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Dear Dinesh,
Great find. Liked the photograph.
Tungareshwar WLS seems to have lot of hidden treasure.....
Regards
Prashant


Dinesh

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Dinesh Valke

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Sep 24, 2012, 8:47:46 AM9/24/12
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Oh yes - hidden treasure everywhere ! Was lucky to sight it, dear Prashant !
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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 26, 2023, 5:42:50 AM1/26/23
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/habenaria-ovalifolia-wight.html

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Dinesh Valke

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Habenaria ovalifolia Wight

Habenaria ovalifolia Wight

hab-en-AR-ee-uh -- Latin: habena (rein or strap), referring to shape of orchid's spur ... Dave's Botanary

o-val-ee-FOH-lee-uh -- oval leaf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri • Telugu: నేల జిమ్మి గడ్ nela jimmi gadda


botanical names: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight., Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient 5: t. 1708. 1851. ... synonyms: Habenaria hallbergii Blatt. & McCann, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 36: 24. 1932. • Habenaria modesta Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 262. 1850. ... Botanical Survey of India
NOTE: Many thanks to Dr Pankaj Kumar Sahani, Dr Sweedle Cerejo and Dr Navendu Page suggesting that Habenaria ovalifolia Wight and Habenaria furcifera Lindl. are distinct species; here are discussions in efloraofindia, various posts dated:
  1. 14 Sept 2012 - DV :: 02 SEP 12 - 1037 :: ¿ Peristylus ? at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
  2. 19 Sept 2012 - Names of Plants in India :: Habenaria furcifera Lindl.
  3. 02 Oct 2013 - Orchidaceae fortnight :: Habenaria ovalifolia :: Tungareshwar WLS :: DV23
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
oval-leaved habenaria
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the descriptive epithet - ovalifolia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
no given name / no name found
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
no given name / no name found
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri
  • name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ... उंच uncha = tall, refers to the tall-standing herb; हबेअमरी habe-amri - the genus name Habenaria, Marathicised
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
no given name / no name found
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నేల జిమ్మి గడ్ nela jimmi gadda
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
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Dinesh Valke

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Jan 26, 2023, 7:49:12 AM1/26/23
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Telugu name corrected ...


Habenaria ovalifolia Wight

Habenaria ovalifolia Wight

hab-en-AR-ee-uh -- Latin: habena (rein or strap), referring to shape of orchid's spur ... Dave's Botanary
o-val-ee-FOH-lee-uh -- oval leaf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: oval-leaved habenaria • Marathi: उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri • Telugu: నేల జమ్మి గడ్డ nela jimmi gadda


botanical names: Habenaria ovalifolia Wight., Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient 5: t. 1708. 1851. ... synonyms: Habenaria hallbergii Blatt. & McCann, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 36: 24. 1932. • Habenaria modesta Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 262. 1850. ... Botanical Survey of India
NOTE: Many thanks to Dr Pankaj Kumar Sahani, Dr Sweedle Cerejo and Dr Navendu Page for suggesting that Habenaria ovalifolia Wight and Habenaria furcifera Lindl. are distinct species; here are discussions in efloraofindia, various posts dated:
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
oval-leaved habenaria
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the descriptive epithet - ovalifolia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
no given name / no name found
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
no given name / no name found
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
उंच हबेअमरी uncha habe-amri
  • name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ... उंच uncha = tall, refers to the tall-standing herb; हबेअमरी habe-amri - the genus name Habenaria, Marathicised
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
no given name / no name found
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నేల జమ్మి గడ్డ nela jimmi gadda
  • Many thanks to A. Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia
    ~~~~~ x ~~~~~

    Saroj Kasaju

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    Jan 26, 2023, 10:11:40 AM1/26/23
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    Not updated in POWO, CoL and GBIF yet regarding these two as separate sp. 

    Thank you.

    Saroj Kasaju


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    Gurcharan Singh

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    Jan 26, 2023, 9:48:34 PM1/26/23
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    Both POWO and Catalogue of Life treat H. ovalifolia as synonym of H.furcifera Lindl.,so Dinesh ji is right in that sense of compiling names.

    Dinesh Valke

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    Jan 26, 2023, 10:20:25 PM1/26/23
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    Thanks Saroj ji and Gurcharan ji.
    Both species are distinct; somehow H. ovalifolia Wt. (an endemic of Western Ghats) got treated as synonym of H.furcifera Lindl.which has distribution almost all over India and beyond.
    Hope someday they are going to be separated at POWO, GBIF, and any other sites.
    Regards.
    Dinesh

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    Saroj Kasaju

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    Jan 27, 2023, 4:01:07 AM1/27/23
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    Thank you Dinesh ji !

    Saroj Kasaju


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    J.M. Garg

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    Jan 27, 2023, 7:04:19 AM1/27/23
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    Great work, Dinesh ji
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    J. M. Garg

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