Respected Sir, Thanks a lot for the correction. Yes missed, actually many references say that it is very much similar to Habenaria longicorniculata so I thought it must be tall as longicorniculata which can really go upto 5 feet.
Plant may be giving an illusion of having radical leaves owing to the fact that leaves are clustered on the ground as in plantaginea and longicorniculata, but once you take them out, there is presence of proper stem below. Lateral lobes are indeed larger and divergent (you are talking about the size and orientation) according to the pic and you, but the type description without giving much details just talks about the lateral lobes being falcate (Lindley is talking about the shape) as in the picture. Whatever may be the case, we both of us are leading towards the same plant... WHY? BECAUSE Habenaria longicornu Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 322 (1835). Synonym: Habenaria decipiens Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: 14 (1851) :)). Regards Pankaj -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
