Habenaria rumphii

Stiff rein orchid
Habenaria rumphii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Habenaria
Species:
H. rumphii
Binomial name
Habenaria rumphii
Synonyms
  • Pecteilis rumphii (Brongn.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Platanthera rumphii Brongn.
  • Habenaria dahliana Kraenzl.
  • Habenaria holtzei F.Muell.
  • Habenaria rumphii var. meraukensis J.J.Sm.
  • Habenaria stauroglossa Kraenzl.
  • Satyrium dahlianum (Kraenzl.) Kuntze

Habenaria rumphii, commonly known as the stiff rein orchid, is a species of orchid that is widespread and common in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. It has six or seven leaves on the lower part of its stem and up to thirty white flowers with one long and two short lobes on the labellum.