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Habenaria Willd.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 44 (1805)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000016635.

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Synonyms of Habenaria

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Alinorchis Szlach. Polish Bot. J. 46: 129 (2001) wfo-4000001204
Aopla Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1701 (1834) wfo-4000002558
Arachnaria Szlach. Richardiana 3: 153 (2003) wfo-4000002818
Ate Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 326 (1835) wfo-4000003525
Bertauxia Szlach. Richardiana 4: 56 (2004) wfo-4000004508
Bilabrella Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1701 (1834) wfo-4000004623
Centrochilus Schauer Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 435 (1843) wfo-4000007197
Ceratopetalorchis Szlach., Górniak & Tukallo Richardiana 3: 158 (2003) wfo-4000007369
Diplectraden Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 90 (1837) wfo-4000011944
Dissorhynchium Schauer Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 434 (1843) wfo-4000012203
Fimbrorchis Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 55: 489 (2004) wfo-4000014778
Habenella Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 316 (1903) wfo-4000016637
Itaculumia Hoehne Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 12(3-4): 79 (1936) wfo-4000019352
Kraenzlinorchis Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 55: 57 (2004) wfo-4000020204
Kryptostoma (Summerh.) Geerinck Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 52: 149 (1982) wfo-4000020246
Kusibabella Szlach. Richardiana 4: 58 (2004) wfo-4000020310
Macrocentrum Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 36: 200 (1870) wfo-4000022683
Macrura (Kraenzl.) Szlach. & Sawicka Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 331 (2003) wfo-4000022807
Medusorchis Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 55: 487 (2004) wfo-4000023455
Mesicera Raf. Neogenyton : 4 (1825) wfo-4000023841
Mirandorchis Szlach. & Kras-Lap. Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 84 (2003) wfo-4000024374
Montolivaea Rchb.f. Otia Bot. Hamburg. : 107 (1881) wfo-4000024804
Nemuranthes Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 61 (1837) wfo-4000025583
Ochyrorchis Szlach. Richardiana 4: 52 (2004) wfo-4000026509
Odisha S.Misra Orchids India : 251 (2007) wfo-4000026563
Plantaginorchis Szlach. Richardiana 4: 61 (2004) wfo-4000030043
Platantheroides Szlach. Richardiana 4: 103 (2004) wfo-4000030057
Platycorynoides Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 56: 205 (2005) wfo-4000030097
Podandria Rolfe Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 205 (1898) wfo-4000030461
Podandriella Szlach. Fl. Cameroun 34: 194 (1998) wfo-4000030462
Pseudocoeloglossum (Szlach. & Olszewski) Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 334 (2003) wfo-4000031463
Pseudohemipilia Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 214 (2003) wfo-4000031536
Pseudoperistylus (P.F.Hunt) Szlach. & Olszewski Fl. Cameroun 34: 210 (1998) wfo-4000031621
Renzorchis Szlach. & Olszewski Adansonia , sér. 3, 20: 324 (1998) wfo-4000032767
Schlechterorchis Szlach. Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 217 (2003) wfo-4000034481
Senghasiella Szlach. J. Orchideenfr. 8: 365 (2001) wfo-4000035071
Smithanthe Szlach. & Marg. Orchidee (Hamburg) 55: 172 (2004) wfo-4000035626
Synmeria Nimmo Cat. Pl. Bombay , Add.: [s.p.] (1839) wfo-4000037307
Trachypetalum Szlach. & Sawicka Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 88 (2003) wfo-4000038723
Rhinorchis Szlach. Richardiana 13: 73 (2012) wfo-4000046239
Plectoglossa (Hook.f.) K.Prasad & Venu Rheedea 25: 88 (2015) wfo-4000046368
Ala Szlach. Fragm. Florist. Geobot. , Suppl. 3: 113 (1995) wfo-4000046774
Habenorkis Thouars Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 317 (1809) wfo-4000048535

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Habenaria:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria abscondita J.A.N.Bat. & Cruz-Lustre Syst. Biodivers. 20(1)-2030424: 13. 2022 [16 Mar 2022] [epublished] wfo-1000044614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria alacarata Espejo & López-Ferrari Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s., 13: 249 1993 — wfo-0001241832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria anacamptis Druce Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(1): 26, in obs., hybr. 1915 [May 1915] wfo-0001222410
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria angustata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891) wfo-0000977122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria arachnea Conz. Fl. Taxon. Mex. 3: 140 (1947) wfo-0000977140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria berteroi Kraenzl. – — wfo-0001088655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria bonaccordensis (K.Prasad, Jalal & Agrawala) R.Kr.Singh, Ch.S.Reddy & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 7(4)-16: 17 2023 wfo-1000055777
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria bracteata Matsuda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 9: 470 (1895) wfo-0000977254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria bracteatum Parl. – — wfo-0001220243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria brasiliensis R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 8(3): 21 2024 wfo-1000066863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria breviloba Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(17): 159. 1890 [Dec 1890] wfo-0000977271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria byeriana Auct. ex Just Just's Bot. Jahresber. 24(2): 370, sphalm. 1899 wfo-0001222882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria childori Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 7: 134 (1893) wfo-0000977327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria ciliaris var. blephariglottis (Willd.) Morong Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20(2): 38. 1893 [Feb 1893] wfo-0001391861
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria coguiauxiana Kraenzl. Orch. Gen. et Sp. i. 463. wfo-0001033514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria combrista Ridl. J. Bot. 24: 294. 1886 wfo-0001223063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria cucullata Höfft. ex Ledeb. Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4: 66. 1852 [Sep 1852] — wfo-0000977426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria culicifera Rendle J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 278 1895 — wfo-0001088691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria dactylostigma Kraenzl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 281 (1901) wfo-0000977447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria dilatatiformis Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 189 (1897) wfo-0000977499
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria echeverryi (Szlach. & Kolan.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 100 (2025) wfo-1000079573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria falciformis Bolus J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 340. 1882 wfo-0001223342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria fassetii (Szlach. & Kolan.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 100 (2025) wfo-1000079575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria ferdinandi var. ferdinandi – – wfo-0001394136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria fragrans (Raf.) G.G.Niles Bog-Trott. Orch. : 253 (1904) wfo-0000977653
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria furcifera var. hollandiana (Santapau) Pradhan Indian Orchids 1: 83, without basionym ref. 1976 wfo-0001401094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria gaunchezii Carnevali & I.Ramírez Ernstia 33: 15 1985 — wfo-0001088405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria gerardiana Lindl. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 7031. 1832 wfo-0001354732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria ghiesbreghtiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 305 (1884) wfo-0000977682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria glaucophylla var. glaucophylla – – — wfo-0001320031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria granitica Lozano-Cif., J.E.Ríos & J.A.N.Bat. Phytotaxa 683(1): 42 (2025) wfo-1000078032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria gustavi-edwallii Hoehne Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 68(2-3): 134, pl. 21. 1937 [14 Apr 1937] wfo-0001349787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria hassleriana Cogn. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3(10): 929. 1903 [30 Sep 1903] wfo-0001223562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria heteroplectron (Rchb.f. ex Szlach. & Kolan.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 101 (2025) wfo-1000079623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria incisa Spreng. Syst. Veg. , 3: 692 (1826) wfo-0000977849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria laatiana Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 330 (1925) wfo-0000977932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria lavrensis var. xanthodactyla J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. Eur. J. Taxon. 891: 64 2023 wfo-1200067633
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria lofgrenii Cogn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(6): 528, t. 107, fig. 3. 1906 [1 Apr 1906] wfo-0001349798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria longicornis Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 322, sphalm. 1835 [Oct 1835] wfo-0001221987
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria luerorum (Szlach. & Kolan.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 101 (2025) wfo-1000079577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria macrochlamys Baker Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(17): 223. 1890 [Dec 1890] wfo-0001222043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria membranacea (Afzel. ex Sw.) Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 313 (1835) wfo-0000978141
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria mexicana Linden Ill. Hort. 29: 52, nomen. 1882 wfo-0001222218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria minuticalcar J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. Eur. J. Taxon. 891: 60 2023 wfo-1000057418
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria obsoleta (Pers.) Spreng. Syst. Veg. , 3: 689 (1826) wfo-0000978271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria obtusata var. oligantha (Turcz.) B.Boivin Phytologia 42: 391. 1979 wfo-0001392299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria paiveana Rchb.f. Xenia Orchid. 3: 17 1878 — wfo-0001088882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria platantheropsis Kraenzl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 172 (1900) wfo-0000978412
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria pretermissa Schltr. – — wfo-0001088883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria proiteana J.A.N.Bat., A.A.Vale & Bianch. Eur. J. Taxon. 891: 65 2023 wfo-1000057417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria pseudoplatycoryne (Szlach. & Olszewski) M.H.J.van der Meer Cact. Phantast. 2024(4): 2 (2024) wfo-1200112564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria pubescens var. nepalensis Raskoti Taiwania 68(1): 122 2023 wfo-1200028610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria pulla Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 381 (1924) wfo-1000054494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria qinghaiensis X.H.Jin & C.B.Ma Phytotaxa 583(3): 262 2023 wfo-1000044263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria quartziticola Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 33: 93 1925 — wfo-0001088185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria raricolorata Rchb.f. ex Oliv. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2(15): 350, nomen. 1887 [1881-87 publ. Oct 1887] wfo-0001223106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria reidelii Cogn. – — wfo-0001088884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria retusa Riddell W. J. Med. Phys. Sci. 9(36): 583 (1836) wfo-0000978541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria rotundifolia Conz. Fl. Taxon. Mex. 3: 141 (1947) wfo-0000978583
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria rumphii var. javanica J.J.Sm. Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 14: 12 (1914) wfo-1200105914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria santa-martae (Szlach. & Kolan.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 101 (2025) wfo-1000079578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria schiedmeyeri Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 35: 23 1925 — wfo-0001088886
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria schweinfurthii Luer Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 324. 1968 wfo-0001223250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sect. Commelynifoliae Kraenzl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 56, 135. 1893 wfo-1000040910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sect. Diphyllae Kraenzl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 56, 147. 1893 wfo-1000040909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sect. Mirandae Summerh. – wfo-3400010171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sect. Pentaceras Schltr. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 496. 1915 wfo-1000041175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sect. Replicatae Kraenzl. Beitr. Monogr. Gattung Habenaria 32, 39 (1891). wfo-1000041176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sect. Trachypetalae Summerh. – wfo-3400010172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria simense Rchb.f. Linnaea 22(7): 859. 1850 [May 1850] wfo-0001223298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria sondaica Kraenzl. Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 382 (1898) wfo-0000978680
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria stuhlmannii Kraenzl. ex Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 97, in obs., pro syn. 1924 wfo-0001223426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria suzannae Anon. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 16: 278 (1894) wfo-1000053869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria tenuispica var. tenuispica – – — wfo-0001316120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria tiechangensis X.H.Jin & D.L.Lin Phytotaxa 646(1): 68 2024 wfo-1000064547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria tuanae R.Rice Oasis 3(4): 2 (2007) wfo-0000835739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria turkheimii Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 129. 1906 wfo-0001349821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria turmerinensis Kraenzl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 89 1905 — wfo-0001088887
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria unidentata Blume ex Kraenzl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 158 (1892) wfo-0000978896
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria usteri Schltr. – — wfo-0001088888
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria viridiflora Span. Linnaea 15: 478 (1841) wfo-0000978933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria vogelii Ridl. J. Bot. 24: 295 (1886) wfo-0000978938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria volkmanniae Kraenzl. Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 105 (1929) wfo-0000978940
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria wackettii Porsch Oesterr. Bot. Z. 55: 150. 1905 wfo-0001349823
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria warszewczii Schltr. Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secc. Bot. 1(2): 25. 1921 wfo-0001349824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria yatengensis A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. 1: 621, nomen. 1920 wfo-0001221798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Habenaria yatengensis A.Chev. ex Summerh. Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 410 1936 — wfo-0001221804