Habenaria dentata Schltr.

Habenaria dentata Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 125 (1919).

Habenaria dentata (Sw.) Schltr.; Photos Nguyen Van Canh

Vietnamese name: 

Hà biện răng, Kiến cò răng

Chinise name: 

鹅毛玉凤花 e mao yu feng hua 

Common Name: 

The Toothed Habenaria - in Ryukyu Islands - Dai-Sagi-So - Seitaka-sagi-so

Thailand Name: 

Nang ua noi, Wan khao nieo, Ueang khao tok

Latin Name: 

Habenaria dentata (Sw.) Schltr.

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Habenaria dentata var. dentata

Habenaria dentata var. tohoensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying

Habenaria geniculata D.Don

Habenaria miersiana Champ. ex Benth.

Habenaria sieboldiana Miq.

Habenaria tohoensis Hayata

Orchis dentata Sw.

Orchis geniculata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don 

Plantaginorchis dentata (Sw.) Szlach.

Platanthera dentata (Sw.) Lindl.

Platanthera geniculata (D.Don) Lindl. ex Wall.

Platanthera geniculata (D. Don) Lindl.

Description: 

The orchid is 50-60 cm high, the flower cluster is 15 cm long, the flower cluster has 15-20 flowers, the flower size is 3-4 cm, blooming in the fall. 

Distribution: 

Found in the Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, western Himalayas, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, China, Taiwan and Japan. In VietNam, found in, Sơn La, Lai Châu, Lào Cai, Vĩnh Phú, Thừa Thiên - Huế, Đà Nẵng, Lâm Đồng, Đồng Nai, Kom Tum.

Ecological: 

Forests on slopes or along valleys; at elevations of 200-2300 m.

Uses: 

Treating inflammation of the testicles and fallopian tubes.

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org