Habenaria spencei (Orchidaceae): rediscovery other than its type locality and new distribution record to Karnataka, India

Authors

  • Shreyas Betageri Taxonomy and Floristic Laboratory, Department of UG, PG and Research in Botany, Karnatak University’s, Karnataka Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka 580001, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6554-2965
  • Katrahalli Kotresha Taxonomy and Floristic Laboratory, Department of UG, PG and Research in Botany, Karnatak University’s, Karnataka Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka 580001, India. image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9406.16.11.26180-26184

Keywords:

Chikmagaluru district, highest peak, lax inflorescence, Mahabaleshwar Hill station, Mullayanagiri peak

Abstract

Habenaria spencei Blatt. & McCann was described from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra in 1930; since then it had not been collected so far. This orchid is not reported from any other location in India. This report is a rediscovery after 94 years other than its type location and forms a new state report for Karnataka.

Author Biographies

Shreyas Betageri, Taxonomy and Floristic Laboratory, Department of UG, PG and Research in Botany, Karnatak University’s, Karnataka Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka 580001, India.

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Katrahalli Kotresha, Taxonomy and Floristic Laboratory, Department of UG, PG and Research in Botany, Karnatak University’s, Karnataka Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka 580001, India.

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26-11-2024

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