Habenaria repens

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Habenaria repens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Habenaria
Species:
H. repens
Binomial name
Habenaria repens
Nutt. (1818)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mesicera repens(Nutt.) Raf.
  • Platanthera repens(Nutt.) Alph.Wood
  • Habenaria maxillarisLindl.
  • Platanthera foliosaBrongn. in L.I.Duperrey
  • Habenaria sceptrodesRchb.f.
  • Habenaria radicansGriseb., as synonym
  • Habenaria nuttalliiSmall
  • Habenaria pseudorepensSchltr.
  • Habenaria palustrisAcuña, not valid, no description
  • Habenaria paucifolia var. estoloniferM.N.Correa

Habenaria repens, commonly called the water-spider bog orchid or the floating orchid, is an orchid species widespread across Latin America from Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina, as well as in the Southeastern United States from Texas and Oklahoma east to Florida and the Carolinas plus an isolated population in Virginia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Contents

A phenolic compound called habenariol can be found in H. repens. [13] It acts as a feeding deterrent. [14]

Varieties

Two taxonomic varieties are accepted as of June 2014: [1]

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References

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