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Hairy jewel orchid

Hetaeria oblongifolia Blume

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Hetaeria

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Hairy jewel orchid: A single flowering Hetaeria oblongifolia individual. This species favoured a relatively closed, damp canopy in en-route to the Anapala chasm and was growing amo
Photo: mattward https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mattward, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
矩叶翻唇兰, 長橢圓葉伴蘭
English
Hairy jewel orchid

Synonyms

  • Epipactis discoidea (Rchb.f.) A.A.Eaton
  • Epipactis erimae (Schltr.) A.A.Eaton
  • Goodyera discoidea Schltr.
  • Goodyera discoidea (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Goodyera erimae Schltr.
  • Goodyera ovalifolia Wight
  • Hetaeria discoidea (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Hetaeria erimae (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Hetaeria forcipata Rchb.f.
  • Hetaeria helferi Hook.f.
  • Hetaeria micrantha Blume
  • Hetaeria nitida Ridl.
  • Hetaeria ovalifolia (Wight) Benth. ex Hook.f.
  • Hetaeria ovalifolia (Wight) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Hetaeria pauciseta J.J.Sm.
  • Hetaeria raymundi Schltr.
  • Hetaeria rubicunda Rchb.f.
  • Hetaeria samoensis Rolfe
  • Hetaeria similis Schltr.
  • Hetaeria tenuis (Lindl.) Benth.
  • Hetaeria tenuis F.Muell.
  • Rhamphidia discoidea Rchb.f.
  • Rhamphidia ovalifolia (Wight) Lindl.
  • Rhamphidia rubicunda (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
  • Rhamphidia tenuis Lindl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.