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Habenaria myriotricha

Habenaria myriotricha
Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 72 (1931).
Distribution: China to Indo-China

Habenaria from Latin habena=bridle, whip, strap, from the thread-like fringes of the lip
myriotricha from ancient Greek μῡρίος (myrios) thousands and θρίξ (thríks) hair, hence with thousand of hairs referring to the finely fringed lip

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Fantastic, I always love to see this one!