鵝毛玉鳳花Phantom orchid

Habenaria dentata

​世界自然保護聯盟瀕危物種紅色名錄 IUCN ：

近危 (NT, Near Threatened)

內容 ​Description：

鵝毛玉鳳花(Habenaria dentata)屬地生蘭，長約25-40厘米。葉呈長橢圓至針形，長約5-15厘米。萼片及花瓣純白色，乾燥後會變成棕色，再漸漸變成黑色。鵝毛玉鳳花花期為八月至十月，一般可生長於山上的開放草原或林地中的陰暗處。鵝毛玉鳳花分佈廣泛分佈於熱帶和溫帶亞洲區。鵝毛玉鳳花的外觀特別容易吸引人們非法採摘，同時受到斜坡鞏固工程​​及修草影響。現時於本地被列為近危物種。

Phantom orchid (Habenaria dentata) is terrestrial orchid, 25-40cm tall. Leaves ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, 5-15cm long. Septal and petal is pure white, turning brown and then black when drying. Habenaria dentata flowering from August to October, generally grow in exposed montane grassland or shaded areas of woodland. Habenaria dentata is widespread  in tropical and temperate Asia. It’s beautiful flowers make it attractive to illegal wild-collection. It is easily affected by slope upgrading works and grass mowing too in the wild. It is currently classified as Near Threatened（NT）locally.