Habenaria elongata

White rein orchid
Drawing of H. elongata by Lewis Roberts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Habenaria
Species:
H. elongata
Binomial name
Habenaria elongata
Synonyms
  • Pecteilis elongata (R.Br.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Habenaria millari F.M.Bailey
  • Habenaria mutica Span.
  • Pecteilis millari (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones
  • Pecteilis mutica (Span.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Habenaria elongata, commonly known as the white rein orchid, or Kimberley spider orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern Australia. It has up to four leaves at its base and up to twenty small white flowers with yellowish tips and thread-like lobes on the labellum.