Habenaria delavayi
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habenaria delavayi faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range in southwestern China. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to land conversion, while collection for traditional medicine and horticultural trade has further reduced wild populations. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the montane conditions this orchid depends upon.
Habitat
This terrestrial orchid inhabits montane grasslands, forest margins, and meadows at elevations between 1,500-3,000 meters in the mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. It typically grows in well-drained soils with partial shade, often associated with shrubland transitions and alpine meadow communities.
Other threatened species in ORCHIDACEAE
Threatened in China
Frequently asked questions
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