▁or ▁bog ▁orch ids , ▁is ▁a ▁widely ▁distributed ▁genus ▁of ▁orch ids ▁in ▁the ▁tribe ▁Or ch ide ae . ▁About ▁ 8 8 0 ▁species ▁of ▁H aben aria ▁have ▁been ▁formally ▁described . ▁They ▁are ▁native ▁to ▁every ▁continent ▁except ▁Ant arct ica , ▁growing ▁in ▁both ▁tropical ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁zones . ▁ ▁Description ▁Pl ants ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁H aben aria ▁are ▁mainly ▁terrest rial ▁plants ▁with ▁f les hy ▁tub ers ▁and ▁u pr ight , ▁tall , ▁thin ▁or ▁f les hy ▁st ems . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁either ▁arranged ▁in ▁a ▁ro set te ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁plants ▁or ▁scattered ▁up ▁the ▁stem . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁res up inate , ▁usually ▁small , ▁white , ▁green ▁or ▁yellow ish ▁and ▁arranged ▁along ▁a ▁tall ▁flow ering ▁stem . ▁The ▁d ors al ▁se pal ▁and ▁pet als ▁overlap ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁h ood ▁over ▁the ▁column . ▁The ▁lab ell um ▁has ▁a ▁sp ur ▁and ▁usually ▁three ▁lo bes ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁short ▁or ▁long ▁and ▁thread like . ▁The ▁distingu ishing ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁is ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁two ▁club - sh aped ▁pro jections ▁on ▁the ▁st igma . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁The ▁genus ▁H aben aria ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁by ▁Carl ▁Ludwig ▁Wil ld en ow ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Species ▁Plant ar um . ▁The ▁generic ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁word ▁hab