The labellum is showy and elaborately dissected into linear segments. Like other Habenaria species, this one is common in seep areas of the campos rupestres. This site lies along the main trail into the Chapada Diamantina east of Guiné (Mucugê), State of Bahia, Brazil. (Identified by Domingos Cardoso, Salvador City)
Se encuentra en zona de ladera, a 1.300 mtr sobre el nivel del má aproximadamente