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Oberonia anthropophora Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 16 1830. (Syn: Iridorkis anthropophora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis anthropophora (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia aurantiaca Ridl.; Oberonia caudata King & Pantl.; Oberonia falcata King & Pantl.; Oberonia pendula Ridl.) as per POWO;
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Central Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and N. Sumatera, SE. Hainan: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO;
. Plant 10-24cm tall; roots fasciculate. Stem leafy, fle x ouse, covered by leaf sheaths, 6-12.5cm tall. Leaves 5 or 6, linear-ensiform, falcate, sheathing at base, 1.5-5 x 0.2-0.4cm (including base). Infloresence erect, subverticillate, densely many-flowered; peduncle short, terete, 1-2cm long; rachis slender, 3-14cm long; floral bracts lanceolate, acute, hyaline, erose, 1-1.5 x 0.5-0.7mm. Flowers c.1mm across, uniformly pale green to yellowish-green; pedicel and ovary 1-1.5mm long. Sepals subsimilar, ovate-elliptic, acute, refle x ed to spreading, c.0.5mm long. Petals linear-oblong, obtuse, entire, c.0.5mm long; lateral lobes obtuse, forming small triangular projections; mid-lobe deeply divided into 2 long, lanceolate, diverging lobuled with an emarginate sinus between. Column winged, c.0.2mm long.
ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Oberonia anthropophora Lindl. from Hong Kong, PKS-123 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Oberonia anthropophora Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 16 (1830). Synonyms: .
Location: Nagarkot, Kathmandu
Date: 03 August 2019
Elevation: 2044 m.
Habit : Wild
My first Oberonia and new addition to the efi.
Yes, looks like Oberonia falcata. POWO, CoL, and WP have changed the accepted name as Oberonia anthropophora Lindl.?? Any opinions from the members?
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:645723-1
https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/74DY3 Yes the name falcata has been merged under anthropophora recently. . Please help me identify this Oberonia species.
Place : Assam
Date: June,10
Oberonia falcata King & Pantl ?? Please cross verify! This looks like Oberonia falcata. I need to see closeup of flowers. .   Orchid for ID_13_09052020 : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) ID help required for this Oberonia species, Oberonia griffithiana Lindl., endemic to Himalayas and North-East India, Myanmar and Thailand Didn’t I see this yesterday? Oberonia falcata. Please share closeup of flowers if possible. I know its too small. Already identified in another email!
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Oberonia anthropophora
Updated on December 28, 2025