Category: Oberonia

Requesting for ID for this Oberonia sp.: 2 high res. images. Please help in knowing the species name of this Oberonia. Month of photo taken: August 2024 Place : Galibeedu village, Madikeri taluk, Kodagu district  Elevation: Approx 1100 mts Habit : Epiphytic  Habitat: Moist evergreen forest  Host tree: Ficus recemosa. Average rainfall per annum: 3500 […]

Oberonia brachyphylla Blatt. & McCann, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 35: 257 1931.; . India (N. Karnataka) as per POWO; . Oberonia recurva flowering:  Thanks for your feedback. Sending a few more photographs of the orchids. They were taken by my friend Jayesh Timbadia. Hope this helps you to identify it. I am not very much sure […]

Oberonia falcata King & Pantl. (syn: Oberonia caudata King & Pantl.; Oberonia pendula Ridl.); Assam; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Malaya; Nepal; Sumatera; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; 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 […]

Oberonia brachystachys Lindl., Sert. Orchid. t. 8 B 1838. (syn: Iridorchis brachystachya (Lindl.) Kuntze; Iridorchis demissa (Lindl.) Kuntze; Iridorkis brachystachya (Lindl.) Kuntze; Iridorkis demissa (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis brachystachya (Lindl.) Rchb. f.; Malaxis demissa (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia bambusicola Kerr; Oberonia demissa Lindl.); . E. Nepal to Pen. Malaysia as per WCSP; . Assam; East Himalaya; Malaya; Myanmar; Nepal; […]

Oberonia meegaskumburae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Kumar Phytotaxa 302 (3): 259–265 (2017); Oberonia meegaskumburae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Kumar, sp. nov. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 057 Oberonia meegaskumburae PHYTOTAXA.pdf- 1 MB. Please find one of our new article on attached. Priyadarshana, T.S., I.H. Wijewardhane, A.G. Atthanagoda, N.S. Arangala, A. Jayasooriya & P. […]

Oberonia balakrishnanii R.Ansari, Orchid Monogr. 4: 16 1990. ; . India (Tamil Nadu) as per WCSP; . 112-TSP-ID-19OCT2016-1: Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae) @ Mullaianagiri, for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly examine and identify this Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae)  Habit: Herb  Habitat: Wild, epiphytic, Shola forest.  Sighting: Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1700 msl  […]

Oberonia seidenfadenii (H.J.Su) Ormerod, Taiwania 47: 242 2002. (syn: Hippeophyllum seidenfadenii H.J. Su; Hippeophyllum seidenfadii H.J.Su);  Images by tspkumar 104-TSP-ID-01OCT2016-2:Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae) @ Mullaianagiri for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly examine and identify this Oberonia sp (Orchidaceae)  Habit:Herb  Habitat:Wild,Epiphytic,Evergreen forest  Sighting:Mullaianagiri,Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1700 msl  Date:15-09-2016 All my IDs for your Oberonias […]

Oberonia proudlockii King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 580 1897. (syn: Oberonia sedgwickii Blatt. & McCann); . S. & NE. India as per POWO; . Common name: Proudlock’s Oberonia . Id Oberonia species : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) please help me id of thid oberonia species picture taken […]

Oberonia anamalayana J.Joseph, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 42: 222 1964. ; Leaves to 20 x 4 cm, oblong, acute, tan brown. Scape up to 7 cm, flattened. Spike up to 40 cm long. Flowers greenish yellow brown, 5 x 2 mm, in verticils; dorsal sepal oblong, obtuse; lateral sepals oblong-ovate, obtuse; petals linear, obtuse, decurved […]

Oberonia chandrasekharanii V.J.Nair, V.S.Ramach. & R.Ansari, Blumea 28: 361 1983. (syn: Oberonia rangannana Kesh.Murthy, S.N.Yogan. & K.Vasudeva);   Leaves articulated, to 15 x 2 cm, ensiform, acute. Scape flattened. Spike to 25 cm long, pendulous. Flowers greenish-yellow, 2 x 1 mm, in verticils; bracts 2 x 1.3 mm, ovate, acute, denticulate, gland-dotted; dorsal sepals ovate-obtuse; […]

Oberonia josephi C.J.Saldanha, Forester 100: 569 1974.; . India (Karnataka) (as per WCSP) . Pendulous epiphytic herbs. Leaves 10-16 x 0.6-1.4 cm. ensiform, flattened, acute; scape up to 10 cm long, slightly winged. Inflorescence a many flowered spike with a sterile portion at the apex; floral bracts 4.5 x 2 mm, ovate, fimbriate. Flowers 6-6.5 […]

Oberonia acaulis Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 275 1851. (Syn: Iridorchis myriantha (Lindl.) Kuntze (Unresolved); Iridorkis myriantha (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis myriantha (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Malaxis sikkimensis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia hosseusii Schltr.; Oberonia myriantha Lindl.; Oberonia quinquelobata Kerr; Oberonia sikkimensis Lindl.); .   ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Oberonia acaulis Griff. from Uttarakhand, PKS-122 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 […]

Oberonia mucronata (D.Don) Ormerod & Seidenf., Contr. Orchid Fl. Thailand 13: 20 1997. (syn: Cymbidium iridifolium Roxb.; Iridorkis iridifolia (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis denticulata (Wight) Rchb.f.; Malaxis iridifolia (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia brevifolia (Hook.f.) Panigrahi [Illegitimate]; Oberonia denticulata Wight; Oberonia denticulata var. brevifolia (Hook.f.) S.Misra; Oberonia denticulata var. iridifolia (Roxb.) S.Misra; Oberonia iridifolia var. brevifolia Hook.f.; Oberonia […]

Oberonia anthropophora Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 16 1830. (Syn: Iridorkis anthropophora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis anthropophora (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia aurantiaca Ridl.);             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:Malaxis […]

Oberonia cavaleriei Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 334 1908. ;             ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Phreatia matthewsii Rchb.f. from Uttarakhand, PKS-126 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Phreatia matthewsii Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 55 (1878). Synonyms: Pinalia matthewsii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891). Eria matthewsii […]

Oberonia verticillata Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1626 1851. (Syn: Iridorchis verticillata (Wight) Kuntze (Unresolved); Iridorkis verticillata (Wight) Kuntze; Malaxis verticillata (Wight) Rchb.f.; Oberonia spiralis Blatt. & McCann [Illegitimate]);          Orchidaceae Fortnight Oberonia verticillata_Neryamangalam_131013 GK-7 : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 4 authors. Oberonia verticillata from Neryamangalam Kerala. Amazing… Very beautiful […]

Oberonia forcipata Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 2 1859. (Syn: Iridorchis forcipata (Lindl.) Kuntze (Unresolved); Iridorkis forcipata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis forcipata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.);               Fwd: [efloraofindia:167920] Oberonia forcipata Lindl. : 1 image. 2 posts by 1 author. Attaching here with another species of Oberonia. Oberonia forcipata Lindl., a species originally described […]

Oberonia pachyrachis Rchb.f. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 681 1894. (Syn: Iridorchis pachyrhachis (Rchb. f. ex Hook. f.) Kuntze (Unresolved); Iridorkis pachyrachis (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Oberonia umbraticola Rolfe);   Thick Spine Oberonia;          Gori Valley Tour: Orchid 4 for id..: This one is again a Oberonia sp. (may be same I […]

Oberonia recurva Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 14 1839. (Syn: Iridorkis gardneriana (Thwaites) Kuntze; Iridorkis recurva (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis recurva (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Malaxis setifera (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia croftiana King & Pantl.; Oberonia gardneriana Thwaites; Oberonia lingmalensis Blatt. & McCann; Oberonia myriantha var. parvula (King & Pantl.) T. Tang & T.F. Wang; Oberonia parvula King & […]

Oberonia tenuis Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 3 1859. (Syn: Iridorchis tenuis (Lindl.) Kuntze (Unresolved); Iridorkis tenuis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis tenuis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.);     Oberonia tenuis_241011GK_01: Oberonia tenuis of Orchidaceae family. The size of a single flower is 2-3mm! Distribution: South India and Sri Lanka. (I haven’t got any other relevant information about the distribution this […]