Oberonia bicornis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 16 (1830). (Syn: Iridorkis bicornis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Iridorkis tenuis (Lindl.) Kuntze ; Malaxis bicornis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ; Malaxis tenuis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ; Oberonia tenuis Lindl. ; Oberonia umbonata Blatt. & McCann); . Assam to Bangladesh, S. India, Sri Lanka: Assam, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . Common name: Slender Oberonia .
Oberonia tenuis_241011GK_01: Yes as … says it was bit of pain to deal with this tiny beauty! First to focus and then to correct the dance in the wind… It’s really difficult to differentiate different Oberonias. I have to check whether this is the smallest orchid flower, at least in India. .
Location: Chathamattom Ernakulam Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1000fsl Flower date: 25DEC2025, 06.25pm Habitat: wild epiphyte Plant habit: micro Orchid obliquely stemless annually Height: 05cm Host tree: Tectona grandis Leaves: alternate elliptic acute simple fleshy, size upto: 03×1.5cm, greenish purple Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, purplish, clustered, non fragrant, diameter:03mm Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges Seed: Please check Oberonia brachystachys Lindl. Thank you very much for the ID suggestion for my plant, it is very close to O. brachystachys, but I observed some differences, please compare collage image, black and white image courtesy is of ResearchGate. Please check Oberonia bicornis Yes, it is Oberonia bicornis, dear …, thank you very much for ID my Orchid There has been a mix up!!! This has at least two different species. Which is the other species? I can not make out? Yes, appears close to Oberonia bicornis as per image at https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Comparative-flower-of-Oberonia-species-A-O-bicornis-B-O-brachyphylla-C-O_fig2_380975126 Yes, it is very close to O. bicornis. Thank you very much for ID confirmation of my Orchid. There is not a mix, only images of the same plant,
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Oberonia bicornis
Updated on January 1, 2026