Oberonia seidenfadeniana

Oberonia seidenfadeniana J.Joseph & Vajr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 13: 344 (1971 publ. 1974);
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S. India as per POWO;
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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 are tentative. As flowers are smaller and I cant see many characters.
I would say this is a small plant with nicely arranged leaves, one leaf sheathing the floral stalk, side lobes of the labellum arching and overlapping, hence this could be Oberonia seidenfadenii.

I think you mean to say Oberonia seidenfadeniana J.Joseph & Vajr. as Oberonia seidenfadenii (H.J.Su) Ormerod does not have any distribution in India.

References:
POWO

Updated on December 30, 2025

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