Oberonia podostachys Schltr. 1911 SUBGENUS Menophyllum SECTION Podostachys Photo courtesy of Wolfgang H. Bandisch. Photo by Peter O'Byrne Copyright © 1998, 1999 All rights reserved. And his Papua & New Guinea Orchid Species site
Common Name The Wide Column Foot Oberonia
Flower Size 1/32" [1.2mm]
Found as a warm growing, very small epiphyte found growing on tree branches with a mossy pad at elevations of 100 to 375 meters with 3 to 4, subfalcate, lanceolate-ligulate, acute leaves where it blooms on a terminal, arching, [30 to 58mm] long, inflorescence with many [100] resupinate flowers that can occur at most any time of the year that is best mounted to accomodate the pendant inflorescence which is longer than the leaves and has many flowers
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1985; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol IV Shuiteman and de Vogel 2006
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