Oberonia phleoides Schltr. 1911 SECTION Platyacron

Plant and Flowers

Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Dr. E.F. de Vogel, André Schuiteman, and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol IV

Part Shade Warm Fall

Common Name The Combed Oberonia

Flower Size .2" [4 mm]

Found in the New Guinea in rainforests at elevations of 450 to 600 meters as a miniature sized, hot growing epiphyte with erect, clustered stems carrying 4 to 5, erect patent, linear, acute leaves that blooms in the winter on a cylindrical, densely many flowered, 2" [5 cm] long, racemose inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate, coarsly denticulate margins, almost as long as the ovary, floral bracts.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol IV Shuiteman and de Vogel 2006