Ornithocephalus oberonioides (Schltr.) Toscano & Dressler 2000 TYPE Drawing by © Schlechter

Common Name The Oberonia-Like Ornithocephalus

Flower Size

Found in Antioquia Colombia as a miniature sized epiphyte with an erect, ascending rhizome giving rise to a short stem carrying 6, equitant leaves that blooms on a generally ascending, peduncle to 1" [2.5 cm] long, rachis to 2.8" [7 cm] long, sub-densely many flowered inflorescence with patent, oblong-lanceolate, as long as to slighyl longer than the ovary floral bracts carrying small glabrous flowers

Synonyms *Sphyrastylis oberonioides Schltr. 1920

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 195 Schlechter 1920 as Sphyrastylis oberonioides; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 52: 267 Schlechter 1929 as Sphyrastylis oberonioides drawing fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 30 1841 - 1904 Brieger 1994 as Sphyrastylis oberonioides drawing fide;

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