Oberonia boerlageana J.J.Sm. 1905

Plant and flowers Photos by © Peter O'Byrne and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name Boerlag's Oberonia

Flower Size .6 to .68" [1.5 to 1.7 mm]

Found in Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi at elevations of 1200 to 1600 metersa as a small sized, cool growing epiphyte with close set, flexuous stems carrying 5, very short, linear, acute, basally jointed leaves that blooms in the fall on a 1.2" [3 cm] long, peduncle, rachis 3.2" [8 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence holding the flowers in whorls of 5.

Synonyms Oberonia flava Ridl. 1909

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Smith 1905; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Smith 1908 drawing Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Orchids Holttum 1957 as O flava drawing fide; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitnand 1959 as O flava; Orchids of Java Comber 1990; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing fide

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