Oberonia chandrasekharanii V.J.Nair, V.S.Ramach. & R.Ansari 1983 Collection sheet with drawing by © V S Ramachandran and The Kew Website

Full Shade Warm Cool Summer Fall

Common Name Chandra Sekharani's Oberonia

Flower Size .04" [1 mm]

Found in southern India at eleavtions of 800 to 1500 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool, pendulous growing epiphyte without a stem enveloped and carrying basally articulate, ensiform, acute leaves that blooms in the later summer and fall on a terminal, erect, flattened peduncle to 3.6" [9 cm] long, rachis to 8.8" [22 cm] long, pendulous, many flowered inflorescence carrying verticillate pale greenish yellow flowers

Synonyms Oberonia rangannana Kesh.Murthy, S.N.Yogan. & K.Vasudeva 1987

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Monographs Vol 4 Ansari & Balakrishnan 1990 drawing fide; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing fide;

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