Oberonia marina J.B.Comber 1990 Drawing by Seidenfaden
Common Name The Marine Oberonia [refers to this specice being found on Mangrove trees which grow in or near the sea]
Flower Size minute
Found in penninsular Malaysia and Java as a miniature sized, hot growing epiphyte very short, close set stems carrying 4 to 8 more or less erect, acute, differing in size, linear-lanceolate, fleshy leaves that blooms on an erect, shortly pedunculate, to 2.8" [7 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence carrying in fairly regular whorls of about 8 flowers with pale red brown tepals.
Synonyms Oberonia rhizophoreti J.J.Sm. 1927
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Orchids of Java Comber 1990; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing fide;
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