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Oberonia obcordata Lindl. 1859

Orchid ID: AR00534

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Sub-Tribe: Oberoniinae
Genus: Oberonia
Species: obcordata
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Reverse Heart Shaped Oberonia.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Ju Hong Yuan Wei Lan.
Synonym(s): Iridorkis obcordata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Iridorkis treutleri (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891; Malaxis obcordata (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861; Oberonia orbicularis Hook. f. 1888; Oberonia treutleri Hook. f. 1888.
Collection Site: Foot hills
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Epiphytic
Altitude: Min: 1600 m Max: 1800 m
Latitude: From 0° 0' 0" N To 0° 0' 0" N
Longitude: From 0° 0' 0" E To 0° 0' 0" E
Flowering Period Start: MAY
Flowering Period End: JULY
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Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 1 mm across
Flower Color: Reddish-brown
Season of Flower: Spring, Summer

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Foot hills, Collection No. 3056, 08/06/1980.
Organisation where Deposited: