Oberonia acaulis Griff.

Species

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Characteristics

Stem rather short or inconspicuous. Leaves subbasal, 3 or 4, distichous-equitant, laterally compressed, ensiform, subfalcate, 4.5-17 × 0.7-1 cm, slightly thickened, veins conspicuous, base articulate, apex long acuminate. Peduncle subterete, 21-23 cm, nearly wingless, with a few very small sterile bracts or sometimes with a greenish foliaceous bract; rachis 14-17.5 cm, ca. 5 mm in diam., densely many flowered; floral bracts lanceolate, 1.5-2 mm, margin irregularly sharply toothed, apex long acuminate. Flowers greenish to yellowish white; pedicel and ovary 1-2 mm. Dorsal sepal ovate-elliptic, 0.8-1 × 0.5-0.6 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepals broadly ovate, 0.8-1 × 0.6-0.7 mm. Petals oblong, 0.8-1 × ca. 0.5 mm, apex rounded; lip suboblong-ovate in outline, ca. 2 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes nearly subovate, margin erose, irregularly incised, or entire; mid-lobe bilobed at apex; lobules parallel to each other, oblong, broadly oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, 0.5-0.7 × 0.3-0.4 mm, apex obtuse, subtruncate, or acuminate. Column very short. Capsule subellipsoid, ca. 3 × 2 mm; fruiting pedicel ca. 0.5 mm. 2n = 30.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Oberonia acaulis world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:645712-1
WFO ID wfo-0000252625
COL ID 74DY5
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Synonyms

Iridorkis myriantha Oberonia acaulis Iridorchis myriantha

Lower taxons

Oberonia acaulis var. acaulis Oberonia acaulis var. luchunensis