Oberonia menghaiensis S.C.Chen

Species

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Characteristics

Stem conspicuous, 1-2 cm. Leaves often 3 or 4, distichous-equitant, laterally compressed, subensiform, often slightly falcate, 1-3.5 × 0.2-0.5 cm, thickened, veins inconspicuous, base not articulate, apex acuminate or obtuse. Peduncle short, with a few lanceolate sterile bracts; rachis 2.5-7.5 cm, ca. 2 mm in diam., many flowered; floral bracts linear-lanceolate, ca. 2 mm, margin nearly entire, apex long acuminate. Flowers green, ca. 1 mm in diam.; pedicel and ovary ca. 0.8 mm. Sepals ovate-elliptic, 0.8-1 × ca. 0.5 mm, apex obtuse. Petals elliptic, ca. 0.8 × 0.5 mm, margin inconspicuously erose; lip broadly ovate-elliptic in outline, 0.9-1.1 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes oblong or ovate-oblong, ca. 0.2 mm, margin nearly entire; mid-lobe suboblate or transversely elliptic, ca. 0.6 × 0.8 mm, margin nearly entire, apex truncate-rounded. Column ca. 0.2 mm, apex 2-winged. Capsule subellipsoid, 1.5-2 × ca. 1 mm; fruiting pedicel ca. 0.8 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Distribution

Oberonia menghaiensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900372-1
WFO ID wfo-0000252871
COL ID 74DQ5
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Synonyms

Oberonia menghaiensis