Oberonia titania Lindl.

Soldier's crest orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Oberonia

Characteristics

Plants clumping, erect. Leaves 5–7 per growth, 40–60 × 3–5 mm, green, greyish or bronze, pointed. Racemes arching to pendulous, 30–80 mm long; basal part with whorls of bristle-like bracts. Flowers c. 1.2 × 1 mm, translucent pinkish with red labellum, in whorls of 6–8. Sepals and petals widely spreading. Sepals c. 0.8 × 0.6 mm. Petals c. 0.9 × 0.6 mm. Labellum c. 1 × 0.6 mm, cupped or concave, 3-lobed; lateral lobes erect, slightly irregular; midlobe narrow, entire.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Highly localised; found growing on trees in moist, humid gullies and rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Oberonia titania appeared on a Norfolk Island $3 postage stamp issued 1983.
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Images

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Distribution

Oberonia titania world distribution map, present in Australia, Fiji, Norfolk Island, and Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:646062-1
WFO ID wfo-0000253035
COL ID 6SDS7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671326
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Synonyms

Malaxis titania Oberonia neocaledonica Oberonia palmicola Iridorkis titania Oberonia titania Oberonia rimachila Oberonia crateriformis Iridorchis titania Titania miniata Malaxis palmicola