Oberonia ensiformis (Sm.) Lindl.

in Fol. Orch. Ob. 4 (1859).

Synonymes

Iridorchis ensiformis (Sm.) Kuntze in Rev. Gen. 2: 669 (1891).

Malaxis ensiformis Sm. in Malaxis. Rees. Cyclopedia (1812). (basionyme)

Oberonia acaulis Hooker in Bot. Mag. 3 (1851).

Oberonia trilobata Griff. in Not. Pl. As. 3 (1851).

Oberonia vesiculifera Aver. in Новости систематики высших растений 50(50):25-40 (2019).

Répartition

Andaman et Nicobar, Birmanie, Chine, Inde, Laos, Népal, Sikkim, Thaïlande, Vietnam.

Chine : Guangxi, Yunnan.

Inde : Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Floraison : J___MJJ_SOND. Altitude de 500 à 2000 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 20 à 35 cm. Feuilles de 4 à 5, de 30-160 × 6-14 mm, linéaires. Sépale dorsal ovale, de 1-2 × 0-1 mm. Sépales latéraux ovales, de 0-1 × 1-2 mm. Pétales lancéolés, ovales, de 0-1 × 1-2 mm. Chromosomes : 2n=30. Biotopes : maquis.

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