Oberonia
| Oberonia Fairy Orchids | |
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| Oberonia titania illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
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| Oberonia sp. Nagara Hole National Park, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Genus: | Oberonia Lindl. (1830) |
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Oberonia or Fairy Orchids form a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains almost 200 known species, native to tropical Africa, southern Asia (India, China, Japan, Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.), Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ↑ Flora of China v 25 p 236, 鸢尾兰属 yuan wei lan shu, Oberonia Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 15. 1830.
- ↑ Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- ↑ Jones, David L. (2006). A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, Including the Island Territories. New Holland Publishers, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. 2086 Australia. ISBN 1-877069-12-4.
External links
Media related to Oberonia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oberonia at Wikispecies- IOSPE orchid photos, Oberonia japonica
- New South Wales Government Environment & Heritage, Oberonia titania (an orchid) - vulnerable species listing
- Papua New Guinea Orchid News image gallery (hundreds of photos of several species)
- Orchid Species Photographs, Oberonia
- Medicinal Orchid Oberonia falconeri Hook. f. based Herbal Formulations used for Sleep Disorders in Indian Traditional Healing: Pankaj Oudhia’s Ethnobotanical Surveys 1990-2012. (September 18, 2013)
- Flowers of India, Iris Leaf Oberonia, Oberonia mucronata
- Wild Orchids in Sumatra, Oberonia lampongensis
- Phytoimages, Oberonia, 70 images of assorted species
- Australian Native Orchid Society, Queensland, KABI group, Oberonia titania
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