Oberonia titania
| Oberonia titania | |
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| Oberonia titania illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Genus: | Oberonia |
| Species: | O. titania |
| Binomial name | |
| Oberonia titania (Endl.) Lindl. (1859) | |
Oberonia titania or Soldier's Crest Orchid is a member of the Oberonia ("Fairy Orchids"), and is found in Java, North Queensland, New South Wales, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.
An epiphytic clumping orchid, it grows on trees in Melaleuca swamp forest habitat, rainforest and damp gullies; highly localised. Flowers from January to June. Racemes 30–80 mm with small (1.2 × 1 mm) pinkish flowers with red labellum in whorls of 6 to 8.[1]
It is considered to be a vulnerable species by the NSW government.[2]
References
- ↑ David L. Jones (2006). A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, Including the Island Territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. 2086 Australia: New Holland Publishers. p. 471. ISBN 1-877069-12-4.
- ↑ "Oberonia titania (an orchid) - vulnerable species listing."
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