Genus Oberonia section Podostachys
Genus Oberonia section Podostachys Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1911) 167
Synonyms:
Plants forming dense tufts. Stems rather short. Leaf blades not articulated with the sheaths. Inflorescences glabrous, with a distinct elongated peduncle. Flowers small. Lip simple, it is apex rarely 2-lobed or split in 2.
(After Schlechter, 1912)
Epiphytes on stand-alone trees in lowland areas with grass vegetation or coastal arees with a dry period, one species known from lower hill forest. Altitude sea level to 500 m.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Malaxideae
- Section Podostachys
Oberonia section Podostachys differs from Oberonia section Otoglossum in the presence of a distinct peduncle of the inflorescence.
Genus Oberonia section Podostachys in New Guinea contains 5 species
Oberonia cleistogama
Oberonia gracilipes
Oberonia ovalis
Oberonia podostachys
Oberonia scapigera
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Genus Oberonia section Podostachys
Oberonia ovalis Schltr., drawing R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 66, fig. 236