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Oberonia linearis var. brevipetala
Oberonia linearis Schltr. var. brevipetala J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 14 (1929) 364
Type: Lam 1298 (holo BO)
Synonyms:
Differs from var. linearis in the shorter, obliquely ovate petals.
Leaves light green, rachis light dull red. Flowers brownish red, column with a white tip.
Epiphyte in lowland forest; 350 m.
Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Papua (Indonesia). See map
Warm growing epiphyte.
September.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Malaxideae
- Section Otoglossum
- Genus Oberonia
- Species Oberonia linearis var. brevipetala
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Oberonia linearis var. brevipetala
Oberonia linearis Schltr. var. brevipetala J.J.Sm., floral analysis, drawing J.J. Smith, based on Lam 1298