Oberonia falcata King & Pantl.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Oberonia caudata King & Pantl.; Oberonia pendula Ridl.; Iridorkis anthropophora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Malaxis anthropophora (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Oberonia aurantiaca Ridl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Oberonia falcata King & Pantl.
  • Key identification features : Pendulous epiphytes, caulescent, up to 15 cm long; Leaves linear; Flowers pedicelled, 2.2 mm long.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, China, Bhutan, Laos, Malaya, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bhutan, Laos, Malaya, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 94
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 128
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Oberonia falcata. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

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