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FZ.30. Oberonia
Description of the genus
Small epiphytic herbs, leaves succulent overlapping, bilaterally flattened. Inflorescence terminal, cylindric, densely many-flowered. Flowers minute, non-resupinate. Sepals and petals free; lip entire or lobed, without a spur. Pollinia 4. Derivation of name: Named after Oberon, king of the fairies; probably referring to the tiny but beautiful flowers typical for the species in this genus Worldwide: 80-100 species, mostly in Asia; one species in Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros and Mascarene Is. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Other sources of information about Oberonia:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: OberoniaFlora of Mozambique: Oberonia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): OberoniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oberonia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oberonia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oberonia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Oberonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oberonia
JSTOR Plant Science: Oberonia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oberonia
Plants of the World Online: Oberonia
Tropicos: Oberonia
Wikipedia: Oberonia
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