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Botanical name: Oberonia mucronata Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Stelis mucronata, Oberonia iridifolia, Malaxis denticulata
Synonyms: Stelis mucronata, Oberonia iridifolia, Malaxis denticulata
Iris Leaf Oberonia is an epiphytic orchid found in Eastern Himalayas,
parts of India and SE Asia, at elevations of 10 to 200 m. It is a
pendulous growing, small sized plant that has a clustered, short, leafy
stem enveloped by 3-4, fleshy, fan shaped leaves, which resemble Iris
leaves. Flowers are borne in a 10 inch long inflorescence arising from the
tip of the fan-shaped growth and has a rat-tail shape with elliptic
flower bracts and densely to laxly many flowers. The plant flowers in the
fall and winter.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Orissa. |