Orchidaceae
Oberonia

Oberonia microphylla (Blume) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 17 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Taiwan (Hengchun Peninsula), S. Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa, W. New Guinea. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2022). Flora of Thailand 12(3): 671-1015. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bunpha, K., Pedersen, H.Æ., Sridith, K. (2013). Establishing species distributions in large tropical plant genera: insights from twelve new Thai records of Oberonia (Orchidaceae). Blumea 58: 71-76.
  • Lin, T.P., Liu, H.Y., Hsieh, C.F. & Wamg, K.H. (2016). Complete list of the native orchids of Taiwan and their type information. Taiwania 61: 78-126.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hewitt, J. [s.n.] Borneo K000942982 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dr. King's Collector [2664] Malaysia Oberonia rosea K000943002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Malaysia Oberonia rosea K:SPC-62274.000 No
Wray, L.Jr. [1246] Malaysia Oberonia rosea K000943001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Norris, W. [s.n.] Oberonia rosea K000943000 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0