Orchidaceae

Oberonia Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 15 (1830)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa to Pacific.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Mozambique

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Rodrigues

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geiger, D.L. & al. (2020). Studies on Oberonia 7. Ten New Synonyms of Oberonia equitans (G. Forst.) Mutel Indicatedby Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 89: 656-667.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fol. Orch. 8, Oberonia: 1–8 (1859).
  • Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl.: 15 (1830)
  • Seidenfaden in Dansk. Bot. Arkiv. 25, 3: 7–125 (1968), nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fol. Orch. 8, Oberonia : 1–8 (1859)
  • Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl.: 15 (1830)
  • Holttum, Orch. Malaya: 211 (1957)
  • Schlechter in E.J. 45, Beibl. 104: 13 (1911)
  • Seidenfaden in Dansk Bot. Arkiv 25 (3): 7–125 (1968), nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Yong, R. [58] Malaysia K000718575 Yes
Mar 1, 2012 Yong, R. [173] Malaysia K000718573 Yes
Sep 1, 2006 Edwards, P.J. [2091] K:SPC-74463.000 No
Jul 1, 2006 Triono, T.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Johns, R.J.; Kasmin, O. [129] K:SPC-74645.000 No
Oct 1, 2001 Bacon [211] Malaysia K:SPC-43824.000 No
Mar 1, 2001 Johns, R.J. [9957] K:SPC-62581.000 No
Mar 1, 2001 Utteridge, T.M.A. [281] K:SPC-70240.000 No
Mar 1, 2001 Edwards, P.J. [4438] K:SPC-70244.000 No
May 1, 1967 Kerr, A.F.G. [208] Thailand K000596121 Type Yes
May 1, 1967 Kerr, A.F.G. [208] Thailand K000596133 Type Yes
Tessier-Yandell [78] India K:SPC-32998.000 No
K:SPC-21015.000 No
Carr, C.E. [K3] Malaysia K:SPC-21783.000 No
India K:SPC-24118.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0775] Thailand K000596086 Yes
K:SPC-24124.000 No
K:SPC-24121.000 No
Menzies, D.; Dupuy, D. [192] Thailand K:SPC-47170.000 No
Wight, R. [s.n] India K000387705 Type Yes
Cooper, S.G. Mauritius K:SPC-29793.000 No
Parish, C.S.P. [257] BU K000387701 Type Yes
Lamb, A. [AL554/86] Malaysia K:SPC-72820.000 No
Verschoyle [55] Nepal K:SPC-42594.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [85114] K:SPC-75603.000 No
Griffth, W. [718] BU K000387702 Type Yes
Parish, C.S.P. [290] BU K000387700 Type Yes
Menzies, D.; Dupuy, D. [132] Thailand K:SPC-48359.000 No
Carr, C.E. [K97] Malaysia K:SPC-23195.000 No
Barnes, E. India K:SPC-29848.000 No
Cribb, P. [S 128] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-44070.000 No
Rule, R.H. [5584] Burma K:SPC-29816.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0651] K000596137 Yes
Cumberledge [833] Thailand K:SPC-26414.000 No
Mason, L.M. [13] K:SPC-32739.000 No
Phoon, S.N., et al. [FRI 63775] Malaysia K000718032 Yes
Barnes, E. [2097] India K:SPC-19773.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [2546] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28587.000 No
Lohok, A.; Lohok, H. [in A. Lamb A] Borneo K:SPC-50185.000 No
Lai, S.T.; Yahud, Jugah, et al. [S 67902] Malaysia K000342204 Yes
Kerr, A.D. [adk 1123] Laos K:SPC-28404.000 No
Solomon Islands K:SPC-50242.000 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [697] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-24125.000 No
Cumberlege [807] Thailand K:SPC-26406.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [2230] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28790.000 No
White, K. [400] Nepal K:SPC-61256.000 No
K:SPC-20553.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596089 Yes
Dickson, M. [MD 196] Indonesia K:SPC-60973.000 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [621] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-21004.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1948] Nepal K001114795 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1523] K:SPC-32712.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [2930] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28830.000 No
de Vogel, E.; Cribb, P. [9212] Malaysia K:SPC-56806.000 No
Cumberlege, G. [980] Thailand K:SPC-23901.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1948] K001114796 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carr, C.E. [K 2] Malaysia K:SPC-23197.000 No
Kerr, A.D. Laos K:SPC-32301.000 No
Rule, R.H. Burma K:SPC-31414.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1948] Nepal K001114794 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0747] Thailand K000596082 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [092] Thailand K000596085 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [64] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-20997.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1948] India K001114797 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rule, R.H. Burma K:SPC-30299.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0748] Thailand K000596090 Yes
Wilhelm, K. [240] Sri Lanka K:SPC-38562.000 No
K:SPC-26415.000 No
Bornes, E. India K:SPC-29810.000 No
Green, P.S. [1346A] Vanuatu K:SPC-33938.000 No
Mason, L.M. [1715] K:SPC-28517.000 No
Droissart, V.; Juswara, L. [1713] Indonesia K:SPC-76830.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cambodia K:SPC-67200.000 No
Rule, R.H. [1457] Burma K:SPC-30243.000 No
India K:SPC-29845.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brunei K:SPC-76635.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1948] Burma K001114798 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cumberlege, G. [909] Thailand K:SPC-26310.000 No
Lewis, B.; Mcdonagh, J. [149] Vanuatu K:SPC-54910.000 No
Green, P.S. [RSNH 1188] Vanuatu K:SPC-34799.000 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [966] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-29815.000 No
Cribb, P. [89/18] Malaysia K:SPC-55843.000 No
Thomas, S.A. [156] Brunei K:SPC-56751.000 No
Cuming, H. [2115] Philippines K001368938 Type Yes
Cooper, S.G. Mauritius K:SPC-29357.000 No
Cribb, P.J.; Morrison, A. [1784] Vanuatu K:SPC-42264.000 No
India K:SPC-44607.000 No
de Vogel; Vermeulen [7185] Indonesia K000364782 Yes
Comber, J.B. [1724] Indonesia K:SPC-52868.000 No
K:SPC-00548.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [275] Thailand K000596140 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0