Malabar Oberonia
Oberonia chandrasekharanii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-September
How to identify Malabar Oberonia
Identify Malabar Oberonia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Malabar Oberonia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oberonia chandrasekharanii
- Genus
- Oberonia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Malabar Oberonia itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Malabar Oberonia
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Malabar Oberonia (Oberonia chandrasekharanii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to September.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Malabar Oberonia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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