✿Orchidaceae · Oberonia
Malabar Oberonia
Oberonia chandrasekharanii
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- December-September
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.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Malabar Oberonia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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