Oberonia equitans (G.Forst.) Mutel 1837 SUBGENUS Menophyllum SECTION Adenorhachis Photo by © Ravahere Taputuarai and Cal Photos Berkley WebSite

Common Name The Equal Oberonia

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Found in Borneo, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Nuie, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Santa Cruz Islands at elevations of 300 to 400 meters as a hot growing terrestrial

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution.

Synonyms Cymbidium equitans (G.Forst.) Sw. 1799; *Epidendrum equitans G.Forst.1786; Malaxis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861; Oberonia flexuosa Schltr. 1906; Oberonia glandulosa Lindl. 1859

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of the High Mountains of New Guinea Van Royen 1979 as O glandulosa; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011

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