Oberonia linearis Schltr. 1911 SUBGENUS Menophyllum SECTION Otoglossum Schlechter Type Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Part Shade Warm EARLY Fall Winter

Common Name The Stilt-Like Oberonia

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea at elevations around 600 to 700 meters as a warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall and winter.

Synonyms Oberonia alipetala J.J.Sm. 1914; Oberonia linearis var. brevipetala J.J.Sm. 1929; Oberonia stenophylla Schltr. 1905

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1911/85

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