Small epiphytic herbs, leaves
succulent overlapping, bilaterally flattened. Inflorescence terminal,
cylindric, densely many-flowered. Flowers minute, non-resupinate.
Sepals and petals free; lip entire or lobed, without a spur. Pollinia 4. Derivation of name: Named after Oberon, king of the fairies; probably referring to the tiny but beautiful flowers typical for the species in this genus Worldwide: 80-100 species, mostly in Asia; one species in Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros and Mascarene Is. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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