Oberonia anthropophora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Malaxideae
Genus: Oberonia
Species: Oberonia anthropophora

Name

Oberonia anthropophora Lindl., A Numerical List of dried specimens of plants in the East India Company's Museum: collected under the superintendence of Dr. Wallich of the Company's botanic garden at Calcutta. London : 16 (1830).

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Iridorkis anthropophora (Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 669 (1891).
- Malaxis anthropophora (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 215 (1861).
Heterotypic
- Oberonia aurantiaca Ridl. in J. Bot. 36: 210 (1898).
- Oberonia caudata King & Pantl. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 581 (1897).
- Oberonia falcata King & Pantl. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 329 (1895 publ. 1896).
- Oberonia pendula Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 38 (1912).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Hainan, Tibet. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Malaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. (1830), A Numerical List of dried specimens of plants in the East India Company's Museum: collected under the superintendence of Dr. Wallich of the Company's botanic garden at Calcutta. London : 16.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Oberonia anthropophora. Accessed: 2026 Jun 26.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Oberonia anthropophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Oberonia anthropophora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Oberonia anthropophora. Accessed: 26 Jun 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Oberonia anthropophora. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Oberonia anthropophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

中文: 长裂鸢尾兰
中文（简体）: 长裂鸢尾兰, 拟虾须莪白兰