Orchidaceae
Oberonia

Oberonia equitans (G.Forst.) Mutel

First published in Mém. Soc. Roy. Centr. Agric. Dépt. N. 1835-1836: 84 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Thailand to Pacific. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P.J. & Whistler, W.A. (2011). The Orchids of Tonga, Niue, and the Cook islands. Lankesteriana 11: 96-177.
  • Geiger, D.L. & al. (2020). Studies on Oberonia 7. Ten New Synonyms of Oberonia equitans (G. Forst.) Mutel Indicatedby Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 89: 656-667.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Margonska, H.B. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2010). Orchidaceae of Tahiti, French Polynesia: 1-139. Gdansk University Press.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Geiger, D.L. & al. (2020). Studies on Oberonia 7. Ten New Synonyms of Oberonia equitans (G. Forst.) Mutel Indicatedby Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 89: 656-667.
  • Margonska, H.B. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2010). Orchidaceae of Tahiti, French Polynesia: 1-139. Gdansk University Press.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wickison, S. [158] Solomon Islands K:SPC-53025.000 No
Cribb, P.J.; Wheatley, J.I. [8] Vanuatu K:SPC-53084.000 No
Mathews [158] French Polynesia K001368927 Syntype Yes
Wheatley, J. [79] Vanuatu K:SPC-53343.000 No
Beechey [s.n.] French Polynesia K001368926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maori [s.n.] French Polynesia K001368924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindley [s.n.] French Polynesia K001368925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wheatley, J. [104] Vanuatu K:SPC-53509.000 No
Ridley, H.N. [375] Singapore Oberonia ciliolata K000943006 Unknown Type Material Yes
Malaysia Oberonia ciliolata K:SPC-20999.000 No
Borneo Oberonia ciliolata K:SPC-26510.000 No
Borneo Oberonia ciliolata K:SPC-24119.000 No
Wood, J.J. [724] Oberonia ciliolata K:SPC-50183.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [4055] Malaysia Oberonia affinis K:SPC-48616.000 No
Clemens, J. [102] Malaysia Oberonia affinis K000942995 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 6, 2018 Kerr, A.F.G. [0610] Thailand Oberonia oxystophyllum K000596120 Yes
Oct 1, 1908 Hallier, H.G. [s.n.] Indonesia Oberonia oxystophyllum K000942986 Syntype Yes
Smith, J.J. [s.n.] Indonesia Oberonia oxystophyllum K000942985 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0