Oberonia marginata Ridl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9 (1916) 161
Type: Kloss s.n. (Camp 1, 500 ft.) (holo BM)
Stems tufted, 10-12 cm long, densely covered with 12-14 leaves. Leaves ensiform, acuminate, 5 by 0.5 cm, herbaceous. Inflorescence very slender, 15-18 cm long, peduncle 3 cm long, with the flowers distant, opposite, single or in pairs; rachis with two thin, translucent, slightly denticulate wings. Floral bracts lanceolate, translucent, denticulate, as long as the pedicel and ovary, 0.2 cm long. Flower 0.1 cm diam. Sepals ovate, entire. Petals rather similar but narrower. Lip short, broadly triangular, at the apex truncate retuse, margins with 8-10 teeth, with two basal nerves that are connected towards the apex. Column short, thick; apical wings very small, oblong, truncate. Ovary with pedicel cylindrical, like the rachis lined with a thin irregularly broken membrane that is edged with short, clavate or obtuse processes or teeth. (After Ridley, 1916)
Colours: Flowers green.
Habitat: Epiphyte in lower montane forest; 759 m.
Flowering time in the wild: Not recorded.
Distribution: Malesia (New Guinea, endemic).
Distribution in New Guinea: Papua (Indonesia). See map: 485-221M.JPG.
Cultivation: Intermediate growing epiphyte.