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OB E RON I A CYLINDRICA Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 26 (1840) Misc. 20, Fol. 

 Orch. Oberonia (1859) 1; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 230; Ames 

 Orch. 1 (1905) 77, 5 (1915) 73; Merr. & Merritt in Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 341; Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 

 47. 

 Malaxis cylindrica Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 6 (1861) 208. 

 Iridorchis cylindrica Ktze. Rev. Gen. PI. 2 (1891) 669. 

 Luzon (Bontoc, Lepanto, Union, Benguet), Leyte, Bohol, Palawan. A 

 fairly common species in the Philippines. Epiphyte at 6 to 2,650 m 

 altitude. 



OBERONIA ELMERI Ames in Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5 (1912) 1564, 

 Orch. 5 (1915) 73. 

 Luzon (Benguet), Elmer 8A3U, F. B. 5057 Curran. Baguio, epiphyte at 

 1,580 m altitude. 



OBERONIA HISPIDULA Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 7 (1912) Bot. 8, 

 Orch. 5 (1915) 73. 

 Luzon (Benguet, Rizal, Tayabas), Mindanao (Agusan), F. B. 512U 

 Curran, B. S. 192^0 Reillo, Elmer 7406, 9261, HOSA. Epiphytic, at 800 to 

 1,230 m altitude. 



OBERONIA IRIDIFOLIA (Roxb.) Lindl. in Wall. Cat. (1828) No. 1948, 

 p. p.. Gen. & Sp. Orch. (1830) 15 (excl. syn. Malaxis ensiformis 

 Sm.), Fol. Orch. Oberonia (1859) 1; Benth. Fl. Austral. 6 (1873) 

 274; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 230; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 5 (1888) 

 675; Grant Orch. Burma (1895) 31; King & Pantl. in Ann. Roy. 

 Bot. Gard. Calc. 8 (Orch. Sik.-Himal.) (1898) 8, t. 8; J. J. Sm. 

 FL Buitenz. 6 (Orch. Jav.) (1905) 239, Fig.-Atlas (1910) fig. 

 175; Ames Orch. 1 (1905) 77, 5 (1915) 73; Ridl. Mat. F]. MaL 

 Benin. 1 (1907) 16; Schltr. in Fedde Repert. Beihefte 4 (Orch. 

 Sino-Jap. Prodr.) (1919) 194; Ames in Merr. in Journ. Roy. Asiat. 

 Soc. Straits Branch, Special No. (1921) 152. 

 Cymbidium iridifolium- Roxb. Hort. Beng. (1814) 63, nomen, Fl. Ind. 



ed. 2, 3 (1832) 458. 

 ? Cymbidium flavescens Llanos Fragm. PI. Filip. (1851) 96; F.-Vill. 

 & Naves in Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 3, 4' (1880) 74; Merr. Sp. 

 Blancoanae (1918) 113. 

 'Malaxis iridifolia Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. 6 (1861) 208. 

 Iridorchis iridifolia Ktze. Rev. Gen. PI. 2 (1891) 669. 

 Luzon (Bataan, Rizal, Sorsogon), Palawan, Mindanao (Zamboanga, 

 Davao), Basilan, F. B. 130 Barnes, 517 U Hutchinson, B. S. 56U3, 2U100 

 Ramos, Weber 269, 607. Epiphytic, up to 400 m in Mindanao. In India, 

 Burma, Malay Peninsula, China, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Australia. 



OBERONIA LEYTENSIS Ames Orch. 6 (1920) 291, t. 98. 

 Leyte, Wenzel 09^5. Epiphyte, in forest at sea level. 



OBERONIA LIPENSIS Ames Orch. 7 (1922) 114. 



Mindanao (Bukidnon), B. S. 38535 Ramos. Mt. Lipa, epiphytic in 

 mossy forest at 2,200 m altitude. 



