| Fairy orchids | |
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| Oberonia titania illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
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| Oberonia sp. Nagara Hole National Park, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe: | Malaxidinae |
| Genus: | Oberonia Lindl.[1] |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Oberonia, commonly known as fairy orchids,[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic or lithophytic plants with the leaves arranged fan-like, overlapping at the base and spreading near the tips. Large numbers of tiny, short-lived, cup-shaped, non-resupinate flowers are arranged on an arching flowering stem that emerges from the base of the uppermost leaf. There are about 270 species occurring from tropical and southern Africa to the Pacific.[3]
- ^ a b "Oberonia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 468–469. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ "Oberonia Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 August 2022.