Oberonia titania

Oberonia titania
Illustration by Lewis Roberts
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Oberonia
Species:
O. titania
Binomial name
Oberonia titania
Synonyms[1]
  • Titania miniata Endl.
  • Malaxis titania (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Iridorkis titania (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Oberonia palmicola F.Muell.
  • Malaxis palmicola (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Oberonia neocaledonica Schltr.

Oberonia titania, commonly known as the soldier's crest orchid[2] or red-flowered king of the fairies,[3] is a plant in the orchid family and is a clump-forming epiphyte. It has between four and ten leaves in a fan-like arrangement on each shoot and up to 350 tiny pinkish to red flowers arranged in whorls around the flowering stem. It is found in Java, New Caledonia and eastern Australia including Norfolk Island.

  1. ^ a b "Oberonia titania". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 471. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ^ "Red-flowered King of the Fairies - profile". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 16 January 2019.