Yes, flower is essential for identification of the genus Oberonia.... many colour variations are found in Oberonia....
Regards Khyanjeet Gogoi On 10/19/12, manudev madhavan <[email protected]> wrote: > agreeing with Sweedle, Lip is the deciding factor in genus Oberonia. Me too > > have observed too many variations in their colour and size. I could collect > > both greenish and brownish forms of *Oberonia chandrasekharanii*, *O. > mucronata* from Wayanad. > > On Monday, 1 October 2012 00:45:30 UTC+5:30, Rajesh Sachdev wrote: >> >> Since 15th -30th September, I observed this orchid in non-flowering >> stage. There were many trees where this orchid was observed. But none >> among them in flowering. >> > > -- > > > > --

