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Orchidaceae

Native fan orchid

Phreatia micrantha (A.Rich.) Lindl.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Phreatia

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Native fan orchid: Phreatia micrantha in Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Native fan orchid, Smallflower phreatia

Synonyms

  • Eria richardiana Rchb.f.
  • Eria sphaerocarpa Rchb.f.
  • Oberonia micrantha A.Rich.
  • Oberonia papuana F.M.Bailey
  • Phreatia clivicola W.Kittr.
  • Phreatia collina Schltr.
  • Phreatia collina var. linearis Schltr.
  • Phreatia graeffei Kraenzl.
  • Phreatia louisiadum Kraenzl.
  • Phreatia macrophylla Schltr.
  • Phreatia macrophylloides Kraenzl.
  • Phreatia moluccana J.J.Sm.
  • Phreatia richardiana (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.
  • Phreatia robusta R.S.Rogers
  • Phreatia samoensis (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
  • Phreatia sarcothece Schltr.
  • Rhipidorchis micrantha (A.Rich.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Rhynchophreatia micrantha (A.Rich.) N.Hallé
  • Thelasis samoensis Kraenzl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.