Orchid Lessons by Naresh Swami – Laterally compressed leaves.

Leaves with its surface compressed against each other at the mid-vein to form a flattened structure with equilateral edges are termed laterally compressed leaves. 

Orchid genera like Dendrobium (a few species), Oberonia and Podochilus got laterally compressed leaves.

Oberonia sp.
Oberonia sp.
Dendrobium sp.
Dendrobium sp.
Podochilus sp.
Podochilus sp.
Oberonia sp.
Oberonia sp.

Post 08 – 07/September/2020