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.](http://naresh.org.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1.jpg)
![Dendrobium sp.](http://naresh.org.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2.jpg)
![Podochilus sp.](http://naresh.org.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/3.jpg)
![Oberonia sp.](http://naresh.org.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4.jpg)
Post 08 – 07/September/2020