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| syn. Cymbidium equitans, Epidendrum equitans, Malaxis glandulosa, Oberonia flexuosa, Oberonia glandulosa, Oberonia tahitensis |
| distribution:
(within Polynesia) Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga Fiji: Vanua Levu, Viti Levu Niue Samoa: Namu'a, Nu'utele, Ofu, Olosega, Savai'i, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Maupiti, Mehetia, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti Tonga Tuamotu Archipelago: Makatea Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai Wallis and Futuna: Alofi, Futuna, Uvea |
| native name: hoe - Tubuai Islands rima rima - Society Islands |
 left:Oberonia equitans Photo: J. F. Butaud http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf |
 left:Oberonia equitans (syn. Oberonia tahitensis) Photo: Anya Hinkle http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/moorea/index.html |
| References: - Phillip Cribb; W. Arthur Whistler: Orchids of Samoa. Kew Publishing, 1996 |