Eria bipunctata Lindl. 1841 SECTION Hymenaria

Plant and Flowers Photos by © Pierre Bonnet from the Orchis project website

Common Name The Two Spotted Eria - In China Shuang Dian Ping Lan

Flower Size 3/8" [.4 cm]

Found in Assam, Nepal, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam at elevations of 1500-1800 as a warm to cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring

Synonyms Eria eberhardtii Gagnep. 1930; Pinalia bipunctata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009 as Pinalia bipunctata; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 Pinalia bipunctata drawing ok; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 as Pinalia bipunctata photos ok

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