Eria braccata Lindl. 1859 SECTION Conchidium Photo courtesy of Marius Wasbauer

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Common Name or Meaning The Large Bracted Eria

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

Found in Sri Lanka at eleavtions of 1000 to 1100 meters as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with small crowded and flattened pseudobulbs and carrying 2 apical leaves that blooms in the winter on a 2" [5 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers.

Synonyms Conchidium braccatum ( Lindl.) Brieger 1981; Dendrobium braccatum Lindl. 1830; Eria reticosa Wight 1851; Eria uniflora (Lindl.) Dalzell 1952; Eria velifera Wight ex Lindl. 1859; Pinalia braccata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Pinalia reticosa (Wight) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Culture in Ceylon and The East Price 1918/2003; AOS Bulletin Vol 57 No 1 1988 photo; Orchids of Kumaun Himalayas Pangtey, Samant and Rawat 1991 as E reticosa; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 as Eria reticosa drawing ok; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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