Eria cylindrostachya Ames 1908 SECTION Hymenaria Photo courtesy of David Morris and Clackamas Orchids

MID

Common Name The Cylindric Raceme Eria

Flower Size 1/4" [5 mm]

This miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte has ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2, very slender, linear lanceolate, channeled, petiolate base leaves and is endemic to the islands of the Philippines at elevations of 100 to 1600 meters where it blooms in mid-winter on an arching 6" [15 cm] long, pubescent, densly many flowered, racemose inflorescence.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 10 1970 photo; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;

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