Eria merrillii Ames 1907 SECTION Urostachya Photos by © Art Vogel
Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl
Common Name Merrill's Eria [American Botanist in the Philippines 1900's]
Flower Size 1/4" [8 mm]
Found in the Ryukyus, Taiwan, Borneo, Malayasia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, and New Guinea near rivers at elevations of 60 to 1200 meters as a medium to large sized, hot growing epiphyte with elongate, cylindrical pseudobulbs carrying sometimes more than 2, linear-oblong, to oblong-lanceolate, acute, gradually tapering into the conduplicate base leaves that blooms on a terminal, smooth, arching, many flowered, racemose inflorescence with backwards turned bracts and carrying fragrant flowers .
The photo by Art Vogel was sent in as Eria maboroensis.
Synonyms Eria bontocensis Ames 1913 publ. 1914; Eria glabra Schltr. 1911; Eria maboroensis Schltr. 1912; Eria nudicaulis Hayata 1912; Eria ovata var. retroflexa (Lindl.) Garay & H.R.Sweet 1974; Eria racemosa Leav. 1909; Eria retroflexa Lindl. 1859; Pinalia retroflexa (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam Hayata 1912; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984 as Eria ovata var retroflexa; The Orchids Of the Philippines Cootes 1999 as Eria ovata var retroflexa photo?
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