Eria microglossa Schltr. 1912 SECTION Polyura
Plant Photos courtesy of Dr. E.F. de Vogel, André Schuiteman, and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III
Common Name The Small Lipped Eria
Flower Size 1/4" [7mm]
Found in New Guinea in lowland forests at elevations around 550 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte with erect, cylindrical, fleshy pseudobulbs completely enveloped by a few close, adpressed, soon scarious sheaths and carrying 2 to 3, erect to horizontal, linear-ligulate, narrowly obtuse, gradually slightly narrowing towards the base, glabrous, leaves that blooms in the fall on a lateral, laxly several flowered inflorescence arising from near the apex and has recurved, elliptic, acute floral bracts that area shorter than the ovary.
Synonyms Pinalia microiglossa [Schltr.] Ormerod 2011;
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Malesiana Orchids of New Guinea Vol III Shuiteman and de Vogel 2005; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 7 2011 as Pinalia microglossa
