Eria exilis Hook.f. 1891 SECTION Conchidium

Plant and Flowers in situ Mahabaleshwar, Satara Dt., Maharashtra State India Photos by © Antoine Le Lirzin

Common Name The Slim Eria [refers to the inflorescence?]

Flower Size 1/12" [1 mm]

Found in southwestern India, Sri Lankha and Thailand at elevations around 700 meters on mossy trees as a miniature sized epiphyte with round, strongly compressed pseudobulbs carrying a single leaf and blooms in the summer on a pendant, few flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Eria chandrasekharanii (Bhargavan & C.N.Mohanan) C.S.Kumar & Manilal 1968; Eria minima Blatt. & McCann 1931; Pinalia exilis (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891; Porpax chandrasekharanii Bhargavan & C.N.Mohanan 1982

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; Icones Planetarum Vol 21 part 3 Hooker 1891 drawing fide to plant; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007

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