Eria multiflora [Bl.] Lindl. 1830 SECTION Urostachya Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Kjell Nilsson of Sweden

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Common Name The Multi-flowered Eria

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A medium sized, cool to warm growing epiphytic species found in Java, Sumatra and Bali at elevations of 1400 to 2100 meters with clustered pseudobulbs carrying 5 to 7 leaves that blooms in the winter on a terminal, erect, horizontal or pendulous, densely many flowered, racemose inflorescence and often more than one per pseudobulb.

Synonyms *Dendrolirium multiflorum Blume 1825; Pinalia multiflora (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Urostachya multiflora (Blume) S.Rauschert 1983

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bonplandia Rchb.f 1857; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Sm. 1905; Die Orchideen Von Java Figuren Atlas J.J.Smith 1908 drawing fide; Orchids of Java Comber 1990 photo ok; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2001 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 3 2004

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