Eria profusa Lindl. 1841 SECTION Hymenaria Photo courtesy of David Banks, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulen and Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website. and Flora Malesiana Vol III

Common Name or Meaning The Profuse Eria

Flower Size .4" [1 cm]

Found only in the Philippines at elvations of 100 to 1000 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with clustered oval pseuobulbs enveloped basally by papery, dry sheaths and carrying 2 to 4, lanceolate, leaves that blooms on an arching to 15" [37.5 cm] long, many [70] flowered, brown pubescent inflorescence.

Synonyms Pinalia profusa (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001 photo fide; Australian Orchid Review Vol 67 No 3 2002 photo Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;

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