Eria cylindrostachya Ames 1908 SECTION Pinalia
Photo by © Ronnie Boos and RV Orchidwork
Photo by © David Morris
MID
ERALY
Common Name The Cylindric Raceme Eria
Flower Size 1/4" [5 mm]
Found in the Philippines at elevations of 100 to 1600 meters as a miniature sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte is endemic to the islands of and has ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2, very slender, linear-lanceolate, channeled, petiolate base leaves that blooms in mid-winter, spring summer and early fall on an arching 6" [15 cm] long, pubescent, densly many flowered, racemose inflorescence.
Synonyms Pinalia cylindrostachya (Ames) W.Suarez & Cootes 2009
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Vol 2 Ames 1908 drawing good; Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Vol 5 Ames 1915; eriacy; AOS Bulletin Vol 39 No 10 1970 photo fide; Miniature Orchids Northern 1980; The Complete Writings on Philippine Orchids Vol 1 Quisumbing 1981; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003; Native Philippine Orchids Species Cootes 2011 as Pinalia cylindrostachya photo fide
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