Eria acuminata [Bl.}Lindl. 1830 SECTION Aeridostachya

Inflorescence Photo by © Dian Rahardjo and her Orchid Photo Page

Another Color Form Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids, Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved

Common Name or Meaning The Gradually Tapering Point Eria

Flower Size .3" [7.5 mm]

Found in Java, Sumatra and Borneo as a medium sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte with stem-like, terete pseudobulbs enveloped basally by 4 acute, fleshy sheaths and carrying 6, linear-lanceolate, gradually narrowing to the acute apex, slightly fleshy leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on an axillary, erect to slightly curved, to 12" [30 cm] long, densely many flowered, shortly white pubescent inflorescence with oblong, acute, reflexed floral bracts.

Synonyms Aeridostachya acuminata (Blume) Rauschert 1983; Aeridostachya malleifera (Kraenzl.) Rauschert 1983; *Dendrolirium acuminatum Blume 1825; Eria cooperi Summerh. 1928; Eria malleifera Kraenzl. 1910 ; Pinalia acuminata (Blume) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Sm. 1905; Orchids of Java Comber 1990 photo fide; Orchids of Sumatra Comber 2002 photo fide

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