Eria suaveolens Ridl.1896 SECTION Hymenaria Photo © by Kama Nursery Center Website

Common Name The Mildly Fragrant Eria

Flower Size 3/4" [1.7 cm]

Found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo as a small to medium sized epiphyte with a thick fleshy stem carrying about 3, widest towards the apex, basal 2 to 3 narrowing into a stalk leaves that blooms on a horizontal, curved, to 6" [15 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence and carrying mildly fragrant flowers.

CAUTION I have misgivings about this determination as the references say this and E saccifera are synomonous, if so then one of these [This one and E saccifera] determinations is incorrect. I await feedback.

Synonyms Eria brookesii Ridl. 1908; Pinalia suaveolens (Ridl.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb 2005

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of the Malayan Penninsula Ridley 1908; Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Holttum 1953; The Orchids of Penninsular Mayasia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992 drawing ok; Genera Orchidacearum Vol 4 part 1 Pridgeon, Cribb, Chase and Rasmussen 2005 drawing;

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