Pinalia floribunda
Illustration in Edwards's Botanical Register (as Eria floribunda)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pinalia
Species:
P. floribunda
Binomial name
Pinalia floribunda
Synonyms[2]
List of synonyms
  • Eria floribunda Lindl.
  • Trias floribunda (Lindl.) Mason
  • Urostachya floribunda (Lindl.) Brieger
  • Eria leucostachya Lindl.
  • Eria euryantha Schltr.
  • Eria subaliena Gagnep.
  • Eria giungii Guillaumin
  • Urostachya euryantha (Schltr.) Brieger

Pinalia floribunda is a species of orchid found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in montane forests at elevations of 500 to 2400 meters above sea level. It is a small to medium-sized, warm-to-cold growing epiphyte found on large trees along streams. It has erect, stem-like, narrow ellipsoid pseudo-bulbs carrying soft leaves that flower in the spring.[3]



References

  1. Lindley, John (1844). "Eria floribunda". Edwards's Botanical Register. 30: Pl. 20. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Pinalia floribunda". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. "Eria floribunda". orchidspecies.com.


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