Pinalia amica Kuntze-The Lovely Eria

 Pinalia amica Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891).

Pinalia amica
Pinalia amica
Pinalia amica

Pinalia amica (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Photo Diep Dinh Quang

Vietnamese name: Lan len rỉ sắt, Nĩ lan bạn

Chinise name: 粗茎苹 cu jing ping lan

Common Name: The Lovely Eria

Latin Name: Pinalia amica (Rchb.f.) Kuntze

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Eria amica Rchb.f.; Eria andersonii Hook.f.; Eria confusa Hook.f.; Eria hypomelana Hayata; Octomeria excavata Wall. ex Hook.f.; Pinalia andersonii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Pinalia confusa (Hook.f.) Kuntze

Description:

Small orchid, long stem, leaves 2-4 pieces. Flowers 1-3, 7-10 cm long, grow in leaf axils. Flowers 12 pieces, 1.5 cm large, fragrant, blooming in the spring. Distribution: Found in the western Himalayas, Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, southern China, Taiwan and Vietnam. In VietNam, found in Tam Đảo, Ba Vì, Tây Nguyên, Lâm Đồng, Bảo Lộc.)

Ecological: Epiphytic on trees in forests; 800-2200 m.

Reference:

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org

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