Eria bractescens Lindl.

Eria bractescens Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 18 (1841).

Eria bractescens Lindl.; Photos by Dinh Quang Diep

Eria bractescens Lindl.; Photos by Shashidhar Sastry

Synonyms:

Dendrobium subterrestre Gagnep.

Eria bractescens var. kurzii Hook.f. 

Eria bractescens var. latipetala Leav. 

Eria dillwynia Hkr. 

Eria griffithii Rchb.f. 

Eria kurzii Anderson ex Hook.f. 

Eria litoralis Teijsm. & Binn 

Eria pulchella Griff. 

Pinalia bractescens [Lindl.] O.Ktze. 

Pinalia pulchella Kuntze 

Trias bractescens (Lindl.) Mason 

Trias pulchella Mason 

Tropilis subterrestris (Gagnep.) Rauschert 

VietNam Name:

Nỉ lan lá bắc to; Nỉ lan lá hoa. 

Common Name:

The Bracteate Eria

Ecological:

Epiphyte in lowland forest. Altitude 20-650 m.

Culture:

One of the easiest orchids to grow. Very adaptable, temperatures from below 10 ° C in winter to over 40 ° C in summer are tolerated. The plants can grow and bloom both in the blazing sun and in full shade. When watered once or twice a day they remain evergreen and can bloom several times from December to April, but preferably in March to April. 

Distribution:

Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam (Tây Nguyên, Lâm Đồng, Bảo Lộc, Đồng Nai), Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Moluccas, Sulawesi and the Philippines

Note: 

It is easy to confuse with Eria globulifera but this plant has up to 4 smaller leaves, smaller flowers do not bloom but fragrant.