Eria ovata

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Eria ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Genus: Eria
Species: E. ovata
Binomial name
Eria ovata
Lindl.[1]
Synonyms
  • Pinalia ovata (Lindl.) W.Suarez & Cootes

Eria ovata is a species of orchid found from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to the Philippines. It is an epiphyte that is found growing from 500 to 2,550 meters elevation.[2] This species is erect and sympodial with pseudobulbs of 20 cm long by 1.2 cm diameter. It has about 4 leaves that are linear-oblong to oblong-lanceolate of 15 cm long and 2.1 cm wide.[2]

References

  1. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Orchids of the Philippines J.Cootes p. 119
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