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]
Pinalia floribunda | |
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Illustration in Edwards's Botanical Register (as Eria floribunda)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Pinalia |
Species: | P. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Pinalia floribunda | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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References
edit- ^ Lindley, John (1844). "Eria floribunda". Edwards's Botanical Register. 30: Pl. 20. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Pinalia floribunda". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Eria floribunda". orchidspecies.com.