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3. Eria javanica (Sw.) Blumewfo-0000953113

Rumphia 2: 23. 1836; Seidenf. & Smitinand, Orchids Thailand: 289, 782, fig. 218, t. XIII(762). 1960–1965; Seidenf., Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 21: 64. 1966; Opera Bot. 62: 26, fig. 10, t. IIa. 1982; Seidenf. & J.J.Wood, Orchids Pennis. Malaysia Singapore: 271, fig. 115. 1992; Thaithong, Thai Orchids [in Thai]: 246 (incl. colour photo). 2000; N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb, Fl. Bhutan 3(3): 369. 2002; Vaddhanaphuti, Wild Orchids Thailand, ed. 4: 143 (incl. colour photo). 2005; S.C.Chen et al. in Z.Y.Wu et al. (eds.), Fl. China 25: 344. 2009.— Dendrobium javanicum Sw., Neues J. Bot. 1(1): 96. 1805. Fig. 421.


Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.



Synonyms & Citations :

Eria fragrans Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 22: 415. 1864; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 794. 1890; Grant, Orchids Burma: 140. 1895.
Eria stellata Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 904. 1825; Ridl., Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 1: 98. 1907; Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 96. 1924.
Eria striolata Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 3: 554. 1888; Ridl., Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 1: 99. 1907; Fl. Malay Penins. 4: 96. 1924. [for additional synonyms, see Seidenf., Opera Bot. 62: 26. 1982.].


Description : Pseudobulbs erect, ovoid-ellipsoid, slightly compressed, 5–7 by 1.2–1.5 cm. Leaves 2, plicate, subterminal; lamina obovate-oblong, acuminate, 36–40 by 5–6 cm. Inflorescence lateral or subterminal, 40–50 cm long, up to 30-flowered; rachis rusty pubescent; floral bracts deciduous, lanceolate, 8–15 mm long. Flowers fragrant, white to pale yellowish, perianth purple-veined. Sepals densely pubescent with stellate hairs; dorsal sepal lanceolate, long-acuminate, 15–20 by ca 4 mm; lateral sepals lanceolate, falcate, long-acuminate, 15–20 by 4–5 mm, mentum ca 5 mm long. Petals lanceolate, long-acuminate, 15–20 by ca 4 mm, glabrous. Labellum 3-lobed, ovate-lanceolate in outline, ca 14 by 7–8 mm; side lobes suberect, oblong, 6–7 mm long, sinus between side lobe and mid-lobe ca 2 mm long, obtuse; mid-lobe lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, 7–8 by ca 3 mm; labellum ornamented by 3 or 5 lamellae running to near apex of the mid-lobe. Column ca 5 mm long; column foot 5–6 mm long. Ovary (including pedicel) 5–8 mm long, densely pubescent with stellate hairs. Capsule not seen.


Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi; PENINSULAR: Pattani, Yala.


Distribution : India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia (type from Java), New Guinea, the Philippines.


Ecology : Growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte in evergreen forests and moist deciduous forests, 300–800 m alt. Flowering: June–September.


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