Eria myristiciformis

 

Eria myristiciformis

Hook . Bot. Mag. T. 5415 ; pseudobulbs elliopsoid , leaves 2-3 oblanceolate , racemes erect and flowers glabrous , bracts lanceolate exceeding the ovary reflexed , lateral sepals ovate acute 5-nerved , petals oblong 3-nerved , mentum rounded , lip obovate with 2 long calli between the small rounded side lobes and an ovate crested midlobe , disk ridged .

TENASSERIM ; at Moulmein , parish.

Pseudobulbs of the size and form of nutmegs , striate . Leaves 5-7 in., acute . Raceme much shorter than the leaves ; pedicels with ovary 1 in .; flowers pure white ; lip yellowish ; column very short .-Specimens insufficient . Parish’s Eria trilophata , mss. , referred by Reichenbach to Eria dasypus , is I think , this .

 

 

 

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