Eria biflora Griff.

Description:  Found from Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand,Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo, Java and Sumatra in primary montane forests at elevations of 300 to 1700 meters as a miniature, hot to cool growing epiphyte with swollen apically pseudobulbs carrying 3 to 5, elliptic lanceolate, subacute to acute, gradually tapering below into the short, grooved petiolate base leaves and blooms in the fall on an axillary, extremely short, compressed, 2 to 3 flowered, racemose inflorescence with elliptic recurved, yellow petaloid floral bracts .
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Photorights: Cedric Jancloes

  • Size:  stem are about 15cm long, widened and flattened at the apex which bears 3 to 5 leaves. Leaves up to 9 by 1.8cm, flowers in pairs or three with 3 broad yellow bracts 6 by 4mm.pecidel and ovary 4mm long, 
  • Collector/Witnesses:  Ly Viboth, Cardamom Coll. Cedric Jancloes (#CJ447), S.Vichea 2014
  • Year Collected:  2011
  • Growing Media:  wood/pot
  • Flowering Period:  june - july
  • Color:  pale yellow flowers, flowers bracts light orange yellow, lip stronger yellow, papillous at edges.  
  • Water:  1 – 2 time daily
  • Light:  medium to bright light
  • Temperature:  20-36 °C