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Eria xanthocheila

Eria xanthocheila

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochilaeae
SubTribe: Eriinae
Genus: Eria
Species: Eria xanthocheila
Alliance:
Binomial name
Eria xanthocheila
Ridl. 1907


Eria xanthocheila is a species of genus Eria

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with up to twenty five 1.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in the lowland forest of Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the northern Philippines at elevations of 300 to 1600 meters.

Culture[]

Plant should be grown in a moderately lighted area with cool to warm temperatures. plants should be watered two to three times a week with dry outs between watering. Plants should be potted in a free draining medium such as medium fir bark with perlite or in sphagnum moss.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Yellow Lip Eria

Synonyms[]

  1. Eria wichersii Schltr. 1911
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