Eria Explained

Eria is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Eria species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:

• Eria albescens
• Eria aurantiaca
• Eria bancana
• Eria berringtoniana
• Eria bifalcis
• Eria bigibba
• Eria binabayensis
• Eria carolettae
• Eria chlorantha
• Eria clausa
• Eria compressoclavata
• Eria convallariopsis
• Eria coronaria
• Eria curtisii
• Eria dayana
• Eria decipiens
• Eria floribunda
• Eria gagnepainii
• Eria geboana
• Eria genuflexa
• Eria halconensis
• Eria imbricata
• Eria imitans
• Eria imperatifolia
• Eria javanica
• Eria kaniensis
• Eria lactiflora
• Eria micholitziana
• Eria nepalensis
• Eria oblonga
• Eria odorifera
• Eria pachycephala
• Eria peraffinis
• Eria puberula
• Eria ramosii
• Eria ramuana
• Eria rhomboidalis
• Eria rostriflora
• Eria sabasaroe
• Eria sarcophylla
• Eria sarrasinorum
• Eria scabrilinguis
• Eria sessilifolia
• Eria stenobulba
• Eria straminea
• Eria tomohonensis
• Eria umbonata
• Eria villosissima
• Eria viridibracteata
• Eria vittata
• Eria wenzelii
• Eria yanshanensis

Formerly placed here

Many former Eria species have been recategorized in other genera (e.g. Bryobium, Cylindrolobus, Cryptochilus, Dendrolirium, Mycaranthes, Pinalia, Plocoglottis):^{[3] [4]}

• Eria acervata, now known as Pinalia acervata
• Eria acuminata, now known as Aeridostachya acuminata
• Eria amica, now known as Pinalia amica
• Eria anceps, now known as Mycaranthes anceps
• Eria bambusifolia, now known as Bambuseria bambusifolia
• Eria bipunctata, now known as Pinalia bipunctata
• Eria candoonensis, now known as Mycaranthes candoonensis
• Eria carinata, now known as Cryptochilus acuminatus
• Eria clemensiae, now known as Mycaranthes clemensiae
• Eria cymbidifolia, now known as Ascidieria cymbidifolia
• Eria cyrtosepala, now known as Callostylis cyrtosepala
• Eria davaensis, now known as Mycaranthes davaensis
• Eria dischorensis, now known as Bryobium dischorense
• Eria discolor, now included in Callostylis rigida
• Eria eriaeoides, now known as Bryobium eriaeoides
• Eria excavata, now known as Pinalia excavata
• Eria ferruginea Lindl., now known as Dendrolirium ferrugineum
• Eria ferruginea Teijsm. & Binn., now known as Aeridostachya robusta
• Eria fitzalanii, now known as Pinalia fitzalanii
• Eria gigantea, now known as Mycaranthes gigantea
• Eria globifera, now known as Campanulorchis globifera
• Eria graminifolia, now known as Pinalia graminifolia
• Eria irukandjiana, now known as Bryobium irukandjianum
• Eria kingii F.Muell., now known as Pinalia moluccana
• Eria kingii Hook.f., now known as Mycaranthes oblitterata
• Eria lamellata, now known as Mycaranthes lamellata
• Eria lasiopetala, now known as Dendrolirium lasiopetalum
• Eria leiophylla, now known as Campanulorchis leiophylla
• Eria longibracteata, now known as Mycaranthes longibracteata
• Eria longifolia, now known as Ascidieria longifolia
• Eria mindanaensis, now known as Mycaranthes mindanaensis
• Eria monophylla, now included in Bryobium pudicum
• Eria ornata, now known as Dendrolirium ornatum
• Eria palawanensis, now known as Ascidieria palawanensis
• Eria pellipes, now known as Campanulorchis pellipes
• Eria pholidotoides, is now included in Callostylis rigida
• Eria pulchella, now known as Callostylis pulchella
• Eria queenslandica, now known as Bryobium queenslandicum
• Eria scortechinii, now known as Dilochiopsis scortechinii
• Eria stricta, now known as Pinalia stricta
• Eria vanoverberghii, now known as Mycaranthes vanoverberghii
• Eria zamboangensis, now known as Ascidieria zamboangensis

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=70853 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, overview, Eria
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=111973 Flora of China, v 25 p 343, 毛兰属 mao lan shu, Eria
3. Endemic orchids of the Philippines 2009 J.Cootes
4. Web site: The Plant List.