Pinalia floribunda

Pinalia floribunda
Illustration in Edwards's Botanical Register (as Eria floribunda)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pinalia
Species:
P. floribunda
Binomial name
Pinalia floribunda
Synonyms
List of synonyms
  • Eria floribunda Lindl.
  • Trias floribunda (Lindl.) Mason
  • Urostachya floribunda (Lindl.) Brieger
  • Eria leucostachya Lindl.
  • Eria euryantha Schltr.
  • Eria subaliena Gagnep.
  • Eria giungii Guillaumin
  • Urostachya euryantha (Schltr.) Brieger

Pinalia floribunda is a species of orchid found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in montane forests at elevations of 500 to 2400 meters above sea level. It is a small to medium-sized, warm-to-cold growing epiphyte found on large trees along streams. It has erect, stem-like, narrow ellipsoid pseudo-bulbs carrying soft leaves that flower in the spring.