Eria
floribunda
Lindl.
was described by John Lindley in the Botanical Register in 1844.
The specific epithet comes from the Latin floribundus (profusely flowered)
for the inflorescences.The following article was written for the Orchid Species Bulletin published by the Orchid Species Society, which is based in Brisbane, Queensland in May 2005.
Bear in mind that any cultivation notes refer to the sub-tropical conditions of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Eria
floribunda
Lindl.
was described by John Lindley in the Botanical Register in 1844.
The specific epithet comes from the Latin floribundus (profusely flowered)
for the inflorescences.
Eria floribunda is an
epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial plant that has clustered cylindrical stems
that are 15-35 cm or more long and 8-10 mm in diameter.
The stems bear 3-6 alternating two-ranked leaves near the apex.
Variable in shape and size, the thin elliptical to narrowly lanceolate
leaves are commonly 12-15 cm long and 1-2 cm broad but may be up to 30 cm long
and 3.5 cm broad. Usually 3-5
inflorescences are produced from the upper half of the stems at a time.
Spreading horizontally, the inflorescences are 7-15 cm long (rarely up to
20 cm) and 1.5 cm in diameter with many resupinate flowers borne to the base.
Generally the flowers of Eria
floribunda are densely arranged along the rachis but may be more laxly
spaced in some plants. Pale-brown-hairy
to white-hairy on the outside, the small white flowers are 5-6 mm across and may
be faintly tinged with pink. The top
of the column and stigma are deep purple to maroon.
Lasting for about one week, the flowers produce sweet nectar from the
base 
of
the lip and have a brackish scent.
Widely distributed, Eria
floribunda is found from Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Laos,