Pinalia ovata

Pinalia ovata is a species of orchid found from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to the Philippines. It is an epiphyte that is found growing from 500 to 2,550 meters elevation.[2] This species is erect and sympodial with pseudobulbs of 20 cm long by 1.2 cm diameter. It has about 4 leaves that are linear-oblong to oblong-lanceolate of 15 cm long and 2.1 cm wide.[2]

Pinalia ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pinalia
Species:
P. ovata
Binomial name
Pinalia ovata
(Lindl.) W.Suarez & Cootes[1]
Synonyms[1]
List of synonyms
  • Eria ovata Lindl.
  • Eria retroflexa Lindl.
  • Pinalia retroflexa (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Eria luchuensis Yatabe
  • Eria elmeri Ames
  • Eria merrillii Ames
  • Eria racemosa Leav.
  • Eria nudicaulis Hayata
  • Eria bontocensis Ames
  • Eria bidentata Nakai
  • Eria ovatavar. retroflexa (Lindl.) Garay & H.R.Sweet
  • Pinalia ovata var. retroflexa (Lindl.) W.Suarez & Cootes

References
  1. "Pinalia ovata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. The Orchids of the Philippines J.Cootes p. 119


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