Nomenclature

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Description

Known for its white flowers tinged with purple tips.

There's another version of this species called the "alba" version, that has flowers that do not have the violet tips.


Habitat & Distribution

The species is known to have occurrence records in one country.*

*(Accessed through GBIF Data Portal, data.gbif.org, 2012-11-22)

Synonyms

  • Aerides bernhardiana Rchb.f. (synonym)

Variations

none


Journal Citations

There is a strong, thick, abrupt, emarginate callus in the base of the mid-lacinia, under it a small triangular one, and lower down on the sides of the mouth of the spur two rounded, swollen lines.
---THE GARDENER'S CHRONICLE (1885):
A. Foliis late-loratis, coriaceis, rigidis, apice praemorsis, racemis erectiusculis, foliis brevioribus paucifloris; perigonii phyllis subaequalibus, labelli lobis inflexis, lateralibus obusissimis, intermedio oblongo, trilobo, crenulato, calcari conico incurvo; gynostemio intus canaliculato.

Habit. ad arbores prope

Caule valde radicans, subteres.  Folia late-lorata, apice praemorsa, 0.23 lnga, 0.023 lata.  Flroes speciosi violaceo-maculati, odori, calcar apice viride-lutescens.  Perigonii phylla patentissima, supremum obovatum, cucullato-curvatum, lateralia ovata, obtusissima, basi cum phyllis interioribus ungui gynostemii adnata, interiora lanceolata, obtusa, incurvum, prominens, lobi laterales inflexi, obtusissimi, violaceo punctati, intermedius oblongus, crenulatus, carnosulus, basi bicallosus, supra lobos laterales recurvatus.  Geynostemium breve basi in unguem longum, concaviusculum,  album prodcutum.  Rostellum apice retusum.  Anthera opercularis, depressa, didyma, apice membranacea, intus bilocularis, loculi valvula chartacea.  Caudicula linearis, basi lamina lata reclinata.  Pollineia ceracea biloba.
---Natuurkundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië

The Plant

Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/

Growth Habit

  • Epiphytic
  • Monopodial

Pseudobulb

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Rhizome

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Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/


Leaves

Almost succulent in nature:  narrow, strap shaped, and unequally bilobed.

Flower Statistics

Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/

Inflorescence

Almost as long as the leaf, bearing 7 - 10 flowers

Flower Color

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Labellum

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Lateral Sepals

xx

Dorsal Sepal

x

Drawings and Illustrations

Picture
© by P. O'Byrne
Swiss Orchid Foundation
http://orchid.unibas.ch/