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Eria globifera 'Pacific Spirit' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN4382
Name: Eria globifera 'Pacific Spirit' -spontaneous
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Gideon Singer  (Email: gideon.singer@gmail.com)
 
Donor's home page: http://members.shaw.ca/gsinger/
 
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Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Comments: This spontaneous capsule is most probably a selfing.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 81°F, nights 65°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Eria   From Greek "erion" wool. In reference to the woolly flowers and stalks of some species. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of globifera   From Latin "globiferum" sphere-carrying, with a spherical or spheroid flower. (Source: Troy Meyers)
Pronunciation of Eria   EAR-ee-a (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of Eria   EE-ree-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: We had yield problems with this item, so we didn't continue flasking it.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 6 - 10 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 12/23/2004 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 6 - 10 mm (12/23/2004)
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Vietnam. This orchid is found in the Langbian region with other collections reported from near Dalat. Unfortunately, habitat elevation was not reported, so the following climate table and cultural suggestions are based on an estimated elevation and should be used somewhat cautiously.
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