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Many Flowered Fox Brush Orchid.

Botanical name: Aerides multiflora

Family:Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Aerides affinis, Aerides lobbii, Aerides veitchii

Many Flowered Fox Brush Orchid is a beautiful, fragrant, foxtail orchid, native to Eastern Himalayas and SE Asia at altitudes of sea-level to 1100 m. It is a small to medium sized, single-stemmed orchid with a stout, many leafed stem. Leaves are strap-shaped, curved, bilobed at the tip. Flowers arise on a rarely branched, 1 ft long, pendulous, many (up to 50) flowered inflorescence. Flowers are waxy and fragrant. Flowering: May-July.

  • Pendulous inflorescence of Aerides multiflora
  • Flower of Aerides multiflora
  • Fruit of Aerides multiflora

Aerides multiflora, the multi-flowered aerides, is a species of orchid, native to Southeast Asia, the Coromandel Coast, and Bangladesh.

Synonymy and confusion

In 1820, William Roxburgh published a description of Aerides multiflora. In 1882, João Barbosa Rodrigues published a description of a very different plant under the name of Epidendrum geniculatum. Eight years later, in 1890, Joseph Dalton Hooker published a description of an orchid now recognized as Aerides multiflora Roxb. and named it Epidendrum geniculatum. Thus, Epidendrum geniculatum Barb.Rodr. is a very different taxon from Epidendrum geniculatum Hook.f., a synonym for Aerides multiflora Roxb., the subject of this article.

References:

  1. Many Flowered Fox Brush Orchid, Flower of India, http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Many%20Flowered%20Fox%20Brush%20Orchid.html.

2. Aerides multiflora, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerides_multiflora.

Rimjhim

With a passion for conservation especially in regards to plant taxonomy, systematics and ethnobotany, I want to engage in research that contributes to protecting the environment and to know the importance of plants, sustainably. My original interest in plant systematics was captured during my graduation time in BSc Botany at PG college Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India. I strive to continue expanding my skills and learning new techniques whilst applying those I have gained throughout my academic and professional journey, to contribute to a sustainable future.

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