Aerides multiflora

Aerides multiflora is an species in the genus Aerides.

DescriptionEdit

Plant blooms from spring to summer with up to fifty 2.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

DistributionEdit

Plants are found growing in the forest of Assam, Bangladesh, Eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal, western Himalayas, Andaman Islands, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam

CultureEdit

Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and require bright to full sunlight and cool to warm temperatures. If hunged the roots must be watered frequently. Plants should be grown in media that is well drained such as tree fern fibers (for small plants), several pieces of coarse fir bark, or sphagnum moss.

VarietiesEdit

Image	Name	Description
	Aerides multiflora variant	Sepals and petals are white with magenta, lip is magenta

References

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CITIES Category : II

Aerides multiflora
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family:Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Vandeae SubTribe: Aeridinae Genus: Aerides Species: Aer. multiflora Alliance: Binomial name Aerides multiflora Roxbury 1823