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Aerides crispa

Posted by on August 8, 2011
Aerides crispa Illustration in: "Edwards's Botanical Register" vol. 28 pl. 55

Aerides crispa Illustration in: "Edwards's Botanical Register" vol. 28 pl. 55

Species Description

Aerides crispa is a “truly beautiful free-growing kind from India, with purple-coloured stem, dark green foliage, ten inches long; the blossoms, which are abundant, are white, tipped with pink. Flowers in June or July, and lasts two or three weeks in good condition. The spikes of flowers are long and very distinct from any of the other kinds.

Aerides crispa botanical illustration from Curtis' Botanical Magazine.

Aerides crispa botanical illustration from Curtis' Botanical Magazine.

Varieties of Aerides crispa

Aerides crispa var. lindleyanum is a “charming kind, with a large branching spike, bearing blooms of a fine rich colour about the same time as the species; sepals and petals white, lip large, rich rose; growth similar to that of Aerides crispum.”

Aerides crispa var. warneri is a “splendid free-flowering variety from India. In leaves and stem it closely resembles Aerides crispum, except that the leaves are smaller and more slender in growth; the blossoms, which are produced in June and July, are white and rich rose colour, and they last three or four weeks in perfection.

Synonyms

  • Aerides crispum

Pulbications

  • “Edwards’s Botanical Register” vol. 28 pl. 55 (1842)
  • “Curtis’s botanical magazine” vol. 75 pl. 4427 (1849)
  • “L’Illustration horticole” vol.4 Pl. 123 (1857)

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