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Phaius tankervilleae is a species in the genus Phaius.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with many 11.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
This species has became invasive in Jamaica and Hawaii. In Papua the flowers are smoked and eaten as a contraceptive.
Distribution[]
Plant are found growing in the lower montane forest and in grass land depressions of Australia, the Pacific Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia, and southern China at elevations up to 1300 meters
Culture[]
Plants require shade and intermediate to warm temperatures. Plants should be potted in a mix that retain some moisture such as 40% fir bark, 30% sphagnum moss, and 30% soil. Medium should be kept moist during growing season. When growth matures with hold watering for 3 to 4 weeks. Repotting should be done after flowering. . New plants can be obtained from the old spikes by laying the spike out in sand and half covering it.
Naming[]
Common Names: Tankerville's Phaius, Nun's Orchid, Kunai Orchid, Swamp Orchid, Swamp Lilly, Greater Swamp Orchid
Synonyms[]
- Bletia incarvillei R. Br. ?
- Bletia tankervilleae R. Br. 1813
- Calanthe bachmaensis Gagnep. 1950
- Calanthe speciosa Viell. 1861
- Dendrobium veratrifolium Roxb. 1832
- Limodorum incarvilliae Pers. 1807
- Limodorum spectabile Salisb. 1796
- *Limodorum tankervilleae Banks 1788
- Pachyne spectabilis Salisb. 1812
- Phaius australis F. Muell. 1888
- Phaius bernaysii F. Mueller ex Bernays 1873
- Phaius bicolor Lindley 1831
- Phaius blumei Lindley 1831
- Phaius blumei Lindley var assamicus Rchb.f 1882
- Phaius blumei Lindley var pulcher King & Pantl. 1898
- Phaius carroni F. Muell. 1860
- Phaius giganteus Hemsl. 1882
- Phaius grandifolius Rchb.f 1828
- Phaius grandifolius Lour 1790
- Phaius grandifolius Lindl.1831
- Phaius grandifolius var. superbus Van Houtte 1852
- Phaius incarvillei O.Ktze. 1891
- Phaius incarvillei O.Ktze. var speciosa
- Phaius leucophaeus F. Muell. 1863
- Phaius mannii Rchb.f 1878
- Phaius oweniae Sander 1894
- Phaius roeblingii O'Brien 1895
- Phaius tankervilleae f. veronicae S.Y.Hu & Barretto 1976
- Phaius tankervilleae var. pulchra (King & Pantl.) Karth. 1989
- Phaius tankervilleae var. superbus (Van Houtte) S.Y.Hu 1974
- Phaius tenuis Rchb. f. 1857
- Phaius veratrifolius (Roxb.) Lindl. 1840
- Tankervillia cantoniensis Link 1829