Object Details
Description
This is a clone of the type species for the genus.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
October to June; peaks from February to April
Ethnobotanical Uses
Pseudobulbs said to be used to strengthen twine for fishing nets.
Medicinal / Pharmaceutical
Pseudobulbs used to make a poultice to treat pain due to abscesses in west Java. In southern highlands of Papua, women eat the smoked flowers with food to aid in conception.
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2018-0493A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Terrestrial
Bloom Characteristics
Inflorescence is 24-48" long with 14 brown flowers per an inflorescence and a pink lip. Flowers are 4-5" across.
Fragrance
Fragrant
Range
Trop to Subtrop Asia, to S Pacific
Habitat
Open grassy fields, moist deciduous forests, swampy evergreen areas; 0-1300m
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Common Name
Emma Tankerville's Phaius clone
Nun's Orchid clone
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Phaius
Species
tankervilleae
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
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Record ID
ofeo-sg_2018-0493A