Thunia alba (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 764 1852. (Syn: Phaius albus Lindl.; Phaius bensoniae Benth.; Phaius marshalliae auct.; Phaius marshallianus (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Phaius niveus Hemsl.; Thunia alba var. marschalliana (Rchb.f.) B.Grant; Thunia marshalliana Rchb.f.; Thunia marshalliana var. ionophlebia Rchb.f.; Thunia marshalliana f. ionophlebia (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss; Thunia nivalis (Hemsl.) Rchb.f.);
Common name: White Thunia, Marshall’s Thunia • Manipuri: তখেল লৈ Takhel lei
Distribution: Himalaya to SC. China and Pen. Malaysia
ORCHIDACEAE Fortnight: Thunia alba from Uttarakhand DSR_8 : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 6 authors.
Thunia alba (Lindl.) Rchb.f. is an epiphytic (over trees) or terrestrial orchid (over moss covered rocks) in Uttarakhand.It produces 2-6 large white flowers in a terminal cluster.Photographed near Jeolikot, Uttarakhand.
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Synonyms:
Phaius albus Lindl. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 85 (1831).
Distribution: Himalaya to SC. China and Pen. Malaysia
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