Phaius species

Phaius species;       Phaius tankerville-MN260311: Sending phots of Phaius tankervillea orchid. This is a terrestrial orchid growing in ordinary soil and like plenty of water and light. Blooming period : March – April Place:  Dombivli Date :  26.3.2011 the picture I sent earlier was from an exhibition.  This one is growing in our […]

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Phaius tankervilleae

Phaius tankervilleae (Banks ex L’Hér.) Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 177 1856. (Banks ex L’Hér.) Blume (Syn. Bletia tankervilleae (Banks ex L’Hér.) R.Br.; Calanthe bachmaensis Gagnep.; Dendrobium veratrifolium Roxb.; Limodorum incarvillei Pers.; Tankervillia cantoniensis Link ….); . Nun’s Orchid, Nun’s Cap Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid, Red Crane Orchid, Swamp lily, Veiled Nun Orch • Manipuri: Nongmai mani; […]

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Phaius mishmensis

Phaius mishmensis (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 43 1857. (Syn. Calanthe crinita Gagnep.; Calanthe ramosa Gagnep.; Limatodis mishmensis Lindl. & Paxton; Phaius augustinianus Klotzsch; Phaius crinita (Gagnep.) Seidenf.; Phaius crinitus (Gagnep.) Seidenf.; Phaius cupreus Rchb.f.; Phaius gracilis Hayata; Phaius roseus Rolfe); . Mishmi Hills Phaius; . INTRASPECIFIC COLOUR VARIATION IN ORCHID: Here, intraspecific colour variation […]

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