Accession Data:
Phaius tankervilleae var. alba (Banks) Blume
- Common Name: Nun's Orchid
- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific
- Uses: Used medicinally as a tonic.3
- 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. 4
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201000120
- Source: Andy's Orchids (COS Donation Funds)
- Accession Date: 09-23-2010
- Bench: 3223 - ORCH: SW Island Treebox
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-29-2024
- Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Collabieae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Hainan / China Southeast / Tibet / Japan / Nansei-shoto / Taiwan / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / Sri Lanka / West Himalaya / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / New Guinea / Solomon Is. / Queensland / Fiji / Niue / New Caledonia / Samoa / Tonga / Vanuatu / Wallis-Futuna Is. / Cook Is. /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 12 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 12 February 2015.
- Medicinal orchids and their uses: Tissue culture a potential alternative for conservation. Bijaya Pant. African Journal of Plant Science. Vol. 7(10), pp. 448-467, October 2013.
- Phaius tankervilleae at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 23 May 2015.
data regenerated on Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:40:35 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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- Oncidiinae: Brassia maculata majus
- Oncidiinae: Brassia verrucosa
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- Oncidiinae: Lockhartia lunifera
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- Oncidiinae: Lockhartia oerstedii
- Oncidiinae: Miltonia clowesii
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- Oncidiinae: Oncidium sphacelatum
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Tribe Dendrobieae
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- Bulbophyllinae: Bulbophyllum elegantulum
- Bulbophyllinae: Bulbophyllum falcatum
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Tribe Malaxideae
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Tribe Podochileae
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- Eriinae: Eria carinata
- Eriinae: Campanulorchis globifera
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- Eriinae: Pinalia copelandii
- Eriinae: Trichotosia velutina
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- Aeridinae: Cleisocentron gokusingii
- Aeridinae: Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana
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- Aeridinae: Rhynchorides hybrid
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Tribe Orchideae
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Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Vanilleae
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