Accession Data
Phaius tankervilleae var. alba
Common Name: Nun's Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae
Country of Origin: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific
Uses: Used medicinally as a tonic.3
Accession Data
Accession #: 201000120
Accession Date: 2010-09-23 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 3223
Quantity: 1
Source: Andy's Orchids (COS Donation Funds)
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
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
SubFamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Collabieae
Flowering Data:
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References
- 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.
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