Accession Data

Phaius tankervilleae

Common Name: Greater Swamp Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym(s): Calanthe tankervilleae

Country of Origin: India to East Asia and Pacific

Habitat: evergreen terrestrial orchid of Asian tropics and subtropics

Accession Data

Accession #: 202500014

Accession Date: 2025-01-22 00:00:00

Confirmed At: 2026-04-01 18:46:21

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3223

Quantity: 1

Source: Longwood Gardens

Provenance:

Plant from Longwood Gardens via Cole Geissler, Jan. 2025

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Collabieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2026
2025

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.
  2. 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.

Images

Phaius tankervilleae