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Phaius tankarvilliae
Flowers up to 90mm, brownish and white flowers with pink, yellow and deep maroon throat, outer petals are lighter underneath, ruffled edge to tubular centre flower section with yellow/ochre from base blending to white at edge. Large long, wide, strappy leaves, flowers during early-mid Spring. Once common in the wild but populations now diminished. A terrestrial orchid with other common names such as swamp orchid or lily, Lady Tankerville's orchid. Considered to be an endangered species. Common in several overseas countries from New Guinea and north.
Found in Queensland and far northern NSW originally, (specimens are not recently recorded for NSW) in swampy country.
Spotted on Oct 23, 2013
Submitted on Dec 23, 2013
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I don't know if they're naturalized in Florida, but many people grow them in pots. It's really too bad about their loss of natural habitat in Queensland
Thanks MacC.
ceherzog - have they become naturalised over there, I think you are in Florida or similar region? It is almost impossible to see them flowering in the wild of NSW now. Quite a large plant in full leaf and flower, often trampled by grazing stock.
Nice one KD
We call it Nun's orchid over here.