Nun's-Hood Orchid

Phaius tankervilleae

(Banks) Blume Species

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Botanical name
Phaius tankervilleae
Also known as
Nun's-Hood Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Phaius
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Nun's-Hood Orchid

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Phaius tankervilleae but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Bletia tankervilleae Calanthe tankervilleae Limodorum incarvillei Limodorum tankervilleae Phaius incarvillei

Others in Phaius

Phaius amboinensis
Phaius baconii
Phaius borneensis
Phaius callosus
Phaius columnaris
Phaius cooperi
Phaius corymbioides
Phaius flavus

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