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Life Form:

Terrestrial

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is up to 40" (100 cm) long with more than 10 red-brown flowers with a white lip and yellow and red throat. Flowers are 5.6" (14 cm) across.

Range:

Indian Subcontinent to S China and Indo-China

Habitat:

Dense forests along ravines; 900-1300m

Topic:

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Common Name:

Wallich's Calanthe

Wallich's Phaius

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Phaius

Species:

wallichii

Accession Number:

2020-0140A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d68bfa1b-e8be-476a-a4b8-d3258dac9959

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2020-0140A