Phaius tankervilleae

Swamp orchid
Phaius tankervilleae growing on Lanai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phaius
Species:
P. tankervilleae
Binomial name
Phaius tankervilleae
Synonyms[1]
  • Limodorum tankervilleae Banks
  • Limodorum incarvillei Pers.
  • Bletia tankervilleae (Banks) R.Br.
  • Phaius incarvillei (Pers.) Kuntze

Phaius tankervilleae, commonly known as the greater swamp-orchid, swamp lily, swamp orchid,[2] nun's-hood orchid,[3] nun's orchid, veiled orchid, Lady Tankerville's swamp orchid[4] or 鹤顶兰 (he ding lan),[5] is a species of orchid native to areas from Asia to islands in the Pacific Ocean. It has large, pleated leaves and tall flowering stems bearing up to twenty five white, brown, mauve and yellow flowers. It was named for Lady Tankerville who was the first person to make the orchid flower successfully in England.[6] It was the first tropical orchid to flower in England.

  1. ^ a b "Phaius tankervilleae". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "Phaius tankervilleae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Phaius tankervilleae​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Phaius tankervilleae". Noosa Orchid Society. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference China was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Leatherdale, Duncan (2023-03-19). "Lady Tankerville: The botanist and secret scientist". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-20.