Phaius robertsii F.Muell. 1883

Plant and Flower Photo by Copyright © Rogier Van Vugt and His PBase Orchid Photo Website

Common Name Roberts' Phaius

Flower Size .2" [6 mm]

Found in New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and Vanuata in forests in medium to deep shade at elevations around 550 meters as a medium to just large sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with stout erect stems carrying 4 to 6, plicate, suberect, scattered along the stem, lanceolate-elliptic, acuminate, gradually narrowing below into the shortly petiolate base leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, lateral, to 12" [30 cm] long, distantly few flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Phaius monticola Guillaumin 1941

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependences Vol 8 Orchidaceae Halle 1977 drawing fide; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 15 881 - 944 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1984; Orchids of Vanuatu Lewis & Cribb 1989; Native Orchids of New Caledonia Societe Neo-Caledonienne D'Orchidopilie 1995 Photo fide;

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