Phaius simulans Rolfe 1901

Inflorescence Photo by © Lourens Grobler.

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Common Name The Seems Like Phaius [Refers to it's simularity to P tuberculatus]

Flower Size

Found in northeastern Madagascar as an epiphtye which is the major distinction as well as having a relatively slender, elongate rhizome with smaller flowers and blooms in the spring and summer

This one does not agree with Cribb 2009 so use with caution, I await more information.

Synonyms Gastorchis simulans (Rolfe) Schltr. 1925; Phaius fragrans Grignan 1901

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Digest Vol 71 No 1 2007 photo as Gastorchis simulans; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009 photo hmmm

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