Phaius francoisii (Schltr.) Summerh. 1971 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

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Common Name Francois' Phaius [Frenchman in Madagascar 20th cen]

Flower Size 1 1/2" [3.75 cm]

A very handsome, medium to large sized, cool to warm growing terrestrial orchid found in Madagascar at elevations of 1200 to 1600 meters in humid forests with absolutely beautiful flowers, dark-green, 12" foliage with very undulated edges, erect 2 ft. spike arising in the late spring and summer with stunning 1 1/2" flowers, sepals and petals are white inside and purple outside, the tri-lobed lip is violet rose and reddish brown on a golden background.

Synonyms *Gastrorchis francoisii Schltr. 1925

References W3 Tropicos [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html] , Kew Monocot list [ http://www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do ], IPNI [ http://www.us.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?request_type=search&output_format=query&ret_defaults=on Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1983 as *Gastrorchis francoisii Schltr. 1925

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