Phaius pulchellus Kraenzl. 1881 Photo by © Lourens Grobler
Common Name The Charming Phaius
Flower Size 2 1/2" [6.25 cm]
Found in Madagascar and Reunion Island as a cool to warm growing terrestrial or epiphyte in damp, evergreen forests at elevations of 700 to 1500 meters where it blooms in the winter.
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Phaius pulchellus var. sandrangatensis Bosser 1991
Blooms in the winter and spring