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Phaius flavus is a species in the genus Phaius.
Description[]
Plant blooms from winter through spring with around 20 flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 7.5 cm wide.
Distribution[]
Plant are found growing on mossy rocks near water in the evergreen forest of Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanamar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Java, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu, Taiwan & Mainland China, Ryukyu Isalnds and Japan at elevations of 200 to 3400 meters
Culture[]
Plants require shade and cool to warm temperatures. Plants should be potted in a mix that retain some moisture such as 40% fir bark, 30% sphagnum moss, and 30% soil. Medium should be kept moist during growing season. When growth matures with hold watering for 3 to 4 weeks. Repotting should be done after flowering. . New plants can be obtained from the old spikes by laying the spike out in sand and half covering it.
Varities[]
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Phaius flavus var. java | Sepals and petals are white, Lip is white with streaks of red |
Naming[]
Common Names: Yellow Flowered Phaius
Synonyms[]
- Bletia flava Wallace ex Lindl. 1831
- Bletia woodfordii Hook. 1827
- Hecabe lutea Raf. 1836
- Limodorum crispum Reinw. ex Blume 1856
- *Limodorum flavum Blume 1825
- Phaius bracteosus Rchb. f. 1857
- Phaius celebicus Schltr. 1911
- Phaius crispus Blume 1856
- Phaius flavus f. punctatus (Ohwi) K.Nackej. 1981
- Phaius flexuosus Blume 1856
- Phaius indigoferus Blume 1842
- Phaius linearifolius Ames 1912
- Phaius maculatus Lindley 1828
- Phaius minor Blume 1856
- Phaius minor f. punctatus Ohwi in ?
- Phaius platychilus Rchb. f. 1857
- Phaius somai Hayata 1916
- Phaius undulatomarginata Hayata 1914
- Phaius undulatomarginatus Hayata 1914
- Phaius woodfordii (Hook.) Merr. 1948