ເອື້ອງພ້າວ / Greater Swamp-orchid
APA 6th ed. ເອື້ອງພ້າວ / Greater Swamp-orchid. (2019, April 3). Retrieved from https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000129
MLA 8th ed. ເອື້ອງພ້າວ / Greater Swamp-orchid. Pha Khao Lao, 3 April 2019, https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000129.
Chicago 17th ed. Pha Khao Lao. 2019. "ເອື້ອງພ້າວ / Greater Swamp-orchid." Published April 3, 2019. https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000129.
Bletia tankervilleae (Banks) R.Br.
Calanthe bachmaensis Gagnep.
Calanthe speciosa Vieill. [Illegitimate]
Dendrobium veratrifolium Roxb.
Limodorum incarvillei Pers. [Illegitimate]
Limodorum incarvillei Blume [Illegitimate]
Limodorum spectabile Salisb.
Limodorum tankervilleae Banks
Pachyne spectabilis (Salisb.) Salisb.
Phaius blumei Lindl.
Phaius blumei var. assamica Rchb.f.
Phaius blumei var. pulchra King & Pantl.
Phaius carronii F.Muell.
Phaius giganteus Hemsl.
Phaius grandiflorus Rchb.f.
Phaius grandifolius Lour.
Phaius grandifolius Lindl. ex Wall. [Invalid]
Phaius grandifolius var. superbus Van Houtte
Phaius incarvillei (Pers.) Kuntze [Illegitimate]
Phaius leucophaeus F.Muell.
Phaius oweniae Sander
Phaius roeblingii O'Brien
Phaius sinensis Rolfe
Phaius tancarvilleae (L'Hér.) Blume
Phaius tancarvilleae var. superbus (Van Houtte) S.Y. Hu
Phaius tankervilleae var. mariesii Rchb.f.
Phaius tankervilleae var. pulchra (King & Pantl.) Karth.
Phaius tankervilleae var. superbus (Van Houtte) S.Y.Hu
Phaius veratrifolius (Roxb.) Lindl.
Tankervillia cantoniensis Link
Japanese: Kaku-ran, Chiru-ran, Sarunkwa-bana
Thai: Ueang phrao
Rare plant, near extinction. Phaius tancarvilleae is a terrestrial orchid. The large leaves arise from bulbs in the ground, and are furrowed. Its inflorescences arise vertically out of the plant and can reach a height of 2 m. They bear up to 16 flowers each. The flowers have four petals which are brown on the inside and white on the outside. The central section of the flower is an open tube and mauve and yellow in colour.
Occurrence in Region Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Xizang and Yunnan provinces of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Pacific Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia and Laos
Occurrence in nature (ecology and ecosystem) This large, terrestrial species is a hot to warm growing at elevations up to 1200 meters in lower mountain woods and in grasslands in moist depressions with black soil
Pounded roots and leaves are used as poultices for boils, to cure infected wounds and abscesses, prat use is roots and leaves fresh use for treat antibacterial. price 50,000-150,000 kip per plant.