Orchidaceae
Swamp orchid
Phaius tankervilleae
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Phaius
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 紅鶴頂蘭, 红鹤顶兰, 鹤顶兰, 紅鶴蘭, 鶴頂蘭
- English
- Swamp orchid, Chinese ground orchid, Nun's orchid, Nun's-hood
- mul
- P. tankervilleae
- Vietnamese
- Hạc đính, Lan hạc đính, Lan hạc đính nâu
Synonyms
- Bletia tankervilleae (Banks) R.Br.
- Calanthe tankervilleae (Banks) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
- Limodorum incarvillei Pers.
- Limodorum tankervilleae Banks
- Phaius incarvillei (Pers.) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BenouBenouBenou © Benjamin Didiot / JBN, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.