Species Information - Phaius tankervilleae variety devogelii

Phaius ae (Banks ex L'Hér.) Blume var. devogelii P.J.Cribb & J.V.Stone, Lady Tankerville's Legacy 115, Fig. 104-109, Map 27

Type: Leiden cult. s.n. (de Vogel & Vogel), from Papua New Guinea, Oro Prov., Kokoda Valley (holo L)

Synonyms:

Terrestrial herb. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 2.5 by 2.8 cm. Roots cylindrical, 0.25 cm across. Leaves c. 4, suberect, narrowly elliptic, to 57 by 6.5 cm; petiole sheathing in basal part, to 15 by 2.5 cm wide at the base, 5-7 nerves prominent on the lower surface; blade to 42 by 6.5 cm apex acute to acuminate. Infl.orescence erect, laxly 5-flowered, to 105 cm tall, glabrous; peduncle to 90 cm long, with 3 widely spaced sheaths, to 4.5 cm long; rachis slender, to 15 cm long; fertile bracts deciduous, lanceolate, acuminate, to 4.5 cm long. Flowers nutant, not opening widely. Median sepal lanceolate, 4.5-4.6 by 0.9-1.15 cm; apex acuminate. Lateral sepals oblong-lanceolate, 4.5-4.7 by 0.9-1.2 cm; apex acuminate. Petals slightly falcate, lanceolate, 4.2-4.3 by 0.8 xm; apex acuminate. Lip 3-lobed, 4.0-4.5 by 2.6-3.3 cm; hypochile 2.6-3.0 by 0.7-0.8 cm long, lateral lobes erect, incurved over column, obliquely oblong, in front rounded; epichile ovate to subquadrate, 1-1.5 by 1.2-1.6 cm, with apiculate apex. Column clavate, fleshy, 1.7-1.9 cm long; anther with short papillae, 0.4 by 0.3 cm.
(After Stone & Cribb, 2017)

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