Thunia alba
{{{name}}} Thunia alba
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Thunia alba, Reichb.f. (Phaius albus, Lindl.). Suberect, 2-3 ft., clothed with sheathing, oblong-lanceolate, striate lvs. 6 in. long: raceme drooping at the end of the st., 6-12-fld.: fls. white, 3-4 in. across when fully open; sepals and petals oblong-lanceolate, acuminate; labellum shorter than the segms., not manifestly 3-lobed, lateral lobes convolute over the column, apex spreading, wavy and finely crisp; color of labellum white veined with purple in the throat, with 5-9 purple or yellow fringed keels; wings of the column entire. April-Aug. Burma and S. Himalaya region.—There are several varieties of this species. The throat of the labellum is often yellow. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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