Bark pit (Phaius tankervilleae)
Description
It is an orchid large, terrestrial habits pseudobulbos conical or ovoid, green enveloped basally by several wrappings of leaves are elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, petiolate folded, and thin. It blooms in the spring in a racemose inflorescence of 120 cm long, erect, basal. After flowering and falling of the flowers mrchitas, it can be cut and placed in the sand and partially covered, put in the shade, in a humid area, well watered and in 2 to 3 months, the seedlings begin to grow from of the old floral bracts. After 6 months they can be transplanted to a pot. This species has become an invasive species in some countries such as Jamaica and Hawaii. In Papua New Guinea smoked flowers are eaten as a contraceptive.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Tracheophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Phaius
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