| Phaius pictus | |
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| Illustration by Lewis Roberts | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Phaius |
| Species: | P. pictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaius pictus T. E. Hunt. Victorian Naturalist 69: 27 (1952) |
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Phais pictus, or Forest Swamp Orchid, is a vulnerable rainforest terrestrial orchid of the genus Phaius. It is found from 0-600 metres in a relatively small restricted area in the McIlwraith Range, and from the Bloomfield River to the Kirrama Range, in Far North Queensland, Australia.[1]
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It flowers from April to June. The stems are 5 to 6 mm above ground, cylindrical to angular. The pleated leaves are broad and the flowers are yellow outside and brick red internally.[2]
It is very localised and restricted to rainforest regions, preferring humid sheltered sites close to streams or areas of seepage, or among boulders and forest litter.
Listed as vulnerable by the Australian Commonwealth EPBC Act Listing Status.[3]