Smallflower Phreatia
Phreatia micrantha
- Native to:
- American Samoa, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Maluku, Marianas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Steve Fitzgerald
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Phreatia
- Species:
- Phreatia micrantha
- USDA Symbol:
- PHMI21
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 30 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, well-drained forest floor
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- typically found in humid, tropical environments
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.