Pleione formosana
| Pleione formosana | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Pleione |
| Species: | P. formosana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleione formosana Hayata | |
| Synonyms | |
Pleione formosana (Taiwan pleione or windowsill orchid) is a species of flowering plant in the Orchidaceae family, native to southeastern China as well as northern and central Taiwan. It is a deciduous perennial, terrestrial orchid growing to 15 cm (6 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, with spherical pseudobulbs that produce a single folded leaf. The pink flowers, borne in Spring, have fringed white lips that are strongly marked and mottled with brown on the inner surface.[1]
The specific epithet formosana refers to Taiwan's old name, Formosa.[2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- China Plant Specialist Group 2004. Pleione formosana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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