Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis

Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis, also known as 象鼻兰 (xiàng bí lán) in Chinese, is a species of orchid native to Thailand and Vietnam.[4] It is firmly established to be within the genus Phalaenopsis.[5] Its extraordinary flowers are white with purple transverse bands on sepals and petals and with purple lip markings. It is a typical epiphytic orchid. It is found at elevations of 300 to 900 m.[6] The specific epithet zhejiangensis refers to this species origin in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. It is closely related to Phalaenopsis wilsonii.

Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. zhejiangensis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis
(Z.H.Tsi) Schuit.[1]
Distribution of Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis
Synonyms
  • Doritis zhejiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) T.Yukawa & K.Kita[2]
  • Nothodoritis zhejiangensis Z.H.Tsi[3]

Conservation

The IUCN has not assessed this species' conservation status. It is however protected under the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[7] It is a rare and endangered plant with extremely small populations.[8] It is threatened with extinction as a result of habitat loss. Artificial means of propagation were investigated as measures of conservation, and an efficient protocol for large-scale propagation was established.[9]

References
  1. Renziana 2: 50 (2012)
  2. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56: 157 (2005)
  3. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 59 (1989)
  4. "Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Schuit. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. Yang, L., Wu, Q., Yang, M., Zhang, D., Dong, S., & Cheng, J. (2021). The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the endemic and rare orchid Nothodoritis zhejiangensis (Orchidaceae) in China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(10), 2931-2932.
  6. Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. 2009 Flora of China Vol. 25 Orchidaceae Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press St. Louis, MO. 446
  7. "Phalaenopsis". CITES.
  8. Jiang, M., Zhu, Y., Wu, Q., & Zhang, H. (2021). Complete chloroplast genome of a rare and endangered plant species Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis: genomic features and phylogenetic relationship within Orchidaceae. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(10), 2872-2879.
  9. Zeng, S. J., Chen, Z. L., Wu, K. L., Zhang, J. X., Bai, C. K., da Silva, J. A. T., & Duan, J. (2011). Asymbiotic seed germination, induction of calli and protocorm-like bodies, and in vitro seedling development of the rare and endangered Nothodoritis zhejiangensis Chinese orchid. HortScience, 46(3), 460-465.


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