Pelatantheria bicuspidata is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid occurring in China and Thailand.[3][4] This species closely resembles Pelatantheria ctenoglossum and Pelatantheria woonchengii. The specific epithet bicuspidata, derived from the Latin word bicuspidatus, meaning double pointed refers to the two pointed distal portion of the labellum. [5] The stems are elongate, branched and bear elliptic-oblong, unequally bilobed, distichously arranged leaves. The flowers open widely and bear purple or red striations on petals and sepals. The labellum is fleshy, three-lobed and spurred at the base. The column bears tufted white hairs at its base. [6]
| Pelatantheria bicuspidata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Pelatantheria |
| Species: | P. bicuspidata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelatantheria bicuspidata (Rolfe ex Downie) Tang & F.T.Wang [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Sarcanthus bicuspidatus Rolfe ex Downie [2] | |
Ecology
editThis species if found in open forests at 800 to 1,400 m (2,600 to 4,600 ft) a.s.l. on rocks or tree trunks. Flowering occurs in June to October.
Conservation
editThis species is protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES and thus is regarded as potentially endangered. [7]
References
edit- ^ Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 101 (1951).
- ^ Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 391 (1925)
- ^ "Pelatantheria bicuspidata Tang & F. T. Wang - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.
- ^ "Pelatantheria bicuspidata Tang & F.T.Wang". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 – via India Biodiversity Portal.
- ^ Flora of China v 25 p 456, 钻柱兰属 zuan zhu lan shu, Pelatantheria Ridley, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 371. 1896.
- ^ "Pelatantheria bicuspidata". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Retrieved 8 February 2022.[
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