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.
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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: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. zhejiangensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Schuit.[1]
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Conservation
editThe 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
edit- ^ Renziana 2: 50 (2012)
- ^ Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56: 157 (2005)
- ^ Acta Phytotax. Sin. 27: 59 (1989)
- ^ "Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Schuit. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Phalaenopsis". CITES.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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