Phalaenopsis buyssoniana

Phalaenopsis buyssoniana is a species of orchid native to Thailand and Vietnam.[4] It is a robust terrestrial, lithophyte with oblong-elliptic to elliptic-obovate, silvery green leaves up to 25 cm in length and 9.5 cm in width. The surface is finely spotted in purple. Rose-pink flowers are produced on erect racemes. This species has been found to be tetraploid with a chromosome count of 76 chromosomes (2n = 2x = 76).[5] It similar in appearance to Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, but it has larger flowers, larger leaves and longer inflorescences. These attractive features creates a high demand of the species.[6] Problems with fruit set may arise in the creation of interspecific hybrids.[7]

Phalaenopsis buyssoniana
Inflorescence detail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. buyssoniana
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana
Rchb.f.[1]
distribution of Phalaenopsis buyssoniana
Synonyms
  • Doritis buyssoniana (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw[2]
  • Doritis pulcherrima var. buyssoniana (Rchb.f.) Aver.[3]

Conservation

The IUCN has not assessed this species conservation status. It is however protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[8]

References
  1. Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 4: 295 (1888)
  2. Orchid Rev. 111(1251): 47 (2003)
  3. Lindleyana 22(2): 11 (2009)
  4. "Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. Christenson, E. A. (2001). Phalaenopsis: a monograph. Timber Press (OR).
  6. Rungruchkanont, K. In Vitro Young Leaf Culture of Doritis Pulcherrima Var. Buyssoniana.
  7. Rungruchkanont, K., & Promchot, T. (2016, March). Role of plant growth regulators on fruit set and embryo culture of interspecific Phalaenopsis. In I International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Ornamentals 1167 (pp. 119-126).
  8. "Phalaenopsis". CITES.


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