Phalaenopsis subparishii
Phalaenopsis subparishii, also known as 短茎萼脊兰 (duan jing e ji lan) in Chinese, is a species of epiphyte in the family Orchidaceae, endemic to China,[3] occurring in the provinces N Fujian, N Guangdong, NE Guizhou, SW Hubei, Hunan, NE Sichuan and Zhejiang at altitudes of 300–1100 m.[4] The 1 to 1.5 cm long stems bear 1–10 cm long and 2.4-3.3 cm wide, alternate leaves. Inflorescences are between 9 and 10 cm in length and bear flowers with yellowish green, spotted petals and sepals. The spotting is pale brown on the adaxial surface. The midlobe bears lavender spotting. The horn-shaped spur ranges from 0.9 to 1.1 cm in length. The plants have four pollinia in two pairs. The species is closely related to Phalaenopsis tsii, which is however smaller than Phalaenopsis subparishii and it has a larger, white labellum in addition to a longer spur and column.[5]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. subparishii |
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| Phalaenopsis subparishii (Z.H.Tsi) Kocyan & Schuit. | |
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Taxonomy
This species is the sister species of Phalaenopsis hygrochila.[6] This is reflected in the specific epithet subparishii expresses an affitity to Phalaenopsis hygrochila, which was formerly referred to as Hygrochilus parishii. It does not express an affinity to Phalaenopsis parishii.
| subgen. Hygrochilus |
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| subgen. Ornithochilus |
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Conservation
The IUCN has not assessed this species conservation status. It is however protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[7]
References
- Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 267 (1982)
- Taxon 34: 518 (1985)
- "Phalaenopsis subparishii (Z.H.Tsi) Kocyan & Schuit. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P. H. (2009). Flora of China. United States: Science Press.
- Li, M. H., Zhang, G. Q., Liu, Z. J., & Lan, S. R. (2014). Revision of Hygrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Aeridinae) and a molecular phylogenetic analysis. Phytotaxa, 159(4), 256-268.
- Li, M. H., Gruss, O., & Liu, Z. J. (2016). Nomenclature changes in Phalaenopsis subgen. Hygrochilus (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Vandeae) based on DNA evidence. Phytotaxa, 275(1), 55-61.
- "Phalaenopsis". CITES.