Papilionanthe pedunculata

Papilionanthe pedunculata is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Cambodia, and Vietnam.[4] This species is a floristic component of the South Annamese endemism center, which is characterised by isolated, uplifted plateaux and high mountain systems.[5] They are also found in dry lowland Dipterocarp forests in southern Vietnam. The plant has obvious xeromorphic features and is adapted to these dry conditions.[6] The cool-growing plant occurs at 1200 to 1300 m. The plants are large and terete.[7]

Papilionanthe pedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Species:
P. pedunculata
Binomial name
Papilionanthe pedunculata
(Kerr) Garay[1]
distribution of Papilionanthe pedunculata
Synonyms
  • Aerides pedunculata Kerr[2]
  • Vanda masperoae Guillaumin[3]

Conservation

This species is included in the CITES appendix II and international trade is regulated to protect wild populations.[8]

References
  1. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 372 (1974)
  2. J. Siam Soc., Nat. Hist. Suppl. 10: 59 (1935)
  3. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 22: 628 (1951)
  4. "Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. Averyanov, L. V., Averyanova, A. L., Loc, P. K., & Hiep, N. T. (2009). Orchid flora of Vietnam, new discoveries and some of their characteristics. Adv. Nat. Sc, 10, 353-365.
  6. Averyanov, L. V., Loc, P. K., Hiep, N. T., & Harder, D. K. (2003). Phytogeographic review of Vietnam and adjacent areas of Eastern Indochina. Komarovia, 3, 1-83.
  7. Teoh, E. S. (2021). Papilionanthe Schltr. In Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 2 (G-P) (pp. 205-219). Springer, Cham.
  8. "Papilionanthe | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.


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