Biology:Papilionanthe greenii

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Short description: Species of plant

Papilionanthe greenii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Species:
P. greenii
Binomial name
Papilionanthe greenii
(W.W.Sm.) Garay
Bhutan w2 locator.svg
distribution of Papilionanthe greenii
Synonyms[2]

Aerides greenii W.W.Sm.

Papilionanthe greenii is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Bhutan.[2]

Ecology

This species has been recorded growing in subtropical lowland moist forests on Magnolia champaca (syn. Michelia champaca), Delonix regia, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Terminalia elliptica (syn. Terminalia tomentosa), and Samanea saman. The general habitat is subtropical lowland moist forest.[1]

Conservation

This species is included in the CITES appendix II and thus its trade is regulated.[3] However, the assessment of the IUCN red list categorizes this species as least concern (LC).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN. 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2017-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 December 2017).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649868-1. 
  3. "Papilionanthe greenii". https://cites.org/eng/taxonomy/term/33202. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15482683 entry