Biology:Papilionanthe sillemiana

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Short description: Species of plant

Papilionanthe sillemiana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Species:
P. sillemiana
Binomial name
Papilionanthe sillemiana
(Rchb.f.) Garay[1]
Myanmar (orthographic projection).svg
distribution of Papilionanthe sillemiana
Synonyms
  • Aerides sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay[2]
  • Sarcochilus sillemianus Rchb.f.[3]
  • Thrixspermum sillemianum Rchb.f.[4]

Papilionanthe sillemiana is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to Myanmar.[5]

Conservation

This species is included in the CITES appendix II and international trade is regulated to protect wild populations.[6] It is considered endangered (EN) by the IUCN.[7]

References

  1. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 372 (1974)
  2. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 159 (1972)
  3. Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 524 (1882)
  4. Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 524 (1882)
  5. "Papilionanthe sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649870-1. 
  6. "Papilionanthe sillemiana | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/taxonomy/term/33206. 
  7. Aung, Y. L., Mu, A. T., Aung, M. H., Liu, Q., & Jin, X. (2020). An annotated checklist of Myanmar orchid flora. PhytoKeys, 138, 49.

Wikidata ☰ Q15480630 entry