Pleione formosana

Pleione formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pleione
Species: P. formosana
Binomial name
Pleione formosana
Hayata
Synonyms

Pleione formosana (Taiwan pleione or windowsill orchid) is a species of flowering plant in the Orchidaceae family, native to southeastern China as well as northern and central Taiwan. It is a deciduous perennial, terrestrial orchid growing to 15 cm (6 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, with spherical pseudobulbs that produce a single folded leaf. The pink flowers, borne in Spring, have fringed white lips that are strongly marked and mottled with brown on the inner surface.[1]

The specific epithet formosana refers to Taiwan's old name, Formosa.[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pleione formosana". Retrieved 1 July 2013.

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