Phalaenopsis buyssoniana
Inflorescence detail
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. buyssoniana
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana
distribution of Phalaenopsis buyssoniana
Synonyms[2]
  • Doritis buyssoniana (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw
  • Doritis pulcherrima var. buyssoniana (Rchb.f.) Aver.

Phalaenopsis buyssoniana is a species of orchid native to Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Description

It is a robust terrestrial, lithophyte with oblong-elliptic to elliptic-obovate, silvery green leaves up to 25 cm in length and 9.5 cm in width. The surface is finely spotted in purple. Rose-pink flowers are produced on erect racemes. This species has been found to be tetraploid with a chromosome count of 76 chromosomes (2n = 2x = 76).[3] It similar in appearance to Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, but it has larger flowers, larger leaves and longer inflorescences. These attractive features creates a high demand of the species.[4] Problems with fruit set may arise in the creation of interspecific hybrids.[5]

Etymology

The specific epithet buyssoniana honours the french botanist François-Charles, comte du Buysson (1825-1906).[6]

Conservation

The IUCN has not assessed this species conservation status. It is however protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Phalaenopsis | CITES. (n.d.). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://cites.org/eng/taxonomy/term/33584
  2. 1 2 3 "Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Christenson, E. A. (2001). Phalaenopsis: a monograph. Timber Press (OR).
  4. ↑ Rungruchkanont, K. In Vitro Young Leaf Culture of Doritis Pulcherrima Var. Buyssoniana.
  5. ↑ Rungruchkanont, K., & Promchot, T. (2016, March). Role of plant growth regulators on fruit set and embryo culture of interspecific Phalaenopsis. In I International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Ornamentals 1167 (pp. 119-126).
  6. ↑ Olaf Gruss "Phalaenopsis ubonensis aka Doritis ubonensis - A new species from Thailand and Laos" Phalaenopsis Journal of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, Fourth Quarter, p. 13 and 26, Vol. 24(4) 2014


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