Papilionanthe greenii

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Papilionanthe greenii
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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN. 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2017-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 December 2017).
  2. 1 2 "Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Papilionanthe greenii". CITES. Retrieved 14 February 2022.