Papilionanthe biswasiana is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Laos,[3] China, Myanmar, and Thailand.[4] It is closely related to Papilionanthe vandarum.
| Papilionanthe biswasiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Papilionanthe |
| Species: | P. biswasiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Aerides biswasiana Ghose & Mukerjee[2] | |
Description
editIt is erect or pendulous, slender, 50 cm (20 in) long, 13 to 16 mm (0.51 to 0.63 in) wide, usually unbranched stems with internodes of 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length. It bears distichously arranged, terete leaves. They are 13 to 16 cm (5.1 to 6.3 in) long and 3 to 4 mm wide and fleshy. Stomata are presented on the entire leaf surface. Most stoma were brachyparacytic and laterocytic, but some were stephanocytic.[5] The inflorescences, which usually do not exceed the length of the leaves, produce 1 to 3 widely opening, creamy white or slightly pink, large and thinly textured flowers in spring.[6]
Conservation
editReferences
edit- ^ Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 371 (1974)
- ^ Orchid Rev. 53: 124 (1945)
- ^ LIMESTONE, R. PAPHIOPEDILUM CANHII IN LAOS PHOU PHACHAO MOUNTAIN–MOUNTAIN OF PAPHIOPEDILUM CANHII.
- ^ "Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
- ^ Fan, J., He, R., Zhang, Y., & Jin, X. (2014). Systematic significance of leaf epidermal features in Holcoglossum (Orchidaceae). PLoS One, 9(7), e101557.
- ^ Hong, D. (2010). FLORA OF CHINA V25. MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN PR.
- ^ "Papilionanthe biswasiana | CITES".
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