| Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
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| CITES Appendix II (CITES) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. buyssoniana |
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| Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb.f. | |
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Phalaenopsis buyssoniana is a species of orchid native to Thailand and Vietnam.
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). 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. Problems with fruit set may arise in the creation of interspecific hybrids.
Etymology
The specific epithet buyssoniana honours the French botanist François-Charles, comte du Buysson (1825–1906).
Conservation
The IUCN has not assessed this species conservation status. It is however protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- Christenson, E. A. (2001). Phalaenopsis: a monograph. Timber Press (OR).
- Rungruchkanont, K. In Vitro Young Leaf Culture of Doritis Pulcherrima Var. Buyssoniana.
- 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).
- 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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