Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Pleione D.Don [404]

genus_ja:

genus_en:

# spp.:

pub_year:

accepted: Accepted

Family: Orchidaceae

family_ja: ラン

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: India to Taiwan

description_en: Genus of about 16-20 species of small, deciduous, epiphytic, terrestrial, or lithophytic orchids mainly from wet forest or woodland, at altitudes of 1,000-4,000m (3,250-13,000ft) or higher, from N. India to S. China and Taiwan. They produce short-lived, variably shaped pseudobulbs with 1 or 2 folded, lance-shaped to elliptic, mid-green leaves, 15cm (6in) long, which usually fall before flowering. The often solitary flowers, 8cm (3in) across, are borne on short stems, 5-10cm (2-4in) long, from new growth, at various times of the year. Grow most species in a cool or temperate greenhouse or alpine house, or as houseplants. In areas where temperatures seldom fall below -5°C (23°F), P. formosana may be grown in a sheltered rock garden.

hardiness_en: Half hardy; some are frost hardy in areas where winter frost is not conrmuous.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Divide annually when repotting, discarding old pseudobulbs.

pests_en: Prone to aphids, red spider mites, slugs, and mealybugs.

description_ja:

comment:

comment_ja: タイリントキソウ

type_species:

Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

family: