Pleione is a small genus of predominantly terrestrial but sometimes epiphytic or lithophytic, miniature orchids.[2] This genus is named after Pleione, mother of the Pleiades (in Greek mythology), and comprises about 20 species. Common names of this genus include peacock orchid, glory of the east, Himalayan crocus, Indian crocus and windowsill orchid. The genus DiploconchiumSchauer is generally included here. Pleione is abbreviated to Pln in trade journals.
Pleione is named after the water-nymph Pleione of Greek mythology.[3]
GrowthEdit
Developing flower shoot
The sympodial growth habit of terrestrial Pleione orchids is unusual. They have relatively large, spongy, almost globular or ampulliformpseudobulbs, narrowed at the apex. Every pseudobulb is only active for one year and carries one or two pleated parallel-veined leaves, with a length of 15–30 cm (6–12 in). These drop off before winter. The pseudobulb stays dormant, till a new one starts to develop. This one produces new roots and a short pedicel. This pseudobulb remains active till the end of the bloom. Then the whole cycle starts all over again.
The big, showy flowers originate from new shoots formed at the base of the pseudobulb. They are pink to purplish, white or yellow, while the fringed, tubular lip is often paler or white, with yellow, red or purple dots and stripes. The flowers of the mountain species start blooming in spring, while the new shoots develop. The flowers of the orchids, growing in warmer climates, bloom in autumn, when the leaves have dropped.
They are very closely related to the genus Coelogyne and were once considered part of it.
Distribution and habitatEdit
Pleione is distributed in the mountains and foothills of the Himalayas, India, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China.[1][4] The species are well adapted to cold temperatures and even frost. A few, however, prefer warmer temperatures. They grow in well-drained habitats and on rocks covered with moss at altitudes of 600–4,200 m (1,969–13,780 ft).
SpeciesEdit
Pleione albiflora (China – W. Yunnan to N. Burma).
Pleione praecox (WC. Himalaya to China – S. Yunnan), type species.
Pleione saxicola (E. Bhutan to China – NW. Yunnan).
Pleione scopulorum (India – NE. Arunachal Pradesh to China – NW. Yunnan).
Pleione vietnamensis (SC. Vietnam).
Pleione yunnanensis (SC. China to N. Burma).
Natural hybridsEdit
Pleione × christianii (P. yunnanensis × P. forrestii) (China – W. Yunnan).
Pleione × confusa (P. albiflora × P. forrestii) (China – W. Yunnan).
Pleione × kohlsii (P. aurita × P. forrestii) (China – W. Yunnan).
Pleione × lagenaria (P. maculata × P. praecox) (Assam to China – W. Yunnan).
Pleione × taliensis (P. bulbocodioides × P. yunnanensis) (China – W. Yunnan).
TaxonomyEdit
It has been suggested that P. bulbocodioides, P. limprichtii and P. pleionoides could all be the same species.
Currently, there are two sections in the genus Pleione:
section Pleione (includes the autumn-flowered species): P. × lagenaria, P. maculata, P. praecox, P. saxicola
section Humiles (includes the spring-flowering species): P. albiflora, P. bulbocodioides, P. chunii, P. × confusa, P. coronaria, P. formosana, P. forrestii, P. grandiflora, P. hookeriana, P. praecox, P. × kohlsii, P.limprichtii, P. pleionoides, P. scopulorum, P. yunnanensis
CultivationEdit
They are easily grown by the layman, easy to propagate and are among the most popular orchids. They are much in demand for hybridization. Numerous garden hybrids have been produced, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:- [5]
^Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids, Royal Horticultural Society, 2017.
NotesEdit
Phillip Cribb & Ian Butterfield : The Genus Pleione (Second Edition 1999) Natural History Publications in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN983-812-040-5
C. Z. Tang & I. Butterfield. 1983. The genus Pleione. Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 184: 93—147.
External linksEdit
Media related to Pleione at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pleione at Wikispecies
October 17, 2023
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Leipaklei flower redirects here For the Meitei language film see Leipaklei Pleione is a small genus of predominantly terrestrial but sometimes epiphytic or lithophytic miniature orchids 2 This genus is named after Pleione mother of the Pleiades in Greek mythology and comprises about 20 species Common names of this genus include peacock orchid glory of the east Himalayan crocus Indian crocus and windowsill orchid The genus Diploconchium Schauer is generally included here Pleione is abbreviated to Pln in trade journals PleionePleione bulbocodioidesScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsOrder AsparagalesFamily OrchidaceaeSubfamily EpidendroideaeTribe ArethuseaeSubtribe CoelogyninaeGenus PleioneD DonSynonyms 1 Gomphostylis Wall ex Lindl Pleione hookeriana Contents 1 Name 2 Growth 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Species 4 1 Natural hybrids 5 Taxonomy 6 Cultivation 6 1 Nothogenera 7 References 8 Notes 9 External linksName EditPleione is named after the water nymph Pleione of Greek mythology 3 Growth Edit nbsp Developing flower shootThe sympodial growth habit of terrestrial Pleione orchids is unusual They have relatively large spongy almost globular or ampulliform pseudobulbs narrowed at the apex Every pseudobulb is only active for one year and carries one or two pleated parallel veined leaves with a length of 15 30 cm 6 12 in These drop off before winter The pseudobulb stays dormant till a new one starts to develop This one produces new roots and a short pedicel This pseudobulb remains active till the end of the bloom Then the whole cycle starts all over again The big showy flowers originate from new shoots formed at the base of the pseudobulb They are pink to purplish white or yellow while the fringed tubular lip is often paler or white with yellow red or purple dots and stripes The flowers of the mountain species start blooming in spring while the new shoots develop The flowers of the orchids growing in warmer climates bloom in autumn when the leaves have dropped They are very closely related to the genus Coelogyne and were once considered part of it Distribution and habitat EditPleione is distributed in the mountains and foothills of the Himalayas India Tibet Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand Laos Vietnam Taiwan and China 1 4 The species are well adapted to cold temperatures and even frost A few however prefer warmer temperatures They grow in well drained habitats and on rocks covered with moss at altitudes of 600 4 200 m 1 969 13 780 ft Species EditPleione albiflora China W Yunnan to N Burma Pleione aurita China W Yunnan Pleione autumnalis Pleione arunachalensis Pleione bulbocodioides C China to SE Tibet Pleione chunii S China Pleione coronaria C Nepal Pleione dilamellata Pleione formosana Taiwan pleione SE China N amp C Taiwan Pleione forrestii China NW Yunnan to N Burma Pleione grandiflora China S Yunnan to NW Vietnam Pleione hookeriana Nepal to China SE Yunnan to N Guangdong to Indo China Pleione humilis C Himalaya to Burma Pleione kaatiae Pleione limprichtii hardy Chinese orchid China C Sichuan Pleione maculata C Himalaya to China W Yunnan Pleione microphylla China Guangdong Pleione pleionoides C China Pleione praecox WC Himalaya to China S Yunnan type species Pleione saxicola E Bhutan to China NW Yunnan Pleione scopulorum India NE Arunachal Pradesh to China NW Yunnan Pleione vietnamensis SC Vietnam Pleione yunnanensis SC China to N Burma Natural hybrids Edit Pleione christianii P yunnanensis P forrestii China W Yunnan Pleione confusa P albiflora P forrestii China W Yunnan Pleione kohlsii P aurita P forrestii China W Yunnan Pleione lagenaria P maculata P praecox Assam to China W Yunnan Pleione taliensis P bulbocodioides P yunnanensis China W Yunnan Taxonomy EditIt has been suggested that P bulbocodioides P limprichtii and P pleionoides could all be the same species Currently there are two sections in the genus Pleione section Pleione includes the autumn flowered species P lagenaria P maculata P praecox P saxicola section Humiles includes the spring flowering species P albiflora P bulbocodioides P chunii P confusa P coronaria P formosana P forrestii P grandiflora P hookeriana P praecox P kohlsii P limprichtii P pleionoides P scopulorum P yunnanensisCultivation EditThey are easily grown by the layman easy to propagate and are among the most popular orchids They are much in demand for hybridization Numerous garden hybrids have been produced of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 5 Pleione Shantung grex Muriel Harberd 6 Nothogenera Edit Hybrids of Pleione with other genera are placed in the following nothogenera 7 Pleionilla Plnl Pleione Bletilla Coeleione Coeln Pleione CoelogyneReferences Edit a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Pridgeon A M Cribb P J Chase M C amp Rasmussen F N 2006 Epidendroideae Part One Genera Orchidacearum 4 1 672 Oxford University Press New York Oxford Coombes Allen J 2012 The A Z of plant names United States Timber Press Inc ISBN 9781604691962 Flora of China v 25 p 325 独蒜兰属 du suan lan shu Pleione D Don Prodr Fl Nepal 36 1825 AGM Plants Ornamental PDF Royal Horticultural Society July 2017 p 80 Retrieved 7 May 2018 RHS Plant Selector Pleione Shantung gx Muriel Harberd Retrieved 23 February 2020 Alphabetical One Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids Royal Horticultural Society 2017 Notes EditPhillip Cribb amp Ian Butterfield The Genus Pleione Second Edition 1999 Natural History Publications in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ISBN 983 812 040 5 C Z Tang amp I Butterfield 1983 The genus Pleione Curtis s Bot Mag 184 93 147 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Pleione at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Pleione at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pleione plant amp oldid 1151513066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
