Papilionanthe hookeriana

Papilionanthe hookeriana
Botanical illustration of Papilionanthe hookeriana as Vanda hookeriana by John Nugent Fitch
Illustration by Frederick Sander, published 1888-1894
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Species:
P. hookeriana
Binomial name
Papilionanthe hookeriana
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Vanda hookeriana Rchb.f.
  • Vanda hookeri Anon.

Papilionanthe hookeriana, also known as anggrek pensil in indonesian,[3] or kinta weed,[4] is a species of orchid native to the swamps[3] of Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]

Description

The peduncle of the inflorescence is longer than the leaves of the plant.[5]

Distribution

The species is native to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.[6]

Habitat

This species is terrestrial or semi-aquatic, as opposed to many other orchid species that are epiphytic. It grows in full sun in swamps near sea level.[7] The plants should be flooded during the growing season.[5] These freshwater swamp forests may grow along the edges of lakes. The soil can be very acidic, with pH values ranging between 4 and 5. [8]

Conservation

These habitats are threatened from logging, fire and land conversion. [9] Therefore, this species has been declining in Indonesia since the early 1990s. A program of the University of Riau made a restoration effort, re-planting artificially multiplied plants back into their intended habitat in 2007 and 2008. [10] Further studies on micropropagation and acclimatisation of plantlets have been undertaken. [11][12]

Use in hybridisation

It is the pollen parent of the hybrid Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim, which was originally hybridised by Agnes Joaquim.

References

  1. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b SUDAH, DENDAM TAK. "FLORA DANAU."
  4. ^ Dourado, F. M. (1979). Vanda hookeriana--the Kinta weed. Bulletin.
  5. ^ a b "HerbWeb - Details Page".
  6. ^ Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb. fil.) Schltr. data, Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Genera Orchidacearum Vol 6, Alec M. Pridgeon et al. (editor), First edition, 2014, Oxford University Press, p. 219 (PAPILIONANTHE).
  8. ^ Wiryono, W., Mersyah, R., & Tarantona, M. (2020). Flora of Danau Dusun Besar conservation forest in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. Biodiversitas, 21.
  9. ^ Mary Rose C. Posa, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Richard T. Corlett, Biodiversity and Conservation of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests, BioScience, Volume 61, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 49–57, https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2011.61.1.10
  10. ^ Roilan (2016). ANGGREK PENSIL (Papilionanthe hookerina) ASLI BENGKULU SEBAGAI SPESIES BARU.
  11. ^ Febriyani, Sustri & Ganefianti, Dwi & Romeida, Atra & Reny, Herawati. (2019). Acclimatization of Pencil Orchid (Papillionanthe hookeriana Rehb.f) as Affected by Different Types of Planting Media and Fertilizing Frequency. Akta Agrosia. 22. 36-41. 10.31186/aa.22.1.36-41.
  12. ^ Rahayu, Shilfiana & Setiti, Edy & Indraloka, Aldy Bahaduri. (2021). EFFECT OF YEAST EXTRACT AND PISANG RAJA ON EMBRYONAL SHOOT GROWTH OF Vanda hookeriana, Rchb.f. 10.15408/kauniyah.v14i1.16713.


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