Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis, also known as 盈江羽唇兰 (ying jiang yu chun lan) in Chinese, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to China South-Central.[3]
Description
Several, distichously arranged, obliquely oblong, nearly basal leaves with an acute apex are produced on a 2 cm long stem. The leaves are 8-13 cm long and 3-4 cm wide. The pendulous, commonly unbranched inflorescences, which exceed the leaves in length, bear many, pale yellow, widely opening flowers. They have brown stripes.[4] Despite the specific epithet yingjiangensis, which refers to the Chinese locality Yingjiang, this species has also been recorded in Thailand and India.[5][6]
Ecology
Flowering occurs in August. The plants are found in evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 1300–1400 m.
Conservation
This species is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[7]
^Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. 2009 Flora of China Vol. 25 Orchidaceae Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press St. Louis, MO. 446
^DAMAPONG, S., THAPYAI, C., & WATTHANA, S. (2008). Ornithochilus yingjiangensis ZH Tsi (Orchidaceae), A New Record for Thailand. Tropical Natural History, 8(2), 213-215.
^Kumar, R., Sharma, S., & Singh, S. K. Notes on first record of Ornithochilus yingjiangensis from India, and its Conservation.
