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Pelatantheria eakroensis

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Pelatantheria eakroensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pelatantheria
Species:
P. eakroensis
Binomial name
Pelatantheria eakroensis
Haager[1]

Pelatantheria eakroensis is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid occurring in Vietnam.[2][3] The plants are endemic to southern Vietnam.[4]

Ecology

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They are found under dry conditions in southern Vietnamese dry lowland Dipterocarp forests and have obvious xeromorphic features.[5] This species is very rare, and considered endangered. It is found on silicate and thus commonly acidic basement rock at elevations of 0 to 800 m a.s.l on other plants. Lithophytic growth has not been reported.[6]

Conservation

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This species is protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES and thus is regarded as potentially endangered.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Orchid Digest 57: 41 (1993).
  2. ^ "Pelatantheria eakroensis Haager - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.
  3. ^ "Pelatantheria eakroensis Haager | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  4. ^ Averyanov, L. V., Averyanova, A. L., Loc, P. K., & Hiep, N. T. (2009). Orchid flora of Vietnam, new discoveries and some of their characteristics. Adv. Nat. Sc, 10, 353-365.
  5. ^ Averyanov, L. V., Loc, P. K., Hiep, N. T., & Harder, D. K. (2003). Phytogeographic review of Vietnam and adjacent areas of Eastern Indochina. Komarovia, 3, 1-83.
  6. ^ Averʹjanov, L. V., & Averyanova, A. L. (2003). Updated checklist of the orchids of Vietnam.
  7. ^ "Pelatantheria | CITES". cites.org.