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Neottia bifidus (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Neottieae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from Guizhou, China [PDF]
Neottia bifidus, a new mycoheterotrophic orchid, found in Maolan National Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province, China, is described and illustrated here. The new species is close to N. nidus-avis, N. kiusiana and N.
Mei-Na Wang +7 more
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Conservation and reintroduction of the rare and endangered orchid Paphiopedilum armeniacum
Paphiopedilum armeniacum is a rare and endangered lady’s slipper orchid in China. It is distributed around the mid-elevations of the Nu Mountains in southwest China. Due to over-harvest, habitat loss, and degradation, wild populations of P.
Meina Wang +8 more
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Holcoglossum kimballianum is a rare and endangered orchid, and its wild populations are in urgent need of conservation. Endophytic fungi and bacteria are important to the growth and development of orchids.
Zhenliang ZHANG +5 more
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Phylogenetic incongruence in Cymbidium orchids
Cymbidium, which includes approximately 80 species, is one of the most ornamental and cultivated orchid genera. However, a lack of markers and sparse sampling have posed great challenges to resolving the phylogenetic relationships within the genus.
Guo-Qiang Zhang +10 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of an endangered species Apostasia ramifera (Orchidaceae)
Apostasia ramifera S. C. Chen & K. Y. Lang 1986 is a Chinese endemic and endangered orchid. Here, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the cp genome features of A. ramifera.
Fang Zheng +3 more
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Lycophytes are an ancient clade of the non-flowering vascular plants with chromosome numbers that vary from tens to hundreds. They are an excellent study system for examining whole-genome duplications (WGDs), or polyploidization, in spore-dispersed ...
Zeng-Qiang Xia +7 more
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Paphiopedilum motuoense (Orchidaceae, Cypripedioideae), a new species from Motuo, Xizang, China [PDF]
Paphiopedilum motuoense, a newly discovered orchid from Motuo County, Xizang, China, is described and illustrated. Paphiopedilum motuoense can be distinguished from the related Paphiopedilum species P. qingyongii and P.
Feng-Xia Tang +8 more
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RAD-seq revealed the endangered mechanism of Hydrocera triflora (Balsaminaceae)
The genetic diversity of species is a key factor in their adaptability and survival capability. Habitat fragmentation is recognized as one of the key factors causing biodiversity loss, and it has significant impacts on the genetic diversity of plant ...
Xinyi WU +5 more
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Except for Cymbidium lancifolium, all the other species of Cymbidium have been listed as the national key protected wild plants. In order to explore its future distribution patterns under the future climatic, we gathered the distribution information of ...
Fang ZHENG +5 more
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Terrestrial orchid conservation in the age of extinction [PDF]
Conservation through reserves alone is now considered unlikely to achieve protection of plant species necessary to mitigate direct losses of habitat and the pervasive impact of global climate change. Assisted translocation/migration represent new challenges in the face of climate change; species, particularly orchids, will need artificial assistance to
Swarts, N., Dixon, Kingsley
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