Pleione forrestii

Pleione forrestii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pleione
Species: P. forrestii
Binomial name
Pleione forrestii
Schltr.

Pleione forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Yunnan in China.[1][2]

It was named in honour of George Forrest (1873-1932).

Sources

  1. Rankou, H., Averyanov, L. & Svengsuksa, B. 2015. Paphiopedilum dianthum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Downloaded on 13 September 2015.
  2. Pleione forrestii. Flora of China.
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