Plant Diversity ›› 1999, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (11): 1-3.

• Articles •    

The Diversity of Orchidaceae in Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan

LI Heng Bmce BARTHOLOMEW   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Online:1999-12-26 Published:2010-09-21

Abstract: The Orchidaceae, with 265 taxa (species and infraspecies) in 75 genera, is the largest family of seed plants in the Gaoligong Mountains. Forty - five of the orchid genera (60) are primarily tropical while 29 (39) are primarily temperate. Forty- three of the genera (57) are terrestrial, 31 (41) are epi-phytic, and 3 (4) are saprophyuc.

Key words: Gaoligong Mountains