%A LI Heng Bmce BARTHOLOMEW %T The Diversity of Orchidaceae in Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan %0 Journal Article %D 1999 %J Plant Diversity %R %P 1-3 %V 21 %N 11 %U {https://journal.kib.ac.cn/CN/abstract/article_31709.shtml} %8 1999-12-26 %X 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.