Pleione (plant)

"Leipaklei flower" redirects here. For the Meitei language film, see Leipaklei.

Pleione
Pleione bulbocodioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Pleione
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Synonyms[1]

Gomphostylis Wall. ex Lindl.

Pleione hookeriana

Pleione is a small genus of predominantly terrestrial but sometimes epiphytic or lithophytic, miniature orchids.[2] This genus is named after Pleione, mother of the Pleiades (in Greek mythology), and comprises about 20 species. Common names of this genus include peacock orchid, glory of the east, Himalayan crocus, Indian crocus and windowsill orchid. The genus Diploconchium Schauer is generally included here. Pleione is abbreviated to Pln in trade journals.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference thelma was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.