Pleione bulbocodioides

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Pleione delavayi
• Pleione henryi
• Pleione pogonioides
• Pleione communis
• Pleione communis var. subobtusum
• Pleione smithii
• Pleione rhombilabia
• Coelogyne pogonioides
• Coelogyne bulbocodioides
• Coelogyne delavayi
• Coelogyne henryi
• Pleione mairei
• Pleione ganchuenensis
• Pleione fargesii

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Asparagales, it is classified under the family Orchidaceae. Specifically, it is identified by its genus, Pleione.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread presence across various regions of China. Its natural habitat extends through the South-Central provinces, where it thrives in specific local climates. Additionally, the species can be found inhabiting the North-Central areas of the country. The distribution continues into the lush landscapes of China Southeast. Finally, its geographical range reaches the high-altitude terrains of Tibet.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Pleione bulbocoidioides is characterized by its status as a perennial organism, ensuring its long-term survival through recurring growth cycles. As a member of the cryptophyte group, it protects its vital regenerative organs beneath the soil surface to withstand unfavorable environmental conditions. Specifically, its biological classification as a geophyte defines its specialized life strategy, where it relies on underground storage organs—typically pseudobulbs—to store nutrients and moisture, allowing it to emerge and flourish during its active growing seasons.

Life form :

geophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Pleione bulbocoidioides is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb, existing as a self-supporting plant that does not require climbing structures. It is a terrestrial species, functioning as an independent organism rather than acting as a parasite or an epiphyte. Lacking any woody tissues, the plant maintains its structural integrity through its herbaceous habit, which is well-adapted to its terrestrial habitat rather than aquatic or semiaquatic environments.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Pleione bulbocodioides has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include batatasin III, Dactylorhin A, Militarine.

batatasin III

1. Chemistry & biodiversity
2. Molecular immunology

Dactylorhin A

1. Chemistry & biodiversity

Militarine

1. Molecular immunology

Preparations

Pleione bulbocodioides has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include P. bulbocodioides extract.

P. bulbocodioides extract

1. Molecular immunology