Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives

We review achievements in the conservation of orchid diversity in China over the last 21 years. We provide updated information on orchid biodiversity and suggestions for orchid conservation in China. We outline national policies of biodiversity conservation, especially of orchid conservation, which...

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Autores principales: Zhihua Zhou, Ronghong Shi, Yu Zhang, Xiaoke Xing, Xiaohua Jin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9ad69f93653c4c36a3f1417369d31b4e2021-11-12T04:44:10ZOrchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives2468-265910.1016/j.pld.2021.06.003https://doaj.org/article/9ad69f93653c4c36a3f1417369d31b4e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265921000792https://doaj.org/toc/2468-2659We review achievements in the conservation of orchid diversity in China over the last 21 years. We provide updated information on orchid biodiversity and suggestions for orchid conservation in China. We outline national policies of biodiversity conservation, especially of orchid conservation, which provide general guidelines for orchid conservation in China. There are now approximately 1708 known species of Orchidaceae in 181 genera in China, including five new genera and 365 new species described over the last 21 years. The assessment of risk of extinction of all 1502 known native orchid species in China in 2013 indicated that 653 species were identified as threatened, 132 species were treated as data-deficient, and four species endemic to China were classified as extinct. Approximately 1100 species (ca. 65%) are protected in national nature reserves, and another ~66 species in provincial nature reserves. About 800 native orchid species have living collections in major botanical gardens. The pollination biology of 74 native orchid species and the genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure of 29 orchid species have been investigated at a local scale and/or across species distributions. The mycorrhizal fungal community composition has been investigated in many genera, such as Bletilla, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, and Dendrobium. Approximately 292 species will be included in the list of national key protected wild plants this year. Two major tasks for near future include in situ conservation and monitoring population dynamics of endangered species.Zhihua ZhouRonghong ShiYu ZhangXiaoke XingXiaohua JinKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.articleOrchid diversityIn situ conservationEx situ conservationConservation biologyList of national key protected wild plantsBiology (General)QH301-705.5BotanyQK1-989ENPlant Diversity, Vol 43, Iss 5, Pp 343-349 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic Orchid diversity
In situ conservation
Ex situ conservation
Conservation biology
List of national key protected wild plants
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Botany
QK1-989
spellingShingle Orchid diversity
In situ conservation
Ex situ conservation
Conservation biology
List of national key protected wild plants
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Botany
QK1-989
Zhihua Zhou
Ronghong Shi
Yu Zhang
Xiaoke Xing
Xiaohua Jin
Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives
description We review achievements in the conservation of orchid diversity in China over the last 21 years. We provide updated information on orchid biodiversity and suggestions for orchid conservation in China. We outline national policies of biodiversity conservation, especially of orchid conservation, which provide general guidelines for orchid conservation in China. There are now approximately 1708 known species of Orchidaceae in 181 genera in China, including five new genera and 365 new species described over the last 21 years. The assessment of risk of extinction of all 1502 known native orchid species in China in 2013 indicated that 653 species were identified as threatened, 132 species were treated as data-deficient, and four species endemic to China were classified as extinct. Approximately 1100 species (ca. 65%) are protected in national nature reserves, and another ~66 species in provincial nature reserves. About 800 native orchid species have living collections in major botanical gardens. The pollination biology of 74 native orchid species and the genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure of 29 orchid species have been investigated at a local scale and/or across species distributions. The mycorrhizal fungal community composition has been investigated in many genera, such as Bletilla, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, and Dendrobium. Approximately 292 species will be included in the list of national key protected wild plants this year. Two major tasks for near future include in situ conservation and monitoring population dynamics of endangered species.
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author Zhihua Zhou
Ronghong Shi
Yu Zhang
Xiaoke Xing
Xiaohua Jin
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Ronghong Shi
Yu Zhang
Xiaoke Xing
Xiaohua Jin
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title Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives
title_short Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives
title_full Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives
title_fullStr Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives
title_sort orchid conservation in china from 2000 to 2020: achievements and perspectives
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