Pleione chunii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pleione chunii faces severe pressure from overcollection for the horticultural trade, where its attractive flowers make it highly sought after by orchid enthusiasts. Habitat degradation in its native montane forests of southwestern China threatens remaining wild populations, while the species' naturally restricted range and specific ecological requirements make it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes.
Habitat
This terrestrial orchid inhabits cool, moist montane forests and rocky slopes at elevations between 1,500-3,000 meters in southwestern China. It typically grows as an epiphyte or lithophyte on moss-covered rocks and tree trunks in shaded forest environments with high humidity.