Biodiversity and Conservation of Orchids in Dabieshan National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province
[Objective]Wild Orchid resources in Dabieshan National Nature Reserve were investigated to provide references for Dabieshan Na-tional Nature Reserve protection and these resources'utilization.[Method]Based on a field invetigation and lieterature survey,we analyze the diversity and endangered level of Orchids in Dabieshan National Nature Reserve.[Result]The results showed that there were 17 genera and 25 species of Orchids in the reserve.For life form,there were 17 species (68.00%) of terrestrial orchid, 5 species (20.00%) of epiphytic or-chid, and 3 species (12.00%) of saprophytic orchid.The Orchids were mainly distributed in Wujiashan, Tiantangzhai, Bodaofeng and Tao-huachong area.For floristic types of genera,tropics was dominant with 8 genera (53.34%) .There are 1 species of wild Orchids in national grade Ⅰ and 8 species of wild Orchids in national grade Ⅱ.[Conclusion]Some protection suggestions were put forward according to its current situation in the local area.
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