Coelogyne ignisiflora

Coelogyne ignisiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species:
C. ignisiflora
Binomial name
Coelogyne ignisiflora
M.N.Tamayo & R.Bustam.
Synonyms

Coelogyne ignisiflora is a species of orchid endemic in Benguet province in the Philippines.[1][2][3]

Coelogyne ignisiflora was described in 2020 with the help from researchers from the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI), The research was led by M.N.Tamayo, Pranada and Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante. It was recorded to be thriving at an elevation of 2,300 meters (7,500 ft) in Mount Komkompol in Benguet. Its flowers, which does not exceed 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in size, are noted for its fiery color. It is proposed to be classified as a vulnerable species under the IUCN Red List.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Coelogyne ignisiflora (M.N.Tamayo & R.Bustam.) M.W.Chase & Schuit. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  2. ^ Tamayo, Maverick N.; Pranada, Mc Andrew K.; Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton (August 17, 2020). "Dendrochilum ignisiflorum (Coelogyninae, Arethuseae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Luzon Island, Philippines". Phytotaxa. 455 (4): 240–244. Bibcode:2020Phytx.455..240T. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.455.4.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
  3. ^ a b Fabro, Keith Anthony (October 9, 2020). "On a Philippine mountain, researchers describe a 'fire flower' orchid species". Mongabay Environmental News. Retrieved October 19, 2020.