中国兜兰属植物生态地理分布

The geography of Chinese species of Paphiopedilum

分析了国产兜兰属植物的生态地理分布特点和发展趋势及兜兰属植物的系统演化趋势与生态地理环境的关系。国产兜兰野生种共有 18种 ,主要分布于热带过渡地区 (南亚热带 ) ,主产西南各省区 ;大多数种类生长于石灰岩山地 ,多为半附生兰 ,呈丛生生长 ,另一部分生长于酸性砂岩面的腐叶土上 ,多为地生兰 ,呈单株生长或分蘖状散生 ;大部分兜兰分布于较高海拔地区 ;国产兜兰属中最原始的短瓣亚属绝大部分种类仅分布在滇东南地区与贵州、广西连成一片的岩溶地貌的石灰岩地区 ,而兜兰属中较进化的兜兰亚属大部分种类在本区皆有分布。以上说明滇东南的石灰岩地区可能是兜兰属的起源中心和演化中心 。

The geographical distribution and the features of their environment of Chinese species of Paphiopedilum are reported. There are 18 species of Paphiopedilum in China. Most of them grow in limestone regions and are epiphytic or terrestrial. There are two types of leaves mottled leaves and green leaves. They distribute in subtropics of China. Five species of subgenus Brachypelalum are the most primitive group of Paphiopedilum in China and four of them distributed in the limestone regions of Eastsouth Yunnan. Most species of Paphiopedilum distribute in this area,too. All these facts suggest: the Eastsouth Yunnan may be the origin area and evolutionary center of Paphiopedilum . Subtropics of China may be the diverification center of Paphiopedilum.