小蘭嶼蝴蝶蘭屬植物註記

Notes on Phalaenopsis (Orchidaceae) of Hsiaolanyu, Taiwan

隨著蝴蝶蘭屬植物之野生族群於小蘭嶼再度發現，我們重新檢視其分類地位。本文指定了小蘭嶼蝴蝶蘭（Phalaenopsis riteiwanensis Masam.）之選模式，並再次確認小蘭嶼蝴蝶蘭為桃紅蝴蝶蘭（P. equestris(Schauer) Rchb.f.）同物異名。本文亦報導桃紅蝴蝶蘭在小蘭嶼的生育地狀態，評估其保育等級。

Taxonomic position of the Phalaenopsis species in Hsiaolanyu, Taiwan is reviewed along with the rediscovery of wild population. P. riteiwanensis Masam. is lectotypified and reconfirmed to be a synonym of P. equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. Its habitat condition in and conservation status is also presented.