Table 3.
The leaf and floral traits in the 26 orchid species studied.
| Species | N | LN | ILA | TLA | LMA | PD | IL | FN | IFA | TFA | FMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coelogyne nitida | 3 | 2.00±0.00 | 37.21±2.35 | 74.43±4.70 | 107.28±5.59 | 1.39±0.10 | 21.22±2.12 | 4.33±0.67 | 16.95±0.16 | 73.25±10.80 | 41.24±3.77 |
| Cymbidium aloifolium | 6 | 4.17±0.17 | 93.26±7.24 | 393.66±47.61 | 253.11±7.98 | 5.66±0.18 | 58.45±3.32 | 31.17±1.40 | 5.78±0.31 | 180.45±13.19 | 49.01±1.64 |
| Cymbidium bicolor | 6 | 6.33±0.33 | 57.67±3.09 | 366.40±31.09 | 294.87±15.42 | 3.63±0.07 | 21.28±1.10 | 12.83±0.91 | 5.07±0.09 | 65.11±4.82 | 49.40±1.46 |
| Cymbidium dayanum | 3 | 8.33±0.33 | 87.37±0.22 | 728.26±31.06 | 114.96±1.54 | 2.96±0.22 | 21.17±2.97 | 7.00±1.53 | 7.94±0.07 | 55.39±11.64 | 36.29±4.21 |
| Cymbidium erythraeum | 5 | 9.60±0.51 | 47.79±11.61 | 478.73±140.19 | 90.11±1.90 | 3.38±0.30 | 67.46±7.12 | 8.20±1.16 | 13.39±0.81 | 110.79±17.51 | 47.71±3.36 |
| Cymbidium faberi | 5 | 10.00±0.00 | 92.27±5.78 | 922.67±57.82 | 124.48±5.68 | 7.52±0.12 | 45.61±0.50 | 10.00±0.58 | 39.82±1.60 | 396.72±14.11 | 44.19±2.59 |
| Cymbidium lancifolium | 6 | 2.50±0.22 | 37.58±2.67 | 94.40±12.05 | 98.66±4.73 | 2.46±0.08 | 20.97±1.90 | 5.33±0.42 | 6.08±0.33 | 32.50±3.13 | 28.63±0.59 |
| Cymbidium lowianum | 4 | 6.50±1.04 | 175.23±29.33 | 1212.89±357.96 | 125.65±6.78 | 6.25±0.28 | 85.43±5.98 | 13.00±1.29 | 43.84±0.42 | 570.91±60.32 | 70.49±4.51 |
| Cymbidium mastersii | 3 | 11.33±1.20 | 75.58±4.18 | 866.62±134.83 | 117.43±4.62 | 4.25±0.27 | 27.23±3.69 | 5.00±1.15 | 24.42±0.65 | 122.18±27.78 | 31.30±1.32 |
| Cymbidium sinense | 5 | 6.00±0.32 | 118.50±8.98 | 705.89±49.03 | 126.18±5.76 | 4.06±0.35 | 52.76±4.52 | 12.60±0.93 | 10.26±0.83 | 130.73±16.78 | 33.71±1.57 |
| Cymbidium tracyanum | 3 | 8.00±1.00 | 226.30±25.36 | 1764.89±81.24 | 112.92±7.17 | 10.70±0.55 | 90.20±5.46 | 13.67±0.33 | 49.65±2.49 | 678.15±34.80 | 60.44±4.38 |
| Cypripedium subtropicum | 6 | 9.20±0.20 | 133.17±2.38 | 1223.60±14.62 | 42.47±1.84 | 4.24±0.42 | 28.48±4.35 | 6.60±1.36 | 47.55±2.92 | 322.83±74.10 | 23.46±1.34 |
| Dendrobium chrysotoxum | 6 | 3.17±0.17 | 24.14±3.65 | 75.98±10.96 | 117.83±4.37 | 3.12±0.12 | 16.71±1.23 | 11.33±0.67 | 16.74±0.88 | 190.90±16.43 | 41.17±1.00 |
| Eria coronaria | 5 | 2.20±0.20 | 52.89±2.52 | 115.22±7.84 | 142.09±2.52 | 2.33±0.09 | 10.18±0.56 | 4.40±0.40 | 9.09±0.25 | 39.96±3.59 | 30.27±0.37 |
| Holcoglossum kimballianum | 5 | 6.60±0.40 | 14.63±1.04 | 97.58±11.89 | 152.00±8.14 | 1.99±0.15 | 34.04±5.58 | 8.00±1.14 | 15.11±0.92 | 124.28±22.90 | 15.33±0.95 |
| Pholidota chinensis | 6 | 2.00±0.00 | 33.12±2.08 | 66.23±4.15 | 103.08±7.32 | 2.05±0.10 | 24.00±0.88 | 41.83±1.30 | 0.90±0.03 | 37.41±1.09 | 18.33±1.51 |
| Paphiopedilum appletonianum | 6 | 3.83±0.17 | 23.09±5.14 | 89.16±21.27 | 123.82±10.16 | 2.25±0.10 | 47.70±3.31 | 1.00±0.00 | 39.16±2.46 | 39.16±2.46 | 40.03±1.86 |
| Paphiopedilum armeniacum | 6 | 3.67±0.20 | 19.65±1.55 | 71.45±5.86 | 113.08±3.47 | 2.44±0.10 | 48.60±3.80 | 1.00±0.00 | 74.64±4.09 | 74.64±4.09 | 20.74±0.66 |
| Paphiopedilum dianthum | 5 | 4.40±0.51 | 91.17±5.75 | 397.09±42.66 | 178.80±8.64 | 4.28±0.14 | 38.62±2.49 | 2.60±0.24 | 52.24±1.57 | 135.98±13.80 | 53.94±1.90 |
| Paphiopedilum gratrixianum | 5 | 4.00±0.00 | 27.90±3.51 | 111.62±14.05 | 144.31±14.11 | 2.50±0.11 | 22.60±1.71 | 1.00±0.00 | 57.45±4.72 | 57.45±4.72 | 34.76±2.74 |
| Paphiopedilum henryanum | 5 | 3.40±0.24 | 17.35±3.27 | 57.75±9.19 | 133.12±6.04 | 2.30±0.11 | 19.76±1.56 | 1.00±0.00 | 48.81±1.75 | 48.81±1.75 | 29.45±1.61 |
| Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum | 6 | 6.8 3±0.54 | 43.42±8.30 | 283.88±47.62 | 139.72±3.45 | 3.37±0.25 | 35.10±1.80 | 1.00±0.00 | 52.97±3.10 | 52.97±3.10 | 54.43±2.34 |
| Paphiopedilum insigne | 5 | 3.60±0.24 | 49.01±4.03 | 178.74±23.82 | 117.83±8.92 | 3.22±0.08 | 26.60±2.36 | 1.00±0.00 | 76.18±4.96 | 76.18±4.96 | 42.37±1.70 |
| Paphiopedilum malipoense | 6 | 6.67±0.21 | 48.80±1.25 | 324.38±7.49 | 125.90±8.23 | 2.65±0.15 | 94.01±4.14 | 1.00±0.00 | 84.81±3.81 | 84.81±3.81 | 36.32±1.23 |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum | 5 | 6.00±0.32 | 19.35±1.95 | 116.50±13.46 | 88.16±3.38 | 2.27±0.06 | 31.28±0.95 | 1.00±0.00 | 43.48±2.22 | 43.48±2.22 | 36.97±1.47 |
| Paphiopedilum tigrinum | 5 | 3.40±0.24 | 34.92±2.13 | 117.62±7.30 | 103.53±2.39 | 3.03±0.04 | 39.44±1.90 | 1.00±0.00 | 62.63±4.33 | 62.63±4.33 | 45.14±1.44 |
N, sample number; LN, leaf number; ILA, individual leaf area; TLA, total leaf area; LMA, leaf dry mass per unit area; PD, peduncle diameter; IL, inflorescence length; FN, flower number; IFA, individual floral area; TFA, total floral area; FMA, floral dry mass per unit area. Each value is mean±SE.