ABOUT THE PAINTING
Watercolour on paper
84 x 60 cm (33″ x 24″)

© Işık Güner

PROJECT
蘭之魅 - LÁN ZHĪ MÈI - THE BEAUTY OF ORCHIDS - PLANT - Chinese name – 高褶带唇兰 (gāo zhě dài chún lán) Ecology – Plants terrestrial. Evergreen broad-leaved forests; 1500-2000 m. Distribution – NE, S, and SE Yunnan; NE India; Myanmar; Thailand and Vietnam. Info – T. Viridifusca is listed as vulnerable(VU) by the China Species Red Lists. This species , which has very high ornamental characteristic, is endangered or even become extinct in recent years. The disturbance of the human-caused cutting and deforestation make its community is being destroyed to various certain extents. 带唇兰属地生植物。产云南（东川、石屏、思茅、勐腊）。常生于海拔1500-2000米的常绿阔叶林下。也分布于印度东北部、缅甸、泰国和越南。模式标本采自印度东北部。 高褶带唇兰具有良好的观赏价值，但近年来却处于濒危，甚至灭绝的状况。人为的砍伐破坏和滥挖、过度采收，使其所在林分或群落遭到不同程度的破坏。在《中国物种红色名录》中被列入易危物种(VU)。