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Table 1 The information of the 20 orchid species used in this study

From: Seed viability testing for research and conservation of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids

Sl No.

Species name

Lifeform

Red List Category

Fruit collection site

Fruit collection date

1

Cymbidium mannii H. G. Reichenbach

E

NT

XTBG

02 April 2014

2

Dendrobium cucullatum R. Brown

E

VU

XTBG

05 March 2013

3

Acampe joiceyana (J.J.Sm.) Seidenf

E

NA

XTBG

20 March 2012

4

Cymbidium floribundum Lindley

E

VU

YONNR

21 January 2020

5

Vanda coerulea Griffith ex Lindley

E

EN

XTBG

16 March 2013

6

Crepidium purpureum (Lindl.) Szlach

T

LC

YONNR

21 January 2020

7

Cymbidium lancifolium Hooker

T

LC

YONNR

21 January 2020

8

Cymbidium qiubeiense K. M. Feng & H. Li

T

EN

YONNR

25 December 2019

9

Arundina graminifolia (D. Don) Hochreutiner

T

LC

XTBG

07 February 2012

10

Liparis nervosa (Thunberg) Lindley

T

LC

YONNR

25 December 2019

11

Eulophia zollingeri (H. G. Reichenbach) J. J. Smith

T

LC

YONNR

26 November 2019

12

Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindley

T

VU

XTBG

02 February 2012

13

Paphiopedilum dianthum Tang & F. T. Wang

T

*EN, VU

YONNR

21 January 2020

14

Cymbidium cyperifolium Wallich ex Lindley

T

VU

YONNR

21 January 2020

15

Bletilla striata (Thunberg) H. G. Reichenbach

T

EN

YONNR

26 November 2019

16

Phaius tancarvilleae (Banks) Blume

T

LC

XTBG

20 July 2012

17

Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lindley ex Hooker) Stein

T

*VU

YONNR

21 January 2020

18

Liparis nigra Seidenfaden

T

LC

YONNR

21 January 2020

19

Cymbidium sinense (Jackson ex Andrews) Willdenow

T

VU

XTBG

20 January 2012

20

Calanthe argenteostriata C. Z. Tang & S. J. Cheng

T

LC

YONNR

21 January 2020

  1. The lifeform, conservation status, fruit collection site, and fruit collection date information of the 20 orchid species used in this study. Lifeform, i.e., epiphyte (E) or terrestrial (T), was assigned based on Flora of China (eFloras, 2020). Conservation status, i.e., Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Near Threatened (NT), Least Concern (LC), Not Assessed (NA), was assigned based on Chinese red list category (Qin et al., 2017) and IUCN red list category* (IUCN, 2020). The fruit collection sites are Yachang Orchid National Nature Reserve (YONNR) located in Guangxi and Xishuangbanna tropical botanical garden (XTBG) located in Yunnan, China