Eulophia zollingeri, a rare wild plant,bears fruit in Guangzhou Liuxi River National Forest Park

Recently, the staff of Guangzhou Liuxi River National Forest Park discovered the fruiting of the eulophia zollingeri, a rare and endangered wild orchid species that has high requirements for the environment.

The flowering period of the eulophia zollingeri is usually from April to June. At present, several eulophia zollingeri have already borne fruits, with 3 to 5 fruits hanging on the straight branches, about 2 to 3 centimeters in length and 1 centimeter in width.

As one of the first national forest parks established in China, Guangzhou Liuxihe National Forest Park was officially opened to the public in 1986. The park is rich in plant resources, with a total of 1,295 species of wild vascular plants of 193 families and 708 genera recorded so far. Among them, there are 22 species of wild plants of 12 families and 14 genera under the state-level II key protection, and 12 species of wild plants of 12 families and 12 genera under the protection of China's rare and endangered wild plants. The discovery and fruit-bearing of the eulophia zollingeri once again proved that the ecosystem of Liuxi River National Forest Park is well-preserved and the richness of biodiversity is high.

近日，广州市流溪河国家森林公园的工作人员在森林公园的流溪湖景区、五指山景区等地进行日常巡护时，发现了对环境要求很高、比较稀有濒危的野生兰花物种无叶美冠兰结果。

无叶美冠兰的花期一般在4-6月，目前几株无叶美冠兰已经结果，笔直的枝干上挂着3-5个纺锤形的果实，长约2到3厘米，宽约1厘米。

作为我国首批建立的国家级森林公园之一，广州市流溪河国家森林公园于1986年正式对外开放，园内植物资源丰富，迄今为止共记录野生维管植物193科708属1295种，其中国家Ⅱ级重点保护野生植物12科14属22种，中国珍稀濒危保护的野生植物12科12属12种。此次发现无叶美冠兰并结果，再次印证流溪河国家森林公园生态系统保存完好，生物多样性丰富度高。

翻译丨李玉凡

审校丨罗洁

终审丨程敏苏