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[[Image:Pleione formosana 4.jpg|thumb|[[Floral emblem]] of [[Taiwan]].]]
'''''Pleione formosana''''', the '''Taiwan Pleione''' or '''Tai Windowsill Orchid''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Orchidaceae]], [[native plant|native]] to southeastern China as well as northern and central Taiwan. It is a [[deciduous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]], terrestrial orchid growing to {{convert|15|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|30|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide, with spherical pseudobulbs that produce a single folded leaf. The pink flowers, borne in spring, have fringed white lips that are strongly marked and mottled with brown on the inner surface.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}</ref>

The [[Binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''formosana'' refers to [[Geography of Taiwan|Taiwan]]'s former name, Formosa.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Orchids of China]]
[[Category:Orchids of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Pleione (plant)|formosana]]
[[Category:Vulnerable plants]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1911]]

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