台灣低海拔野生蘭之調查及繁殖研究 The wild orchid survey and breeding research in low altitude of Taiwan

台灣的野生蘭380餘種，在台灣維管束植物中約佔了1/10，在森林生物多樣性中有其重要性，其中低海拔的野生蘭族群破壞最嚴重，其因是由於台灣近來低海拔環境的開發及地貌的遽變，使得許多原本就珍稀的蘭花，大量被移除，或失去原本的棲地而瀕臨絕滅；復加低海拔的珍美蘭花，較易在城市栽植，因此也常常是商業採集覬覦的標的物。
　　為了避免這些物種，因人為因素在台灣消失，對這些瀕臨絕滅的野生蘭從事區內及區外保育是必要的。本計劃已針對植物紅皮書所列之低海拔稀有蘭科植物，從事其生態調查，並蒐集其種實，進行各種繁殖研究。

There are more than 380 species of wild orchids in Taiwan, accounting for about 1/10 of Taiwan's vascular plants, and reveal high importance for forest biodiversity. However, the populations of wild orchids were severely damaged especially those in the low altitude because of the fast development and rapid change of terrain habitats in low altitude of Taiwan. Thus, many exiguous orchids have been largely removed or are on the brink of extinction due to the loss of their original habitats. In addition to the simple of being cultivated in city, the beautiful orchids in low altitude always become targets for commercial collection.
It is necessary to engage in the in-situ and ex-situ conservation to avoid these extincting wild orchids disappear from Taiwan by human factors. This project engaged in the ecological survey of those exiguous orchids listed in the plant red book, and collected their seeds for various breeding research.