Which orchid varieties have already disappeared
Qingqian Mei (Green Coin Plum): the outer three petals are round at the base, with tightly rolled edges and thick flesh. The back halves are mostly hard saccate (dorsal sepal), with a Ruyi tongue (ruyi-shaped lip), in pure green color. "Qingqian Mei" (old variety) appeared in Suzhou during the Shunzhi period (1644-1661). Qingqian Mei: a famous variety of Cymbidium goeringii (spring orchid) on the brink of extinction. History: selected by an anonymous person in 1914. Features: the outer three petals are round at the base, with tightly rolled edges and thick flesh...
"Wu Yipin Mei", "Daxue He Su", "Jinshan He Su", "Tougui Mei", "Qin Mei", "Jiao He Su", "Daxi", "Sai Daxi", "Gaowengtai He"
"Zhufu Mei", shortly before 1891, from the north mountain of Zhufu Village, Changxing, dug by Feng Yuchen.
"Fangshan Mei", shortly before 1891, from Fangshan, Changxing, presented by Feng Yuchen to Xu Jilou.
"Zhu Su", before 1900, from Shangyu, selected and bred by Qian Azhu. Not sold even for a thousand gold.
"Qian Su", before 1900, from Suzhou.
"Yixiang Su", before 1900, from Yuyao, selected and bred by Wang Yixiang.
"Tiantai Su", before 1900, from Tiantai.
"Manyuan Chun", before 1900, from Shaoxing, selected and bred by Yang Shaoyuan.
"Maozhi", before 1900, from Yuyao, selected and bred by Huang Yingxiu.