Pleione

In the sources provided Pleione appears primarily as the mythological mother of the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters) in Greek tradition; the name is then applied in scientific contexts as an eponym. Botanical taxonomy explicitly names the orchid genus Pleione after the mythic mother of the Pleiades, and astronomical star‑lore preserves the maternal epithet when referring to the star 28 Tauri.

As a mythic figure the supplied sources give no physical description beyond genealogical association with the Pleiades. As a star Pleione is identified with Flamsteed number 28 Tauri in the Pleiades cluster, a mid‑fifth magnitude star (visual magnitude ≈ 5.09) and ranked seventh among the cluster's named stars. As a plant Pleione is a small genus of mostly terrestrial (occasionally epiphytic or lithophytic) miniature orchids comprising about 20 species, including examples cited in research such as Pleione grandiflora, P. hookeriana, P. humilis, and P. praecox.

No supernatural powers or spirit abilities are ascribed to Pleione in the provided materials. The stellar Pleione exhibits astrophysical behavior: since 1888 it has undergone episodic ejection of gaseous shells, with each event producing an initial brightening followed by a dimming below normal visual level; the most recent documented outburst in the supplied sources occurred from 1972 to 1987. The botanical Pleione shows ecological behaviors typical of small orchids (predominantly terrestrial growth with occasional epiphytic or lithophytic habits) and appears in modern ethnobotanical/medicinal research listings as a component of formulations.