Coelogyne Lindl., Collect. Bot. (1821) sub t. 33 ('Caelogyne')

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae

Synonyms: Hologyne Pfitzer , Ptychogyne Pfitzer

A genus of c. 190 species; c. 133 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Sri Lanka, tropical Asia, Malesia, east to Samoa (not in Australia)

Clayton, D.A. 2002. The genus Coelogyne, a synopsis. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

Gravendeel, B. 2000. Reorganising the Orchid genus Coelogyne, a phylogenetic classification based on morphology and molecules. Thesis, Universiteit Leiden.

Gravendeel, B. and E.F. de Vogel. 1999. Revision of Coelogyne section Speciosae (Orchidaceae). Blumea 44: 253 - 320. 

Gravendeel, B. and E.F. de Vogel. 2002. Revision of Coelogyne section Moniliformes based on morphology, plastid and nrDNA its sequences. Blumea 47: 409 – 462. 

Gravendeel, B., M.W. Chase, E.F. de Vogel, M.C. Roos, T.H.M. Mes, and K. Bachmann. 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Coelogyne based on plastid RFLPS, MATK, and nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences: evidence of polyphyly. Am. J. Bot. 88: 1915 1927. 

Pelser, P.B., B. Gravendeel, and E.F. de Vogel. 2000. Revision of Coelogyne Section Fuliginosae. Blumea 45: 253 – 273. 

Seidenfaden, G. 1975. Orchid Genera in Thailand III. Coelogyne Lindl. Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(4): 7 - 94. 

Sierra, S.E.C., B. Gravendeel, E.F. de Vogel. 2000. Revision of Coelogyne section Verrucosae: a new sectional delimitation based on morphological and molecular evidence. Blumea 45: 275 – 318. 

Vogel, E.F. de. 1992. Revisions in Coelogyninae IV, Coelogyne section Tomentosae. Orchid Monogr. 6: 1 - 42.

The following sections of Coelogyne have been recorded from Malesia: Bicellae, Coelogyne, Cyathogyne, Elatae, Flaccidae, Fuliginosae, Hologyne, Lentiginosae, Longifoliae, Moniliformes, Ptychogyne, Rigidiformes, Speciosae, Tomentosae, Veitchiae, Verrucosae

Section Coelogyne:

Coelogyne sanderiana Rchb.f. (section Coelogyne), in situ, Borneo, Sarawak

Section Longifoliae:

Coelogyne endertii J.J.Sm. (section Longifoliae), drawing by J.J. Smith

Section Rigidiformes:

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Coelogyne plicatissima Ames & C.Schweinf. (section Rigidiformes), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Section Speciosae:

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Coelogyne beccarii Rchb.f. (section Speciosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea Coelogyne carinata Rolfe (section Speciosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Tomentosae:

Coelogyne echinolabium de Vogel (section Tomentosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak [this species has been confused with C. yiii] Coelogyne echinolabium de Vogel (section Tomentosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak [this species has been confused with C. yiii] Coelogyne moultonii J.J.Sm. (section Tomentosae), in situ, Borneo, Sarawak
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Coelogyne squamulosa J.J.Sm. (section Tomentosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Coelogyne yiii Schuit. & de Vogel (section Tomentosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak [this species has been confused with C. echinolabium] Coelogyne yiii Schuit. & de Vogel (section Tomentosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak [this species has been confused with C. echinolabium]

Section Veitchiae:

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Coelogyne veitchii Rolfe (section Veitchiae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea

Section Verrucosae:

Coelogyne pandurata Lindl. (section Verrucosae), in situ, Borneo, Sarawak

Coelogyne papillosa Ridl. ex Stapf (section ?Verrucosae), in situ, Borneo, Sabah Coelogyne verrucosa S.E.C.Sierra (section Verrucosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak 

Last updated: 10 August 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera