Ceratostylis Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 304

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Podochileae

Subtribe: Eriinae

Synonyms: Apatales Blume ex Ridl. , Macrotis Breda , Ritaia King & Pantl. , Trigonanthus Korth. ex Hook.f.

A genus of c. 100 species; c. 90 species in Malesia.

Distribution: India, tropical East Asia, Malesia, east to Polynesia (not in Australia)

Ceratostylis cf. platychila Schltr. (section Ceratostylis), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea	Ceratostylis subulata Blume (section Ceratostylis), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia	Ceratostylis longifolia J.J.Sm. (section Ceratostylis), drawing by J.J. Smith
Ceratostylis radiata J.J.Sm. (section Pleuranthemum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak	Ceratostylis radiata J.J.Sm. (section Pleuranthemum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak	Ceratostylis eriaeoides Hook.f. (section Pleuranthemum), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Peninsular Malaysia
Ceratostylis retisquama Rchb.f. (section Pleuranthemum), from the Philippines

Last updated: 9 February 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera