Calanthe R.Br., Edwards's Bot. Reg. (1821) sub t. 573
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Collabieae
Subtribe: Not used
Synonyms: Alismorchis Thouars , Alismorkis Thouars , Amblyglottis Blume , Aulostylis Schltr. , Calanthidium Pfitzer , Centrosis Thouars , Ghiesbreghtia A.Rich. & Gal. , Limatodis Blume , Paracalanthe Kudo , Preptanthe Rchb.f. , Styloglossum Breda , Zoduba Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
A genus of c. 150 species; c. 113 species in Malesia.
Distribution: South Africa, tropics, China, Japan, east to Tahiti, Marquesas
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genera in Thailand I. Calanthe R.Br. Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(2): 1 -
50. Thomas, S. 1999. Calanthe
section Rhodochilus (Orchidaceae) from New Guinea, the Solomon Islands
and the Moluccas. Blumea 44: 25 -
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| Calanthe kemulensis J.J.Sm. (section Calanthe), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak | Calanthe cremeoviridis J.J.Wood(section Calanthe), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Papua New Guinea | Calanthe pulchra (Blume) Lindl. (section Styloglossum), cultivated at the Semenggoh Nature Reserve, near Kuching, Sarawak |
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| Calanthe rajana J.J.Sm. (section Styloglossum), drawing by J.J. Smith |
last updated: 9 February 2007 by André Schuiteman