Calanthe R.Br.

First published in Bot. Reg. 7: t. 573 (1821), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Pacific, Mexico to Colombia, Caribbean.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, D. & Cribb, P. (2013). The Genus Calanthe: 1-411. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kurzweil, H. (2010). A precursory study of the Calanthe group (Orchidaceae) in Thailand. Adansonia, III, 32: 57-107.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 45. Nom. cons.
  • in Edw., Bot. Reg- t. 573 (1821)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Rolfe in F.T.A. 7: 45 (1897).
  • in Bot. Reg. 7, t. 573 (1821) nom conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rolfe in F.T.A. 7: 45 (1897)
  • Schltr. in F.R., Beih. 1: 376 (1912)
  • Seidenf. in Dansk Bot. Arkiv 29 (2): 9 (1975), nom. conserv.
  • in Bot. Reg. 7, t. 573 (1821)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 28, 2015 HNK [812] Vietnam K000341999 Yes
Apr 1, 2001 Johns, R.J. [10328] Indonesia K:SPC-72528.000 No
Feb 1, 1974 Guile, D.P.M. [6918] Hong Kong K001392155 Yes
Jul 1, 1971 Guile, D.P.M. [5046] Hong Kong K001392156 Yes
Jun 1, 1901 Wilson, E.H. [2108] China K000482188 Yes
McLoughlin, E. [McL910] Fiji K:SPC-29079.000 No
K000242482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132582 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-18290.000 No
Cheek, M. [5372] Cameroon K:SPC-77436.000 No
Wickison, S. [124] Solomon Islands K:SPC-52093.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [538] Indonesia K:SPC-06049.282 No
Hunt, P.F. [2035] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28886.000 No
K:SPC-19208.000 No
Wickison, S. [45] Solomon Islands K:SPC-50887.000 No
Robinson, H.C. [5701] Thailand K000364216 Type Yes
Reeve, T.M. [341] K:SPC-43635.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597148 Yes
Warpur, W.R. [s.n.] Madagascar K000242420 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dennis, G. [2282] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28913.000 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [086] Thailand K000597149 Yes
Morrison, A. [in Cribb S 2] Fiji K:SPC-41925.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7347] K001127208 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, G. [863] Zambia K:SPC-34437.000 No
Solomon Islands K:SPC-32481.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K:SPC-76720.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [14863] K:SPC-70907.000 No
Milliken, W. [1424] Indonesia K:SPC-60023.000 No
Lewis, B.; Mcdonagh, J. [22] Vanuatu K:SPC-54920.000 No
McLoughlin, D. [909] Fiji K:SPC-29003.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7347] K001127209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cumberlege, P.F. [903] Thailand K:SPC-30054.000 No
Antilahimena, P. [2756] Madagascar K000395763 Yes
Bailes, C.; Cribb, P. [858] Malaysia K:SPC-49499.000 No
Lewis, B.; Mcdonagh, J. [57] Vanuatu K:SPC-54907.000 No
Mason, L.M. [1908] K:SPC-29195.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [2480] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28874.000 No
Madani, L.; et al. [114553] Malaysia K000395549 No
Wilson, E.H. [4633] China K000810921 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000242480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ravelonarivo, D. [2356] Madagascar K001322299 Yes
Carr, C.E. [K41] Malaysia K:SPC-21202.000 Type No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-77683.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-18287.000 No
K000242481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [10601] Malawi K:SPC-03062.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597147 Yes
Morze, G. [111] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30098.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7347] K001127210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polak, A.M. [766] Indonesia K000342202 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2977] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28872.000 No
Oct 23, 2013 Lewis, G.P. [218] Malaysia Styloglossum K:SPC-40505.000 No
Oct 23, 2013 Carr, C.E. [K123] Malaysia Styloglossum K:SPC-21196.000 No
Oct 23, 2013 Carr, C.E. [K28] Malaysia Styloglossum K:SPC-20260.000 No
Oct 23, 2013 Lewis, G.P. [154] Malaysia Styloglossum K:SPC-43303.000 No
Aug 28, 2015 HNK [838] Vietnam Cephalantheropsis K000341993 Yes

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0