Calanthe discolor

Calanthe discolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Calanthe
Species: Calanthe discolor
Varietates: (3)
C. d. var. amamiana – C. d. var. coreana – C. d. var. discolor

Name

Calanthe discolor Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 9 (1838)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Calanthe striata var. discolor (Lindl.) Maxim., Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 644 (1873)
  • Alismorkis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1838. Sertum Orchidaceum, ad pl. 9.

Additional references

• Kurzweil, H. (2010). A precursory study of the Calanthe group (Orchidaceae) in Thailand. Adansonia, III, 32: 57–107.

Links

• 'eFloras 2008. Calanthe discolor in Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Calanthe discolor. Accessed: 2022 Apr 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calanthe discolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Calanthe discolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Calanthe discolor. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Calanthe discolor. Published online. Accessed: 24 Apr 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Calanthe discolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Apr 2022.

Vernacular names

日本語: エビネ
한국어: 새우난초
中文: 虾脊兰, 硬九子连环草, 九子连环草
中文（简体）: 虾脊兰

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