Calanthe pulchra

Calanthe pulchra

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 pulchra

Name

Calanthe pulchra (Blume) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 250 (1833)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Amblyglottis pulchra Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 371 (1825)
• Homotypic
  • Alismorkis pulchra (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)

Styloglossum pulchrum (Blume) T.Yukawa & P.J.Cribb, Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, B. 40: 150 (2014)

• Heterotypic
  • Styloglossum nervosum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 2: t. 7 (1829)
  • Calanthe curculigoides Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 2510 (1833)
  • Alismorkis curculigoides (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
  • Calanthe shelfordii Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 33: 23 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Laos, Thailand. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 250.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Calanthe pulchra. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Calanthe pulchra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Calanthe pulchra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Calanthe pulchra. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Calanthe pulchra. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Calanthe pulchra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2021.

Vernacular names

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