Pelatantheria

Pelatantheria insectifera
Typus of Pelatantheria

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Pelatantheria

Overview of species (8)

P. bicuspidata – P. cristata – P. ctenoglossum – P. eakroensis – P. insectifera – P. rivesii – P. scolopendrifolia – P. woonchengii

Name

Pelatantheria Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 371 (1896).

• Type species: Pelatantheria insectifera (Rchb.f.) Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 373 (1896)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 226 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Ridley, H.N. 1896. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 32: 371.

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Pelatantheria in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Pelatantheria
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pelatantheria. Accessed: 2022 Oct 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pelatantheria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pelatantheria. 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 Oct 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pelatantheria. Published online. Accessed: 26 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pelatantheria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Пелатантери
中文: 钻柱兰属
中文（简体）: 钻柱兰属

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