134.0000
Family
Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30648; hybrids: 1477
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6305
Genus
Calanthe R.Br.; Bot. Reg. sub t. 573 (1821), nom. cons.
Distribution: chiefly Asia and tropical Asia to Pacific, few Madagascar, Australia, Pacific Isl., 1 tropical America, 2 tropical and South Africa, Mascarenes. The genus is sometimes greatly expanded to include several genera around it, most notably Styloglossum, Phaius, Cephalantheropsis, Gastrorchis and Preptanthe.
Species listed in database: 162; hybrids: 7
= Alismorchis Thouars; Hist. Orchid., t. 35 (1822), orth. var.
= Alismorkis Thouars; Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 318 (1809), nom. rej.
= Amblyglottis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 369, t. 64 (1825)
= Aulostylis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 392 (1912)
= Calanthidium Pfitzer; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] II, 6: 153 (1888)
= Centrosia A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 39 (1828)
= Centrosis Sw. ex Thouars; Hist. Orchid., t. 35 (1822), nom. superfl.
= Ghiesbreghtia A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 28 (1845)
= Styloglossum Breda; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 2: t. 7 (1829)
= Zoduba Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 30 (1825), pro syn.
species :
Calanthe abbreviata
(Blume) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 251 (1833)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis abbreviata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Amblyglottis abbreviata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 369, t. 371 (1825)
species :
Calanthe aceras
Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 140 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Coelogyne palaelabellatum Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 84: 22 (1980 publ. 1983)
= Gynoglottis palaelabellatum (Gilli) Garay & W.Kittr.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 30(2): 97 (1984 publ. 1985)
species :
Calanthe alba
W.Suarez & Cootes; OrchideenJ. 16(3): 116 (2009)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe alismifolia
Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 8 (1854)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, SE- & W-Yunnan, Zhejiang); SE-Tibet; Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa); Taiwan; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin); Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 NNS TAI 40 BHU IND 41 MYA VIE
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis alismifolia (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis japonica (Blume ex Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe austrokiusensis Ohwi; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5: 55 (1936)
= Calanthe fauriei Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 66 (1919)
= Calanthe furcata f. fauriei (Schltr.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 87 (1971)
= Calanthe furcata var. alismifolia (Lindl.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 88 (1971)
= Calanthe japonica Blume; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 205 (1856)
= Calanthe nigropuncticulata Fukuy.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 437 (1934)
species :
Calanthe alleizettei
Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 22: 508 (1950)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
species :
Calanthe alpina
Hook.f. ex Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 4 (1854)
Distribution: China (S-Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, W-Yunnan); S- & SE-Tibet; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku); Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin)
36 CHI TIB 38 JAP TAI 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis alpina (Hook.f. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe alpina var. fimbriata (Franch.) F.Maek.; Wild Orchids Japan 474 (1971)
= Calanthe alpina var. schlechteri (H.Hara) F.Maek.; Wild Orchids Japan 355, 474 (1971)
= Calanthe buccinifera Rolfe ex Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 318 (1893)
= Calanthe fimbriata Franch.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 10: 86 (1887 publ. 1888)
= Calanthe fimbriatomarginata Fukuy.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 48: 301 (1934)
= Calanthe schlechteri H.Hara; J. Jap. Bot. 9: 122 (1933)
species :
Calanthe alta
Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 53 (1878)
Distribution: Fiji; [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu)
60 FIJ SAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis alta (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe anocentrum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 98 (1911)
= Calanthe lutescens H.Fleischm. & Rech.; Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 257 (1910)
species :
Calanthe amboinensis
(Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.; Phytotaxa 472(2): 161 (2020)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Philippines; Moluccas (Ambon); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland); New Caledonia (scattered); Vanuatu; Fiji; Tonga; Wallis & Futuna (Alofi Isl.); [Western] Samoa (´Upolu, Savai´i); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ta´u); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Raiatea); Fed. States of Micronesia (Pohnpei, Kosrae)
42 MOL NWG PHI SUL 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 ASA FIJ NWC SAM TON VAN WAL 61 COO SCI 62 MIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Bletia amboinensis Zipp. ex Blume; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 180 (1856)
= Epidendrum terrestre L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1246 (1759) (fide Ormerod et al. 2022), nom. inval.
= Epidendrum tuberosum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 1352 (1763), nom. superfl.
= Phaius amboinensis Blume; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 180 (1856)
= Phaius amboinensis var. papuanus (Schltr.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 375 (1912)
= Phaius graeffei Rchb.f.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 299 (1868)
= Phaius neocaledonicus Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 249 (1921)
= Phaius papuanus Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 139 (1905)
= Phaius terrestris (L.) Ormerod; Austral. Orchid Rev. 59: 14 (1994)
= Phaius zollingeri Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 1: 201 (1856), et Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 42 (1857)
species :
Calanthe arcuata
Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 196 (1896)
Distribution: China (NW-Gansu, Guizhou, W-Hubei, Hunan, S-Shaanxi, W-Sichuan, NW- & W-Yunnan); Myanmar (Kachin)
36 CHI 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe arcuata subsp. caudatilabella (Hayata) T.P.Lin; Taiwania 61(2): 85 (2016)
= Calanthe arcuata var. brevifolia Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19(4): 508 (1981)
= Calanthe caudatilabella Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 66 (1914)
= Calanthe caudatilabella var. latiloba F.Maek. ex Yamam.; J. Jap. Bot. 15: 118 (1939)
= Calanthe puberula var. caudatilabella (Hayata) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 86 (1971)
species :
Calanthe arfakana
J.J.Sm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 555 (1913)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe argenteostriata
C.Z.Tang & S.J.Cheng; Orchid Rev. 89 (1051): 144 (1981)
Distribution: China (N-Guangdong, SW-Guangxi, SW-Guizhou, SE-Yunnan); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
species :
Calanthe arisanensis
Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 327 (1911)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe sasakii Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 71 (1914)
species :
Calanthe aristulifera
Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 36: 74 (1878)
Distribution: China (N-Fujian, Guangdong, N-Guangxi); South Korea; Japan (Honshu, Kyushu); E- & N-Taiwan
36 CHI 38 JAP KOR
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis aristulifera (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe amamiana Fukuy.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 14: 134 (1952)
= Calanthe amamiana var. latilabellata Ida; J. Geobot. 16: 98 (1968)
= Calanthe aristulifera var. amamiana (Fukuy.) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 823 (1971), no basionym ref.
= Calanthe aristulifera var. kirishimensis (Yatabe) Honda; Nom. Pl. Japonic. [Emend.] 374 (1957)
= Calanthe discolor var. amamiana (Fukuy.) Masam.; Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 9: 136 (1964)
= Calanthe discolor var. tokunoshimensis (Hatus. & Ida) Hatus.; Calanthe [Karasawa & Ishida] 157 (1998)
= Calanthe elliptica Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 329 (1911)
= Calanthe furcata f. raishaensis (Hayata) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 88 (1971)
= Calanthe kirishimensis Yatabe; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 6: 253 t. 7 (1893)
= Calanthe raishaensis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 77 (1916)
= Calanthe tokunoshimensis f. latilabella (Ida) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 862 (1971)
= Calanthe tokunoshimensis Hatus. & Ida; J. Geobot. 17: 98 (1969)
variant :
var. izu-insularis
Satomi; J. Geobot. 10: 31 (1961)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.
38 NNS
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe izu-insularis (Satomi) Ohwi & Satomi; Fl. Jap. [Ohwi], revised ed. 1437 (1965)
species :
Calanthe aruank
P.Royen; Alpine Fl. New Guinea 2: 143 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe baliensis
J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber; Kew Bull. 41(3): 698 (1986)
Distribution: ?Myanmar (?Kachin); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 LSI
species :
Calanthe beamanii
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 89 (2009)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. densissima J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 11: 116 (1931)
species :
Calanthe beleensis
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 43 (-45; fig. 1) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe bicalcarata
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 5: 31 (1907)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe bicalcarata var. depressa J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 5: 31 (1907)
species :
Calanthe biloba
Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 3 (1854)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Shan); Thailand
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis biloba (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe biloba var. diptera Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5(2): 848 (1890)
= Calanthe biloba var. obtusata C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 144 (1874)
= Calanthe biloba var. treutleri Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5(2): 848 (1890)
species :
Calanthe bingtaoi
J.W.Zhai, L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu; Phytotaxa 123(1): 52 (2013)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe bivalvis
P.J.Cribb & Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 45 (fig. 2) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe brassii
Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 16: 51 (2015)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe brevicornu
Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 246, no. 7338 (1832), nomen] Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 251 (1833)
Distribution: China (N-Guangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, SE- & W-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin)
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis brevicornu (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe brevicornu var. wattii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 848 (1890)
= Calanthe lamellosa Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 197 (1896)
= Calanthe scaposa Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23(5): 385 (1985)
= Calanthe yunnanensis Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 27 (1903)
species :
Calanthe burkei
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 101 (2009)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe calanthoides
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hamer & Garay; Orquideas El Salvador 1: 90 (1974)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB HIS JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis cubensis (Linden & Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis granatensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis mexicana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe cubensis Linden & Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 322 (1856)
= Calanthe granatensis Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 322 (1856)
= Calanthe mexicana Rchb.f.; Linnaea 18: 406 (1845)
= Calanthe mexicana var. lanceolata Correll; Lloydia 10: 214 (1947 publ. 1948)
= Calanthe mexicana var. retusa Correll; Lloydia 10: 214 (1947 publ. 1948)
= Ghiesbreghtia calanthoides A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 28 (1845)
= Ghiesbreghtia mexicana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 135 (1923)
species :
Calanthe camptoceras
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 383 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe candida
Bosser; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 11(1): 34 (1989)
Distribution: Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU REU
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Calanthe ceciliae
Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 21: 432 (1884)
Distribution: India (Nagaland); Myanmar (Shan); peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Java
40 IND 41 MYA THA 42 JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis wrayi (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe burmanica Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 129 (1907)
= Calanthe sumatrana Blanco ex Boerl.; Bijdr. Fl. Midd. Sumatra 33 (1884)
= Calanthe wrayi Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 850 (1890)
= Calanthe zollingeri Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 711 (1859), nom. illeg., non Rchb.f.
species :
Calanthe chrysoglossoides
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 43: 24 (1910)
Distribution: Sumatra; +Java
42 JAW SUM
species :
Calanthe claytonii
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 92 (2009)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe engleriana var. brevicalcarata J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 12: 11 (1913)
species :
Calanthe coiloglossa
Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 141 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe conspicua
Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 4 (1854)
Distribution: Palawan; Philippines
42 PHI PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis conspicua (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe lilacina Loher; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 47: 66 (1910)
species :
Calanthe coodei
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 94 (2009)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe cootesii
Naive; Taiwania 62(3): 331 (2017)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe cremeoviridis
J.J.Wood; Orchid Rev. 89 (1053): 210 (1981)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe crenulata
J.J.Sm.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 97 (1912)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe crispifolia
Ormerod; Orchadian 16(9): 418 (2010)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe crumenata
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 107 (1917)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Calanthe crystallina
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 94 (2009)
Distribution: Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 MOL NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. lancipetala J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 11: 74 (1930)
species :
Calanthe curvatoascendens
Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 84: 17 (1980 publ. 1983)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe davaensis
Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 422 (1913 publ. 1914)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe davidii
Franch.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 10: 85 (1888)
Distribution: China (S-Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, NW-Hunan, S-Shaanxi, Sichuan, SE- & W-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Japan (Kyushu); Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand); Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 JAP TAI 40 BHU IND NEP 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis pachystalyx (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe bungoana Ohwi; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5: 56 (1936)
= Calanthe davidii var. bungoana (Ohwi) T.Hashim.; Proc. 12th World Orchid Conf. 1987 (eds. K. Saito & R. Tanaka): 124 (1987)
= Calanthe davidii var. matsudae (Hayata) T.C.Hsu; Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 325 (2016)
= Calanthe ensifolia Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 197 (1896)
= Calanthe furcata f. matsudae (Hayata) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 88 (1971)
= Calanthe matsudae Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 112 (1920)
= Calanthe pachystalix Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 850 (1890)
species :
Calanthe daymanensis
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 45 (fig. 3) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe delavayi
Finet; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 434 (1899)
Distribution: China (S-Gansu, SE- to W-Sichuan, SW-Yunnan); SE-Tibet
36 CHI TIB
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe coelogyniformis Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 196 (1908)
= Phaius delavayi (Finet) P.J.Cribb & Perner; Alpine Gardener 70(3): 293 (2002)
species :
Calanthe devogelii
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 48 (fig. 5) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe discolor
Lindl.; Sert. Orchid. sub t. 9 (1838)
Distribution: China (Anhui, N-Fujian, Guangdong, S-Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang); South Korea; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Tokunoshima)
36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS
Remarks: see also C. striata (sieboldii) which is frequently confused
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe cheniana Hand.-Mazz.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 85: 228 (1936)
= Calanthe discolor f. kanashiroi (Fukuy.) K.Nakaj.; Biol. Mag. 9: 36 (1972)
= Calanthe discolor f. quinquelamellata M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 85 (1971)
= Calanthe discolor f. rosea (Hatus.) Honda; Nom. Pl. Japonic. [Emend.] 374 (1957)
= Calanthe discolor f. rufoaurantiaca (Iwata) Honda; Nom. Pl. Japonic. [Emend.] 375 (1957)
= Calanthe discolor f. tyoh-harae (Makino) Honda; Nom. Pl. Japonic. [Emend.] 375 (1957)
= Calanthe discolor f. viridialba (Maxim.) Honda; Nom. Pl. Japonic. [Emend.] 375 (1957)
= Calanthe discolor var. divaricatipetala Ida; J. Geobot. 17: 98 (1969)
= Calanthe discolor var. kanashiroi Fukuy.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 32: 271 (1942)
= Calanthe discolor var. rosea Hatus.; Bull. Exp. Forest. Kyushu Imp. Univ. 4: 220 (1934)
= Calanthe discolor var. rufoaurantiaca Iwata; Bot. & Zool. 5: 2189 (1937)
= Calanthe discolor var. tyoh-harae (Makino) Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 5: 17 (1928)
= Calanthe discolor var. viridialba Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 642 (1872)
= Calanthe esquirolii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 108 (1913)
= Calanthe lurida Decne.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 4: 381 (1855)
= Calanthe striata (Sw.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 251 (1833)
= Calanthe striata var. discolor (Lindl.) Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 644 (1873)
= Calanthe striata var. unilamellata Finet; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 47: 267 (1900)
= Calanthe tyoh-harae Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 3: 35 (1926)
= Calanthe variegata Scheidw.; Hort. Belge 5: 185 (1838)
variant :
var. coreana
(Nakai) M.Kim; Korean Endemic Pl., ed. 3: 431 (2017)
Distribution: South Korea
38 KOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe coreana Nakai; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 249 (1914)
species :
Calanthe dulongensis
H.Li, R.Li & Z.L.Dao; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 41(3): 267 (2003)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe ecarinata
Rolfe ex Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 318 (1893)
Distribution: China (W-Sichuan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe emeishanica
K.Y.Lang & Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20(2): 186 (1982)
Distribution: China (SC-Sichuan (Emei Shan))
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe engleriana
Kraenzl.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 142 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Japen Isl.); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland)
42 NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe latissimifolia R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 49: 258 (1925)
species :
Calanthe fargesii
Finet; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 434 (1899)
Distribution: China (Chongqing, NW-Gansu, W-Guizhou, NE- & S-Sichuan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe finisterrae
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 382 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe fissa
L.O.Williams; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 12: 161 (1946)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe lutiviridis P.Royen; Alpine Fl. New Guinea 2: 148 (1979)
species :
Calanthe flava
(Blume) Morren; Hort. Belge 2: 238, t. 46 (1834)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 BOR JAW LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis parviflora (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Amblyglottis flava Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 369, t. 64 (1825)
= Calanthe flava var. rubra J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 9: 33 (1913)
= Calanthe parviflora Lindl.; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 3: 37 (1852)
species :
Calanthe floresana
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 4: 5 (2009)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
42 LSI
species :
Calanthe forbesii
Ridl.; J. Bot. 63, Suppl. 117 (1925)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Calanthe fragrans
P.Royen; Alpine Fl. New Guinea 2: 145 (1979)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe fragilis Govaerts; World Checkl. Seed Pl. 3(1): 11 (1999) [nom. nov. superfl.]
= Calanthe ombrophila P.Royen; Alpine Fl. New Guinea 2: 140 (1979)
= Calanthe tenuis Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 84: 20 (1980 publ. 1983) [non Ames & C. Schweinf.]
species :
Calanthe fugongensis
X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen; Nordic J. Bot. 25(1-2): 20 (2008)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe geelvinkensis
J.J.Sm.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 23: 3 (1915)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe gibbsiae
Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 156 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe goodenoughiana
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 48 (-51; fig.6) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe graciliflora
Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 329 (1911)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, SW-Sichuan, SE-Yunnan, Zhejiang); Taiwan
36 CHI 38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe graciliflora f. jiangxiensis Bo Li, L.J.Kong & Bo Yun Yang; J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 19(4): 317 (2011)
= Calanthe graciliflora var. xuefengensis Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 510 (1981)
= Calanthe hamata Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 7: 1357 (1936)
species :
Calanthe graciliscapa
Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(Beibl. 104): 26 (1911)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: status doubtful, type lost
species :
Calanthe griffithii
Lindl.; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 3: 37 (1853)
Distribution: SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); N-Myanmar
36 TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis chloroleuca (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis griffithii (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe anjanae Lucksom; Indian J. Forest. 16(4): 386 (1993 publ. 1994) [fide Pearce & P. J. Cribb 2002]
= Calanthe chloroleuca Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 10 (1844)
= Calanthe galeata Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 5 (1855)
= Calanthe tangmaiensis K.Y.Lang & Tateishi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 30(6): 563-565, f. 1 (1992)
species :
Calanthe hancockii
Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 197 (1896)
Distribution: China (N-Guangxi, SW-Sichuan, NW- & SE-Yunnan); India (Mizoram, Nagaland); Myanmar (Kachin)
36 CHI 40 IND 41 MYA
species :
Calanthe hastilabia
S.Tobgay, Nidup & Wangchuck; Orchids (West Palm Beach) 94(1): 72 (2025)
Distribution: Bhutan
40 BHU
species :
Calanthe hattorii
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 169 (1906)
Distribution: Bonin Isl. (Chichijima, Anijima)
38 OGA
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Calanthe henryi
Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 197 (1896)
Distribution: China (W-Hubei, Sichuan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe herbacea
Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 10 (1854)
Distribution: China (NW-Guangxi, S-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin); N-Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 IND 41 MYA THA VIE
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis elytroglossa (Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis herbacea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe elytroglossa Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 853 (1890)
species :
Calanthe himalaicum
Raskoti; Phytotaxa 394(4): 257 (2019)
Distribution: Nepal
40 NEP
species :
Calanthe imthurnii
Kores; Allertonia 5(1): 126 (1989)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Calanthe judithiae
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 4: 7 (2009)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe jusnerii
Boxall ex Náves; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 247 (1880)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status uncertain
species :
Calanthe kaniensis
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 379 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe kemulensis
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 11: 117 (1931)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe kermodei
Ormerod & Kurzweil; Rheedea 28(1): 1 (2018)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kachin)
41 MYA
species :
Calanthe keshabii
Lucksom; Indian J. Forest. 15(2): 136 (1992)
Distribution: Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim)
40 BHU IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe alpina var. keshabii (Lucksom) R.C.Srivast.; Novon 8(2): 203 (1998)
species :
Calanthe kinabaluensis
Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 156 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe cuneata Ames & C.Schweinf.; Orchidaceae [Ames] 6: 159 (1920)
species :
Calanthe lacerata
Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 11 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe lambii
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 97 (2009)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe lechangensis
Z.H.Tsi & Tang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19(4): 506 (1981)
Distribution: China (N-Guangdong)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe leonidii
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton; Orchid Rev. 120 (1297): 44 (2012)
Distribution: Thailand; Vietnam
41 THA VIE
species :
Calanthe leuseri
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 97 (2009)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Calanthe ligo
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 4: 10 (2009)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe limprichtii
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 12: 349 (1922)
Distribution: China (C-Sichuan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe longgangensis
Y.S.Huang & Yan Liu; J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 23(3): 290 (2015)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe longibracteata
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 107 (1917)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Calanthe madagascariensis
Rolfe ex Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 7780 (1901), et Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 84 (1906)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Toliara)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe warpuri Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 85 (1906)
species :
Calanthe mannii
Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 850 (1890)
Distribution: China (E-Guangdong, NE-Guangxi, SW-Guizhou, SW-Hubei, N-Jiangxi, Sichuan, NE-Yunnan); S- & SE-Tibet; Japan (Kyushu); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand); Myanmar (Kachin); Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 JAP 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis mannii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe brachychila Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 162 (1932)
= Calanthe oblanceolata Ohwi & T.Koyama; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, n. s., 3(41): 269 (1957)
= Calanthe pusilla Finet; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 436 (1899)
species :
Calanthe masuca
(D.Don) Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 246, no. 7337 (1832), nomen] Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 249 (1833)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, N- & SE-Guangxi, Hunan, S- & SE-Yunnan); SE-Tibet (Mêdog Xian); S-Japan (Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Amami Oshima); Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Mandalay); N-Thailand; S-Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Lang, Kedah); Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); Moluccas
36 CHI TIB 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BHU IND NEP SRL 41 MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL SUL SUM
Remarks: separate from C. sylvatica fide H. A. Pedersen et al. 2014 and others
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis emarginata (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis masuca (D.Don) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis pleiochroma (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis purpurea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis textorii (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Amblyglottis emarginata Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 369, t. 370 (1825)
= Bletia masuca D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 30 (1825)
= Calanthe celebica Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 129 (1899)
= Calanthe curtisii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 262 (1884)
= Calanthe dipteryx Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 394 (1884)
= Calanthe durani Ursch & Toill.-Gen.; (1951)
= Calanthe emarginata (Blume) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 249 (1833)
= Calanthe fulgens Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 10 (1854)
= Calanthe furcata f. albiflora (Ida) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 862 (1971)
= Calanthe furcata f. masuca (D.Don) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 87 (1971)
= Calanthe furcata f. textorii (Miq.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 88 (1971)
= Calanthe kintaroi Yamam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 6: 550 (1934)
= Calanthe longicalcarata Hayata ex Yamam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 20: 39 (1930)
= Calanthe masuca f. albiflora (Ida) K.Nakaj.; Biol. Mag. 8: 77 (1971)
= Calanthe masuca var. fulgens (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5(2): 851 (1890)
= Calanthe masuca var. grandiflora B.S.Williams; Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 4: 105 (1871)
= Calanthe masuca var. luteo-occulta B.S.Williams; Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 4: 106 (1871)
= Calanthe masuca var. purpurea (Lindl.) A.N.Rao & S.R.Rathore; Prelim. Invent. Orchid India [Jain & Mehrotra] 25 (1984)
= Calanthe masuca var. sinensis Rendle; J. Bot. 40: 310 (1902)
= Calanthe okinawensis f. albiflora Ida; J. Geobot. 16: 99 (1969)
= Calanthe okinawensis Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 331 (1911)
= Calanthe pleiochroma Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1871: 938 (1871)
= Calanthe purpurea Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 249 (1833)
= Calanthe seikooensis Yamam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 3: 237 (1931)
= Calanthe textorii f. albiflora (Ida) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 862 (1971)
= Calanthe textorii Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 204 (1856)
= Calanthe textorii var. alba Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 643 (1872)
= Calanthe textorii var. longicalcarata (Hayata ex Yamam.) Garay & H.R.Sweet; Orchids S. Ryukyu Islands 121 (1974)
= Calanthe textorii var. violacea Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 643 (1872)
= Calanthe versicolor Lindl.; Sert. Orchid. t. 42 (1841)
= Calanthe violacea Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 29 (1913)
= Calanthe wightii Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 932 (1861)
= Zoduba masuca (D.Don) Buch.-Ham.; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 30 (1825) [pro syn.]
species :
Calanthe maxii
P.O´Byrne; Malayan Orchid Rev. 34: 62 (2000)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe mcgregorii
Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 325 (1907)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe metoensis
Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 129 (1978)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan); SE-Tibet (Mêdog Xian)
36 CHI TIB
species :
Calanthe micrantha
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 383 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe millikenii
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 100 (2009)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe millotae
Ursch & Genoud ex Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 6: 399 (1966)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Calanthe mindorensis
Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 325 (1907)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe moluccensis
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 8: 39 (1926)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon, Seram, Buru)
42 MOL
species :
Calanthe monophylla
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 70 (1909)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, Pahang)
42 MLY
species :
Calanthe nankunensis
Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19(4): 507 (1981)
Distribution: China (S-Guangdong)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe nephroglossa
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 99 (1911)
Distribution: American Samoa (Savai´i)
60 ASA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe whistleri P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton; Gen. Calanthe 220 (2013)
species :
Calanthe nguyenthinhii
Aver.; Taiwania 63(3): 196 (2018)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Calanthe nipponica
Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 13: 128 (1899)
Distribution: SE-Tibet; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu)
36 TIB 38 JAP
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe trulliformis var. hastata Finet; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 47: 267 (1900)
species :
Calanthe nivalis
Boxall ex Náves; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 247 (1880)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status uncertain
species :
Calanthe obreniformis
J.J.Sm.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65: 469 (1933)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe odora
Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 365 (1851)
Distribution: China (NW- & W-Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mandalay, Shan); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis angusta (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis odora (Griff.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis vaginata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe angusta Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 7 (1854)
= Calanthe angusta var. laeta Hand.-Mazz.; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 95 (1921)
= Calanthe shweliensis W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 193 (1921)
= Calanthe vaginata Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 7 (1854)
species :
Calanthe otuhanica
C.L.Chan & T.J.Barkman; Sandakania 9: 29 (1997)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe ovalifolia
Ridl. ex Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 239 (1894)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe ovata
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 69 (1909)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, Pahang)
42 MLY
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Calanthe pauciverrucosa
J.J.Sm.; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 53: 4 (1925)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 LSI
species :
Calanthe pavairiensis
Ormerod; Austral. Orchid Rev. 60(2): 35 (1995)
Distribution: N-Solomon Isl.
43 SOL
species :
Calanthe petelotiana
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 163 (1932)
Distribution: China (NW-Guizhou, SE-Yunnan); N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Calanthe plantaginea
Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 246, no. 7346 (1832), nomen], Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 250 (1833)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh); Myanmar
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis plantaginea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
variant :
var. lushuiensis
K.Y.Lang & Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25(5): 404 (1987)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe poiformis
P.J.Cribb & Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 54 (fig.9) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe polyantha
Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 84: 19 (1980 publ. 1983)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Calanthe puberula
Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 246, no. 7342 (1832), nomen], Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 252 (1833)
Distribution: China (Anhui, N-Guangdong, N-Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, W-Sichuan, NE- & SW-Yunnan, Zhejiang); SE-Tibet; South Korea; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin); Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 JAP KOR TAI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis puberula (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis reflexa (Maxim.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe amoena W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 191 (1921)
= Calanthe lepida W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 192 (1921)
= Calanthe okushiriensis Miyabe & Tatew.; Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 190 (1936)
= Calanthe puberula var. formosana (Murata) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 86 (1971)
= Calanthe puberula var. okushirensis (Miyabe & Tatew.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 86 (1971)
= Calanthe puberula var. reflexa (Maxim.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 86 (1971)
= Calanthe reflexa Maxim.; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 3, 18: 68 (1872)
= Calanthe reflexa var. formosana Murata; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 19: 71 (1962)
= Calanthe reflexa var. okushirensis (Miyabe & Tatew.) Ohwi; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 70 (1953)
= Calanthe reflexa var. puberula (Lindl.) Kudô; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 236 (1930), nom. superfl.
= Calanthe similis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 68 (1919)
= Paracalanthe reflexa (Maxim.) Kudô; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 235 (1930)
= Paracalanthe reflexa var. puberula (Lindl.) Kudô; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 235 (1930)
species :
Calanthe pullei
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 13: 55 (1914)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe reflexilabris
J.J.Sm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 555 (1913)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe repens
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 164 (1924)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe repens var. pauliani Ursch & Toill.-Gen.; Naturaliste Malgache 3(2): 102 (1951), nomen
species :
Calanthe rubra
S.H.Oh, H.J.Suh & C.W.Park; Phytotaxa 218(1): 75 (2015)
Distribution: South Korea
38 KOR
species :
Calanthe sacculata
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 67 (1919)
Distribution: China (Chongqing, Guizhou)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe sacculata var. tchenkeoutinensis Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 87 (1951)
species :
Calanthe sandsii
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 3: 101 (2009)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Calanthe secunda
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 4: 10 (2009)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
42 LSI
species :
Calanthe seranica
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 10: 110 (1928)
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram)
42 MOL
species :
Calanthe siargaoensis
M.Leon, Naive & Cootes; Orchidee (Hamburg) 3(9)E: 61 (2017)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Calanthe sieboldopsis
B.Y.Yang & Bo Li; PhytoKeys 145: 39 (2020)
Distribution: China (Jiangxi, Hunan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe simplex
Seidenf.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(2): 42 (1975)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); Myanmar (Chin); N-Thailand
36 CHI 41 MYA THA
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Calanthe sinica
Z.H.Tsi; Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 15(4): 419-420, t. 1 (1995)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe solomonensis
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 54 (-57; fig.10) (2011)
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (Guadalcanal)
43 SOL
species :
Calanthe spathoglottoides
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 384 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe striata
R.Br. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 743 (1826)
Distribution: China (Hunan); South Korea; Japan (Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa); SW-Taiwan
36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe bicolor Lindl.; Sert. Orchid. sub t. 9 (1838)
= Calanthe bicolor var. treutleri Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 848 (1890)
= Calanthe citrina Van Houtte; Hort. Belge 5: 185 (1838)
= Calanthe discolor f. bicolor (Lindl.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 84 (1971)
= Calanthe discolor f. sieboldii (Decne.) Ohwi; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 70 (1953)
= Calanthe discolor var. bicolor (Lindl.) Makino; Ill. Fl. Japan, ed. 2: 685 (1940)
= Calanthe discolor var. flava Yatabe; Icon. Fl. Jap. 1: 205 (1899)
= Calanthe discolor var. sieboldii (Decne. ex Regel) Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 641 (1872)
= Calanthe kawakamii Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 330 (1911)
= Calanthe sieboldii Decne.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) Sér. 4, 4: 381 (1855)
= Calanthe sieboldii Decne. ex Regel; Index Sem. (St. Petersburg [Petropolitanus]), Suppl. 9: 89 (1868)
= Calanthe striata f. bicolor (Lindl.) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 84 (1971)
= Calanthe striata f. sieboldii (Decne. ex Regel) Ohwi; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 70 (1953)
= Calanthe striata var. bicolor (Lindl.) Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 644 (1873)
= Calanthe striata var. sieboldii (Decne. ex Regel) Maxim.; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 8: 644 (1873)
= Limodorum striatum Sw.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 79 (1799), nom. illeg.
= Spathoglottis unguiculata Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3: 512 (1883), nom. illeg.
species :
Calanthe sylvatica
(Thouars) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 250 (1833)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara); Comores (Anjouan, Grande Comore); Mauritius; La Réunion; India (?Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, ?Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, ?West Bengal)
22 GUI NGA SIE 23 ANN BIO BUR CMN CON EQG GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 COM MAU MDG REU 40 IND
Remarks: it is unclear whether the Indian records belong to C. masuca (formerly included here) or to C. sylvatica. Indian checklists list both species for India.
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis centrosis (Thouars) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 49 (1840)
= Alismorkis natalensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis plantaginea (Thouars) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis sylvalismis Thouars; Hist. Orchid.: Table 1, l., t. 35, t. 36 (1822)
= Bletia sylvatica (Thouars) Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 318 (1837), isonym
= Bletia sylvatica (Thouars) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 743 (1826)
= Calanthe corymbosa (Thouars) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 129 (1862)
= Calanthe delphinioides Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 55 (1893)
= Calanthe humbertii H.Perrier; Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 6: 258 (1955)
= Calanthe natalensis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 322 (1856)
= Calanthe neglecta Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 570 (1915)
= Calanthe perrieri Ursch & Genoud; Naturaliste Malgache 3: 102 (1951), nomen
= Calanthe sanderiana B.S.Williams; Nursery Cat. (B.S.Williams) 1887: 21 (1887)
= Calanthe sanderiana Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 12: 396 (1892), nom. illeg.
= Calanthe schliebenii Mansf.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 808 (1933)
= Calanthe stolzii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 569 (1915)
= Calanthe sylvatica f. imerina Ursch & Genoud; Naturaliste Malgache 3: 108 (1951), nom nud.
= Calanthe sylvatica var. alba Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 225 (1895)
= Calanthe sylvatica var. geerinckiana Stévart; Syst. Geogr. Pl. 70: 147 (2000)
= Calanthe sylvatica var. iodes Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 225 (1895)
= Calanthe sylvatica var. lilacina Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 225 (1895)
= Calanthe sylvatica var. natalensis Rchb.f.; Linnaea 19: 374 (1846)
= Calanthe sylvatica var. pallidipetala Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 166 (1924)
= Calanthe sylvatica var. purpurea Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] 225 (1895)
= Calanthe sylvestris Lindl. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 253 (1841), orth. var.
= Calanthe volkensii Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 46 (1897)
= Centrosia aubertii A.Rich.; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 40 (1828)
= Centrosis corymbosa Thouars; Hist. Orchid. tt. 35, 36, 1er Tabl. (1822)
= Centrosis plantaginea Thouars; Hist. Orchid. tt. 35, 36, 1er Tabl. (1822)
= Centrosis sylvatica Thouars; Hist. Orchid. tt. 35, 36 (1822)
species :
Calanthe taenioides
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 10: 31 (1928)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Brinchang, Pahang); Sumatra; Java
42 JAW MLY SUM
species :
Calanthe tahitensis
Nadeaud; Énum. Pl. Tahiti 37 (1873)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Tahiti, Tahaa)
61 SCI
variant :
var. marquisensis
F.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 84: 177 (1931)
Distribution: Marquesas Isl. (Fatu Hiva)
61 MRQ
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe tahitensis var. deltoidea F.Br.; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 9: 15 (1930)
species :
Calanthe taibaishanensis
M.Guo, J.W.Zhai & L.J.Chen; Phytotaxa 327(2): 189 (2017)
Distribution: China (Shaanxi)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe takeuchii
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 57 (-60; fig.11) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe tenuis
Ames & C.Schweinf.; Orchidaceae [Ames] 6: 161 (1920)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe torricellensis
Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 144 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe transiens
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 5: 70 (1922)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
42 BOR SUM
species :
Calanthe tricarinata
Lindl.; [Numer. List [Wallich] 246, no. 7339 (1832), nomen], Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 252 (1833)
Distribution: China (S-Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, NW-Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Taiwan; N-Pakistan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 JAP TAI 40 BHU IND NEP PAK 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis tricarinata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe brevicornu var. megalophora (Franch.) Finet; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 47: 266 (1900)
= Calanthe lamellata Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 70 (1914)
= Calanthe megalophora Franch.; Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 10: 85 (1887)
= Calanthe occidentalis Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 3 (1854)
= Calanthe pantlingii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 240 (1919)
= Calanthe torifera Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 68 (1919) [fide Pearce & P. J. Cribb 2002]
= Calanthe undulata Schltr.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 110 (1912) [non J. J. Sm. 1903]
= Paracalanthe lamellata (Hayata) Kudô; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 237 (1930)
= Paracalanthe megalophora (Franch.) Miyabe & Kudô; J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 26: 386 (1932)
= Paracalanthe torifera (Schltr.) Kudô; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 236 (1930)
= Paracalanthe tricarinata (Lindl.) Kudô; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 236 (1930)
species :
Calanthe trifida
Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 87 (1951)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); Myanmar (Sagaing)
36 CHI 41 MYA
species :
Calanthe triplicata
(Willemet) Ames; Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 326 (1907)
Name: Christmas Orchid
Distribution: Seychelles (Mahé Isl.); China (S-Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, N- & SE-Yunnan); Japan (Kyushu, Yakushima Isl., Tanegashima Pref., Akuseki Isl.); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Yonaguni, Miyakojima, Senkagu); Volcano Isl. (Minami-Iwojima); Taiwan; Bhutan; India (Andaman & Nicobar Isl., Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Jerai, Kedah, Fraser´s Hill, Pahang); Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan); Sulawesi; Philippines (widespread); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, West Timor, East Timor, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, etc.); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland); Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland, New South Wales); Lord Howe Isl.; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Fiji; Tonga; Wallis & Futuna (Alofi Isl., Futuna Isl.); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu); Society Isl. (Tahiti); Austral Isl. (Tubuai); Palau (Ulebsechel); Northern Marianas (Rota Isl., ?Asuncion, Alamagan); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Truk)
29 SEY 36 CHI 38 JAP KZN NNS TAI 40 BAN BHU IND SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS LHI 60 ASA FIJ NWC SAM TON VAN WAL 61 AUI SCI 62 GUM MIC MRN PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis diploxiphion (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis furcata (Bateman ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Alismorkis veratrifolia Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Amblyglottis veratrifolia Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 370 (1825), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Bletia quadrifida Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 851 (1890), nom. inval.
= Calanthe anchorifera Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 166 (1883)
= Calanthe anthropophora Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 5: 167 (1915)
= Calanthe australasica D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austral. Orchid Res. 5: 8 (2006)
= Calanthe bracteosa Rchb.f.; Flora 65: 533 (1882)
= Calanthe brevicolumna Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 328 (1911) (tentative synonym)
= Calanthe breviflos Ridl.; J. Bot. 63: Suppl. 117 (1925)
= Calanthe catilligera Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 37 (1857)
= Calanthe colorans Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 23: 360 (1885)
= Calanthe comosa Rchb.f.; Linnaea 19: 374 (1847)
= Calanthe diploxiphion Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 849 (1890)
= Calanthe furcata Bateman ex Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 28 (1838)
= Calanthe furcata f. albolineata K.Nakaj.; J. Geobot. 17: 81 (1969)
= Calanthe furcata f. albomarginata K.Nakaj.; J. Geobot. 17: 55 (1969)
= Calanthe furcata f. brevicolumna (Hayata) M.Hiroe; Orchid Flowers 2: 87 (1971)
= Calanthe masuca f. albiflora (Ida) Nakaj.; Enum. Orchids Ryukyus 1: 49 (1971), et Biol. Mag. (Okinawa) 8: 77 (1971)
= Calanthe muelleri Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 486 (1893)
= Calanthe orthocentron Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 380 (1912)
= Calanthe perrottetii A.Rich.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 15: 68 (1841)
= Calanthe petri Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 14: 326 (1880)
= Calanthe proboscidea Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 476 (1884)
= Calanthe pubescens Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 117 (1923)
= Calanthe rubicallosa Masam.; J. Geobot. 23 (2), t. 7 (1975)
= Calanthe tahitensis var. marquesensis F.Br.; (1930)
= Calanthe textori f. albiflora (Ida) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 862 (1971)
= Calanthe triantherifera Nadeaud; Énum. Pl. Tahiti 38 (1873)
= Calanthe triplicata f. albolineata (K.Nakaj.) Hatus.; Fl. Ryukyus 862 (1971)
= Calanthe triplicata f. albomarginata (K.Nakaj.) K.Nakaj.; Biol. Mag. 10: 29 (1973)
= Calanthe triplicata f. purpureoflora S.S.Ying; Coloured Illustr. Orchid Fl. Taiwan 2: 127 (1990), no type indicated.
= Calanthe triplicata var. minahassae Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 177 (1925)
= Calanthe veratrifolia R.Br. ex Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg. 9: t. 720 (1823), nom. superfl.
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. australis Linden; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 2: 133 (1851)
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. cleistogama Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 380 (1912)
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. dupliciloba J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 5: 69 (1922)
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. kennyi F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 28: 276 (1912)
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. lilacina Hassk.; Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 7 (1842)
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. stenochila Rchb.f.; Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 13: 313 (1857)
= Calanthe veratrifolia var. timorensis J.J.Sm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 110 (1934)
= Limodorum ventricosum Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 481 (1821)
= Limodorum veratrifolium Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 122 (1805), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Orchis triplicata Willemet; Ann. Bot. [Usteri] 18: 52 (1796)
variant :
var. angraeciflora
(Rchb.f.) N.Hallé; Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie & Dépend. 8: 230 (1977)
Distribution: New Caledonia (widespread except north, Loyalty Isl., Île des Pins)
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis angraeciflora (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe angraeciflora Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 75 (1876)
= Calanthe veratriflora var. angraeciflora (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
variant :
var. gracillima
(Lindl.) N.Hallé; Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 43(1): 41 (1998)
Distribution: Pacific
Error
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis gracillima (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe gracillima Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 8 (1855)
= Calanthe gracillima Lindl. ex F.Br.; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 9: No. 4, 13 (1930) [descr. ampl.]
variant :
var. hoshii
(S.Kobay.) K.Inoue; Fl. Jap. [Iwatsuki et al., eds.] 4b: 275 (2016)
Distribution: Bonin Isl. (Hahajima)
38 OGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe hoshii S.Kobay.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 34 (46): 116 (1983)
species :
Calanthe trulliformis
King & Pantl.; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64(2): 337, t. 2 (1895)
Distribution: W-Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar
40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
species :
Calanthe truncata
J.J.Sm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 130 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe tsiana
Y.Q.Chen, J.W.Zhai & S.R.Lan; Phytotaxa 428(1): 70 (2020)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe tsoongiana
Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 88 (1951)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Zhejiang)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe tsoongiana var. guizhouensis Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 386 (1985)
species :
Calanthe uncata
Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 6/7(Calanthe): 6 (1854)
Distribution: +India (+West Bengal)
40 IND
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis uncata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
species :
Calanthe undulata
J.J.Sm.; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 2: 67, t. 112 B (1903)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe unifolia
Ridl.; J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 1: 97 (1923)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Calanthe velutina
Ridl.; J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4: 119 (1921)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe integrilabris Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 3: 323 (1931)
species :
Calanthe villosa
J.J.Sm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 130 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe wenshanensis
J.W.Zhai, L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu; Phytotaxa 123(1): 51 (2013)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe werneri
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 382 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe whiteana
King & Pantl.; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 15: 121 (1896)
Distribution: China (Sichuan); Bhutan; India (Nagaland, +Sikkim); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Shan)
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 MYA
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex (Sikkim)
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe wardii W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 194 (1921)
species :
Calanthe womersleyi
P.J.Cribb & Ormerod; Malesian Orchid J. 8: 60 (-60; fig.12) (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Calanthe woodii
P.J.Cribb; Malesian Orchid J. 4: 13 (2009)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Calanthe wuxiensis
H.P.Deng & F.Q.Yu; Phytotaxa 317(2): 152 (2017)
Distribution: China (Chongqing)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe yaoshanensis
Z.X.Ren & H.Wang; Nordic J. Bot. "29(1): 54 (-60; fig. 1)" (2011)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe yingjiangensis
J.L.Miao & J.W.Zhai; Phytotaxa 636(4): 298 (2024)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe yueana
Tang & F.T.Wang; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 7 (1936)
Distribution: China (W-Hubei, SW-Sichuan)
36 CHI
species :
Calanthe yuksomnensis
Lucksom; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 95(2): 319 (1998)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 IND
species :
Calanthe zollingeri
(Rchb.f.) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 711 (1859)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.
42 BOR JAW LSI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alismorkis zollingeri (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)
= Calanthe mutabilis Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 39: 79 (1903)
= Calanthe zollingeri Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 38 (1857)
species :
Calanthe ×albolilacina
J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 9: 31 (1913)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Remarks: Calanthe ceciliae x C. triplicata
species :
Calanthe ×dominyi
Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1858: 4 (1858) (as ´dominii´)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Remarks: Calanthe masuca x C. triplicata
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe albolongicalcarata S.S.Ying; Bull. Exp. Forest Natl. Taiwan Univ. 114: 115 (1974)
= Calanthe matsumurana Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 168 (1906)
species :
Calanthe ×hsinchuensis
Y.I Lee; Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 54-25: 3 (2013)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Remarks: Calanthe arisanensis x C. striata
species :
Calanthe ×insularis
S.H.Oh, H.J.Suh & C.W.Park; Phytotaxa 218(1): 69 (2015)
Distribution: South Korea; Japan
38 JAP KOR
Remarks: Calanthe aristulifera x striata (fide Lin & Liu 2025)
Synonyms: hidden
= Calanthe ×kibanakirishima F.Maek.; Wild Orchids Japan 363 (1971), nomen
species :
Calanthe ×oodaruma
F.Maek.; Wild Orchids Japan 372, 477 (1971)
Distribution: Japan
38 JAP
Remarks: Calanthe fauriei x furcata
species :
Calanthe ×sibuyanense
Cootes & G.Tiong; OrchideenJ. 20(Heft 4): 171, photogrs. (2013)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Remarks: Calanthe mindorensis x C. triplicata
species :
Calanthe ×yarlungzangboensis
P.P.Wu & Zi Wang; Phytotaxa 518(2): 171 (2021)
Distribution: Tibet
36 TIB
Remarks: Calanthe griffithii x C. tricarinata
