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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: 30563; hybrids: 1461
= 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)
134.6532 Genus Pomatocalpa Breda, Kuhl & Hasselt; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. [t. 15] (1827)
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, Malesia, few to Solomon Isl., N-Australia, Pacific incl. Fiji and Samoa
Species listed in database: 23
species :
Pomatocalpa angustifolium Seidenf.; Opera Bot. 95: 110 (1988)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos
41 LAO THA
species :
Pomatocalpa arachnanthe (Ridl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 103 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Perak, Pahang)
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Saccolabium arachnanthe Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 39: 83 (1903)
species :
Pomatocalpa armigerum (King & Pantl.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 98 (1951)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma armigera King & Pantl.; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 123 (1896)
= Sarcanthus armiger (King & Pantl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 83 (1912)
species :
Pomatocalpa bhutanicum N.P.Balakr.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75(1): 161 (1978)
Distribution: Bhutan
40 BHU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma bhutanicum (N.P.Balakr.) Watthana; Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(1): 73 (2006)
= Cleisostoma bhutanicum (N.P.Balakr.) Christenson; Richardiana 7(2): 75 (2007), isonym
species :
Pomatocalpa bicolor (Lindl. & Paxton) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 103 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma bicolor Lindl. & Paxton; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 2: 99 (1851 publ. 1852)
= Epidendrum lineare Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 644 (1837)
species :
Pomatocalpa decipiens (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 103 (1912)
Distribution: S-India (Odisha); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh
40 BAN IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma decipiens Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 11 (1844)
= Cleisostoma maculosum Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 304 (1861), nom. illeg.
= Cleisostoma thwaitesianum Trimen; J. Bot. 23: 244 (1885)
= Saccolabium decipiens (Lindl.) Alston; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: Suppl. 278 (1931)
species :
Pomatocalpa diffusum Breda; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 4: t. 16 (1830)
Distribution: S-Myanmar; S-Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Mentawai Isl., Siberut); Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
41 MYA THA 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY PHI SNG SUL SUM
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma cumingii Rchb.f.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 24: 218 (1856)
= Cleisostoma latifolium Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 60 (1840)
= Pomatocalpa hortensis (Ridl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 104 (1912)
= Pomatocalpa latifolium (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 105 (1912)
= Saccolabium hortense Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 39: 83 (1903)
= Saccolabium latifolium (Lindl.) Ridl.; Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 1: 165 (1907)
= Saccolabium latifolium (Lindl.) Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 230 (1905)
= Saccolabium latifolium var. parviflorum Ridl.; (1912)
= Sarcanthus cumingii (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 85 (1912)
species :
Pomatocalpa floresanum J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 12: 148 (1932)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
42 LSI
species :
Pomatocalpa fuscum (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 104 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Pahang, Melaka, Johor); Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak)
42 BOR MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma fuscum Lindl.; J. Hort. Soc. London 5: 80 (1850)
= Pomatocalpa elongata Carr; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 50 (1932)
species :
Pomatocalpa grande Seidenf.; Opera Bot. 114: 377 (1992)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Pomatocalpa koordersii (Rolfe) J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 12: 101 (1913)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Ambon, Buru, Halmaheira)
42 MOL SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma koordersii Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 131 (1899)
= Saccolabium koordersii (Rolfe) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 201 (1911)
species :
Pomatocalpa kunstleri (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 104 (1912)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang); Sumatra (incl. Mentawai Isl.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak); Brunei; Philippines; Java; Moluccas; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
41 THA 42 BOR BRN JAW MLY MOL NWG PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma kunstleri Hook.f.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2335 (1894)
= Pomatocalpa leucanthum (Schltr.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 987 (1913)
= Pomatocalpa merrillii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 988 (1913)
= Saccolabium leucanthum Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 227 (1905)
= Saccolabium pubescens Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 295 (1896)
species :
Pomatocalpa linearipetalum J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 10: 166 (1928)
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram)
42 MOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Pomatocalpa kunstleri subsp. linearipetalum (J.J.Sm.) Watthana; Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(2): 234 (2007)
species :
Pomatocalpa macphersonii (F.Muell.) T.E.Hunt; Queensland Naturalist 16: 27 (1958)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland)
42 NWG 43 SOL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma incurvum J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 2: 20 (1911)
= Cleisostoma macphersonii (F.Muell.) Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 6: 297 (1873)
= Pomatocalpa incurvum (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 12: 101 (1913)
= Pomatocalpa potamophilum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 988 (1913)
= Saccolabium macphersonii F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 7: 96 (1870)
= Sarcanthus macphersonii (F.Muell.) Rupp; Vict. Naturalist 57: 219 (1941)
= Sarcochilus macphersonii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 8: 248 (1874)
species :
Pomatocalpa maculosum (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 105 (1912)
subspecies :
subsp. maculosum
Distribution: Sri Lanka; Thailand; Java
40 SRL 41 THA 42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma galeatum Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 305 (1861)
= Cleisostoma latifolium var. fuscum J.J.Sm.; Orch. Java 613 (1905)
= Cleisostoma maculosum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 227 (1833)
= Pomatocalpa naevatum J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 106 (1912)
= Saccolabium galeatum Gardner ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 71 (1890)
= Saccolabium galeatum Gardner ex Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 305 (1861)
= Saccolabium maculosum (Lindl.) Alston; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: Suppl. 278 (1931)
subspecies :
subsp. andamanicum (Hook.f.) Watthana; Taiwania 51(1): 8 (2006)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; peninsular Malaysia (Batu Caves, Selangor); Philippines
41 AND LAO MYA NCB THA 42 MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma andamanicum Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 71 (1896)
= Cleisostoma laoticum Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 77: 332 (1930)
= Cleisostoma siamense Rolfe ex Downie; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 406 (1925)
= Echioglossum siamense (Rolfe ex Downie) Szlach.; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 40(1): 68 (2003)
= Pomatocalpa andamanicum (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 103 (1912)
= Pomatocalpa latifolium var. siamense (Rolfe ex Downie) Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 99 (1951)
= Pomatocalpa linearifolium Seidenf.; Opera Bot. 95: 98 (1988)
= Pomatocalpa siamensis (Rolfe ex Downie) Summerh.; Orchid Rev. 69: 372 (1961)
= Saccolabium latifolium var. strictum Ridl.; (1911)
species :
Pomatocalpa marsupiale (Kraenzl.) J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 12: 101 (1913)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Seram, Halmaheira, Kei Isl.); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Queensland); Vanuatu
42 MOL NWG SUL 43 SOL 50 AUS 60 VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma koordersii var. buruense J.J.Sm.; Orch. Ambon 106 (1905)
= Cleisostoma marsupiale Kraenzl.; Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land [Schumann & Hollrung] 34 (1889)
= Pomatocalpa orientale J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 106 (1912)
= Pomatocalpa orientale var. buruense (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm.; Nova Guinea 12: 101 (1913)
= Pomatocalpa sphaeroceras (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 106 (1912)
= Saccolabium sphaeroceras Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 230 (1905)
species :
Pomatocalpa parvum (Ridl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 106 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kota Gelanggi, Pahang)
42 MLY
Conservation Status: known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma parvum Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 366 (1896)
= Saccolabium parvum (Ridl.) Ridl.; Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 1: 167 (1907)
species :
Pomatocalpa simalurense J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 2: 122 (1920)
Distribution: Sumatra (Simeulue Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Pomatocalpa sphaerophorum (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 106 (1912)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Saccolabium sphaerophorum Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 472 (1906)
species :
Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 3: t. 15 (1829)
Distribution: China (Hainan); Bhutan; NE-India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim); Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan, Sarawak); Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Kangean, Bali); Moluccas (Halmaheira)
36 CHI 40 BHU IND 41 AND LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma crassum Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 295 (1896)
= Cleisostoma densum Schltr.; (1904), nomen
= Cleisostoma expansum Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 52 (1878)
= Cleisostoma mannii Rchb.f.; Flora 55: 274 (1872)
= Cleisostoma uteriferum Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 74 (1890)
= Cleisostoma vitellinum Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 76 (1876)
= Cleisostoma wendlandiorum Rchb.f.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 24: 219 (1856)
= Pomatocalpa expansum (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 103 (1912)
= Pomatocalpa mannii (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 105 (1912)
= Pomatocalpa setulense (Ridl.) Holttum; Gard. Bull. Singapore 11: 287 (1947)
= Pomatocalpa vitellinum (Rchb.f.) Ames; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 439 (1925)
= Pomatocalpa wendlandorum (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 108 (1912)
= Saccolabium flavescens Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 10: 118 (1920)
= Saccolabium hobsonii Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 57: 97 (1911)
= Saccolabium setulense Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 59: 198 (1911)
= Saccolabium uteriferum (Hook.f.) Ridl.; Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 1: 167 (1907)
= Saccolabium wendlandiorum (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Xenia Orchid. 121, t. 269, fig. 10-20 (1894)
species :
Pomatocalpa tonkinense (Gagnep.) Seidenf.; Contr. Rev. Orchid Fl. Cambodia Laos Vietnam 96 (1975)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Camarotis falciformis Tixier; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 36: 162 (1964)
= Cleisostoma tonkinense Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 22: 631 (1951)
= Pomatocalpa falciforme (Tixier) Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 190 (1972)
= Pomatocalpa laoticum Seidenf.; Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 23 (4-5): 568 (1970)
species :
Pomatocalpa truncatum (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 107 (1912)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma truncatum J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 3: 68 (1912)
species :
Pomatocalpa undulatum (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 72: 107 (1912)
subspecies :
subsp. undulatum
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma undulatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Flora 55: 274 (1872)
= Gastrochilus undulatus (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)
= Saccolabium undulatum Lindl.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 7301 (1832), nomen
subspecies :
subsp. acuminatum (Rolfe) Watthana & S.W.Chung; Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(2): 249 (2007)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cleisostoma acuminatum Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 144 (1913)
= Cleisostoma brachybotryum Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 95 (1914)
= Pomatocalpa acuminatum (Rolfe) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 290 (1919)
= Pomatocalpa brachybotryum (Hayata) Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: Add. & Corr. (1915)
= Pomatocalpa brachybotryum (Hayata) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 291 (1919), isonym
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Covering 356,645 accepted species,
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