Calanthe

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Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Calanthe']

مصرى: كالانث
български: каланте
eesti: mudikäpp
suomi: Heidinkämmekät
hrvatski: Kalante
日本語: エビネ属
한국어: 새우난
перем коми: Каланте
коми: Каланте
lietuvių: Kalantė
мокшень: Калантэ
олык марий: Каланте
кырык мары: Каланте
русский: Каланте
ไทย: สกุลเอื้องน้ำต้น
удмурт: Каланте
Tiếng Việt: Chi Kiều lan
中文: 蝦脊蘭屬, 虾脊兰属
中文（中国大陆）: 虾脊兰属
中文（简体）: 虾脊兰属
中文（繁體）: 蝦脊蘭屬
中文（香港）: 蝦脊蘭屬
中文（新加坡）: 虾脊兰属
中文（臺灣）: 蝦脊蘭屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Collabieae • Genus: Calanthe R.Br. (1821)

Genus Calanthe R.Br. (1821)

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms
- Alismorkis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 19: 318 (1809)
- Alismorchis Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 35 (1822)
- Centrosis Sw. ex Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 35 (1822)
- Amblyglottis Blume, Bijdr.: 369 (1825).
- Zoduba Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 30 (1825)
- Centrosia A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 39 (1828)
- Styloglossum Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 2: t. 7 (1829)
- Zeduba Ham. ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 280 (1842)
- Ghiesbreghtia A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 28 (1845)
- Preptanthe Rchb.f., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 245 (1853)
- Calanthidium Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 153 (1888)
- Aulostylis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 392 (1912)
- Paracalanthe Kudô, J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 2: 235 (1930)

217 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 3 September 2020):

C. abbreviata, C. aceras, C. alba, C. × albolilacina, C. albolutea, C. alismifolia, C. alleizettei, C. alpina, C. alta, C. angustifolia, C. aquamarina, C. arcuata, C. arfakana, C. argenteostriata, C. arisanensis, C. aristulifera, C. aruank, C. aurantiaca, C. aureiflora, C. balansae, C. baliensis, C. beamanii, C. beleensis, C. bicalcarata, C. biloba, C. bingtaoi, C. bivalvis, C. brassii, C. brevicornu, C. burkei, C. calanthoides, C. camptoceras, C. cardioglossa, C. carrii, C. caulescens, C. caulodes, C. ceciliae, C. celebica, C. chevalieri, C. chloroleuca, C. chrysoglossoides, C. clavata, C. clavicalcar, C. claytonii, C. coiloglossa, C. conspicua, C. coodei, C. cootesii, C. cremeoviridis, C. crenulata, C. crispifolia, C. cruciata, C. crumenata, C. crystallina, C. curvatoascendens, C. davaensis, C. davidii, C. daymanensis, C. delavayi, C. densiflora, C. devogelii, C. discolor, C. × dominyi, C. dulongensis, C. duyana, C. ecallosa, C. ecarinata, C. emeishanica, C. engleriana, C. epiphytica, C. fargesii, C. finisterrae, C. fissa, C. flava, C. floresana, C. forbesii, C. formosana, C. fragrans, C. fugongensis, C. geelvinkensis, C. gibbsiae, C. goodenoughiana, C. graciliflora, C. graciliscapa, C. griffithii, C. habbemensis, C. halconensis, C. hancockii, C. hattorii, C. henryi, C. herbacea, C. himalaicum, C. hirsuta, C. hololeuca, C. hoshii, C. × hsinchuensis, C. hyacinthina, C. imthurnii, C. inflata, C. insularis, C. izu-insularis, C. johorensis, C. judithiae, C. jusnerii, C. kaniensis, C. kemulensis, C. kermodei, C. keshabii, C. kinabaluensis, C. labrosa, C. lacerata, C. lambii, C. lamellosa, C. lancilabris, C. lechangensis, C. leonidii, C. leucosceptrum, C. leuseri, C. ligo, C. limprichtii, C. longgangensis, C. longibracteata, C. longifolia, C. lyroglossa, C. madagascariensis, C. mannii, C. maquilingensis, C. masuca, C. maxii, C. mcgregorii, C. metoensis, C. micrantha, C. microglossa, C. millikenii, C. millotae, C. mindorensis, C. moluccensis, C. monophylla, C. musa-amanii, C. nankunensis, C. nguyenthinhii, C. nicolae, C. nipponica, C. nivalis, C. obreniformis, C. odora, C. okinawensis, C. oreadum, C. otuhanica, C. ovalifolia, C. ovata, C. parvilabris, C. pauciverrucosa, C. pavairiensis, C. perrottetii, C. petelotiana, C. plantaginea, C. poiformis, C. polyantha, C. × porphyrea, C. puberula, C. pulchra, C. pullei, C. punctata, C. reflexilabris, C. rhodochila, C. rigida, C. rosea, C. rubens, C. rubra, C. ruttenii, C. saccata, C. sacculata, C. salaccensis, C. sandsii, C. scaposa, C. secunda, C. seranica, C. siargaoensis, C. × sibuyanense, C. simplex, C. sinica, C. solomonensis, C. spathoglottoides, C. speciosa, C. stella, C. striata, C. × subhamata, C. succedanea, C. sylvatica, C. taenioides, C. tahitensis, C. taibaishanensis, C. takeuchii, C. tenuis, C. torricellensis, C. transiens, C. tricarinata, C. trifida, C. triplicata, C. trulliformis, C. truncata, C. truncicola, C. tsoongiana, C. uncata, C. undulata, C. unifolia, C. × varians, C. velutina, C. ventilabrum, C. versteegii, C. vestita, C. villosa, C. wenshanensis, C. whistleri, C. whiteana, C. womersleyi, C. woodii, C. wuxiensis, C. yaoshanensis, C. yueana, C. yuksomnensis, C. zollingeri

Included species (for Tropicos, 3 September 2020):

C. abbreviata, C. aceras, C. actinomorpha, C. albolilacina, C. albolongicalcarata, C. albolutea, C. aleizettii, C. alismatifolia, C. alleizettei, C. alpina, C. alta, C. amamiana, C. amoena, C. anchorifera, C. angraeciflora, C. angusta, C. angustifolia, C. anjanae, C. anjanii, C. anocentrum, C. anthropophora, C. apostasioides, C. arcuata, C. arfakana, C. argenteostriata, C. arisanensis, C. aristulifera, C. aruank, C. arundinoides, C. atjehensis, C. augusti-reigneri, C. aurantiaca, C. aurantimacula, C. aureiflora, C. australasica, C. australis, C. austrokiusiuensis, C. bachmaensis, C. balansae, C. baliensis, C. bicalcarata, C. bicolor, C. bigibba, C. biloba, C. brachychila, C. bracteosa, C. brevicolumna, C. brevicornu, C. breviflos, C. breviscapa, C. buccinifera, C. bungoana, C. burmanica, C. bursicula, C. calanthoides, C. camptoceras, C. candida, C. cardiochila, C. cardioglossa, C. carinata, C. carrii, C. catilligera, C. caudatilabella, C. caulescens, C. caulodes, C. ceciliae, C. celebica, C. cheniana, C. chevalieri, C. chlorantha, C. chloroleuca, C. chrysantha, C. chrysoglossoides, C. chrysoleuca, C. citrina, C. clavata, C. clavicalcar, C. cleistogama, C. coelogyniformis, C. coiloglossa, C. colorans, C. comosa, C. conspicua, C. coreana, C. corymbosa, C. cremeo-viridis, C. crenulata, C. crinita, C. cruciata, C. crumenata, C. cubensis, C. cuneata, C. curantigoides, C. curculigoides, C. curtisii, C. curvato-ascendens, C. davaensis, C. davidii, C. delavayi, C. delphinioides, C. densiflora, C. diploxiphion, C. dipteryx, C. discolor, C. disticha, C. dolichopoda, C. dulongensis, C. duyana, C. eberhardtii, C. ecallosa, C. ecarinata, C. elliptica, C. elmeri, C. elytroglossa, C. emarginata, C. emeishanica, C. engleriana, C. englishii, C. ensifolia, C. epiphytica, C. erytroglossa, C. esquirolei, C. fargesii, C. fauriei, C. fimbriata, C. fimbriatomarginata, C. finisterrae, C. fissa, C. flabelliformis, C. flava, C. foerstermanni, C. foerstermannii, C. forbesii, C. formosana, C. forsythiiflora, C. fragilis, C. fragrans, C. fugongensis, C. fulgens, C. furcata, C. galeata, C. gebina, C. geelvinkensis, C. gibbsiae, C. gigantea, C. gougahensis, C. graciliflora, C. gracilis, C. graciliscapa, C. gracillima, C. granatensis, C. grandiflora, C. griffithii, C. halconensis, C. hamata, C. hancockii, C. hattorii, C. hennisii, C. henryi, C. herbacea, C. hirsuta, C. hololeuca, C. hoshii, C. hosseusiana, C. humbertii, C. hyacinthina, C. imthurnii, C. inflata, C. integrilabris, C. izu-insularis, C. japonica, C. johorensis, C. jusnerii, C. kaniensis, C. kawakamii, C. kazuoi, C. kemulensis, C. keshabii, C. kinabaluensis, C. kintaroi, C. kirishimensis, C. kooshunensis, C. labellicauda, C. labrosa, C. lacerata, C. lamellata, C. lamellosa, C. langei, C. latissimifolia, C. laxiflora, C. lechangensis, C. lepida, C. leucosceptrum, C. lilacina, C. limprichtii, C. liukiuensis, C. longibracteata, C. longicalcarata, C. longifolia, C. longipes, C. lutescens, C. lutiviridis, C. lyroglossa, C. madagascariensis, C. manis, C. mannii, C. maquilingensis, C. masuca, C. matsudai, C. matsumurana, C. maxii, C. mcgregorii, C. megalopha, C. megalophora, C. melinosema, C. metoensis, C. mexicana, C. micrantha, C. microglossa, C. millotae, C. mindorensis, C. moluccensis, C. monophylla, C. muelleri, C. musca, C. mutabilis, C. nankunensis, C. natalensis, C. neglecta, C. neocaledonica, C. neohibernica, C. nephroglossa, C. nephroidea, C. nicolae, C. nigropuncticulata, C. nipponica, C. nivalis, C. oblanceolata, C. obreniformis, C. occidentalis, C. odora, C. okinawaensis, C. okushirensis, C. ombrophila, C. oreadum, C. orthocentron, C. otuhanica, C. ovalifolia, C. ovata, C. pachystalix, C. padangensis, C. pantlingii, C. papuana, C. parviflora, C. parvilabris, C. patsinensis, C. pauciverrucosa, C. pavairiensis, C. perrottetii, C. petelotiana, C. petri, C. phajoides, C. pilosa, C. plantaginea, C. pleiochroma, C. poilanei, C. polyantha, C. polyanthum, C. proboscidea, C. puberula, C. pubescens, C. pulchra, C. pullei, C. pumila, C. purpurea, C. pusilla, C. raishaensis, C. rajana, C. ramosa, C. ramosii, C. reconditiflora, C. reflexa, C. reflexilabris, C. regnieri, C. repens, C. rhodochila, C. rigida, C. rosea, C. rubens, C. rubicallosa, C. ruttenii, C. saccata, C. saccifera, C. sacculata, C. salaccensis, C. salmoniviridis, C. sanderiana, C. sasakii, C. scaposa, C. schlechteri, C. schliebenii, C. scortechinii, C. seikooensis, C. seranica, C. shelfordi, C. shweliensis, C. sieboldii, C. similis, C. simplex, C. sinica, C. spathoglottoides, C. speciosa, C. stenophylla, C. stevensiana, C. stevensii, C. stolzii, C. striata, C. subhamata, C. succedanea, C. sulphurea, C. sumatrana, C. sylvatica, C. sylvestris, C. taenioides, C. tahitensis, C. takeoi, C. tangmaiensis, C. tenuis, C. textori, C. tokunoshimensis, C. torifera, C. torricellensis, C. transiens, C. triantherifera, C. tricarinata, C. trifida, C. triplicata, C. trulliformis, C. truncata, C. truncicola, C. tsoongiana, C. tubifera, C. tunensis, C. turneri, C. tyoh-harai, C. uncata, C. undulata, C. unifolia, C. vaginata, C. varians, C. variegata, C. vaupeliana, C. velutina, C. ventilabrum, C. venusta, C. versicolor, C. versteegii, C. vestita, C. villosa, C. violacea, C. viridifusca, C. volkensii, C. wardii, C. warpuri, C. whiteana, C. wightii, C. wrayi, C. yaoshanensis, C. yuana, C. yuksomnensis, C. yunnanensis, C. yushuni, C. zollingeri, C. × albolilacina, C. × albolongicalcarata, C. × aurora, C. × barberiana, C. × bella, C. × darblayana, C. × dominii, C. × dominyi, C. × eyermanii, C. × finetii, C. × gigas, C. × halli, C. × inquilinax, C. × kibanakirishima, C. × kintaroi, C. × lentiginosa, C. × matsumurana, C. × mylesii, C. × oodaruma, C. × porphyrea, C. × sandhurstiana, C. × sedeni, C. × siebertiana, C. × subhamata, C. × varians, C. × veitchii
Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames (1907) ← Calanthe veratrifolia (Willd.) R.Br. ex Ker Gawl. (1823)

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Calanthe biloba
Calanthe brevicornu

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Calanthe calanthoides
fig. I
Calanthe ceciliae
fig. 156

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Calanthe flava
fig. 155
Calanthe formosana

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Calanthe graciliflora

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Calanthe hancockii

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Calanthe izu-insularis

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Calanthe lyroglossa

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Calanthe madagascariensis
Calanthe masuca

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Calanthe nipponica

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Calanthe odora

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Calanthe pilosa
Calanthe vestita
Calanthe puberula
Calanthe pulchra
Calanthe reflexa
Calanthe puberula

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Calanthe rosea
Calanthe rubens

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Calanthe tricarinata
Calanthe triplicata
Type species

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Calanthe versteegii
Calanthe vestita

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Calanthe zollingeri
fig. 153

7 Nothospecies

Calanthe × dominyi

References

Description of taxon

Brown, R. (1821) Botanical Register, 7: t 573.

Selected Bibliography

Kurzweil, H. (2010) A precursory study of the Calanthe group (Orchidaceae) in Thailand. Adansonia, III, 32: 57-107.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) (2006) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 122 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198507127

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Calanthe.

Calanthe

Genus Calanthe R.Br. (1821)

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