Orchidaceae
Calanthe

Calanthe pulchra (Blume) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 250 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia and Philippines. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, D. & Cribb, P. (2013). The Genus Calanthe: 1-411. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kurzweil, H. (2010). A precursory study of the Calanthe group (Orchidaceae) in Thailand. Adansonia, III, 32: 57-107.
  • Kurzweil, H. (2013). The Calanthe group in peninsular Thailand. Malesian Orchid Journal 11: 21-38.
  • Nakajima, M. & Ohba, H. (2011). A synopsis of Calanthe section Styloglossum. Malesian Orchid Journal 7: 5-34.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2009). Wild Orchid of Thailand 2: 1-463. Amarin.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 9, 1989 Yii, P.C. [S 55232] Malaysia K000342113 Yes
Lamb, A. [SAN 91569] Malaysia K:SPC-46087.000 No
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Singapore K001129981 Yes
Rickards, J. [23] Borneo K:SPC-40827.000 No
Richards, P.W. [2466] Borneo K:SPC-21201.000 No
Lamb, A. [1444] Malaysia K:SPC-56791.000 No
Lamb, A. [AL1385/91] Malaysia K:SPC-72886.000 No
Scortechini [1228] K000364291 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cribb, P. [89/42] Malaysia K:SPC-54822.000 No
Lamb, A. [AL1385/91] Malaysia K:SPC-72793.000 No
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 7340] Malaysia Calanthe curculigoides K001127197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7340] Singapore Calanthe curculigoides K001127198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 4, 2013 Cheang, K.C. [s.n.] Malaysia Styloglossum pulchrum K:SPC-32056.000 No
Sep 4, 2013 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia Styloglossum pulchrum K:SPC-31839.000 No
Sep 4, 2013 Carr, C.E. [K29] Malaysia Styloglossum pulchrum K:SPC-21198.000 No
Sep 4, 2013 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia Styloglossum pulchrum K:SPC-31603.000 No
Sep 4, 2013 Lewis, G.P. [264] Malaysia Styloglossum pulchrum K:SPC-40499.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • Copyright applied to individual images