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Genus Calanthe section Aceratochilus

Genus Calanthe section Aceratochilus

Calanthe section Aceratochilus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1 (1912) 376

Plants with very short stems. Lip without spur, not or weakly lobed. Floral bracts deciduous.


Malesia (Borneo, Papua New Guinea)

Terrestrial along open montane forest margins. Altitude c. 1500 m.

  • Family Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily Epidendroideae
  • Tribe Undetermined
  • Subtribe Collabiinae
  • Genus Calanthe
  • Section Aceratochilus

Genus Calanthe section Aceratochilus in New Guinea contains 1 species:

Calanthe aceras


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Genus Calanthe section Aceratochilus

Calanthe aceras Schltr., flowers, photo T. M. Reeve, based on Reeve 2133