Genus Calanthe section Calanthe
Genus Calanthe section Calanthe
Synonyms:
Plants with very short stems. Floral bracts persistent. Lip with a spur, usually distinctly lobed.
Central America (one species), tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, throughout tropical Asia, China and Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Pacific islands, east to Tahiti. About 100 species; in New Guinea c. 40 species.
Mainly terrestrial in rain forest; also epiphytic on tree trunks and major branches or terrestrial in open grasslands. Found both in the lowlands and in the mountains.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Undetermined
- Subtribe Collabiinae
- Genus Calanthe
- Section Calanthe
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Genus Calanthe section Calanthe in New Guinea contains 40 species and 1 variety:
Calanthe arfakana
Calanthe aruank
Calanthe beleensis
Calanthe bicalcarata
Calanthe bicalcarata var. depressa
Calanthe bivalvis
Calanthe brassii
Calanthe camptoceras
Calanthe claytonii
Calanthe coiloglossa
Calanthe cremeoviridis
Calanthe crispifolia
Calanthe curvato-ascendens
Calanthe daymanensis
Calanthe devogelii
Calanthe engleriana
Calanthe finisterrae
Calanthe fissa
Calanthe flava
Calanthe fragrans
Calanthe geelvinkensis
Calanthe goodenoughiana
Calanthe kaniensis
Calanthe ligo
Calanthe lutiviridis
Calanthe micrantha
Calanthe muelleri
Calanthe parvilabris
Calanthe poiformis
Calanthe polyantha
Calanthe pullei
Calanthe reflexilabris
Calanthe spathoglottoides
Calanthe takeuchii
Calanthe torricellensis
Calanthe triplicata
Calanthe truncata
Calanthe villosa
Calanthe werneri
Calanthe womersleyi
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Genus Calanthe section Calanthe
Calanthe cremeoviridis J.J.Wood, inflorescence, photo J.J. Wood, based on Sands et al. 1782