Orchidaceae
Calanthe

Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 250 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Hong Kong) to Nansei-shoto, S. Indo-China to Malesia. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

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.
  • Cootes, J. (2009). Some new orchid locality records for the Philippines. Malesian Orchid Journal 4: 45-48.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, D. & Cribb, P. (2013). The Genus Calanthe: 1-411. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Cootes, J. (2009). Some new orchid locality records for the Philippines. Malesian Orchid Journal 4: 45-48.
  • Kurzweil, H. (2010). A precursory study of the Calanthe group (Orchidaceae) in Thailand. Adansonia, III, 32: 57-107.
  • Sulistiarini, D., Arifiani, D. & Santika, Y. (2016). New records of Orchidaceae from Bali, Indonesia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 68: 87-95.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 15, 2008 Beaman, J.H. [11217] Malaysia K:SPC-62327.000 No
May 15, 2008 Bailes, C.; Cribb, P. [744] Malaysia K:SPC-46977.000 No
Briggs, J. Malaysia K:SPC-49338.000 No
Scortechini [s.n.] K000364290 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beaman, J.H. [10623] Malaysia K:SPC-55148.000 No
Hu, S.Y. [10013] Hong Kong Calanthe patsinensis K000810920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nielsen, I. [575] Malaysia Styloglossum speciosum K:SPC-42869.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0