Orchidaceae
Calanthe

Calanthe rigida Carr

First published in Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5: 145 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Malaysia to N. Sumatera, Borneo (Sabah)?. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Borneo

Native to:

Malaya, Sumatera

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.
  • Cribb, P., Clayton, D. & Kurzweil, H. (2014). The genus Calanthe R.Br. in Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 14: 39-86.
  • 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.
  • Nakajima, M. & Ohba, H. (2011). A synopsis of Calanthe section Styloglossum. Malesian Orchid Journal 7: 5-34.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cribb, P., Clayton, D. & Kurzweil, H. (2014). The genus Calanthe R.Br. in Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 14: 39-86.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 15, 2008 Lamb, A. Malaysia K:SPC-49342.000 No
May 15, 2008 Lamb, A. [AL 26/82] Malaysia K:SPC-46923.000 No
May 15, 2008 Lamb, A. [AL1093/88] Malaysia K:SPC-72852.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.

  • 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