Orchidaceae
Calanthe

Calanthe rubens Ridl.

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 7: 576 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia, N. Borneo, Philippines. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi.
  • Cribb, P., Clayton, D. & Kurzweil, H. (2014). The genus Calanthe R.Br. in Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 14: 39-86.
  • Kurzweil, H. (2010). A precursory study of the Calanthe group (Orchidaceae) in Thailand. Adansonia, III, 32: 57-107.
  • 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?
May 15, 2008 Thailand K:SPC-21205.000 No
Oct 9, 2007 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597160 Yes
Oct 9, 2007 Kerr, A.F.G. [0486] Thailand K000597159 Yes
Cumberlege [506] Thailand K:SPC-27575.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] K000597150 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0785] Thailand K000597151 Yes
Ong, P.T. [FRI 80894] Malaysia K001893150 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597152 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0214] Thailand K000597158 Yes
K:SPC-21203.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597156 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0720] Thailand K000597155 Yes
Menzies, D.; Du Puy, D. [53] Thailand K:SPC-50791.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0465] Thailand K000597157 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0790] Thailand K000597154 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0790] Thailand K000597153 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K:SPC-76746.000 No
Elmer, A., D. E. [5886] Philippines Calanthe elmeri K000364311 Type Yes

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.
    • 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