Calanthe ventilabrum Rchb.f.

First published in B.Seemann, Fl. Vit.: 298 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to SW. Pacific. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, D. & Cribb, P. (2013). The Genus Calanthe: 1-411. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • 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.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Nakajima, M. & Ohba, H. (2011). A synopsis of Calanthe section Styloglossum. Malesian Orchid Journal 7: 5-34.
  • Ormerod, P. (2015). Papuasian Orchid studies 5. Malesian Orchid Journal 16: 49-72.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 James, S.A., et al. [SAJ 0166] Papua New Guinea K000342153 Yes
May 15, 2008 Dickson, M. [121] Indonesia K:SPC-60991.000 No
May 15, 2008 Mahyar, U. [5061] Indonesia K:SPC-62378.000 No
Seemann, B.C. [606] Fiji K000829054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Malaysia Calanthe langei K:SPC-31507.000 No
Chaplin, G. [845] Solomon Islands Calanthe langei K:SPC-49231.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [S 51] Papua New Guinea Calanthe langei K:SPC-41968.000 No
Wickison, S. [36] Solomon Islands Calanthe langei K:SPC-50864.000 No
Rees, T.; Reeve, T. [377] Papua New Guinea Calanthe langei K:SPC-45523.000 No
Cribb, P.; Campbell, J. [5128] Solomon Islands Calanthe langei K:SPC-48648.000 No
Carr, C.E. [K122] Malaysia Calanthe langei K:SPC-24039.000 No
May 15, 2008 Milliken, W. [1506] Indonesia Calanthe englishii K:SPC-59715.000 No
Giulianetti, A. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Calanthe englishii K000364304 Unknown Type Material Yes

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