Orchidaceae
Coelogyne

Coelogyne alba (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 236 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Indo-China. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Otochilus albus.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Otochilus albus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1967] Nepal Otochilus albus K001114822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Otochilus albus K000974267 Unknown Type Material Yes
Otochilus albus K:SPC-21654.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [92] Thailand Otochilus albus K000596459 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [92] Thailand Otochilus albus K000596460 Yes
Thailand Otochilus albus K:SPC-47823.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1967] Otochilus albus K001114824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1967] Nepal Otochilus albus K001114823 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [408] Thailand Otochilus albus K000596458 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [408] Thailand Otochilus albus K000596457 Yes
Menzies, D.M.; Dupuy, D.J. [307] Thailand Otochilus albus K:SPC-44960.000 No
Wallich, N. [1967] Nepal Otochilus albus K000974266 Type 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 2024. 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 2024. 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