Orchidaceae
Coelogyne

Coelogyne chinensis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 237 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sikkim to S. China and Indo-China. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Limboo, P. & Rai, P. (2024). Some noteworthy orchids from Sikkim, India. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 75: 25-34.

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 Pholidota chinensis.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pholidota chinensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Limboo, P. & Rai, P. (2024). Some noteworthy orchids from Sikkim, India. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 75: 25-34.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1984 Poilane, M. [31380] Vietnam Pholidota chinensis K000943832 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 King, H. [276] China Pholidota chinensis K000334389 Type No
Jan 1, 1983 s.coll. [704] Pholidota chinensis K000334390 No
Apr 1, 1971 Guile, D.P.M. [4573] Hong Kong Pholidota chinensis K001392136 Yes
May 1, 1970 Guile, D.P.M. [2673] Hong Kong Pholidota chinensis K001392134 Yes
Apr 1, 1970 Guile, D.P.M. [2110] Hong Kong Pholidota chinensis K001392135 Yes
Simmons, J.B. [544] Hong Kong Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-43043.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [159] Hong Kong Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-39567.000 No
Vietnam Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-51198.000 No
Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-21466.000 No
Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-49524.000 No
Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-23207.000 No
Vietnam Pholidota chinensis K:SPC-49273.000 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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