Orchidaceae
Coelogyne

Coelogyne flaccida Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 39 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to China (Yunnan to NW. Guangxi). It is a pseudobulbous lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2018). New and rare orchid species (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 49: 24-41.
  • Deb, C.R. & Imchen, T. (2008). Orchid Diversity of Nagaland: 1-288. SciChem Publishing House, Udaipur, India.
  • George, É & George, J.-C. (2011). Les Coelogynes: 1-608. Belin, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Rahman, M.O. (2004). Second list of angiospermic taxa of Bangladesh not included in Hooker's 'Flora of British India' and Prain's 'Bengal Plants': series I. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 11: 77-82.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Williams, P. (2008). Adventures in Thailand. The Orchid Review 116: 215-219.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2012 Menzies, D.; Du Puy, D. [372] Thailand K:SPC-49515.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1961] Nepal K001114815 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-19750.000 No
K:SPC-23071.000 No
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000079245 Type Yes
K:SPC-19752.000 No
K:SPC-19749.000 No
K:SPC-73412.000 No
K:SPC-19747.000 No
Dupuy, D.J. [s.n.] Thailand K:SPC-78083.000 No
K:SPC-21046.000 No
Loddiges [s.n.] Nepal K000079246 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-21047.000 No
K:SPC-17501.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0969] Laos K000596307 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0969] Laos K000596308 Yes
Thailand Coelogyne lactea K:SPC-48007.000 No
Kerr, A.D. [1843] Laos Coelogyne lactea K:SPC-23638.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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