Coelogyne pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 288 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Central China and Indo-China. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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 pallida.]
  • 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 pallida.]

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.
  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [122] India Pholidota pallida K000974181 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Wallich, N. [s.n.] China Pholidota pallida K000974188 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Prain, D. [25] India Pholidota pallida K000974251 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Kerr, A.F.G. [233] Thailand Pholidota pallida K000596335 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Kerr, A.F.G. [233] Thailand Pholidota pallida K000596336 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n] India Pholidota pallida K000387914 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n] India Pholidota pallida K000387916 Type Yes
Talbot de Malahide Pholidota pallida K:SPC-20309.000 No
Pholidota pallida K:SPC-23210.000 No
Pholidota pallida K:SPC-20307.000 No
Barnes, E. [1691] India Pholidota pallida K:SPC-24135.000 No
Cumberlege [1016] Thailand Pholidota pallida K:SPC-25535.000 No
Burma Pholidota pallida K:SPC-20306.000 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [122] India Pholidota pallida K000387915 Type Yes
Pholidota pallida K:SPC-20308.000 No
Rule, R.H. [5390] Burma Pholidota pallida K:SPC-24136.000 No

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.
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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

    • 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