Orchidaceae
Coelogyne

Coelogyne prolifera Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 40 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, 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:

  • 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.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2009). Wild Orchid of Thailand 2: 1-463. Amarin.
  • 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?
Nov 12, 1993 Wallich, N. [1956] Nepal K000078685 Isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1956] Nepal K001114806 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-17527.000 No
Menzies, D.M.; Dupuy, D. [160] Thailand K:SPC-77213.000 No
K:SPC-17524.000 No
Nov 12, 1993 Lobb, T. [s.n] India Coelogyne flavida K000387886 Type Yes
Kew and Edinburgh Expedition [198] Nepal Coelogyne flavida K:SPC-59843.000 No
Dupuy, D.J. [377] Thailand Coelogyne flavida K:SPC-46734.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2049] Nepal Coelogyne flavida K:SPC-48897.000 No
Coelogyne flavida K:SPC-17502.000 No
s.coll. [s.n] India Coelogyne flavida K000078753 Isotype Yes
Coelogyne flavida K:SPC-24046.000 No
Kingdon-Ward, F. Coelogyne flavida K:SPC-23069.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India Coelogyne flavida K000943580 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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