Orchidaceae
Coelogyne

Coelogyne rigida C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 146 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi.
  • 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.
  • Ong, P.T., O'Byrne, P., Saw, L.G. & Chung, R.C.K. (2017). Checklist of orchids of Peninsular Malaysia. Research pamphlet, Forest Research Institute, Federation of Malaya 136: 1-169.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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.
  • Ong, P.T., O'Byrne, P., Saw, L.G. & Chung, R.C.K. (2017). Checklist of orchids of Peninsular Malaysia. Research pamphlet, Forest Research Institute, Federation of Malaya 136: 1-169.
  • 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?
May 9, 1974 Robinson, H.C. [s.n.] Thailand K000078783 Holotype Yes
May 9, 1974 Robinson, H.C. [s.n.] Thailand K000078782 Holotype Yes
Swinhoe, R.C.G. [97] Burma K000384774 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000384776 Yes
s.coll. [465] Thailand K000384775 Yes
Parish, C.S.P. [42] BU K000078679 Type Yes

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
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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