Orchidaceae
Calanthe

Calanthe obcordata (Lindl.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.

First published in Phytotaxa 472: 164 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Japan (S. Kyushu) and Central & E. Malesia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • 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?
Cephalantheropsis gracilis K:SPC-20265.000 No
Menzies; Dupuy, D.J. [35] Thailand Cephalantheropsis gracilis K:SPC-47249.000 No
Cumberlege, P.F. [1071] Thailand Cephalantheropsis gracilis K:SPC-26568.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [2] Hong Kong Cephalantheropsis gracilis K:SPC-38664.000 No
Cephalantheropsis gracilis K:SPC-18279.000 No
Griffith, W. [5279] BU Cephalantheropsis gracilis K000829038 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7341] Calanthe gracilis K001127200 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7341] Calanthe gracilis K001127199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2010 Du, N.V., et al. [HNK 2279] Vietnam Cephalantheropsis obcordata K000396217 Yes
Dec 16, 1996 Kerr, A.F.G. [0702] Thailand Cephalantheropsis obcordata K000597135 Yes
Dec 16, 1996 Kerr, A.F.G. [0269] Thailand Cephalantheropsis obcordata K000597138 Yes
Dec 16, 1996 Kerr, A.F.G. [0269] Thailand Cephalantheropsis obcordata K000597136 Yes
Dec 16, 1996 Kerr, A.F.G. [0702] Thailand Cephalantheropsis obcordata K000597134 Yes
Dec 14, 1996 Kerr, A.F.G. [0573] Thailand Cephalantheropsis obcordata K000597137 Yes

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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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 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