Orchidaceae
Calanthe

Calanthe tankervilleae (Banks) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.

First published in Phytotaxa 472: 165 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to S. Pacific. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Niue, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mauritius, Panamá, Puerto Rico

Recorded in error in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cribb, P., Sun, M. & Barretto, G. (2004). Phaius tankervilleae and P. wallichii (Orchidaceae), a pair of confused species.. Kew Bulletin 59: 547-554.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Jones, D.L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia: 1-496. Reed New Holland, Sydney.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Sone, J. & Cribb, P. (2017). Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 1-278. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Guile, D.P.M. [2062] Hong Kong Phaius tankervilleae K001392150 Yes
Griffith, W. [5292] Burma Phaius tankervilleae K000974265 Type Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [404] Indonesia Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-00900.048 No
Guile, D.P.M. [4670] Hong Kong Phaius tankervilleae K001392128 Yes
Dickson; Payton [MD108] Indonesia Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-49851.000 No
Guy Madagascar Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-60954.000 No
Hermans, J.; Hermans, H. [5388] Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-64478.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [802] Papua New Guinea Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-00900.047 No
Guile, D.P.M. [2063] Hong Kong Phaius tankervilleae K001392151 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [276] Indonesia Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-07710.000 No
Barretto, G. India Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-70234.000 No
Wickison, S. [209] Solomon Islands Phaius tankervilleae K:SPC-53030.000 No
Guile, D.P.M. [5638] Hong Kong Phaius tankervilleae K001392129 Yes

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    • 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/
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