Calanthe

Calanthe
Calanthe sylvatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Collabieae
Alliance:	Calanthe
Genus:	Calanthe R.Br.
Synonyms
Numerous, see text

Calanthe – commonly abbreviated Cal. in horticulture – is a widespread genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae) with some 170 species.

The genus is divided into 2 groups – deciduous species and evergreen ones. Calanthe species are found in all tropical areas, but mostly concentrated in Asia; some species also range into subtropical and tropical lands such as Taiwan, India and Madagascar. C. discolor is a well-known species found in Japan, the southern part of Korea and China; its vernacular name ebine (海老根) means "shrimp-root" in reference to the shape of the plant's pseudobulbs and root system.

List of species

• Calanthe abbreviata
• Calanthe aceras
• Calanthe actinomorpha
• Calanthe albolutea
• Calanthe aleizettii
• Calanthe alismifolia
• Calanthe alpina
• Calanthe alta
• Calanthe angustifolia
  • Calanthe angustifolia var. angustifolia.
  • Calanthe angustifolia var. flava
• Calanthe anthropophora
• Calanthe arcuata
• Calanthe arfakana
• Calanthe argenteostriata
• Calanthe arisanensis
• Calanthe aristulifera
• Calanthe aruank
• Calanthe atjehensis
• Calanthe aurantiaca
• Calanthe aureiflora
• Calanthe bicalcarata
  • Calanthe bicalcarata var. bicalcarata.
  • Calanthe bicalcarata var. depressa
• Calanthe biloba
• Calanthe brevicornu
• Calanthe breviflos
• Calanthe calanthoides
• Calanthe camptoceras
• Calanthe cardioglossa
• Calanthe carrii
• Calanthe caulescens
• Calanthe caulodes
• Calanthe cheniana
• Calanthe chevalieri
• Calanthe chloroleuca
• Calanthe chrysoglossoides
• Calanthe chrysoleuca
• Calanthe clavata
• Calanthe clavicalcar
• Calanthe cleistogama
• Calanthe coelogyniformis
• Calanthe coiloglossa
• Calanthe conspicua
• Calanthe coreana
• Calanthe cremeoviridis
• Calanthe crenulata
• Calanthe cruciata
• Calanthe crumenata
• Calanthe davaensis
• Calanthe davidii
• Calanthe densiflora
• Calanthe dipteryx
• Calanthe discolor
• Calanthe disticha
• Calanthe dulongensis
• Calanthe duyana
• Calanthe ecallosa
• Calanthe ecarinata
• Calanthe emeishanica
• Calanthe engleriana
  • Calanthe engleriana var. brevicalcarata
  • Calanthe engleriana var. engleriana.
• Calanthe englishii
• Calanthe ensifolia
• Calanthe epiphytica
• Calanthe esquirolei
• Calanthe fargesii
• Calanthe finisterrae
• Calanthe fissa
• Calanthe flava
  • Calanthe flava var. flava.
  • Calanthe flava var. rubra
• Calanthe forbesii
• Calanthe fragrans
• Calanthe fulgens
• Calanthe geelvinkensis
• Calanthe gibbsiae
• Calanthe graciliflora
• Calanthe graciliscapa
• Calanthe griffithii
• Calanthe halconensis
• Calanthe hancockii
• Calanthe hattorii
• Calanthe hennisii
• Calanthe henryi
• Calanthe herbacea
• Calanthe hirsuta
• Calanthe hololeuca
• Calanthe hoshii
• Calanthe hyacinthina
• Calanthe imthurnii
• Calanthe inflata
• Calanthe izu-insularis
• Calanthe johorensis
• Calanthe jusnerii
• Calanthe kawakamiense
• Calanthe kaniensis
• Calanthe kemulensis
• Calanthe keshabii
• Calanthe kinabaluensis
• Calanthe labellicauda
• Calanthe labrosa
• Calanthe lacerata
• Calanthe lechangensis
• Calanthe leucosceptrum
  • Calanthe leucosceptrum var. bisubulifera
  • Calanthe leucosceptrum var. leucosceptrum.
• Calanthe limprichtii
• Calanthe longibracteata
• Calanthe longifolia
• Calanthe lutiviridis
• Calanthe lyroglossa
  • Calanthe lyroglossa var. longibracteata
  • Calanthe lyroglossa var. lyroglossa.
• Calanthe madagascariensis
• Calanthe mannii
• Calanthe maquilingensis
• Calanthe maxii
• Calanthe mcgregorii
• Calanthe metoensis
• Calanthe micrantha
• Calanthe microglossa
• Calanthe moluccensis
• Calanthe monophylla
• Calanthe muelleri
• Calanthe nankunensis
• Calanthe nicolae
• Calanthe nipponica
• Calanthe nivalis
• Calanthe oblanceolata
• Calanthe obreniformis
• Calanthe odora
• Calanthe oreadum
• Calanthe otuhanica
• Calanthe ovalifolia
• Calanthe ovata
• Calanthe papuana
• Calanthe parvilabris
• Calanthe pauciverrucosa
• Calanthe pavairiensis
• Calanthe petelotiana
• Calanthe pilosa
• Calanthe plantaginea
  • Calanthe plantaginea var. lushuiensis
  • Calanthe plantaginea var. plantaginea.
• Calanthe polyantha
• Calanthe puberula
• Calanthe pulchra
• Calanthe pullei
• Calanthe rajana
• Calanthe reflexilabris
• Calanthe rhodochila
  • Calanthe rhodochila var. reconditiflora
  • Calanthe rhodochila var. rhodochila.
• Calanthe rigida
• Calanthe rosea
• Calanthe rubens
• Calanthe ruttenii
• Calanthe saccata
• Calanthe sacculata
• Calanthe salaccensis
• Calanthe sanderiana
• Calanthe seranica
• Calanthe shelfordii
• Calanthe shweliensis
• Calanthe simplex
• Calanthe sinica
• Calanthe spathoglottoides
• Calanthe speciosa
• Calanthe stenophylla
• Calanthe stevensiana
• Calanthe striata
• Calanthe succedanea
• Calanthe sylvatica
• Calanthe taenioides
• Calanthe tahitensis
• Calanthe tenuis
• Calanthe torricellensis
• Calanthe transiens
• Calanthe triantherifera
• Calanthe tricarinata
• Calanthe trifida
• Calanthe triplicata
• Calanthe trulliformis
• Calanthe truncata
• Calanthe truncicola
• Calanthe tsoongiana
• Calanthe uncata
• Calanthe undulata
• Calanthe unifolia
• Calanthe vaginata
• Calanthe velutina
• Calanthe ventilabrum
• Calanthe versteegii
• Calanthe vestita
• Calanthe villosa
• Calanthe whiteana
• Calanthe yuana
• Calanthe yuksomnensis
• Calanthe zollingeri

Synonyms

This genus has a large number of synonyms:

• Alismorkis Thouars
• Amblyglottis Blume
• Aulostylis Schltr.
• Calanthidum Pfitzer
• Centrosia A.Rich.
• Centrosis Thouars
• Cytheris Lindl.
• Ghiesbreghtia A.Rich. & Galeotti
• Limatodes Blume
• Paracalanthe Kudô
• Preptanthe Rchb.f.
• Styloglossum Breda
• Sylvalismis Thouars