Calanthe plantaginea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Calanthe
Species:
Varietates: (2)
C. p. var. lushuiensis – C. p. var. plantaginea

Name

Calanthe plantaginea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 250 (1833).

Synonymy

  • Homotypic
    • Alismorkis lindleyana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891).

Homonym

  • Calanthe plantaginea Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 368 (1851), sensu auct. - vide: Calanthe griffithii Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 37 (1852).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Asia-Temperate
    • China
      • China South-Central, Tibet.
  • Asia-Tropical 
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 252.

Vernacular names

中文: 车前虾脊兰
中文(简体): 车前虾脊兰

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