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The genus Calanthe is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Calanthe

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Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Calanthe abbreviata (Blume) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe aceras Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe actinomorpha Fukuy.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe alba W.Suarez & Cootes	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × albolilacina J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe albolutea Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe alismifolia Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe alleizettii Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe alpina Hook.f. ex Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe alta Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe angustifolia (Blume) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe aquamarina Schuit. & de Vogel	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe arcuata Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe arfakana J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe argenteostriata C.Z.Tang & S.J.Cheng	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe arisanensis Hayata	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe aristulifera Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe aruank P.Royen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe atjehensis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe aurantiaca Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe aureiflora J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × aurora A.H.Kent	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe balansae Finet	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe baliensis J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × barberiana Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe beamanii P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe beleensis Ormerod & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × bella Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe bicalcarata J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe biloba Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe bivalvis P.J.Cribb & Ormerod	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe brevicornu Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe burkei P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe calanthoides (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hamer & Garay	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe camptoceras Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe cardioglossa Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe carrii Govaerts	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe caulescens J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe caulodes J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ceciliae Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe chevalieri Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe chloroleuca Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe chrysantha Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe chrysoglossoides J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe clavata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe clavicalcar J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe claytonii P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe cleistogama Holttum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe coiloglossa Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe colorans Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe conspicua Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe coodei P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe coreana Nakai	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe cremeoviridis J.J.Wood	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe crenulata J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe crispifolia Ormerod	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe cruciata Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe crumenata Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe crystallina P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe curantigoides Kuntze	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Calanthe × darblayana God.-Leb.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe davaensis Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe davidii Franch.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe daymanensis Ormerod & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe densiflora Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe devogelii P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe dipteryx Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe discolor Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × dominyi Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe dulongensis H.Li, R.Li & Z.L.Dao	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe duyana Aver.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ecallosa J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ecarinata Rolfe ex Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe emeishanica K.Y.Lang & Z.H.Tsi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe engleriana Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe englishii Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe epiphytica Carr	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × eyermanii auct.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe fargesii Finet	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × finetii auct.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe finisterrae Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe fissa L.O.Williams	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe flava (Blume) C.Morren	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe floresana P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe forbesii Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe fragrans P.Royen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe fugongensis X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe fulgens Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe geelvinkensis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe gibbsiae Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × gigas auct.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe goodenoughiana Ormerod & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe graciliflora Hayata	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe graciliscapa Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe griffithii Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe habbemensis Ormerod & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe halconensis Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × halli auct.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hancockii Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hattorii Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hennisii Loher	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe henryi Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe herbacea Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hirsuta Seidenf.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hololeuca Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hoshii S.Kobay.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe humbertii H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe hyacinthina Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe imthurnii Kores	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe inflata Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × inquilinax Rolfe	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe izu-insularis (Satomi) Ohwi & Satomi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe johorensis Holttum	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe judithiae P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe jusnerii Boxall ex Náves	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe kaniensis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe kemulensis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe keshabii Lucksom	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × kibanakirishima Maek.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Calanthe kinabaluensis Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe labrosa (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe lacerata Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe lambii P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe lancilabris Ormerod & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe laxiflora Makino	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe lechangensis Z.H.Tsi & Tang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × lentiginosa Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe leucosceptrum Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe leuseri P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ligo P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe limprichtii Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe longibracteata Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe longifolia Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe lutiviridis P.Royen	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe madagascariensis Rolfe ex Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe mannii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe maquilingensis Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe maxii P.O'Byrne	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe mcgregorii Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe metoensis Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe micrantha Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe microglossa Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe millikenii P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe millotae Ursch & Genoud ex Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe mindorensis Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe moluccensis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe monophylla Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe muelleri Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe musa-amanii J.J.Wood	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe musca Lindl.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Calanthe × mylesii B.S.Williams	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe nankunensis Z.H.Tsi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe nicolae P.O'Byrne	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe nipponica Makino	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe nivalis Boxall ex Náves	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe oblanceolata Ohwi & T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe obreniformis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe odora Griff.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × oodaruma Maek.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Calanthe oreadum Rendle	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe otuhanica C.L.Chan & T.J.Barkman	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ovalifolia Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ovata Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe papuana (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe parvilabris Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe pauciverrucosa J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe pavairiensis Ormerod	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe petelotiana Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe pilosa Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe plantaginea Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe poiformis P.J.Cribb & Ormerod	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe polyantha Gilli	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × porphyrea Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe puberula Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe pulchra (Blume) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe pullei J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe rajana J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe reflexa Maxim.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe reflexilabris J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe repens Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe rhodochila Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Calanthe rigida Carr	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe rosea (Lindl.) Benth.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe rubens Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ruttenii J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe saccata J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe sacculata Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe salaccensis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe sanderiana B.S.Williams	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × sandhurstiana Gosse ex Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe sandsii P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe secunda P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × sedenii Rchb.f.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe seranica J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe shelfordii Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × siebertiana Schltr.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe sieboldii Decne. ex Regel	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe simplex Seidenf.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe sinica Z.H.Tsi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe solomonensis P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe spathoglottoides Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe speciosa (Blume) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe stella P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe stenophylla Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe stevensiana Regnier ex Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe striata R.Br. ex Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × subhamata J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe succedanea Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe taenioides J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe tahitensis Nadeaud	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe takeuchii Ormerod & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe tenuis Ames & C.Schweinf.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe torricellensis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe transiens J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe tricarinata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe trifida Tang & F.T.Wang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Calanthe trulliformis King & Pantl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe truncata J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe truncicola Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe tsoongiana Tang & F.T.Wang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe tunensis J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe uncata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe undulata J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe unifolia Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe vaginata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × varians J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe × veitchii auct.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe velutina Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe ventilabrum Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe versteegii J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe vestita Wall. ex Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe villosa J.J.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe whiteana King & Pantl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe womersleyi P.J.Cribb & Ormerod	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe woodii P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe yaoshanensis Z.X.Ren & H.Wang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe yuana Tang & F.T.Wang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe yuksomnensis Lucksom	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Calanthe zollingeri Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 554 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Calanthe. Of these 220 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 98 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Calanthe. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 554 species names for the genus Calanthe recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	220	39.7%
◕	Synonym	312	56.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	22	4.0%

All names

The status of the 652 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Calanthe recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	222	34.0%
◕	Synonym	407	62.4%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	23	3.5%

Of the species names,

• 15 are recorded as illegitimate
• 1 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 554 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Calanthe, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	220	260	0	0	480	86.6%
	Medium confidence	0	51	0	0	51	9.2%
	Low confidence	0	1	0	22	23	4.2%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Calanthe is as follows: