Calanthe Orchids

Christensonia vietnamica Haager 1993
Christensonia vietnamica Haager 1993 is a newly discovered orchid species. The Orchidaceae genus Christensonia,... »
Eria mucronata Lindl. 1842, Eria rigida
The Eria mucronata Lindl.1842 orchid species is mostly known as Eria rigida Blume 1856, which is just accepted as a... »
Hoya praetorii Miq. 1856
The spectacular Hoya praetorii Miq. 1856 has been namend by the Dutch botanist Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel... »
Jade Vine Strongylodon macrobotrys
The Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is a tropical vine, native to the rainforests of the Philippines. Through... »
Cattleya Chocolate Drop Kodama
Cattleya Chocolate Drop Kodama is a primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Cattleya guttata and Cattleya... »
Bulbophyllum careyanum Spreng. 1826
It was the famous English botanist William Jackson Hooker, who named the Bulbophyllum careyanum (Hook.) Spreng. 1826... »
Stichorkis latifolia Pfitzer 1897 Liparis latifolia
Primarily the Stichorkis latifolia (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1897 has been classified by the German-Dutch botanist Karl... »
Olof Peter Swartz Swedish Botanist
Olof Peter Swartz (1760-1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He studied at the University of Uppsala... »
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to Malaysia and... »
Clitoria ternatea Butterfly Pea flower
Clitoria ternatea, commonly called Butterfly pea is a tropical vine from the family of Fabaceae. The beautiful,... »
Miniature Orchid Ornithochilus difformis Schltr. 1919
Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr. 1919 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, endemic to... »
Dendrobium cymboglossum
Dendrobium cymboglossum J.J. Wood & A.L. Lamb 1994 is an epiphytic growing orchid species from Borneo. Flowers... »
Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. 1847 Bulbophyllum polystictum
Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. 1847 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Malaysia, Indonesia, the... »
Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume 1836
Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume 1836 is an epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic, growing orchid species with highly... »
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. sanguinea Christenson 2001
There is still a bit of confusion about the Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. sanguinea Christenson 2001 and other... »
Hoya obscura Wax Flower
The wax flower Hoya obscura Elmer ex C. M. Burton 1986 has been found by A. D. E. Elmer in the year 1916 on the... »
Habenaria medusa Kraenzl. 1893
Habenaria medusa Kraenzl. 1893 is a terrestrial growing orchid species native to Laos, Vietnam, Malysia and... »
Bulbophyllum auratum Ridl. 1861 Cirrhopetalum auratum
Bulbophyllum auratum (Lindl.) Ridl. 1861 was primaryly described by Sir John Lindley as Cirrhopetalum auratum Lindl.... »
Dendrobium setifolium Ridl.1896
Dendrobium setifolium Ridl.1896 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, endemic to Thailand, Malaysia and... »
Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset Orchid Hybrid
Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset is an orchid hybrid, a crossing between Rhynchorides Thai Noi (Rhyncholaelia coelestis X... »

Calanthe is a genus of the Orchidaceae family.
Most of the Calanthe species grows terrestrially, just a few epiphytic. Calanthe orchids are widely spread all over South-East Asia, but a few Calanthe species are also found in Africa, Madagascar and Middle America.
The name Calanthe was published by Robert Brown in the year 1821 and replaced the former by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars given name Alismorkis. The genus Calanthe includes about 260 species.
The abbreviation in horticultural trade is: Cal.

Calanthe vestita Lindl. 1833

Jul 092010

Calanthe vestita Lindl. 1833 is a terrestrial,
sometimes lithophytic growing orchid species,
endemic to Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia…