''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a

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of about 220 species of

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s in the

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Orchidaceae. They are

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plants with thick roots, small oval

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s, large corrugated leaves and upright, sometimes arching flowering stems. The

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s and

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s are narrow and a similar size to each other and the labellum usually has spreading lobes.

Description

Orchids in the genus ''Calanthe'' are terrestrial with small, crowded pseudobulbs with thick roots and a few corrugated or wrinkled leaves with the base tapering to a petiole-like stalk. Some species are evergreen while others are deciduous. The flowers are delicate but showy, white, pink, yellow or orange and crowded near the end of an erect, sometimes arching flowering stem. The sepals and petals are relatively narrow, similar in size and spread widely. The labellum has three or four spreading lobes and in most species there is a spur at the base. Unlike similar orchids, the labellum of ''Calanthe'' orchids is fused to the

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Taxonomy and naming

The genus ''Calanthe'' was first formally described in 1821 by Robert Brown and his manuscript was published in ''

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''. The name ''Calanthe'' is derived from the

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words ''kallos'' meaning "beauty" and ''anthos'' meaning "flower".

Distribution and habitat

''Calanthe'' species are found in all

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areas, but mostly concentrated in

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. Some species also range into

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and

lands such as

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, the

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List of species

The following is a list of species of ''Calanthe'' recognised by the ''

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'' as at August 2018: * '' Calanthe abbreviata'' (Blume) Lindl. * '' Calanthe aceras'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach * '' Calanthe alba'' W.Suarez & Cootes * '' Calanthe albolutea'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe alismifolia'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe alleizettei'' Gagnep. * '' Calanthe alpina'' Hook.f. ex Lindl. * '' Calanthe alta'' Rchb.f. * '' Calanthe angustifolia'' (Blume) Lindl. * '' Calanthe aquamarina'' Schuit. & de Vogel * '' Calanthe arcuata'' Rolfe * '' Calanthe arfakana'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe argenteostriata'' C.Z.Tang & S.J.Cheng * '' Calanthe arisanensis'' Hayata * '' Calanthe aristulifera'' Rchb.f. * ''

Calanthe aruank ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' P.Royen * '' Calanthe aurantiaca'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe aureiflora'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe balansae'' Finet * '' Calanthe baliensis'' J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber * '' Calanthe beamanii'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe beleensis'' Ormerod & P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe bicalcarata'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe biloba'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe bingtaoi'' J.W.Zhai, L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu * '' Calanthe bivalvis'' P.J.Cribb & Ormerod * '' Calanthe brassii'' Ormerod * ''

Calanthe brevicornu ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe burkei'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe calanthoides'' (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hamer & Garay in F.Hamer * '' Calanthe camptoceras'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe cardioglossa'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe carrii'' Govaerts * '' Calanthe caulescens'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe caulodes'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe ceciliae'' Rchb.f. * '' Calanthe celebica'' Rolfe * '' Calanthe chevalieri'' Gagnep. * '' Calanthe chloroleuca'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe chrysoglossoides'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe clavata'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe clavicalcar'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe claytonii'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe coiloglossa'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach * '' Calanthe conspicua'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe coodei'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe cootesii'' Naive * '' Calanthe coreana'' Nakai – Korean calanthe * ''

Calanthe cremeoviridis ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' J.J.Wood * '' Calanthe crenulata'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe crispifolia'' Ormerod * '' Calanthe cruciata'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe crumenata'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe crystallina'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe davaensis'' Ames * '' Calanthe davidii'' Franch. * '' Calanthe daymanensis'' Ormerod & P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe delavayi'' Finet * '' Calanthe densiflora'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe devogelii'' P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton * ''

Calanthe discolor ''Calanthe discolor'' is a species of orchid. It is native to Korea, Japan (including Nansei-shoto), and China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang). It is a well-known species found in Japan, the southern ...

'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe dulongensis'' H.Li, R.Li & Z.L.Dao * ''

Calanthe duyana ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Aver. * '' Calanthe ecallosa'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe ecarinata'' Rolfe ex Hemsl. * '' Calanthe emeishanica'' K.Y.Lang & Z.H.Tsi * '' Calanthe engleriana'' Kraenzl. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach * '' Calanthe epiphytica'' Carr * '' Calanthe fargesii'' Finet * '' Calanthe finisterrae'' Schltr. * ''

Calanthe fissa ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' L.O.Williams * '' Calanthe flava'' (Blume) C.Morren * '' Calanthe floresana'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe forbesii'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe formosana'' Rolfe * ''

Calanthe fragrans ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' P.Royen * '' Calanthe fugongensis'' X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen * '' Calanthe geelvinkensis'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe gibbsiae'' Rolfe * ''

Calanthe goodenoughiana ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Ormerod & P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe graciliflora'' Hayata * '' Calanthe graciliscapa'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe griffithii'' Lindl. * ''

Calanthe habbemensis ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Ormerod & P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe halconensis'' Ames * '' Calanthe hancockii'' Rolfe * '' Calanthe hattorii'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe henryi'' Rolfe * '' Calanthe herbacea'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe hirsuta'' Seidenf. * '' Calanthe hololeuca'' Rchb.f. in B.Seemann * '' Calanthe hoshii'' S.Kobay. * '' Calanthe hyacinthina'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe imthurnii'' Kores * '' Calanthe inflata'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe insularis'' S.H.Oh, H.J.Suh & C.W.Park * ''

Calanthe izu-insularis ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' (Satomi) Ohwi & Satomi in J.Ohwi * '' Calanthe johorensis'' Holttum * '' Calanthe judithiae'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe jusnerii'' Boxall ex Náves in F.M.Blanco * '' Calanthe kaniensis'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe kemulensis'' J.J.Sm. * ''

Calanthe keshabii ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Lucksom * ''

Calanthe kinabaluensis ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Rolfe * '' Calanthe labrosa'' (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. * '' Calanthe lacerata'' Ames * '' Calanthe lambii'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe lamellosa'' Rolfe * '' Calanthe lancilabris'' Ormerod & P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe lechangensis'' Z.H.Tsi & Tang * ''

Calanthe leonidii ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton * '' Calanthe leucosceptrum'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe leuseri'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe ligo'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe limprichtii'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe longgangensis'' Y.S.Huang & Yan Liu * '' Calanthe longibracteata'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe longifolia'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe lyroglossa'' Rchb.f. * '' Calanthe madagascariensis'' Rolfe ex Hook.f. * '' Calanthe mannii'' Hook.f. * '' Calanthe maquilingensis'' Ames * ''

Calanthe masuca ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous Terrestrial plant, terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudob ...

'' (D.Don) Lindl. * '' Calanthe maxii'' P.O'Byrne * '' Calanthe mcgregorii'' Ames * '' Calanthe metoensis'' Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang * '' Calanthe micrantha'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe microglossa'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe millikenii'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe millotae'' Ursch & Genoud ex Bosser * '' Calanthe mindorensis'' Ames, Philipp. J. Sci. * '' Calanthe moluccensis'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe monophylla'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe muelleri'' Kraenzl. * '' Calanthe musa-amanii'' J.J.Wood * '' Calanthe nankunensis'' Z.H.Tsi * '' Calanthe nicolae'' P.O'Byrne * ''

Calanthe nipponica ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Makino * '' Calanthe nivalis'' Boxall ex Náves in F.M.Blanco * '' Calanthe obreniformis'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe odora'' Griff. * '' Calanthe okinawensis'' Hayata * '' Calanthe oreadum'' Rendle * '' Calanthe otuhanica'' C.L.Chan & T.J.Barkman * ''

Calanthe ovalifolia ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe ovata'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe papuana'' (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe parvilabris'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach * '' Calanthe pauciverrucosa'' J.J.Sm. * ''

Calanthe pavairiensis ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Ormerod * '' Calanthe perrottetii'' A.Rich. * '' Calanthe petelotiana'' Gagnep. * '' Calanthe plantaginea'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe poiformis'' P.J.Cribb & Ormerod * '' Calanthe polyantha'' Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien * ''

Calanthe puberula ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Lindl. * ''

Calanthe pulchra ''Calanthe pulchra'' is a species of orchid. It is found in Laos, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indo ...

'' (Blume) Lindl. * '' Calanthe pullei'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe punctata'' Kurzweil * ''

Calanthe purpurea ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Lindl. * ''

Calanthe reflexilabris ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe rhodochila'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach * ''

Calanthe rigida ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Carr * '' Calanthe rosea'' (Lindl.) Benth. * ''

Calanthe rubens ''Calanthe rubens'' is a species of orchid. It is native to the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia and generally grows at elevations above 300 feet. It is warm growing and deciduous, commencing growth in spring and flowering in autumn. Reference ...

'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe rubra'' S.H.Oh, H.J.Suh & C.W.Park * '' Calanthe ruttenii'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe saccata'' J.J.Sm. * ''

Calanthe sacculata ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe salaccensis'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe sandsii'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe scaposa'' Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang * '' Calanthe secunda'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe seranica'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe simplex'' Seidenf. * '' Calanthe sinica'' Z.H.Tsi * '' Calanthe solomonensis'' P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton * '' Calanthe spathoglottoides'' Schltr. * '' Calanthe speciosa'' (Blume) Lindl. * ''

Calanthe stella ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe striata'' R.Br. ex Spreng. * '' Calanthe succedanea'' Gagnep. * ''

Calanthe sylvatica ''Calanthe sylvatica'' is a species of orchid. It is native to tropical and southern Africa from Sierra Leone to Tanzania to South Africa, as well as Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion. References External links

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'' (Thouars) Lindl. * '' Calanthe taenioides'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe tahitensis'' Nadeaud * '' Calanthe takeuchii'' Ormerod & P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe tenuis'' Ames & C.Schweinf. in O.Ames * '' Calanthe torricellensis'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach * ''

Calanthe transiens ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' J.J.Sm. * ''

Calanthe tricarinata ''Calanthe tricarinata'' is a species of orchid native to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan), Northeastern India, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Kashmir, Myanmar and Thailand ...

'' Lindl. * ''

Calanthe trifida ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Tang & F.T.Wang * ''

Calanthe triplicata ''Calanthe triplicata'' commonly known as the common Christmas orchid is a plant in the orchid family and is native to Oceania, Asia, and the islands of eastern Africa. It is a terrestrial orchid that grows in clumps with crowded pseudobulbs, da ...

'' (Willemet) Ames * '' Calanthe trulliformis'' King & Pantl. * '' Calanthe truncata'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe truncicola'' Schltr. * ''

Calanthe tsoongiana ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Tang & F.T.Wang * ''

'' var. guizhouensis Z.H.Tsi * ''

Calanthe uncata ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' Lindl. * '' Calanthe undulata'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe unifolia'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe velutina'' Ridl. * '' Calanthe ventilabrum'' Rchb.f. in B.Seemann * '' Calanthe versteegii'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe vestita'' Wall. ex Lindl. * ''

Calanthe villosa ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' J.J.Sm. * '' Calanthe wenshanensis'' J.W.Zhai, L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu * '' Calanthe whistleri'' P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton * '' Calanthe whiteana'' King & Pantl. * '' Calanthe womersleyi'' P.J.Cribb & Ormerod * ''

Calanthe woodii ''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upr ...

'' P.J.Cribb * '' Calanthe yaoshanensis'' Z.X.Ren & H.Wang * '' Calanthe yueana'' Tang & F.T.Wang * '' Calanthe yuksomnensis'' Lucksom * '' Calanthe zollingeri'' Rchb.f.

Gallery

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q133768 Collabieae genera Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)