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June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Calanthe Ker Gawl.

This genus name was first published in Edwards's Botanical Register 7 1821  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this name was deprecated by WFO (it isn't possible to place this name in the taxonomy – do not use).

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Calanthe:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe alismatifolia Lindl. Fol. Orchid. Calanthe 6,7: 8 1855 wfo-0001034891
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe amabilis (O'Brien) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1000079253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe aurora A.H.Kent Man. Orchid. Pl. 6: 73 (1890) wfo-0000761791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe bella Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 15: 234 (1881) wfo-0000761868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe burfordiensis Sander Reichenbachia , ser. 2, 2: 31 (1894) wfo-1000036944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe cooksonii (Rolfe) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1000079254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe curantigoides Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650, sphalm. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] wfo-0001222490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe davidii var. matsudae (Hayata) T.C.Hsu Ill. Fl. Taiwan 1: 325. 2016 [Feb 2016] wfo-1200027601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe duongiae (Aver., V.C.Nguyen & Vuong) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1000079250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe eddevogelii Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1000079252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe exilis Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1000079836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe eyermanii Anon. Gard. & Forest 4: 16 (1891) wfo-1000053561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe finetii Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 134 (1894) wfo-1000053562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe flavicans Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 7: 92 (1840) wfo-1000038209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe furcata var. alismatifolia (Lindl.) M.Hiroe wfo-0001034893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe gigas Anon. Gartenflora 1894: 24 (1894) wfo-0000763212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe hallii Anon. Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 1888: 108 (1888) wfo-1000036836
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe hastilabia S.Tobgay, Nidup & Wangchuck Orchids (West Palm Beach) 94(1): 72 (2025) wfo-1000078358
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe hortensis T.Tanaka Wild Orch. J. 5: 68. 2013 wfo-0001356371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe humblotii var. rubra (Bosser) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe humblotii var. schlechteri (H.Perrier) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe hybrida (O'Brien) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 103 (2025) wfo-1000079255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe inquilina (Rchb.f.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 103 (2025) wfo-1000079256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe irrorata (Rchb.f.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 103 (2025) wfo-1000079257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe kibanakirishima F.Maek. Wild Orchids Japan Colour 363, without latin descr. or type. 1971 wfo-0001222849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe langei F.Muell. Bot. Centralbl. 24(46): 212 (1885) wfo-1000078075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe lentiginosa Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 19: 44 (1883) wfo-0000763758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe mantinii Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 134 (1894) wfo-0001356494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe musca Lindl. wfo-0001088124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe mylesii B.S.Williams Orchid Album 9: t. 402 (1891) wfo-0000764199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe oodaruma F.Maek. Wild Orchids Japan 372, 477 (1971) wfo-0001223035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe oweniana (Sander) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 103 (2025) wfo-1000079258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe pauciflora var. pallida (Ridl.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111822
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe pauciflora var. punctata (Lindl.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111823
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe pauciflora var. sumatrana (J.J.Sm.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe sandhurstiana Gosse ex Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 15: 395 (1881) wfo-0000765110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe sanguinaria Mottet Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 453 wfo-1000053269
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe sedeni Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 9: 168 (1878) wfo-0000765163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe sedeniana (Rchb.f.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 103 (2025) wfo-1000079259
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe siebertiana Schltr. Orchis 7: 35 (1913) wfo-0000765213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe sieboldii Decne. Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 4: 381 1855 wfo-1200068948
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe splendens G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. , Suppl.: 182 (1900) wfo-1000035172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe tankervilleae var. antoninae (P.Balzer) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111825
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe tankervilleae var. australis (F.Muell.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111826
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe tankervilleae var. baolocensis (Duy, Tao Chen & D.X.Zhang) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe tankervilleae var. bernaysii (Rowland ex Rchb.f.) Govaerts & J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 102 (2025) wfo-1200111829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe tungyuanshanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 515 2024 wfo-1000076554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe veitchii Anon. Gard. Chron. 1859: 1016 (1859) wfo-1000053565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe victoria-regina Sander Reichenbachia , ser. 2, 2: 31 (1894) wfo-1000053469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe villegentei M.Pignal Adansonia sér. 3, 45(18): 300 2023 wfo-1000057308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calanthe yingjiangensis J.L.Miao & J.W.Zhai Phytotaxa 636(4): 298 2024 wfo-1000061162