Calanthe discolor

Calanthe discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Calanthe
Species:	C. discolor
Binomial name
Calanthe discolor Lindl. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
Calanthe striata var. discolor (Lindl.) Maxim (1873) Alismorkis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891) Calanthe discolor var. kanashiroi Fukuy. Calanthe discolor f. quinquelamellata M.Hiroe (1971) Calanthe discolor f. kanashiroi (Fukuy.) K.Nakaj. (1972) Calanthe variegata Scheidw. Calanthe lurida Decne. Calanthe discolor var. viridialba Maxim. Calanthe esquirolii Schltr. Calanthe tyoh-harae Makino Calanthe cheniana Hand.-Mazz. Calanthe amamiana var. latilabellata Ida Calanthe discolor var. divaricatipetala Ida Calanthe tokunoshimensis Hatus. & Ida Calanthe tokunoshimensis f. latilabella (Ida) Hatus.

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).^[2][3]

Varieties

Two varieties are currently accepted (May 2014):^[2]

• Calanthe discolor var. amamiana (Fukuy.) Masam. – Nansei-shoto
• Calanthe discolor var. discolor – China, Korea, Japan (including Nansei-shoto)

References

1. "Calanthe discolor var discolor, Heterotypic Synonyms". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
2. "Calanthe discolor Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 9 (1838)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
3. Xinqi Chen; Phillip J. Cribb; Stephan W. Gale. "Calanthe discolor (虾脊兰 xia ji lan)". Flora of China. p. 306. Retrieved 2015-09-04 – via eFloras.org.

External links

• Media related to Calanthe discolor at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Calanthe discolor at Wikispecies