Calanthe albolutea Ridl. 1903 SUBGENUS Calanthe SECTION Styloglossum

PHOTO by © Anthony Lamb

Common Name The Whitish Yellow Calanthe

Flower Size

Found in Thailand, penninsular Malayasia and Borneo at elevations around 1000 to 1200 meters as a large sized, cool growing terrestrial with petiolate base leaves that blooms on an erect, stout, to 12" [30 cm] long, provided with several basal sheaths several flowered inflorescence with deciduous floral bracts and carrying white flowers.

Most likely synomonous with C angustifolia

Synonyms Styloglossum alboluteum (Ridl.) T.Yukawa & P.J.Cribb 2014

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Orchidaceae Holttum 1953; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Wood 1992; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 photo fide

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