Calanthe salaccensis J.J. Sm. 1910 SUBGENUS Calanthe SECTION Styloglossum

Drawing by Seidenfaden

Common Name The Solok Calanthe [A town on Sumatra]

Flower Size .8" [2 cm]

Found in penninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Bangka Island and Borneo in podosol forests at elevations of 400 to 500 meters as a hot growing terrestrial with petiolate base leaves that blooms on an erect, 12" [30 cm] long, rachis 3.2" [8 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence with flowers that have bright golden yellow tepals and an orange scarlet lip.

Synonyms Styloglossum salaccense ( J.J.Sm. ) 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 drawing fide; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994 Drawing fide; Malesian Orchid Journal Vol 17 2016 as Styloglossum salaccence photo fide;

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