Orchidaceae Juss.
Calanthe R.Br. , nom. cons., scientific
Brown, R. (1821), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 7: sub t. 573 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Calanthe veratrifolia Ker Gawler
  • Comment: nom. cons. vs. ALISMORKIS Thouars (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 1631).
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 111 [secondary reference]
Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 18 [basionym]
basionym of: Alismorkis sect. Calanthe (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 527 [secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 178 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: From the Greek kalos (beautiful) and anthos (a flower), referring to the beauty of the flowers.
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 110 [secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 473 [secondary reference]
Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 241-243 [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 27 [secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 357 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 374 [secondary reference]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 31-32 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Alismorkis sect. Calanthe (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alismorkis Thouars nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Alismorchis Thouars orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Amblyglottis Blume legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 25 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Alismorkis Thouars nom. rej.
Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 275 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Alismorkis Thouars nom. rej.
Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Calanthe. Flora of New South Wales 4: 236 [secondary reference]
Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 195 [secondary reference]
Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 195 [secondary reference]
Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (2006), Fourteen new taxa of Orchidaceae from northern and eastern Australia and two new combinations from New Guinea. Australian Orchid Research 5: 4-5 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 136 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Alismorkis sect. Calanthe (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calanthe R.Br. subg. Calanthe legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calanthe R.Br. sect. Calanthe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alismorkis Thouars nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Centrosis Sw. ex Thouars legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alismorchis Thouars orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Amblyglottis Blume legitimate
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI
Chase, M.W., Christenhusz, M.J.M. & Schuiteman, A. (23 November 2020), Expansion of Calanthe to include the species of Cephalantheropsis, Gastrorchis and Phaius (Collabieae; Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 472(2): 161 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Phaius Lour. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alismorkis Thouars nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Centrosis Sw. ex Thouars legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alismorchis Thouars orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Phajus Lindl. orth. var.
Chase, M.W., Christenhusz, M.J.M. & Schuiteman, A. (December 2020), (2782) Proposal to conserve Calanthe, nom. cons., against the additional names Phaius, Cyanorkis, and Gastorkis (Orchidaceae, Collabieae). Taxon 69(6): 1364 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Phaius Lour. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Alismorkis Thouars nom. rej.
Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 617 [secondary reference]