Chamaeanthus
Chamaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Four species are currently recognized as of September 2025, all native to southeastern Asia.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBorneo, Jawa, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
General: Chamaeanthus consists of three species distributed Use: No uses have been reported for Chamaeanthus; it is rare
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Chamaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Four species are currently recognized as of September 2025, all native to southeastern Asia. Chamaeanthus brachystachys Schltr. in J.J.Smith - Java, Borneo, southern Thailand Chamaeanthus wenzelii Ames - Taiwan, Philippines Chamaeanthus longicheila (Aver. & Nuraliev) Vuong & Kumar - Vietnam Chamaeanthus canhii (Aver.) Vuong & Kumar - Vietnam
== References == Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart