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.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Observations recorded79

General: Chamaeanthus consists of three species distributed Use: No uses have been reported for Chamaeanthus; it is rare

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4
With media: 4
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: AMES
Recorded in: Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Aeridinae
Image: Chamaeanthus brachystachys - Die Orchideen von Java - fig. 418 (1912).jpg

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taxon name: Chamaeanthus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2364
topic's main category: Category:Chamaeanthus
taxon common name: 低药兰属
Commons category: Chamaeanthus
Commons gallery: Chamaeanthus

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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

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