Cephalantheropsis is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising 4 accepted species distributed in China, Japan, the Eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia.[1][2]
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| Cephalantheropsis obcordata 1853 illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Collabieae |
| Genus: | Cephalantheropsis Guillaumin |
Closely related to Calanthe and Phaius, recent phylogenetic analysis [3] indicates that this genus is in the tribe Collabieae (which also includes Spathoglottis and Acanthophippium) rather than in Bletiinae.
Species edit
Species currently accepted as of May 2014:[1]
- Cephalantheropsis halconensis (Ames) S.S.Ying - Taiwan, Luzon
- Cephalantheropsis laciniata Ormerod - Peninsular Malaysia
- Cephalantheropsis longipes (Hook.f.) Ormerod - Guangxi, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan, Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sumatra, Philippines
- Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod - Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Maluku, Philippines
References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China v 25 p 288, 黄兰属 huang lan shu, genus Cephalantheropsis
- ^ Chen CL, Liao FS, Cheng SH (2010). "Phylogenetic analysis in the genera Phaius and Cephalantheropsis using rpl32-TRNL marker". Acta Horticulturae. 878: 107–113.
External links edit
Data related to Cephalantheropsis at Wikispecies
Media related to Cephalantheropsis at Wikimedia Commons
