Calanthe pulchra

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Calanthe

At a glance

Occurrence records46

Data sources6

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Calanthe pulchra's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility46 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF46 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 40

01Narrative

Calanthe pulchra is a species of orchid. It is found in Laos, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Malaysia, the Philippines and SumatraKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in humid forests at elevations of 130 to 1700 meters. It is medium to large sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with close set, small pseduobulbs enveloped by leaf sheaths and carrying 5 to 6, elliptic, acuminate, plicate, gradually narrowing below into the elongate petiolate base leaf that blooms in the apring on a 20 to 24" [50 to 60 cm] long, erect, densely 40 to 60 flowered, racemose inflorescence with large, lanceolate, acute, very concave floral bracts that fall before the odorless flowers open The small flower and hooked spur are diagnostic for this species.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Plant height max0.6 m

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formpseudobulbous geophyte

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Calanthe pulchra has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Calanthe pulchra carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 40 n = 20

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records40–402n range40median40mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 402×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Teoh, S. B. 1984. Polyploid spore formation in diploid orchid species. Genetica 63: 53–59.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Teoh, S. B. 1980. Cytological studies in Malayan members of the Phaius tribe (Orchidaceae). 11. MeLotic and B-chromosomes. Caryologia 33: 483–493.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type46 records

Wild obs. + sensor20

Museum / vouchered26

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO152 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy47% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 6≤10 km 5>10 km 5

19 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor20

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 1≤10 km 2

4 georeferenced · 22 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence26

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
South Kensington, GB	11
Taipei, TW	1
Xiamen, CN	1
Philadelphia, US	1

4 institutions · 14 of 26 vouchered records shown · 12 without an institution code

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