Chelonistele

Chelonistele is a genus of the orchid family consisting of 13 currently accepted species. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.[1] The plant grows as an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid.

Chelonistele
Chelonistele sulphurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Chelonistele
Kraenzl.
Synonyms[1]

Sigmatochilus Rolfe

Species

Species accepted as of May 2014[1]

  • Chelonistele amplissima (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Carr - Borneo
  • Chelonistele brevilamellata (J.J.Sm.) Carr - Kalimantan
  • Chelonistele dentifera de Vogel - Sarawak
  • Chelonistele ingloria (J.J.Sm.) Carr - Borneo
  • Chelonistele laetitia-reginae de Vogel - Sarawak
  • Chelonistele lurida Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (ed.) - Borneo
  • Chelonistele ramentacea J.J.Wood - Sarawak
  • Chelonistele richardsii Carr - Sarawak, Brunei
  • Chelonistele senagangensis J.J.Wood - Sabah
  • Chelonistele sulphurea (Blume) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)
    • Chelonistele sulphurea var. crassifolia (Carr) de Vogel - Sabah
    • Chelonistele sulphurea var. sulphurea - Borneo, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra, Philippines
  • Chelonistele unguiculata Carr - Sarawak, Brunei

References


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