Callostylis

Callostylis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Callostylis
Blume
Type species
Callostylis rigida
Synonyms[1]
  • Tylostylis Blume

Callostylis is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a synonym of the genus Eria, but eventually it has become an accepted name. It is native to Southeast Asia from Assam and southern China to Java.[2][3]

Five species are currently recognised (May 2014):[2]

  1. Callostylis bambusifolia (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Yunnan, Guangxi, Assam, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  2. Callostylis carnosissima (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Wood - Sabah
  3. Callostylis cyrtosepala (Schltr.) Y.P.Ng & P.J.Cribb - Sumatra
  4. Callostylis pulchella (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi - Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra
  5. Callostylis rigida Blume - from Assam and southern China to Java.
  1. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonyms". Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Callostylis Blume in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 359, 美柱兰属 mei zhu lan shu , Callostylis