Renanthera

Renanthera
Renanthera coccinea
1830 illustration[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Renanthera
Lour. (1790)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ascoglossum Schltr.
  • Nephranthera Hassk.
  • Porphyrodesme Schltr.
  • Renantherella Ridl.

Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren in horticultural trade, is a genus of large scrambling monopodial epiphytic and terrestrial species of orchid found in China, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Melanesia.[3][4][5]

Species in this genus produce a branched inflorescence containing numerous flowers ranging in color from yellow and orange to red. These flowers possess large lateral sepals.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) del. - "Curtis's botanical magazine" vol. 57 (N. S. 4) pl. 2997
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Rice, R. (2008). Renanthera of Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 1: 71-76.
  5. ^ a b Flora of China v 25 p 451, 火焰兰属 huo yan lan shu, Renanthera Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 2: 516, 521. 1790.