Pomatocalpa
| Pomatocalpa | |
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| Pomatocalpa undulatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Pomatocalpa Breda[1] |
Pomatocalpa, commonly known as bladder orchids,[2] or 鹿角兰属 (lu jiao lan shu),[3] is a genus of about twenty five species from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are epiphytes or lithophytes with thick, leathery leaves and a large number of small flowers with a three-lobed labellum. There are about twenty five species found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the south-west Pacific.
Description[edit]
Orchids in the genus Pomatocalpa are monopodial epiphytic or lithophytic herbs with long, thick roots attached to the substrate, with fibrous stems and long-lasting leaves arranged in two rows with their bases obscuring the stems. A large number of relatively small flowers are arranged on a panicle or raceme and with sepals and petals that are similar to each other and a labellum that has three lobes.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming[edit]
The genus Pomatocalpa was first formally described in 1829 by Breda in Genera et Species Orchidearum et Asclepiadearum. The type species is Pomatocalpa spicatum.[6] The name Pomatocalpa is derived from the Ancient Greek words pomatos meaning "cover", "lid", "operculum" or "gill-cover"[7]: 183 and kalpe meaning "vessel for drawing water", "pitcher" or "urn",[7]: 627 referring to the deeply pouched labellum.[4]
Species list: The following is a list of species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of December 2018:[1]
- Pomatocalpa angustifolium Seidenf. - Thailand, Vietnam
- Pomatocalpa arachnanthe (Ridl.) J.J.Sm. - Malaysia
- Pomatocalpa armigerum (King & Pantl.) Tang & F.T.Wang - Assam, Bhutan
- Pomatocalpa bambusarum (King & Pantl.) Garay - Assam, Bhutan
- Pomatocalpa bhutanicum N.P.Balakr. - Bhutan
- Pomatocalpa bicolor (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. - Philippines
- Pomatocalpa decipiens (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. - India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Pomatocalpa diffusum Breda - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- Pomatocalpa floresanum J.J.Sm. - Flores
- Pomatocalpa fuscum (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. - Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines
- Pomatocalpa grande Seidenf. - Vietnam
- Pomatocalpa incurvum (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea, Solomons
- Pomatocalpa kunstleri (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- Pomatocalpa leucanthum (Schltr.) Schltr. - New Guinea
- Pomatocalpa linearipetalum J.J.Sm. - Seram
- Pomatocalpa macphersonii (F.Muell.) T.E.Hunt - New Guinea, Queensland
- Pomatocalpa maculosum (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. - widespread from Sri Lanka and Bhutan to Java and the Philippines
- Pomatocalpa maculosum subsp. andamanicum (Hook.f.) Watthana
- Pomatocalpa maculosum subsp. maculosum
- Pomatocalpa marsupiale (Kraenzl.) J.J.Sm. - Queensland, Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomons, Vanuatu
- Pomatocalpa parvum (Ridl.) J.J.Sm. - Pahang
- Pomatocalpa simalurense J.J.Sm . - Simeuluë
- Pomatocalpa sphaetophorum (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. - Borneo
- Pomatocalpa spicatum Breda, Kuhl & Hasselt - Hainan, Assam, Bhutan, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- Pomatocalpa tonkinense (Gagnep.) Seidenf. - Vietnam, Laos
- Pomatocalpa truncatum (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - Borneo
- Pomatocalpa undulatum (Lindl.) J.J.Sm - Assam, Bangladesh, Taiwan
- Pomatocalpa undulatum subsp. acuminatum (Rolfe) Watthana
- Pomatocalpa undulatum subsp. undulatum
Distribution[edit]
Species in the genus Pomatocalpa are found from tropical and substropical Asia to the southwest Pacific.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Pomatocalpa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 442. ISBN 978-1877069123.
- ^ a b Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Pomatocalpa". Flora of China. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b D.L.Jones; T.Hopley; S.M.Duffy (2010). "Pomatocalpa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Orchids. Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Wattana, Santi (2007). "The genus Pomatocalpa (Orchidaceae) A taxonomic monograph". Harvard Papers in Botany. 11 (2): 207–256. doi:10.3100/1043-4534(2007)11[207:TGPOAT]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 41761857. S2CID 86686301.
- ^ "Pomatocalpa". APNI. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.