Renanthera

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| image_caption = Renanthera coccinea
1830 illustrationWilliam Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) del. - "Curtis's botanical magazine" vol. 57 (N. S. 4) pl. 2997

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| taxon = Renanthera

| authority = Lour. (1790)

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  • Ascoglossum Schltr.
  • Nephranthera Hassk.
  • Porphyrodesme Schltr.
  • Renantherella Ridl.

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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.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=177305 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Rice, R. (2008). Renanthera of Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 1: 71-76.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=128139 Flora of China v 25 p 451, 火焰兰属 huo yan lan shu, Renanthera Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 2: 516, 521. 1790. ]

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.

Description

The following species ordered by sections are recognized by Plants of the World Online {{As of|2024|May}}:{{cite web | title=Plants of the World Online | website=Plants of the World Online | url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30499-1 | access-date=2024-05-18}}

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Renanthera annamensis {{au|Rolfe}}Vietnam
Renanthera auyongii {{au|Christenson}}Borneo (Sarawak)
120pxRenanthera bella {{au|J.J.Wood}}Borneo
Renanthera breviflora {{au|(Rchb.f.) R.Rice & J.J.Wood}}Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak) to Philippines (Sulu Islands)
Renanthera caloptera {{au|(Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.}}Philippines to Papuasia.
Renanthera chanii {{au|J.J.Wood & R.Rice}}Borneo (Sabah)
120pxRenanthera citrina {{au|Aver.}}China (SE. Yunnan)
120pxRenanthera coccinea {{au|Lour.}}China (SE. Yunnan, SW. Guangxi)
120pxRenanthera cornuta {{au|R.Rice}}Philippines
Renanthera dentata {{au|R.Rice}}Borneo (Sarawak).
120pxRenanthera elongata {{au|(Blume) Lindl.}}Thailand to W. Malesia and Philippines.
Renanthera histrionica {{au|Rchb.f.}}Thailand to Malaya
120pxRenanthera imschootiana {{au|Rolfe}}Arunachal Pradesh to China (S. Yunnan)
Renanthera isosepala {{au|Holttum}}Myanmar to Peninsula Thailand.
Renanthera matutina {{au|Lindl.}}Malesia
Renanthera moluccana {{au|Blume}}Sulawesi to Papuasia.
120pxRenanthera monachica {{au|Ames}}Philippines (Luzon).
Renanthera philippinensis {{au|(Ames & Quisumb.) L.O.Williams}}Philippines
Renanthera porphyrodesme {{au|(Schltr.) Kocyan & Schuit.}}Sumatera to Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea.
Renanthera pulchella {{au|Rolfe}}Myanmar
Renanthera storiei {{au|Rchb.f.}}Philippines.
120pxRenanthera vietnamensis {{au|Aver. & R.Rice}}Vietnam

Cultivation

Species in this genus usually require an intermediate to hot climate with good air movement and generally bright light. Their scrambling style of growth means they are best grown on a hanging mount or basket. If they are grown in pots there must be excellent drainage.

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{{cite POWO |id=30499-1 |title=Renanthera Lour. |access-date=7 August 2023}}

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