''Calanthe'', commonly known as Christmas orchids,
is a
genus
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of about 220 species of
orchid
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s in the
family
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Orchidaceae. They are
evergreen
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or
deciduous
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terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval
pseudobulb
In botany, a pseudobulb is a storage organ found in many epiphytic and terrestrial sympodial orchids. It is derived from a thickening of the part of a stem between leaf nodes and may be composed of just one internode or several, termed ''heter ...
s, large corrugated leaves and upright, sometimes arching flowering stems. The
sepal
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Etymology
The term ''sepalum'' ...
s and
petal
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s are narrow and a similar size to each other and the
labellum usually has spreading lobes.
Description
Orchids in the genus ''Calanthe'' are terrestrial with small, crowded pseudobulbs with thick roots and a few corrugated or wrinkled leaves with the base tapering to a
petiole-like stalk. Some species are evergreen while others are deciduous. The flowers are delicate but showy, white, pink, yellow or orange and crowded near the end of an erect, sometimes arching flowering stem. The sepals and petals are relatively narrow, similar in size and spread widely. The labellum has three or four spreading lobes and in most species there is a spur at the base. Unlike similar orchids, the labellum of ''Calanthe'' orchids is fused to the
column
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.
Taxonomy and naming
The genus ''Calanthe'' was first formally described in 1821 by
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and his manuscript was published in ''
The Botanical Register
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''.
The name ''Calanthe'' is derived from the
Ancient Greek
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words ''kallos'' meaning "beauty"
and ''anthos'' meaning "flower".
Distribution and habitat
''Calanthe'' species are found in all
tropical
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areas, but mostly concentrated in
Southeast Asia
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. Some species also range into
subtropical
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lands such as
China
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,
India
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,
Madagascar
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,
Australia
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,
Mexico
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,
Central America
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, the
West Indies
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and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
List of species
The following is a list of species of ''Calanthe'' recognised by the ''
Plants of the World Online
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'' as at August 2018:
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Calanthe abbreviata''
(Blume) Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe aceras''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe africana''
M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe alba''
W.Suarez & Cootes
* ''
Calanthe albolutea''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe alismifolia''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe alleizettei''
Gagnep.
* ''
Calanthe alpina''
Hook.f. ex Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe alta''
Rchb.f.
* ''
Calanthe amboinensis''
(Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe angustifolia''
(Blume) Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe aquamarina''
Schuit. & de Vogel
* ''
Calanthe arcuata''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe arfakana''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe argenteostriata''
C.Z.Tang & S.J.Cheng
* ''
Calanthe arisanensis''
Hayata
* ''
Calanthe aristulifera''
Rchb.f.
* ''
Calanthe aruank''
P.Royen
* ''
Calanthe aurantiaca''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe aureiflora''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe averyanoviana''
M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe baconii''
(J.J.Sm. & Shim) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe balansae''
Finet
* ''
Calanthe baliensis''
J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber
* ''
Calanthe beamanii''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe beleensis''
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe bicalcarata''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe biloba''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe bingtaoi''
J.W.Zhai, L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu
* ''
Calanthe bivalvis''
P.J.Cribb & Ormerod
* ''
Calanthe borneensis''
(J.J.Sm.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe brassii''
Ormerod
* ''
Calanthe brevicornu''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe burkei''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe calanthoides''
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hamer & Garay in F.Hamer
* ''
Calanthe callosa''
(Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe camptoceras''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe cardioglossa''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe carrii''
Govaerts
* ''
Calanthe caulescens''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe caulodes''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe ceciliae''
Rchb.f.
* ''
Calanthe celebica''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe chevalieri''
Gagnep.
* ''
Calanthe chloroleuca''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe chrysoglossoides''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe clavata''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe clavicalcar''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe claytonii''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe coiloglossa''
Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach
* ''
Calanthe columnaris''
(C.Z.Tang & S.J.Cheng) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe conspicua''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe coodei''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe cooperi''
(Rolfe) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe cootesii''
Naive
* ''
Calanthe corymboides''
(Schltr.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe cremeoviridis''
J.J.Wood
* ''
Calanthe crenulata''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe crispifolia''
Ormerod
* ''
Calanthe cruciata''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe crumenata''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe crystallina''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe curvatoascendens''
Gilli
* ''
Calanthe daenikeri''
(Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe davaensis''
Ames
* ''
Calanthe davidii''
Franch.
* ''
Calanthe daymanensis''
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe decora''
M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe delavayi''
Finet
* ''
Calanthe densiflora''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe devogelii''
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton
* ''
Calanthe discolor''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe dolichopoda''
Fukuy
* ''
Calanthe dulongensis''
H.Li, R.Li & Z.L.Dao
* ''
Calanthe duyana''
Aver.
* ''
Calanthe ecalcarata''
(J.J.Sm.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe ecallosa''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe ecarinata''
Rolfe ex Hemsl.
* ''
Calanthe emeishanica''
K.Y.Lang & Z.H.Tsi
* ''
Calanthe engleriana''
Kraenzl. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach
* ''
Calanthe epiphytica''
Carr
* ''
Calanthe fargesii''
Finet
* ''
Calanthe ferruginea''
M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe finisterrae''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe fissa''
L.O.Williams
* ''
Calanthe flava''
(Blume) C.Morren
* ''
Calanthe floresana''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe forbesii''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe formosana''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe fragrans''
P.Royen
* ''
Calanthe francoisii''
(Schltr.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe fugongensis''
X.H.Jin & S.C.Chen
* ''
Calanthe geelvinkensis''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe gibbsiae''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe goodenoughiana''
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe graciliflora''
Hayata
* ''
Calanthe graciliscapa''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe grandiflora''
Nadeaud
* ''
Calanthe grata''
(Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe griffithii''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe gustavii''
M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe habbemensis''
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe hainanensis''
(C.Z.Tang & S.J.Cheng) M.W.Chase & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe halconensis''
Ames
* ''
Calanthe hancockii''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe hattorii''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe hekouensis''
(Tsukaya, M.Najak. & S.K.Wu) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe henryi''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe herbacea''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe himalaicum''
Raskoti
* ''
Calanthe hirsuta''
Seidenf.
* ''
Calanthe hololeuca''
Rchb.f. in B.Seemann
* ''
Calanthe hoshii''
S.Kobay.
* ''
Calanthe humblotii''
(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe hyacinthina''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe imthurnii''
Kores
* ''
Calanthe indigofera''
(Hassk.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe indochinensis''
(Seidenf. & Ormerod) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe inflata''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe insularis''
S.H.Oh, H.J.Suh & C.W.Park
* ''
Calanthe izu-insularis''
(Satomi) Ohwi & Satomi in J.Ohwi
* ''
Calanthe johorensis''
Holttum
* ''
Calanthe judithiae''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe jusnerii''
Boxall ex Náves in F.M.Blanco
* ''
Calanthe kaniensis''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe kemulensis''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe kermodei''
Ormerod & Kurzweil
* ''
Calanthe keshabii''
Lucksom
* ''
Calanthe kinabaluensis''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe kooshunensis''
Fukuy.
* ''
Calanthe labiata''
(J.J.Sm.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe labrosa''
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
* ''
Calanthe lacerata''
Ames
* ''
Calanthe laciniata''
(Ormerod) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe lambii''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe lamellosa''
Rolfe
* ''
Calanthe lancilabris''
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe landyae''
(P.J.Cribb & J.V.Stone) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe lechangensis''
Z.H.Tsi & Tang
* ''
Calanthe leonidii''
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton
* ''
Calanthe leucosceptrum''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe leuseri''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe ligo''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe limprichtii''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe longgangensis''
Y.S.Huang & Yan Liu
* ''
Calanthe longibracteata''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe longicornu''
(Guillaumin) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe longifolia''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe longipes''
Hook.f.
* ''
Calanthe lutea''
(Ursch & Toill.-Gen. ex Bosser) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe lyonii''
(Ames) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe lyroglossa''
Rchb.f.
* ''
Calanthe madagascariensis''
Rolfe ex Hook.f.
* ''
Calanthe mannii''
Hook.f.
* ''
Calanthe maquilingensis''
Ames
* ''
Calanthe masuca''
(D.Don) Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe maxii''
P.O'Byrne
* ''
Calanthe mcgregorii''
Ames
* ''
Calanthe metoensis''
Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang
* ''
Calanthe micrantha''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe microglossa''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe millikenii''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe millotae''
Ursch & Genoud ex Bosser
* ''
Calanthe mindorensis''
Ames, Philipp. J. Sci.
* ''
Calanthe mishmensis''
(Lindl. & Paxton) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe moluccensis''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe monophylla''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe montana''
(Schltr.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe morotaiensis''
(Ormerod & Juswara) Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe musa-amanii''
J.J.Wood
* ''
Calanthe nana''
(Hook.f.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe nankunensis''
Z.H.Tsi
* ''
Calanthe nguyenthinhii''
Aver.
* ''
Calanthe nicolae''
P.O'Byrne
* ''
Calanthe nipponica''
Makino
* ''
Calanthe nivalis''
Boxall ex Náves in F.M.Blanco
* ''
Calanthe obcordata''
(Lindl.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe obreniformis''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe odora''
Griff.
* ''
Calanthe okinawensis''
Hayata
* ''
Calanthe oreadum''
Rendle
* ''
Calanthe otuhanica''
C.L.Chan & T.J.Barkman
* ''
Calanthe ovalifolia''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe ovata''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe parvilabris''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe pauciflora''
(Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe pauciverrucosa''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe pavairiensis''
Ormerod
* ''
Calanthe perrottetii''
A.Rich.
* ''
Calanthe petelotiana''
Gagnep.
* ''
Calanthe peyrotii''
(Bosser) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe philippinensis''
(N.E.Br.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe plantaginea''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe poiformis''
P.J.Cribb & Ormerod
* ''
Calanthe polyantha''
Gilli
* ''
Calanthe puberula''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe pulchella''
(Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe pulchra''
(Blume) Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe pullei''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe punctata''
Kurzweil
* ''
Calanthe reflexilabris''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe reflexipetals''
(J.J.Wood & Shim) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe rhodochila''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe rigida''
Carr
* ''
Calanthe robertsii''
(F.Muell.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe rosea''
(Lindl.) Benth.
* ''
Calanthe rubens''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe rubra''
S.H.Oh, H.J.Suh & C.W.Park
* ''
Calanthe ruthiae''
(P.T.Ong & P.O'Byrne) Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe ruttenii''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe saccata''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe sacculata''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe salaccensis''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe sandsii''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe scaposa''
Z.H.Tsi & K.Y.Lang
* ''
Calanthe secunda''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe seranica''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe siargaoensis''
M.Leon, Naive & Cootes
* ''
Calanthe sieboldopsis''
B.Y.Yang & Bo Li
* ''
Calanthe simplex''
Seidenf.
* ''
Calanthe simulans''
(Rolfe) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe sinica''
Z.H.Tsi
* ''
Calanthe solomonensis''
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton
* ''
Calanthe spathoglottoides''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe speciosa''
(Blume) Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe steinhardtiana''
(Senghas) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe stella''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe stenocentron''
(Schltr.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe striata''
R.Br. ex Spreng.
* ''
Calanthe subtriloba''
(Ames & C.Schweinf.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe succedanea''
Gagnep.
* ''
Calanthe sylvatica''
(Thouars) Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe taenioides''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe tahitensis''
Nadeaud
* ''
Calanthe taibaishanensis''
M.Guo, J.W.Zhai & L.J.Chen
* ''
Calanthe takeoi''
Hayata
* ''
Calanthe takeuchii''
Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe tankervilleae''
(Banks) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe tenuis''
Ames & C.Schweinf.
* ''
Calanthe testacea''
M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe tetragona''
(Thoars) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe tonkinensis''
(Aver.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe torricellensis''
Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach
* ''
Calanthe transiens''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe tricarinata''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe trichoneura''
(Schltr.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe trifida''
Tang & F.T.Wang
* ''
Calanthe triplicata''
(Willemet) Ames
* ''
Calanthe trulliformis''
King & Pantl.
* ''
Calanthe truncata''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe truncicola''
Schltr.
* ''
Calanthe tsiana''
Y.Q.Chen, J.W.Zhai & S.R.Lan
* ''
Calanthe tsoongiana''
Tang & F.T.Wang
* ''
Calanthe tuberculosa''
(Thoars) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe uncata''
Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe undulata''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe unifolia''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe velutina''
Ridl.
* ''
Calanthe ventilabrum''
Rchb.f. in B.Seemann
* ''
Calanthe versteegii''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe vestita''
Wall. ex Lindl.
* ''
Calanthe villosa''
J.J.Sm.
* ''
Calanthe villosagastris''
(Thoars) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe wallichii''
(Lindl.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe wenshanensis''
J.W.Zhai, L.J.Chen & Z.J.Liu
* ''
Calanthe whistleri''
P.J.Cribb & D.A.Clayton
* ''
Calanthe whiteana''
King & Pantl.
* ''
Calanthe womersleyi''
P.J.Cribb & Ormerod
* ''
Calanthe woodfordii''
(Hook.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
* ''
Calanthe woodii''
P.J.Cribb
* ''
Calanthe wuxiensis''
H.P.Deng & F.Q.Yu
* ''
Calanthe yaoshanensis''
Z.X.Ren & H.Wang
* ''
Calanthe yueana''
Tang & F.T.Wang
* ''
Calanthe yuksomnensis''
Lucksom
* ''
Calanthe zollingeri''
Rchb.f.
Gallery
Calanthe triplicata - Flickr 003 - cropped.jpg, Calanthe triplicata, the Calanthe type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
, from Florida International University
R. Warner & B.S. Williams - The Orchid Album - volume 08 - plate 354 (1889).jpg, Botanical illustration
Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species. They are generally meant to be scientifically descriptive about subjects depicted and are often found printed alongside a botanical description in boo ...
of Calanthe masuca, from The Orchid Album vol. 8
Calanthe discolor.JPG, Calanthe discolor from Shiga prefecture, Japan
Calanthe brevicornu - Sertum - Lindley pl. 9 (1838).jpg, Botanical illustration of Calanthe brevicornu from John Lindley
John Lindley Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidology, orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Old Catton, Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four c ...
's Sertum Orchidaceum
Calanthe argenteostriata 02.jpg, Flowers of '' Calanthe argenteostriata''
Calanthe izu-insularis 'Mikura Otome' (Mikura Is.) (Satomi) Ohwi & Satomi, J.Ohwi, Fl. Jap., ed. rev.- 1437 (1965) (34031847852).jpg, Flowers of '' Calanthe izu-insularis''
References
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Collabieae genera
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)