Renanthera caloptera

Renanthera caloptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Renanthera
Species:
R. caloptera
Binomial name
Renanthera caloptera
(Schltr.) Alexander Kocyan & Schuit.
Synonyms
  • Ascoglossum calopterum (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Ascoglossum purpureum (J.J.Sm.) Schltr.
  • Saccolabium calopterum Rchb.f.
  • Cleisostoma cryptochilum F.Muell.
  • Saccolabium schleinitzianum Kraenzl.
  • Saccolabium purpureum J.J.Sm.

Renanthera caloptera is a species in the family Orchidaceae. It was formerly the only species in the monotypic genus Ascoglossum, abbreviated Ascgm in the horticultural trade. It is endemic to Dinagat Island in the southern Philippines and is critically endangered by collection as an ornamental plant and habitat loss. Its flowers are a vivid purple.

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