Renanthera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Renanthera
Overview of species (23)

R. annamensis – R. auyongii – R. bella – R. breviflora – R. caloptera – R. chanii – R. citrina – R. coccinea – R. cornuta – R. dentata – R. elongata – R. hennisiana – R. histrionica – R. imschootiana – R. isosepala – R. matutina – R. moluccana – R. monachica – R. philippinensis – R. porphyrodesme – R. pulchella – R. storiei – R. vietnamensis
Name

Renanthera Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 521 (1790).

Type species: Renanthera coccinea Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 521 (1790).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Nephranthera Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 9: 145 (1842).
Renantherella Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 354 (1896).
Ascoglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 974 (1913).
Porphyrodesme Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 982 (1913).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, East Himalaya.
Indo-China
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
Papuasia
Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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.[2][3][4]

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.[4]
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.
References

William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) del. - "Curtis's botanical magazine" vol. 57 (N. S. 4) pl. 2997
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Rice, R. (2008). Renanthera of Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 1: 71-76.
Flora of China v 25 p 451, 火焰兰属 huo yan lan shu, Renanthera Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 2: 516, 521. 1790.