Pelatantheria
Introduction '''''Pelatantheria''''' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are distributed across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Species #''Pelatantheria bicuspidata'' Tang & F.T.Wang - Yunnan, Guizhou, Thailand#''Pelatantheria cristata'' (Ridl.) Ridl. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra#''Pelatantheria ctenoglossum'' Ridl. - Yunnan, Indochina#''Pelatantheria eakroensis'' Haager -  Vietnam#''Pelatantheria insectifera'' (Rchb.f.) Ridl. - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam #''Pelatantheria rivesii'' (Guillaumin) Tang & F.T.Wang - Yunnan, Guangxi, Laos, Vietnam#''Pelatantheria scolopendrifolia'' (Makino) Aver. - Japan, Korea, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, Zhejiang #''Pelatantheria woonchengii'' P.O'Byrne - Thailand
Cultivation ''Pelatantheria'' is not commonly found in cultivation and this genus is rarely used in hybridisation. As of February 2022, 11 hybrids have been registered in the International Orchid Register of the Royal Horticultural Society.
See also * List of Orchidaceae genera
References * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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