Ceratostylis

Ceratostylis
Ceratostylis rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Ceratostylis
Blume[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Macrotis Breda
  • Ritaia King & Pantl.
  • Sarcostoma Blume

Ceratostylis is a genus of orchids with more than 150 species distributed from Tibet and China, through Southeast Asia and Malesia to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.[1][2]

Species

As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 153 species:[1]

  • Ceratostylis acutifolia Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis acutilabris J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis alata Carr
  • Ceratostylis alberteduardi P.Royen
  • Ceratostylis albiflora J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis alpina J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis alticola P.Royen
  • Ceratostylis ampullacea Kraenzl.
  • Ceratostylis anceps Blume
  • Ceratostylis angiensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis angustifolia Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis anjasmorensis J.J.Wood & J.B.Comber
  • Ceratostylis arfakensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis armeria Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis backeri J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis baliensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis borneensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis braccata Rchb.f.
  • Ceratostylis brachyphylla Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis brevibrachiata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis breviceps Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis breviclavata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis brevicostata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis brevipes Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis bulbophylli Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis caespitosa L.O.Williams
  • Ceratostylis calcarata Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis calceiformis R.S.Rogers
  • Ceratostylis capitata Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Ceratostylis cebolleta J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis celebica (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Ceratostylis ciliolata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis clathrata Hook.f.
  • Ceratostylis clavata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis compressicaulis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis crassifolia J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis crassilingua Ames & C.Schweinf.
  • Ceratostylis crassipetala J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis culminicola P.Royen
  • Ceratostylis curvimentum J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis dataensis Ames
  • Ceratostylis dischorensis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis elmeri Ames
  • Ceratostylis eria Govaerts
  • Ceratostylis evrardii Gagnep.
  • Ceratostylis ficinioides Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis flavescens Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis formicifera J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis glabra Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis glabriflora Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis gracilicaulis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis gracilis Blume
  • Ceratostylis graminea Blume
  • Ceratostylis grandiflora J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis hainanensis Z.H.Tsi
  • Ceratostylis heleocharis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis heterophylla W.Suarez
  • Ceratostylis himalaica Hook.f.
  • Ceratostylis humilis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis hydrophila Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis incognita J.T.Atwood & Beckner
  • Ceratostylis indifferens J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis inflata Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis jacobsonii J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis javanica (Blume) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Ceratostylis juncoides Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis kaniensis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis kerigomnensis P.Royen
  • Ceratostylis keysseri Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis koniguruensis Ormerod
  • Ceratostylis lancifolia Hook.f.
  • Ceratostylis lancipetala Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis lateralis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis latifolia Blume
  • Ceratostylis latuensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis leucantha Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis loheri L.O.Williams
  • Ceratostylis loloruensis Ormerod
  • Ceratostylis lombasangensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis longicaulis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis longifolia J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis longipedunculata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis longipes Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis longisegmenta Ames & C.Schweinf.
  • Ceratostylis maboroensis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis macra J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis malintangensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis mamberamensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis mayrii J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis micrantha Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis mindanaensis Ames
  • Ceratostylis minutiflora Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis muscicola J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis nalbesiensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis nivea Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis obscure-violacea Gilli
  • Ceratostylis octomerioides J.J.Wood & A.Lamb
  • Ceratostylis oreophila Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis ovatilabris J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis parciflora J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis parvifolia J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis pendula Hook.f.
  • Ceratostylis phaeochlamys Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis philippinensis Rolfe ex Ames
  • Ceratostylis piepersii J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis pinguis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis platychila Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis pleurothallis (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf.
  • Ceratostylis pristina M.Leon, Naive & Cootes
  • Ceratostylis pugioniformis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis pulchella Holttum
  • Ceratostylis puncticulata Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis radiata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis ramosa Ames & Rolfe
  • Ceratostylis recurva J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis resiana J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis retisquama Rchb.f.
  • Ceratostylis rivularis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis robusta Hook.f.
  • Ceratostylis sacculata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis sarasinorum Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Ceratostylis sarawakensis Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Ceratostylis sarcostomatoides J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis sayeri Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis scariosa Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis scirpoides Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis selebensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis senilis Rchb.f.
  • Ceratostylis sessilis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie
  • Ceratostylis sima J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis simplex Blume
  • Ceratostylis spathulata Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis sphaerocephala Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis steenisii J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis subapoda Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Ceratostylis subcoerulea P.Royen
  • Ceratostylis subulata Blume
  • Ceratostylis succulenta J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis tenericaulis Ridl.
  • Ceratostylis tenuis Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis tetrarioides Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis thailandica Seidenf.
  • Ceratostylis tjihana J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis todjambuensis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis tonkinensis (Gagnep.) Aver.
  • Ceratostylis tricallifera J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis triloba Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis trinodis J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis truncata J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis vagans Schltr.
  • Ceratostylis vonroemeri J.J.Sm.
  • Ceratostylis wenzelii Ames

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ceratostylis Blume". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 360, 牛角兰属 niu jiao lan shu, genus Ceratostylis
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