The orchid Calanthe Meritum is a Calanthe hybrid.
registered with the Royal Horticultural Society
by Bruno Schroder in 1931.
Registered parents are
Calanthe Stella
×
Calanthe Veitchii (syn Calanthe × veitchii).
The key influencing species of this hybrid are
Calanthe vestita (53.13%
subgenus Preptanthe
section: Preptanthe
)
Calanthe rosea (34.38%
subgenus Preptanthe
)
Calanthe rubens (12.50%
subgenus Preptanthe
)
listed in order of their genetic contribution.