Coelogyne Lindl., Collect. Bot. (1821) sub t. 33 ('Caelogyne')
Etymology: From Greek koilos, hollow, and gyne, woman, referring to the deep stigmatic cavity
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Synonyms: Hologyne Pfitzer , Ptychogyne Pfitzer
A genus of c. 190 species; c. 133 species in Malesia.
Distribution: Sri Lanka, tropical Asia, Malesia, east to Samoa (not in Australia)