ABSTRACT:
Galantharum is described as a new genus of Tribe Schismatoglottideae, with a single novel species, Galantharum kishii. Preliminary molecular analyses place Galantharum basal of a clade composed of Fenestratarum, Bakoa, Hottarum, two clades containing species currently assigned to Aridarum, and a clade of species presently included in Piptospatha.