Holcoglossum amesianum

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Holcoglossum amesianum (Rchb.f.) Christenson, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 44: 255, 1987

Basionym : Vanda amesiana Rchb. f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 1: 764, 1887. Type :— MYANMAR. Without locality: imp. Low s.n. (holotype: W-R 37195 & 37196) .

Homotypic synonym: Paraholcoglossum amesianum (Rchb.f.) Z.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & L.J.Chen, PLoS ONE 6 (10): 6, 2011.

Heterotypic synonyms: Vanda amesiana Rchb. f. var. alba B.S.Williams, Orch. -Grow. Man., ed. 7: 739, 1894. Holcoglossum amesianum (Rchb.f.) Christenson f. album (B.S.Williams) Christenson, Proc. World Orchid Conf. 14: 214, 1993 (publ. 1994). Type:—ORIGIN UNKNOWN (? Myanmar). Without collector s.n. (not located).

Specimens examined:—? MYANMAR. Type. KACHIN. Putao District: fide Aung et al. (2020: 88). SAGAING. Kale District: Prazer s.n. ( K). CHIN. Mindat District: 1550 m, 26 Feb 2007, Fujikawa 050134 ( MBK). MANDALAY. Myingyan District: Khin Myo Htwe 76 ( MBK [s], TNS), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 82). SHAN. Kyaukme District: 1120 m, 27 Jan 1996, Meyer s.n., photo, fide SOF (2019); Taunggyi District: 1370 m, 26 Feb 2014, Saw Lwin SL 1 ( RAF); same loc., 890 m, O’Byrne s.n., photo, fide SOF (2019). WITHOUT LOCALITY. Type; imp. Low s.n. ( W-R 37165 & 37197); Candler s.n. ( K); 1924, imp. Sander 10482 ( K). Also reported from Kachin State by Kress et al. (2003: 81), but we have not seen material from this area.

Distribution:— India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and southwestern China.

Note:— Type of Paraholcoglossum S.J.Liu, S.C.Chen & L.J.Chen.