Habenaria cf. limprichtii Schltr., Repert., 2021

Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, Phytotaxa 481 (1), pp. 1-262 : 145

Habenaria cf. limprichtii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 50, 1919

Homotypic synonyms: Habenaria pectinata D.Don var. limprichtii (Schltr.) Pradhan, Indian Orchids : Guide Identif. & Cult. 1: 72, 1976. Kryptostoma limprichtii (Schltr.) Szlach. & Olszewski, Fl. Cameroun 34: 231, 1998.

Heterotypic synonyms: Habenaria oligoschista Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 51, 1919. Kryptostoma oligoschistum (Schltr.) Szlach. & Olszewski, Fl. Cameroun 34: 231, 1998.

Specimen examined:— KACHIN. Myitkyina District : 1830−2135 m, 1914, Kingdon-Ward 1668 ( E) .

Distribution:— Northern Myanmar (?), Thailand, Vietnam and southwestern and central China.

Notes:— The above-cited specimen was here identified as close to or conspecific with this species, based on narrow petals (5 mm), short spurs (about 18 mm) and wide anther connective (20 mm). This species was also reported from Chin State and Mandalay Region by Tanaka et al. (2011: 164), but their photograph appears to show a specimen of H. yuana .

Habenaria linearis King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat . Hist. 66: 602, 1897. Type:— MYANMAR. Southern Shan State: Calcutta Bot. Gard. collectors s.n. (holotype: CAL)

Specimen examined:— SHAN. Southern part: type .

Distribution:— Endemic.

Note:— The description indicates this is likely a synonym of H. mandersii .