19. Vanilla ovata Rolfe (Rolfe 1896: 451)

Fig. 3 A

Type.

FRENCH GUIANA • Cayenne; J. Martin s. n.; holotype: BM †, tracing K! [K 00396194]; lectotype (designated here): P! [P 00612112] .

Notes.

Rolfe described Vanilla ovata based on a single specimen conserved at the British Museum (BM). A tracing of this specimen can be found at Kew. However, no specimen fitting Vanilla ovata is currently conserved at BM, and there are no collections by Martin in their records (Norbert Holstein pers. comm.). Given that the specimen seems to be long lost, the only known isotype at P is selected as lectotype.