Pandanus obconicus H. St. John in Pacific Sci. 17: 481. 1963.

Holotypus: THAILAND. Prov . Chanthaburi: Chanburi, Makham, 100 m, 13.I.1958, fr., Smitinand 4054 (BKF [SNF080175]!).

= Pandanus bifidus H. St. John in Pacific Sci. 17: 475. 1 9 6 3.

Holotypus: THAILAND. Prov. Nakhon Ratchasima: Pak Tong Chai, Nakawn Rachsima, 200 m, 27.XII.1923, fr., Kerr 8132 (BK [SN247279]!; iso-: BM [BM000512621]!, K [K000781303, K000781307, K000781308]!), syn. nov.

Notes. – ST. JOHN (1963) mentioned the holotype (Smitinand 4054) to be held at SING, but no collection has been located there. The BKF collection bears in St. John’s handwriting the mention “ Holotypus ” and should therefore be considered as so. STONE (1972: 48) already corrected this oversight.

We have chosen to give priority to the name P. obconicus over P. bifidus based on the quality of the type collection of P. obconicus, even if this collection is only deposited at BKF.