Chiloschista lunifera

Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, Phytotaxa 481 (1), pp. 1-262 : 62

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Chiloschista lunifera
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Chiloschista lunifera View in CoL (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm., Orch. Java: 553, 1905

Basionym : Thrixspermum luniferum Rchb. View in CoL f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 786, 1868. Type :— MYANMAR. Without locality: comm. & imp. Veitch s.n. (holotype: W-R 41550 ) .

Homotypic synonyms: Sarcochilus lunifer View in CoL (Rchb.f.) Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 115: t. 7044, 1889 [= Chiloschista parishii Seidenf. View in CoL ]. Chiloschista indica J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg View in CoL , sér. 2, 9: 101, 1913.

Specimens examined:— KACHIN. Myitkyina District: 1525 m, 5 May 1938, Kermode 17308 ( AMES, K), ident. uncertain; Bhamo District : 610 m, 15 Mar 1914, Forrest 12326 ( E), ident. uncertain. WITHOUT LOCALITY. Type; without collector s.n. ( W-R 41549 , left hand sketch). Reported from Mandalay Region, Mon State and Tanintharyi Region by Kress et al. (2003: 69), but we have not seen material from these areas.

Distribution:— Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina.

Note:— Citation for the combination Sarcochilus lunifer is given above. However, the plate and description indicated in this new combination are of C. parishii .

Chiloschista parishii Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 176, 1988. Type :— MYANMAR. Mon State : Mawlamyine District, Parish 55 (holotype: W-R 26237 ; isotype: K; icon. K, W-R 11583 )

Thrixspermum luniferum auct. non Rchb.f. 1868: Rchb.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 136, 1874.

Sarcochilus lunifer auct. non (Rchb.f.) Hook.f.: Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 115: t. 7044, 1889.

Chiloschista lunifera auct. non (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.: Diels & Mansf., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11 (106): 497, 1932.

Specimens examined:— SAGAING. Kale District : fide Aung et al. (2020: 70). NAY PYI TAW . Kermode 13573 ( K) . MON. Mawlamyine District : type. WITHOUT LOCALITY. Boxall s.n. ( W, icon. W 41549 View Materials , right hand drawing); Brandis s.n. ( CAL); Falconer s.n. ( CAL); Kurz s.n. ( CAL) .

Distribution:— The Himalayas, northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.

AMES

Harvard University - Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium

K

Royal Botanic Gardens

E

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

W

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

CAL

Botanical Survey of India

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