Phalaenopsis mannii Rchb.

Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, Phytotaxa 481 (1), pp. 1-262 : 195-196

Phalaenopsis mannii Rchb. f., Gard. Chron. 1871: 902, 1871

Homotypic synonym: Polychilos mannii (Rchb.f.) Shim, Malayan Nat . J. 36: 24, 1982.

Heterotypic synonym: Phalaenopsis boxallii Rchb. f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 19: 274, 1883. Type :— MYANMAR (as ‘Philippines’). Without locality: Boxall s.n. (holotype: W-R 22266 ) .

Specimens examined:— KACHIN. Putao District : fide Nyan Tun (2014: 380) . SHAN. Taunggyi District: 27 Feb 2014, Saw Lwin SL 27 ( RAF), ident. uncertain; same loc., fide Nyan Tun (2014: 380) . WITHOUT LOCALITY. Type; 30 Mar 1893, Boxall s.n. ( SING) .

Distribution:— The central Himalayas, northeastern India, Myanmar, Vietnam and southwestern China.

Phalaenopsis natmataungensis (T.Yukawa, Nob.Tanaka & J.Murata) Dalström & Ormerod, Orchids (West Palm Beach) 79: 706, 2010

Basionym: Doritis natmataungensis T.Yukawa, Nob.Tanaka & J.Murata, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 60: 167, 2010. Type:— MYANMAR. Chin State: Mindat District , 1740 m, 26 Apr 2003, Yukawa et al. 029689 (holotype: TNS; isotypes: MBK, TI) .

Specimens examined:— CHIN. Mindat District : type; same loc., 1950 m, 21 May 2004, Tanaka et al. 20040156 ( MBK, TNS [s]), det. N . Tanaka ; same loc., 1700−2030 m, 21 May 2004, Tanaka et al. 031017 ( MBK) .

Distribution:— Endemic.

Phalaenopsis parishii Rchb. f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 23: 146, 1865. Type :— MYANMAR. Mon State : Mawlamyine District, Parish 110 (lectotype W-R, designated by Sweet 1980: 51; isolectotype: K)

Homotypic synonyms: Grafia parishii (Rchb.f.) A.D.Hawkes, Phytologia 13: 306. 1966. Polychilos parishii (Rchb.f.) Shim, Malayan Nat . J. 36: 25, 1982. Doritis parishii (Rchb.f.) T.Yukawa & K.Kita, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56: 157, 2005.

Heterotypic synonyms: Aerides decumbens Griff. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 48, 1890; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 365, 1851, nom. nud.; Icon. Pl. Asiat. 3: t. 320, 1851, nom. inval. Kingiella decumbens (Griff. ex Hook.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 197, 1917. Biermannia decumbens (Griff. ex Hook.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang ex Merr. & Metcalf, Lingnan Sci. J. 21: 7. 1945. Phalaenopsis decumbens (Griff. ex Hook. f.) Holttum, Gard. Bull. Singapore 11: 286, 1947. Kingidium decumbens (Griff. ex Hook.f.) P.F.Hunt, Kew Bull. 24: 97, 1970. Polychilos decumbens (Griff. ex Hook.f.) Shim, Malayan Nat . J. 36: 28, 1982. Type:— MYANMAR.? Kachin State:?Mohnyin District, Apr 1837, Griffith s.n. (holotype: K).

Specimens examined:—? KACHIN.? Mohnyin District : type . MON. Mawlamyine District: type. WITHOUT LOCALITY. Bull s.n. ( W). Reported from Putao District in Kachin State by Saw Lwin (2007: 253 & 256), but we have not seen material from this area.

Distribution:— Northeastern India, Myanmar and Thailand.

Notes:— Aerides decumbens was not validly published by Griffith since no description was provided and the accompanying illustration lacks an analysis that would help identify the species. However, Hooker (1890b: 48) later provided a description that validated the name. Subsequently many later authors misapplied the name and its synonyms to what is now called P. deliciosa .