Crepidium polyodon

Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, Phytotaxa 481 (1), pp. 1-262 : 78-79

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scientific name	Crepidium polyodon
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Crepidium polyodon View in CoL (Hook.f.) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 130, 1995

Basionym: Microstylis polyodon Hook. View in CoL f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 688, 1890. Type:— MYANMAR. Mon State: Mawlamyine District , Parish 215 (holotype: K; isotype: W) .

Homotypic synonyms: Malaxis polyodon View in CoL (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 2: 673, 1891. Malaxis rheedeana J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. View in CoL 124 (1314, Suppl.): 37, 2016, nom. nud. et inval.

Specimens examined:— KAYAH. Loikaw District: Tanaka et al. MY4803 ( TNS, photo seen) . MON. Mawlamyine District : type. Also reported from Tanintharyi Region by Kress et al. (2003: 83; as Malaxis polyodont ), but we have not seen material from this area.

Distribution:— Southern Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.

Crepidium szemaoense (Tang & F.T.Wang) Nuammee, Seelanan, Suddee & H.A.Pedersen, Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 44: 36, 2016

Basionym: Malaxis szemaoensis Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 75, 1951.

Malaxis ovalisepala auct. non (J.J.Sm.) Seidenf.: Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 33 (1): 79, 1978.

Specimen examined:— CHIN. Mindat District : 1685 m, 8 Jul 2013, Mu Mu Aung et al. 092359 ( MBK) .

Distribution:— Western Myanmar, Thailand and southwestern China.

Note:— Previously regarded as conspecific with the Sumatran Microstylis ovalisepala J.J.Sm.