Acampe praemorsa (Roxburgh) Blatter & McCann (1932: 495) var. praemorsa

Barbhuiya, Hussain Ahmed, Verma, Durgesh, Kumar, Vikas & Dey, Santanu, 2017, Critical notes on some taxa of the genus Acampe Lindl. (Orchidaceae), Phytotaxa 303 (3), pp. 271-278 : 274

Acampe praemorsa (Roxburgh) Blatter & McCann (1932: 495) var. praemorsa ( Fig. 2 )

Basionym: Epidendrum praemorsum Roxburgh (1795: 34) . Type:— INDIA . icon. Rheede, Hort. Malb. 12: 9. t.4. 1693 (Lectotype!) designated by Seidenfaden (1983: 1602).

Homotypic synonyms: Cymbidium praemorsum (Roxburgh) Swartz (1799: 75) ; Saccolabium praemorsum (Roxburgh) Hooker (1890: 62) ; Sarcochilus praemorsum (Roxburgh) Sprengel (1826: 721) ; Aerides undulatum Smith (1819 : Aerides no. 13); Saccolabium papillosum Lindley (1832: 1552) , nom. illeg.; Dalzell & Gibson (1861: 264); Acampe papillosa (Lindley) Lindley (1853: 2) , nom. illeg.; Rhynchostylis papillosa (Lindley) Heynhold (1841: 594) , nom. illeg.; Gastrochilus papillosus (Lindley) Kuntze (1891: 661) , nom. illeg.; Sarcanthus papillosus (Lindley) Tixier (1963: 30) , nom. illeg.

Heterotypic synonyms: Vanda wightiana Lindley ex Wight (1851: t. 1670); Acampe wightiana (Lindley ex Wight) Lindley (1853: 2) ; Saccolabium wightianum (Lindley ex Wight) Hooker (1890: 62) . Type:— INDIA . Tamil Nadu: Ivamally Hills, Wight 3021 (holotype: K; isotypes?: M-0232121, GOET-008357, GH-00000008).

Vanda fasciata Gardner ex Lindley (1853: 2) .

Acampe excavata Lindley (1853: 3) . Type:— INDIA . Concan, Law s.n. (lectotype: K-000942336, designated here).

Distribution:— India (Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka.

Specimens examined:— INDIA . Maharashtra: Mumbai, Trombay , epiphytic on mango tree, 06 May 2016 Barbhuiya 1080 ( HBARC!) ; Malabar, Concan vc, Stocks & Law s.n. (K-000942335, 000942337, 000942339 image!); South Concan , Law s.n. (K-000942338 image!, 000942342 image!) ; South Concan , Dalzell 74 (K-000942341 image!) ; Canara, Dharwar & Bellore districts, Law s.n. (K-000942340 image!). SRI LANKA. s.l., 1854, Thwaites 2343 (P-00419659 image!) .

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FIGURE 2. Acampe praemorsa var. praemorsa. A. Habit, B. A portion of the stem showing position of inflorescence, C & D. Leaf apex, E. Inflorescence, F. Floral Bract, G. Flower (front view), H. Flower (lateral view), I & J. L.S. of flower, K. Dorsal sepal, L. Lateral sepals, M. Petals, N. Lip, O. L.S. of lip, P. Basal keel of lip, Q. Column with lip, R. Column, S. Floral analysis, T & U. Anther cap (front & back), V & W. Pollinia, X. Fruit.All based on Barbhuiya 1080.