Phyllorchis helenae, (Kuntze 1891: 676) Smith (1912: 24)

Dang, Minh Quan, Averyanov, Leonid V., Dang, Van Son, Maisak, Tatiana, Bui, Van Huong, Tu, Bao Ngan & Truong, Ba Vuong, 2022, Bulbophyllum section Rhytionanthos (Orchidaceae) in Vietnam with description of new taxa and new national record, Phytotaxa 530 (3), pp. 257-270 : 269

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9 B. helenae ( Kuntze 1891: 676) Smith (1912: 24) ;

Seidenfaden (1973: 71, 1979: 157); Pearce & Cribb (2002: 469); Chen et al. (2009: 430). Phyllorkis helenae Kuntze (1891: 676) View in CoL .

= Cirrhopetalum cornutum Lindley (1838: 75) View in CoL ; Rhytionanthos cornutum (Lindley 1838: 75) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist (1994: 637) View in CoL .

Type: — INDIA, Khasia, Nungclow, Gibson 31 (K-LINDL K 001368947 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/ K 001368947 photo!).

Habitat and phenology: —Primary humid evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations 600–2000 m a.s.l. Trunk epiphyte. Flowering in August – December.

Distribution: — India, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam (doubtful).

Notes: —The early records of B. helenae by Averyanov et al. 2015 is actually B. nodosum , so occurrences of this species in Vietnam is doubtful.

Studied specimens: — INDIA, Mount Khasia, Hooker & Thomsom, s.n. as C. cornutum ( M 0226978 http:// plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.m0226978 photo!). INDIA, Sikkim; Sikkim Himalaya, June 1898, R. Pantling, 232 ( L.1484515 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ L.1484515 photo!). INDIA, Sikkim Himalaya, 1892, R. Pantling 232 (MNHN-P-P00348046 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/p/p00348046 photo!). INDIA, Khasia J.D. Hooker & T.Thomson 6 (MNHN-P-P00348049 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/ mnhn/p/p00348049 photo!). MYANMAR, Hills around Ku-lu, May 1925, G. Forrest 26609 ( E 00123412, https://data. rbge.org.uk/herb/ E 00123412 photo!). THAILAND, Kampaeng Phet, Klong Lan, 1240 m, 29 October 2002, M. van de Bult 601 ( L.1484514, https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ L.1484514 photo!). THAILAND, Chiang Rai, Mae Sai, Doi Dtung (Tung), 28 September 2006, J. F. Maxwell 06- 683 ( L.4175145 https://data.biodiversitydata. nl/naturalis/specimen/ L.4175145 photo!).

References

Averyanov, L. V., Nguyen, S. K., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, P. T., Nong, V. D., Nguyen, V. C. & Chu, X. C. (2015) New orchids in the flora of Vietnam. Wulfenia 22: 137 - 188.

Chen, X. & Vermeulen, J. J. (2009) Bulbophyllum. In: Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P. H. & Hong, D. Y. (Eds.) Flora of China. Vol. 25. (Orchidaceae). Science Press, Beijing and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, pp. 404 - 440.

Garay, L. A., Hamer, F. & Siegerist, E. S. (1994) The genus Cirrhopetalum and the genera of the Bulbophyllum alliance. Nordic Journal of Botany 14: 609 - 646. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1756 - 1051.1994. tb 01080. x

Kuntze, O. (1891) Revisio generum plantarum 2. Leipzig. 1011 pp.

Pearce, N. R. & Cribb, P. J. (2002) The orchids of Bhutan. Vol. 3, Part 3. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Kew and Royal Government of Bhutan, 643 pp.

Seidenfaden, G. (1973) Notes on Cirrhopetalum Lindl. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 29: 1 - 260.

Seidenfaden, G. (1979) Orchid genera in Thailand 8: Bulbophyllum. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 33 (3): 1 - 228.

Smith, J. J. (1912) Bulbophyllum Thou. Sect. Cirrhopetalum. Bulletin du Jardinbotanique de Buitenzorg Ser. 2, no. 8: 19 - 29.

Abbreviations

K	Royal Botanic Gardens
M	Botanische Staatssammlung München
L	Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University branch
J	University of the Witwatersrand
T	Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics
G	Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève
E	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
F	Field Museum of Natural History, Botany Department