Eulophia nuda Lindl.

Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, Phytotaxa 481 (1), pp. 1-262 : 131

Eulophia nuda Lindl. , Gen . Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 180, 1833

Homotypic synonyms: Cyrtopera nuda (Lindl.) Rchb. f., Flora 55: 274, 1872. Graphorkis nuda (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 2: 662, 1891. Eulophia spectabilis Suresh in D.H.Nicolson, C.R.Suresh & K.S.Manilal, Interpr. Van Rheede’s Hort. Malab.: 300, 1988, nom. superfl.

Heterotypic synonyms: Eulophia squalida Lindl. , Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 27 (Misc.): 77, 1841. Cyrtopera squalida (Lindl.) Rchb. f., Bonplandia 5: 38, 1857. Graphorkis squalida (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 2: 662, 1891.

Eulophia holochila Collett & Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 132, 1890. Graphorkis holochila (Collett & Hemsl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 2: 662, 1891. Type:— MYANMAR. Shan Hills: minor locality illegible, Collett 757 (holotype: K).

Eulophia hildebrandii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 262, 1919. Type:— MYANMAR. Southern Shan State: Hildebrand s.n. (holotype: K).

Eulophia burkei Rolfe ex Downie, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 380, 1925 .

Specimens examined:— UPPER MYANMAR. 1894, Abdul Khalil s.n. ( BM, K) ; same loc., May 1897, Abdul Khalil s.n. ( BM, P) ; same loc., Burke s.n. ( K) . KACHIN. Unspecified: 1897, Mokim s.n. ( BM) ; northeastern part: 610−915 m, 6 May 1914, Kingdon-Ward 1516 ( E) ; Myitkyina District: 150 m, 18 May 1938, Kermode 17378 ( K, RAF) . CHIN. Mindat District : 1220 m, 11 May 1956, Kingdon-Ward 22207 ( BM) ; same loc., 1280 m, 16 May 1956, Kingdon-Ward 22228 ( BM) ; same loc., 750−800 m, 9 Jun 2002, Tanaka et al. 022979 ( MBK, TI) , det. T. Yukawa ; same loc., 1600 m, 20 May 2004, Tanaka et al. 030933 ( MBK) ; same loc., 19 Jun 2008, Yasuda 060063 ( MBK) ; same loc., 775 m, 9 Aug 2008, Yasuda 060059 ( MBK) ; same loc., 900 m, 9 Aug 2008, Yasuda 060060 ( MBK) ; same loc., 1500 m, 20 May 2009, Yasuda 053813 ( MBK) ; same loc., 23 Jun 2009, Tanaka & Yukawa 081034 ( MBK) ; same loc., 27 May 2012, Fujikawa et al. 089371 ( MBK) ; same loc., 850−1450 m, 2 Jun 2012, Fujikawa et al. 089692 ( MBK) . BORDER AREA CHIN – MAGWAY ( Mindat – Gangaw districts). 15 May 2007, Tanaka et al. 051102 ( MBK) . MANDALAY. Pyinoolwin District : 1065 m, Jun 1908, Lace s.n. ( E) ; same loc., 915 m, 24 May 1913, Lace s.n. ( E) ; same loc., 915 m, 25 May 1913, Lace s.n. ( K) ; same loc., 1065 m, 31 May 1913, Lace s.n. ( E) ; same loc., 1065 m, 7 Jun 1915, Rodger 124 ( RAF) ; same loc., 1220 m, 12 Jun 1916, AR 567 ( RAF) ; same loc., 17 May 1934, illegible 14232 ( RAF) ; Mandalay District: 1926, Swinhoe 46 & 54 ( K) ; Myingyan District: 9 May 2006, Khin Myo Htwe 107 ( MBK [s]), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 79); Meiktila District : 3 Jun 1936, Kermode 16707 ( RAF) . SHAN. Unspecified: May−Jun 2014, without collector OR-013 ( MBK) ; illegible: type; Kyaukme District: 760 m, May 1928, Parkinson 38 & 44 ( K) ; Hopang District: 5 May 1937, Po Khant 15344 ( K) ; Taunggyi District: May 1932, Dickason 1155 ( AMES) ; same loc., Dickason 1181 ( AMES) ; same loc., 15 Jun 1935, Po Khant 16305 ( E) ; same loc., 20 Jun 1935, Po Khant 16317 ( E) ; same loc., 1525 m, May 1938, Dickason 7858 ( AMES) ; same loc., Dickason 9302 ( AMES) ; same loc., 1500 m, 4 Jun 2015, Fujikawa et al. TS-0007 ( MBK) ; southern part: type. KAYAH. Loikaw District: Tanaka et al . MY5049 ( TNS, photo seen). KAYIN. Kawkareik District : 280 m, 8−11 May 1946, Kostermans 546 ( SING) . BAGO. Bago District: Kurz 3247 ( K) . MON. Mawlamyine District: 1874, Parish 347 ( K) . WITHOUT LOCALITY. Prazer s.n. ( E) . Reported from Tanintharyi Region by Kress et al. (2003: 78), but we have not seen material from this area.

Distribution:— Sri Lanka, India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and eastwards to New Guinea and the islands of the western Pacific.