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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6495 Genus Smithsonia C.J.Saldanha; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 73 (1974), nom. nov.
Distribution: S-India. Often included in Gastrochilus s. l.
Species listed in database: 3
= Loxoma Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 183 (1972) [nec Loxsoma R. Br. ex A. Cunn. emend. Hook. (Loxsomaceae)]
= Loxomorchis Rauschert; Taxon 31(3): 561 (1982), nom. nov.
species :
Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 74 (1974)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Gastrochilus maculatus (Dalzell) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)
= Loxoma maculatum (Dalzell) Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 184 (1972)
= Loxomorchis maculata (Dalzell) Rauschert; Taxon 31(3): 561 (1982)
= Micropera maculata Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 282 (1851)
= Saccolabium maculatum (Dalzell) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 64 (1890)
= Sarcochilus maculatus (Dalzell) Pfitzer; Vergl. Morphol. Orch. 15 (1882)
species :
Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(1): 73 (1974)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Gastrochilus stramineus (C.J.Saldanha) R.Rice; Photo Intro Vandoid Orchid Gen. Asia 159 (2018)
= Loxoma straminea (C.J.Saldanha) Pradhan; Indian Orchids 2: 718 (1979)
species :
Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(1): 75 (1974)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerides dalzelliana (Santapau) Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 158 (1972)
= Gastrochilus dalzellianus (Santapau) Santapau & Kopadia; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 59: 842 (1963)
= Gastrochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 661 (1891)
= Loxoma viridiflora (Dalzell) Pradhan; Indian Orchids 2: 718 (1979)
= Micropera viridiflora Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 282 (1851)
= Saccolabium viridiflorum (Dalzell) Lindl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 36 (1859)
= Sarcochilus dalzellianus Santapau; Kew Bull. 4: 498 (1948 publ. 1949)
= Sarcochilus trimeni Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 6: 30, 196 (1890) [in obs., nomen.]
= Sarcochilus viridiflorus (Dalzell) T.Cooke; Fl. Bombay 2: 697 (1907), nom. illeg.
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