Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe, Gard. Chron.

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Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe, Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 3: 233, 1888

Heterotypic synonyms: Dendrobium clavatum Wall. ex Lindl. , Paxton’s Fl. Gard. 2: 104, 1851, nom. illeg.

Dendrobium aurantiacum Rchb. f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 98, 1887, nom. illeg. Callista aurantiaca Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 2: 653, 1891. Dendrobium clavatum Wall. ex Lindl. var. aurantiacum (Kuntze) Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 80, 1951. Dendrobium denneanum Kerr, J. Siam Soc., Nat . Hist. Suppl. 9: 229, 1933.

Specimens examined:— SAGAING. Kale District: fide Aung et al. (2020: 77). CHIN. Mindat District: 1924, Cooper 6084 (E, SING), ident. uncertain; same loc., 1525 m, 8 May 1956, Kingdon-Ward 22205 (BM). MANDALAY. Pyinoolwin District: Maung Sin s.n. in Maymyo Bot. Gard. 13538 (K); Myingyan District: 8 May 2005, Khin Myo Htwe 5 (TNS [s]), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 75). SHAN. Unspecified: King’s collector s.n. (not located, possibly CAL), fide King & Pantling (1898: 54; as D. clavatum Wall. ); Loilen District: 1220 m, 6 May 1939, Dickason 8365 (K; as D. denneanum ). TANINTHARYI. Dawei District: fide Aung et al. (2020: 77). WITHOUT LOCALITY. Hildebrandt s.n. (K).

Distribution:— Northern India, the Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, southwestern China and Taiwan.

Dendrobium chrysocrepis C.S.P.Parish & Rchb. f. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 98: t. 6007, 1872. Type :— MYANMAR. Mon State : Mawlamyine District, Parish 309 (holotype: K)

Homotypic synonym: Callista chrysocrepis (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen . Pl. 2: 654, 1891.

Specimens examined:— KACHIN. Bhamo District: Rimann s.n. ( W-R 14847 & 31894) . MON. Mawlamyine District : type . TANINTHARYI. Dawei District : fide Aung et al. (2020: 77) .

Distribution:— Northern Myanmar and Thailand.