Cheirostylis griffithii Lindl.

Bhattacharjee, Avishek, 2012, On the status of some species of Cheirostylis Blume (Orchidaceae) from India, Candollea 67 (1), pp. 31-35 : 34

Cheirostylis griffithii Lindl. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 1: 188. 1857.

Lectotypus (designated by SEIDENFADEN, 1978): INDIA. Meghalaya: Mamloo, Griffith s.n. ( K-LINDL, photo!) .

= Cheirostylis mohanramii Chaturv., Moaakum & C. S. Kumar in Nagaland Univ. SAP-Seminar Leaflet: [4]. 2009, nom. nud.

Distribution. – India: Arunachal Pradesh (fide CHOWDHERY, 1998), Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim (fide LUCKSOM, 2007), Uttaranchal (fide DEVA & NAITHANI, 1986), West Bengal; Bangladesh; China; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand.

Specimens examined. – INDIA. Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills District, Mawphlong forest , 7.XI.1966, S. K. Kataki 37155 ( ASSAM); Mawsmai, Khasi Hills , 19.XII.1972, P. K. Hajra 51876 ( ASSAM) . Nagaland: Naga Hills , 1935, N. L. Bor s.n. ( DD) . West Bengal: Darjeeling District, Kumai, near Jaldhaka river , 1219 m, XI.1894, Pantling 353 ( CAL) .

Note. – The name C. mohanramii Chaturv., Moaakum & C. S. Kumar was assigned to a collection from Aotsakilimi, Zunheboto district of Nagaland. It was claimed as a new species with a published photograph of an inflorescence (with three flowers) and brief information on its habit, habitat and phenology in a leaflet during a seminar organized by Department of Botany, Nagaland University on 20 th April, 2009. The leaflet is also available online at «http://www.nagauniv.org.in/menu/ events/SAP_SEMINAR_ 20April2009.pdf» and a photo-plate of C. mohanramii has also been deposited in CAL. However, the name C. mohanramii does not fulfill the conditions of an effective and valid publication as it lacks Latin diagnosis or description and type (s). After the study of dissected floral parts (photographs) of ‘ C. mohanramii ’ sent by Dr. C. Sathish Kumar, it is found identical to C. griffithii . In this circumstances C. mohanramii does not require to be validly published.