Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton

Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, Phytotaxa 481 (1), pp. 1-262 : 17

Aerides falcata Lindl. & Paxton , Paxton’s Fl. Gard. 2: 142, 1851

Heterotypic synonyms: Aerides larpentae Rchb. f., Allg. Gartenzeitung 24: 219, 1856.

Aerides houlletiana Rchb. f., Gard. Chron. 1872: 1194, 1872. Aerides falcata var. houlletiana (Rchb.f.) A.H. Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 68, 1891.

Specimens examined:— MANDALAY. Pyinoolwin District : 915−1065 m, 25 May 1913, Lace 6204 ( E, K) ; Myingyan District: 1200–1500 m, Khin Myo Htwe 33 ( TNS [s]), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 72). TENASSERIM. Parish s.n. ( K) ; same loc., Wallich s.n. ( K). WITHOUT LOCALITY. Cult. Wardle s.n. ( K) . Also reported from Putao District in Kachin State by Saw Lwin (2007: 255–256), but we have not seen any material from this area.

Distribution:— Northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and southwestern China.

Notes:— Construed in the broad sense to include var. houlletiana , which generally has shorter leaves, yellow (not white) ground colouring in the flowers and a strong citronella scent. The type of Aerides falcata was an 1847 specimen from Sir George Larpent displayed at a meeting of the Horticultural Society, with the origin given as West Indies.

? Aerides formosa Gower, Garden (London, 1871−1927) 21: 437, 1882. Type:—PROVENANCE NOT STATED (probably Myanmar).?Cult. Veitch s.n. [cited as Royal Exotic Nursery , Chelsea] (holotype: not located)

Specimen examined:—? MYANMAR. Type .

Distribution:—?Endemic.

Note:— Believed to be a natural hybrid between A. falcata and A. odorata ( Gower 1882) .

Aerides ×jansonii Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 8: 66, 1890. Type:— MYANMAR. Without locality: comm. Boxall, cult. Low & Co. s.n. (holotype: K)

Specimen examined:— WITHOUT LOCALITY. Type .

Distribution:— Endemic.

Note:— According to the protologue, a natural hybrid between A. falcata and A. crassifolia .