Spathoglottis plicata Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.

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Spathoglottis plicata Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 401, 1825

Specimens examined:— MANDALAY. Unspecified: fide Saw Lwin (2004: 38); Myingyan District: 8 May 2005, Khin Myo Htwe 4 (TNS [s]), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 86); same loc., 1 Jun 2006, cult., Tanaka et al. 036160 (MBK), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 86). SHAN. Unspecified: fide Saw Lwin (2004: 38).

Distribution:— Sri Lanka, India, the Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Taiwan, southern Japan and Malesia to New Guinea, northern Australia and the Pacific. Also naturalised elsewhere in the tropics.

Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. , Gen . Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 120, 1831. Types:— MYANMAR. Bago Region: Pyay District, Wallich , Numer. List: no. 3744 A (syntype: K-LINDL; isosyntype: K-W) ; MYANMAR. Mandalay Region: Kyaukse District, Wallich , Numer. List: no. 3744 B (syntype: K-LINDL; isosyntype: K-W) ; BANGLADESH. Sylhet: Bruce s.n. in Wallich , Numer. List: no. 3744 C (syntype: K-LINDL; isosyntype: K-W)

Homotypic synonym: Spathoglottis plicata Blume var. pubescens (Lindl.) M.Hiroe, Orchid Flowers 2: 89, 1971.

Heterotypic synonym: Spathoglottis bensonii Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 814, 1890. Type:— MYANMAR. Bago Region: Pyay District , 1868, Benson s.n. (= Herb. Maingay 1640) (holotype: K) .

Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. var. berkleyi Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 814, 1890. Type:— MYANMAR. Rakhine State: Berkeley s.n. (holotype: K).

Specimens examined:— UPPER MYANMAR. 1220 m, Nov 1888, Collett 940 ( K) . KACHIN. Unspecified : Nov 1897, Mokim s.n. ( E) ; same loc., 915 m, Sep 1898, Mokim 29 ( K) ; same loc., Sep 1898, Mokim s.n. ( BM) ; Myitkyina District: Pottinger s.n. ( CAL) ; same loc., 1830−2135 m, 31 Jul 1914, Kingdon-Ward 1848 ( E) ; same loc., 2070 m, 22 Aug 1919, Farrer 1262 ( E) ; same loc., 20 Aug 1938, Naw Mu Pa 17455 ( K) ; same loc., 15 Oct 1946, Belcher 816 ( K) . CHIN. Falam District : 1890 m, 17 Sep 1910, Venning 29 ( K) ; same loc., 1950 m, Oct 1910, Venning 53 ( K) ; same loc., 1645 m, comm. 9 Oct 1923, Daun 96 ( K) ; Mindat District : 1450 m, 16 Aug 1956, Kingdon-Ward 22567 ( BM) ; same loc., 1740 m, 15 Sep 1956, Maung Gale-2 & Chit Ko Ko 5859 ( RAF) ; same loc., 9 Sep 2002, Ling Shing Maung & Cho Cho Win 024419 ( MBK, TI) ; same loc., 750−1200 m, 5 Dec 2002, Murata et al. 025578 ( MBK) ; same loc., 2006, Ling Shein Man 052210 ( MBK) ; same loc., 1500 m, 2 Oct 2008, Yasuda 053622 ( MBK) ; same loc., 1200 m, 21 Oct 2008, Om Ling Htan 053641 ( MBK) ; same loc., 700 m, 10 Sep 2011, Funakoshi et al. 085272 ( MBK) . MANDALAY. Pyinoolwin District : 1065 m, Oct 1908, Lace s.n. ( E) , det. R. A. Rolfe ; same loc., 1065 m, Sep 1912, Lace 5515 ( E, K) ; same loc., 1065 m, Jul 1935, Bogg s.n. in Maymyo Bot. Gard. 13517 ( K) ; Kyaukse District: type; Myingyan District: 1370 m, 13 Sep 1925, Robertson 1848 ( RAF) ; same loc., 1 Nov 2000, Murata et al. 021040 ( MBK) ; Meiktila District : 1065 m, 23 Oct 1936, Smith 16289 ( K, RAF) . SHAN. Taunggyi District : 11 Sep 1931, illegible 11102 ( RAF) , det. herbarium CAL; same loc., 1565 m, 19 Sep 2015, Baba et al. m-586 ( MBK) ; same loc., 1120 m, 22 Sep 2015, Kilgour et al. m-610 ( MBK) ; same loc., 1545 m, 26 Sep 2015, Baba et al. 103800 ( MBK) ; Loilen District : 1370 m, 14 Aug 1911, Robertson 429 ( K) ; Kengtung District : 1220 m, Aug 1909, MacGregor 819 ( E) . RAKHINE. Unspecified: type. BAGO. Pyay District: types. MON. Thaton District: 1839, Parish 218 ( K) ; Mawlamyine District : Lobb 367 ( K) ; same loc., 760 m, Oct 1862, Parish 153 ( K) . TANINTHARYI. Dawei District : 485 m, Aug 1961, Keenan et al. 929 ( E, K) .

Distribution:— The eastern Himalayas, northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and southwestern, southern and southeastern China.