Hemiperis micrantha Frapp. ex Cordem Hemiperis aphylla Cordem. Habenaria Bescherellia Benthamia micrantha (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Hermans & Hervouet Benthamia micrantha (Suksd.) Druce Boraginaceae Revision of the genus Benthamia A. Rich. (Orchidaceae, Orchidioideae, Habenariinae) Hervouet, Jean-Michel Descourvières, Pascal Hermans, Johan Longou, Ludivine Adansonia 2025 3 2025-07-21 47 11 171 249 6C7Z6 (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. Schltr. Cordem. [874,1395,1140,1168] Liliopsida Orchidaceae Cynorkis Plantae Asparagales 77 246 Tracheophyta species micrantha    Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt33 (2): 401 ( Schlechter 1915). —  Hemiperis micranthaFrapp. ex Cordem., Flore de l’île de la Réunion: 239 ( Cordemoy 1895).   Hemiperis aphyllaCordem. nomen nudumbased on Cordemoy 9, also quoted  Habenariaor  Bescherellia. —  Benthamia micrantha(Frapp. ex Cordem.) Hermans & Hervouet, Flore des Mascareignes170: 118 ( Hermans & Cribb 2023), nom. illeg., non  Benthamia micrantha(Suksd.) Druce(itself nom. illeg.in Boraginaceae).   TYPE MATERIAL. —   France, La Réunion• sine loc.;  Cordemoy9; lectotype: MARS!, designated by  Hermans & Cribb(2021: 103);  isolectotype K!.  ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED. —   France, La Réunion• Piton Mare à Boue Plaine des Cafres; 21°09’S, 55°34’E;  30.III.1974;  J. Bosser21773; P[ P00150069!] •   J. Bosser21661; P! spirit •  Îlet de Patience, Bras Cabot path; 21°06’S, 55°37’E;  7.IV.1978;  J. Bosser22462; P[ P02088075, P02088076]! •  Sainte-Rose;  10.II.2010; 21°09’S, 55°45’E; alt.  2070 m;  Hivert3586; CBNM! •  Saint-Joseph;  26.I.2010; alt.  1920 m;  Hivert3587; CBNM!.    Madagascar• Analamanga, Angavokely; 18°55’36”S, 47°45’07”E;  25.III.2015; photograph in Hervouet (2018: 162)as  Benthamia exilisvar. tenuissima.   NOTES Evidence has been published by Pailler et al.(2024), based on DNA analysis and morphological comparison, that this species better fits into the genus  Cynorkis, its correct name is therefore  Cynorkis micrantha(Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.Note that Schlechter published another  Cynorkis micranthathe same year ( Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographiev.53: 388, 1915), it is a nom. illeg., synonym of  Cynorkis anacamptoidesKraenzl. See also: Pailler & Henze (2020: 74, as  Benthamia exilisSchltr.), Hermans & Cribb (2023: 118). 5898708728 MARS Cordemoy France La Reunion 77 246 1 La Reunion lectotype 5898708322 [813,964,1504,1529] K Cordemoy France La Reunion 77 246 1 La Reunion isolectotype 5898709087 1974-03-30 P J. Bosser France -21.15 La Reunion 1265 55.566666 77 246 P00150069 1 5898708520 [1128,1385,1605,1629] P J. Bosser 77 246 1 5898708553 1978-04-07 P J. Bosser -21.1 Bras Cabot path 1265 55.616665 Ilet de Patience 77 246 P02088075, P02088076 1 5898708603 2010-02-10 CBNM Hivert 2070 -21.15 Sainte-Rose 1265 55.75 Sainte-Rose 77 246 1 5898708347 2010-01-26 CBNM Hivert 1920 Saint-Joseph Saint-Joseph 77 246 1 5898708772 2015-03-25 Madagascar -18.926666 Angavokely 21 47.751945 Analamanga 77 246 1