older text can still be seen; in our copy in Copenhagen it has been 
completely removed. At the same time the title Vanda multiflora 
is engraved in a different handwriting from the one in the Har- 
vard copy. What is behind this little mystery I have not tried to 
solve, as it seems irrelevant. In the 11th edition (1826) of ‘‘Hor- 
tus Cantabrigiensis”’ the entry, Vanda multiflora, has been sub- 
stituted for the previous Sarcanthus praemorsus with a refer- 
ence to *‘Coll. Bot. t.38’’, and with the old source ‘‘China 1800”’. 
Secondly, Lindley in *‘Collectanea Botanica”’ in 1826 gave up 
the idea of maintaining his Sarcanthus of 1824 typified by 
Epidendrum praemorsum, but proposed it anew and typified it 
by Sarcanthus rostratus Lindl., a very different looking plant 
from China. 
All this was drawn to our attention by Dr. Garay (1972: 199) 
who points out that the consequence is that — while Sarcanthus 
Lindl. 1826 (quite apart from being a later homonym, and hence 
illegitimate) is a later synonym for Cleisostoma Bl. — Sarcan- 
thus Lindl. 1824 was legitimately published and therefore takes 
priority over Acampe Lindl. from 1853. Consequently, if the 
generic name Acampe is not conserved, the correct name today 
for Thalia Maravara must be Sarcanthus praemorsus (Roxb.) 
Lindl., and all other Acampe names must be changed in like 
manner. * 
Reconsidering Vanda multiflora, we are in the same predica- 
ment as in the case of Aerides rigida; namely, we cannot estab- 
lish with certainty if a type-specimen still exists. Lindley does 
not tell us what happened to Mr. Cattley’s plant or who brought 
it to him. When, a few years later, in 1833, he lists Vanda 
multiflora in his ‘‘Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants’, 
Lindley simply says ‘‘China’’. When transferring it to Acampe 
in 1853, however, he mentions two collectors, Reeves and 
Champion, without any reference to Mr. Cattley. What is more 
important, however, is that he has omitted the distribution 
““Napalia’’. See below. 
According to Breitschneider (1898: 251) John Reeves Senior 
resided in Canton between 1812 and 1831. Although he mostly 
*Since these lines were written, I have proposed the genus Acampe for 
conservation (Taxon 24: 389, 1975) and it has been approved by the commit- 
tee. Thus, the name should be used until the final decision will be reached 
during the next International Botanical Congress. 
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