these names have been validly published, due to lack of 
generic descriptions, according to the rules of the Inter- 
national Code of Botanical Nomenclature. ‘To the best 
of my knowledge to the present none of them has been 
validated. 
Holcoglossum falcatum (Thunb.) Garay & Sweet, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Orchis falcata Thunb., Fl. Jap. 26, 1784. 
Syn.: Neofinetia falcata (Thunb.) Hu in Rhodora 27: 107, 1925, 
nomen. 
Holcoglossum Kimballianum (Rchb.f.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Vanda Kimballiana Rehb.f. in Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 5: 
232, 1889. 
Syn.: Vanda saprophytica Gagn. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 79: 3 
1932, 
Holcoglossum rupestre (Hand.-Maz.) Garay, comb, nov. 
ly 
Basionym: JV’anda_ rupestris Hand.-Maz., Symb. Sinic. 7: 1359, 
1936. 
Hymenorchis Schltr. in Fedde Rep. Beih. 1: 994, Sept. 
1, 1918, 
Type: Occeoclades javanica Teijs. & Binn. 
Characterized by the short column to which the sac- 
cate or spurred lip is firmly adnate. Pollimia 2, entire, 
more or less globose on a thin, linear stipe which at 
times may be somewhat broadened toward the base. 
Rostellum 2-lobed. 
Leaf sheaths verrucose, often fimbriate-lacerate ; leaves 
fleshy with crystalline-serrate edges. Inflorescence with 
a short peduncle; rhachis usually thick. 
Hymenorchis Vanoverberghii (Ames) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Saccolabium Vanoverberghii Ames, Orchid. 5: 230, 1915. 
Jumellea Schlitr., Die Orchideen 609, Nov. 28, 1914. 
Lectotype: Angraecum recurvum Thou. 
Characterized by a short column with an abbreviated 
rostellum and deeply cleft clinandrium. Pollimia 2, on 
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