and Gynandria. Of these the Gynandria is of special in- 
terest, for Swartz published a comprehensive treatise of 
Gynandria under the title ‘‘Genera et Species Orchide- 
arum Systematice redactarum,’’ in Schrader, Neues 
Journal fiir die Botanik, vol. 1: 1-108, March 1805. 
Throughout the pages, under the generic names which 
appear in Flora Indiae Occidentalis, a reference to the 
actual page is given: e.g., p. 49 “‘Neottia. Jacq. Sw. 
for. ind. occ. 8, p. 1897.” 
The most crucial information is to be found on p. 95 
under Dendrobium polystachyon, where Swartz cites 
‘“Cranichis luteola. Al. ind. oce. 14337" in synonymy. 
This reduction together with a summary of West Indian 
Orchids discussed in Schrader’s Journal in 1805 is added 
as a postscript to Flora Indiae Occidentalis, vol. 8: 1989- 
1998. 
It may be argued that Swartz had page proof in his 
hand when he prepared the article for Schrader’s Journal 
in 1804. However, further evidence indicates that part 
1 of volume three must have already been published and 
distributed in 1804. The evidence is to be found in 
Willdenow, Species Plantarum, vol. 4, part 1, published 
in 1805. In that part Willdenow includes every new 
orchid name and combination which Swartz had _ pro- 
posed in his Flora with the actual page references: e.g., 
‘‘Neottia calearata. .. Swartz fl. ind. occid. 8, p. 1413.”° 
W illdenow also includes Cranichis luteola Sw. in synony- 
my under Dendrobium polystachyon Sw. This informa- 
tion, however, he could have only obtained from 
Schrader’s Journal. The fact that Willdenow had an 
actual copy of Swartz’s Flora Indiae Occidentalis vol. 3, 
pt. 1 in hand is further supported by his citing the actual 
page numbers of Aristolochia obtusata, p. 1565 and Aris- 
tolochia grandiflora, p. 1566, neither of which could have 
been obtained from any other source! 
Thus, it is proposed that the publication date of 
Swartz, Flora Indiae Occidentalis, vol. 3, pp. 1231- 
1566 be recognized as of 1804. 
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