Vo1 - ! ORCHIDACEAE 263 



(1908) fig. 45; Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 313; 



Ridl. Mat. Fl. Mai. Penin. 1 (1907) 202; Ames Orch. 2 (1908) 



46. 



Galeola pterosperma Schltr. in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 45 (1910) 386; 



J. J. Sm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenz. II 9 (1913) 10; Ames Orch. 



5 (1915) 19. 



Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island), Luzon (Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, 

 Sorsogon), Mindoro, Samar, Panay (Capiz), Leyte, Mindanao (Lanao, 

 Davao). A common and widely distributed species in the Philippines at 

 75 to 180 m altitude. In Sikkim, Himalaya, Burma, Malay Peninsula, 

 Java, and Sumatra. 



The valid name of this species has been a source of difference of 

 opinion. It has been most widely known as Galeola hydra Reichb. f., 

 but in 1910 Schlechter proposed the combination Galeola pterosperma 

 (Lindl.) Schltr. In doing so he overlooked the fact that the name-bringing 

 synonym Vanilla pterosperma Lindl. is a nomen nudum and has no stand- 

 ing. The earliest valid name is Galeola kuhlii Reichb. f., published in 

 Xen. Orch. 2 (1865) 78, in which Reichenbach cites, in synonymy, the plate 

 published prior to the description [Xen. Orch. 2 (1862) t. 119']. This plate 

 was published as Erythrorchis kuhlii and has full analytical drawings. 

 According to the international rules adopted at Vienna in 1905 (Sect. 4, 

 Art. 37) this plate constitutes valid publication. 



GALEOLA PHILIPPINENS1S Ames Sched. Orch. 6 (1923) 5. 

 Luzon (Sorsogon), Elmer 16122. 



EXCLUDED OR SYNONYMOUS SPECIES 



Galeola hydra Reichb. f. Xen. Orch. 2 (1865) 77; Ames in Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 313, Orch. 2 (1908) 46 = Galeola kuhlii Reichb. f. 



Galeola pterosperma Schltr. in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 45 (1910) 386; Ames 

 Orch. 5 (1915) 19 = Galeola kuhlii Reichb. f. 



10. VANILLA Swartz 



VANILLA CALOPOGON Reichb. f. in Otia Bot. Hamb. 1 (1878) 40; Rolfe 

 in Journ. Linn. Soc. 32 (1896) 459; Ames Orch. 5 (1915) 21, 



6 (1920) 277. 



Luzon (Ilocos Norte), Cuming 2070, Loher 630, B. S. 32928 Ramos. 



VANILLA OVALIS Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 448, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 42; 

 Ames Orch. 5 (1915) 21; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 112. 

 Epidendrum vanilla Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 643, non Linn. 

 Vanilla majaijensis Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 593, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 



43. • 

 Vanilla planifolia Ait. apud Naves Novis. App. (1882) 248. 

 Vanilla aromatica Sw. apud Naves Novis. App. (1882) 248. 

 Vanilla philippinensis Rolfe in Journ. Linn. Soc. 32 (1896) 459; 

 Ames Orch. 2 (1908) 47. 

 Luzon (Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Sorsogon), Sibuyan, 

 Biliran, Mindanao (Dapitan, Lanao, Butuan), Cuming 2132, Merrill Sp. 

 Blancoanae 665, Holman s. n., Serrato s.. n., Elmer 9259, 12534, 16035, 

 F. B. 4585 Mearns & Hutchinson, 28614 Sulit, B. S. 1934-6 Wester, 18952 

 McGregor, M. S. Clemens s. n. 



