An Annotated Checklist of the Orchids of Sri Lanka
Samantha Suranjan Fernando & Paul Ormerod
Published on : 30-Jun-2008
DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2008.18.01.01
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A general description of Sri Lanka and its bioclimatic zones are presented. The history of the lsland's orchid taxonomy is briefly reviewed. An updated checklist is presented for the country's orchid flora using recent information. New species, new records and nomenclatural changes from previous lists are annotated with appropriate references. This work lists 188 species belonging to 78 genera with one endemic Aenus (Adrorhizon Hook. f.) and 55 endemic species. A new name, Bulbophyllum jayaweerae Fernando et Ormerod, is proposed for Cirrhopetalum roseum Jayaweera. lllegitimacy of the name Saccolablum virescens Gardner ex Lindl. is discussed and this species is described as a new taxon, Robiquetia virescens Ormerod et Fernando.
