An Annotated Checklist of the Sri Lanka

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 (/drorhizon Hook. f.) and 55 endemic species. A new name, Bulbophyllum jayaweerae Fernando et Ormerod, is proposed for Cirrhopetalum roseum Jayaweera. lllegitimacy of the name Sacco/ablum yirescens Gardner ex Lindl. is discussed and this species is described as a new taxon, Robiquetia virescens Ormerod et Fernando.

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Rheedea. – 2008. – Vol. 18, № 1. – P. 1–28.