Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha, J.

S. P., Bramhadande, Nandikar, M. D., Scottish, The & Dalzell, N. A., 2023, Nicholas Dalzell’s orchids in western India, Rheedea 33 (3), pp. 174-192 : 187

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Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha, J. View in CoL Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71: 74. 1974.

An epiphytic orchid, endemic to the Western Ghats of India , can be identified by longer racemes (usually exceeding the leaves) and,yellow and purple spotted flowers. Since its description, Dalzell’s Micropera maculata went through different generic circumscriptions until Saldanha (1974) resolved it in Smithsonia C.J.Saldanha. Dalzell (1851) himself was not sure about the placement of this species in Micropera . In the protologue, therefore he added, ‘in my opinion, this a typical form doubtfully belongs to this genus’. Pfitzer (1881) recognized it in Sarcochilus R.Br. , followed by Hooker (1890), who transferred it to into Saccolabium Blume. Soon , it was transferred it to Gastrochilus D.Don by Kuntze (1891), and subsequently, Garay (1972) and Rauschert (1982) placed it in Loxoma Garay and Loxomorchis Rauschert , respectively.

17. Micropera viridiflora Dalzell View in CoL in Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 282. 1851. Lectotype (designated by Bokil et. al., 2019): INDIA , Bombay, s.d., Dalzell s.n. (K!, K000891593). Residual syntypes: (K [K001222284!]; CAL [CAL0000087303!]).