Pholidota gibbosa (Blume) Lindl. ex de Vriese

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Published in : Ill. Orchid. Ind. Orient. 2: t. 10 (1854).

Distribution : Borneo, Java, Sunda, Penin. Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatra & Solomon Is.

Homotypic Synonyms: * Chelonanthera gibbosa Blume, Bijdr.: 384 (1825). Coelogyne gibbosa (Blume) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 237 (1862). * Basionym/Replaced Synonym

Heterotypic Synonyms: Pholidota clypeata Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 5: 37 (1850). Coelogyne clypeata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 237 (1862). Pholidota caduca Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 288 (1896). Chelonanthera clypeata (Lindl.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 50(32): 142 (1907).

Remarks : Thanks to Jim Cootes for identifying this species.