Monday, April 28, 2025

[Botany • 2025] Rediscovery of Crepidium parryae After Nearly 100 Years and Taxonomic Notes on Crepidium purpureum and C. khasianum [Notes on Asian Orchidaceae II]

 

Crepidium parryae (Tang & F.T.Wang) Marg. [1926]

in Gogoi & Kumar, 2025.

ABSTRACT
Crepidium parryae, originally known from Mizoram, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after nearly 100 years. This paper provides a comprehensive description of the species, including taxonomic notes, color plates, line drawings, habitat information, and an assessment of its conservation status. Furthermore, Crepidium assamicum K. Gogoi & J. Sharma and C. meghalayense M. Murugesan, Sushil K. Singh, & A. A. Mao are now synonymized under C. purpureum (Lindl.) Szlach., while C. falcifolium Nuammee, Seelanan & H. A. Pedersen, and C. matsudae (Yamam.) Szlach. are synonymized under C. khasianum (Hook.f.) Szlach., based on their morphological similarities. Taxonomic notes supporting these synonymies are also included.

Keywords: C. metallicumC. octodentatumCrepidium acuminatum, Malaxideae, new synonyms


Crepidium parryae (Tang & F.T.Wang) Marg.


Khyanjeet Gogoi and Pankaj Kumar. 2025. Notes on Asian Orchidaceae II: Rediscovery of Crepidium parryae After Nearly 100 Years and Taxonomic Notes on Crepidium purpureum and Crepidium khasianumFeddes Repertorium. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70009 [27 March 2025]