My apologies to both icones and Viateur. It was indeed icones who posted regarding Bulbophyllum cernuum, not Viateur.
Icones, you've correctly deduced that I don't have J.J.Smith's original book on the Orchids of Java, just the books of icones and Supplement 7. I'll take your word that Smith reduced B. vittatum T & B to a syn of B. cernuum, and yes, I'd appreciate a copy of the reference. While I agree that neither IPNI nor the Kew Monocot list are 100% correct (how could they ever be ?), there is another possible reason why the reduction does not appear in either database ... the botanists who advise on these lists may not agree with the botany, and have "played safe" by listing B. vittatum as a distinct taxon. Cheers, Peter O'Byrne in Singapore _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
