_nomenclaturenotes By Ene A Crane, PRD The Genus Watinootena HE subi Spiratbinae was once ater eany group to desl with tno omic Almost th poroxmately {0 specs in his subirbe wee lomped logether i one broadly defined genus Spinner LC. Rich, Overtime several Aiaincive groups were formally recog- nized, citer as sections of the old Spiranhes ora distin! genera. For more an entry, botanists have are the nes ofaecepting one Big gens versos sliting” the group into many smaller genera currenly about SO sepregite peers fre recogrzed). Perhap he most important characters used 0 define gonera inthe Sprahinae se thse ofthe rostllum, te delicate flap of tissue that separates the anther {som th signa The dificult of sudy- Ing rostellam morphology especially by tonspealist ha Ted to moc of he past faxenomic misunderstanding in the Sobisbe. An early attempt to establish fegregate penera of Spiranthes by Schlechter (1920), relying on rstlias tna ther fine Moral character, was all but gnored by subsequent workers Ut teeemy. Modern study ofthe sburibeculm- fated with a generic revision of the Spwasthiage by Leslie A. Gary (1982) He iypfid the genera, resented generic esciptions that denied eral char acters resurrected genera that had een vertically “lumped with Spiranies, ‘rected ow gener To distinctive species thathad been improperly forced into some der genera and cross-referenced the tmyried mames and synonyms to the fubiribe. Since then, ia addition to feseribing new species, several workers have fine-tuned Garay's classification ty eesting additonal new genera, chang {ng Tetoypitications that in turn alee generic circumserptons and arguing the Significance of certain morphological Charaten (eth importance of fused epal bases tht traditionally separated ‘Beadle Sal rom Cyclopogon Pres). ‘Almost everyone now agrees that Gay's clasiiation in esentially cor ect and wopical Sprathinae should be Aspatced in many smaller genera. Sev tral of these are stractive Rortoultorl ants sch sarge peen-Dowered pecs ‘of Sora Pres or bol eo ei lowered species of Stenormhyrch. ‘One ofthe workers tively pursuing Selachetho, PAD, of the Deparent of Plant Ecology and Nature Protection at Gisask University in Gdansk, Poland “Among his recent publications sone de ‘ering ues teresa genus from Pe, Wallnoferia Tis diminotve plant, ony about ines (10 ml with eaves ost ‘over an inch (3 cm) Tong. oe of hase fondescrp pant tht at first glance may Process of elimiaation, someone fnevitaby sys "ty the orchids” Fort ately, thote are fesearchers such as Szlachetko who ae wiligt sty these nds of specimens allnacferta ie one of hee genera in the Spiranthinae with an obtxe (Olu) Foxtel Theater two ate Arocamunie Camevali and Ramirer, a monotypic fs from Venenels known only from singe specimen, and Burysyes Wawra {genus of several species including fome of the few epiphytic species Wanaferia has sepals fused ino a abe, tut unlike Aracamunia and Eurysyls, Wallnoeferia has resupinate flowers (te flower twisted so ha the ip i ow fenmost in an open fewer hike a Caza) in adding to iferences in the colar tnd rstllum -___.___nomenclaturenotes _ Wallnceferia is named aferits discov rer, Dr. Bruno Wallner, who collected ‘his plot between 3.280 and 4830 feet (1,000 and 1.350 m) in the region of Pocallpa inthe Deparment of Husnuso ‘in central Per. He recorded the plate towing in "moss-cushions ia shady Places." The tailing rhizome and promt ‘ent shaggy roots ae no Jovan adapta ton okepig pes with te constantly ‘rowing and expanding moss substrate, Walloefeiais unlikely to make a splash is horticulture, The flowers, which ‘ist barely open atthe tip and ave only {bout ofan neh ( mm ong are rather lackluster brown nthe mide sod whitish toward both ends. Known only from the type locality, the overall ange of Walinoeeria is unknown To say this Plaat could be easily overlooked isthe Understatement ofthe year 3 2220 soo peua 8. Pa Eh eed am Map Per Gs Spain: Box tat a} asS tosfeis pores eee Evie A. Christenson, PhD, has. partic {ar intrest in Persian orchids from hs ongoing efforts toward a modem ten ton) of Peruvian orchids. Hea research ‘rsocate with the New York Botencal Garden. * 1646 Oak Stet, Sarasa. Florida, 34236