CITES Orchid Checklist Volume 4 - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Preamble
ii) Where an accepted name and a synonym are the same, but refer to
different species, for example, Masdevallia meleagris (accepted name)
and Masdevallia meleagris (a synonym of Masdevallia picturata), the
name with an asterisk is the species most likely to be seen in trade - if
this is known. For example:
All Names Accepted Name
Masdevallia meleagris Lindl.*
Masdevallia meleagris Lindl. sensu Rchb.f. non Lindl. ... Masdevallia picturata
*Species most likely to be in trade (in this example, Masdevallia
meleagris).
NB: In examples bi) and bii) it is necessary to double-check by
reference to the distribution as detailed in Part II. For instance, in the
example bii), if the name given was ‘Masdevallia meleagris’ and it
was known that the plant in question came from Guyana this would
indicate that the species was Masdevallia picturata, being traded
under the synonym Masdevallia meleagris. Masdevallia meleagris is
only found in Colombia.
c) Natural hybrids have been included in the checklist and are indicated by
the multiplication sign ×. They are arranged alphabetically within the
lists.
d) Many Aerides species epithets have been published with an incorrect
Latin termination. Where appropriate, species epithets should have a
Latin feminine termination, as this is how the generic name was
originally published. However, the majority of names have been
published with neuter species epithet terminations. These species
epithets have been changed to the correct feminine terminations. This is
in accordance with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature,
(2000).
As the neuter epithets are in common use and used in the CITES trade
data, primary references and other major references, we have included
the neuter epithets as synonyms.
e) The CD-ROM contains the following files:
‘CITESOrchidChecklist4.pdf’, an Adobe Acrobat®. This file contains
CITES Orchid Checklist 4 and can be viewed using Adobe Reader®.
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‘OrchidIntro.pdf’, an Adobe Acrobat®. This files contains the
introductory text to the CITES Orchid Checklists Volumes 1-3. The
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