Vanilla ovalis Blanco

VANILLA Swartz
Epidendrum vanilla Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 643 (vanilla), non Linn.=
VANILLA OVAL IS Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 448 (sp. nov.); ed. 3,
3 (1879) 42.
Vanilla majaijensis Blanco op. cit. ed. 2 (1845) 593 (sp. nov.); ed 3, 3
(1879) 43=VANILLA OVALIS Blanco.
Vanilla philippinensis Rolfe is undoubtedly a synonym of
v Blanco’s Vanilla ovalis, and there is no valid reason why Blanco’s
fiatne should not be maintained. The species is common in
parts of Laguna Province, Luzon (Mount Maquiling and Mount
Banajao), growing along streams in narrow valleys. Vanilla
ovalis Blanco was erroneously reduced by Naves to V. aromatioa
? Sw., while V. majaijensis Blanco was by the same author reduced
to V. planifolia Ait., both manifestly incorrect reduction^.
Both of Blanco’s descriptions, are imperfect and incomplete, but
there is no reason for considering that more jtiian one species
is represented; in fact the description of V. majaijensis was
inserted in the second edition of the Flora de Filipinas after
Blanco’s death, having, been found among his papers, and may
not have been intended by him for publication. See Flora de
Filipinas ed. 2 (1845) p. 589.
Illustrative specimen from Angat, Bulacan Province, Luzon,
December, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 665).
me mi ill:
SPECIES 33LANCOANAE NO. DOQ
665* Vanilla ovalle Blanco
Epidendrum vanilla Blanco,
non Idnn.
Tanilla |na jaijensis Blanco
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