Synonyms
Because of its varied nature, many botanists have incorrectly identified plants as separate species, including:
- O. alexandrae Bateman 1864
- O. bluntii Rchb.f 1864
- O. edithiae Warn. 1864
- O. latimaculatum Linden 1888
- O. reichenbachianum Lehm. 1883
- O. sanderianum Rchb.f 1881
- O. warocqueanum Linden & L.Linden 1888
Bateman named the orchid O. alexandrae after the then Princess of Wales, Alexandra of Denmark, generating confusion which lasted for several years.
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