Erythrodes blumei

Erythrodes blumei (Lindl.) Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 87 (1905).

Synonyms:

Physurus blumei Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 504 (1840).

Microchilus blumei (Lindl.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 5: 166 (1852).

Physurus chinensis Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 200 (1896).

Erythrodes henryi Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 87 (1905).

Physurus henryi Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 87 (1905).

Erythrodes chinensis (Rolfe) Schltr., Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 117 (1914).

Erythrodes formosana Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 169 (1919).

Erythrodes brevicalcar J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 5: 17 (1922).

Erythrodes triantherae C.L.Yeh & C.S.Leou, Taiwania 51: 266 (2006).

Erythrodes blumei var. aggregatus T.P.Lin & W.M.Lin, Taiwania 54: 329 (2009).

Family: Orchidaceae

Distribution: Hong Kong, China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Jawa, Malaysia, Sumatra 

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if there is then why so many names of the same thing?

1. Usually journals publish things which are properly written. 

2. Sometimes they miss that too and hence the name gets invalid or illegitimate. 

3. It all depends on the reviewers about how thoroughly they can review. Some reviewers just check technical aspects. 

4. Orchid world is so big and its not possible to get all information at one place so people miss few literature and hence they miss to understand that the species was already identified.

There are some orchids which have around 60 synonyms. As time goes by, people realise and then they merge them together one by one.

Hope my language is understandable.

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yes and I am hopeful that in this day and age of internet more information can be had in one place without waiting to xerox etc all papers