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GENERA  AND   SPECIES 


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ORCHIDEOUS  PLANTS. 


BY  JOHN  LINDLEY,  P.R.S.  L.S.  G.S. 

Iffembor  of  the  Imperiil  Academy  Natone  Cnrioeonun,  of  the  Botanical  Society  of 

Ratiabon,  of  tiie  Fhyriographical  Society  of  Lund,  of  the  Horticiiltaral  Society  of 

Bertin,  Honorary  Member  of  the  Lyceum  of  Natural  History  of  New  York,  &c.  &c. 

and  Profenor  of  Botany  in  the  UniTcnity  of  London. 


Part  I.     Malaxideje. 


LONDON: 

TREUTTEL  AND  CO.  SOHO  SQUARE,  AND 
RIDGWAYS,  PICCADILLY. 

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THE  AUTHOR. 


BIexobakditm.  The  Preface  and  Introduction  to  this  Work  will  be  printed 
with  the  last  part.  In  the  mean  while  the  Author  begs  to  express  his 
deep  obligation  to  his  scientific  Friends  in  general,  for  the  aid  they  have 
afforded  bim  in  his  undertaking,  and  most  especially  to  Dr.  Wallich, 
Mr.  I/ambert,  and  Mr.  M^'Rae;  to  the  first  of  whom  he  is  indebted 
for  an  imivaluable  series  of  Indian  Orchidese  3  to  the  second,  for  the  un- 
restricted use  of  that  part  of  Ruiz  and  Pavon's  Herbarium  which 
belongs  to  this  subject ;  and  to  the  last,  for  a  very  rich  collection  from 
Ceylon. 

Mr.  Bauer  having  most  liberally  granted  the  Author  the  use  of  his  unri- 
valled Sketches,  a  series  of  Illvstbations  is  in  preparation,  of  which 
the  first  part  wiU  soon  appear. 


ORCHIDEiE. 


April,  1830. 


ORCHIDEiE. 


Tribe  I.     Malaxide^. 


Orchidez^  Tribug  Malaxidejb.    Lindt.  CoU,  Bot.    Orch,  SctL 

Pollen  in  massis  cereaceis  (polliniis)  definitis  cohserens^  tel&  omni  cellulose 
superflu^  ademptd..  Anthera  terminalis^  opercularis.  Herbse  epiphytse 
T.  terrestres^  foliorum  basibus  v.  caulibus  sspitis  incrassatis. 

I  comprehend  in  this  Tribe  all  the  genera  that  have  their  pollen  cohe- 
ring in  masses  of  a  firm  waxy  texture,  without  any  of  the  cellular  sub- 
stance, by  which  the  grains  are  connected,  remaining  under  the  form  of 
a  distinct  gland  lying  upon  the  stigma,  or  of  an  elastic  transparent  com- 
munication (caudicula)  between  the  pollen  masses  and  the  gland.  Ma- 
laxidese  may,  in  other  words,  be  considered  as  Orchideous  plants,  the  pollen 
of  which  communicates  directly  with  the  stigma,  without  the  intervention 
of  any  intermediate  apparatus. 


Section  I,     Pleurothalle-«:. 

OacHmEA;  7W6m  Malaxides,*  PlenrothalleflB.    LindUy  in  Bot,  lUg./oi, 
Columna  erecta,  ad  basin  parum  producta. 

Artificial  Analysis  of  thb  Gbnera. 

PoUinia^. 

LabeUnm  cum  columns  connatom,  bUobmn        .  .  4.  Lepanthes. 

LAbellum  liberam 

Sepala  lateralia  connata 
Colnmna  aptera.    Andiera  apice  membranacea         -      1*  Pleurothallis. 
Columna  alata.    Anthera  apice  dilatata  carnosa  6.  Ostriceba. 

•Sepala  lateralia  libera 
Columna  elongata 

Labellum  trilobum.  Pollinia  dimidiata.  Columna  1    ^^  Chrysoolossum. 

basi  alata         -  -  .  -  /     ' 

LabeUnm  integerrimnm.  Pollinia  arcuata.   Co-T^|g^  Cyrtosia. 
lumna  basi  aptera         -  -  -  J      * 

Columna  nana 
Labellum  petalis  conformc 
-Sepala  lateralia  basi  saccata  -  -      %  Specklinia. 

Sepala  lateralia  baai  plana        -  -  -      5.  Stblis. 


U.  B.  GENT 


I 


MALAXIDEJS. 


PLEUROTHALLEJS. 


Labenom  petalis  ^fforme 

Sepal*  et  petala  confonnia.    Labellnm  pla- 
num 8«pibs  tmncatum        -  - 
SepaU  et  petals  conformia.  Labellnm  medio ' 
constrictum  basi  concarum 

PolUnia  4. 

Sepal*  lateralia  connata. 

Sepalum  aupremum  acnminatiMimum        ... 
Sepalum  sapremnm  lateralibus  conformt 
Sepala  lateralia  libera. 

Sepala  et  petala  subequalia  erecta. 
AnUiera  biloba  -  -  .  .        . 

Ankhera  Integra  ^ 

Antbera  longitudin.  debiscens 
Labellnm  integerrimnm.    Colnmna  bicomis 
Labellnm  trilobnm.    Colnmna  mntica 
Pollinia  coUateralia  (oo  oo) 
Pollinia  Incumbentia  (  S   S  ) 
Antbera  transrers^  debiscens 
Labellnm  rentricosnm  -  -        - 

Labellnm  lineare  basi  anricnlatnm 
Sepala  et  petala  patentissima  raldd  inaeqnalia. 
Labellnm  cnm  colnmna  angnlnm  rectnm  efformans> 

basi  sagittatnm  r.  cordatnm 
Labellnm  cnm  colnmna  snbparallelum 
Labellnm  (naunm)  petalis  cooforme.    Pollinia  in- 

cnmbentia(g  8)  "  -  - 

Labellnm  petalis  majns  et  difforme.    Pollinia  col- 
lateralia  (oo  oo) 

Labellnm  int^fmm.    Colnmna  elongata. 
Labellnm  basi  cucnllatnm  cnm  facie  co- 
lumnae  alt^  accretnm,  sepalis  laterali- 
bns  obliqn^  connatnm 
Labellnm  basi  planum 

Colnmna  semiteres 
Colnmna  disciformis  compressa 
Labellnm  tridentatnTO^  nnnc excavatnm.  Co- 
lnmna nana  -  - 


-10.  O'bbronia. 
27.  Mesoclastbs. 


9.  Restrepia. 
8.  Gastroglottis. 


22.  C<ELIA« 

20.  Dbndrochilum. 

25.  C(EL0GYNE. 

26.  Dicrypta. 

23  Pholidota. 

21.  Otochilus. 

V13.  MlCROSTTLIS. 

1 15   Malaxis. 


}'•• 


Empusa. 


•  19.  LiPARIS. 

12.  Platystylu. 


} 


14.  DiENIA. 


Pollinia  8. 


Labellnm  calcaratnm 
Labellnm  ecalcaratnm 

Petala  aristata 

Petala  mntiea 
Colnmna  semiteres 


16.  Nephelaphyllum. 

17.  acianthus. 
-    3.  octomeria* 


Colnmna  alata,  apice  cncnilata.  Labellnm  lamellatnm  24.  Dilocbia. 


1.  PLEUROTHALLIS. 

Plenrothallis,  R.  Brown,  in  Hort.  Kew.  5. 21 1. 

Sepala  conniventia^  subaequalia  :  lateralibus  v.  omnibus  connatis.  Petala 
minora.  Labellum  liberum,  cum  columna  subparallelum^  integerrimum, 
petalis  difforme.  Columna  elongata^  aptera,  libera,  cum  ovario  continua. 
Antbera  apice  membranacea.  Pollinia  2,  nunc  materie  pulvere^i  ad  apicem 
cobaerentia.— *— Herbse  epipbytse,  rbizomate  repente  filiformi.  Caules 
fiUformes,  monopbylli,  saepitis  vaginati.  Flores  axillares,  solitarily  v. 
fEisciculati,  v.  racemosi,  berbacel  y.  fiisci. 
Tbe  species  of  tbis  genus  are  in  great  want  of  careful  examination  by 

some  West  Indian  Botanist  wbo  has  opportunities  of  seeing  tbem  alive. 

In  Herbaria  tbe  specimens  are  almost  always  bad>  and  tbe  parts  are  besides 

difficult  to  make  out;  on  account  of  their  minuteness.    I  am  in  possession 


MALAXIDEJ3.  PLEUROTHALLEJB.         5 

of  ^  species  from  Mexico^  and  of  another-from  Rio,  both  of  whicb  are  no 
doubt  undescribed^  but  I  am  unwilling  to  publisb  tbem  without  better 
materials. 

1.  Plburothallis  ruscifolia.     R,  Br, 

P.  folio  ovali-lanceolato  caulis  longitudine>  floribus  fasciculatis^  spath4 
biyalvi>  pedicellis  S-S-bracteatis  filiformibus  floribus  longioribus^  sepalis 
ovato-lanceolatis :  lateralibus  connatis,  petalis  lineari-lanceolatis  mino* 
ribus,  labello  oblongo  undulato  obtuso. 

Epidendmm  roscifolium.    Litrn,  *p,  pi.  1353.    Jacq,  Amer.  226.  t.  133./.  3. 
Doidrobiiim  roscifolium.    Swart*  I  n.  act,  Ups,  6.  p,  84.     WiUd,  n.  1 6. 
PleoTOthalUs  mscifolia.    R.  Br.  in  Hort,  Kew.  5.211.    Hooker  Ex.  Fi.  1 97. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica  super  arbores^  Swartz  ;  in  insulis  Caribseis,  De  Ponthieu, 
(v,  $.  sp.in  Herb.  Banks,  et  r.  cuU.J 

Dr.  Hooker's  figure  is  authority  for  this  species^  and  it  is  from  it  that  I 
have  framed  my  specific  character.  It  is  extremely  probable  that  more 
species  than  one  are  confounded  under  the  same  name.  I  have  specimens 
^m  Rio  of  what  is  no  doubt  nearly  allied  to  this,  but  which  differs  in  the 
form  of  the  leaf,  and  in  having  a  ciliated  Labellum ;  my  specimens  are  not 
good  enough  to  describe. 

52.  Plburothallis  laurifolia.     Kunth. 

P.  *'  caule  monophyllo,  folio  oblongo  acuminato  basi  angustato,  floribus 
iasciculato-congestis,  foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  lateralibus  apice 
liberis.**    Kunth,  in  Humb,  et  BonpL  n.  g.  et  ip,  1.364.    synops,  1.346. 

Hab.  in  devexis  Andium  Popayanenstum  alt.  1200  hex.  florens  Novembre  3 
Humboldt  et  Bonpland. 

Related  to  P.  ruscifolia,  according  to  Kunth. 

3.  Plburothallis  succosa. 

P.  caule  tereti  folio  ovato-lanceolato  succoso  triplb  longiore,  floribus  fisisci- 
culatis  subsessilibus,  sepalis  lanceolatis :  lateralibus  omninb  connatis, 
petalis  linearibus  subulatis,  labello  minimo  ovato  camoso  recuryo  co- 
lumns longitudine. 

Hnmboldtia  snccofla.    Pavon,  in  Herb,  Lamb. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Pavon,  (exam.  s»  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Caulis  semipedalis.  Folium  2  uncias  longum.  Petala  Integra,  sepalis 
paulb  breviora.    Columna  nana,  anthera  horizontali  subglobosa. 

4.  Plburothallis  cordata. 

P.  caule  tereti  sulcato  folio  subrotundo  horizontali  alt^  cordato  acuminato 
multo  longiore,  floribus  fasciculatis  e  spatha  brevi  coriacea  subexsertis. 

Hmnboldtia  cordata.    Fl.  Peruv  !  tyst.  p.  234. 
Stelis  cordata.    Pers.  tyn.  no.  3. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia;  Pavon.  (v.  8.  defl.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Gigantea.  Caules  validi,  erecti,  esquamati,  fer^  pedales.  Folia  horizontalia, 

*     3f  UDcias  longa,  sinubus  baseos  cordatse  imbricantibus.  Alabastrum  uni- 

cum  vidi  yaldb  juvene  subglobosum,  und^  sepala  rotundata  conjicio. 

}  5.  Plburothallis  lanceolata. 

P.  caule  ascendente  tereti  folio  ovato  lanceolato  erecto  ferb  triplo  longiore. 


b         MALAXIDE^.  PLEUROTHALLE^. 

racemo  solitario  folio  long^oie  apice  nutante  e  spath^  maximd.  coriaceii 
dimidiam  folii  ferb  squante. 

Hiimboldtia  lanceolata.    Fl.  Peruv  !  tyst.  237. 
Stelis  lanceolata.     Pers.  synrno,  12. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia ;  Pavon.  (v.  8.  sp,  defl,  in  Herb,  Lamb.) 

Caul  is  robustus  10  uncias,  folium  in  basi  attenuatum  7,  spatha  S,  racemus 
8  longi. 

6.  Pleurothallis  tribuloides. 

P.  *'  caule  brevissimo  monophylloj  folio  lanceolato  obtuso  emarginatovcj 
pedunculo  brevissimo  unifloro^  capsula  globosa  echinata/'  Swartz  sub 
Dendrobio, 

Epidendrum  tribuloides,  Swartz  Prodr.  123. 

Dendrobium  tribaloides,  Swartz  Fl,  Ind,  Occ.  1525.     WitM.  n.  8. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  interioribus  Jamaica,  parasitica  arborum  Crescentise  -,  Swartz, 

Flores  minuti  rubric  bracteis  geminis  ovatis  parvis  sub  germine.  Sepala 
ovata :  lateralibus  semiconnatis  intus  punctatis.  Petala  colore  saturatiore. 
Labellum  oblongum,  obtusum^concayum,  recuryatum^striatum>  margine 
ciliato }  ex  Swartz, 

7.  Pleurothallis  prolifera.     Herbert, 

P.  caulibus  ancipitibus^  folio  oblongo  cochleato  carnoso  prolifero  racemo 
duplo  longiore,  bracteis  cuneatis  cuspidatis  cucuUatis  pedicello  brevio- 
ribuSj  sepalis  conniventibus :  lateralibus  semiconnatis,  petalis  labelloque 
conformibus  duplo  longioribus,  clinandrio  dentato. 

PI.  prolifera,  Herbert  in  litt,    lAndl,  in  Bot.  Reg.  t,  1298. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia  (v,  v.  cult.) 

8.  Pleurothallis  racemiflora.     Lindley, 

P.  folio  oblongo  emarginato  racemo  secundo  multifloro  duplo  breviore^ 
bracteis  vaginatis  appressis,  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis :  lateralibus  con- 
natis  petalis  ovatis  subsequalibus,  labello  subunguiculato  lingusformi 
obtuso  plano>  clinandrio  dentato. 

Epidendram  racemiflomm.    Swartz  Prodr,  125. 

Dendrobium  racemiflomm.    Swartz  I  Fl  Ind.  Occ.  1543.     WtUd,  n,\2, 

Pleurotballis  racemiflora.    Lindl.  in  Hooker,  Exot,  FhrA,  t,  123. 

Hab.  super  arbores  in  summis  montibus  Jamaica  australls ;  Swartz.  (h.  s, 
sp»  in  Herb,  Banks,  et  v,  cult.) 

9.  Pleurothallis  emarginata. 

P.  acaulis,  foliis  solitariis  lineari-loratis  emarginatis,  racemis  capillaribus 
fbliis  triplo  longioribus,  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  alt^  connatis  :  apicibus 
liberis  carnosis,  petalis  cuneatis  columna  brevioribus  labelloque  trilobo 
nanis. 

Humboldtia  emarginata.    Pawm.  in  Herb,  Lambert. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia ;  Pavon,  (exam,  s.  sp.  in  Herb,  Lamb.) 

Caespitosa^  verosimiliter  epiphyta.  Folia  cum  basi  petioliformi  4f  uncias 
longa.  Racemi  cernui  (an  penduli  ?)  9  uncias  longi.  Bractese  lineares^ 
cucuUatse.  Sepala  onmia  ultra  dimidiam  connata.  Columna  triplo  sepalis 
brevior,  petalis  tamen  longior.  Labellum  cum  columna  parallelum, 
ejusdem  longitudine,  trilobum,  lobis  rotundatis. 


MALAXIDE^.  PLEUR0THALLE2B.         7 

10.  PLBumoTHALLis  splndifi. 

p.  caole  tereti  squamoso  folio  oblongo  eequali^  racemo  erecto  spiral!  folio 
longiore^  bracteis  acuminatis^  sepalis  ovatis  obtusiusculis  :  lateralibtis  in 
unum  cymbiforme  connatis^  petalis  columna  labelloque  truncatis  nanis. 

Hnmboldtia  spiralis.    JF7.  Peruol  syst.  237. 
Stelts  spiralis.     Pers.  syn,  no.  13. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Pavan.  (exam,  s.  sp,  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Flores  maximi  in  genere^  verosimiliter  purpurei.  Bractese  latse,  membra- 
nacese,  cncullato,  apice  acuminatissims.  Sepala  septeravenia^  lat^  ovata. 
Petala  minima  cuneata,  quasi  truncata,  margine  superiore  crasso  plano^ 
trivenio.  Labellum  triquetrum.  Columna  triquetra.  Anthera  membra- 
nacea  imilocularis. 

This  very  curious  species  has  the  habit  and  petals  of  Stelis^  but  its  con* 
oate  lower  sepals  fix  it  in  Fleurothallis ;  it  connects  the  two  genera. 

11.  Pleubothalli9  niacrophylla.     Kunth, 

P.  ''  caole  monophyUo^  folio  oblongo  acuto,  spicis  compluribus  aggregatis^ 
foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  lateralibus  omnino  connatis.**  Kunth,  in 
Humb,  et  Bonpl,  n.  g,  et  sp,  1. 365.    Synops,  1.  346, 

Hab.  super  arberes  in  Provincia  Popayanensi,  florens  Novembre ;  Humboldt 
et  Bonpland, 

IS,  Pi<«UBOTHAiiLi8  pulchcUa.     Lindley, 

P.  spicis  geminis  folio  oblongo-lanceolato  obtuso  coriaceo  duplo  long^ori- 
bus^  floribus  nutantibus^  sepalis  oblongis  apice  angustatis  triveniis : 
superiore  duplo  latiore. 

Stdis  pulchella.     Kunth.  in  Humb,  et  BonpL  n,  g.  et  ap.  pi,  1. 364.  t,  90.     Synept,  1 .  346. 
PleurothaUis  pulchella.    JUndky  in  Hooker,  Bsot,  i^/.  123.  in  notis, 

Hab.  sub  coelo  temperato  Regni  Quitensis,  alt  1370  hex.  florens  Februario ; 
Humboldt  et  Bonp. 

13.  Plburothallis  laxa. 

P.  "  caule  monophyllo^  folio  oblongo  acuminato,  racemis  laxis )  capsulis 
nudis."     Swartz  sub  Dendrobio, 

EpideDdmm  laxnm.    Swart*  Prodr.  p,  125. 

Dendrobinm  laxum*    Swartz  t  FL  Ind,  Occ.  IW»     WiUd,  n,  14. 

Hab.  in  altissimis  montibus  Jamaica  australis^  super  ramos  arborum  > 
Swartz,  (v,  s,  sp,  in  Herb,  Banks,  sine  analysij 

P.  alpestri  vald^  affinis  5  utraque  bracteis  cueullatis  distincta.  Racemi  foliis 
si]d>squales.  Flores  secundi,  atropurpurei>  lineati.  Bracteae  cucullat®. 
Sepala  lateralia  semiconnata.  Labellum  oyatum>  canaliculatum,  apice 
reflexum^  coerulescens  5  ex  Swartz, 

14.  Pleubothax.li8  alpestria. 

P.  **  caule  iponophylloj  foUo  ovato-lanceolato^  racemis  laxis^  carinls  capsu- 
larum  muricatis.*'     Swartz  sub  Dendrobio. 

Epidendrum  alpestre.    Swartt  Prodr,  125. 

Dendrobinm  alpestre.    Swartt  Ft,  Ind,  Occ  1546.     Wttid.  fi.  13. 

Uab.  in  altissimis  montibus  Jamaicce  australis,  super  ramos  arborum; 
Swartz,  (v.  s,  sp,  in  Herb.  Banks,  sine  analysi.J 


8         MALAXIDE^.  PLEUR0THALLB2B.  - 

Racemi  folio  ssep^  longiores.  Flores  parvi^  secundi,  luteo-Tirides.  Sepala 
lateralia  semiconnata.  Labellum  ovatum^  ol;»tu8uin>  concavum^  minu- 
tum^  atropurpuremn  -,  ex  Swartz. 


11.  SPECKLINIA. 


Sepala  conniventia,  eequalia^  distincta:  lateralibus  basi  saccatis  extus 
gibbosis.  Petala  sepalis  conformia  triplo  minora  (nana).  Labellum 
liberum  petalis  conforme  basi  saccatum.  Columna  nana>  libera^  mem- 
branaceo-alata.  Anthera  unilocularis  (bilocularis  Hooker),  infrapicilaris. 
Pollinia  2,  piano- convexa  (4,  JEZooAfer).— Herb»  pusillae^  caulibus  fili- 
formibus  monophyllis.  Folia  coriacea.  Pedunculi  axillares,  capillares, 
pauciflori. 

Obs,  numenis  PoUiniorum  fort^  dubius  j  in  S.  floribunda  certissim^  3  piano 
convexa  in  anthera  unilocular! ;  in  S.  emarginata  4,  per  paria  cohee- 
rentia  secundum  Hooker.  Genus  Pleurothalli  proximum^  numero  pol- 
liniorum  incerto>  sepalis  liberis  basi  saccatis  prsecipu^  diversiun. 

Nomen  in  honorem  Rodolphi  Specklin  sculptoris  in  ligno  eximii,  cujus  icones 
plantarumpro  <bvo  mo  prastantissinue  in  Fuchsii  Historia  stirpium,  de  Bota" 
nica  opHm^  meruerunt.  • 

1.  Spbcklinia  sertularioides. 

S.  caulibus  brevissimisi  folio  lanceolato  subpetiolato^  sepalis  lanceolatis 
subpatentibus^  pedunculis  uniflorisj,  rhizomate  articulato. 

Epideudrom  sertoUrioides.    Swartt  Prodr,  123* 

Dendrobiam  sertnUurioides.     Swartz  !  Fl<  Ind,  Occ,  1541.     WUtd.  ii.  11. 

Pleurothallis  sertularioides.    Spreng,  syst,  3. 731. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  densis  antiquis  montium  Jamaica;  Swartz,  (v,  $.  tp.  in 
Herb,  Banks.) 

Rhizoma  Sertularis  modoi  articulatum^  unde  nomen.  Pedunculi  solitarily 
capillares>  longitudine  fer^  foliorum  squamis  spathaceis  duabus  in  medio. 
Flores  albidi^  apicibus  flavis.  Labellum  lanceolatum  recurvum>  basi 
concavimi ;  ex  Stoariz. 

2.  Specklinia  Lanceola. 

S.  caulibus  brevissimis,  folio  lanceolato  subpetiolato,  sepalis  obtusis  paten- 
tibus,  petalis  apice  subciliatis^  pedunculis  bifloris. 

Epidendmm  lanceola.    Swartz  Prodr,  123. 

Dendrobium  lanceola.    Swartz  !  Fi,  ItuL  Occ.  1539.     WiUd,  ii.  10. 

PleurothaUis  lanceola*    Spreng,  tyst,  3. 731. 

Hab.  super  arbores  in  altissimis  montibus  Jamaica  australis  -,  Swartz.  (v.  s, 
sp.  vn  Herb.  Banks,) 

Pedunculus  capillaris,  longitudine  folii,  squamis  aliquot  munitus.  Flores 
fulvi  y.  aurantii>  minuti.  Labellum  oblongum,  obtusum^  concavum^  re- 
curvum>  purpureum^  margine  luteum;  ex  Swartz, 

Obs.  Rhizoma  repens  in  exemplare  Swartziano  nullum. 

3.  Specklinia  emarginata. 

S.  caulibi^  folio  oblongo  emarginato  subsequalibus^  sepalis  lanceolatis^  pe- 
dunculis bifloris. 


MALAXWBiB.  PLEUROTHALLEiE. 

Epidendmin  cornieiiUitaiii.    Swartz  Prodr,  123. 
Dcndrobiiim  corniciilatiim.    Swarixl  Ft  Ind,  Occ.  1537.    WiUd.  n,  9* 
E^endrum  ?  monopliylliiiii.    Hooker.  Exot  Fi,  t,  109. 
Cjmlidiiim  condcalatnm.    Spreng,  tygt.  3. 722. 

Hab.  in  Jamtdca;  Swartz,  Hooker,  (v.  $.  sp,  in  Herb.  Banks  J 


Pedicem  basi  bracteft  cucuUatft  suSiilti.  Sepala  viridia.  Fetala  duplb  bre- 
Yiora  medib  purpurea.  Labellum  purpureum^  lineari-lanceolatum^  basi 
gibbosum.  Columna  apice  dentata.  Ovarium  purpureum^  verruco8um> 
teste  Hookero,  Folia  ovalia  marginata>  apice  bifida.  Scapus  capillaris, 
uniflorus^  foliis  duplb  longior ;  ex  exempt.  Swartziano. 

4.  SPBCKI.INIA  floribunda. 

5.  caule  ancipiti  folio  oblongo-lanceolato  duplb  longiore^  spicft  flexuosi 
multiflorll  folio  sequali,  labello  trilobo  S-cristato. 

Dendrobinm  ophioglotsoides.    Sieber.  Fl.  Martin.  exHcc.  n.  206. 

Uab.  in  Martwica;  Sieber.  (haheo  s.  sp.  communic.  caniciss,  Prescot.J 

Caules  numero8i>  erectly  csespitosi.  Folium  apice  integrum  mucronulatum. 
Alabastra  ovata.  Sepala  lanceolata :  lateralibus  basi  saccatis  carinatis. 
Fetala  spatulata>  minora^  denticulata.  Labellum  petalis  sequale^  trilobumi 
crista  duplici  membranacell  longitudinali.  Columna  8emitere8>  clinandrio 
cucullato^  membranaceo^  antic^  dentato.  Anthera  certo  certius  unilocu- 
laris,  polUnus  2,  plano-convexis^  apice  materie  viscid^  cobserentibus. 

}  5.  Spbcklinia  linearis* 

S.  caule  ancipiti  folio  lineari-oblongo  subtriplb  longiore,  spicis  capiUaribus 
bifloris  :  tdtero  folio  subsequali,  altero  dupl5  breviore. 

Homboldtia  purpurea.    Flora  Peruv.  ty»t !  p.  233. 
Stdis  purpurea.    Per$.  syn.  2. 524. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  et  Peruvia ;  Pavon.  (v.  s.  sp.  defhratum  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Caules  caepitosi,  2-3-unciale8.     Folia  uncialia,  apice  »qualia^  obtusa. 


III.  OCTOMERU. 

Octomeria^  R.  Br.  in  H.  Ktw.  ed.  2.  v.  5./».  211. 

Sepala  patentia^  aequalia^  basibus  paul5  connata>  lateralibus  cum  basi  le  • 
▼iter  productll  columnse  connatis  sed  nullo  modo  obliquis.  Fetala  sepalis 
squalia  et  conformia.  Labellum  basi  saccatum^  leviter  trilobum^  cum 
pede  coltunuffi  articulatum,  patens.  Columna  semiteres^  elongata,  basi 
leyiter  et  abrupt^  productli^  cum  ovario  continua,  nee  incumbens. 
Antbera  terminalis,  4-locularis»  cristll  calloslt.  Follinia  8>  quatematim 
cohffirentia^  coUateralia  (00000000).— ——Herbse  caulescentes^  caulibus 
teretibus  articulatis>  vaginis  fibrosis  vestitis,  monophyllis>  (rar5  foliosis). 
Folia  coriacea.  Flores  axillares^  fasciculati  aut  solitarily  (rar5  terminales 
racemosi).    Fedicelli  bracteis  imbricati. 

Tbis  genus  forms  a  transition  from  PleurotJiallete  to  Dendrobiea.  The 
differences  between  it  and  Eria  will  be  noticed  in  speaking  of  the  latter 
genus^  to  which  I  have  to  add  the  remarkable  circmnstance  of  all  the 
pollen  masses  being  collateral  and  not  lying  in  pairs  upon  each  other> 
a  fact  which  I  have  learned  from  Mr.  Bauer's  elaborate  drawings.  Dr. 
Hookers  figure  in  the  Botanical  Magazine^  t.  2764^  is  at  variance  with 
this  statement ;— but  I  presume  that  excellent  Botanist's  specimens  were 
in  a  very  imperfect  state,  as  I  find  in  the  same  plate  the  anther,  which  in 

April,  1830.  c 


10         MALAXIDB^.  PLEUROTHALLBA. 

the  species  represented  by  Dr.  Hooker  is  unquestioDHbly  4  celled  with  a 
fleshy  crests  figured  as  absolutely  bilocular  wiUiout  any  crest. 

1.  OcTOMEBiA  graminifolia.     R.  Br. 

O.  foliis  solitariis  lanceolatis^  floribus  axillaribus  ^ciculatis,  labeUo  ovato : 
lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  intermedio  bicostato  tridentato^  sepalis  pe- 
talisque  ovatis. 

HeUeborine  graminea  repeos  biflora.    Pbtm.  sp,  9.  tfc.  175./.  1* 
Epidendmm  gramiDifoUam.    lAnn.  sp»pL  1353. 
Dendrobium  graminifoUom.     Willd,  n.  15« 
Octoiii«ria  graminifolia.    H.  Br*  /.  c.   Hooker,  Boi,  Miag,  2764. 

Hab.  in  insulis  CarUkeit.  (v»  v,  cult.J 

Flores  flavin  duabus  maculis  sanguineis^  numero  incerti^  nunc  solitarily 
nunc  binati  tematiye.     Caules  majores  et  crassiores  quam  in  O.  Baueri. 

8.  OcTOMEBiA  Baueri. 

O.  foliis  solitariis  lanceolatis>  floribus  axillaribus  fasdculatis>  labello  ob- 
longo:  lobis  lateralibus  sinuosis  intermedio  elongato  i^ice  flexuoso 
dilatato  i^iculato,  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis. 

Hab.  in  India  Ocddentali.  Floruit  in  Horto  regio  Kewensi  Martio  1617. 
fF.  ic.  pkt,  ceU  Baueri  J 

Flores  albi  apice  flavi.    Labellum  maculis  nullls. 

This  species  and  the  foregoing  so  entirely  resemble  each  other  in  habits 
foliage  and  inflorescence^  that  it  is  in  vain  to  seek  to  which  of  them  the 
specific  name  graminifolia  may  with  the  greatest  justice  be  applied.  Mr. 
Brown's  specific  character  is  equally  applicable  to  both,  and  any  Botanist 
might  be  liable  to  confound  them  when  dried.  I  have  therefore  retained 
the  name  for  the  species  figured  by  Dr.  Hooker,  who  may  be  considered 
as  the  first  who  really  established  the  species  with  predsion. 

3..  OcTOMBKiA  serratifolia.     Hooker. 

O.  foliis  distichis  apice  serrulatis  lineari-lanceolatis  basi  vaginantibus, 
racemo  terminali  paucifloro,  labello  oblongo-lineari  crenulato:  lobo 
intermedio  abbreviato  obtuso^  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis. 

Octomeria  serratifolia.    Hooker,  Bot.  Meig.  2823. 
Hab.  in  montibus  BraziUa,    Hooker. 

Flores  albi  fulvo  suflPiisi.    Authera  secundum  cl.  Hooker  3-locularis,  loculis 
trantversim  septulo  divisis ;  (character  insolitus !)  An  poUinia  rect^  visa } 
habitu  vald^  suspicor  generis  esse  diversi. 


IV.  LEPANTHES. 

Lepanthat.    Swartzinact.Scieni.Soc.l^vi.p.Sbi   Flora  In«[,  Occ.  pASb5. 

Sepala  patula,  basi>  praesertim  lateralia,  connata.  Petala  duo,  libera,  nana. 
Labellum  (secundum  Swartzium  nullum  sed  verosimiliter)  apice  bUobum 
cum  columna  connatum.  Columna  elongata,  teres  (secundimi  Swartz^ 
bialata,  sed  als  verosimiliter  lobi  labelli  connati,  cum  auctor  ille  {das  Z». 
cochlearifoUie  et  tridentatct  ad  latera  baseos  columnse  describat) .  Pollinia  9. 
— '— Herbse  epiphyts,  caulibus  filiformibus  monophyllis  vaginatis^  spicis 
axillaribus,  Pleurothallis  omnino  habitu.  Flores  lutei,  v.  sanguine!, 
minutissimi,  column^  semper  sanguinelL 


MAULXIDBiB.  PLBUROTHALLEifi.         11 

Oh$.  Genua  recognoscendum^  Swartzio  aolo  visum.  Exemplaria  omoinm 
q>ecieruin  extant  in  Herb.  Banksiano  sed  deflorata.  Fleurothalli  vald^ 
affine. 

1.  LspANTHXB  tridentata.    Swartx, 

L. ''  folio  ovato  acuto  marginato  apice  tridentato  i  floribus  basi  triquetris^ 
petalia  (sepalis)  acuminatis^  alia  columnfle  erecto-inoirvis/*  Swartz,  Ft. 
Ind.  Occ.  p.  1561. 


Epideodmm  tridenUtnm.    Swartx  Prodr.p.  125. 

Hab.  cum  I/,  pulchellft ;  Swartx.  (b,  t.  tp,  in  Herb.  Banks,  sinejhribus.) 

Fiores  purpureo-luteL 

8.  Lqianthea  pulchella.     Swartx. 

L.  "  folio  aubrotundo  acuto  |  petalia  (sepalia)  acuminatia  ciliatia  :  interiori- 
bua  (petalis)  utrinque  acutia  poatic^  cruciaotibua."  Swartx  Fl.  Ind.  Occ. 
p.  1559. 

Epidendrnm  pakheUani.    Swartx  Prodr.  p.  125. 

Hab.  aupra  arborea  inter  muacoa  in  altisaimia  montibus  Jamakm,  florena 
Julio  et  Auguato ;  Swartx.  (v.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Banks,  sinejhribus.) 

Tlores  mi^orea  quam  L.  concinnsB^  lutein  Swartz.  Folium  ex  exemplare  in 
Herb.  Bankaiano  oyatum^  acutum^  potius  quam  subrotundum. 

3.  LsPANTHBa  concinna.     Swartx. 

L.  "  folio  ovtito*acuminato  j  petalia  (sepalia)  subrotundis  acutia  3  interio- 
ribua  (petalis)  postic^  obtuaia.'*     Swartx  Fl.  Ind.  Occ.  p.  1557* 

E^deBdmm  ovale.    Swartx  Prodr.  p.  125. 

Hab.  in  montibus  altis  csruleis  Jamaica,  epiphyta  florens  vere ;  Swartz. 
(v.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Banks,  sinejhribus.) 

Fiores  flavL    Folia  tricostata. 

4.  Lbpanthbs  cochlearifolia.     Swartx. 

L.  **  folio  orbiculato,  convexo  concavo.'*     Swartz  Fl.  Ind.  Occ,  p.  1563. 
Epideadnun  cochlearifolium.    Swartz  Prodr.  p.  126. 


i  * .  •     * 


Hab.  in  trunds  arborum  nee  non  nipibus  muscis  vestitis  in  summis  mon- 
tibus  Jamaic(B  australis>  florins  ultimis  mensibus  anni  j  Swartz.  {v.  s.  sp. 
in  Herb.  Banks,  nne/oribus.) 

Ftorea  aanguinei.  Pollinium  unicum!  Swartz.  Cattlis  squamis  ovatis 
ciliatia  plurimia  vestitus. 


V.  STELIS. 

SteUi.    Swartx  ht  Schrad.  Dior.  Botan.  1799.  p.  239.  tt  2.  /  3. 

Sepala  globoso-conniventia,  squalia,  valvata>  basibua  subconnata.  Petala 
nana.  LabeUum  nanum  petalis  conforme.  Columna  nana,  mutica>  cum 
orario  continua.  Anthera  l-locularis.  FoUinia  2,  ovata,  cereacea,  dis- 
tincta*  nunc  ad  apicem  materie  viscid^  coh«rentia.— — Herb«  cpiphyt* 
habitu  Fleurotballis. 


12         MALAXIDB^.  PLEUROTHALLEA. 

1.  Stelis  ophioglossoides.     Swartz. 

S.  folio  tenui  lanceolato  apice  sspius  recunro^  spic^  lax&  folio  longiore  : 
rachi  rectll>  floribus  cemuis  quaquaversis  obsolete  hexagonis,  petalis 
tnincads,  labello  basi  subcordato. 

Epidendram  opbio^loMoldeB.    Linn,  tp,  pi,  1353.    Jmc,  Atntr,  225.  t,  133.     2. 

Epidendram  trigoniflomm.    Swartz  Prodr.  125. 

Dendrobimn  o^ogloMoidet.    Swartz  Nt,  Act,  Vp$.  6. 83« 

Stelii  ophiogloMoides.    Swartz  t  Ft,  Ind,  Occ,  t,  1551.    Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  935. 

Hab.  super  arbores  in  sylvis  montosis  Jamaica ;  Swartz.  (v.  s.  tp.  in  Herb, 
Banks,  et  v,  cult,) 

2.  Stelis  micrantha.     Swartz, 

S.  foUo  oblongo-lanceolato  coriaceo  obtaso>  spidl  folio  dupl5  longiore : 
rachi  rectil,  floribus  nutantibus  secundis  trigonis>  petalis  apiculiUis  la- 
bello conformibus. 

Epidendram  micranthum.    SwartM  Prodr,  125. 

Stella  micrantluu    Swartz  I  Ft,  Ind,  Occ,  1553.     WUld,  n,  3.    Hoohtr.  FL  esot,  i,  158. 

Hmnboldtia  panriflora.    FL  Peruv  t  tyti,  p,  236. 

Stdii  panriflora.    Pert,  eyn.  no.  8. 

Uab.  super  arbores  adque  latera  rupium  in  altis  montibus  Jamoteee;  Swartz ; 
in  Peruvian  Pavon,  (v,  t,  sp,  in  Herb.  Banks,  et  Lambert,  et  v.  cult.) 

Dr.  Hooker  represents  the  pollen  masses  as  cohering  by  means  of  a 
transparent  gland.    This  is  however  clearly  a  mistake. 

3.  Stelis  pusiUa.     Kunth, 

S. ''  spica  solitaria  folium  lanceolatum  acutum  coriaceum  duplb  superante, 
floribus  subnutantibus :  foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  subrotundis  ob- 
tusis  trinerviis  subsequalibus.**  Kunth.  in  Humb.  et  Bonpl.  it.  g.  et  sp, 
pi.  1.361.     Synops.  1.344. 

Hab.  in  Regno  Qmtensi,  alt.  1230  hex;  florens  Maio }  Humboldt  et  Bonpland. 

4.  Stelis  carnosa.     Kunth, 

S. ''  spica  solitaria  cylindracea  folium  oblongum  obtusum  subcamosum 
dupl6  superante }  floribus  approximatis  erectiusculis ;  foliolis  calycinis 
exterioribus  ovato^subrotundis  enerviis  subsequalibus."  Kunth.  L  c. 
Synops,  1.344. 

Hab.  in  Provinda  Jaen  de  Bracamoros,  alt.  1000  hex.  florens  Augusto; 
Humboldt  et  Bonpland. 

5.  Stelis  floribunda.     Kunth. 

5.  "  spicis  subquatemis  folio  oblongo  obtuso  coriaceo  dupl5  longioribus ; 
floribus  subnutantibus;  foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  ovatis  acutiusculis 
trinerviis  intern^  pubescentibus  subsequalibus.*'  Kunth.  U  c.  Synops. 
1.344. 

Hab.  in  Andibus  Popayanensium,  alt.  1210  hex.  florens  Novembri;  Hum- 
boldt et  Bonpland. 

An  Humboldtia  polystachya  R.  et  P.    Kunth, 

6.  Stelis  angustifolia.     Kunth. 

S,  '*  spicis  subgeminis  folium  oblongo-lanceolatum  obtusiusculum  subco* 
riaceum  squantibus;  floribus  subnutantibus;  foliolis  calycinis  exteriori- 


MALAXWE  A.  PLEUROTHALLEJE.         13 

Iras  oyatis  acutiuBCulis  trinerviis  intern^  pabescentibus  subcequalibus.*' 
KwUh.  I.  c.  Synops.  1.346. 

Hab.  in  Regno  Novo  GraruUensi,  regione  temperata  alt.  1004  hex.  florens 
Becembri ;  Humboldt  et  Bonpland. 

An  eadem  ac.  S.  floribunda }  Kunth, 

7.  Stbi«i8  elongata.     Ktmth, 

S.  **  spica  solitaiia  folium  lanceolatum  obtusum  subcoriaceum  quadraplb 
soperante  ;  floribus  nutantibus  ',  foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  oblongis 
obtnsis  trinerviis :  superiore  csteris  longiore.**  KwUh,  I.  c.  Synops,  1.345. 

Hab.  in  Proyincia  Popayanensi,  alt.  480  hex.  florens  Noyembri ;  Humb.  et 
Bonpl. 

8.  Stxi.18  alba.     Kunth, 

S.  ''  spica  solitaria  folium  oblongum  acutiusculum  subcoriaceum  duplb 
superante;  floribus  nutantibus  5  foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  ovato- 
oblongis  acutis  subeequalibus."     Kunth.  I,  c.  Synops.  1.346. 

Hab.  in  ProT.  Popayanensi,  alt.  1400  hex.  florens  Novembri;  Humb.  et 
Bonpl. 

9.  Stbi.18  macrocarpa.    Kunth. 

S.  "  spicis  subgeminis  folio  oblongo  obtuso  subcoriaceo  dupl5  longiori- 
bus }  floribus  subnutantibus ;  foliolis  calycinis  exterioribus  subrotundo- 
oratis  acutiusculis  subquinquenerviis  subsqualibus.*'  Kunth.  I.  c.  Sy^ 
nops.  1.346. 

Hab.  in  Regno  Novo  Granatensi,  alt.  1360  hex.  florens  Decembri ;  Humb. 
et  BonpL 

Steles  omnes  alias  Willdenovii^  sive  HumbokUias  Flora  Feruvianffi^  prster- 
mitto^  prout  inextricabiles,  et  descriptionibus  miserrimis  fretas>  omnino 
Botanices  indignis.    Species  6  enumerantur>  Peruvio  propria. 


VI.  OSYRICERA. 

Osyricera.    Bkmte  Bifdr.  307.     TdbtUm  58. 

Sepala  subringentia  ad  basin  subconnata:  lateralibus  omnino  concretis. 
Petals  minora.  Labellum  Tentricosum>  indivisum  cum  columnsB  ungue 
ealloso  articulatum }  limbo  convexo  glanduloso.  Columna  brevis  apice 
bialata :  alls  tricuspidatis.    Anthera  8emibilocu]aris>  antea  in  laminam 

.  glandulosam  expansa.  Pollinia  S>  ovalia,  pulposo-cereacea.  Herba 
epipbyta.  Folia  lineari-lanceolataj  pseudobulbis  moniliforn^ibus  sufiulta. 
Spies  radicales.    Flores  purpurescentes.     Character  ex  Blwne. 

1.  Osyricera  crassifolia.     Blume  I.  c,  tab.  58. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  ad  montem  Salak,  Insulse  Java,  florens  Decembri,  Ja« 
nuario;  Bhune. 

VII.  CHRYSOGLOSSUM. 

ChryiogloMiiiii.    Biume  Bifdr.^7.   TabtUen?, 

Sepala  ringentia>  basi  leviter  coalita :  lateralibus  exterioribus  labello  sup* 
poeitis.    Petala  subaequalia.   Labellum  basi  auriculatum,  ungui  columnae 


14         MALAXIDBiB.  PLBUROTHALLRiB. 

calloso  eUtttibb  affixum,  intern^  lineis  prominentibiifl  cristatum :  limbo 
0ublobato  patonte.  Columna  cum  ovario  continua,  utrinque  cornuta, 
basi  alata  et  callosal    Anthera  bilocularis.    Pollinia  3,  subglobosa^  an- 

gulata>  libera. Herbee  terrestres.   Radices  annulatse  repentes^  fibril- 

lats.  Folia  petiolissubbulbosissuflfiilta^subsolitaria.  Pedunculi  radicales. 
Flores  lax^  spicati^  pediciUati,  bracteati.     Character  ex  Blume, 

1.  Chbtsoolossum  omatum.     Blume, 

C. ''  foliis  lanceolatis  pedunculisque  glabris^  labdli  lobis  rotundatis :  medio 

fomicato."     Blume  I.  c. 
Hab.  in  montosis  Salak,  ad  ripas  fluvii  Tjapus  insulee  Java,  florens  Dc- 

cembri;  Blume. 

2,  Chbysoglossum  villosum.     Blume, 

C. ''  foliis  ovato-oblongis  pedunculisque  villosiusculis,  labelli  lobis  latera- 

libus  acutis/'     Blume  I.  c.  tab.  7. 
Hab.  in  umbrosis  montis  Grede^  insulse  Jav€B,  florens  Maio ;  Blume. 


VIII.  GASTROGLOTTIS. 

Gastroglottis.    Bkme  Bjfdr,  397. 

Sepala  patentia  :  lateralibus  latioribus  labello  suppositis  basique  connatis. 
Labellum  ventricosum,  infern^  cum  columna  connatum  :  limbo  erecto^ 
semitrifido.  Columna  supem^  libera,  cum  ovario  continua»  apice  atte- 
nuata.  Anthera  dorsalis,  bilocularis,  denticulo  dorsali  affixa.  Pollinia  4> 
obovata,  per  paria  filis  glutinosis  cohaerentia. ^Planta  terrestris.  Ra- 
dices fibrose.  Caulis  simplex  erectus.  Folia  oblongo-lanceolata,  plicata. 
Pedunculus  terminalis,  elongatus,  supern^  multiflorus.  Flores  parvi, 
sessiles,  bracteolati,  flavo-virentes.     Char,  ex  Blume. 

Microstyli  proxima  sec.  Blume. 

1.  G.  montana.     Blume. 

Habitat  inter  lapides  ad  marginem  fluvii  Tjapus,  Jawt,  florens  Decembri ; 
Blume. 

IX.  RESTREPIA. 

Restrepia.    Kunth'  n.  g.  et  tp.  1. 367. 

Sepala  patentia:  supremo  acuminatissimo,  duobus  inferioribus  obtusis 
connatis.  Petala  libera,  sepalo  supremo  conformia.  Labellum  integrum, 
liberum,  patens,  basi  bicome.  Columna  semiteres.  Anthera  terminalis. 
Pollinia  4.— — Arborum  incola,  caolescens,  caule  baud  incrassato,  squa- 
mis  magnis  vaginato.  Folia  plicata.  Flores  solitarii  axillares.  Character 
ex  Kunthio. 

1.  Rebtrepia  antennifera.    Kunth. 

Restrepia  antennifera.  Ktintk.  in  Humb,  et  BonpL  n.g.etsp.  pi.  1. 367.  /.  94.  Syn^pt.  1. 347. 

Hab.  in  dedivitate  Andium  Port^giMisfauitim,  inter  Almaguer  et  Vaato,  ad 
arborum  vetustanim  tnmcos  alt.  1480  hex.  (Regno  Noto  Granat.) 
florens  Novembri ;  Kunth. 

Folia  subrotundo-ovata  membranacea  petiolo  canaliculato.  Labellum  ob* 
longo-lineare  emarginatum  seriebus  4  tuberculorum. 


MALAXIDBA.  PLBUROTHALLE^.         15 

X.  OBERONIA. 

Sepala  patenda  v.  reflexa^  Sflepius  inter  se  squalia^  libera.  Petala  sepalis 
minora^  qudc  iis  confonnia,  nunc  linearia^  aliquandb  erosa.  Labellum  as- 
cenden8>  cum  columnH  band  articulatum,  formll  variH^  ssepiuB  elongatum> 
semper  magis  minusve  distinct^  4-lobum :  lobis  lateralibus  nunc  dentifor- 
mibus,  intermediis  quandoque  fer^  connatis.  Columna  minima,  lil^era, 
stiffmate  elevato.  Antbera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  duo,  pyriformia,  solida. 
— -Herbs  supra  arbores  et  saxa  crescentes,  sflepius  acaules,  foliis  semper 
disticbis.  Sciqms  ssepius  anceps.  Flores  nunc  racemo  longissimo  verti- 
dllati,  nunc  altemi>  virides  y.  lutei. 

This  genus  is  nearly  related  to  Stelis  from  wbicb  it  is  obviously  distin- 
guished by  its  labellum,  and  its  habit.  From  Pleurothallis  to  which  one 
species  has  been  lately  referred  it  is  distinguished  both  by  its  habit  and  by 
its  lateral  sepals  not  cohering  in  any  degree. 

Ut  Oberon,  r^^Uu  iUe  Dryadeui,  Empusarum  septentrwnalium  princeps, 
m  TomM  arborum  equUat,  inter  fotia  tmltum  tnuUiformem  abscondens, 
mc  herbiolm  noetr€B,fade  turn  fnmus  mutabUes,  m  India  iylvit  latitant  v,  in 
curru  suofrondoio  triumpha$U, 

1 .  Obbronia  iridifolia.     Lvndl,  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  1948. 

O.  foliis  latb  ensiformibus,  racemo  longo  basi  ancipiti  multifloro,  floribus 
▼ertidUatis,  bracteis  fimbriatis,  sepidis  reflexis,  petalis  erosiSj  labello 
subovato  obtnsp  fimbriato  basi  concavo,  obsolete  4-lobo. 

Malant  Minfonnis.    SmUh. 

Cymbirtinm  iiidifoUmii.    Roxh  I  Hori,  Bemgai.p.  63. 

Hab.  in  Ze^Uma  supra  arbores»  Macrae  $  in  Otaheite,  J.  Banks;  in  Indi€e 
Orientalis  agro  Napalensi  et  Billet.  Wallich.  {hab»8.  tp.  e  museo  Anglo-' 
Indko }  eiiam  e  T^Uma.) 

Flanta  statura  variabili  nunc  S-undali  nunc  sesquipedali.  Folia  ensifbrmia, 
recta,  Iridis  cujusdam  ^ie,  racemo,  nunc  longissimo,  nunc  abbreviato^ 
nutante  v.  pendulo.  Flores  numerosissimi,  lutei,  yerticillati,  bracteis 
flmbriatis  5  qu&  notll  semper,  quin  defloratii  dignoscatur.  Sepala  arct& 
reflexa,  ovata,  equalia.  Petala  minora  reflexa.  Labellum  erectum, 
marginibus  fimbriatis  inrolutis,  ita  ut  prim&  fronte  integrum  yidetur 
(intus  barbatum  ex  Roxb.  mss.)  Capsulae  parvee  obovatse  angulis  6  ele- 
Tatis. 

3.  Obbbonia  longibracteata. 

O.  foliis  rectis  ensiformibus  racemo  nutanti  subsequalibus,  scapo  ancipiti, 
bracteis  subulatis  floribus  mult6  longioribus,  labello  truncato  utrinque 
lobato. 

Hab»  in  Zeylona  supra  rupes,  Macrae  (Jiab.  s.  ip.  et  v.  tc.  pict.) 

O.  iridifolisB  similis  quit  differt  foliis  magis  camosis,  bracteis  petalisque 
integerrimis,  floribus  non  verticillatis,  demum  labelli  formft.  Racemus 
minus  elongatus.    Flores  virides. 

3.  Obbronia  caulescens.     UndL  m  Wall.  Cat,  no,  1950. 

O.  caulescens,  foliis  ensiformibus  angustis  subfalcatis,  racemo  subflexuoso 
apice  evanescente,  floribus  altemis,  labello  elongato  cuneato  bilobo  basi 
camoso  obtus^  bidentato. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa$  WalUch,  {fuib.  s,  sp.emuseo  Jnglo^Indico). 


16         MALAXIDE^.  PLBUROTHALLBJS. 

4.  Obbronia  anthropophora.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  1951. 

O.  foliis  ensiformibus  subfalcatis,  spidl  nutante  apice  evanesoente^  floribus 
verticillatis^  petalis  linearibu8>  labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio  elongato  bifido. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy»  India  Orientalise  Wallich,  {hob.  t.  sp.  e  museo  Anglo-Indico,) 

Flores  minutissimi.  Sepala  squalia  ovata  obtusa.  Labellum  basi  conca- 
Tum  lobis  lateralibus  brevibus  semiovatis  acutis. 

5«  Oberonia  blcomis.     Dndl,  in  WaU,  Cat.  no.  1949. 

O.  foliis  brevibus  subundulatis  ovatis^  racemis  multifloris  nutantibus,  flo- 
ribus  subverticillatis^  petalis  ovatis>  labello  truncato  sublunato  basi 
bieorni^  sepalis  patentibus  lateralibus  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Sillet.  India  OrientaUs  ;  WalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  museo  Anglo'IndicoJ) 

Herba  floribunda^  csespitosa^  foliis  subundulatis.  Racemi  numerosi,  apice 
recurvi.  Sepalum  supremum  ovato-lanceolatum,  lateralibus  multo  bre- 
vioribus ovatis.  P^tala  minora,  ovata,  acuta.  Labellum  breve,  cucul- 
latum,  truncatum,  basi  in  cornubus  dnobus  membranaceis,  utroque  costii 
medift  elevatH  ad  basin  connatll  instructo. 

6.  Oberonia  brevifolia. 

O.  foliis  brevibus  ovatis,  racemo  stricto,  labello  oblongo  basi  cucullato 
apice  crenulato,  bracteis  ovali-lanceolatis  ovarii  longitudine. 

EpideDdmm  equitans.    Fortt/  Prodr.n.3l6. 

Cvmbidium  equitans.    Swartz.  n.  met.  Vp9.  6.  p.  72.     WUld.  n.  14*     TTkauars,  t.  92. 

Pleurothallis  disticba.    Act.  JUch.  orck.  55.  t.  8./.  1. 

Hab.  in  Societatis  insuUs,  Forsier ;  MauritU  et  Borboma,  Thouars.  (v.  s,  in 
herb.  Lambert,  a  Forstero  ipso,  et  examinatn.) 

Hujus  loci  procul  dubio  est  Ep.  equitans,  Forst.  ut  e  speciminibus  patet 
in  Herb.  Lamb,  asservatis.  Cum  tamen  C.  equitans  Herb.  Banks,  sit  O. 
iridifblia,  WalUchU  O.  caulescens,  Blunui  O.  spatulata,  et  folia  totius  ge- 
neris sint  equitantia,  nomen  specificum  mutare  ausus  sum. 

7.  Oberoria  Myosurus.     Lindl.  in  WaU.  cat.  no.  1947* 

O.  foliis  camosis  linearibus  rectis  racemo  squalibus,  capsulis  sphsricis 
hexangularibus,  floribus 

Epidendram  Myosurus.    Fortt!  Prodr. ».  317. 

Dendrobium  Myosurus.    Swortx.  n.  act.  Ups.  6. 82.     Willd.  n.  4. 

Hab.  in  Sodetatis  insulis,  Forster  ;  in  Napalia,  Wallich.  (v.  s.  in  Herb.  Banks,  et 
hab.  s.  sp.  e  museo  Anglo-Indico,  omnibus  d^hratis.) 

Herba  parva,  vix  4  uncias  altitudine  attiugens,  foliorum  formft  et  racemo 
brevi  prsecipu^  distinctum  floribus  ignotis.  Folia  fer^  semper  emargi- 
nata  v.  truncata  sunt ;  hoc  tamen  casu  quodam,  potiusquam  naturit, 
accidisse  opinor. 

8.  Oberonia  spatulata. 

O.  '*  caule  simplici  folioso,  foliis  ensiformibus  ad  medium  fer^  vaginatis 
approximatis  rectis  aut  recurvis,  labelli  limbo  spatulato  emarginato.*' 
Bhtme. 

Malazifl  equitans:    Bkmep,  395. 

Hab.  in  truncis  arborum  Provinciarum  occidentalium  Java  insuls,  florens 
Septembri;  Blume.  ^     , 


MALAXIDBiB.  PLEUROTHALLBiB.         17 

9.  Obsbomia  lunata. 

O.  **  foliis  paucis  ensiformibus  basi  vaginatis  subincurvis^  labelli  limbo 
semilunato  denticulato^  capsulis  obloogis.'*     Blume, 

Mahiiii  lunaU.    Blume  p.  394. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  sylvarum  montis  dalak>  Jacm,  florens  Octobri  Februario; 
Bhime. 

10.  Obxbonia  monstniosa. 

O.  '*  caule  simplice  lato-folioso>  foliis  remotis  ensiformibus  subincurvis, 

spidi  elongatll  densiflor^**    Blume. 
Malaxis  roonstmosa.    JBhnne  p,  395. 

Uab.  locis  umbrosis  ad  montem  Pantjar^  Java,  frugens  Junio ;  Blume. 

"  Species  singularis  O.  equitanti  affinis.*' 

11.  Obxronia  imbricata. 

O.  "  caule  simplice  folioso,  foliis  compressis  vaginatis  confert^  imbricatis, 

labelli  limbo  ligulato  denticulato.'*     Blume, 
Malaxis  imbricata.    Bhtme  p,  395. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  humidis  montium  Gede^  Salak^  &c.  Java,  florens  Septembri 
I>ecembri ;  Blume. 

12.  Obebonia  microphylla. 

O.  *'  subcaulescens^  foliis  paucis  angusto-ensiformibus  basi  vaginatis  sub- 
incurvis^  sepalis  interioribus  erosis^  labelli  limbo  producto  rotundato 
emarg^nato.'*     Blume. 

Malaxis  microphylla.    Blume  p,  395. 

Hab.  in  elatis  montis  Salak^  Java,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 
*'  Flores  miniati.    Capsulae  triquetrae.*' 

13.  Obebonia  similis. 

O.  ^  foliis  paucis  ensiformibus  basi  vaginatis  subrectis^  labelli  limbo  semi- 
trifido  eroso :  lobo  medio  elongato  bifido,  capsulis  obovato-globosis.*' 
Blume. 

Malaxis  nmilis.    Blume  p.  394. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  sylvarum  montis  SslskyJava,  florens  Januario,  &c.  Blume. 

"  Ah  O.  lunata  differt  foliis  angustioribus  minus  arcuatis,  labelli  et  capsu- 
larum  forma."*     Blume. 


XL  EMPUSA. 

Empnsa,  Undl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  825^-*— Emposaria,  Reichenhach  Conspectus  p.  69. 

Sepala  patentia;  lateralia  basi  insequalia,  cum  basi  labelli  obliqu^  connata 
eoque  supposita ;  supremum  et  petala  linearia  patentia.  Labellum  erec- 
tum^  cucuUatum^  basi  auriculatum^  cum  columna  connatum^  bitubercula- 
tum>  limbo  patente  indiviso.  Columna  elongata^  semiteres^  arcuata, 
apice  utrinque  alata.  Antherabilocularis.  Pollinia4,collateralia(oooo). — 
Herbaepiphyta^  foliis  membranaceis  plicatis^racemoterminali  multifloro. 

1 .  Empusa  paradoxa.     Lindley, 

Malans  lancifolia.    Smith/ in  Rees. 

Empnsa  paradoxa.    Lindl,  in  Bot.  Reg.  825.     Wall.  Cat.  Iftrb.Ind.  no.  1937. 

April,  1830.  D 


18         MALAXIDE^.  PLEUROTHALLBiB. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  ad  Tokam  Napalia,  etiam  in  Kamoon,  PFalUch.  (hah.  s. 
sp,  e  museo  Anglo- Indico). 

Caulis  pedalis  et  ultra^  angulis  membranaceis.  Folia  elliptico-oblooga^ 
plicata^  acuminata^  6-8  poUices  longa.  Racemus  terminalis^  5-6  pollices 
loDgus^  multiflonis.  Flores  ochroleuci,  inodori.  Sepala  lateralia  semi- 
ovata,  obtusa>  obliqu^  cum  basi  labelli  accreta  eoque  supposita :  supre- 
mum  Hneare  dupl5  longius.  Petala  linearia  reflexa.  Labellum  retusum 
cum  mucrone. 


XII.  PLATYSTYLIS. 

Malazis  §  2.  Platystylis.     Bhtmt  Bijdr,  p,  389.  tahell./.  54. 

Sepala  patentia^  libera;  lateralia  labello  supposita,  supremo  angustiora. 
Petala  filiformia.  Labellum  ascendens^  indivisum,  medio  sulcatum, 
etuberculatum.  Columna  dilatata,  compressa,  erecta,  disciformis,  stig- 
mate  marginato.  Anthera  parva  bilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  collateralia. — 
Herbfie  epiphytse,  habitu  Liparis  verse. 

1.  Platysttlis  decurrens. 

P.  ''  bulbis  ovatis  compressis,  foliis  binis  lanceolatis  carinatis,  pedunculo 
nutante,  bracteis  ovatis  decurrentibus,  labello  utrinque  dente  instructo, 
limbo  ovato  convexo.*'    Blume. 

MalaxiB  decurren*.    Blume  p,  390,  tab.  54. 

Hab.  in  truncis  arborum  ad  montem  Salak,  Javce,  florens  Maio  Octobri ; 
Blume. 

"  Flores  dilutb  aurantiaci.  Sepala  margine  recurvata,  papillosa.  Labellum 
intern^  glandule  excavate  munitum."    Bltftne. 

2.  Platystvlis  atropurpurea. 

P.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  compressiusculis  vaginatis,  foliis  binis  ovatis,  pedunculo 
erecto  pentagono,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  carinatis,  labelli  limbo 
emarginato  cum  mucrone.**    Blume. 

Malazis  atroparpurea.    Blume  p,  390. 

Hab.  in  paludosis  montis  Salak,  Java,  florens  Octobri ;  Blume. 

''  Flores  atropurpurei,  in  summo  pedunculo  conferti ;  sepala  exteriora  tri- 
nervia;  labellum  margine  ciliolatum.'*    Blwne. 


XIII.  MICROSTYLIS. 

A^ncrostylis,  Nutt,  gen,  Amer,  2. 196.    Lindl.  orch,  seel,  no,  135^— Crepidium,  Blume 

B\jdr,  387.  tabeU,fig,  63. 

Sepala  patentia,  libera;  lateralia  basi  sequalia,  ssepius  breviora.  Petala  pa- 
tentia,  linearia  v.  filiformia.  Labellum  patentissimum,  cum  column^ 
angulum  rectum  formans,  basi  excavatum,  sagittatum  v.  auriculatum, 
integerrimum  v.  dentatum^  tuberculis  nullis.  Columna  minima,  rar6 
paululum  elongata,  apice  dentibus  s.  auribus  duabus  instructs.  Antbera 
bilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  collateralia. — Herb®  terrestres  v.  epiphytae  ha- 
bitu Liparis,  foliis  plicatis  v.  membranaceis  basi  rarb  incrassatis.  Flores 
herbacei,  nunc  flavescentes  v.  discolores. 


UAULXIDAM.  PLEUROTHALLEiB.         19 

1.  BiiCROSTYLiB  monophyllos. 

M.  caule  unifolio^  racemo  rarifloro,  labello  acuminato  integerrimo. 

Ophrys  mooopbyllos.    Linn, 
Epipac^  folio  nmeo,  &c    Hall.  Heh.  t.  36. 
llonorchis  ophioglossoides.    Mentzeliut  pug,  t,5,/,l,2, 
MilaTJB  monophyllos.    Willd,  no,  4. 

Hab.  in  Europa  paludibus^  sylvatlcis^  alpestribusque )    etiam  in  America 
septentrionali  prope  Halifax }  Gouldie  (hah,  s,  tp.) 

Variat  fbliis  binis^  Swartz  in  Fl.  Ind,  Occ.  p,  1443 ;   quae  Ophryi  bifoUa, 
Flora  Suecica  2. 811. 

2.  MicRosTTLis  ophioglossoides.    NuttaU. 

Bi.  caule  unifolio^  racemo  obtuso  capitato  multifloro^  labello  tridentato. 
Undley  in  Botanical  Register,  fol.  1290. 

Malaxis  unifolia.    Michaux, 

Malaxis  opliioglossoides.     Willd,  no,  3.    Lodd,  Bot,  Cab,  <•  11 1 6  bona. 

MicrostyliB  ophioglosaoides.    Nuit,  gen,  2. 1 96 . 

/3 ;  mexicana:  canle  pedali,  racemo  densiore^  labelli  dente  medi4  lateralibus  minore.  Bot. 
Reg.  i.  1290. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali  ad  radices  arborum^  in  Canada  (Gouldie), 
No?a  Scotia  {Menzies),  New  Jersey  (Nuttall) — P  in  Mexico,  {hab.  s.  sp, ; 
/3.  hah.  s,  sp.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

Varieias  Mexicana  vix  differt  nisi  statur^  majore ;  eadem  habet  folium  soli- 
tarium  oblongum  atroviride>  eundem  racemum  depressum  quasi  umbel- 
latum  demum  in  cylindrum  abeuntem^  eosdem  flores  cum  eodem  labello 
truncato  equitante  cujus  dens  intermedia  lateralibus  minor. 

3.  MicROSTTLis  diphyllos. 

M.  '*  foUis  duobus  ovatis  lanceolatisve  acutis  leevibus^  scapo  triquetro>  la- 
bello subrottmdo  acuminato^  acumine  lacinias  baud  superante.**  Chamisso. 

Blalazia  diphyllos.    Chamisso  in  lAnnma  3. 34. 

Hab. ''  in  turfosis  convallium  infimorum  Unalaschka  solitarib  proveniens ;" 
Chamisso. 

4.  MiCROSTTLis  umbellulata. 

M.  caule  diphyllo^  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuroinatis  margine  subundulatis 
longissimd  vaginantibus  reticulato-venosis^  floribus  umbellatis. 

Malaxis  nmbellalata.    Swartz!  Prodr.p,  119.    Ft,  Ind,  Occ,  p,  1444.     Willd,  no.  2. 

Hab.  nemorosa  subhumida  in  montibus  altis  Jamaic4B  australis  -,  Swartz. 
{v.  s,  sp,  in  Herh.  Banks.) 

Scapus  pentagonus.  Flores  Microstylis  spicatse.  (ex  Swartz).  Inflores- 
centia  M.  ophioglossoidis  junioris. 

5.  Microstylis  spicata. 

M.  caule  diphyllo>  foliis  cordatis^  scapo  tetragono^  labelli  trilobi  lobo 
medio  elongato. 

Malaxis  spicata.  Swartz!  Prodr,  p,  119.  Flora  India  Occ,  p.  1441.  t.  2S./igg.  a,  b.  c, 
Willd,  no,  1. 

Hab.  in  locis  depressis  montium  JamaiaE;  Swartz.  (v.  s.  sp.  in  Herh.  Banks,) 

Scapus  pedalis.  Spica  2-8  pollicaris,  floribus  approximatis  magnitudine 
Malaxis  paludoss,  pallid^  virentes.     Capsula  tricarinata.     Swartz. 


20         MAJLAXIDE^.  PLEUROTHAIiLEJS. 

6.  MiCBOSTYLis  WallichiL     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  1938. 

M.  caule  folioso,  foliia  oblongis  acumiiiati8>  racemo  elongato  rarifloro, 
sepalis  oblongo-linearibus^  petalis  filiformibus  supremo  brevioribus^  la« 
beUo  ovali  apice  leviter  bifido. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Sillet,  IntUa  Orientalis,  Wallich,  (hob,  s.  q>,  e  Mu$eo 
Anglo- Indico  benight  communiccUum), 

la  sicco  folia  semper  discoloria,  dum  in  M.  biloba  vicina  sunt  pallida  vi- 
ridia.     Flores  lividi  ex  icone  et  schedis  Wallichianis. 

7.  MicRosTYLis  biaurita.     Lindl,  L  c.  no.  1941. 

M.  caule  folioso^  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuminatis,  racemo  denso  multifloro^ 
labello  acuniinato  obtuso  integerrimo  basi  bicristato>  coluranae  alis  peta- 
loideis^  sepalis  lateralibus  petallsque  secundis. 

Hab.  in  Pundua^  India  OrientaUs;  fVallich,  (hah,  s,  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,) 
Spithamsea^  racemo  ultra  folia  paul6  evecto. 

8.  MidtosTYLis  biloba.     Lindl,  I,  c.  no,  1940. 

M.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  acimiinatis^  racemo  elongato  rarifloro^  se- 
palis oblongis>  petalis  linearibus  truncatis  supremo  aequalibus^  labello 
oyato  apice  bilobo  :  sinu  aperto. 

?  Malaxis  acuminata.    Don,  Prodr,  29. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Ava,  India  Orientalis,  WalUch,  (hab,  $,  sp.  e  Museo  Angh' 
Indico.) 

Herba  gracilis  pedalis.  Flores  verosimiliter  flavescentes.  M.  Wallichii 
valdb  afi&nis  characteribus  datis  abund^  diversa. 

9.  MicRosTTLis  discolor. 

M.  caule  folioso^  foliis  ovato-oblongis  abrupt^  petiolatis  undulatis  plicatis^ 
labello  ovato  integerrimo  basi  cucullato>  columnd,  apice  bicorni,  sepalis 
petalisque  secundis. 

Hab.  in  pratis  apricis  ad  latera  coUium  Zeylona,  florens  Julio ;  Macrae* 
(hab,  s,  sp,  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

Herba  6  uncias  alta^  foliis  purpureis^  floribus  luteis  in  purpureo  mutabilibus. 

10.  MicROSTYLis  purpurea. 

M.  caule  fblioso,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  abrupt^  petiolatis  plicatls^  labello 
bifido  acmninato  basi  long^  equitante^  sepjadis  obtusis^  petalis  linearibus 
truncatis^  columnll  apice  aptedL. 

Hab.  in  umbrosis  ad  ripas  flmninum  Zeylona,  florens  Septembri ;  Macrae, 
(hab,  s,  sp,  et  v,  ic.  pict,) 

CauHs  pedalis  pentaphyllus^  racemo  denso  ovato^  floribus  atropurpureis. 

11.  MicBosTYLis  flavescens. 

M.  "  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis,  labello  integerrimo,'*    Blume. 

Cr€pldiam  flayescens.    Bhune  p,  388. 

Hab.  in  cacumine  montis  Burangrang  Provincise  Krawang  insulse  Java, 
florens  Junio ;  Blume. 

An  eadem  ac  Micros t.  discolor. 


UAJJlKSDEJE.  pleurothalle^.       21 

12.  MicRosTTLis  versicolor. 

M.  canle  folioso^  foliis  cordato-v.  ovato-oblongis  abrupt^  petiolatis  undu- 
latis  plicatis^  labello  transverso  antic^  dentato  basi  cucullato  parum 
equitante^  columnll  apice  bicorni^  sepalis  petalisque  secundis. 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaU,  Hayne  in  Museo  Anglo-Indico ;  in  pratis  apricis 
ad  latent  coUium  Zeylarue,  florens  Julio  j  Macrae,  (hab,  s.  sp,  et  v,  ic.picl,} 

M.  Rheedii  vald^  affinis^  sed  distincta  statur^  minore^  foliorum  formi  et 
florum  magnitudine.  Ulius  equidem  analysis  me  fefellit>  /liversas  tamen 
esse  procnildubio  existimo.     Flores  lutei  in  purpureo  mutabiles. 

I  do  not  think  there  are  any  materials  in  this  country  sufficient  for  de« 
termining  exactly  'what  the  Malaxis  Rheedii  of  Swartz  is^  or  rather  the 
fiasaala  Poulou-Maravara  of  the  Hortus  Malabaricus  upon  which  that 
species  was  founded.  Of  a  Microstylis  from  India  answering  to  Rheede's 
figure  I  have  seen  no  specimen.  The  Epidendrum  resupinatum  of  Forster 
which  is  referred  to  it  as  a  synonym>  exists  in  the  Baaksian  Herbarium^ 
and  there  is  also  a  drawing  of  that  species  in  the  same  collection^  and 
these  agree  extremely  well  with  the  Hortus  Malabaricus  figure :  but  they 
•re  undoubtedly  distinct  from  M.  versicolor  in  their  greater  size  and 
much  larger  oblong-lanceolate  leaves.  Their  flowers  I  have  not  analysed^ 
but  if  the  Crepidium  Rheedii  of  Blume  belongs  to  Malaxis  Rhedii^  which 
I  scarcely  doubt>  the  flowers  are  essentially  distinct  also. 

13.  Microstylis  Rheedii. 

M.  caule  folioso^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis^  labello  truncato  dentato 
basi  long^  equitante. 

Epidendram  resnpinatuin.    Font.!  fide  iconis  Forsteriane  in  Bibliotheca  Banksiana. 

Malaxis  RheediL     Willd,  mo.  5. 

?  Crepidiiira  Rheedn.    Bkmep,  387./.  63. 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaU,  Rheede ;  in  sylvis  opacis  Java,  Blume  j  in  insula 
OtaheiUs  Banks.  Forster.  {v.  s.  sp.  deflor.  in  Herb.  Banks.) 

Variat  fblib  purpurascentibus  et  viridibus.     Blume. 

Obs.  Columna  apice  alata  diptera,  alls  subquadratis^  si  planta  Bluroii  eadem : 
specimina  in  Herb.  Banks,  deflorata  nihil  docent. 

t  14.  Microstylis?  macrostachya. 

Ophrys  macrostachya*    Llave  nov.  veg.  Mex.  2. 9. 

"  Flanta  terrestris  habitu  gracilis.  Radix  bulbo  unico  oblongo.  Folium 
unicum,  radicale^  ovatum,  vaginans>  uninerve ;  squamulse  foliacese  basin 
amplectentes.  Scapus  tetragonus^  longissimus^  erectus.  Flores  spicati^ 
sessiles>  conferti,  bracteis  linearibus  cincti.  Ferigonium  herbaceum, 
5-fidum.  Segmenta  tria  exteriora  ovata^  patentia  -,  duo  lateralia  angus- 
tiora  lunulata.  Labellum  concavum^  subrotundum^  concolor^  obtus^  acu- 
minatum. Gynostemium  brevissimmn.  Anthera  bilocularis  ad  apicem. 
Follinis  massuls  duse  minutissimse.    Stigma  non  aspectabile."  iSave  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  prop^  Jesus  del  Monte^  juxta  Vallisoletum,  florens  Augusto ; 
Uave. 


22         MALAXIDEA.  PLEUROTHALLEiB. 

XIV.  DIENIA. 

DienUy  LindUy  in  Bot,  Reg.  825.    Pedilea,  LindL  in  Hook,  Ft,  115.  im  notU. 

Orch,  tcel,  no,  144*  c,  ic, 

Sepala  patentia^  libera  5  lateralia  basi  oequalia  sspius  breviora.  Petala 
filiformia  patentia.  Labellum  erectum^  basi  cum  columna  accretuin> 
etuberculatum>  nunc  concavum  membranaceum  acut^  trilobiim,  nunc 
excavatum  margine  callosum  apice  trilobum^  v.  integrum.  Columna 
elongata^  8amiteres>  recta^  clavata^  cum  labello  concavo  minutissima. 
Anthera  bilocularis.  PoUinia  4,  collateralia  (00  00). — Herbse  terrestres^ 
foliis  basi  parum  incrassatis,  membranaceis,  pUcatis.  Scapus  teres  v. 
saltem  apterus.  Flores  parvi^  herbacei  v.  fiisci^  racemo8i>  v.  spicati^  ter- 
minals^ angulis  fructus  ssep^  crispis. 

This  genus  differs  from  Liparis  chiefly  in  the  shortness  and  straightness 
of  the  column  connected  with  a  three  lobed  concave  erect  or  excavated 
lip,  which  is  scarcely  recurved  about  the  middle,  and  which  has  never  any 
tubercles  at  its  base.  The  column  of  Liparis  is  always  arcuate.  From 
Microstylis,  with  which  it  agrees  in  the  shortness  of  the  column,  it 
is  distinguished  by  its  lip  being  parallel  with  the  column,  not  at  right 
angles  with  it,  and  neither  sagittate  nor  cordate  at  the  base. 

1.  DiBNiA  congesta.     Lindley  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  1936. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis  plicatis,  spicll  dens^ 
cylindrace^,  periantbii  laciniis  secundis,  labello  oblongo  excavato  apice 
calloso  tridentato  :  dentibus  obtusis  intermedio  ovato. 

Malaxis  latifolia.    Smith  !  in  Rees, 
Dienia  congesta.    lAndl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  825. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Wallich ;  in  Chind,  Reeves,  (hab,  s.  sp.  4  Museo  Angh-Indico  ; 
V,  ic,  pict.  sinens,  in  Bibl.  Hort.  Soc,) 

Planta  terrestris  pedalis  v.  ultra.  Scapus  apice  spicatus,  floribus  luteo 
viridibus,  minutis,  densis,  in  cylindrum  collectis.  Sepala  lineari-lance- 
olata  obtusa ;  lateralibus  a  labello  recurvis.  Petala  filiformia  patentia. 
Labellum  cum  columna  parallelum,  excavatum,  cucuUatum,  apice  cal- 
losum tridentatum,  dentibus  obtusis,  intermedio  ovato.  Columna  semi- 
teres  excavationis  labelli  longitudine,  apice  bialata.  Ovarium  et  capsula 
angulis  membranaceis  undulatis. 

2.  DiENiA  fusca. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  petiolatis  acuminatis  plicatis, 
spic&  dens&  ovatk  cylindraceSL,  perianthii  laciniis  secundis,  labello  sub^ 
rotundo  excavato  apice  calloso  tridentato  vix  cucuUato :  dentibus  obtusis 
intermedio  conico. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona  in  montibus,  Macrae  (hab.  s.  sp,  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

Priori  vald^  afiinis.     Flores  fusco-purpurei. 

3.  DiBNiA  cylindrostachya.     LindL  I,  c,  no.  1934. 

D.  caule  unifolio,  folio  ovato  obtuso,  spicH  densft  cylindrace^,  perianthio 
explanato,  labello  excavato  apice  calloso  subintegro^  column^  brevissimll. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  fVallich,  (hab,  s,  sp^  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,) 

Planta  habitu  Microstylis  monophyllse  sed  floribus  densioribus  distinguenda. 
Palmaris   v.    sesquipedalis.    Perianthium   explanatum.     Sepala  ovata 


MALAXIDBiE.  PLEUROTHALLB^.         23 

acuta.    Petala  filiformia.    LabeUum  ovatum^  excavatum,  basi  subcucul- 
latum,  apice  callosum  obtusum  obsolete  trilobum.  Columna  brevUsima. 

4.  DiBNiA  muscifera.     Undl.  L  c.  no.  1935. 

D.  caule  diphyllo^  foliis  latis  oblongis  obtusis^  racemo  rarifloro^  perianthio 
explanatOy  labelli  trilobi  laciniH  medial  sepalisque  lateralibus  acuminatis^ 
columniL  brevissimft. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  JValUch,  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 

D.  Gmelini  valdd  affinis  sed  omnibus  partibus  major.  Pedalis  v.  sesqui- 
pedalis.  Folia  mult5  latiora.  Racemus  rariflorus,  aliquando  9  uncias 
longus.  Flores  herbacei.  Sepala  lateralia  acuminata  ovato-lanceolata: 
supremum  acutum.  LabeUum  posticum,  cucullatum,  medio  tricostatum^ 
margine  calloso^  dentibus  lateralibus  abbreviatis^  intermedio  acuminato. 
Capsulffi  oblongs,  membranacese,  apterse. 

5.  DisNiA  Gmelini. 

D.  caule  diphyllo,  foliis  oblongis  obtusis,  racemo  rarifloro^  perianthio  e^- 
planato,  labelli  trilobi  laciniis  acutis,  column^  brevissimlt. 

Ordiis  radice  snbrotimda,  labello  hastato.     Gmelin  !  sib,  1. 18.  /.  4  /.  1.  bona. 

Hab.  in  SUnria;  Gmelin.  (^hab.  s,  sp.) 

Sepala  ovata  acuta.  Petala  filiformia  sepalo  supremo  equalia.  LabeUum 
cucullatum,  posticum^  concavum,  non  excavatum,  tridentatum,  dentibus 
acutis :  lateralibus  multb  minoribus.  Scapus  9  uncias  altus.  Flores 
minutissimi  herbacei. 

Debeo  benevolentis  amicissimi  Prescot. 

6.  DiBNiA  calycina. 

D.  caule  monophyllo,  folio  oblongo  obtusiiisculo,  spic&  elongate  tereti, 
sepalis  subrotundo-ovatis  petalisque  linearibus  patentibus,  labelli  nani 
cuneati  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  incurvis  intermedio  ovato  patente,  co« 
lumnll  brevissimi. 

Opbrys  monophyllos*    Papon,  in  Herb,  Lambert, 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lamb,) 

Sesquipedalis^  gracilis.     Capsulse  obovatse,  obtusangulse. 

7.  DiENiA  Myurus. 

D.  caule  foUoso^  foUis  binis  inferiore  oblongo  obtuso :  superiore  ovato, 
spidi  dens^  cylindrace&>  labeUo  ovato  excavato  integro,  petalis  filifor- 
mibus  reflexis. 

Pedilea.    lAndl,  orch,  seel.  no.  144.  j9. 27.  c.  tc. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Habitus  quodammodo  Microstylis  ophioglossoidis.  Caulis  pedalis.  Flores 
minimi,  virides.  PoUinia  4,  per  paria  cohserentia,  olim  male  visa  et  pro 
2  habita ;  unde  genus  nostrum  spurium  PedUea. 


XV.  MALAXIS. 

Malaxis,  Swartz  act.  Hohn,  1800. /».  233.  t,  3.  P. 

Sepala  patentia,  Ubera,  subsequalia.  Petala  sepalis  dupl5  minora,  conformia. 
LabeUum  posticum,  ascendens,  concavum,  integerrimum,  etubercula* 
turn,  petalis  conforme.    Columna  minima,  teres,  apice  utrinque  dentata. 


24         MALAXIDE^.  PLEUROTHALLSiB. 

Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  4  iocumbentia  (  §  §  ). — Herba  fwludosa, 
foliis  paucis  venosis  basi  carnosis.  flores  racemo  stricto  dispositi,  luteo 
Tirides. 

Obs.  In  my  Synopsis  of  the  British  Flora  the  number  of  pollen  masses 
is  erroneously  said  to  be  2.  Their  real  number  and  position  were  first 
made  known  to  me  by  Mr.  Bauer's  drawings ;  the  position  in  which  the 
pollen  masses  lie,  one  upon  the  other  instead  of  side  by  side,  gives  them 
the  appearance  of  being  2  instead  of  four,  and  caused  the  error  here  ad- 
verted to. 

1.  Malaxis  paludosa.     Swartz, 

Ophrys  paludosa.    Linn,  sp.  pi,  1341. 

Malaxis  paludosa.     Swartz  I,  c.  p.  127.  i.  6./.  2.     mild,  n,  7.     £ng.  Bot,  72. 

Hab.  in  paludosis  et  turfosis  EuropcB  septentrionalis.  {hah,8,sp,etv,v,sp,) 

Quid? 

M.  BrasiUensis ;  caule  vaginato,  foliis  lanceolatis  coriaceis>  racemo  spicato, 
sepalis  inteiioribus  angustis,  labello  trilobo  connivente,  lobo  medio  acute 
apice  subcorneo.     Habitat  in  Brazil,     Spreng.  syst.  3. 740. 


XVI.  NEPHELAPHYLLUM. 

Nephelaphyllum,  Blume  B^dr,  372.  tabellen  22. 

Sepala  et  petala  linearia,  patentissima  v.  reflexa.  Labellum  calcaratum, 
integerrimum,  liberum,  line^  medi&  elevate,  limbo  petaloideo  cum  co- 
lumna  parallelo.  Columna  semiteres.  Anthera  camosa,  triangularis  ! 
bilocularis.  Pollinia  8,  subquadrata. — Herbse  terrestres,  subcaules- 
centes,  glabrse,  foliis  ovatis,  petiolatis,  plicatis,  suprk  nebulosis  (unde 
nomen),  subtus  purpurascentibus,  peduuculo  terminali  multifloro,  flori- 
bus  pedicillatis. 

Character  ex  icone  et  descriptione  Blumii. 

1.  Nephelaphyllum  tenuiflorum.     Blume. 

N.  "  floribus  lax^  spicatis  cernuis^  labello  limbo  intus  rugoso-muricato." 
Blume  I,  c, 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak  insuls  JaviS ;  Blume. 

3.  Nephelaphyllum  pulchrum.     Blume. 

N.  '^  floribus  dens^  spicatis,  labeUi  limbo  intus  lineis  tribus  muricatis.*' 
Blume  L  c,  t  22. 

Hab.  in  locis  humidioribus  sylvarum  Salak  insulae  Java,  florens  Januario- 
Aprili:  Blume. 

XVn.  ACIANTHUS. 

Acianthus.    R.  Br.  Prodr.  1. 321. 

Sepala  subringentia,  acuminatissima,  libera :  lateralibus  labello  suppositls. 
Petala  minora  acuminata.  Labellum  liberum,  integrum,  basi  bicallosum, 
disco  nudo.  Columna  semiteres,  clavata.  Anthera  terminalis,  recum- 
bens,  bilocularis.  Stigma  ovatiim,  transversum.  Pollinia  8,  ad  basin  in 
materie  granulosa  v.  subpulverea  solubilia. — Herbae  tener»,  glabella. 
Tuberes  indivisi^  solitarily  nudi,  novello  pedicillato.     Caulis  unifolius. 


BIALAXIDEiB.  PLBUROTHALLEJB.         25 

ad  ipsam  basin  va^inft  brevi  inclusus,  supern^  ebrtU:teatu8.  Folium  pro- 
fundi cordatum,  reticulato-yenosum^  subtus  rufiun.  flores  racemo8i> 
▼.  solitarily  rufi. 

Character  e  descriptione  R.  Brownii^  et  Aciantho  exserto. 

Genius  medium  tenens  inter  Malaxideas  et  Arethnseas  quoad  polliniorum 
febricam. 

1.  AciANTHUS  exsertus.     R,  Br. 

A.  floribos  racemosis,  aristis  brevissimis^  galeft  basi  attenuatll  foliolis  inte- 
rioribus  horizontaliter  reflexis,  labello  apice  papulo80>  column^  exsert&« 
R.  Brown  Prodr.  321. 

Amnthiis  foniicataB.     Siebrr  !  Fl.  iV.  HolL  n,  159. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson  Nova  Hollandue,  R.  Brown.  Sieber,  Caley  (hob* 
$.tp.) 

S.  AciAHTHVs  fomicatus.     R,  Br. 

A.  floribus  racemosis^  aristis  periantbio  quadrupl5  brevioribus^  foliolis 
interioribus  erectiusculis,  labello  longitudinaUter  papuloso>  columniL  in- 
cbisft.     R.  Brown  !  Prodr.  321. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson  Nova  HollanduB,  R.  Brown,  {hah.  $,  sp.  comm,  a 
ctleberr.  Brown.) 

3.  AciANTHus  caudatus,     R.  Br. 

A.  scapo  1-2-floro^  aristis  longissimis,  foHi  marginibus  undolatis*  R.  Brown 
Prodr.  321. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson  Nova  HoUancUa  /  R.  Brown. 

4.  AciANTHUS  ?  bifolius.     R,  Br. 

A.  scapo  unifloro,  foliis  radicalibus  binis  cucuUatis^  periantbio  mutico> 
foliolis  3  exterioribus  conformibus :  lateralibus  reflexis^  interiorum  ?  la* 
teralibus  angusto-linearibus.     R,  Bromi  Prodr.  322. 

Epipactii  reflezm.    Lab,  Nov.  HoU.  U  211./.  1. 

Hab.  in  Insula  Van  Diemen,  Labillardi^re^  R.  Brown. 

Generis  dubii  sec.  cl.  Brown^  medium  tenens  inter  Acianthum  et  Chilo- 
glottim  suam,  cum  illo  numero  polliniorum  conveniens^  cum  hac  foliis 
radicalibus  binis^  et  sepalis  mutids. 


XVin.  CYRTOSIA. 

Cyrtosia.    Bimme  Bifdr.  396.  iabeiienS. 

Sepala  et  petala  conniventia. .  Labellum  camosum,  ooncayum>  inttis  dis- 
coideum,  cum  columna  infemfe  conaezimi.:  limbo  rotundato  y.  emar- 
ginato  recto.  Columna  subincurva,  supem^  dilatata  aut  subalata.  An* 
thera  camosa^  bilocularis>  columnam  posticb  terminans.  PoUinia  2, 
reniformia,  fsLrinoso-pulposa^  libera.  Capsula  siliqusformis^  carnosa. 
Semina  tunicata.— Herbs  terrestres^  caulescentes.  Radioae  tuberosiB^ 
oonglobatse^  dit^tmes*  Cauleji  aphjQj^  (stipulis  instructi.!.?)  Flores 
s^cati,  ▼.  ppoiculati^  bracteolati.  , 

Character  ex  Blume.  An  pothis  Neottiea?  An  Vanillie  et  Epistephio 
af&nior  ? 

April,  1830.  K 


26         MALAXIDfi^.  PLEUROTHALLBJS. 

1.  Ctrtosia  javanica.    Blume, 

C.  *'  caulibu8  subsimplicibus^  labello  intus  disco  hirsuto  instructor  limbo 
rotundato.'*    Blume  I.  c.  tab,  6. 

Hab.  in  altioribus  montium  insulse  JatM,  florens  Aug^to ;  Blume. 

2.  Cyrtosia  altissima.     Blume. 

C.  "  caulibus  ramosis  scandentibus  (50-70  ped.  altitud.)  labello  intus  cris- 
tato,  limbo  semitrilobo.*'    BUtme  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Seribu^  insulae  Java,  florens  Aprili-Junio }  Blume. 


XIX.  LIPARIS. 

LipariSy  Rich,  orch.  Eur,  30,  f,  10. — Starmia,  Reich,  conapectut  p,  69.  n,  1564.— 

CestichiSy  Thouara  orch,  Aft,  t,  90. 

Sepala  patentia>  libera;  lateralia  basi  sequalia  ssepius  breviora.  Petala 
sepalis  angustiora,  rar5  sequalia^  linearia  y.  filiformia.  Labellum  ascen- 
dens  y.  erectum^  basi  cum  columna  paululum  accretum^  supra  basin 
saepius  bituberculatum,  integrum^  nunc  mucronibus  aliquot  sed  lobis 
nullis.  Columna  elongata^  semiteres^  incurya^  apice  marginata.  An- 
thera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  collateralia  (oooo). — Herbse  terrestres 
▼.  epipbyt»>  foliis  basi  in  pseudo-bulbum  concretise  nunc  membranaceis 
plicatiSj  nunc  subcoriaceis  yenis  miniis  distinctis.  Scapus  teres  y.  an- 
gulatus^  V.  anceps.     Hores  paryi^  herbacei,  racemosi,  rar5  lutei  y.  albi. 

Sect,  i^     Folkf,  membranacea,  pUcata,     Plures  terrestres, 

LiPARis  yera. 

1.  LiPARis  Rheedii. 

L.  *^  bulbis  subcylindraceis>  foliis  pluribus  oyato-lanceolatis^  pedunculo 
erecto  tetraquetro^  bracteis  semilanceolatis^  limbo  rotundato  crenulato.*' 
Blume. 

Malazis  Rheedii*    Bhtme  p,  389.  tab,  54. 

Hab.  in  sylyis  umbrosis  montium  Seribu^  Jav€B,  florens  Februario ;  Blume. 

"  Sepala  margine  reflexa,  sordid^  purpurascentia ;  labellum  luteum ;  gy- 
nostemium  purpurascens.    Folia  membranacea.'*    Blume, 

2.  LiPARis  neryosa. 

L.  foliis  pluribus  oyato-oblongis  undulatis  acutis  racemo  sparso  paucifloro 
breyioribus>  scapo  angulato^  floribus  long^  pedunculatis  cemuis,  labello 
cuneato  (oyato  sulcato  emarginato  Th.)  retuso  basi  bicalloso. 

Ophrys  nervosa.    Tkunb,  Jap,  27, 

Epidendnun  nenrofnm.    Thaib,  ic,  pL  Jap,  u  10. 

lliauia  Denroaa.    Swartz  act,  Hohn,  1800.  p,  235.     WiUd,  n,  10. 

Hab.  in  Jap<mia,  }vlxUl  Osacca  et  Jedo>  florens  Junio  etMaio  -,  Thunberg; 
in  CMna;  Reeves,  (v.  ie,  pict,  sinens,  in  Bibl.  Hart,  See,) 

Flores  purpurei.    Folia  palmaria. 

t  3.  LiPARis  odorata. 

L.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis,  racemo  erecto  multifloro,  scapo  tri- 

gono>  labello  oyato  concayo^  floribus  flayo-yiridibus. 

KalUm  ponnam  ma^wara.    Rheede  moL  12.  p.  55.  t,  28. 
Malaxis  odorata.    WiUd,  n,  6, 


MAUkXIDBJB.  PLEUROTHALLEA.         37 

Hab.  in  India  Orimtali ;  Rheede. 

This  is  an  obscure  plant  of  which  no  modern  botanist  seems  to  have 
seen  a  specimen.  It  is,  if  correctly  described,  distinguishable  from  L* 
elatabyits  flowers  being  sweetscented  and  yellowish  green,  with  an  ovate  lip. 

4.  LiPABis  data.     Lindley. 

L.  fbliis  pluribus  oblongis  acutis  plicatis  racemo  erecto  multifloro  brevio- 
ribus,  scapo  angulato,  labeUo  obovato  retuso  basi  bicalloso  purpureo, 
sepalis  herbaceis  lateralibus  obliqu^  recurvis. 

Cymbidiiiin  ?  ▼eratrifolinm.     WalUch  in  iconibus  Mutei  Angh-indici  no.  634. 
lipariB  bitnberciilata.    LhuU,  in  B.  Reg.  882. 

Cymbidiiiin  ?  bitnberculatum.    Hooker  Esoi,  Fl,  U  116.  (poUiaiis  erroneis.) 
Liparis  elata.    Lindley  in  Bot.  Beg.  1. 1 175. 

Uab.  in  India  OrientaU,  WaUkh ;  etiam  in  Brazilia  (v.  v.  culL) 

I  was  formerly  of  opinion  that  the  Brazilian  and  Indian  plants  were  dif- 
ferent ;  but  more  recent  observation  and  the  inspection  of  Dr.  Wallich*8 
Indian  drawings  have  induced  me  to  combine  them.  I  presume  there  is 
no  doubt  of  the  plant  in  the  Garden  of  the  Horticultural  Society,  from 
which  L.  elata  was  originally  described,  being  really  of  Brazilian  origin  -, 
and  yet  it  is  undoubtedly  possible  that  there  may  have  been  some  trans- 
position of  labels.  I  do  not  adopt  the  older  specific  name  of  bitubercula- 
tum  because  it  is  expressive  of  a  character  common  to  every  species  of 
the  genus. 

5.  Liparis  ollvacea.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  cat.  no.  194S. 

L.  foliis  binis  v.  solitariis  subrotundis  cordatis,  v.  oblongis  acuminatis  pli- 
catis racemo  erecto  multifioro  brevioribus,  scapo  basi  tereti,  labello 
obovato  retuso  cum  mucrone  basi  bicalloso,  sepalis  obtusis:  laterali- 
bus  labello  suppositis. 

Uab.  in  NapaUa,  WalUch,  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico  benight  commu- 
nicatum  el  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Pseudo-bulbus  ovatus  vaginis  obtusis  tectus.  Folia  1  v.  2,  sessilia,  in  icone 
cordata  subrotunda  acuta,  in  exemplare  angustiora.  Scapus  angulatus, 
faliis  multo  longior.  Racemus  multiflorus.  Flores  olivacei.  Sepala 
obtusa }  lateralia  labello  supposita,  patentia.  Petala  subulato-linearia^ 
acuta.  Labellum  subrotundum,  cuneatum  cum  mucrone^  basi  bicallosum. 
Columna  apice  alata,  basi  labello  accreta. 

6.  Liparis  barbata. 

L.  foHis  binis  oblongis  acuminatis  plicatis  racemo  paucifloro  subcorymboso 
subsequalibus,  labello  cuneato  barbato  basi  sulcato. 

Hab.  in  pratis  ad  latent  collium  ZeyUnue,  fiorens  Novembri,  Macrae,  {hah. 
$.  sp.  et  V.  ic.  pict,) 

Herba  pusiUa,  4-uncialis,  caulibus  carnosis  fiisifbrmibus  teretibus  vaginatis. 
Folia  3,  oblonga,  acuminata,  venosa.  Racemus  subcorymbosus  folus 
brevior.  Flores  virides.  Columna  apice  aptera  v.  levissim^  tantum 
marginata. 

L.  purpurascenti  valdb  similis. 

7.  Liparis  purpurascens.     Lindley, 

L.  fbliis  S-3  cordatis  ovatisve  acutis  undulatis  plicatis  racemo  corymboso 
paucifloro  subcequalibus,  labello  subrotundo  dentato  emarginato. 


29        MALAXIDEiB.  PLEU  ROTH  ALLS  JE. 

Opbrys  salaflelA.    Herb*  Cammers,  tec,  A.  Rich, 

MalaxiB  pnrporaBceiiB.     TTktnutrs  orch,  Afr.  tu  26. 37> 

liparis  purpurascens.    LvM,  in  Bot,  Reg*  882.    A.  Rich,  &rch,  Afaur,p»  53. 

Hab.  in  inBulis  Borboma  et  Mauritii,  Thouars^  A.  Richard. 

Flanta  humilis,  S-uncialis^  caule  squamulis  aliquot  vestito.  Flores  pur- 
purascentes.     Fructus  obovatu8>  costatiiSi  corymbosus. 

8.  LiPARis  atn^urpurea. 

L.  foliis  2-3  subrotundis  acuminatis  petiolatis  plicatis  basi  obliquis  cucul- 
latis  racemo  erecto  rarifloro  subsequalibus^  scapo  tereti^  labello  oblongo 
obtuso  recurvo  crenulato,  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  obliquis, 
petalis  longissimis  filiformibus. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  Macrae,  {hab.  s.  sp,) 

Species  pulcherrima  L.  napalensi  vald^  affinis,  floribus  atropurpureis,  foliis 
basi  cucuUatis>  et  labelli  fonnft>  distinctissima. 

9.  LiPARis  napalensis.     Lindley. 

L,  foliis  binis  cordatis  acuminatis  petiolatis  plicatis  racemo  erecto  rarifloro 
paulo  longioribus,  scapo  angulato>  labello  maximo  recto  cucullato  ob- 
longo acuminato>  sepaJis  petalisque  linearibus  patentibus. 

Malaxis  cordifolia.    Smith  I  in  Rees, 

Liparis  nepalensis.    lAndl,  in  Bot.  Reg.  882.     Spreng,  nm,  4, 

Acianthas  petiolatua*    Don  Prodr,  nep,  p.  28. 

Hab.  supra  rupibus  saxisque  Sheopore  montis  Napaliae,  fiorens  Junio; 
Wallick.  {hab,  s,  sp^  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Flores  virides. 

10.  Liparis  liliifolia.     Richard. 

L.  foliis  binis  oblongis  acutis  plicatis  racemo  multifloro  mult6  brevioribus, 
scapo  angulato,  labello  maximo  obovato  mucronato  recurvo  discolore, 
sepalis  linearibus  patentissimis. 

Opbiys  liKifbHa.    Unn,  jp. pi,  1341.    Bot,  Rep.  I.S6, 

Malaxis  liliifolia.    Swmrtz  act.  Holm.  1800.  p,  235.     Wilid,  n.  8.    Bot.  Mag.  /.  2004. 

Liparis  liliifolia.    Rich,  orch,  Ew,    Lindley  in  Bot.  Reg,  SS2, 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaU  {hab.  t.  sp.  et  v.  v.  cuU,) 

Flores  labello  magno  petalisque  filiformibus  purpurascentibus.  Capsula 
obovata,  costata. 

11.  Liparis  LOselii.     Richard, 

L.  foliis  binis  ovato-oblongis  obtusis  plicatis  racemo  paucifloro  multo  bre- 
vioribus,  scapo  angulato,  labello  ovato  integerrimo  concolore>  sepalis 
petalisque  linearibus  insequalibus. 

Opbrys  Ldselii.    Linn,  ep,  pi,  134 1 .    Eng.  Boi,  t.  47. 

Malaxis  LOselii.    Swartz  act.  Hohn,  1800.  p.  235.     WiUd.  n.  9. 

liparis  Ldselii.    Rich,  orch.  Eur.    Lindl.  in  B.  Reg.  882.    Synoptie  Br.FLl,  263. 

Ophrys  paludoaa.    Fl,  dan,  t,  877. 

Ophnrs  Uliifolia.    Hud9.Angl.ZS9, 

/3?  Malaxis  correana.    Barton  Prodr.  Fl,  Philad,  p.  ^.    yuttall  2. 196. 

Liparis  correana.    Spreng.  sytt,  3. 740. 

Hab.  in  turfbsis  Europe  borealis ;  in  Canadd,  Gouldie.  {hab.  s,  sp.) 

I  have  the  Malaxis  Correana  Arom  Canada,  gathered  by  Mr.  Gouldie, 
and  I  find  no  difference  between  it  and  our  European  Liparis  L5selii. 


UAhAXlIMMin  PLEUROTHALLE^.         ^ 

12.  LiPABis  flavescens.    Lmdley. 

L.  fbliis  binis  oblongis  petiolatis  plicatis  planis  racemo  2-4-floro  corym- 
bo80  brevioribus,  scapo  flexuoso^  bracteis  ovatis^  labello  ovato  integer- 
rimo>  sepalis  lateralibus  ovatis  :  supremo  petalisque  filiformibus. 

MalaxU  flayescens.    Thouan  •rch.  4ff-  *"  ^* 

L^uiB  flavescens.    Limdky  in  Bot,  Reg.  882.    ^.  Rich,  orck,  Mattr,  p.  51. 

Hab.  in  MawriHo  et  Barbonia;  Thouars^  Neraud. 
ilores  flavi. 

13.  LiPARis  montana. 

L.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  compressis  vaginatis  1-2-pbyIlis^  foliis  petiolatis  ovato- 
lanceolatis^  pedunculo  erecto  sulcato,  bracteis  lineari-subulatis.  Umbo 
obtuso  cum  mucrone.**    Blume, 

Maluds  montana.    Blume  p.  388. 

Hab.  in  umbrosis  moiitis  ignivomi  Gede>  iosulse  JotT^e^  florens  Jimio;  Blume. 

"  Flores  in  summo  pedimculi  conferti^  dilute  purpurascentes.  Sepala 
margine  reflexa>  limbo  ciliolato.  Folia  membranacea.  Variat  bulbis 
subnuUis^  fioribus  lax^  racemosis^  limbo  nudo.*'    Blume. 

14.  .LiPARis  plantaginea. 

L.  pseudo^bulbis  ovatis  vaginatis^  foliis  1-2  oblongis  acuminatis  plicatis 
racemo  brevioribus,  scapo  marg^nato^  labello  ovato  subundulato  obtuso 
basi  bicalloso^  bracteis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine. 

Cymbidinm  ?  plantagineum.     WalUch  in  iconihu  Mutei  Anglo-Indici  ».  633. 

Uab.  in  India  OrientaU ;  fValUck.  (v.  iamem.) 

Flores  virides.  Sepala  lineari-oblonga  obtusa  subsequalia  et  petala  fili- 
formia  patentia. 

15.  LiPARis  tradescantifolia. 

L.  '*  bulbis  compressiusculis  vaginatis  l-phyllis^  foliis  ovatis  discoloribus^ 

bracteis  minutis  ovatis,  labelli  limbo  ovato  integerrimo."    Blume, 
MalaxiB  tradescantifoHa.    Blwmep,  389. 
Hab.  in  umbrosis  montanis  Salak,  Jav4B,  florens  Octobri  ^  Blume. 

*'  Sepala  subsequalia^  patentia ;  labellum  sepalis  paulb  latius>  basi  callosum. 
Anthers  loculis  subdisjunctis.     Folia  membranacea."    Blume, 

16.  LiPABis  Clypeolum. 

L.  folio  solitario  horizontal!  suborbiculato  basi  cucullato  apice  reflexo 
acuto  racemo  erecto  multb  breviore,  labello  maximo  orbiculato. 

Epidendram  Clypeolum.    F^tt,  Prodr,  n,  323. 
Cymbidinm  Clypeolum.     Willd,  n,  22. 

Hab.  in  insula  Otaheite ;  Forster,  (v,  s,  sp,  et  iconem  Forsterianam  in  Bib* 
Uotheca  Banksiana.) 

Obs.  Foliis  magnis  suborbiculatis  solitariis  spic4  paul5  brevioribus  insignis. 

'Sect.  n.'~  ToUd  tabcoridcka,  non  plicata,     RacMs  sapiua  alata,    Pkires 

epipkyUe,  icapi$  andp^Hbus. 

Cbstichis^  Thouars, 
17-  LiPARis  foliosa*    lAndley. 
L.  foliis  pluribus  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  racemis  rarifloris  subsqualibus. 


30         MALAXIDEA.  PLBUROTHALLEJS. 

scapo  subancipiti,  bracteis  subulatis>  labello  oblongo  obtuso  recurvo> 
sepalis  petalisque  sequalibus  reflexis,  clinandrio  marginato. 

UpariB  foliosa.  Lindl.  in  B.  Rtg.  t,  S92.  Lodd.  Bot.Cah,l097,  HooAer  Bot.Jlfmg,t.2709. 

A,  Rich,  orch.  Mmtr,  p,  52. 
liparis  ?  reflexa.    Undk  L  c, 
Cymbidiam  reflexum.    R,  Br,  Prodr,  331. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio,  et  Nova  Hollandia  ad  Portum  Jackson,  (v.  v.  adL) 

Obs.  In  planta  Mauritiana  inveoi  clinandrium  integrum,  in  Australasica 
dentatum,  alioquin  discrimen  nullum. 

18.  Liparis  longipes.    LindL 

L.  pseudo-bulbis  longissimis  teretibus  diphyllis,  foliis  ensiformi-lanceolatis 
racemo  stricto  midtifloro  brevioribus>  scapo  ancipiti,  labello  ovato  acuto 
ecalloso  columns  longitudine,  sepalis  ovatis^  petalis  linearibus.  Lindl. 
in  Wall.  PL  As.  Rar.  vol.  I.  p.  31.  t.  SB. 

Hab.  supra  saxa  ad  ripas  fluminum  montium  Zeylona,  florens  Novembri : 
Macrae;  in  montibus  BengaUte  orientalis,  WaUich,  (hab.  $.  sp.  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Pseudo-bulbi  subcylindracei,  teretes.  Folia  oblongo-lanceolata  acuta. 
Racemus  erectus  foliis  pau]5  longior,  densus,  multiflorus.  Flores  pal- 
lidh  herbacei.  Sepala  latendia  oipata,  supremum  oblongum^  patentia ; 
petala  linearia.  Columna  elongata,  erecta>  apice  alata.  Labellum  erec« 
tum,  ovatum>  carnosum^  glabrum,  a  columna  omnino  liberum,  tuberculis 
obsoletis. 

Obs.  Planta  BengaleDsis  nullo  modo  diversa  videtur  nisi  flonbus  albis 
labello  luteo ;  fortb  icon  mea  Zeylanica  minus  accurate  depicta. 

19.  Liparis  elegans.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  cat.  no.  1943. 

L.  pseudo-bulbis  elongatis  diphyllis  basi  vaginis  suberoso-carnosis  vestitis, 
foliis  spatulato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  racemo  stricto  multifloro  sequali- 
busj  scapo  basi  rachique  teretibus,  labello  cuneato  truncato  crenulato 
basi  bicalloso,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  patentibus. 

Hab.  in  Pinang,  India  Orientalis;  WalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mtueo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Planta  pedalis,  verosimiliter  epiphyta.  Radices  lanuginosa.  Pseudobulbi 
aliquando  4  uncias  longi.  Folia  erecta  in  basi  valdb  attenuata.  Flores 
aurantiaci  (ex  Wall).  Petala  61iformia.  Capsule  penduls,  pyrifbrmes^ 
glabrae,  costis  6  obsoletis. 

L.  crenulatse  vald^  affinis  3  an  diversa  ?  Bractese  non  ovarii  longitudine 
sed  brevifsimse,  nee  labellum  emarginatum  sed  truncatum  cuneatum. 

90.  Liparis  crenulata. 

L.  '^  foliis  in  bulbo  oblongo  compresso  geminatis  ternisve  lineari-lanceo- 
latis  acuminatis,  pedunculo  longitudine  foliorum,  bracteis  longitudine 
fei^  ovarii  lanceolatis,  limbo  labelli  emarginato  crenulato.*'     Blume. 

Malazis  crenulata.    Bhume  p.  393. 

Hab.  in  convallibus  montis  Gregar-bentang>  Jav€£j  florens  Maio ;  Blume. 

^*  Flores  aurantiaci  ^  affinis  M.  (Lipari)  odorat«e.*' 

21.  Liparis  latifolia. 

L.  **  folio  in  bulbis  oblongis  compressiusculis  aolitario  lato  lanceolato 
acuto,  pedunculis  folio  longioribus,  bracteis  ovatis  adpressis  parvisjt  la-> 
belli  Umbo  bilobo  crenulato."    Blume. 


MAUlXIDBiB.  PLEUROTHALLE^.         31 

Malazis  U^olia.    BUme  p.  393. 

Uab.  in  Provinciae  Bantam  regionibus  montanis>  ad  montem  Pantjan  Pro* 
vincia  Buitenzorg,  Jauxe,  florens  Junio  Augusto  5  Blume. 

''  Florefl  aurantiaci ;  L.  crenulato  maxima  affinis.** 

32.  L1PARI8  angustifolia. 

L.  "  foliis  in  bulbo  ovato-oblongo  solitariis  angusto~lanceolatis>  pedunculo 
erecto  apice  paucifloro  longitudine  foUorum,  bracteis  lineari-subulatis^ 
labelli  limbo  obtuso."     Bktme. 

MtAtmn  anifOBtifolia.    Bhtme,  p,  393. 

Hab.  ad  truncos  arborum  in  montanis  Salak  et  Gede^  Jaixt,  florens  Fe« 
bniario;  Blume. 

''  Flores  pallid^  flavi/ 


•  »♦ 


23.  L1PABI8  viridiflora. 

L.  pseudobulbis  ovatis,  foliis  binis  obovato-lanceolatis  racemo  multifloro 
nutante  dupl5  brevioribus^  scapo  ancipite^  rachi  alat&,  labello  ovato  undiu 
lato  obtuso  ecalloso^  bracteis  subulatis  floribus  longioribus  t.  eequalibus. 

Bfilazis  Tiridif oHa.    Bbmup,392. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  et  saxa  sylvarum  ZeyUma,  florens  Novembri^  Macrae  ^ 
in  sylvis  Java,  Blume  (hab,  s.  tp.  et  v,  ic,  pict) 

Pseudo-bulbi  ovati^  compressi.  Folia  obovato-lanceolata>  acuta,  racemo 
nutante  duplb  breviora.  Bractese  subulate  floribus  long^ores.  Flores 
▼irides.  Sepala  subsqualia  ovata  patentia.  Petala  linearia  reflexa. 
Labellum  ovatum  undulatum  obtusum. 

24.  LiPABis  affinis. 

L.  '*  foliis  in  bulbo  oyato-oblong;o  solitariis  lanceolato-linearibus  infem^ 
canaliculatis>  pedunculo  nutante  foliorum  longitudine^  bracteis  subulatis, 
labelli  limbo  rotundato.**    Blume. 

Bfalazis  affinis.    Blmne  p.  392.  tab.  54. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  propd  Lebak  Provinciae  Bantam,  Java,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 

25.  L1PABI8  parviflora. 

L.  '^  foliis  in  bulbo  ovato  oblongo  compressiusculo  geminatis  lanceolatis 
basi  carinatis,  pedunculis  (folio  duplb  longioribus)  nutantibus  teretibus, 
bracteis  subulatis,  labelli  limbo  angusto  emarginato.*'    Blume. 

MalaTiB  paryiflora.    Bhtme  p.  392. 

Hab.  ad  montem  Salak>  Java,  florens  Decembri ;  Blume. 
''  Flores  lutei,  labelli  limbo  coccineo.*'    Blume. 

26.  L1PABI8  paUida. 

L.  **  foliis  in  bulbo  oblongo  compressiusculo  vaginato  solitariis  lanceolatis, 
bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  remotisj  labelli  limbo  rotundato-retuso  ere- 
nulato.'*    Blume. 

Ifalttis paUida.    Bhtme p.39l. 

Hab.  suprii  arbores  excelsas  fluvii  Tjapus  in  montosis  Salak,  Java,  florens 
Septembri;  Blume. 

*^  Flores  olivacei," 


32         MALAXIDEiB.  PLEUROTHALLBJB. 

27.  L1PARI8  minima. 

L.  '*  folio  in  bulbis  (seriatis  ovatis  compressiusculis)  lineari-lanceolato^ 
pedunculo  folium  sequante  compressor  floribus  lax^  spicatis  (Kstichis^ 
capsulis  triquetris/'    Blume. 

MalaxU  minima.    Bkune  p.  391. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  ad  montem  Salak>  ut  etiam  in  montosis  Pantjar,  Java, 
florens  Maio ;  Blame. 

Affinis  Lipari  csspitosse  sec.  Blume. 

28.  Lipari s  csespitosa.     Lmdley. 

L.  foliis  lanceolatis  in  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  solitariis  longitudine  racemi 
rariflori,  scapo  tereti,  labelio  lanceolate  recur vo^  sepalis  petalisque  acutis 
reflexis. 

Malaxis  cespitosa.     Thauars  t,  90. 

LipariB  caespitosa.    LintU.  i»  B,  Reg.  882.    A.  Richard  orck.  Mam',  p.  53. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio  et  Borbonia ;  Thouars. 

Flores  minuti  virescentes. 

29.  L.  luteola.     Undl.  in  Wall.  cat.  no.  1 944. 

li^  pseudo-bulbis  minimis  vaginatis^foliisgeminis  lineari-lanceolatis  racemo 
flexuoso  paucifloro  brevioribu8>  scapo  tereti,  labelio  obovato  retuso  in 
columna  apice  alata  incumbente  :  callo  unico  baseos  obsoleto,  bracteis 
ovatis  acuminatis  decurrentibus>  pedicellis  capillaribus  floribus  multoties 
longioribus. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Pundua,  India  Orientalis,  fVaUick  {hab.  s,  sp,  eMuseo  Anglo- 
Indico.) 

Planta  parva  gregaria  inter  muscos  vegetans.  Racemi  5-6-flori,  foliis  paul6 
evectiores^  rachi  tereti  flexuosd,.  Sepala  lineari-oblonga,  obtusa  et 
petala  filiformia^  patentiar  Labellum  posticum>  ungue  columns  pa- 
rallelo,  limbo  recurvo>  venis  5  simplicibus  collateralibus  in  medio,  unidL 
utrinque  distante  venulas  versus  marginem  hinc  pectinatim  emittente* 

30.  LiPARis  compressa. 

L.  '^  foliis  in  bulbo  ovato  compressiusculo  solitariis  lanceolato-linearibus 
basi  carinatis,  pedunculo  compressor  bracteis  bifarikm  imbricatis  (pec- 
tinati8)>  limbo  orbiculato  retuso  cum  mucrone."    Blume. 

Malazb  t^mj/rtaam.    BU$me  p.  390.  tah.  54. 

Hab.  in  sjlvis  altioribus  Provinciarum  Buitenzorg^  Bantam  et  Tjanjor,  J<it7cr> 
florens  Septembri ;  Blume. 

*' Flores  aurantiacf    Bi; 

31.  LiPARis  mucronata. 

L.  **  foliis  in  bulbis  (remotis  ovatis)  compressiusculis  solitariis  lanceolato- 
linearibus  acuminatis  basi  carinatis,  bracteis  in  summo  pedunculi  bifa- 
rikm  imbricatis  caiinatis,  labelli  limbo  angusto  semi-bifido  cum  mucrooe 
intermedio."    BUme. 

Malaids  macronata.    Blume  p.  391. 

Hab.  ^n  sjlvis  moot^is  PrQvinciar^m3l^)tam  et  Buitenzorg^  Jiooce,  florens 
Junio;  Blume.  ^ 

*^  Flores  flavo-virentes,  parvi,  nutantes,  Affinis  Malaxi  distichae  Thouarsii." 
Blume, 


MALAXIDEA.  PLEUROTHALLBiE.         33 

32.  LiPABis  gregaria. 

L.  Ibliis  ensiformibus  acutis  in  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  solitarii,  scapo  anci- 
piti,  rachi  alat4^  bracteis  distichis  carinatis  pectinatis^  labello  truncato, 
sepalis  reflexis^  petalis  erectis. 

Malaxis  disticha.     Tkauttrs  /.  89. 


_    rbdUticha.     JUndley  in  B,  Reg,  %%2.    A,  Rich,  orch,  Maur,  p.  54. 
Stelis  micranUuL    Sieber,  Herb.  Afaur,  n.  168. 

Hab.  supra  rupes  in  sylvis  montium  Zeylorue,  florens  Novembri  j  Macrae ; 
,  MaurUio,  Sieber;  Borbonia,  Thouars.  {habeo  $,  sp.  et  v,  iconem  pictam.) 

Rhizoma  articulatunv,  annulatum^  intricatum,  pseudo-bulbos  plurimos  g^e- 
garios  promens.  Spicae  lanceolatse^  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis.  Florea 
▼iridi-lutei ;  sepala  lateralia  ovata  acuta  labello  supposita ;  supremum 
reflexum  ;  petala  linearia  erecta.  Clinandriuni  marginatum  cavum, 
antic^  bilobum  cum  mucrone. 

Obs.  Epidendrum  biflorum,  Kdnig  Mss.  in  Zeylona  lectum,  fortfe  bujus  loci. 
Planta  Zeylanica  a  Mauritiano  Herbarii  Sieberiani  n.  168  nullo  modo 
differt;  labellum  tamen  hujus  secundum  auctores  celeberrimos  supi^ 
citatos  tridentatum>  dum  in  nostra  certissim^  truncatum  dente  nullo>  nisi 
sic  angulos  truncaturse  dicas. 

I  formerly  called  this  by  the  specific  name  given  to  it  by  M.  Du  Petit 
Thouars  under  the  genus  Malaxis,  being  at  that  time  unacquainted  with 
any  others  with  the  same  remarkable  distichous  inflorescence.  More  being 
now  known^  I  avail  myself  of  the  privilege  which  an  author  undoubtedly 
possesses  of  altering  his  own  names  if  he  thinks  fit>  although  no  one  else 
can  be  suffered  to  do  it  for  him. 

*  LiPARis  spuria. 
33.  LiPABis  serraeformis.     Lmdl,  m  Wall,  Cat,  no.  1946. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Zeylona,  Macrae;  Attran  Martabanise^  et  Tavoy  InduB 
OrientaUt,  WalUeh,  (hab,  s,  sp,  e  Museo  Angto-Indico  et  Zeylond,  et  v,  ic. 
pict,  sv^Ji.} 

Fbmta  epiphyta  caulibus  teretibus  ramosis  subancipitibus  radices  plurimos 
longissimos  intricatos  undique  promens^  pseudo-bulbo  nullo.  Folia  dis- 
ticha, coriacea^  oblonga,  v.  oblongo-lanceolata,  obtusa,  decidua.  Ra- 
cemi  oppositifolii,  foliis  longiores,  pedunculo  angulato  non  ancipiti^  rachi 
alat&«  bracteis  falcatis^  ovatis^  carinatis^  distichis>  pectinatis>  in  rachi  de- 
currentibus.  Florem  unicum  tantum  vidi  mutilum^  cui  quantum  videre 
licuit^  sepala  ovata  succulenta  libera  paten tia  venis  7  subsimplicibus> 
petala  conforfnia  paulb  minora^  labellum  tryncatum  trilobum  lobo  medio 
apice  calloso^  callo  altero  luteo  intra-apiculari^  denique  columna  libera, 
fort^  basi  producta  anther^  ovatll  biloculari,  polliniis  4  angustis  collate- 
ralibus  liberis. 

This  singular  plant  when  properly  examined  will  possibly  be  found  dis- 
tinct from  the  genus  in  which  it  is  now  placed  3  all  that  I  have  been  able 
to  ascertain  satisfactorily^  from  the  inspection  of  a  single  mutilated  flower^ 
is  that  the  pollen  masses  are  as  I  have  described  them^  and  that  the  plant 
belongs  to  Malaxides.  The  peculiar  winged  rachis  and  carinate  bractese 
forming  a  kind  of  pectinated  inflorescence  is  exactly  that  of  L.  gregaria^ 
disticha  and  some  others ;  but  the  plant  difiers  from  them  in  having  no  ten- 
dency to  form  bulb-like  stems^  in  room  of  which  it  has  the  taper  woody 
rooting  stems  and  coriaceous  distichous  leaves  of  Aerides  and  its  allies. 


Aqril,  1830. 


34         MALAXIDEiB.  PLEUROTHALLEiB. 

XX.  DENDROCHILUM. 

Dendfochilum.    Biunu  B^fdr.  398.  tabelUn  52. 

Sepala  et  petala  squalia^  libera,  patentia.  Labellum  int^errimum,  sepalis 
subconfonne,  basi  concayum  v.  carinatum,  nunc  cristatum.  Columna 
brevisi  semiteres,  antice  processubus  duobus  cornua  referentibus,  apice 
dentata  v.  rostrata.  Anthera  infra  apicem  inserta,  bilocularis,  valvis 
nullis  anticis.  Pollinia  A,  libera  (  §  §  )  incumbentia. — Herbs  supra 
arbores  yigentes,  foliis  coriaceis  in  pseudo-bulbis  saepius  solitariis.  Spies 
terminales  aut  laterales^  filiformes,  multiflorse.  Floras  juniores  bracteis 
bifari^  imbricatis  occulti. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

Sect.  I.  ^  Bulbi  remoti }  spies  laterales ;  sepala  linearia ',  labellum  par- 
vum  elastic^  aflixum ;  gynostemium  apice  attenuatum  emarginatum/' 
Blume. 

1.  Dbndrocbilum  aurantiacum.     Blume^ 

D.  ^*  bulbis  obloDgis^  labello  carinato  edentulo.**    BUane  L  c. 

Hab.  in  truncis  arborum  montium  GMe>  Salak,  &c.  insulse  Jav<z,  florens 
Februario  Augusto ;  Blume. 

''  Flores  aurantiaci  suaveolentes.*' 

2.  Dbndrochii^um  occultum. 

D.  pseudo-bulbis  subquadratis,  foliis  oblongis  emarginatis,  bracteis  maxi- 
mis  quadriforikm  imbricatis  floribus  occultantibus,  labello  lineari  fim- 
briato. 

Bulbophyllam  occnltimi*    Tkmart  orck.  Afr,  tu  93. 94.   A^  Bick,  orok*  Afr,  p,  64. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Borhoma  et  Mauntii ;  Thouars. 

Flores  fusci.     Hue  retuli  ad  mentem  ceL  Bkunii. 

3.  Dbnobochilum  paUideflavens.     Blume. 

D.  '^  bulbis  oyalibu8>  labello  carinato  edentulo^  g^ostemii  laciniis  latera- 
libus  scabris.'*    Blume  L  c,  t  62. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Pantjar  insuls  Java,  florens  Julio ;  Blume. 

'^  Planta  tenera,  pedunculis  tetragonis  spicato-laxifloris.  Flores  pallid^ 
flaventes." 

Sect.  tl.  *'  Bulbi  consociati  3  spies  ex  apice  bulborum  orts  ;  sepala  ob- 
longa  labello  subsqualia;  gynostemium  apice  truncatimi  ejrosum.'* 
Blume, 

4.  Dbndrochilum  edentulum.     Blume. 

D. ''  bulbis  oblongis  subulatisve,  labeUo  integerrimo  intern^  1-calloso, 
gynostemii  laciniis  lateralibus  medio  squalibus.**    Bhtme  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  altis  montis  Salak,  insuls  Java,  florens  Februario  Julio ;  Blume. 
''  Flores  flavo-virentes." 

5.  Dbndrochilum  cornutum.     Blume. 

D.  *'  bulbis  fusinis>  labello  basi  denticulato  intern^  2-callo6o>  gynostemii 
laciniis  lateralibus  elongatis.'*    Blume  I.  c. 


MAJLAXIDBA.  PLBUROTHALLBJE.         35 

Hab.  in  montosis  Proyinciarum  Buitenzorg  et  Tjanjor^  insuke  /qnmp,  florens 
Septembri  Febniario ;  Blume. 

"  Flores  virentes." 

^,  Dendrocrilum  simile.    Blutne. 

D.  *'  bulbis  ovali-obloDgis^  labello  infern^  denticulato  intern^  bilineato, 
gyDostemii  ladniis  lateralibus  medio  eequalibus.*'    Blume,  I.  c.  tab,  52. 

Hab.  cum  D.  cornuto  in  insula  Java,  florens  omni  tempore ',  Blume, 

"  Flores  pallid^  virentes.'' 

7.  I>RNi>RO€Hii«UM  abbreviatum.    BUrnie, 

D.  "  bulbia  ovali-oblongis,  labello  basi  utrinque  dente  reflexo  instnicto 
intemb  bicalloso^  laciniis  gynostemii  lateralibus  abbreriatis.**  Blume  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Provinciarum  occidentalium  insulae  Jomb,  florens  toto 
anno;  Blame. 

*'  Flores  virescentes.*' 

« 

XXL  OTOCHILUS. 

Sepala  et  petala  eequalia^  libera^  patentia.  Labellum  trilobimi^  lobis  late- 
ralibus auriformibus  basin  columns  amplectantibus^  intermedio  patente 
elongato  sepalis  conformi>  cristis  nuUis.  Columna  elongata^  clavata^ 
semiteres.  Anthera  terminalis,  bilocularis^  septo  medio  bipartibili,  et 
hinc  biyalvis,  valvis  anticis  et  posticis  medio  septiferis.  Pollinia  4,  in- 
cumbentia  (  g  §  )> ad  basin  materie  granules^  cobserentia. — Herbse  supra 
arbores  repentes,  rhizomate  destitute,  sed  pseudo-bulbis  semper  e  latere 
apicis  suse  soboliferis.  Racemi  multiflori  e  latere  pseudo-bulborum, 
basi  vaginati.     Stigma  labio  superiore  ovato  producto. 

Genus  Ccelogyni  affine>  column^  immarginat&^  antberiL  terminali,  dehis* 
centilL  anthers,  et  structure  labelli  diversum. 

1.  Otocrilvs  alba.    Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  1967* 

O.  pseudo-bulbis  ovalibus  imbricatis,  foliis  lanceolatis  subplicatis«  racemis 
6  vaginis  foliaceis  verrucosis  erumpentibus,  bracteis  oblongis,  sepalis  pe- 
talisque  acutis. 

Brouglitonia  pendala.    Wallich  in  icon,  BibL  j^nglo-IneUca  n.  643. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Napalia,  indeque  in  hortimi  Botanicum  Calcuttse  allata, 
Aprili  floret^  WalUch,  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico  et  v,  ic,  pict,) 

Rbizoma  nullum  sed  pseudo-bulbi  e  lateribus  suis  bine  proliferi.  Flores 
albiinodorL  Labellum  basi  flavum.  Alabastra  ovata.  Colimmavirescens. 

52.  Otochilus  fuBca.    Lindl,  I,  c,  no,  1969. 

O.  pseudo-bulbis  elongatis  fusiformibus,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis^  bracteis 

linearibus>  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis. 
Broughtonia  ?  amoena.     Wall,  in  ic,  Bibl.  Anglo-Indicm  n,  642. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Napalue,  inde  in  Hortum  Botanicum  Calcutta  intro ' 
ducta,  ubi  floret  Januario,  fValUch, 

Vagins  racemi  breves.  Racemus  densus,  multiflorus,  nutans.  Rachis 
ovaria  bractcs  et  columna  fuses.  Labelli  aures  dilute  roses.  Alabastra 
obovata.  Pseudo-bulbi  digiti  crassi,  6-8-pollicares.  Flores  odoratissimi 
ex  WaU, 


36         MALAXIDEiB.  PLEUROTHALLEiE. 

3.  Otocuilus  porrecta.    lAndl,  I,  c.  no.  1968. 

O.  pseudo-bulbis  elongatis  fusifonnibus^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis, 
bracteis  linearibus^  sepalis  petalisque  acutis. 

Hab.  in  Pundua  ImUa  Orientalise  fVallich,  (hab,  $,  sp,  e  Mtiseo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Fraecedenti  simillinia^  at  characteribus  datis  diversa.     Aures  labelli  ob- 
scurb  denticulata;.     PoUinia  non  vidi. 


XXU.  CCELIA. 

Sepa]a  distinctaj  sequalia^  patentia.  Petala  subsequalia  paul6  minora.  La- 
bellum  integerrimum^  unguiculatum^  cum  basi  columnse  continuum, 
(nee  articulatum).  Columna  nana  cum  ovario  continua^  basi  leviter 
producta.  Anthers  loculi  2,  per  connectivum  tenue  tantum  cohasrentes, 
ovati^  inappendiculati.  Pollinia4,  per  paria  cohserentia,  oblonga>  sequalia : 
pare  utroque  extiis  couvexo  inttis  cave.  Ovarium  9-alatum. — Herba 
epiphyta  acaulis,  foliis  plicatis  et  scape  radicali  e  squamis  semicoriaceis 
erumpentibus. 

I  learn  the  very  curious  structure  of  this  plant  from  a  beautiful  sketch 
of  Mr.  Bauer's.  Its  peculiarity  consists  in  its  anther  having  its  lobes  con- 
nected by  only  a  narrow  slight  connectivum^  so  that  it  is  twolobed,  and  in 
the  pollen  masses  being  concave  and  convex  so  that  each  pair  forms  a  sort 
of  hollow  body  narrower  at  the  back  than  at  the  front,  at  which  end  it  is 
open.  The  placentary  angles  of  the  ovarium  are  larger  than  the  rest  and 
simple,  while  the  intermediate  ones  are  smaller  and  double. 

1.  C<BLiA  Bauerana. 

Epidcndmm  tripterum.    Smiik  I'c.  pici.  14.  t.  14. 

Cymbidium  tripterum.    Swartz  n,  act  Vf»  6.  p,  70.    WiUd,  m.  2.    Hort.  A'ew.  f</.  2-  5. 214. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica  {haheo  s.  cuU,) 


XXIII.  PHOLIDOTA. 


PholidoU.  Lindley  in  Ho9ker  ExoUfi.  1. 138.  (Januario  1825).~Pti]ociiema.  Don  Prodr, 
nep>  33.  (Febr.  1825).— Crinonia.    Blume  B{jdr.p,  338.  /.  41. 

Flores  subglobosi.  Sepala  squalia,  distincta.  Petala  minora.  Labellum 
cucullatum  ventricosum,  trilobum  v.  indivisum^  cum  columna  paralle- 
lum.  Columna  cum  ovario  continua,  semitcres  v.  alata:  clinandrio 
cucullato.  Anthera  bilabiata  !  2-v.  4-valvis.  Pollinia  4,  globosa,  dis- 
tincta— Herbs  epiphytse  rhizomate  v.  camoso  articulato  ▼.  pseudo- 
bulbifero.   Folia  plicata.  Spicse  terminales  ssepius  imbricatse  et  nutantes. 

In  this  genus  there  are  some  species  in  which  the  rhizoma  has  spurious 
bulbs,  and  others  in  which,  in  lieu  of  these  bodies,  the  joints  of  the  rhi- 
zoma themselves  become  fleshy.  The  anther  is  not  formed  upon  the  usual 
plan  of  Orchidese.  Instead  of  the  valves  opening  by  two  slits  along  the 
face  of  each  lobe  of  the  anther,  these  lobes  are  combined  and  the  whole 
face  of  the  anther  separates  from  the  back,  on  which  account  I  have  called 
it  bilabiate,  llie  same  thing  appears  to  happen  in  some  of  Blume's  Che- 
lonantheras. 

1.  PuoLiDOTA  imbricata.     Lindley. 

P.  pseudo-bulbis  ovato-oblungis  obtusis  subungulatis,  foliis  solitariis  ob- 


MALAXIDEiB.  PLEUROTUALLE^.         37 

loogo-lanceolatis  plicatis  acuti6>  spicis  pendulis  foliorum  longitudiae, 
bracteis  membranaceis  concavis  imbricatis^  sepalis  lateralibus  ovatis  ca- 
rinatis,  labello  subgloboso  cucullato :  lobis  lateralibus  parvis  erectis ) 
intennedio  bilobo  cordato. 

PboHdotm  imbricata.    LindL  in  Hooker  Flora  Exotica  1. 138.    Bot.  Reg,  t,  1213,     Walk 

Cai.no,  1991. 
Ptilocaema  brmcteatam.    Doh  Prodr,  33. 

Hab.  in  India  Oriental!^  frequens^  Wallkh;  in  Zeylona,  Macrae,  (v.  v,  cult, 
ei  habeo  s.  sp.) 

*i.  Pholidota  undulata.     WalUch, 

P.  pseudo-btdbis  ovato-fusiformibus  insequalibus^  foHis  binis  lanceolatis 
erectis,  spicis  elongatis  pendulis,  bracteis  ovato-linearibus,  sepalis  4>vatis 
subcarinatis  concavis,  labello  cucullato  ventricoso  obsolet^  trilobo  inte- 
gerrimo. 

P.  andtilaU.     WaiUch  in  Bot,  Reg,foL  1213  in  textu, 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaU,  WalUch.  {v,  ic.  pict,  in  Bibl,  Anglo- Indica.) 

Ilores  fusci.     Labellum  tantum  pallida  lateritium. 

This  species  is  nearly  allied  to  P.  imbricata^  from  which  its  brown 
flowers,  small  bractes  and  dififerently  shi^d  lip  and  leaves  abundantly 
distinguish  it. 

3.  Pholidota  rubra. 

P.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  corrugatis,  foliis  binis  lanceolatis,  spicis  laxis  erectis 
foliis  brevioribus :  fructiferis  longioribus  nutantibus,  bracteis  lanceolatis 
sepalis  concavis  ovatis  acutis,  labello  trilobo :  lobo  medio  ovato  acuto. 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaU ;  fVallich.  (v*  ic,  pict,  in  Bibl.  Anglo- Indica.) 

Sepala  et  petala  lateritia.     Labellum  et  columna  lutese. 

I  for  some  time  toolc  this  for  Blume*s  Crinonia  camea ;  but  his  descrip- 
tion is  so  brief  and  in  the  few  particulars  he  mentions  it  dififers  so  much 
as  to  justify  me  in  regarding  it  as  a  distinct  species. 

4.  Pholidota  camea. 

P. ''  bulbis  subrerootis  ovato-oblongis  1'3-phyllis,  foliis  lineari^lanceolatis, 
labelli  limbo  rotundato.intus  bicalloso."    Blume. 

CrinoniA  camea.    Blume  p,  339.  /.  41  • 

Hab.  in  sylvis  umbrosis  montium  Salak  et  Gede,  Java,  florens  toto  anno ; 
Blume. 

f^ariat  bulbis  approximatis  ovalibus,  prope  Tjitjalobak,  ad  montem  Salak, 
Java  s  Blume, 

5.  Pholidota  globosa. 

P.  '*  bulbis  approximatis  glubosis  2-d-phyllis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis,  la- 
belli  limbo  obtuso.'*    Blume. 

CriDonia  globosa.    Blume  p.  339. 

Hab.  ad  cataractas  fluvii  Tjapus  in  montcsis  Salak,  Java,  florens  Octobri ; 
Blume. 

6.  Pholidota  recurva. 

P.  rhizomate  camoso  articulato  ascendente,  foliis  solitoriis  oblongo -lance* 
olatis  subplicatis,  spicis  secundis  recurvis  foliis  longioribus,  bracteis 


38         MALAXIOBiE.  PLEUROTHALI^fi^. 

cuneatis  membranaceis  imbricatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  ovatis  dorso  acutis^ 
labeHo  ventricoso  (undulato  ?)  indiviso  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  WalUch,  (hab,  $,  sp.  cotnm.  eel.  Lambert,) 

Articuli  rhizomatis  If  unciam  longi.  Folia  circiter  3-uncialia.  Columna 
teres  antic^  tumida.  IX)r8um  clinandrii  erectum,  rostellum  ovatum 
porrectum. 

I  know  this  very  remarkable  species  by  specimens  given  me  several 
years  since  by  Mr.  Lambert.  It  came  to  England  with  some  of  Dr.  Wal- 
lich's  earliest  Nipal  collections.  Its  imbricated  unilateral  recurved  spikes 
characterize  it  well,  and  distinguish  it  from  P.  articulata  which  besides 
has  the  joints  of  the  rhizoma  twice  as  long,  and  the  bractes  of  a  different 
figure. 

7,  Pholidota  articulata.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no.  199^. 

F.  rhizomate  carnoso  articulato  ascendente,  foliis  binis  pluribusve  ovalibus 
plicatis  apice  8ubintegris>  spicis  laxis  cernuis  foliorum  longitudine, 
bracteis  oblongis  concavis,  sepalis  ovatis,  labello  cucuUato  integro  apice 
rotundato  piano. 

Hab.  in  Fundua,  India  Orientalis,  WaUich.  (kabeo  s.  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo-lndico 
et  V.  ic.  pict.) 

Articuli  rhizomatis  3-4  uncias  longi.  Rachis  valdb  flexuosa.  Flores  albi, 
basi  apicis  labelli  luteft. 


XXIV.  PILOCHIA. 

Sepala  conniventia,  libera,  petalis  subsqualia,  colorata.  Labellum  cucul- 
latum,  trilobum,  basi  subsaccatum,  trilamellatum.  Columna  cum  laheUo 
non  articulata,  clavata,  alata,  apice  cucullata  dentata.  Anthera  4-locu- 
laris,  ovata,  cristata.  Pollinia  4. — Herba  caulescens,  foliis  coriaceis  acutis 
distichis  subcostatis.  Racemus  terminalis  e  squamis  coriaceis  erumpens, 
bracteis  coriaceis,  persistentibus,  divaricatis,  Coriaceis,  distantibus. 
Flores  speciosi,  sepalis  crassioribus  quam  petala,  ovario  Don  torto. 

Obs.  Octomeris  structure  similis,  habitu  diversissima. 

1.  DiLOCHiA  Wallichii.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat.  no.  1952. 
Hab.  in  Singapore,  Wallich.  {hab.  s.  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 


XXV.  CCELOGYNB. 


Ccelogyne.  Lindl.  CoU,Bot,  33.  m  /«xftt.*>P]eione.  D(m.Prodr,  nep.  37*'^Chelonaiitlierae, 

Sect,  2  et  3.     Blume  B\jdr,  382. 

Sepala  conniventia  v.  patentia,  libera,  sequalia,  petaloidea.  Petala  nunc 
sepalis  conformia,  nunc  linearia.  Labellum  cucullatum,  ssepius  trilobum> 
lineis  disci  elevatis  v.  cristatis,  nunc  integerrimum  ecristatum  (in  Fa- 
nisc^).  Columna  erecta  libera  margine  alata,  apice  dilatata,  nunc  cucul- 
lata, stigmate  bilabiato.  Anthera  bilocularis,  septo  medio  non  partibili  3 
infra  apicem  columns  inserta.  FoUinia  4,  libera,  (  §  §  )  incumbentia^ 
nunc  basi  materie  granulosa  cohserentia. — Herbae  supra  ai*bores  et  saxa 
vigentes>  foliorum  basibus  in  pseudo-bulbos  dilatatis,  rhizomate  nunc 
crasso  squamoso^  nunc  obsoleto.     Folia  coriacea  ssepitis  venis  distinctis 


BftALAXiDBiB.  PLBUROTHALLfi^.         39 

8equalibus>  nunc  quibusdam  crassioribus  costata  v.  plicata.  Racemi 
tenninales  v.  radicales  e  squamis  (bracteis  sterilibus)  corneis  erumpentes. 
Flores  speciosi  ssepe  odoratL 

Obs.  This  genus  is  nearly  related  to  Cymbidium  among  Vande«  and  to 
Cattleya  among  Epidendreae^  from  both  which  its  peculiar  habit  is  alone 
sofficient  to  distinguish  it.  From  Dendrochilum  it  is  only  known  by  the 
absence  of  horn-like  processes  from  its  column ;  for  the  lip  of  some  of  the 
Gomphostylis  section  is  entire^  and  C.  (Panisca)  panriflora  is  a  Dendro*- 
chilnm  in  every  thing  except  the  want  of  these  processes.  There  is  a 
strong  tendency  to  produce  a  gland  >  in  some  species  such  as  C.  prsecox^ 
uniflora,  and  fimbriata  $  but  this  is  a  mere  granular  mass  such  as  the  filum 
oi  £pidendre«  and  will  not  be  confounded  with  the  cartilaginous  gland  of 
Vandes. 

1.  Cai/OOTKB  flaccida.     lAndl.  in  Wall,  Cat  no,  1961. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  oblongis  augulatis  squamis  coriaceis  acuminatis  ustulatis 
vestitls,  foliis  lanceolatis  v.  oblongo-lanceolatis  long^  petiolatis^  racemo 
flexuoso  nutante,  bracteis  deciduis^  petalis  lineari-lsmceolatis,  labello 
ovato  trUobo :  lineis  tribus  elevatis  flexuosis  :  lobo  medio  ovato  basi  au- 
riculato,  column^  integerrimft. 

Hab.  ad  Noakote,  NapaUa^  supra  arbores  crescens^  fVallich,  {hab,  s,  sp,  e 
Museo  Anglo-Indico,  et  v,  tc  pict.) 

Flores  mediocres,  albi.    Labellum  intus  flavum^  immaculatum. 

Vagiois  ustulatis  conspicua. 

8«  C(BLOGYNE  cristata.     Lindley, 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  oblpngis  demiim  angulatis  rhizomati  crasso  squamoso 
insidentibuSy  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis>  racemo  radicali  nutante  flexuoso 
basi  squamis  comeis  vaginatp^  bracteis  oblongis  divaricatis  persistenti- 
bus,  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  labeUi  trilobi  crista  duplici  interrupt^ : 
inferiore  pectinate,  lobo  medio  rotundato  apiculato,  column^  denticulate 

?  Cymbidiimi  strictom.    Dan  Prodr, 

Ccdogyne  cristata.    Lindl,  CmU,  Bot,p,  33.     Wall,  Cat,  no.  1958. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Napalensibut  supra  saxa  el  arbores,*  fValUch.  {hab,  $,  sp*  c 
Mu9eo  Anglo-lndico  et  v,  ie.  pkt,) 

Flores  maximi  generis,  albi,  odorati,  divaricati.  Sepala  et  petala  conformia, 
lanceolata^  leviter  undulata.  Labelhim  leviter  cum  basi  columns  con- 
natum,  cristis  duabus  parallelis  luteis  interruptis  antic^  subintegris> 
postic^  pectinatis,  et  ex  Wallichio,  in  seriebus  5  pilorum  longorum  sim- 
plidum  s.  bifidorum  basi  desinentibus. 

3.  CcBLOGTNB  speciosa. 

C. ''  bulbis  oblongis  tetragonis  monophyllis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  ner- 
vosis,  scapo  nutante  retroflexo  paucilioro,  labello  intus  cristis  S  muri- 
catis.**    Blume, 

Cbdonanthera  speciosa*    Bhtmep,  384.  tab,  51 . 
AngnDcnm  neryosum.     Rumph,  Herb,  Amh,  torn,  6.  t,  48. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montis  Salak,  JavtB,  supra  arbores,  florens  Octobri-Junio, 

Blume. 
"  Flor^  majusculi  j  sepala  exteriora  oblonga,  acuta,  carinata,  margine 

reflexa,  albo  lutescentia.    Labellum  infrk  albo  griseum,  intiis  fulvum, 

lobo  medio  emarginato  undulato.** 


40         MALAXIDEA.  PLEUROTHALLEiE. 

4.  CoBLooTNB  incrassata. 

C.  '^  bulbis  oblongis  subtetragonis^  foliis  lanceolatis  nervosis,  pedunculo 
nutante  multifloro,  labello  intus  bicristato  nudo,  limbi  lobo  medio  ovato 
-    incrassato.*'    Blume. 

Chelonanthera  incrassata.    Bktme  p,  384. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montis  Pantjar,  Java,  florens  Junio-Julio.    Blume. 

'*  Flores  sordid^  albi>  diaphani ;  labelli  limbo  fusco  undulato." 

5.  C<BLooYNB  elata.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat,  no.  1959. 

C.  pseudo 'bulbis  oblongis  angulatis  in  rhizomate  crasso  squamoso  insiden- 
tibusj  foliis  oblongis  in  basi  attenuatis  long^  petiolatis>  scapo  terminali 
stricto  foliis  breviore  subracemoso  squamis  distichis  vaginato,  bracteis 
deciduis>  petalis  lineari -lanceolatis^  labelli  trilobi  medio  bicristati  lobo 
medio  ovato  crenulato^  colmnnft  integral. 

Hab.  In  sylvis  NapalitB  et  Syllet,  fVallich,  Februario  Martio  vigens.  (hab.  $. 
sp.  e  Museo  Anglo'Indico,  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Species  sesquipedalis  et  ultrk.  Flores  albi>  inodori.  Labellum  lobis  late- 
ralibus  rotundatis^  intermedio  basi  ocellis  duobus  flavis.  Capsula  lucida 
trigona  clavata  sesquipollicaris.     WalUch  Mts. 

6*  CoblogVne  prolifera.     lAndl,  L  c.  no.  1956. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  angulatis  rhizomati  crasso  squamoso  Insidenti- 
buSy  foliis  lanceolatis  long^  petiolatis,  scapo  terminali  gradli  erecto 
foliis  dupl6  longiore  prolifero  sub  quoque  racemo  squamis  distichis  va- 
ginatOy  bracteis  deciduis,  petalis  linearibus^  labelli  trilobi  lobo  mddio 
retuso  integerrimo  undulato^  column^  subdenticulatft. 

Hab.  ad  Noakote  et  Toka,  Napalia,  supra  arbores  et  rupes^  florens  Maio^ 
WalUch.  {hab.  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo'lndicojloribus  delapki.) 

character  floris  ex  Wallichii  Mss.  Flores  ex  viridi  flavi.  Sepala  ovata 
leviter  patula,  semi-unguicularia,  acutiuscula. 

7.  CosLOGYNB  nitida.     Lindley  I.  c.  no.  1954. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  caespitosis  subcostatis  squamis  nitidis  vestitis,  foliis 
lanceolatis  acuminatis  racemis  nutantibus  sequalibus^  bracteis  deciduis, 
sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis>  labelli  lobo  intermedio  subrotundo 
cordato-ovato,  disco  lineis  duabus  elevatis>  columna  integra. 

Cjmbidiam  nitidiim.    Basb.  Hart.  Beng. 
Ccelogyne?  nitida.    Lindl.  coU,  p.  33. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  WalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo^lndko  et  v.  ic.  jnct.) 

Flores  candidly  odorati.  Labellum  maculis  duabus  oblongis  venisque  cro- 
ceis  in  cucullo^  et  ocellis  duobus  aurantiacis  ad  basin  lobi  intermedii> 
plicft  parvft  ad  basin  labelli  inter  duas  lineas  elevatas. 

8.  CiELOGYNE  ocellata.     Lindl.  I.  c.  no.  1953. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  csBspitosis  subangulatis  squamis  nitidis  vestitis, 
foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  in  petiolo  angustatis  racemis  strictis  sequa- 
libus^  bracteis  deciduis,  sepalis  petalisque  oblongo-lanceolatis,  labelli 
lobo  intermedio  ovato  ad  basin  utrinque  lamelllL  abbreviatCt  interruptft^ 
disco  lineis  tribus  lamellatis,  columndi  obsolete  trilobft. 

Coelogync  pnnctulata.    Lindi,  coll,  p.  33. 


MAIAXIDBA.  PLBUROTHALLBA.         41 

Hab.  in  Sylhet  et  Sermore  Indict  Otienialis,  fValHch.  (hab.  $.  tp.  e  Museo 

Priori  affinis  habitu  et  colore  florum^  dififert  sepalis  petalis  labelloque  Ion- 
gioribus^  racemo  eredo^  et  lamellis  labelli. 

Obs.  C.  punctnlata  mitn  olim>  ex  exemplare  solitario  descripta,  hujus  loci 
est.     Nomen  mutavi  quia  dubius  bsereo  an  flores  rererft  sint  punctati. 

9.  C4BLOGTNB  Cktrdncriana.    Undl.  in  Wall,  PL  At,  Rar.  vol.  1.  p.  S3. 1 38. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  ampullaceis  teretibus^  foliis  lisuiceolatis  5-costatis  acumi- 
natifl  long^  petiolatis^  racemis  nutantibus  densifloris  terminalibus  radi- 
calibusque  foliis  multb  breyioribus>  braoteis  deciduis,  sepalis  petalisque 
oblongis,  labelli  denticulati  basi  saccati  lobo  medio  bilobo  lateralibus 
xninore. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  JValUch*  (p,  ic.  pict.  l.  c.) 

Maiima  generis.  Psendo-biilbi  6  unetas .  longi ;  folia  sesquipedalia  $  ra- 
oemi  spithamfleL    Flores  candidi  immaculati.    Bracteae,  oblongse. 

10.  CoELOGTNB  fusccscens.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  1962. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  oblongis  teretibus^  foliis  oblongis  plicatis  coriaceis 
utrinqne  acutis^  racemo  nutante  mnltifloro^  bracteis  deciduis,  petalis 
linearibusj  labello  trilobo  trilineato :  lobo  medio  amplo  ovato  acuto  un- 
didato^  column^  integrft. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  supra  arbores^  Wallich,  (^hab,  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indko, 
ei  V.  ic,  jHcL) 

Flores  ampli  e  TiHdi  fiiscescentes.  Sepdum  supremum  lateralibus  majus. 
LabeUmn  disco  loborum  latendium  et  macnlis  duabus  rotundis  ad  basin 
lobi  medii  dnnamomeis. 

11.  C<SLOOTNE  trinervis.    JUndl.  I,  c.  no.  1955. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  in  rbizomate  crasso  squamoso  insidentibus^  foliis 
lanceolatis  plicatis  in  petiolum  longum  acuminatis^  racemo  brevi  stricto^ 
bracteis  deciduis>  petalis  linearibus  patentibus>  labelli  trilobi  lobis  ro? 
tundatis :  intermedio  undulato  lineis  tribus  flexuosis  elevatis^  column^ 
integr^ 

Hab.  in  Tavoy  orae  Tenasserim^  India  OrientaUs^  Wallich.  (h^.  s.  spL  e 
Museo  AnglO'Indico,) 

S|iieeie»  eleganiissima  C.  fdscescenti  affinis. 

12.  C<BLOGYNE  odoratissima.     Lindl,  I,  c,  no.  1960. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  csesgpitosis  ovatis^  foliis  lanceolatis  petiolatis  racemi  bi- 
triflori  longitudine^  bracteis  c3rmbiformibus  divaricatid^  petalis  lineari- 
lanceolatis^  labello  trilobo  tricristato :  lobo  medio  undulato  rotuadato> 
coliunn&  integerrimft. 

Hab;  in  monte  altissimo  Zeylona,  Nuera  Ellia  dicto^  supra  arbores,  Macrae, 
{hab.  s,  sp.  et  v.  ic,  picL) 

Flanta  parva,  4  circiter  uncias  altii>  rbizomate  vix  uUo.  Psendor^bulbormso. 
vaginae  virides  concolores.  Flores  candidly  iragrantissimi>  unicolores,. 
macnlis  nulHs.    Petala  magis  reflexa  quam  sepals  et  multb.angustiora.' 

13.  CcBLOGYNB  fimbriata.    UndL  . 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  obloDgis  in  rbizomate  squamoso  insidentibus^  foliis  Ian* 
May«  1830.  a 


42         MALAXIDE^.  PLEUROTHALLEiE. 

ceolatis  pedunculo  termioali  vaginato  bifloro  dupl6  longioribus^  petalis 
Hnearibiis  refiexis,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio  undulato  fimbriato^  column^ 
apice  dentate. 

Ccelogyne  fimbriatiu     lAndl.  in  B.  Reg,  /.  868.     WaU,  Cut,  no,  1957. 
Brooghtonia  linearis.     WaU,  in  BihL  Angl,  Jnd.  ic,  pict,  n,  649, 

Hab.  in  China;  etiam  in  Napalia,  WaUich,  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico, 
V,  V,  cult,  et  icotiem  pict,) 

Herba  rhizomate  annulate  lat^  repente.  Flores  luteo-virides.  Labellum 
cameum^  basi  saccatum^  limbo  fusco-aurantiaco  medio  bicristato,  cnsik 
utrinque  minore  abrupt^  PoUinia  basi  materie  granulosa  cohserentia. 
Bractes  in  indica  magnoe  persistentes^  in  hortensi  deciduse. 

14.  CosLooTNB  unifiora.     lAndl.  I,  c.  no,  1966. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  ampullaceis  aggregatis  rhizomate  insidentibus^  foliis  li~ 
neari-lanceolatis  acuminatis^  scapis  radicalibus  unifloris  pseudo-bulbis 
subaequalibus^  petalis  lanceolatis^  labello  oblongo  :  lobis  lateralibus  bre- 
vibus  Mcatis. 

Hab.  in  IncUa  Orientali,  WalUch.  (v,  iconem  pict,  in  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Planta  spithamsea.  Flores  dilute  camei,  sepalis  lateralibus  carinatis>  pe- 
talis lanceolatis  conformibus.  Labellum  sepalis  fer^  dupl6  latius,  medio 
maculis  tribus  aurantiacis  partim  elevatis  notatum,  de  quibus  lineae  4, 
duse  ex  media  inferiore,  parumper  elevatse  decurrunt.     IVallich  Mss, 

In  this  species  it  appears  from  Dr.  Wallich*s  figure  that  there  is  a  pro- 
duction at  the  base  of  the  pollen  masses^  indicating  I  presume  from  its 
colour  a  formation  of  granular  matter  as  in  some  other  species  that  I  have 
examined.  It  is  nevertheless  possible  that  the  artist  may  have  intended 
to  represent  a  cartilaginous  gland,  in  which  case  the  species  would  be 
rather  referable  to  Cymbidium.     I  have  seen  no  specimen. 

15.  CcBLOGYNE  lougifolia. 

C.  ^^  bulbis  oblongis  tetragonis  diphyllis^  foliis  longo-lanceolatis,  racemo 
elongato  flexuoso  multifloro,  labello  intils  bicristato :  limbo  rotundato 
emargina^  patulo.**    Blume, 

Chelonanthera  longifolia.    Blume  p,  385 .  tab,  5 1 . 

Hab.  circa  originem  fluminis  Tjiburrum  in  monte  Gede>  Java,  supra  ar- 
bores  $  ad  montem  Salak  in  sylvis  altioribus  prop^  Passir  Java>  floreus 
Aprili'Junio,  Blume. 

'^  Flores  majusculi,  helvoH.  Sepala  externa  oblonga,  carinata.  Labellum 
basi  concavum.** 

16.  CoELOGTNE  miulata. 

C.  "  bulbis  oblongis  subtetragonis  diphyllis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis,  ra- 
cemo erecto  paucifloro,  labello  intils  lineis  2  elevatis :  limbo  erecto  acu- 
tiusculo.'*    Blume, 

Chelonantheramlniata.    Blume  p,3S5, 

Hab.  prope  cataractas  fluvii  Tjikundul,  ad  montem  Gede,  Java,  et  in  altis 
montis  Salak  supra  arbores,  florens  Junio,  etc.     Blume. 

''  Flores  miniad  ',  sepala  acuta,  exteriora  leviter  carinata.'* 


MALAXIDBA.  PLEUROTHALLEiB.         43 

§  GoMPHOSTYLis.    WM.  Mss.     Pleiooe.    Don  Prodr.  nep, 

FbUa  seroiina,     Pseudo-bulbi  vaginis  reticulaiis  tecti,  depressi,  cute  tenerd  nee 
corned  luddd,     Flores  solitarii  radicales  pedunculo  vaginato,     Labellum 
fimbriatum  host  saccatum.     Columna  apice  petaloidea  cucullata,     PoUinia 
matene  granulosd  cofuBreniia. 

I  am  unable  to  distiDguish  any  thing  like  an  essential  difference  between 
the  plants  of  this  section  and  Coelogyne  proper ;  their  habit  is  remarkable 
bat  there  is  a  close  approach  to  it  in  C.  uniflora.  The  granular  matter  by 
which  their  pollen  masses  cohere  is  of  exactly  the  same  nature  as  that  of 
C.  fimbriata. 

17*  C<SLOGYNE  humilis.     Lindiey, 

C.  foliis ,  labello  integro  emarginato  fimbriato^  disco  cristis  plu- 

rimis  fimbriatis>  column^  apice  subintegr^. 

Epidendram  hmnile.    SnUth  Bsoi.  Bot.  t,  98. 

Qrmbidimn  hnmile.    Smith  m  Reet. 

Pldone  humilis.    Don^  Prodr,  37. 

Coelogyne  humilis.    Lindl.  coU,  p,  37.     WaU,  Cat,  »#.  1963. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  WaUich.  {hah,  $,  sp,  e  Mtiseo  Anglo- Indko,  et  v,  ic,  pict,) 

Flores  candidi.  Labellum  sanguineo  maciilatum.  Vaginae  virides  imma- 
culate.   Columna  sanguineo  punctata. 

18.  C<BLOGTNB  Wallichiana. 

C.  foliis ,  labelli  lobo  medio  ovato  denticulato  apice  bilobo  integro 

cum  apiculo :  lateralibus  obsoletis^  disco  cristis  quinque  incompletis  den- 
ticulatis,  basi  breviter  calcarato^  columnSt  apice  dentat^^  stigmatis  labio 
inferiore  tricuspidato. 

Hab.  in  Pundua,  WaUich,  (v,  ic,  pict,  in  Museo  Anglo-IwUco.) 
Flores  purpurei^  prioris. 

19.  C<BLOGYNE  maculata. 

C.  foliis  lanceolatis  plicatis^  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  integris  : 
intermedio  ovato  retuso  undulato^  disco  lineis  quinque  rectis  denticu- 
latis^  column^  integr^>  bracte^  ventricos^. 

GomphostyliB  Candida.     WaUich  in  ic,  pict.  in  Museo  Anglo- Indico  n.  651. 

Hab.  in  Pundua^  InditB  Orienialis,  WaUich,  (v,  ic,  pict,  in  I,  c.) 

Flores  candidi.  Labellum  medio  sanguineo-lineatum^  ad  latera  lobi  inter- 
medii  guttatum.    Fseudo-bulbi  fusci. 

20.  CfELOGYNE  precox.     lAndky, 

C.  foliis  oblongis  ovatisque  plicatis,  labelli  lobo  medio  oblongo  emarginato 
fimbriato :  disco  cristis  quinque  serratis,  basi  breviter  calcarato^  column^ 
apice  dentate. 

Efndendram  prsecox.    Smith  Esot*  Fl,  t,  97, 

^mbidinm  praecoz.     Smith  in  Rees, 

Pleione  precox.     Don  Prodr,  37. 

Coelogyne  prsecox.    Lindl,  Coll,  Bot.  p.  37.     Wall.  Cat.  no,  1965. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WaUich.  {hab,  s.  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,  et  v,  ic,  pict.) 

Flores  purpurei,  labelli  limbo  albo.  Pscudo-bulbi  maculati.  Vaginee  infc- 
riores  pedunculorum  maculate. 


44         MAJLAXIDEJE.  PLEUHOTHALLE^. 

§  Paniseui. 

Sepala  petala  et  labeUum  aqualia  connweniia  confomUa:  hoc  ifitegerrimo 
ecristato.  Columna  alato-marginata  ecornis,  In/lorescentia  radicalis.  Calo- 
gym  et  Dendrochilo  pariter  affitns,  kuic  labello  illo  columnd,  ab  utroque 
Sversa,     An  genus  proprium  ? 

SI.  CcELOoTNB  parviflora. 

C.  pseudo-bulbis  csespitosis  ovatis  elongatis^  fbliis  lineari-^lanceolatis  ob- 
tusis  raceml  fitricti  imbricati  long^tudibe^  bracteis  ovatis  acutis  pedicellis 
brevioribus^  floribus  imbricatis^  petalis  sepalisque  lineari-obloii^s  sequa- 
libus  conniventibus^  labello  petalis  conformi  basi  sigmoideo  flexuoso 
integerrimo^  column^  cuneatft  integr^. 

?  Dendrobium  demissum.    Don  Prodr. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fVallich,  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Jnglo-IncUco,) 

Petala  basi  cordata.     Scapus  radicalism  pt^pAUaris^  4-5-uncias  longus. 

This  plant  occupies  an  intermediate  position  between  Coelogyne  and 
Dendrochilum,  agreeing  with  the  former  in  its  winged  column>  differing 
in  its  entire  lip^  and  connivent  flowers^  and  agreemg  with  the  latter  in 
its  entire  lip  with  a  sigmoidal  flexure  at  the  base>  but  differing  in  the 
struetiure  of  the  column  mid  ^p^cHilly  in  the  want  of  the  lateral  horn-like 
processes. 


XXVI.  DICIiyfTA. 

Sep^  libera^  erecta^  sequalia.  Petala  conformia  paul5  minora.  Labellum 
oblongum^  obsolete  trilobum^  camosum^  cum  columna  articulatum^  line& 
elevate  interruptll  disci.  Columna  cum  ovario  continua^  semiteres^  ad 
basin  antic^  clavata*  CUmMftdcium  convexum.  Anthera  obsolete  kXh- 
cularis.  PoUinia  4,  complanata,  incumbentia  ( ^  ]§  ) :  postids  minori- 
huB,  materie  granulosa  leviter  cohsrentia. 

Habitus  et  patria  ignoti. 

1.  DiCBYPTA  Baueri. 

Habitat •  .  .  (r.  ic.  Bauerianani,) 

Pedicellus  medio  articulatus^  bracte^L  oblong^  glabr^  vaginatus.  Ovarium 
pedicello  p9,ul5  longius^  cylindraceum^  angulis  placentariis  costalibusqiie 
subaequalibus.  Flos  hiteus  sepalis  exttis  punctatis.  Clinandrium  con- 
vexjuifi  ^pafMiiginaturo,  cayitate  levi  pro  anthera  recipienda.  Aiithera 
papillosa.     Capsulse  valvuls  subsequdes. 

I  only  know  this  curious  plant  from  a  sketph  of  the  flowers  made  by 
Mr.  Bauer  from  a  plant  that  blossomed  at  Kew;  September  3^  I6M.  It  is 
not  noticed  in  the  Sth  volume  of  the  Hortus  Sewenati  published  ia  1S13. 


XXVn.  MESOCLASTES. 

Sepala  conniventia  v.  (anthesi  peraet^?)  reflexa^  aequalia^  libera :  lateralis- 
bus  carinatis.  Petala  sepalis  subaequalia.  Labellum  integrum^  conca- 
vum>  cmn  column^  paraUelum,  subcochleatum^  medio  interruptum, 
dimidill  superiore  ovat^  subcordat^^  venis  simplicibus  a  basi  labdli 
radiantibus.   Columna  cum  ovario  cootinua^  non  cum  labeUo  articulata^ 


jfAL^U|>9dB.  •  PLEUROVHAIiliBiB.        46 

nana,  aptera.  Antheia.6ubPQHupda>  inflppendinllate/biloCttlaris.  Pollinia 
%  libera,  medio  foveata.  Ovarium  triquetrum.— 'Herbse  caulescentes, 
fbliis  teretibuSy  floribus  solitariis  v.  paucis. 

1.  Mbsoclastes  uniflora.    LindL  in  WalU  Cat,  no.  1993. 

M.  floribus  solitariis,  labelli  dimidi^  superiore  medio  callos^> 

Hab.  in  Gcsscun  Than,  fVcUUch,  (hab.  s.  sp,  ex  Herb.  Anglo^Indico,) 

Labellum  dimidise  inferioris  venis  incrassatis.  Sepala  comiiventia.  Folia 
panl5  majora  quam  in  sequente.    Capsula  lineari-oblon^  sesquiuncicUis. 

2.  BiBsocLASTBS  bracbystachys.     LmdL  I.  c.  no.  1994. 

M.  spicis  brevibns  densis-paucifloris,  labdH  dimidill  superiore  ecalloslt. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  In^a  OrientaUs,  Wallich.  (hab.  s.  q>.  ex  Herb.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Sepala  demum  reflexa.  Labellum  dimidis  inferioris  venis. versus  basin 
evanescentibus.  Caules  dm^i.  Eolia  filiformia  subtortuosa.  Hujus  tan* 
turn  vidi  pollinia. 


Seeticm  II.     D^nbrobiejs. 

Orchides  ;  Tribua  Malaudeae^**  Dendrpbiee.    Lindley  in  Bot.  Rt^.fol.  1291. 
Columna  in  ovario  recumbens,  ad  basin  loagitis  produela. 

Artificial  Analysis  or  thb  Qekbra. 

Pollinia  2 ;  v.  1.  bipartibile. 

LabeUam  bUobam  ream  columna  continaam) 

PeUla  Qngaiciilftta.    Sepala  lateralia  omiiiiib  connata        29.  Lyrjea. 
Petala  sesdlia.    Sepala  lateralia  basi  tantum  comiata         28.  Cochlia. 
LabeUum  integrum,  v.  trilobum  («um  columna  articulatum) 

Petala  midtifida :  laciniis  clayatis  appendiciformibus  36.  Epicranthbs. 

JPMdaiUdlvifla 

jLabellum  ca^caratom  .....  35.  M«citoc<ELiA. 

Labium  ecalcaratum 

Fofia  plana  ...  -  39.  Diglyphosa. 

Folia  ^nitaiitia       -  •  -  -  44.  Oxtstophyllum. 

Pollinia  4.  (nunc  in  unum  connata.) 

Petala  nulla  ......       37.  Monomerxa. 

Petala  duo. 

Scjpalsm  postkum  majna,  lateral^iis  1^  conaatum  30.  Meoacunium. 

Shalom  poBticum  liberum 

Liabcllum  cum  columna  connatum 

Labelli  Umbus  long^  un^culatus  •  -    3&  Stenoglosbum. 

Labdli  limbus  ses^lis  dilatatns  -  -        46.  Metachilum. 

Labdton  1B>ernm,  t.  tantum  cum  basi  producta  co- 
Inmiia^  conaatnm 
Labellum  unguiculatum,  planum ;  (snpilis  inte- 
gerrimum  et  camosum) 
Sepala  lateralia  acuminntiwiina  najftemQ  naao     3S.  CiRaHOFSTAuni. 
Sepala  lateralia  supremo  subaequaha 
Petala  et  labellum  minima  conformia        -       33.  Trias. 
LabeUum  petalis  majus  difforrae 

Sepala  reflexa  •  -  -        34.  MACRCxffroMiOM. 

Sepala  erecta         ...  31.  Bolbophyllum. 


46         MALAXIDfi.£«  DfiNDROBIBiB. 

Labellom  Mwile  cnculUtum ;  (fttpibs  trilobam  et 
membranaceum) 
Folia  plana 

Labdinm  posdcum.    Flores  camosi.    Ala-l  ^^    Polystachya. 
bastra  trigona        -        -        .        -        .      j 
Labellom  anticum(8»plba).  Rores  membra- 1  ^j,   Dendrobium. 
nacei.    Alabastra  teretia  -  -       J 

Folia  equitantia        -  -  -  -        43.  Aporum. 

Pollinia  8* 


I,  margine  erecto  membraDaceo.  An- 1  ..    p„«-.-,. 


CUnandriom  cucnllatumj 

thera  immersa 
Clinandrium  non  cncullatum. 

Sepala  lateralia  basi  aequalia  -        -         -         •        40.  MycaHanthes. 

Sepala  lateralia  basi  vald^  obliqoa  -  -  -    42.  Eria. 


XXVIII.  COCHLIA. 

Cochlia.     Blume  B\;dr.  320.  tabelUn  59. 


Sepala  erecta :  lateralibus  bast  connatis.  Petala  minora.  Labellum  basi 
angU8tatum>  ungui  columns  junctum^  adscendens^  super n^  in  limbum 
semilunatum  margine  revolutum  et  verrucosum  dilatatum.  Columna 
bicornis^  recumbens.  Anthera  semibilocularis,  columnam  postied  ter- 
minans.  PoUinia  %  ovata^  libera.-»Herba  epiphyta  caulescens.  Caules 
▼aginis  scariosis  imbricati.  Folia  coriacea^  ovato-elliptica^  suprk  con- 
vexa^  subtils  concava.  Pedunculi  laterales^  solitarii.  Flores  capitati, 
violacei.     Character  ex  Blume, 

1.  Cochlia  violacea.     Blume  I.  c. 

Hab.  ad  montem  Salak  insulse  Java,  supra  arbores^  florens  Novembri 
Decembri;  Blume. 


XXIX.  LYR^A. 

Sepala  conniventia  insqualia :  lateralibus  inter  se  et  cum  basi  producta 
columns  connatis.  Petala  nana^  spatulata.  Labellum  alt^  bilobum^ 
cum  basi  products  columns  continuum^  (nee  articulatum).  Columna 
nana^  in  ovario  recumbens.  Pollinia  2>  in  uno  connata. — Herba^  habitu 
Bolbophylli.     Char,  ex  A,  Richard,  orch,  Maur,  p.  62. 

This  genus  agrees  entirely  with  Bolbophyllum  in  habit.  It  is  distin- 
guished by  its  labellum  being  deeply  lobed  and  continuous^  not  articulated^ 
with  the  columna  $  by  its  spatulate  petals^  and  by  the  cohesion  of  the 
lateral  sepals. 

1.  Lybaa  prismatica. 

Balbopbyllnm  priimaticum.  Thouars  orch,  Afr,  t,  109.  A,  Rick,  orcA.  Afaur,p,  62.  t,  8.  fio.3* 

Hab.  in  insulis  Mauriiii  (Thouars^  Bory),  BorhonuB  (BoryX  supra  arbores 
et  saxa  $  A.  R. 

Folia  gemina  e  pseudo-tubere  subtetragono^  coriacea^  oblongo-lanceolata, 
obtusa>  obliqu^  emarginata.  Scapus  gracilis  radicalism  palmaris^  versus 
basin  squamatus.  Rachis  gracilis.  Flores  lutescentes  in  spicam  raram 
dispositi^  ex  axilla  bractes  semicordats  amplexicaulis. 


MALAXIDBA.  DENDROBIB^.         47 

XXX.  MEGACLINIUM. 

Megaclinium.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  989. 

Sepala  erecta>  inaequalia:  lateralibus  minoribus  cum  columna  conDatis. 
Betala  nana.  Labelliun  nanum  integerrimuni  cum  basi  columnae  elastic^ 
articulatum.  Columna  nana  marginata  disciformis  in  apicem  ovarii  prona 
basi  vix  producta.  Anthera  obsolete  bilocularis.  PoUinia  4,  libera^ 
per  paria  cohserentia^  sequalia. — Hcrbae  epiphyts^  rhizomate  repente 
pseudo-bulbifero.  Folia  coriacea^  avenia.  Racemi  radicales.  Rachis 
dilatata^  compressa. 

A  genus  nearly  related  to  Bolbophyllum  from  whicb  however  it  is  abun- 
dantly distinct. 

1.  Mboaclinivm  fedcatum.     Undley. 

M.  foliis  binis  ovalibus  emarginatis  biplicatis^  rachi  compressli  falcate  cre- 
natl^  sepalo  supremo  obtuso  apice  utrinque  calloso  :  lateralibus  reflexis 
bidentatis,  petalis  minimis  subulatis  obtusis. 

Megadinium  falcatam.    Ldndley  in  Bot.  Reg.  t,  989 . 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone  (v,  v,  cult.) 

The  lip  of  this  plant  is  elastically  articulated  with  the  column^  and  ex- 
hibits a  beautiful  instance  of  vegetable  irritability^  analogous  to  that  of 
some  species  of  Pterostylis.  The  lip  moves  up  and  down  with  great  ra- 
pidity^ much  in  the  same  way  as  the  head  of  the  Chinese  images  of  Man- 
darins. 

2.  Mboaclinium  maximiun. 

Hab.  in  S.  Leone  ;  Smeathman  {v.  $.  sp.  in  Herb.  Banks,  smeflorihus  et foliis.) 

Rachis  5  uncias  longa^  semunciam  lata^  complanata>  crenata.  Scapus  pe- 
dalis.  Rhizoma  penns  cygneae  crassitudine.  Pseudo-bulbus  oblongus, 
verosimiliter  angulatus. 


XXXI.  BOLBOPHYLLUM. 


Bulbophylliim.  Thouart  orch,  Afr.  lAndley  in  Bot.  Reg.  832.  Orch.  seel,  no.  143.— Bolbo- 
phyQom.  Spreng.  *ywt.  3.  p.  732.->Diphye8.  BtumeB\jdr.  310.  tabellen  66«— Tribrachia. 
lAndl  in  Bot.  Reg.  832. — ^Anisopetalom.    Hooker  Ft.  Exot.  1 49. 

Sepala  erecta^  acuminata^  subsequalia^  lateralibus  cum  pede  columns  con- 
natis  et  basi  obliquis.  Petala  nana  (rarissime  sepalis  subsequalia).  La^ 
bellum  cum  pede  columns  articulatum^  unguiculatum>  ssepitis  integrum, 
et  posticum.  Columna  nana>  antic^  bidentata,  v.  bicornis.  Anthera  1-v. 
2-locularis.  PoUinia  4,  libera^  vald^  insequaiia,  nunc  in  uno  connata^ 
nunc  per  paria  cohserentia>  altero  cujusvis  pans  minute  lobuliformi. — 
Herbs  epiphytse^  rhizomate  repente  pseudo-bulbifero.  Folia  coriacea^ 
avenia.    Racemi  radicales. 

I  have  no  hesitation  in  referring  all  the  above  cited  genera  hither. 
When  I  published  Tribrachia  I  was  only  acquainted  with  Bolbophyllimi 
through  Du  Petit  Thouars*s  figures ;  I  now  know  them  to  be  the  same. 
Diphyes  is  obviously  a  s3monym.  Dr.  Hooker*s  Anisopetalum  dlfifers  only 
in  the  greater  inequality  of  the  sepals.  Even  Cirrhopetalum  itself  is  less 
distinct  from  Bolbophyllum  than  would  appear  from  the  inspection  of  the 
1st  and  Snd  species. 


48         MALAXIDEJE.  DBNDROBIBA. 

§  I.  FhresfascitulaH  v.  soktaru,  radkales,  spedasi, 

1.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  leopardioum.     LmdJ.  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  1981. 

B.  pseudo-bttlbis  csBspitosis  ovato-oblongis  vestitis,  fbliis  coriaceis  rigidis 
oblongis  solitariis  petiolstis^  floribus  radicalibus  fasciculatis  globoso- 
oaxnpaDulatts^  sepalis  ovatis  guttatis  subaequalibus,  petalU  mmoribus 
oonformibufl>  labello  oarnoso  ovato  obtuso  integerrimo. 

Dendrobinm  leopardinum.     WatHch  Tentamen  vol,\,p,  39.  t,  28. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali  in  monte  Chandaghiry  super  arbonim  troncos ; 
Wallich,  (Jiaheo  s,  spent,  e  Museo  Angh-Indico,) 

This  is  the  handsomest  species  of  the  genus  and  is  remarkable  for  its 
large  globose  pale  yellowish  green  flowers  spotted  with  purple.  Dr.  Wal- 
lich*s  description  in  the  work  above  quoted  is  exoeUent; 

2.  BoLBOPHYLLtTM  affioe.     Lmdi,  I.  c.  no,  1982. 

B.  rhizomate  crasso  repente^  pseudo-bulbis  oUongis  teretibus,  foliis  cori- 
aceis  rigidis  oblongis  solitariis  petiolatis  emarginatis^  floribus  radicalibus 
solitariis,  sepalis  petalisque  sequalibus  ovato-lanceolatis^  labello  camoso 
ovato-lanceolato  obtuso  integerrimo. 

Hab.  in  NapaUth  WdlUch.  (habeO'4^  tp,  e  Mtiico  Angl^IiuUeo,)  . 

This  species  is  nearly  related  to  the  preceding^  with  which  it  agrees  in 
the  position  and  size  of  its  flowers^  but  it  difi^rs  from  it  in  tfaeit  being 
solitary,  in  the  more  lanceolate  figure  of  the  -floral  envelopes,  and  especi- 
ally in  the  petals  being  as  large  as  the  sepals  3  a  solitary  case  in  this  genus. 

3.  BoLBOPHTLLVM  mutabilc. 

B.  '^  foliis  coriaceis  lanceolatis  retusis^  pedunculis  folio  brevioribus  bifloris/  * 
Blume, 

DipJiyesmiiUbnis.    Bhme  Bijdr.Zl^* 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak  insulse  JaviB,  florens  Julio  Septembri; 
Blume. 

''  Caules  ebulbi.  Pedunculi  breves  paudflori.  Gynosteminm  bicuspidatum. 
Anthera  1-locularis.  Flores  vireseeates  demum  crocei ;  sepala  exteriora 
acuminata]  labelhim  miniatum  j  limbus  obtusus^  subcrenulatus***  Blume. 

4.  BoLBOPHYLLUBf  ciliatum. 

B.  '^  bulbis  remotis>  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis^  pedunculis  folio  brevioribus." 

Blume. 
D^yes  ciliata.    BhLm€B\jdr,^\7, 
Hab.  ad  origin^D^b  fluyii  Tjiburrum  JatHB,  in  montosis  Gede,  florens  JuniO| 

Blume. 

''  ^dtmbuli^llf»ril  tmifldrt.  FlUPes  viokceiy  sqxiUs  exterioribus  acumi- 
natisy  labelli  limbo  ciliolai^/'     Bfeim<. 

5.  Box«BOPHYLLUM  ccmuum. 

B.  '^  bulbis  approximatis,  foliis  lanceolatis/  pedunculis  folio  longioribus 
cermiis.*,'    BUme, 

Di^yMCCPiiua.    Bbme  B^ir,  ZIS, 

Hab.  in  sylvis  humidis  montis  Salak^  JmxBt  florens  Septembri ;  Blime. 

*'  Pedtmculi  Bolitarii  uniflori.  Flores  purpttrascentes,  sepalis  exterioribtM 
elongatis^  labelli  limbo  margine  reflexo^  antherft  cristatft."    Blame, 


UALAXIDEM.  DENDROBIEA.         49 

6.  BoLBOPHTLi«uM  paTTulum. 

B.  ^  bulbb  i^pproximatis  depressis,  foliis  ovalibus  obtusis^  pedunculis  folio 
Tald^  longioribus^  sepalis  exterioribus  insqualibus  acuUs^  labelll  limbo 
obtuse  glanduloso  tumido."     Bkitne. 

IMphyct  pallia.    BkumeJBiidr.3l7. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montis  Salak,  Java,  ad  corticem  arbonim,  florena  Juaio 
Decembri;  Blume. 

'^  Pediinciili  solitarii  unifloH.  Flores  aurantiaci^  aepalo  doraali  nervoao." 
Blume. 

7.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  birsutuiD. 

B.  "  bulbia  approximatis,  foliis  lanceolatis>  sepalis  exterioribus  subaequa- 
libus  apice  hirsutism  labelli  limbo  obtuso  intus  glanduloso.*'    Blume, 

Di^ijes  hirnita.    Blmme  p,  318. 

Hab.  prope  cataractas  calidas  montis  Gede  supra  arbores  et  in  altioribua 
Salak>  Javds,  florens  Maio  Augusto ;  Blume. 

^  flores  anrantiaci,  sepalis  ovali-oblongb  acutis  8triatis>  labello  intern^ 
linds  2  elevatis  notato." 

8.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  ovalifblium. 

B.  "  bulbis  approximatis^  foliis  ovalibus^  sepalis  exterioribus  lanceolatis^ 
insequalibus,  labelli  limbo  obtuso."    Blume. 

THphjei  oyalifolia.    Bhune  /».  31 8. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Gede,  Jav4S,  florens  Junio  >  Blume. 

''  Flores  flavo-TirenteSj  sepalis  lateralibus  dorsali  majoribus,  labello 
bnmneo.'* 

9.  Bqijm>phtllum  insquale. 

B.  **  bulbis  i4>proximatis>  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis^  sepalis  latera- 
libus postico  ferb  dupl6  longioribus  acuminatis,  labelli  limbo  verrucoso/' 
Blume. 

IMpliyes  inJBqualiB.    Bhtme  p.  319. 

Hab.  in  syMs  primsTis  montis  Pangoerangoe,  Jaocs,  florens  Novembri  y 
Blume. 

*'  Flores  aorantiaci,  nervis  atropurpureis.    Iiabellum  atropurpurascens.** 

lOl  BOLBOPHTLLUM  biColOT. 

B.  pseudo-bulbis  ovalibus,  foliis  solitariis  oblongis  coriaceis  emarginatis 
floribus  longioribus,  corymbo  trifloro  pedunculato,  sepalo  supremo  ob- 
longo  cuspidato :  lateralibus  lanceolatis  longioribus,  petalis  oUongls 
cuspidatis,  labello  ovato  obtuso. 

Hab.  in  China;  Reeves,  (v.  ic.  pict.  Smens.  in  Bibl.  Hart.  Soc.) 

Flores  speciosi,  crooei.  Sepalum  supremum  et  petala  apice  purpurea 
purpurao  punctata.    Iiab^um  croqeum  punctictuatum. 

.       •         . 

II.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  tencUum. 

B.  "  bulbis  approximatis,  foliis  lanceolatis  obtusis,  sepalis  inequalibus : 
lateralibus  ovalibus  obtusis  dorsali  lanceolato  jiMJeribus,  labelii  limbo 
tumido  verrucoso."    Blume.  , 

Dipbyes  tonella.    Biwne  p,  31d.  t,  66, 
May,  1830.  h 


50         MALAXIDEJE.  '  DENDROBIRJK- 

Hab.  prop^  Passir  Ipis  provinciae  Buitenzorg^  JauB,  florens  Julio ,  Blume. 
'*  Flores  pallid^  aurantiaci ;  labellum  atropurpureum^  inferos  canalicu- 
latum.** 

12.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  gracile. 

B.  ''  bulbis  approximatis,  foliis  lineari-spatulatis,  sepalis  exterioribus  acu- 

minatis.**    Blume, 
Diphyes  gracilis.    Blume  />.  3 1 9. 

Hab.  in  sjlvis  humidis  montis  ignivomi  Gede>  JaviB,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 
''  Flores  pallid^  aurantiaci^  limbo  labelli  obtuso^  glanduloso.*' 

13.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  mucrouatum. 

B.  "  bulbis  remotis>  foliis  ovalibus  planis  mucronulatis,  labello  cariaato." 

Blume. 
Diphyes  mucronata.    Blume  p.  317. 
Hab.  in  montanis  Pantjar^  Java,  florens  Junio  Julio ;  Blume. 

''  Pedunculi  confert^  multiflori.    Flores  pallidb  flaventes^  sepala  exteriora 
acuminata^  subsequalia^  intern^  spatulata^  acuta.     Gynostemium  inte- 
•    grum/' 

14.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  tenuifolium. 

B.  "  bulbis  remotis^  foliis  ovalibus  margine  reeurvis>  labello  intemb  carl- 
nato."    Blume, 

Diphyes  tenuifolia.    Blume  ;».  3 1 6. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montis  Salak^  Java,  florens  Octobri  -,  Blume. 

"  Pedunculi  confert^  multiflori.  Flores  pallid^  flavin  sepalis  exterioribus 
subsequalibus,  dorsal!  nervis  atropurpureis^  interioribus  minutissimis, 
obtusisy  margine  punctis  purpureis  variegatis.  Labellum  eglandulosum. 
Anthera  dorso  cristata.*'    Blume, 

15«  BoLBOPHYLLUM  violaccum. 

B.  *'  bulbis  remotb>  foliis  lanceolatis  obtusis^  sepalis  interioribus  obliqub 
emarginatis.*'    BUime, 

Diphyes  yiolacea.    Blume  p,3l6. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Salak>  Java,  florens  Septembri ;  Blume. 

"  Pedunculi  confert^  multiflori.  Flores  violacei^  sepalis  exterioribus  acu- 
minatis.     Labellum  obtusum>  limbo  flavo.    Anthera  dorso  glandulosa.'* 

16.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  tortuosum. 

B.  '^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis>  labello  utrinque  hirsuto^  gynostenui  appen- 
.  dicibus  tortuosis."     Blume, 

Diphyes  tortuosa.    Blume  p,  311, 

Hab.  in  arboribus  ad  montem  Salak^  Java,  florens  Octobri ;  Blume. 

"  Sepala  exteriora  nervis  3  atropurpureis.  Labellum  carnosum^  atropur- 
pureum,  limbo  luteo.    Caules  ebulbi.* 


*t 


§  n.  Flores  spicaUv.  racemosig  raclnfiUformi. 

17*  BuLBOPHYLLUM  auricomum.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  1985. 

B.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  teretibus^  foliis )  scapis  elongatis  erectis. 


MALAXIDE^.  D£NDROBIEi£.         51 

amck  cernu&  multiflorli,  sepalis  ovatis  acuminatis  eequalibus  glaberrimis, 
petaHs  obtusis  cUiatis^  labello  minimo  ovatb  obtuso  carnosd  integerrimo. 

Uab.  in  Tavoy,  Indite  OrientaUs,  WalUch,  (habeo  s,  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 
PoUinia  4,  per  paria  cohsrentia^  interioribus  minimis  lobuliformibus.   * 

18.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  biitumi.     LindL  I.  c,  no.  1 989. 

B.  pseudoobulbis  csespitosis  ovatis  teretibus^  foliis 5  scapis  erectis 

pubesceDtibus,  spicis  recurvis  villosis  multifloris,  sepalis  acuminatis 
subsqoalibus^  petalis  minutis  ovatis^  labello  lineari  integerrimo  retuso. 

Stdithiita.    SmithI  in  Ree*. 
IVibiBchia  hirta.    Lindiey  CoU,  41. 

Hab.  in  Napdlia,  fFaUkh.  (hob.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-lndko,  et  v.  ic.  picL) 

Qmnes  partes  floris  vald^  hirts.  Flores  virescentes.  Scapi  4-unciales ; 
spies  sequilongse.  Pollinia  4,  per  paria  cobaerentia  -,  interioribus  minimis 
excavatione  majorum  jacentibus. 

19.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  Careyauum.    Spreng: 

B.  rhizomate  repente,  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  angulatis,  foliis  lineari-loratis 
erectis  solitariis,  spicis  cylindraceis  densifloris  erectis  pseudo  •bidbis 
longioribus,  sepalis  lateralibus  maximis,  petalis  triangularibus  apice 
subulatis,  labello  trilobo  piano :  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis. 

Plearothallis  purpurea.    Don  Prodr.  33. 

IVibrachU  purpurea.    UiuiL  Coll,     . 

Anisopetaliim  Careyairam.    Hooker  L  c.  i.  149. 

Bolbophylliun  Careyairam.    Spreng.  9y$i,  3. 732.     JFall,  Cat.  no.  1990. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Martabania,  fValUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Angl.  Ind:*) 

Flores  in  icone  Hookerianft  sepalis  sordid^  luteis  purpureo  maculatis^  pe- 
talis flavis^  labello  plumbeoviolaceo,  columnii  croceH^  in  Wallicbiano 
fbsco-purpurei  sine  ullo  alio  colore.  Pollinia  4,  per  paria  cobeerenti^^ 
interioribus  minimis  nee  eequalibus  ut  vult  eel.  Hooker. 

520.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  rcptans.     Lindl.  L  c.  no.  1988. 

B.  rbizomate  repente,  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  teretibus^  fbliis  solitariis  line- 
aribus  apice  obsolete  bidentatis,  scapo  erecto  foliis  breviore^  racemo 
laxo>  bracteis  membranaceis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  lanceolatis^sub- 
SDqualibus:  lateralibus  basi  obliquis,  petalv9  minuti?  oblongis  obtusis, 
labello  ovato  integerrimo,  column£i  bicorni,^ 

TriVrachiareptans.    lAnileg  CoU,M.t.A-. 

Hilb.  in  NapeUa,  WalUch.  {hab,  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Angh-Indico  et  v.  ic.  pici.) 

Sepala  pallid^  crocea;  petala  alba^  labellum  disco  purpurascens.  Pseudo- 
bulbi  juniores  ramentis  vestiti  \  adulti  nudi. 

9,\.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  varicgatum.     Thouars. 

B.  riiizomate  repente,  pseudo-bulbis  ovato-subrotundis  teretibus,  foliis 
binis  lineari-loratis  acutis,  scapis  erectis  foliis  brevioribus,  spicis  nutan- 
tibus,  sepaMs  acuminatis,  petalis  ovatis,  labello  canaliculato  integerrimo 
obtuso,  bractei^  maximis. 

Balbophylliim  yariegatam.    Thouars  orch.  Afr.  U  105. 106.    A,  Bich.  orch,  Maur.p.  64. 
Bolbophyllam  nutans.    A.  Rich,  orch.  Afr. p.  63.  /.  8.  no.  2. 

Hab.  in  insula  Borbonus ;  Tbouars. 


52         MALAXIDEiE.  DENDROBIEA. 

33.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  nutaDB.     Thouars. 

B«  rhizomate  repente  filiformi^  paeudo-bulbis  Bubrotuudis  ^ubqniDdratis^ 
foliis  binis  oblongis  retusis^  scapis  foliis  longioribus  subnutantibus^  se- 
palis  ovatis  acutis,  petalis  miaoribus  confonnibus,  labello  ovato  canali- 
culato  sabcordato. 

Bnlbophyllain  mitaiis.    Thinutrt  1. 107.    Ack,  Rick,  arck,  Mmtt,  p*  63. 
Hab.  in  insulis  Mauriiu  et  Borbama,  Commerson,  Thouars. 

23.  Boi^BOPttYi#LUii  pendulum.     Thouan. 

B.  rhiasomate  filifbrmi,  pseudo-bulbis  subrotundis  subquadratis^  foliis  binis 
lineari-oblongis  emarginatis>  scapis  foliis  breTioribus  recurvis^  sefwlis 
oblongis  acutis :  lateralibus  coUateralibus  majoribu8>  petalis  oratis^  la- 
bello caraoso  cordato-oyato  obtuso* 

BalbophyUum  pendolam.    TAouar$  1. 104.    A,  RUiLp.  65. 

Hab.  in  Mmnntio  $  Thouars* 

24.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  densum.     Thouars, 

B.  rhizomate  repente>  pseudo-bulbis  ovadibus,  folUs  binis  ttneari-loratis 
obliqub  emargiaatis  scapis  brevioribus^  spicis  erectis,  sepalis  ovatis  in- 
ferioribus  majoribu8>  labello  ovato-cordato  integerrimo. 

BttlbopkyUma  densimik    Thmmr*  r.  1 08.    A,  Rich,  p.  64. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio,  Thouars. 

25.  BoLBOPBYLLUM  iucurvum.     Thouars. 

B.  pseudo-bulbis  subquadratisj  foliis  solitariis  ovali-oblongis  obliqu^  etnar- 
ginatiSj  scapis  erectis  foliis  longioribus>  spicis  nutantibus,  sepalis  acu- 
mtnatis^  |>etalis  lioearibus,  labello  oblongo  ciliato,  coluinnA  bicorni. 

BalbophyUiUD  incninuii.    TAouart  t,  95.    A,  Rich.  orch.  Mtmr.  p.  64. 

Hab.  in  Mamiiio}  Thouars. 

26.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  gradle.     Thouars. 

B.  pseudo-bulbis  ovalibus  comprcssis,  foliis  geminis  lineari-loratis  emar- 
ginatis  scapo  erecto  gracili  brevioribus,  Yaginis  scapi  inflatis,  spkk 
filiformi  multiflorft* 

Bidbof hyllam  gradle.    Thoiuart  1. 101. 

Hab.  in  JfanrUio;  Thouars. 

Flores  minimi^  vix  noti )  Yerosimiliter  tamen  bujus  generis. 

27*  BoLBOPHYLLUM  miuutum.     Thouars. 

B.  rhizomate  filiformi>  pseudobulbis  subrotundis  foliis  binis  oblongis 
emarginatis  subsequalibus,  scapo  erecto  elongato>  spicft  pauciflorfty  se- 
palis ovatis  petalisque  acutis^  labello  oblongo  convexo  integerrimo, 

Bolbophjllam  minatom.    Tlkoumrt  t,  110. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar ;  Thouars. 

28.  BoLBOPHYLLVM  Commersonli.     Thouartl 

B.  rhizomate  repente,  pseudo-bulbis  oblongis  subangulatis,  foliis  solitariis 
oblongis  obliqud  emarginatis,  scapo  erecto  multifloro  foliis  longiore, 
floribus 

Bulbophylliim  Commenonii.    Thouars  1. 97. 

Hab.  in  Borboma^  Thouars.. 


^.  BoLBOPHYJLi«U¥  erectum.     IThauare. 

B.  rbizomatefiliformi;  pseudo^bulbis  sttbroinndb  ftngulatts*  foHis  oblongis 
solitariis  emarginatis,  scapo  erecto  foliis  longiore,  spick  lazi  nutante^ 
sepalis  lateralibus  acuminatis  :  supremo  acuto,  petalis  subulatis,  labello 
oUoDgo  ciliatD>  coIiBaoft  aratidL 

Bslboiilijiliim  ereetnm.    T^loMort  t,  96  • 
Hab.  in  Madagascar;  Thouars. 

30i  BoiiBOPeTLXuii  recaFTum. 

A.  pseudo-bnlbis  o^ratis  cofmpressis  cttspitosis^  foliis  solitariin  obloiigis  ob- 
liqii^  emarginatis  subttts  purpureo-maculatts^  scapis  peodulis  foliis  dnplb 
longioribas^  spiels  quadrifari^on  imbricatisj  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  ciliatis, 
petalis  obovatis^  labello  orato  integerrimo  earnoso. 

Tribrschia  pendnla.    Undley  in  BoU  Reg.  t,  963. 
Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  (v,  v.  cuU,) 

Flores  virescentes  5  racbi  et  labello  purpureis.  PoUinla  4,  omnia  cobs- 
rentia,  interioribus  obsoletis. 

31.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  tetragoniuu. 

B.  pseudo-bulbia  ovatis  acut^  tetragonis,  foUis  solitariis^  racbi  tetragon^ 
pubescente^  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  dorso  pubescentibus  capsularum 
longitudine,  sepalis  ovatis  squalibus,  petalis  9ubulatis9  labello  ovato 
apiculato  marg^e  membranaceo  serrato. 

Uab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  {v.  v.  cult,  sinejioribus,  et  s.  spontaneum,) 

Exemplar  seminiferum  et  spicae  partem  tanttmi  vidi.  Racbis  flexuosa 
tetragona  sulcata^  pilis  nigris  raris  adspersa.  Bractese  cymbiformes^ 
subtils  pilosse^  flonim  longitudine^  sessiks>  semlamplexicatdes.  Flores 
parvi,  recti^  sepalis  ovatis^  coftoiyendibus^  8equalibu8>  petalis  subulaUs 
column^  paul6  longioribus  erectis.  Columna  subrotundo-ovata»  antic^ 
alata  (alls  marginem  rotundatum  formantibus  a  basi  antidl  usque  ad 
cardinem  antberee^  ubi  in  processu  ovato  connascuntur)  callo  piano 
prominente  elliptico  transverso  ad  ipsam  basin  anteriorem.  Stigma 
pulvinatum  subquadratum^  in  facie  columnse  intra  margines.  Labellum 
minimum^  oblongum^  camosum^  marginatum^ faciei  columns  incumbent 
apkt  reflexo>  marginibus  tenuibus  serratis. 

Hiis  curious  little  plant  was  formerly  cultivated  in  the  Garden  of  the 
Horticultural  Society,  but  is  now  lost.  It  is  frequently  sent  from  Sierra 
Leone  mixed  with  other  epiphytes,  and  is,  1  should  think^  yery  common 
in  that  colony. 

32.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  polyrhizum. 

B.  |MCttdo-bulbif  ovatis  caetpitosis^  foMis  ••••••••>  scapis  «rectis,  spicis 

laxis  erectis  5-6-floris»  sepalis  ovaiis  obtudis  Jbqualibus,  petalis  minimis, 
labello  sessili  ovato  obtuso  integerrimo. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientalii  fVaUich.  (v,  ic.  pict,) 

Ptendo-bulbi  atrovirides.    Flores  viridi  lutei. 

33.  BoLBOPHYLLinc  cylitidmceum. 

B.  p6eudo4>ulbis  nullis,  foliis  soHtariia  ^bloiigo4atteeoliiAiflpe«i(^alis  seapis 
duplb  bre vioribus,  spicft  densissim&  cylindrace^  ad  basin  spathft  involute 


54         MALAXIDEiE.  DENDROBIE^. 

> 

sepalifl  lateralibus  semiovatis  planis  coUateralibus :  supremo  minore, 
petalis  minimis  ovatis  obtusis^  labello  ovato  obtuso. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali }   WaVich,  (o.  ic.  pict,) 

Folia  pedalia>  atroviridia>  squamis  cinnamomeis  ad  basin.  Scapi  sesqni- 
pedales^  erecti;  spies  6-unciales.  Flores  albi>  densissim^  imbricati, 
labello  et  sepalis  lateralibus  semper  posticis  planis :  supremo  antico 
abbreviato  acuto. 

I  know  this  very  remarkable  plant  only  from  an  excellent  drawing  in 
Dr.  Wallich*s  possession.  It  is  not  more  remarkable  for  its  very  dense 
imbricated  flowers^  which  have  a  great  spathe-like  bractea  at  the  base  of 
their  8pike>  than  for  the  want  of  the  spurious  bulbs^  which  are^  with 
this  single  exception^  characteristic  of  the  genus. 

34.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  gibbosum. 

B.  *'  foliis  petiolatis  lanceolatis  obtusiusculis  coriaceis^  labelli  limbo  ob- 
tuso lineato  margine  nudo,  ungue  gynostemii  gibboso.**     Blume, 

Diphyes  gibbosa.    Bbtme  B{jdr.  312.  tab.  66. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak^  Ja^e,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 

"  Caules  radicantes  ebulbi.  Pedunculi  elongati>  solitarii,  spicato-multiflori. 
Gynostemium  bifidum.  Flores  pallid^  flavi,  labello  aurantiaco  basi 
canallculato.     Variat  foliis  acuminatis.**    Blume. 

35.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  odoratum. 

B.  "  foliis  petiolatis  lanceolatis  nervosis^  labello  intern^  glanduloso.** 
Blumer 

Diphyes  odorata.    Blume  Bifir,  312. 

Hab.  in  truncis  arborum  ad  originem  fluvii  Tjiburrumi  Jav€t, florens  Junio; 
Blume. 

**  Caules  radicantes  ebulbi.  Pedunculi  elongati,  solitarii^  spicato-multi« 
flori.  Gynostemium  bifidum.    Flores  flavi  parvi  odoratissimi.**    Blume. 

36.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  flavesccns. 

B.  '*  foliis  breviter  petiolatis  lineari-lanceolatis^  pedunculo  basi  vaginaio 
multifloro^  labelli  limbo  obtuso  ciliato.*'     Blunie. 

Diphyes  flavesceiis*    Blume  Bi;dr,  3 13. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Java  supra  arbores ;  Blume. 

**  Caules  radicantes  ebulbi.  Pedunculi  elongati^  solitarii,  spicato-multi- 
flori. Gynostemium  bifidum.  Flores  pallid^  flavi,  sepdis  exterioribus 
acuminatis  insequalibus  -,  labellum  infern^  carinatum  aurantiacum.  Fa- 
riot  a,  spicis  trifloris,  floribus  concoloribus  5  /3  foliis  latioribus  lonj^iter 
petiolatis,  spicis  multifloris,  floribus  minoribus  concoloribus,  labello  an- 
gusto."     Blume, 

37*  •  BoLBOPHYLLUM  pumilum. 

B.  "  caule  radicante  filiformi  bulbifero,  bulbis  monophyllis,  folio  oblongo, 
scapis  basilaribus  tenuissimis  elongatis  apice  flexuosis.*'    Swartz. 

Dendrobinm  pmnilmn.    Swartx,  Peri*  eyn,  2. 523. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone',  Swartz. 


MAIAXIDBJE.  DBNDROBIE^.         55 

§  III.  Plores  sptcati;  racU  clavatd  v.  incrassatd. 

38.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  clavatum.     Thouars, 

B.  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  dipbyllis,  foliis  oblongo-loratis  emarginatis  obtusis, 
rachi  davatli^  floribus  seini*immersis>  sepalis  lateralibus  connatis. 

Bolbophyllum  conitam.     T%ouars  orch,  Aff.  1. 100. 
BnlbopbyUum  dayatiim.    Id,  t,  99.    A,  Rich,  orch,  Maur,  jv.  61. 

Hab.  in  MaurUto;  Thouars. 

Flores  purpurascentes.     PoUinium  solitarium>  subbilobum.     A,  Bich. 

Obfl.  Medium  inter  Bolbopbyllum  et  Jayxdissn,  iUius  speciebus  conveniens 
labelloj  petalis  et  habitu,  vix  hac  ob  sepala  lateralia  connata  conso6i« 
andum. 

39.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  pusUlum.     Thouars. 

B.  rhizomate  filiformi,  pseudo-bulbis  subquadratis  fblionim  magnitudine^ 
foliis  solitariis  oblongis  obtusis,  scapis  erectis  foliis  longioribus,  rachi 
davatft^  sepalis  ovatis,  petalis  linear ibus,  labello  ovato-cordato  camoso 
int^errimo. 

Balbophyllum  piuSUam.     Thouars  U  102.    A,  Rich*  p,  64. 

Hab.  in  MoKri^;  Thouars. 

40.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  csspitosum.     Tlumars. 

B.  rhizomate  repente  intricato,  pseudo-bulbis  oblongis  subquadratis^  foliis 
geminis  lineari-oblongis  obliqu^  retusis,  scapis  erectis  foliis  subsequali- 
bus«  rachi  clavatft,  sepalis  ovatis,  petalis  linearibus  acutis,  labello  sagit- 
tato  ovato  obtuso. 

BvIbophyUmn  ccspitosiim.    Thouars  1. 103. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia;  Thouars. 

§  IV.  Flores  iuipitaH,     (Cirrhopetalo  proxima.). 

41.  Bolbopbyllum  radiatum.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  1986, 

B.  rhizomate  crasso,  pseudo-bulbis  elongatis  teretibusj  foliis  oblongis  apice 
integerrimis,  sc^is  erectis  filiformibus  folio  brevioribus,  bracteis  mi* 
nimis,  floribus  capitatis  radiatis^  sepalis  acuminatissimis  acutis. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy>  IndicB  OrientaUs,  WalUch.  ^hab,  s*sp,  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico,) 

Sepala  a&qualia.  Petala  long^  aristata.  Pollinia4,  per  paria  cohsrentia 
interioribus  minimis. 

^  * 

This  6pecies  differs  from  the  next  in  its  very  taper  sepals,  in  the  petals 
being  also  finely  acuminate,  in  its  obsolete  bractese,  and  in  the  squams 
of  the  scape  being  very  small,  not  dilated  as  in  B.  odoratissimum.  It 
approaches  Cirrhopetalum  from  which  it  differs  in  the  oqual .  size  of  its 
sepals,  and  it  forms  a  transition  from  Cirrhopetalum  to  Bolbopbyllum. 

42.  Bolbopbyllum  odoratissimum.     Lindl.  I,  c.  no.  1987* 

B.  rhizomate  filiformi  repente,  pseudo-bulbis  cylindraceis,  foliis  solitariis 
oblongis  striatis  retusis^  scapis  erectis  folio  brevioribus,  bracteis  mem- 
branaceis  acuminatis  floribus  capitatis  subsqualibus,  sepalis  camosis 
acnminatis  obtusis. 

Sidis  odorat&ndiiia.    Smith  !  in  Rees, 
Stelk  candata.    Don,  Prodr,  32. 
Tribraclda  odoratissiDM.    £Andl»  Coll.  A 1 . 


56         MALAXIDEA.  DBNDROBIB^. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  fValHch;  fort^  etiam  in  China,  (hab,  #.  «p.  e  Mu$eo  Anglo- 
Indico.) 

Flores  in  capitulis  rotundis^  depressi9.  Bracteae  longae  scario8«e>  persis- 
tentes.  Sepala  antica  basi  connata.  Petala  minuta^  membranacea^  ob- 
tusa.  Labellum  parvum^  ovatum,  carnosom,  sulcis  tribus  in  medio>  in 
columnam  pronum.  Columna  apice  bicornis.  Pollinia  per  paria  cohae- 
rentia>  interioribus  minoribus. 

There  is  a  Chinese  drawing  in  the  collection  of  the  Horticultural  So- 
ciety of  what  appears  to  be  this  species. 

43.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  umbcllatum.     Undl.  L  c.  no,  1984. 

B.  rhizomate  repente,  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  subangulatis^  foliis  solitariis 
lineari-loratis  obtusis  emarginatis^  scapis  foliis  tripl6  brevioribus,  flori- 
bus  corjmbosis>  sepalis  laterolibus  obliquis  fialcatis  obtusis  majoribus, 
petalis  ovatis  obtusis,  labello  cordato  ovato  complicato  integerrimo, 
column^  marginat&  bicorni. 

Hab»  in  N<q>aU(h  fValUch,  (hab,  $,  sp.  dejhratum  e  Museo  Anglo  Indko,  et  v, 

ic,  pict,) 
Flores  subumbellati>  yirides,  longb  pedunculati,  majores.    Sepalum  supre- 

mum  lateralibus  multb  minus.    Pollinia  tantum  ^,  ex  icone  WaUichiano. 

44.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  caudatum.     LindL  I.  c.  no.  1983. 

9«  rhizomate  filiformi  intricato>  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  subquadratis^  foliia 
ovatis  solitarii9j  floribus  capitatis^  scapis  pseudo-bulbis  eequalibusj  sepalis 
lateralibus  longissim^  filiformi-acuminatis :  supremo  acuminato^  petalis 
minutis  ovatis,  labello  trilobo,  column^  bicorni. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  Wallich,  (habeo  s.  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,  et  v.  ic.  pict,) 

This  beautiful  little  species  is  at  once  recognized  by  the  long  filiform 
terminations  of  its  lateral  sepals>  and  the  shorter  termination  of  the  upper. 
The  flowers  are  small,  pure  white,  and  almost  hidden  among  the  leaves. 

45.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  capitatum. 

B.  '^  bulbifi  remotis  compressis,  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis,  pedunculo  brevi, 

floritms  6-7  lax^  capitatis  bracteis  canaliculatis  cinctis. '    Blwne, 
Diphyes  capitata.    Bhimep,  314. 

Hab.  ad  truncos  arborum  in  sylvis  primaevis  Gede  et  Salak,  Java,  iorens 
Aprili;  Blume. 

''  Flores  mediocres,  pallid^  flaventes,  sepalis  exterioribus  acuminatis,  la- 
teralibus dorsali  majoribus ;  interioribus  obtusis :  1ftlw>Tl^n^  tonidumj 
basi  canaliculatum ;  limbus  obtusus.  Fariat  bulbis  teretiusoalis  et  sub- 
comiuressis^  foliis  acutiusculis  v.  obtusis.**    B^tmie. 

46.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  obtusum. 

B.  ^'  bulbis  subremotis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis,  pedunculo  brevi 
apice  2-3-floro.**     Blume., 

IMi^liyes  obtn^a.    Bitme  p.  31 5. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  obscurioribus  moatium  Gede  et  Salak,  Java,  florens  Aprili 
-Maio;  Blume. 

^'  Planta  pusilla ;  flores  pallid^  flaventes,  sepalis  exterioribus  acuminatis : 
lateralibus  dorsali  majoribus  apice  incrassatis,  interior&u»  acutis )  faibelli 
limbo  obtuso.  Variat  bulbis  fusinis  et  ovatis,  et  eti&m  latituifiiie  Iblio- 
rum."     Blume. 


DBNDROBIBJB.         57 

47.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  sulcatum. 

B.  "  bulbis  ovatis  oblongia  sulcatis  remotis ;  foliis  linear!  lanceolatis  ob- 
tusis^  pedunculis  filiformibus  folio  longioribus  3*flori8,  sepalis  exterio« 
ribus  acuminatis  subsequalibos.*'     Blume. 

Dipbyes  sulcata.    Bhtmep,  314. 

Hab.  In  cacumine  montis  Salak,  Jav4E,  florens  Augusto ;  Blume. 

**  Flantapnsillay  hinc  T.  angustifolise  inde  T.  obtusse  aflinis^  floribus  pallid^ 
flavescentibus/* 

48.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  angustifolium. 

B.  "  bulbis  fusinis  remotis^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis>  pedonculis  folio 
breyioribus,  floribus  lax^  capitatis."     Blume. 

Diphjes  angnstifolia.    Blume  p.  314. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Gede  et  Salak>  Johhb,  florens  Junio  Octobri  3  Blume. 

"  Flores  parvi,  sepalis  exterioribus  acuminatis  apice  aurantiacis.  Fariat 
bulbis  oyatis>  foliis  lanceolatis  obtusiusculis  y.  obtusis^  in  sylvis  montis 
Salak  prope  F^sir  Java,  florens  Augusta/'     Blume, 

49.  BoLBOPHYLLUM  croccum. 

B.  ''  bulbis  remotis>  foliis  lato-lanceolatis,  pedunculis  nutantibus,  floribus 

densb  capitatis."     Blum:e, 
IMphjes  crocea.    Bkrmep.  313. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montosis  Salak  et  Burangrang,  Java,  florens  Junio  No- 
vembri;  Blume. 

'^  Flores  crocei>  sepalis  exterioribus  longissim^  acuminatis.  Labellum 
crassum ;  limbus  intern^  pubescens^  Fariat  floribus  pallid^  flaventibus 
foliis  angustioribus.**     BUane. 

50.  BoLBOPHTLLUM  laxifloHim. 

B. ''  bulbis  remotisj  foliis  lanceolatis,  pedunculis  cemuis.'*     Blume. 

IXjAyes  laxiflonu    Bhme  p,  316. 

Hab.  ad  margines  fluvii  Tjiapus  supra  arbores>  Java,  florens  Decembri  j 
Blume. 

''  Flores  pallid^  flayi,  sepalis  acuminatis }  labellum  intern^  linea  promi 
nente  notatum^  infern^  aurantiacura.**^ 


Species  dub'us  v,  parHan  cognita. 

51.  ?  BoLBOPHYLLiTM  serpeus. 

B. ''  canle  radicante  bulbifero^  bulbis  diphyllis,  foliis  ovatis,  scapis  radi^ 
calibus."     Swartz. 

CymMdiiim  reptans.    Swartz  nov,  act.  Up$.  6,  p.  71. 

Dendrobium  reptans.  Swart*  act.  Hohn.  1800.  p.  247.   Willd.  no.  25.  Pera.  «yj».  2.523. 

Hab.  in  Mauritw ;  Swartz. 

53.  ?  BoLBOPHYLLUM  galeatum. 

B.  ^*  caule  communi  reptante  radicantique,  partialibus  vaginatis  mono- 
phyllis,  folio  lato-lanceolato  obtuso,  racemo  multifloro,  floribus  conicis 
incurvo-galeseformibus."     Svoarlz. 

Dendrobiuin  galeatum.     Swartz  Pen  syn.  2. 523. 
May,  1830.  i   • 


58         BiALAXIDB^«  DRNDROBIBiB^ 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone :  AfzeUus.  (adest  in  Herb.  Bankt,) 

Non  Dendrobium^  vix-  Bolbophyllum ;  nescio  quid.  -  Flores  magni,  desic- 
catione  nigri^  verosimiliter  carnosi. 

53.  Bolbophyllum  pygmseum, 

B.  rhizomate  repente  filiformi,  foliis  solitariis  subsessilibus  ellipticis  pu- 
bescentibus  coriaceis. 

Dtiulrolnitm  pygmsaiii.    Smitk  in  Ret*. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Zelandia,  (v.  8.  dejloratum  in  Herb.  Smith.) 

"  Stems  tbread-shaped,  slender.  Leaves  alternate  on  very  short  foot-* 
stalks,  elliptical,  obtuse,  revolute,  coriaceous  rather  than  fleshy ;  ribbed 
and  roughish  beneath  ',  clothed  i^bove  with  short,  prominent  downy  hairs. 
Each  footstalk  proceeds  from  a  little  round  bulb  like  a  ring,  smooth  and 
shining  yellowish  and  much  wrinkled  in  a  dry  state  but  apparently  very 
succulent  when  fresh.**     Smith  L  c. 


XXXII.  CIRRHOPETALUM. 


Ciitbopetftlnm.   Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg,  832.  (Oct  1824).   Orch.  tceL  no,  149.-7-Zyg(^kitmiin; 

Beinwardt  in  Bot.  Zdtung  lS25.vol,2.p,  4. 


.."^  .» 


Sepala  ringentia:  lateralibus  acuminatis,  vald^  obliquis,  basi  products 
columns  adnatis^  supremo  mult6  longioribus.  Petala  nana  apiculata. 
Labellum  integrum,  cum  basi  columns  articulatum.  Columna  minima 
basi  long^  producta,  apice  cornubus  duobus  petaloideis.  Anthera  bilo- 
cularis.  PoUinia  4,  quorum  2  interiora  multb  minora,  lamelliformia. — 
Herbs  epiphyts,  rhizomate  repente>  pseudo-bulbos  monofriiyllos  ge- 
rente.  Folia  coriacea  avenia.  Flores  dens^  racemosi,  nunc  radiati,  in 
apice  scapi  radicalis. 

The  great  obliquity  of  the  base,  and  elongation  of  the  apex  of  the  lateral 
sepals  distinguish  this  from  Bolbophyllum,  with  which  it  is  connected 
through  B.  caudatum  which  has  a  short  upper  sepal. 

1.  CiRRHOPETALUM  Thouarsii.     Lindl. 

C,  petalis  ciliatis  sepaloque  supremo  aristatis^  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  emar- 
ginatis  scapo  brevioribus. 

Epidendmni  umbellatum.    Forst. !  non  Swartzii. 
Bulbophyllum  longiflomm.     Thouara  orck.  Afr,  t,  98. 
Cirrhopetalum  Thouarsii.    Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg,  832  in  textn. 
ZygogloMum  umbellatum.    Reinw,  L  e. 
Cymbidium  umbellatum.    Spreng,  tytt,  3.  723. 

Hab.  in  Olaheite  {Forster);  in  Java  (Rein ward t)  j  in  Mauritio  et  Mada^ 
gascar  (Thouars;.  (r.  $,  sp.  in  Herb.  Banks,  sinejloribus,) 

Flores  fiisci ;   Thouars. 

*i,  CiRRHOPETALUM  Roxburghii. 

C.  petalis  ciliatis  acutis,  sepalis  omnibus  acuminatis,  foliis  lanceolatis, 
umbell^i  radiate  multiflorH. 

Aerides  radiatum.    Roxb,  Mss,  in  Muteo  fndico, 

Hab.  arborum  epiphytum  ad  ostia  Gangis,  florcns  tempore  pluvioso ;  Rox- 
burgh. 

Affinitatcm  cum  C.  Wallichii  indicavit  cl.  Wallich.   P'olia  3-4  uncias  looga. 


•HALAlCIDS^.-  DSN0ROBIEA.         39^ 

unk  latitu^ne  minora.  Scapas  umbellam  10-12-floram  gerens.  Flores 
lutei :  sqNiliim  supremum  et  petala  purpureo-veoosa ;  sepala  lateralia 
basi  leyiter  connata  sapremo  quintb  v.  sextb  longiora^  falcata.  Coluipiia 
antic^  alata.    Roxb,  Mss, 

3.  CimmHOPBTALUM  TaginatuXD.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat  no,  ]  979. 

*C.  sepalo  supremo  obtuso  mutico;  inferioribus  longissim^  acuminatis, 
▼aginis  scapi  oblongis  obtusis  ventricosis^  racemo  paucifloro  recurvo. 

Uab.  ad  Singapore,  supra  arbores  crescens,  florens  Octobri,  WalUch  (r.  s. 
jp.  in  Herb.  Mus.  Jnglo^IncL} 

Rhizoma  repens  tortuosum.  Pseudo-bulbi  parvi  ovato-obloDgi.  Folia 
ignota.  Scapos  4  uncias  altus  vaginis  tribus  testitus.  Racemus  brevis 
recunrus^  4-5-floni8,  bracteis  acuminatls  elongatis. 

4.  CiBBHOPETALUM  Blumii. 

C.  petalis  pubesceniibus  acutis^  sepalis  omuibus  acuminatis,  foliis  lineari- 
lanceolatis^  pedunculis  unifloris. 

Ephippiom  dliatom.    Bhme  Bi^dr,  309.  tab.  65. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  mentis  Salakj  Java,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 

Psendo-bnlbi  ovati^  sidcati.  Sepalum  dorsale  canaliculatum  infem^  ci- 
liolatum.  Labellum  orbiculatum  longissim^  cuspidatum.  Columaa 
bicomis ;  ex  Blume. 

6.  OiamHOPBTALUM  WaUichii.     lAndl.  I.  c.  no.  I960. 

»  * 

C.  petalis  sepaloque  supreino  oblongis  retusis  muticis,  foliis  oblongo4an- 
ceolatis  obtusis  sci4>i  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  JValUch.  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

%>ec]e8  csteris  duplb  minor,  eaule  filiformi  pseudo-bulbifero.  Pseudo-bulbi 
ovati  monopbyUi.  Folia  coriacea,  3  uncias  longa,  obtusa,  subseptem- 
▼enia,  sobtns  purpurea  punctulata.  Scapi  radicales  3-anciales  squamis 
circiter  tribus  vestita.  Umbellse  4-florae,  (6-8-flortt,  fVall.)  bracteis 
paucis  flubulatis.  Flores  fulvi,  borizontales.  Petala  ei  sepalum  supre- 
mtun  confonaia  trivenia,  basi  leviter  sanguinea ;  sepala  lateralia  basi 
torta,  falcata,  acuminata.  Labellum  ovatum  conduplicatum  integerri- 
mum  petalis  multb  minus,  cum  pede  incurvo  columns  articulatum,  inttis 
punctatum.  Columna  bidentata.  PoUinia  2  ?  potius  4  per  paria  agglu- 
tinata.     Ad  iconem  WalUchianam. 

6.  CiBRHOPBTALUM  Macrsci. 

C.  petalis  apiculatis  nudis,  sepalts  omnibus  acuminatis,  foliis  oblongo-lan- 
oeolatis  obtusis  emarginatis  scapo  sabsqualibus. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Zeylons  arboribus  insidens ;  Macrae,  (habeo  s.  sp.  et  v.  ic. 
pict.) 

Umbella  pauciflora.  Flores  pallid^  virides  fusco-rubro  venosi.  Sepalum 
supremum  acuminatum ;  lateralia  vald^  elongata  acuminatissima  cum 
basi  vald^  producta  columnae  connata.  Petala  falcata,  sepalo  supremo 
paul6  minora,  obtusa,  purpurea,  apiculata,  glabra.  Labellum  non  vidi, 
cum  columns  pede  articulatum.  Columna  libera,  utrinque  alata,  ad 
apicein  in  comua  duo  membranacea  ^cata  bine  bidentata  elongata. 
I^ollinia  4>  quorum  duo  interiora  mult6  minora  lamelliformia. 


60         MALAXIDBJB.  DENDROBIEiB. 

XXXIU,  TRIAS. 

Sepala  sequalia^  ovata^  patentia^  basibus  suis  connata^  a  pede  columnse  fer^ 
libera.  Petala  minima^  erecta.  Labelliim  minimum^  indivisum^  in  co- 
lumnam  pronum  et  cum  ejus  basi  producta  articulatum>  ad  latera  leviter 
semidentatum.  Coliunna  nana^  semiteres,  marginata,  libera.  Anthera 
bilocularis,  apice  in  membranam  petaloideam^  cuneatam^  emarginatam^ 
producta.  Pollinia  4,  duobus  interioribus  minoribus. — Herbse  minimse, 
pseudo-bulbis  subrotundis  glabris  csespitem  densum  formantibus^  mo- 
nophyllis^  foUis  parvis  coriaceis  aveniis.  Pedunculi  erecti>  radicales> 
foliis  breyiores>  uniflorL  Flores  majusculi,  viridi-fusci^  aperti  triangu- 
lum  efficientes. 

Est  Stelis  inter  Dendrobieas. 

1.  Tbias  oblonga.     Undt.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  1977. 
T.  foliis  oblongis. 

Hab.  in  Moalmyn>  India  Orientalis,  fTalUch.  (hob.  s.  tp.  ea  Herbarto  Angl. 
Ind.  et  V.  tc.  pict.) 

Flores  fiiaco-virides,  labello  purpurascente,  petalis  fusco-viridibus. 

2.  Trias  ovata. 
T.  foliis  ovatis. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  JVattich.  {v.  ic.  pkt.) 

An  prions  mera  varietas^  foliorum  form^  et  labello  viridi  nee  purpureo 
prsecipuib  diversa.     Petala  alba  rubro  striata. 


XXXIV.  MACROSTOMIUM. 

Macrostomium.    Blume  B\jdr,  jv.  335 .  r.  37. 

Sepala  reflexa)  lateralibus  cum  basi  producta  columnse  in  calcar  breve 
obtusum  connatis.  Petala  minora,  reflexa.  Labellum  ecalcaratum>  un- 
guiculatum,  medio  dilatatum,  concavum>  cum  ungue  columnse  basi  con- 
natum>  eodem  continuum  5  limbo  elongato>  spatulato,  emarginato,  recto^ 
supra  columnam  fornicato.  Anthera  denti  dorsali  columnse  inserta, 
bilocularis>  convexa.  Pollinia  duo,  bipartibilia,  ovato-oblonga,  cereacea, 
margini  stigmatis  ligulato  adhserentia.     Ex  Blume. 

This  appears  to  dififer  from  Aporum  in  nothing  but  its  reflexed  sqmls  i 
a  character  however  of  no  mean  importance. 

1.  Macrostomium  aloefolium.     BUnne  L  c.  t,  37* 

Hab.  in  arboribus  excelsis  montis  Salak,  Jav<B,  fiorens  Junio ;  Blume. 


XXXV.  MICROCCEUA. 


Sepala  libera,  aequalia.  Petala  conformia,  paul5  minora.  Labellum  cum 
columna  articulatum,  calcaratum,  calcare  ventricoso,  limbo  nano  iudi- 
viso.  Columna  minima,  libera,  cum  ovario  continua.  Anthera  stipitata, 
apice  membranacea,  bilocularis.  Pollinia  libera^  in  loculls  solitaria, 
medio  foveata.— Herba  fort^  aphylla,  caulescens,  radicibus  numerosis- 
imis  intricatis.  Spicse  plurimse  ascendcntes  filiformes.  Flores  oi)j)r- 
tissimi. 


BiAliAXIDBJB.  UENDROBIBA.         61 

1.  MicmoccBLiA  exilis. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar  supra  arborum  ramulos;  Forbes,  (hob.  s.  sp.  Soc. 
Hortic.  benight  cammun.) 

Sepala  ovata,  obtusa.  Calcar  ad  08  constrictum.  PoUinia  depressa,  ru- 
tonda,  Tersus  medium  iovek  magis  pellucid^^  quasi  reniformia  apidbus 
approximatis. 

For  my  specimens  of  this  very  curious  little  plant  I  am  indebted  to  the 
Horticultural  Society,  who  received  it  from  Mr.  Forbes.  It  has  the  smallest 
flowers  of  any  Orchideous  plant  I  know ;  it  grows  upon  the  young  branches 
of  trees  covering  them  with  its  numerous  thread  like  roots.  It  appears  to 
be  leafless. 

I  suspect  that  Angrscum  aphyllum  of  Du  Petit  Thouars,  t.  73.  belongs 
to  this  genus. 


XXXVI.  EPICRANTHES. 

Epicranthes.    Blume  Bijdr,  306.  tabtlUn  9. 


Sepala  tria,  patentia.  Petala  multifida,  laciniis  clavatis  camosis  appendi- 
ciformibus  (nuUa  ex  Blume,  qui  petala  processus  columns  appellat). 
Labellum  sepalis  brevius,  integrum,  margine  revolutum^  glanduloso* 
tumidum,  articulatione  irritabili  cum  columns  ungue  incurvo  unita. 
Columna  simplex.  Anthera  semibilocularis.  PoUinia  2,  ovata. — Herba 
epiphyta,  caulibus  scandentibus  vaginatis  pseudo-bulbiferis ;  pseudo- 
bulbis  tetragonis  monophyllis.  Folia  ovalia  suprk  convexa,  subtlls 
concava.    Pedunculi  uniflori,  e  caule  ad  basin  foliorum  orti. 

Char,  ex  BUtme. 

1.  Epicranthes  Javanica.     Blume  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  altis  montibus  Jav<B  supra  arbores,  florens  Septembri  et  Decembri; 
Blume. 


XXXVII.  MONOMERIA. 


Sepala  ringentia,  insqufdia,  lateralibus  a  supremo  vald^  distantibus^  inter- 
vallo  denticulato^  basi  invicem  et  cum  pede  columns  connatis  intus 
barbatis.  Petala  O.  Labellum  cum  pede  columns  articulatnm,  incum- 
bens,  ovatum,  trilobum,  lamellis  4  parallelis  in  disco,  lobis  lateralibus 
antrorsilm  ^catis  apice  bidentatis.  Columna  basi  longe  producta,  semi- 
teres,  apice  comubus  duobus  minutis.  Anthera  cristata,  unilocularis. 
Pollinia  4,  in  massam  singulam  cohsrentia. — Herba  rhizomate  crasso 
repente,  pseudo-bulbos  gerente.  Folia  solitaria,  coriacea^  avenia.  Ra- 
cemi  radicales  multiflori. 

Note.  This  is  the  only  known  genus  of  Orchides  in  which  the  petals 
are  abortive.  Nothing  is  found  in  their  room,  but  there  is  a  wide  tooth- 
letted  intenral  between  the  upper  and  lower  sepala. 

1.  MoNOMERiA  barbata.     Lindley  in  WalUch,  Cat,  no.  1978. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Wallich,  {hab,  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Angh  Ind,) 

Pseudo-bulbi  ovati.    Folia  lon^ssimb  petiolata,  pedolia,  erecta.   Racemus 


62         MALAXIDKiBv  DENDROBIBiB 

.  foliis  brevior.  Scapus  pfdlidus^  squamulis  quibusdam,  maculatus.  Flores 
pallidly  purpureo-maculati.  Labellum  lutescens.  Pes  columns  dens^ 
purpureo  punctata. 


XXXVIII.  STENOGLOSSUM. 

Stenoglossnm.    Kuntk  in  Humb,  et  Bonpl,  Nov,  gen,  et  tp.  pi,  1 .  356. 

Sepala  clausa :  lateralibus  cum  basi  columnae  connatis^  aequilateris.  Petala 
minora.  Labellum  posticum^  cum  oolumna  in  urceolum  connatum> 
limbo  spatulato  long^  pedunculato.  Anthera  bilocularis.  PoUinia  4, 
libera. — Herba  epiphyta^  caulescens.  Caulis  foUosus,  simplex.  Flores 
terminalesj  spicati,  pedicellati,  bracteati. 

Character  ex  Eunth. 

1.  Stbnoglossum  coriophorum.     Kunth, 

Stenogloasum  cofiophonmi.    Kunih  I,  v,  t,  87.    Synopt,  1.340. 
Stenoglossnm  corynephomm.    Spreng,  syst.  3. 742. 

Hab.  in  Andibus  Regni  Novo-Granatenm,  alt.  1080  hex.  florens  Novembri ; 
Humboldt  et  Bonpland. 


XXXIX.  DIGLYPHOSA. 

Digljpliosa.    Bkm€B\fdr,336,tab€iien60. 

Sepala  erecta*  subringentia.  Petala  latiora.  Labellum  conoavum,  intus 
membranaceo-cristatum,  un^i  columns  elastic^  adherens^  ascendens ; 
limbo  indiviso  patente.  Columna  supem^  incurva.  Anthera  convexa, 
anticd  bifida^  bilocularis.  Pollinia  ^,  angulata^  compressa.— Herba  ter- 
restris  ebulbis.  Radices  (Rhizoma)  repentes^  fibrose.  Caulis  teres^ 
subcarnosusj  apice  monophyllus.  Folium  membranaceum,  nervosum^ 
elliptico-laocec^tum,  glabrum.  Pedunculus  radicalis,  basi  vaginatus^ 
spicato-multiflorus.    Flores  pedicellati^  bracteati. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

i.  DiGLYPHOSA  latifolia.     Blume  L  c. 

Hab.  in  umbrosis  montanb  Meggamedong,  insuls  Java,  florens  Aprili ; 
Blume. 

XL.  MYCARANTHES. 

Mycaranthet.    Bimne  Bijdr.  p,  352.  U  57, 

"Sepala  clausa  v.  patentia,  aequalia  v.  insqualia^  exttis  lanata,  lateralibus 
pedi  columns  adnatis  sed  nuUo  modo  obliquis.  Petala  minora.  La- 
bellum cum  basi  producta  columns  articulatum,  trilobum>  cucullatum, 
disco  cristato  y.  appendiculato.  Columna  nana>  basi  long^  producta 
marginibus  alatis  introflexis.  Anthera  terminalis,  bilocularis,  loculis 
quadrilocellatis.  Pollinia  8*  parva^  ovata.— Herbs  in  arboribus,  v.  ra- 
pibus  crescentes,  caulescentes.  Folia  camosa,  y«  coriacea,  non  plicata. 
Racemi  terminales  multiflori. 

This  genus  dififers  from  £ria  in  nothing  but  its  dwarf  column  the  mar- 
gins of  which  are  inflexed,  and  the  want  of  obliquity  in  the  lateral  sepals  5 
but  as  its  habit  is  peculiar  I  do  not  hesitate  tp  .adopt  it. 


MMAXIDB^'  DENDROBIEiB.         63 

1.  Mycarakthbs  oblitterata.     Blume. 

M.  ^  labelli  loba  medio  oblitterato;  foliis  subcoriaceis."    Bhtme  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  syhris  montium  Salak,  Gede>  &c.  Java,  floreils  Junio  Septembri ; 
Blame. 

8.  MrcAJULNTBEs  litifolia.     Blume, 

li. "  labelli  lobo  medio  abbreviato  eroso,  sepalis  exterioribus  versus  apicem 
incrassatis  foliis  lato-linearibus  subcarnosis/*    Blame  I,  c.  t.  57. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  obscurioribus  montis  Salak>  Java,  floreus  Julio  Augusto  ^ 
Blume. 

3.  Mycabantbes  lobata.     Blume. 

M.  **  labelli  lobo  medio  dilatato  undulato  sub-bilobo^  foliis  rigidis.'*  Bl,  L  c. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Salak^  PantjaTi^Seriba^  &c.  Java,  florens  per  fer^  totum 
annum;  Bluoie. 

4.  Mycabantbes  stricta.     Lindl,  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  1970. 

M.  caolibtts  teretibos^  spic4  secund&  densli  multiflorlL^  labello  scrotiformi 
per  medium  calloso^  perianthio  lanato  clauso,  columns  mar^nibus  alatis 
introflexis,  foliis  1-2  lineari4anceolatis  sessilibus. 

Octomeria  seconda.     WnUich.  Mu. 
Eria  stricta.    IAmdi>  Coli,  i.iX.B, 

Hab.  in  Napalia  supra  arbores  et  rupes^  Wallick,  (hab.  $.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo- 
Indico.) 

Flores  extus  g^auci,  intus  pallid^  ochroleud. 


XLL  PHREATIA. 

Dendrolirii  part.    Bhtme* 


Sepala  conniventia,  subsqualia :  lateralibus  cum  basi  producta  columnar 
connatis.  Petala  minora  conformia.  Labellum  integrum^  camosum, 
cum  pede  columns  articulatum.  Columna  nana^  clinandrio  alt^  im- 
merso :  margine  membranaceo  subintegro.  Anthera  intra  clinandrium 
inclusa^  bilocularis ;  loculis  obsolete  4-foyeatis.  PoUinia  8,  sphsrica^ 
materie  viscidli  cohaerentla. — ^Herbee  csespitosss,  epiphyts>  pseudo-bul* 
boss.     Folia  uon  plicata.     Scapi  radicales. 

Obs.  Character  ad  P.  elegantem  solam  confectus ;  species  Blumian»  ob 
habitum  hue  relate. 

I .  Pbrbatia  elegans. 

P^  foliis  linearibus  coriaceis  apice  obliquis  emarginatis»  Scapis  graciMbus 
foliis  longioribus  subnutantibus>  spicis  multifloris^  labello  ovato  obtuso 
intus  piloso. 

Hab.  super  arbores  in  sylvis  montosis  pagi  Peradeni®^  ZeyUnuB\  Macrge. 
{hab.  s.  sp.  et  ic.  pict.) 

An  Phr.  laxiflora  eadem  ? 

Sepala  conniventia  acuta :  latetalibus  majoribus  basi  paululum  v.  vix  ob- 
liquis  i  contextu  vald^  laxo  cellulari.  Petala  conformia,  paulb  minora, 
acuta.  Labellum  indivisum,  basi  productae  columns  affixum,  ovatum, 
carnosum.     Flores  albi. 


64         MALAXIDEiB.  DRNDROBIBJfi. 

2.  Phreatia  retusa. 

P.  "  bulbis  ovato-globosis  2-3-phylli8,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obliqu^  re- 

tusis  subcaraosis,  spiels  brevibus  densifloris.'*    BUtme. 
Dendroliriam  Fetiuium.    Blume  /».  351 . 

Uab.  in  altis  montis  Salak,  JatxB,  florens  Julio  Septembri ;  Blume. 
Planta  pusilla. 

3.  Phreatia  laxiflora. 

P.  '^  foliis  membraoaceis  linearibus  apice  inaequali-obtusis,  spicis  folio 
yald^  longioribus  strictis  laxifloris^  labelli  limbo  dilatato  coucavo.'* 
Blume, 

Dendrolirium  laziflonim.    Blume  p,  350. 
•  '^ 

Hab.  prope  catarractas  fiuyii  Tjapus  ad  mpntem  Salak^  Java,  florens  Sep- 
tembri Octobri }  Blume. 

4.  Phreatia  densiflora. 

P. ''  foliis  membranaceis  lato-linearibus  inaequali-obtusis^  spicis  elongatis 
flexuosis  densifloris^  labello  limbo  ovato  concavo.'*    Blume, 

Dendrolirium  den^orum.    Bhtmep,  350. 

Hab«  prope  catarractas  fluvii  Tjapus  ad  montem  Salak>  Java,  florens  Au- 
gusto  Novembri ;  Blume. 

5.  Phreatia  pusilla. 

P.  "  foliis  membranaceis  angusto-linearibus,  spicis  erectiusculis  folio 
ffiqualibus>  labelli  limbo  rotundato  patente."    Blume. 

DendroUrium  pndllam.    Blume  p.  350,  tab.  6S. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Pantjar  Provincise  Buiteuzorg^  Java,  florens  Junio  Au* 
gusto  J  Blume. 

6.  Phreatia  secunda* 

P.  '^  foliis  camosis  angusto-linearibus,  spicis  nutantibus  secundis  folio 
subaequalibus,  labelli  limbo  rotimdato  patente.*'    Blume, 

Dendrolirium  secundom.    Blume  p.  350. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Pantjar  Prov  incise  Buitenzorg^  Java,  florens  Junio  Au- 
gustoj  Blume. 

''  Planta  pusilla  Dendrolirio  pusiUo  affinis>  sed  characteribus  indicatis  sal 
diversa.**    Bl. 

7.  Phreatia  coriacea. 

P.  ''  foliis  coriaceis  linearibus  oblique  retusis,  spicis  erectis  folio  longiori- 
bus laxiflori8>  labelli  limbo  intus  pubente  dilatato  concavo.**    Blume. 
Dendrolirium  coriaceum.    Blume  /»•  35 1  • 

Hab.  in  syltis  montis  Salak>  Java,  florens  Augusto ;  Blume. 

Affinis  P.  laxiflorae. 


MALAXIDBA.  DBNDROBIKiB.        A5 

XLn.  ERIA. 

ErU.    UniL  in  B0t.  Reg.  904*»Deiidroliriaai.    Blwne  B^dr.  p,  343.  t,  69.— Pinalia. 

Lindl*  orck,  seel,  »•  71*  /».  23.  c.  ic. 

Sepala  8emipatent!a>  y.  elausa,  in»qualia^  exttis  lanata  ▼.  glabra^  lateralibus 
basi  vald^  obliquis  euin  pede  columne  connatis  calcar  aemnlaBtibus. 
Fetala  sepalo  superiori  sequalia  y.  minora.  Labellum  cum  basi  pro- 
ducta  columnse  articulatmn^  trilobmn^  rar5  s«ibiniegrum>  cucullatnm> 
disco  calloso,  y.  cristato.  Columna  basi  long^  produda.  Anthera  ter- 
minalis,  bilpcularia^  loculis  obsolete  4-locel|atis.  PpUi^ia  8^  nunc  om<i> 
nin5  libera,  nunc  materie  elastic^  glandulam  mentie^te  cohserentia.^ 
Herbs  in  arboribus  crescentes;  caulibus  carnosis,  yaginatis^  cicatricibus 
fbliorum  notatis.  Folia  sspitis  plicata.  Racemi  simplices^  erecti>  brac- 
teis  ssBpitis  dilatatis.    Flores  nunc  conspicui. 

This  genus  is  essentially  distinct  from  Octomeria,  in  having  the  lateral 
s^mls  yery  oblique  and  connected  with  the  elongated  base  of  a  short  co- 
lumn>  of  which  the  foot  is  much  longer  than  the  colimin  itself  3  and  also 
in  habit.  Eria  is  a  genuine  genus  of  Dendrobiese  with  the  column 
incumbent  upon  the  oyarium  3  Octomeria  on  the  contrary  must  be  consi- 
dered, notwithstanding  the  slight  elongation  of  the  base  of  its  column,  to 
belong  to  the  genera  characterized  by  the  column  being  continuous  with 
the  oyarium.  In  Octomeria  the  sepals  are  of  equal  size  3  in  Eria  the  lateral 
sqials  are  m^ch  larger  thai)  the  upper  one. 

1.  Ebia  paniculata.     Lindl.  I.  c.  no.  1971. 

E.  Ibliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  subttis  glaucis,  caulibus  teretibus 
pendulis  elongatis,  racemis  terminalibus  aggregatis  cylindraceis  multi- 
floris,  sepalis  lanatis  oyatis  obtusis  petalisque  rainoribus  guttatis,  labello 
trilobo  basi  apiceque  calloso :  lobis  guttatis :  intermedio  truncato. 
IMMey  m  WdU.  Plant.  Asiat.  Rar.  vol.  I.  p.  39.  t.  36. 

Hab.  in  Pundua,  India  Orientalis,  WalUch.  (v.  8.  sp.  in  herb,  Anglo^Indico.) 

2.  Eria  flaya.     Lindl.  in  WaU.  Cat.  no.  1973. 

E.  Ibliis  lanceolatis  distiohis  basi  dilatatis,  caulibus  oyalibus,  sepalis  dens^ 
lanatis  oyatis,  petalis  minoribus  glabris,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio  re- 
curyo  crenulato  apiculato,  racemo  erecto  multifloro,  bracteis  ovato- 
lanceolatis  oyarii  longitudine. 

Eria  pnbescens.    lAnil.  in  B,  Reg.  9M. 
Deddrobium  pnbOMseiit.    Hook.  Esof.  Fl.  1. 124. 
Octomeria  flara.    WaU. 
Octomeria  pnbesceiis.    Spreng.  syst.  A.  310. 

Hab.  in  Nc^paUa,  fValUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Afiglo-Indico.) 

flores  yiridi-flayescentes  odorati,  labello  postico.  Bractes  membranace® 
fuscse. 

3.  Ebia  bicolor^ 

E.  foliis  pluribus  lanceolatis,  caulibus  elongatis  attenuatis,  sepalis  petalis- 
que sequalibus  glabris  oyatis  patentibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio  oyato 
acuto,  racemo  stricto  multifloro  foliis  breyiore,  bracteis  lanceolatis  ab- 
breyiatis,  rachi  pul)e8cente. 

Hab.  ad  Maturatam,  ZeyUma,  supra  arbores,  Macrae,  (hob.  s,  q).  et  ic.  pict,) 
Canlis  yaginis  fuscis  densd  yestitus.    Rachis  roseo-purpurea.    Flores  can- 
May,  183p.  K 


66         MALAXIDEiB.  '  DENDROBIEiE. 

didissimi.    PoUinia  non  vidi.    Labc^Uiuti  )nedio  lineis  tribus  elevatis  sed 
criBtiL  QuM.  . 

4.  Ebia  flavescens. 

£. ''  biilbis  oblongiB  subcylindraceis,  apice  3-4-phyllis^  foliis  lanceolatis 
nervosis,  spicis  intrafoliaceis  erectis  stellato-pubentibus^  bracteis  coria- 
ceis  margine  revolutis^  labelli  limbo  inttis  discoideo-viscoso :  lobo  medio 
ovato  obtuso.*'    Blwme. 

DendroHrimn  flavetcens.    Bhtmep,Z^*UGd» 

Hab.  in  cortice  arbonmi  ad  monies  Salak,  Tjerimai>  &c.  Java,  florens  Maio 

^    Octobri;  Blume. 

'*  Bractese  flavescentes.*' 

Huic  et  5  sequentibus  Labellum  wigue  columnse  majus,  intiUs  callosum  v. 
crispatum^  limbo  subtrilobo.  Bractes  magnse  colorato.  Flores  speciosi 
rariiis  minuti.  ex  Blume. 

5.  Ebia  nigosa. 

£.  *'  bulbis  oMongis  triquetris  apice  l-S-phyllis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis 
nervosis,  spicis  erectis  sepalisque  exterioribus  tenuiter  fusco-tomentosis^ 
bracteis  membranaceis,  labello  intiis  membranaceo-crispato^  limbi  lobo 
medio  ovato  acuto."    BUane, 

Dendroliriom  mgosnni.    Bhanep,  345. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  umbrosis  montis  Salak>  Jao<B,  florens  Septembri  Octobri ; 
Blume. 

6.  Eria  ornata. 

£.  **  bulbis  ovalibus  compressiusculis  8ub-3-phyllis>  foliis  oblongo-lance- 
olatis rigidis  nervosis,  spicli  radicali  vaginatiL  sepalisque  exterioribus 
fusco-tomentosis,  bracteis  coriaceis  margine  recurvis,  labello  intiis  cris« 
pato-cristato,  limbi  lobo  medio  acuminato.'*    Blume, 

Dendroliriam  omatQin.    Blume  p*Zib, 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altionbus  Provinciarum  Buitenzorg  et  Bantam>  Java,  florens 
Januario  Martio  5  Blume.  ■  . 

'^  Bracteiae  rubrs,  demum  avrantiac»«    Species  pulcherrima." 

7.  Eria  albido-tomentosa. 

E. ''  bulbis  ovalibus  compressis  sub-3-pbyllis»  foliis  lanceolatis  rigidis, 
spidl  subradicali  sepalisque  exterioribus  albido-tomentosis>  bracteis 
membratiaceis>  labello  inttis  crii^to,  limbi  lobo  medio  acuto.*'    Blume, 

DendroUriumalbido-tomentosum.    Biumep.ZAb, 

Hab.  ad  arbores  in  vallibus  Lowong  Salassie  Provincise  Tjanjor,  Java, 
florens  Junio  Julio ;  Blume. 

8.  Eria  Hyacinthdides. 

E.  "  bulbis  ovatis  compressiusculis  i^ice  9-phyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  basi 
carinatis  coriaceis  nervosis,  spicis  lateralibus  erectis  sepalisque  nudis, 

'  bracteis  midutis,  labello  inttis  calloso  verrucosb :  limbi  lobo  medio  ob- 
tuso."    Blume, 

Dendroliriam  hyacinthoides.    Blume  p,  346. 

Hab.  ad  arborum  truncos  in  declivitate  occidental!  montis  Salak,  Java, 
^  florens  Septembri ',  Blume. 

^' Flores  candidi." 


MALAXIDEifi.  OENDROBIEA.         67 

9.  Ebia  bicristata. 

E.  '*  bnlbis  obloDgis  subcylindraceis  vaginatis  apice  sub-S-phyllis,  foliis 
lineari-lanceolatis  coriaceis ;  spici  lateral!  paueiflor^  sepalisque  extcfrio- 
bns  tenuissimd  sericeo-tomentosis,  bracteis  minutis^  labello  inttis  lioeis 
2  longitadinalibus  hirsutis :  limbi  lobo  medio  incrassato.*'    Blume. 

DeBdrofirium  bieiistatiuii.    Bhtmep.346. 

Hab.  in  umbrosis  montis  Salak  ad  arbores  Jcoxb,  florens  Januario ;  filume. 

^  Flores  albidi^  ad  basiu  labelli  dilute  purpurei.'* 

10.  Eria  rosea.     LvuUey. 

£.  fbliis  coriaceis  oblongo-lanceoliEitis  solitariis  in  pseudo-bulbis  costatis 
ovatis,  sepalis  glabris  carinatis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis^  labelli  trilobi 
ungae  bicostato  laming  tricostat^,  spidt  axillari  pauciflor^^  bracteis  fo- 
liaceis  floribus  longioribus. 

Eria  rosea.    lAmdiey  in  B.  Reg.  978. 
Octomeria  rosea.    Spreng,  syat.  4.310. 

Hab.  in  China,  (v.  v,  cult.) 

Surculi  juniores  e  squamis  magnis  viridibus  distichis  mox  ad  margines 
emarcidis  et  pseudo-bulbum  formantibus.  Flores  albo-rosei.  Labelli 
cristae  luteo-aurantiacse. 

11.  Eria  stellata.     Lindley. 

£.  fbliis  lanceolatis  carnosis  5-costatis>  sepalis  pubescentibns  petalisque 
lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis^  labelli  tricostati  lobis  lateralibus  obtusis 
intermedio  acuminato^  scapo  elongato  radicali  multifloro  ovarioque  pube 
ferrugined,  lanatis. 

?  Deadrobium  jaTanicum.    Swartz  in  act.  Holm.  1800.  p,  247.     WUld.  n,  23. 
Eria  stellata.    Undl.  in  B.JUg.t,  90A. 
Octomeria  stellata.    Spreng.syst.  4.310. 

Hab Colitur  in  Hortis  Anglise  ex  Java,  ut  aiunt.  (v.  v,  cuU.) 

12.  EiAalba. 

E.  foliis  distichis  basi  vaginantibus  plicatis^  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis  cartila- 
gineis  multicostatis^  sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  subsequalibus  glabriiis- 
culis,  labelli  trilobi  medio  tricallosi  lobo  intermedio  ovato  obtuso, 
racemis  geminis  terminalibus  fbliis  eequalibus,  bracteis  subulatis. 

Octomeria  alba.     Wall. 

Hab.  in  monte  Sheopore>  NapaUa,  supra  arbores  crescens,  Wallxch.  {hah. 
8.  sp.  communic.  cl.  Rudge.) 

Flores  albi  mellis  odorem  spirantes.  Labellum  flavescens  lobis  lateralibua 
apice  roseis  5  ex  WaUicJdo, 

13.  Eria  excavata.     Lindl,  I.  c.  no.  1974. 

£.  foliis  lanceolatis  binis  plicatis^  caulibus  oblongis  obtusis  sulcatis,  sepalis 
basi  pilosis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis,  labelli  trilobi  tricarinati  lobo 
medio  emarginato,  racemis  lateralibus  erectis  foliis  brevioribus^  bracteis 
obovatis.recurvis  ovario  multb  brevioribus. 

Octomeria'  excavata.    WalL 

Hab.  rarids  supra  arbores  montis  Sheopore,  Napalue,  WaUich.  (hab.  s.  sp, 

e  Museo  Anglo'Indko.) 
Tota  planta  intense  viri^i-cierulca*    Rachis  rosea  pubesccns.     Bracten 


68         MAIAXIDEM.  DENDROBIBJB. 


pallid^  yirides^  stiiatse.  Flores  mediocres,  (flayescentes,  flepalb  petaKs* 
que  tenuissim^  diapbanis^  striis  dilutissimb  roseis  notatis  ex  fValUchio). 
Labellum  lobo  medio  olivaceo-purpureo.  Columna  teres  stigmate  alt^ 
excavato>  labio  superiore  ovato>  inferiore  maximo  porrecto  4-deDtato. 

14.  Ebia  pumila.     Lindl,  I,  c.  no.  197^. 

£•  foliis  geminis  lineari-lanceolatis  plicatis  caulibus  teretibus  erectis  sub- 
«qualibu8>  sepalis  petalisque  acumiuatis  basi  subptlosis,  labelli  tlrilobi 
ecallosi  lobis  lateralibus  subulatis  patentibus  :  intermedio  ovato^  spicis 
capitatis  lateralibus  subsessilibus. 

Hab.  in  Pundua>  India  OrienUUit,  WaUkh,  {hab.  s.  $p,  e  Museo  Angto-lndico,) 

Ovarium  pubescens.  Sepala  inferiora  basi  vald^  producta.  Vaginse  cau- 
lium  latse  membranacese. 

15.  Eria  obesa.     LindL  I,  c,  no.  1976. 

E.  foliis ,  caulibus  crassis  teretibus^  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis  sub- 

glabris^  labelli  trilobi  ecallosi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  :  intermedio 
cuneato  retuso^  racemis  paucifloris^  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  pedicello 
capsularum  longissimarum  vix  squalibus. 

Hab.  ad  Attran  Martahania,  JVallich.  {Juib.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo^Indico.) 

Exemplaria  qusdam  vidi  foliis  destituta  facie  £.  excavate  pumilse  sed  ex- 
eavationibus  nullis.  Pedunculi  3-4-flori,  ovariis  semimaturis  vald^ 
elongatis.    PoUinia  defuere.    Species  distincta,  sed  recognoscenda. 

16.  Ebia  erecta. 

E.'^bulbis  cauliformibus  supernb  compressiuscul  is,  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis, 
spicis  laxifloris  oppositifoliis  erecto-patentibus.*'    Blume. 

Dendrolirium  erectnm.    Blume  p.  348. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Gede  et  Salak,  Java,  florens  Biartio  Septembri ;  Blume. 

''  Flores  mediocres>  odorati.  f^ariat  caulibus  hinc  planis  inde  teretibus^ 
spicis  folio  duplb  brevioribus^  in  altioribus  Salak.'*    Blume.      # 

Obs.  Huic  et  speciebus  tribus  sequentibus  labellum  ungue  columnie  miyus, 
infern^  processubus  duobus  inflexis  instructum^  pseudo-bulbi  elongati, 
cylindracei,  quasi  cauliformes,  infem^  vaginati  apice  foliis  instruc^ti, 
spicse  oppositifolise,  bracte«e  minute^  flores  parvi  5  ex  Bhtme, 

17*  Ebia  abbreviata. 

£.  *'  bulbis  cauliformibus  teretibus,  foliid  laAceolatis  acutis  lucidis,  spicis 
oppositifoliis  brevissimis.**    Blume. 

Dendrolirium  abbreyiatmn.    Bheme  p.  348. 

Hab.  in  altis  montis  Salak,  Java,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 

18.  Ebia  multiflora. 

E.  "  bulbis  cauliformibus  teretfbus,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis,  spicis 
densifloris  oppositifoliis  nutantibus  folio  dimidio  brevioribus.''    Blume^ 
Dendrolirium  mnltiflonun.    Blume  p,  349. 
Hab.  in  sylvis  obscurioribus  montis  SalekpJava,  florens  Junio,  &c.  Blume« 

19.  Ebia  micrantba. 

£./'  bulbis  cauliformibus  teretibus,  foliis  lineari-lanceoltitisobtu3iu8culis, 
spicis  deasifloris  oppositifoliis  cernuis  folk)  sequalibus.** 


MAULXIDBA.  OBNDBOBIBiE.         69 

Dcndrolkkim  micrmthmn.    Bhtme  p,  348« 

Hab.  in  sylvk  obscorioribus  montis  Salak^  Java,  florenfi  Junio;  Blame. 

*'  An  varietas  £.  mnltiflors,  differt  tantum  foliifi  ti  floribus  valdb  minori- 
ba8«" — An  Phreatta  ? 

80.  £ria  robusia. 

B.  *'  bulbis  compressis  vaginatis  apice  2^phyllis>  foliis  lato*linearibu8  ob- 
tusinsculis  rigidissimis^  spici  inferos  yagioaU  tomentos^  loogitudioe 
foliorum."    Blume^ 

Ddidroliriiiin  robnstam.    Bhime  p,  347. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Provinciarum  Buitenzorg  et  Tjai\jor  supra  arbores,  Java, 
florens  Junio  Septembri  i  Blume. 

**  Flores  flavescentes  vel  purpurascentes.** 

Hnic  et  3  sequentibus  labellum  nngue  columnse  brevius^  inferos  cucuUa- 
tum,  limbo  indiviso^  bractes  minutae^  fiores  parvi^  sepala  in  omnibus 
fere  tomentosa^  ex  Blume. 

21.  Ebia  ebulbid. 

£.  "  foliis  geminatis  linearibus  obtusis  rigidis  basi  fer^  ebulbis^  spicis  to- 
mentosis  folio  dimidio  brevioribus.**    Blwne. 

Deadroliiiam  ebulbe.    Bhtme  p,347. 

Hab.  ad  montem  Salak^  Java,  florens  Junio,  &c. ;  Blume. 

''  Flores  intern^  purpurascentes.** 

28.  Ebia  acuminata. 

£. ''  bulbis  oblongis  compressis  5'>7*pbylli8^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acu- 
minatissimis  rigidis^  spicft  subtomentoslk  longitudine  foliorum.*'  BUtme. 

Dendrolirimn  acmmnatnm.    Bhtme  p.  347.  t,  69. 

Hab.  in  altis  montium  Gede  et  Salak  ad  originem  fluviorum  supra  arbores, 
Java,  florens  Maio  Julio  j  Blume. 

"  Flores  inttis  purpurei." 

23.  Ebia  stilcata. 

E.  **  bulbis  ovatis  sulcatis  sub-2-phyllis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  coriaceis, 
^icis  erectis  supern^  sulcatis  nudis  folio  longioribus/'    Blume. 

DradroBrittBi  ral€atui«    Bhtme  p.  M^. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  faumidis  ad  montem  Q^t,  Java,  florens  Maio  Junto }  Blume* 

24.  £»iA  appendieulata. 

£.  *'  bulbis  ovato-oblongis  vaginatis  d^4-phyllis>  foliis  lanceolatis  coriaceis 
obtusis,  spidl  aracbnoideo-tomentosi  longitudine  fofiorunu'*    Blume, 

Dendrolirimn  appendicnlatum.    Bhtme  p*  352.  t,  69. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  et  ad  ripas  montium  Salak>  Gede,  Burangrang,  &a 
Java,  florens  Maio  Septembri  %  Blume* 

Generis  Taldb  dubii.    Fort^  Vandea  qusedam. 


70         MALAXIDBA.  DENDROBIB^. 

§    PiNALU. 

Stigma  profninens,    Cohmna  teres,  clavata,    Anthera  dorsalis,   PoUima  apice 
.  materie  viscidd  coharentia, 

I  formerly  thought  that  the  characters  by  which  the  following  species 
is  distinguished  were  of  sufficient  importance  to  justify  me  in  separating 
it  from  Eria  as  a  particular  genus^  for  which  I  accordingly  adopted  Dr. 
Hamilton's  manuscript  name  of  Pinalia.  Subsequent  experience  has  how- 
ever led  me  to  doubt  the  value  of  these  characters  unconnected  with  other 
differences^  and  I  have  accordingly  reduced  the  genus  to  a  subgenus  of 
Eria.  I  may  however  observe  that  the  degree  of  developement  of  the 
viscid  matter  by  which  the  pollen  masses  cohere  is  greater  in  Pinalia  than 
in  any  other  Malaxideous  plant  with  which  I  am  acquainted^  and  that  it 
exhibits  an  instance  of  a  near  approach  to  the  cartilaginous  gland  of 
Vandes. 

85.  Eria  convallarioides.    Lmdl,  L  c.  no.  1975. 

£.  folus  oblongo-lanceolatis  distichis  plicatis^  caulibus  compressis  teretibus 
striatis,  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  insequalibus  exttis  villosis,  labello  un- 
guiculato  ovato  apice  tridentato^  spicis  axillaribus  oblongis  densissiuiis 
pedunculatis  foliis  mult5  brevioribus,  bracteis  subulatis. 

Octomeila  spicata.    Don,  Prodr,Z\. 

Pinalia.    lAndU  orck, sceL  n.7l.p.23.  c,  ic, 

Pinalia  alba.    Hamilton  Mm,  apud  Don.  Prodr, 

Octomeria  conyallarioides.     WalUch  in  ie,  BihL  Anglo-Indic€B  n.  1141. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  NapaUte  ad  Toka,  et  alibi,  florens  Julioj  fValUch,  {hab. 
s,  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo'lndico,) 

Flores  albi  densissimi,  magnitudine  fer^  Convallaris  majalis  inodori ;  ex 
WaUkfUo.  Labellum  posticum.  Capsube  oblong«>  utrinque  obtusae, 
apters. 


XI.UI.  APORUM. 

Apomm.    BimneBi;dr.p,3M.t  39. 

Sepala  carnosa  erecta^  lateralibus  majoribus  obliquis  cum  basi  producta 
columns  connatis.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  minora.  Labellum  cum  pede 
columns  articulatum,  posticum,  indivisum  v.  trilobum  :  limbo  cristato 
calloso  V.  nudo.  Columna  semiteres,  basi  long^  producta.  Anthera 
sessilis,  bilocula^is>  nunc  apice  membranacea.  Pollinia  4,  per  paria  col- 
lateralia. — Herbs  epiphyts,  caulescentes.  Folia  disticba,  equitantia/ 
ancipitia.  Flores  subsolitarii,  e  paleis  membranaceis  erumpentes,  sspiils 
herbacei  coloris. 

Different  as  the  plants  of  this  genus  are  from  Dendrobiuni  in  i^pearance, 
it  is  impossible  to  distinguish  them  by  characters  derived  from  the  fruc- 
tification; the  distichous  equitant  leaves  however  offer  an  excellent  mark 
of  distinction. 

1.  Apobvm  indivisum.     Blume. 

A.  foliis  ovatis  carnosis  obtusis>  floribus  solitaijis  terminalibus,  sepalis 
carnosis :  lateralibus  ovatis  obtusis  patentibus  supremo  petalisque  mult5 
majoribus,  labello  postico  oblongb  cristato  indivisb  carnbso,  caulibus 
erectis. 

Aporum  indivisuin.    Biume  Bijdr.p.  334.  /.  39.     Wall.  Cat,  no.  2018. 


BIALAXIDEA.  DENOROBIEJE.         71 

Hab.  in  montibus  Seribn,  Jovtf,  flbrens  Febniario  Jidio;  Blume ;  ad  Sin* 
gapore,  WdUich.  (habeo  s.  tp.  de/iaratum  e  Mu$eo  Anglo-Indico,  et  v,  ic.  pict) 

Flores  ex  icone  in  Museo  Anglo-Indico  lutescentes  exttis  obscnrb  purpurei^ 
quam  A.  ancipitis  duplb  majores. 

3.  Apobum  incrassatum.     Blume. 

A.  '^  labelli  limbo  rotundato  incrassato  revoluto.'*     Blume  p.  334. 

Hab.  ad  montem  Salak,  Java,  florens  Octobri ;  Blume. 

3.  Apobum  lobatum.     Blume. 

A. ''  labelli  limbo  8emitrifido>  lobo  medio  rotundato  crenulato.*'  Blume 
Bgdr.  p.  334. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Provincise  Buitenzorg,  Java,  florens  toto  anno ;  Blume. 

4.  Apobum  anceps.     lAndl.  I,  c.  no,  2020. 

A.  foliis  scalpellifbrmibus  carnosis  acutis,  floribus  solitariis  geminisve^ 
sepalis  carnosis :  lateralibus  ovatis  patentibus  supremo  petalisque  mult5 
majoribus^  labello  postico  unguiculato  ecalloso  inappendiculato  cuneato 
emai^nato  crenulato,  caulibus  pendulis. 

Dendrobiiim  aoceps.    Swartz  Mci.  Hahn,  ISW, p,  2A6.    WiOd.  no.  IS.    Bot.  Reg^.t.  1239. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali  supra  arbores  prsesertim  ad  »stuaria  fluminum> 
WaUich.  {v.  v.  cult,  et  haheo  s.  gp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico.) 

Flores  virides^  labello  paululum  colorato. 

5.  Apobum  Serra.    Lindl.  l.  c.  no.  2021.        . 

A.  fioliiB  scalpellifbrmibus  acutis  carnosis^  floribus ;  caulibus 

basi  tantum  foliosis  apice  aphyllis  teretibus  subramosis  floriferis. 

?  Dendrobiam  acinaciforme.    Rosb*  Mu. 

?  Herba  sapplex  qointa.    Bumphiut  6.  /.  51./*.  2. 

Hab.  ad  Singapore  et  Penang,  Wallich.  {habeo  s.  tp.  de/hratum  e  Museo  Anglo- 
Indico.) 

Flores^  quos  non  vidi^  e  paleis  membranaceis  imbricatis  brevissimis  enun- 
punt  ad  partem  apbyllam  caulis  dens^  fasciculatis/ 

I  suspect  that  the  fig^e  above  quoted  from  Rumpbius  may  possibly  be 
intended  for  this.  It  is  however  too  uncertain  to  be  quoted  with  confi- 
dence. The  leaves  are  much  narrower  than  in  A.  Serra  j  and  the  flowers 
of  the  latter  have  not  been  seen  by  me. 


XLIV.  OXYSTOPHYLLUM. 

Oxystophyllum.    Biume  Bijdr.p,  335.  t.  38. 

Sepala  «recta>  lateralibus  majoribus  obliquis  cum  basi  producta  columnse 
connatis.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  subsequalla.  Labellum  cum  pede 
columns  articulatum^  indivisum :  limbo  camoso^  subttis  tuberculato. 
Columna  semiteres^  basi  long^  producta,  clinandno  marginatp.  Anthers 
denti  dorsali  columnar  insidens,  bilocularis,  convexa.  Pollinia  2  non 
partibilia. — Herbse  epiphytfie,  caulescentes.  Folia  equitantia,  ensiformia, 
basi  vaginata,  rigida  v.  carnosa.  Flores  subcapitati^  intra-foliacei,  ses- 
siles^  paleis  cincti. 

Character  ex  icone  et  descriptione  Blumii. 


72         MALAXIDBJB.  DKNDROBIKJB. 

I  know  this  geoua  chiefly  fay  Bliime*fl  figure  md  description.  It  seems 
to  di£fer  from  Aporum  Iq  nothing  but  having  two  pollen  masses  instead  of 
fqar«  and  in  the  presence  of  a  tubercle  below  the  tip  of  the  lip  on  the  under 
side.  I  have  not  been  able  to  satisfy  myself  upon  the  first  point,  in  exa- 
mining the  flowers  of  Dr.  Wallich's  specimens  of  O.  camosum ;  but  I 
presume  Dr.  Blume's  observations,  made  upon  fresh  flowers  are  accurate 
as  to  this. 

1.  OxTSTOPHTLLVM  camosum.    Blume. 

O.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  subfalcatif ,  racemis  lateralibus  pa- 
leis  imbricatis  distichis  vaginatis>  labeUo  cuneato  supra  tomentoso :  tu- 
berculo  apicis  minuto,  petalls  erosis. 

Herfoa  supples  prima.    Rumphiut  6.  t,  50./.  2. 

O.  OAroosam.    Blume  I.  c.  #.  38. 

Apomm  conciimiim.    lAndL  in  WalUeh.  Cat.  Herb.  Ind.  no.  2019. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montium  Java,  florens  Julio,  &c.  Blume ;  Amboyna,  Rumph. 
fValUch.  (habeo  s,  gp,  e  Museo  AnglO'IruHco.) 

Flores  parvi  coriacei.  Sepala  in  sicco  acuta,  in  vivo  obtusiora  (ex  Blumii 
icone).  Herba  erecta,  csspitosa,  palmaris,  caulibus  simplicibu9,  ad 
basin  usque  foliosis. 

I  originally  considered  this  a  species  of  AponuQ,  not  having  been  able 
to  procure  any  flowers ;  the  examination  of  one  or  two  withered  blossoms 
has  since  enabled  me  to  ascertain  that  it  is  the  Oxystophyllum  carnosum 
of  Blume.    Rumphius*s  figure  is  characteristic. 

2.  Oxystophyllum  ngidum.    Blume, 

O.  ^  foliis  strictis  coriaceis,  labelli  tuberculo  obtuso."    Blume  p.  336. 
Hab.  in  sylvis  montium  Salak,  Pantjar,  &c.  Joo^, florens  toto  anno;  Blume. 

3.  OxYSTOPBYLLUM  cxcavatum.    Blume. 

O.  **  foliis  rectis  subooriaceis,  labelli  limbo  intils  excavato  extbs  convexo.** 
BUtme  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak,  JatMP>  florens  Decembri;  Blume. 


XliV.  POLYSTACHYA. 

Polystachym.    Hooker  E»oi,  Ft,  103. 


Sepala  erecta,  acuta :  lateralibus  majoribus  cum  basi  producta  columnar 
connatis.  Petala  minora.  Labellum  sessile,  cum  basi  producta  co- 
lumns articulatum,  trilobum.  Columaa  semiteres,  brevis.  Anthera 
bilocularis.  PoUinia  4,  collateralia,  »qualia»  per  paria  cohserentia.^ 
Herbs  epiphytse  caulescentes  nunc  pseudo-bulbosse.  Folia  leviter  ner- 
vosa,   flores  paniculati,  parvi,  alabastris  trigonis. 

When  I  published  the  type  of  this  genus  in  my  Collectanea  Botanica,  in 
1831, 1  had  seen  only  imperfect  pollen  masses ;  one  lying  in  each  cell  of 
the  anther.  Subsequently  Dr.  Hooker,  in  founding  the  genus  in  his  Exotic 
Flora,  represented  them  adhering  to  a  common  pedicel  and  gland,  4  in  num- 
ber, and  not  lying  side  by  side,  but  upon  each  other.  Finally  M.  AchiUe 
Richard,  in  his  account  of  the  Mauritius  Orchideous  plants,  states  the 
number  of  pollen  masses  to  be  2,  without  any  stalls  or  gland.  All  these 
observations  are  however  inaccurate,  as  I  have  recently  satisfied  myself 


MAliA.XIDEJfi.  DENDROBIBiB.         73 

from  an  examination  of  good  specimens  sent  from  Ceylon  by  Mr.  Macrae. 
Tlie  pollen  masses  are  in  reality  4  in  number  and  lie  loosely  side  by  side, 
two  in  each  cell  of  the  anther. 

1.  PoLTSTACHTA  lutcola.     Hooker. 

P.  spic&  paniculate,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  multinerviis  scapo  breviori- 
bus,  floribus  ovariisque  glabris. 

E^endmm  minntum.    j^ubL  2. 824. 

Cnoiclus  luteola.    Swartz  Ft,  Ind,  Occ,  3. 1433. 

Bpidcndnun  purifloniiii.    Pavon,  in  Herb,  Lamheri, 

Dendrobiom  polystachyon.  Swariz  act.  Holm.  1800.  jy.  247.  WiiUL  no,  21.   Tkouart  orek. 

jifr,  t,  85.    UndL  CoU,  Bot.  t,      .    A.  Bich,  orck,  Maur,  59. 
Polystachya  lateola.    Hooker  Exot,  Fl.  t,  103.    Spreng,  I,  c, 
PofyBtacbym  Manritiana.    Spreng,  sytt,  3. 742. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  Pavon ;  insulis  CarUkeis,  Swartz  ;  Mauritio,  Thouars  -,  Zey* 
lima,  Macrae,  {haheo  8,sp,etv,v.  cuU,) 

Vatiat  floribus  luteo-viridibus  {ocadmtdlM)  et  luteo-purpureis  (jmentaUt), 

S.  Poi«T8TACHYA  pubcrula.    Dndley. 

P.  spic^  paniculate  thyrsiformi,  foliis  lanceolatis  septem-nerviis  scapo 
longioribus,  floribus  ovariisque  pubescentibus,  pseudo-bulbis  ovatis. 
LMley  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  851. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  (v.  v.  cult.) 

3.  Polystachya  affinis. 

P.  spidL  simplici  cylindraceft,  foliis  ovalibus  versus  basin  attenuatis  9-ner- 
▼iis  scapi  longitudine,  floribus  ovariisque  pilosis,  pseudo-bulbis  glabris 
depressis. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  (^habeo  $.  sp.  ex  Herb.  Hort.  Soc,) 

An  P.  puberulse  varietas  ? 

4.  Polystachya  fiisiformis.     Lindley. 

P.  caulibus  articulatis  fusiformibus  carnosis,  foliis  lineari-oblongis  obliqu^ 
emarginatis,  paniculis  terminalibus  foliis  brevioribus,  floribus  glabris. 

Dendzolniim  foaiforme.    Thouan  orek.  4ff*  '•  9^* 
Pdlyitechya  foaiforiiiia.    lAndley  in  Bot,  Reg.  /».  851 . 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

I  refer  this  and  the  succeeding  to  Polystachya  chiefly  on  account  of  their 
habit.  It  is  however  by  no  means  clear  to  me  what  they  really  are.  M. 
Dn  Petit  Thouars  figures  2  pollen  masses,  in  this,  and  he,  and  M.  Ach. 
Richard  both  find  two  in  P.  cultrata.  There  is  also  some  peculiarity  in 
the  attachment  of  the  pollen  masses  to  the  stigma  which  requires  more 
investigation. 

5.  Polystachya  cultrata.     Lindley, 

P.  spidL  composite  pauciflore,  folio  solitario  basi  auriculato  oblongo  cultri- 
fbrmi,  floribus  ovariisque  glabris. 

Dendrobimn  ctdtriforme ;  TTkouttre  orek.  4fr,  t,  87.    Aek.  Bich,  orch,  Mawr.  5^. 
Polystachya  cultrata.    lAndley  in  Bot.  Beg,  851. 

Hab.  in  MauritU},  Thouars. 
PoUinia  2,  ex  Thouars  et  Ach.  Rich. 

May,  1830,  h 


74  MALAXIDfi^.  DBNDROBIE^. 

XLVI.  METACHILUM. 

Sepala  conniventia  subsequilonga :  lateralibus  cum  basi  elongata  columnse 
connatis.  Petala  nana.  Labellum  ventricosum^  integrum,  cum  margine 
pedis  columnae  connatum^  intiis  append iculatum.  Columna  stigmate 
prominente  apice  membranaceo  bilobo.  Anthera  bilocularis,  dorsalis. 
Pollen  ignotum. — Uerbae  epiphyta;^  caulibus  pendulis  teretibus  distich^ 
foliosis.    Flores  parvi,  laterales  et  terminales>  spicati,  capsulis  reflexis. 

A  very  remarkable  genus  nearly  related  to  Dendrobium  with  which  it 
agrees  in  habit>  but  from  which  the  cohesion  of  the  labellum  with  the 
margin  of  the  column  sufficiently  distinguishes  it.    Its  pollen  is  luiknown. 

1.  Metachilum  cyathiferum.     lAndl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no.  2022. 

Hab.  ad  Singapore,  JValUch,  {hah,  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo^Indico,) 

Caules  penduli.  Folia  lineari-oblonga^  apice  obliqu^  emarginata^  disticha; 
vaginae  laxse.  Sepala  lateralia  carinata.  Appendix  disci  labelli  cyathi- 
formis. 


XLVII.  DENDROBIUM. 


Dendrobium.  Swartz  nov.  act,  Up*>  6.  p,  82.  /.  5./.  5.  Brown  Prodr,  1. 332.-^nycIuum. 
Blume  Bifdr,  p,  323.  i,  1 0. — Pedilonum.  lb,  f.  320.  t,  36.~Sarco8toma.  lb,  p,  339.  /. 
45d — ^Desmotrichum.  76.  p.  329.  ^  35. — Grastidium.  /6.j9. 333.— Ceraia.  LoureiroFl, 
Cochinck,p.  518. 

Sepala  membranacea^  erectav.  patentia^  lateralibus  majoribus  obliquis  cum 
basi  producta  columns  connatis.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  saepitis  majora* 
nunc  minora,  semper  membranacea.  Labellum  cum  pede  columns  ar- 
ticulatum  v.  connatum,  semper  sessile,  indivisum  v.  trilobum,  ssepitis 
roembranaceum,  nunc  appendiculatum.  Columna  semiteres,  basi  long^ 
producta.  Anthera  bilocularis.  PoUinia  4,  per  paria  coUateralia. — 
Herbs  epiphyts,  nunc  caulescentes,  nunc  rhizomate  repente  pseudo- 
bulbifero.  Folia  plana,  ^spitis  venosa.  Flores  solitarii  ^ciculati^  v. 
racemosi,  speciosi. 

The  most  genuine  form  of  Dendrobium  is  no  doubt  that  of  having  cau* 
lescent  stems  with  fascicles  or  racemes  of  membranous  coloured  flowers ; 
but  there  are  insensible  gradations  from  this  into  rbizomata  having  false- 
bulbs,  and  there  are  also  species  in  which  the  flowers  are  by  no  means 
conspicuous  and  rather  fleshy.  From  Bolbophyllum  it  is  distinguished 
readily  by  its  lip  being  always  sessile,  never  unguiculate  as  in  that  genus, 
and  also  in  the  texture  of  the  same  part  being  almost  always  of  nearly  the 
same  consistence  as  the  sepals,  while  in  Bolbophyllum  it  is  always  re- 
markably fleshy. 

It  appears  to  me  that  Blume's  genera  which  I  have  here  reduced  to 
Dendrobium,  have  no  characters  to  disting^sh  them  >  unless  Sarcostema 
be  kept  apart  on  account  of  a  slight  peculiarity  in  its  pollen  masses  the 
nature  of  which  however  I  do  not  well  understand. 

§  I.  Rhizoma  pseudo-bulbos  gerens  apice  foliotos,    BolbophylUs  proxima, 

1.  Dendrobium  amplum.     lindL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no.  2001. 

D.  rhizomate  repente  squamoso  pseudo-bulbos  ovatos  squamosos  diphyllos 
gerente,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  emarginatis  petiolatis,  floribus  solitariis 
longipedunculatis  axillaribus  e  bracteis  duabus  oblongis  petaloideis  pro- 


BlALAXIDB^.  DBKDROBlEJB.'        75 

TenieQtibus>  sepalis  pvatis  acuminatis  obtusis  petalis  angustioribus^  la. 
beUo  sessili  trilobo  medio  lamellato :  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  rotun- 
datis^  intermedio  ovato  crenulato  acuto. 

Hab.  in'  Pundua  et  NapaUa,  WalUch.  (hab,  s.  sp.  dejloratum  e  Museo  Anglo- 
Indico,  et  v.  ic,  pict.) 

Flores  straminei,  intiis  guttati^  expansi  3  uncias  lati :  labellum  cum  basi 
dilatata  columnoe  articulatimi^  lamellis  tribus  in  medio^  qiiarum  inter- 
media abbreriata}  lobo  intermedio  atropurpureo.  Ovarium  fer^  tres 
uncias  longum^  bracteft  ad  basin  solitari^  ovatk.  Pedunculus  vix  unciam 
excedens  bracteis  St  magnis  foliaceis  albis  ex  basi  ortis  tectus. 

This  beautiful  species  approaches  nearer  to  the  genus  Bolbbphyllum 
than  any  with  which  I  am  acquainted.  Its  flowers  are  not  exactly  those 
of  Dendrobium,  the  labellum  being  shaped  differently  from  what  is  usual 
in  that  genus.  It  is  however  comprehended  within  the  definition  I  have 
given  of  it,  and  will  by  no  means  enter  Bolbophyllum  with  which  it  is  its 
habit  chiefly  that  accords. 

8.  Dendrobium  muscicold.     UndL  I,  c.  no,  2017. 

D.  pseudo-bulbis  rotundis  csspitosis  induviatis^  foliis  binis  petiolatis  li- 
neari-lanceolatis  v.  sessilibus  ovatis  apice  subemarginatis  uncinatis, 
racemis  terminalibus  erectis  3-4-floris  foliis  longioribus,  bracteis  cuspi- 
datis  florum  longitudine^  sepalis  petalisque  sequalibus  membranaceis 
linearibus  acuminatis  conniventibus,  labello  lanceolato  obtuso  inte- 
gerrimo. 

?  Dendrobium  deoiissum.    Don  Prodr,  34. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  fValUch,  {hab.  s,  sp,  comm,  eel.  A,  B,  Lambert.) 

Planta  pusilla  3  uncias  vix  excedens.  Pseudo-bulbi  parvi,  rhizomate  in- 
conspicuo.  Folia  primordialia  ovata  subsessilia  ;  terminalia  persistentia 
lineari-lanceolata  petiolata.  Bractese  oblongs  cuspidatw  membranaceo 
marginatse.     Labellum  sessile. 

3.  Dbndrobium  Macrsei. 

D.  caulibus  flexuosis  mouiliformibus  pendulis  pseudo-bulbos  turbinatos 
monophyllos  gerentibus,  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  sessilibus,  floribus  2-3 
axillaribus  feisciculatis  subsessilibus,  sepalis  petalisque  subaequalibus 
ovatis  acutis,  labello  trilobo :  lobo  medio  crenato  plicato  marginibus 
recurvis.* 

Hab.  in  Zeylona  supra  arbores  in  sylvis  agri  Peradenis,  florens  Augusto, 
Macrae.  \hab,  s.  sp.  d^oratum,  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

Caules  lon^  articulis  brevibus  Sertularise  ad  instar.  Pseudo-bulbi  lutei 
teretes  apice  virides^  fusco-strlati.  Flores  albi^  versus  ungUem  labelli 
paululum  lutescentes. 

This  curious  species  has  the  habit  of  the  next  division^  but  is  covered 
with  clavate  spurious  bulbs,  from  the  apex  of  which  springs  a  solitary  ob- 
long leaf^  producing  from  its  axilla  2  or  3  snow-white  flowers.  I  only  know 
the  latter  from  Mr.  Macrae*s  drawings. 

4.  Dendrobium  braccatum. 

D.  pseudo-bulbis  sphsericis  caespitosis  depressis  diphyllis^  foliis  ovatis  sub- 
membranaceis>  floribus  solitariis  foliis  brevioribus,  bracteft  magn^  peta- 
loidelt  ovato-subrotund&  ad  basin  ovarii  brevissimi^  sepalis  petali? 
labelloque  ovalibus  obtusis  subsequalibus. 


76         MALAXIDB^.  DBNDROBIB^. 

Hab.  in  ZeyUma  supra  saxa  ctespites  densos  formans^  florens  Novembri^ 
Macrae,  (hab.  $.  ip.  et  v.  ic.  pict.  alabastra  tantum  juniora  examinam.) 

Herba  pusilla  S-3-ancialis.  Pseudo-bulbi  fuliginosi  lineis  ab  apice  ad  basin 
radiantibus  Dotati^  ovato-subrotundi,  depressi  Flores  albi.  Bractea 
sanguineo-lineata.  lAbellum  basi  luteum  lineis  tribus  sanguineis.  Se- 
pola  lateralia  basi  lutea  venk  unidl  sang^indt. 

A  beautiful  little  species>  of  which  my  description  is  chiefly  taken  from 
a  drawing  communicated  by  Mr.  Macrae ;  the  specimens  I  received  from 
him  having  been  unfortunately  in  young  bud  only.  The  great  petaloid 
bractea  at  the  base  of  the  very  short  ovarium  characterizes  the  species 
distinctly. 

5.  Dendbobium  angulatum. 

D. "  bulbis  (monophyllis)  angulatis,  foliis  ovali-lanceolatis  subemarginatis^ 
floribus  subsolitariis,  labelli  limbo  dilatato  setaceo-multifido.**  Blume 
p.  399.  t  35.  sub  Desmotricho. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak,  Java,  florens  Augusto  Octobri ; 
Blume. 

6.  Dbndbobium  fimbriatum. 

D.  '*  bulbis  (monophyllis)  ovali-oblongis  compressis,  foliis  oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis  obtusiusculis>  floribus  subsolitariis,  labelli  limbo  dilatato  bifido 
plicato.'*     Blume  p.  329.  sub  Desmotricho. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  humilioribus  provinciarum  occidentalium  Java,  florens 
Jimio  Septembri ;  Blume. 

Variai  in  sylvis  Nuss  Kambangse  insuls  foliis  latioribus,  florens  No- 
vembri;  Blume. 

7«  Dendbobium  comatum. 

D. ''  bulbis  (monophyllis)  oblongis  compressiusculis^  foliis  oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis  emarginatis^  floribus  ^sciculatis^  labelli  limbo  comato."  Blume 
p,  330.  sub  Desmotricho* 

Hab.  in  montanis  circa  Buitenzorg^  Java,  florens  Septembri ;  Blume. 

8.  Dbndbobium  appendiculatum. 

D.  '^  bulbis  (monophyllis)  linearibus  compressis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis 
obtusiusculis,  floribus  fasciculatis,  labelli  limbo  crispato  appendiculo 
bifido  instructo."     Blume  p.  330.  sub  Desmotricho. 

Hab.  ad  montem  Pantjar^  Java,  florens  Junio  Augusto ;  Blume. 

9.  Dbndbobium  angustifolium. 

D.  *'  bulbis  (monophyllis)  oblongis  pedicellatis^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis 
retusis,  floribus  solitaruiB,  labello  inttis  discoSdeo-lineato^  limbi  lobo 
medio  bifido."    ^^tiine  p.  330.  sub  Desmotricho. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montis  Salak>  Java,  florens  Augusto  3  Blume. 

Flores  flavi.    Bl. 

10.  Dbndbobium  convexum. 

D.  "  bulbis  (monophyllis)  ovalibus>  foliis  ovali-lanceolatis  emarginatis 
suprk  convexis  infrk  concavis  floribus  solitariis^  limbi  lobo  medio  bi- 
fido."    Blume  p.  331.  sub  Desmotricho. 

Hab.  in  arbores  ad  pedem  montis  Salak^  Java,  florens  Januario ;  Blume. 


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11.  DsNDROBiux  grandiflonun. 

D.  **  bulbis  (monophyllis)  ovalibns^  ibliis  ovalibus  emarginatis  planis^ 
floiibus  solitariis^  labello  intils  3-cristato^  llmbi  lobo  medio  bilobo  un- 
dulato.**     jB^Kiit^p.  331.  sub  Desmotricho. 

Hab.  ad  montem  Salak  prope  P^issir,  Java,  florens  Julio  Augusto ;  Blume. 

13.  Dendrobivm  pusillum. 

D.  "  bulbis  (dipbyllis)  pedicellatis  oblongis,  foliis  ovali-lanceolatis  obliqud 
retnais,  floribus  solitariis^  labelli  limbo  undulato.*'  Blume  p.  331.  t,  35. 
sub  Desmotricbo. 

Hab.  ad  littora  Nus»  Eambangs  insulse  Java,  florens  Octobri  Novembri ; 
Slume. 

13.  Dbnbrobium  triflorum. 

D.  "  bulbis  (dipbyllis)  ovatis  compressis  senioribus  tetragonis,  foliis  ovali- 
lanceolatis  obliqu^  retusis,  racemo  subtrifloro,  labelli  limbo  OTato.*' 
Blume  p,  33  L.  sub  Desmotricbo. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Salak^  Jaixe,  florens  Junio }  Blume. 

14.  Dendbobium  Cymbidioides. 

D.  "  bulbis  (dipbyllis)  ovato-globosis  pentagonis  sub-2-phyllis>  foliis 
lanceolatis  retusis,  racemo  3-7-floro^  labello  inttts  abrupt^  calloso-lineato^ 
limbi  lobo  medio  ovato-tumido."     Blume  p.  332.  sub  Desmotricbo. 

Hab.  in  sylyis  altioribus  montium  Gede  et  Salak^  Java,  florens  Aprili 
Augusto;  Blume. 

^  Sepala  lineari-oblonga,  obtusa^  patentia>  pallid^  flavescentia;  labellum 
supem^  utrinque  lineis  purpurascentibus  et  maculli  sulpburelt  notatum. 
Variat  bulbis  confertis  et  remotis,  ut  etiam  longitudine  foliorum.*'  Blume, 

15.  Dendbobium  elougatum. 

D.  *'  bulbis  (dipbyllis)  oblongis  quadrangularibus  2-pbyllis>  foliis  lanceo- 
latis  retusis^  racemo  elongaio  multifloro^  labello  inttis  membranaceo- 
lineato>  limbi  lobis  obtusis.**     Blume  p,  332.  sub  Desmotricbo. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montium  Gede  et  Salak^  Java,  florens  Julio 
Augusto;  Blume. 

^'  Sepala  lineari-acuminata,  erecto-patentia,  flavescentia ;  labelli  limbus 
semi-trilobus.'*    Bhane. 

16.  Dendbobium  geminatum. 

D. ''  bulbis  (dipbyllis)  oblongis  compressis  subtetragonis  2.pbyllis,  foliis 
lanceolatis  retusis,  racemis  subgeminatis  paucifloris^  labello  intils  lineo- 
lato,  limbi  lobo  medio  ovato  acuto."     BUtme  p.  332.  sub  Desmotricbo. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montium  Grede  et  Salak,  Java,  florens  Augusto ; 
Blume. 

Sepala  acuminata,  flavescentia;  labellum  versus  basin  purpurascens^ 
limbo  sulpbureo.*'    Bl. 

§  It.  Caules  uttdiquefolum,  cyUndracei,  tape  penduU. 

17.  Dbndbobium  aur^um. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  intemodiis  abbreviatis,  foliis  lineari-ob- 
lon^  i4pice  obliquis  emarginatis,  floribus  geminatis^   sepaUs  ovatis 


€g 


78         BfALAXIDB^S.  DBNDROBlti^V 

obtusis,  petalis  undulatis  obtusis  sepalis  majoribus^  labello  cucuUato :' 
limbo  ovato  obtuso  undulato  integenimo  inttis  pubescente. 

Uab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores^  in  montem  Nuera  EUia^  florens  Januario, 
Macrae,  {hob.  s,  sp,  et  tc.  pict,) 

Flores  inagni>  aurei>  ex  Macrae  odoratissimi.    Labellum  disco  aurantiaco. 

18.  Dendbobium  biflonim.     Swartz. 

D.  caule  tereti  simplici^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  planis,  pedun- 
cnlis  bifloris  lateral ibus  e  paleis  erumpentibus^  labello  trifido  acuminato. 

Epidendrum  biflonim.    ForsL  !  Prodr,  n»  318. 

Dendrobium  biflonim.    Swartz,  aci.  Holm,  1800.  p,  246.     mild,  tio.  17- 

Hab.  in  Societatis  insulis^  Forster;  Nav.  Cook,  {v.  iconem  Forsterianam  in 
Bibliotheca  Banksicma,  et  s,  sp,  sinejloribus  in  Herb,  Banksiano.) 

Obs.  Flores  e  paleis  cornels  ex  intemodiis  provenientibus  enunpunt. 

19.  Dendbobium  macrostachyum. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis  flagelliformibus^  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  sub- 
membranaceis^  floribus  ternatis  racemum  spurium  formant]bus>  sepalis 
ovatis  acutis,  petalis  lanceolatis  sepalo  supremo  subsequalibus^  labello 
cucullato  venoso :  limbo  ovato  obtuso  ciliato  intds  pubescente. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Zeylorue,  florens  Julio,  Macrae,  (hab,  s,  sp.  et  ic,  pict.) 

Flores  virescentes  quam  D.  cucuUati  mult5  minores.  Sepala  et  petala 
apice  violacea.    Labellum  apice  viride,  venis  roseis  pulcherrimb  pictum* 

From  a  dried  specimen  of  this  species  communi^ted  to  me  by  Mr. 
Macrae  I  picked  a  small  living  shoot,  which  has  since  sprouted  forth  in 
the  Garden  of  the  Horticultural  Society  where  it  is  now  growing. 

20.  Dendbobium  heterocarpum.     Wall, 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  oblongis  acutis  planis,  floribus  gemi- 
natis  odoratis  racemum  spunum  formantibus,  sepalis  lineari-oblongia 
acutis,  petalis  ovatis  acutis  sepalo  supremo  raajonbus,  labello  unguicu- 
lato^  limbo  subpanduriformi  holosericeo  medio  elongato  acuminato  piano. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  Wallvch,  (r.  ic,  pict,  in  Museo  Anglo-Indico,) 

Flores  dilutissimb  flavescentes,  fragrantissimi  (ex  cl.  Wallich).  Labellum 
luteum  intiis  rubro  obscuro  pictum.  Capsule  ex  Wallich  camosse,  iii- 
crassatse,  subclavatae,  anguUs  crassissimis  bilobis. 

Very  near  D.  cucuUatum  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by  its  pale 
yellow  fragrant  flowers,  and  the  form  of  the  labellum.  • 

31.  Dendbobium  amcenum.     Wall, 

D.  caulibus  pendulis  gracilibus  nebiQosis  floriferis  aphyllis,  foliis  lanceo- 
latis acutis^  floribus  geminatis  racemum  spurium  formantibus  long^ 
pedunculatis  divaricatis,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis,  petalis  obtusis  sepalo 
supremo  paul5  majoribus,  labeUi  cucuUati  limbo  ovato  obtuso  crenulato 
leviter  ciliuto :  disco  villoso. 

?  Dendrobium  aphyllum.    Roxb.  Mm, 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  Napalia,  florens  Aprili  Maio,  Wallich.  (v,  ic,  pict.  in 
Museo  Anglo^Indico,) 

Planta  florifera  omninb  aphylla,  caulibus  gracilibus  nebulosis  dignoscenda. 
Flores  albi  maculi.  parvi  violaced.  ad  apicem  cujusvis  segmenti,  La- 
bellum inttis  versus  basin  viridi-luteum. 


.MALAXIDBJ5.  DENDROBIBiE.         79 

Tliis  lovely  species  is  fibundantly  distinguished  by  its  slender  sterns^ 
leafless^  and  clouded  with  dusky  brown  when  in  blossom ;  and  also  by  its 
delicate  white  flowers,  the  tips  of  whose  segments  are  remarkably  blunt 
and  tinged  with  delicate  violet. 

Dr.  Wallich  remarks  in  his  Mss.  that  its  fragrance  is  exquisite,  not  un- 
like that  of  Olea  fragrans. 

22;  Dbndrobium  Pierardi.     Roxb. 

D.  caulibus  pendulis  glabris,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis,  floribus  gemi- 
natis  racemum  spurium  formantibus,  sepalis  acuminatis  membranaceis, 
petalis  sepalo  supremo  roajoribus  acuminatis,  labello  cucullato  dilatato 
subtruncato  pubescente  ciliato. 

Dendrobinm  cucullatnm.    R,  ^Brown  in  Bot,  Beg",  t.  548. 

Deiidrobiiim  Pierardi.  Boxb.  I  HorU  Beng,  Hooker  Exotic  Flora  t,  9.  Wall,  Cat,  no, 
2007. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali  calidiore,  praesertlra  circa  Chittagong  et  ad  ostia 
Crangis,  ssepiils  Mangiferse  adnascens,  Roxb,  Mss.  {hab,  s,  e  Museo  Anglo' 
Indico,  et  v.  v,  cult,) 

Flores  diaphani,  dilute  rosei>  inodori.  Labellum  luteum,  basi  rubens,  callo 
transverso  supra  unguem,  lateribus  purpureo-venosis. 

The  flowers  vary  in  size  according  to  the  health  of  the  individual  -,  they 
also  are  occasionally  seen  with  the  sepals  and  petals  more  acuminate  than 
usual.  A  variety  with  stems  spotted  with  purple  is  known  in  our  hot 
houses. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  plant  figured  in  the  Exotic  Flora  as  D. 
Pierardi,  that  cultivated  in  the  Botanic  Garden  at  Calcutta  imder  the  same 
name,  and  the  D.  cucullatum  of  the  Botanical  Register,  are  all  one  and 
the  same  species.  The  latter  exhibits  D.  Pierardi  in  the  state  in  which  it 
commonly  appears  in  our  stoves ;  but  whether  the  flowers  appear  fit>m 
among  the  leaves,  or  occupy  the  old  leafless  stems,  depends  not  upon  any 
specific  diffierence,  but  upon  the  state  of  health  of  particular  individuals. 

Dr.  Roxburgh  says  that  the  leaves  of  his  D.  Pierardi  are  emarginate  and 
the  flowers  yellow.  It  is  not  impossible  that  he  has  confounded  D.  Pie- 
rardi, D.  transparens  and  D.  heterocapum,  all  which,  although  slightly 
different,  are  undoubtedly  distinct. 

23.  Dendbobium  transparens.     Wallich,  Cat,  no,  2008. 

D.  caulibus  pendulis  teretibus,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  apice 
obliquis,  floribus  geminatis,  sepalis  acuminatis,  petalis  obtusis  sepalo 
supremo  majoribus,  labello  oblongo  undulato  ciliolato  obtuso  intiis  levis- 
sim^  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Wallich,  (hab,  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,) 
Flores  dilute  rosei,  labello  concolore. 

Very  like  D.  Pierardi,  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by  its  leaves  being 
longer  and  emarginate  at  the  apex,  by  the  petals  being  obtuse  and  the  la- 
bellum much  less. hairy,  and.  pink  not-  yellow.  The  stems  are  also  far 
shorter. 

24*  Dendbobivm  nobile. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  bblongis  obliqu^  emarginatis  obtusis, 
floribus  geminatis,  sepalis  ovalibus,  petalis  conformibus  majoribus,  la- 
bello subrotundo  cucullato  cordato.- 


80         MALAXIDBA.  DfiNDROBIBiB. 

Hab.  in  China,  Reeves,  (v.  to.  pkt.  nnent.  in  Bibl.  Hcrt.  Soc.) 

Flores  inaxiini>  speciosissimi^  caraosi,  albi,  ad  basin  exttis  virescentes^ 
apice  purpurei.  Labellum  apice  purpureum^  basi  intense  sanguineum. 
Anthera  purpurea. 

25.  Dbndrobium  chrysauthum.     FFalL  CaU  no.  2019. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  contortis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatb^ 
floribus  ternatis  inter  folia  nascentibus,  sepalis  carnosis  oblongis  obtusis : 
▼enis  exttis  tuberculatis^  petalis  obovatis  retusis  carnosis  sepalo  supremo 
latioribus,  labello  cucullato  denticulato  retuso  obsolete  trilobo. 

Dendrobiam  chryiantbam.    Bot.  Reg,  1299. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WaUich,  (hab.  s.  tp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,  et  v*  v.  cult.) 

Flores  intense  lutei  caroosi^  extils  tuberculis  crebris  muniti ;  petala  tamen 
minus  tuberculata.     Labellum  inttis  macule  atrosanguindt. 

26.  Dbndrobium  longicomu.    Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  1997* 

D.  caulibus  erectis  hispidis  flexuosis^  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  apice  vald^ 
obliquis,  floribus  fasciculatis  v.  soUtariis  terminalibus»  bracteis  ovatis 
acuminatis  bispidis  pedicello  mult5  brevioribus^  sepalis  lateralibus  in 
calcare  longo  acuminato  connatis^  petalis  sepalo  supremo  conformibus, 
labello  infundibulari  cucuUato  integro  dentato  basi  cum  pede  columnse 
accreto.     Lindley  in  Bot.  Reg.fol.  1315. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet  et  Napalia,  WaUich.  (Jhah.  s.  tp.  e  Museo  AnglO'JndicOf  et  v. 
V.  cult.) 

Caules  erecti,  pedales  sesquipedalesve.  Flores  slhi.  If  unciam^  ab  apice 
columns  ad  apicem  sepal  i  supremi^  longL  Labellum  luteum  exttis  al* 
bum,  inttis  lineli  axili  venisque  multis  croceis.  Columna  brevis,  semi- 
teres^  basi  longissim^  producta ;  clinandrium  dente  postico  acuto>  late- 
ribus  elevatis  dentatis.     Antbera  subrotunda^  antic^  lanuginosa. 

This  remarkable  species  would  be  referable  to  Dr.  Blume*s  Pedilonum 
if  that  genus  were  adopted.  It  has  flowered  in  the  Garden  of  the  Horti- 
cultural Society,  where  I  examined  it.  The  structure  of  its  stigma  is  highly 
curious,  and  unlike  that  of  any  other  Orchideous  plant  with  which  I  am 
acquainted.  That  part  which  Richard  calls  the  rostellum,  and  through 
which  impregnation  takes  effect  is  a  two-lipped  process,  the  lower  lip  of 
which  is  thick  and  abruptly  truncate,  the  upper  thinner^  very  irritable, 
inflected  when  the  pollen  is  humid,  but  curving  back  with  considerable 
elasticity  if  afterwards  touched.  The  whole  of  the  orifice  of  the  stigmatic 
canal  is  choked  up  with  a  thick  mucus. 

I  am  not  sure  that  this  remarkable  oeconomy  is  not  sufficient  to  con- 
stitute a  particular  genus  i  but  I  am  unwilling  to  make  use  of  it,  especially 
as  it  is  an  obscure  character,  unless  it  shall  be  found  that  a  similar  struc- 
ture exists  in  other  species  which  can  be  combined  with  it. 

27.  Dbndrobium  Sarcostoma. 

D.  foliis  linearibus  subcamosis  basi  vaginantibus^  floribus  terminalibus 

subsolitariis. 
Sarcostoma  javanica.    Bhtmep.  340.  /.  45. 
Hab.  in  sylvis  opacis  montis  Salak,  Jomr,  florens  Julio  Septembri ;  Blume. 

'^  Herba  parasitica,  pusilla,  subcanlescens.    Folia  pauca  linearia^  basi 
vaginantia,  subcamosa.    Flores  'k  paleis  erumpentes,  terminales,  subso- 


MALAXIDBJB.  1>£NDR0BIB4B»         81 

litaria.  Labellam  uogniculatum^  supern^  latius>  concavam,  gynoBtemio 
incumbeoa;  limboB  subtrilobus^  lobo  medio  carnoso.  Oynostemium 
(columna)  supern^  incrassatiim,  antic^  ad  apicem  rostello  brevi  ia- 
stmctum.  Anthera  cristataj  bilocularis.  Masss  pollinis  4,  obovato, 
per  paria  elasticc  cohsrente3.     Blume. 

W,  Dbndrobivm  gemdlum. 

D.  "  fbliis  membranaceis  laoceolatis  acuminatis^  peduncuUs  oppositifoliis 

subbifloiis,  limbo  labelli  acuminato."     Blume. 
Pffdilonnm  biflonmi.    Bktme  p,  322. 

Hab.  locis  hmnidis  umbrosis  montis  Salak,  Java,  florens  Maio ;  Blume. 
Floris  emarcidi  fiibricam  accurate  explorare  non  potuit  indefessus  Blume. 

S9.  Dbkd»obii7m  secundum.     WaUidu  Cat.  «a.  1996. 

D.  canlibufl  pendnlis^  foliis  oblongis  apice  obliqud  retusis^  racemis  lateral 
libns  teroadiialibuBque  secundis,  sepalii  ovatis  :  lateralibus  basi  in  cornu 
longum  obtusum  incurvum  comiatis,  petalis  supremo  paulb  minoribus, 
labdlo  integerrimo  acuto  apice  tumido.     Undl,  in  BoU  Reg.  t  1291. 

Pedilonaiii  secnndiiiiu    Bktme  p.  322. 

Hab.  in  Ereti  Malaccenm  insula,  fFaUich  >  circa  Tjikao  in  montosis  Javie, 
florens  Junio  Julio,  Blume )  etiam  in  Sumatra,  (v.  v.  cult,  e  Sumatra  aU 
l<Uum :  hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo'lndico  ;  et  v.  ic.  pict.  fFallichian.) 

Flores  amcsni  purpurei,  Fumaris  cujusdam  facie>  concolores,  labelli  apice 
aurantiaco.     Pollen  purpureum ! 

30.  Dbkdrobium  formosum.     Roxb. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis  pilosis,  foliis  distichis  ovatis  apice  obliqu^ 
emarg^natis  obtusis,  racemo  brevi  terminali  4-5-floro,  bracteis  brevibus 
ovatis,  (floribus  maximis)^  sepalis  oblongis  acutis :  lateralibus  basi  long^ 
productis,  petalis  duplb  latioribus  acutis,  labello  obovato  dilatato  retuso 
com  basi  columns  in  calcar  obtusum  connato.  Lindley  in  Wall.  PI.  As. 
Rot.  no.  39. 

Dendrobinm  formosum.    Roxb,  Mu.     Wall.  Cat.  no*  1998. 

Hab.  in  Silhet,  Napalia,  et  Martabania,  WalUch.  {hab.  $,  sp.  e  Museo  Angh' 
Ind.) 

31.  Dkndbobium  polyanthum.     fFall.  Cat.  no.  2009. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  apice  integris, 
racemis  3-4-florifl  lateralibus  foliis  brevioribus,  sepalis  lanceolatis :  la- 
teralibus supremo  subsqualibus,  petalis  majoribus  oblongis  undulatis 
obtusis,  labcdlo  obovato  cucuUato  ciliato,  capsulis  fusiformibus. 

Hab.  in  Moohnayne,  Indue  OrientaUs,  WalUch.  {habeo  s,  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo- 
Indicojloribus  delapsis.} 

Capeulffi  teretes,  angulis  nullis,  floribus  non  coronats. 

32.  DsNDBOBivM  bi^Birium.     Wall.  Cat.  no.  8002. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  bi£Euiis  oblongis  sessilibus  nitidis 
apice  bilobis  obliqius,  racemis  subterminalibus  brevibus  multifloris, 
bracteis  ovatis  reflexis  •••••••••• ••••••••••••••• 

Angrscum  purpureum  piimum.    Run^ffMtu  6.  /.  49./.  2. 

Hab.  in  Penang,  Wallich.  (hab.  s.  sp.  defloratum  e  Museo  Anglo-ln^co.) 
June,  1830.  m 


82        MALAXIDE^.  DBNDROBiBA* 

FTores  non  yidi.     Capsulse  oyales  6'COSiB.Ue,  pisi  magnitudine. 

The  habit  of  thb  species  is  so  peculiar  that  it  is  not  likely  to  be  con- 
founded with  any  other  species.  Its  flowers  have  not  been  seen.  The 
leaves  of  my  dried  specimens  are  glossy  and  beautifully  marked  with  the 
longitudinal  and  transverse  veins.  The  stems  are  as  much  as  two  feet 
long,  while  the  leaves  are  only  1^  inch  long  and  {  inch  broad. 

3d.  DBNDROBiim  vestitum.     Wall.  Cat.  no,  2005. 

D.  caulibus  pendulis  viUis  deciduis  dens^  vestitis^  foliis  coriaceis  lanceolatis 
apice  obliquis  obtusis  integris  supiii  sparsb  subtils  densissim^  villosis^ 
racemis  elongatis  multifloris  flexuosis  bracteis  ovatis  coriaceijs  persis- 
tentibus  floribus  capsulisque  villosis,  sepalis  lateralibus  in  comu  obtuso 
porrecto  connatis,  petalis  sepalo  superiore  minoribus. 

Hab.  ad  Singapore,  Wallich.  {habeo  i.  gp.  defloratum  e  Museo  Jnglo-Indico.) 

Species  vald^  singularis,  superficie  villosbsimlk  ab  onmibus  dbtincta. 
Florum  ad  apicem  capsularum  vestigia  emarcida  rautila  tantum  vidi. 
Folia  adulta  6  uncias  longa. 

34.  Dendrobium  ramosum.     Lindl,  h  c.  no.  3003. 

D.  caulibus  pendulis  gracilibus  ramosis  glabris,  foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis 
i^ice  integerrimis^  floribus  subracemosis,  bracteis  membranaceis  reflezis 
obtusis,  sepalis  lateralibus  magnis  in  comu  elongatum  rectum  connatis, 
petalis  minoribus,  labello  cucullato  acuto  crispo. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Pundua,  WalUcK  (fiabeo  $.  jp.  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Flores  mal^  conservatos  et  mutilos  tantum  vidi.  Species  D.  Pierardi  af- 
finis,  distincta  tamen  habitu  ramoso  magis  gracili,  floribusque  subrace- 
mosis  nee  geminis  ternisve.  Formam  labelli  et  petalorum  baud  licuit 
detegere. 

35.  Dendrobich  piilchellum.     Roxb. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  oblongo*lanceolatis  subplicatis^  race- 
mis  lateralibus  strictis  multifloris,  bracteis  brevibus  ovatis  obtusis,  sepalis 
ovatis  acmninatis  subcostatis,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  tenuioribus  et  la- 
tioribus,  labello  unguiculato  cochleariformi  obtusbsimo  ciliato  petalb 
breviore. 

Dendrobium  pulcheUiUQ.    Roxb,  AUt, 

Hab.  supra  arbores  et  saxa  in  sylvb  Sylhet,  florens  Maio  Junio>  Roxb.  Mss. 
(t?.  ic,  pict,) 

Sepala  albida.  Petala  rosea.  Labellum  lutescens  maculil  basi  rubro- 
aurantiadl. 

36.  Dendrobium  moschatum.     Wall. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  folib  ••••••••• ,  racemis 

lateralibus  laxis  6-florb,  bracteis  brevibus  oblongis  obtusis,  sepalis  ob- 
longis obtusis  patentissimis  petalisque  oblongis  retusis  latioribus  obsolete 
tessellatis,  labello  unguiculato  cochleariformi  obtusissimo  exttis  villoso. 

Dendrobimn  moschatum.     Wall.  Mas,    Don  Prodr.  34. 
Epidendrum  moschatum.    Hamilt,  apud  Symes.  Emb.  3. 315.  c.  ic, 

Hab.  in  Pegu,  Wallkh,  (v.  ic.  pict.  in  Mus.  Anglo'Indico,) 

Flores  speciosissimi  diametro  2^-3  unciarum,  amoen^  sed  pallid^  aurantiaci. 
LfabeUum  exttis  ejusdem  coloris^  inttis  luteum  basin  versus  utrinque 
maculis  duabus  amplb  coccineis^  venb  quinque  cristato-fimbriatls. 


MAl^XIDEJE.  DSNDROBIEiE.         83 

This  superb  species  flowers  without  its  leaves  in  the  Botanic  Garden  at 
Calcutta,  in  May.  The  blossoms  exhale  a  faint  smell  resembling  that  of 
Rhubarb,  as  I  learn  from  Dr.  Wallich*s  Mss. 

37.  t  BsNDBOBiuM  Calceolaria.     Hooker. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis,  foliis  linearibus  obtusis,  racemis  lateralibus 
laxis  5-floris,  sepalis  patentissimis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis  latioribus 
venosis  reticulatis,  labello  unguiculato  cochleariformi  obtusissimo  mar- 
gine  abrupt^  inflexo  pubescente. 

Dendrobimn  Calceolaria.    Hooker.  Ex,  Ft,  184. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  Hooker. 

Flores  rosei>  magnitudine  D.  moschati,  versus  columnam  flavescentes. 
Labellum  lutescens,  inttis  maculis  duabus  araplis  coccineis  (venis  nuUis 
fimbriatis  ex  Hookero)  ungue  luteo.  Columna  et  anthera  atropurpurese, 
antic^  luteae. 

This  species  approaches  very  nearly  to  Dendrobium  moschatum,  with 
which  however  Dr.  Hooker  does  not  contrast  it.  It  appears  to  diflfer  in 
the  characters  I  have  pointed  out>  especially  in  the  absence  of  the  5  crested 
veins  that  are  found  in  the  inside  of  the  lip  of  D.  moschatum,  which  Dr. 
Hooker  would  no  doubt  have  both  figured  and  described  had  they  existed 
in  his  D.  Calceolaria. 

Upon  referring  to  Dr.  Wallich's  Mss.  I  find  that  his  Dendrobium  Cal- 
ceolus  is  the  same  as  D.  moschatum,  and  that  he  described  it  from  Dr. 
Carey's  Garden.  It  is  therefore  strongly  to  be  suspected  that  this  and 
D.  moschatum  are  both  the  same. 

38.  Dendrobium  fimbriatum.     Wall,  Mss, 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulisj  foliis  ovato-lauceolatis>  racemis  lateralibus 
multifloris,  sepalis  oblongis  undulatis  patentissimis,  petalis  majoribus 
undulads  ciliatis^  labello  indiviso  cucullato  rotundato  fimbriato,  fimbriis 
laceris. 

Dendrobium  fimbriatom.    Hooker.  Exot.  Fl.71.     Wall.  Cat.  no.  201 1 . 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  WaHich.  (Juib.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Flores  intense  aurei,  in  icone  Hookeriano  unicolores,  salvis  striis  quibusdam 
versus  basin  aurantiacis ;  verosimiliter  tamen  basi  sanguineo-maculati 
in  spontanea  planta. 

This  species  has  in  some  respects  the  appearance  of  Dendrobium  chry- 
santhum^  from  which  however  it  is  distinguishable  both  by  its  inflores- 
cence and  by  the  different  shape  of  its  petals. 

39.  Dbndrobiuh  aiu'iferum. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  pendulis^  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  integris,  racemis 
lateralibus  horizon talibus  clavatis  foliorum  longitudine,  bracteis  cucul- 
latis  dens^  imbricatis^  sepalis  petalis  labeUoque  lineari-lanceolatis  con- 
niventibus  acuminatissimis. 
Hab.  in  China,  Reeves,  {v.  ic,  pict.  sinens.  in  Bibl.  Hort.  Soc.) 
Flores  anrei.     Bntctese  virides.     Sepala  lateralia  basi  parum  dilatata. 

40.  Dbndbobium  moniliforme.     Swartz, 

D.  caulibus  erectis  ramosis,  intemodiis  tumidis,  foliis  oblongis  obliqufe 
emarginatis  obtusis,  floribus  geminatis  foliis  longioribus,  sepalis  petalis- 


84         MALAXIDEA.  DBNDROBlBJi. 

que  oblongis  acutis  Tenosis/  labello  cucullato  acuto  confbrmi.     LindL 
m  BoL  Reg.fol.  1814. 

Fu  Ran.    Ktempf*  amiBn*  i,  865. 

Epidendrum  moniliforme.    Linn.  sp.  pL  1352. 

Dendrobium  moniliforme.    Swartz  act.  Holm.  1800.  p,  246.     fFilld.  m,  19. 

Hab.  in  JaponuB  rupibus  et  arboribus.  (v.  ic.  pict.  v.  cult,  e  China  allatum.) 

The  Epidendrum  monile  of  Thunberg>  which  that  writer  says  has  acute 
leaves  and  white  flowers^  is  a  distinct  species.     See  D.  catenatum. 

41.  Dendrobium  catenatum. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  erectis  :  internodiis  tumidis,  ibliis  lineari-lanceolatis 

acutis^  racemis  lateralibus  4-5-f[oris>  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  acu- 

mina^>  labello  oblongo  tridentato. 
Bpidendrom  monile*    Tkunb.  Fi.  Jap, 
Hab.  in  Japonia,  Thunberg }   in  China,  Reeves,  (v.  ic.  pict.  sinens.  in  Bibl. 

Hort.  Soc.) 
Sepala  viridia.    Petala  alba.    Labellum  disco  fulvum  sub  i^ice  tridentato 

purpureo-maculatum. 

42.  Dendrobium  denudans.     Don, 

D»  caulibus  brevibus  csespitosis  erectis  vaginis  laxis  foliomm  vestitis^ 
foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  submembranaceis  apice  obliquis  emarginatis> 
racemis  lateralibus  terminalibusque  nutantibus  multifloris^  sepalis  acu- 
minatis :  lateralibus  basi  incurvis,  petalis  minoribus^  labelli  tnlobi  lobo 
medio  crenulato  recurvo :  lateralibus  serratis. 

Dendrobium  denudans.    Don,  Prodr.  34.     Wedl.  Cat,  no,  2014. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fValUch,  {hab,  s.  sp.  e  Mttseo  Anglo- Indico,  et  v.  ic.  pict. 
Wall,) 

Flores  albi>  virescentes.     Labellum  viride,  concolor* 

This  species  is  the  most  variable  that  I  know  in  point  of  size.  Some  of 
Dr.  Wallich's  specimens  are  not  more  than  an  inch  and  half  high>  with 
two  or  three  leaves  and  as  many  flowers  on  each  individual,  while  others 
are  six  or  seven  inches  high>  with  numerous  distichous  leaves,  and  three  or 
four  long  nodding  racemes,  each  consisting  of  eight  or  nine  flowers.  The 
species  is  always  distinguishable  by  the  loose  membranous  sheaths  which 
clothe  the  stem  when  the  leaves  have  fallen  o£f. 

43.  Dendrobium  cuspidatum.     iMidl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  2015. 

D.  caulibus  brevibus  erectis  3-5-phyllis,  foliis  lineari-oblongis  apice  obli- 
quis emarginatis,  racemis  terminalibus  3-4-floris  foliis  brevioribus, 
bracteis  lineari-ovatis  acutis,  petalis  sepalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  acu- 
minatis  sequalibus  :  honun  lateralibus  basi  incurvis  comu  referentibus, 
labelli  trilobi  petalis  duplb  brevioris  lobis  lateralibus  roaximis  erectis 
rotundatis  integerrimis  :  intermedio  ovato  acmninato. 

Hab.  in  Tat^o^,  Wallich,  (hab,  s.  sp.  Museo  AnglO'Indico.) 

This  species  resembles  in  many  respects  D.  denudans,  from  which  it  is 
abimdandy  distinguished  by  the  loose  sheaths  of  the  fallen  leaves  not  co- 
vering the  stem,  and  by  the  peculiar  form  of  the  lip.  My  specimens  are 
from  3  to  4  inches  high.     The  flowers  appear  to  be  white. 

44.  Dendrobium  barbatulum.     Lindl.  I.  c,  no,  S013. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus ,  foliis .,  racemis  lateralibus  termi- 


MALAXIDBA.  DBNDROBIfiS.         8fl 

naUbnsqiie  strictis  mtiltifloris,  sepalis  ovatis  acuminatis^  petalid  obovatis 
acutis  sepilo  supremo  majoribus^  labello  piano  oborato  obttiso  aplculato 
integenimo  baM  barbatulo. 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaU,  Heyne.  (hab.  $,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico.) 

Flores  diaphani  D.  macrostachyi  magnitudine. 

Very  nearly  related  to  D.  pulchellum  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by 
the  much  smaller  size  of  the  flowers^  and  the  form  of  the  labellum. 

46.  Dmin>B4»iUM  pygmseom.     lAndl.  I.  c,  no.  1999. 

D.  caoUbns  erectis  csespitosis  vaginis  laxis  foliorum  vestitis,  foliis  lineari- 
lanceolatis^  racemis  suberectis  terminalibus  multifloris  foliorum  long^- 
tndincy  rachi  angulato^  bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis,  sepalis  infe- 
rioribus  ovatis  acuminatis  ad  basin  cornu  incurvo  conuatis :  supremo 
petalisque  ^eari-spatulatis  acutis,  labello  unguiculato  cuneato  integro : 
callis  duobus  longitudinalibus  in  disco  3  margine  anteriore  camoso  crispo 
pUcato  lobo  intermedio  ovato. 

?  DendrobtuD  pnriHnm,    Dmi.  Prgdr,  36. 

Uab.  ad  Prome^  Martabanue,  WaMch.  {hab,  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo'lndico.) 

Herba  9-3-pollicaris,  verosimiliter  csespitosa.  Pseudo-bulb i  nulli.  Ra- 
cemi  erecti  v.  cemui.  D.  denudanti  affinis>  sed  labelli  latera  nullo 
modo  serrata^  et  figura  diversa. 

46.  Dbndbobium  linguseforme.     Swartz. 

D.  caulibus  teretibus  repentibus,  foliis  sessilibus  obovatis  alt^  trisulcatis, 
racemis  erectis  multifloris,  se^is  petalisque  linearibus  acuminatissimis, 
labelli  abbreviati  lobo  medio  undidato  tricarinato. 

Dendrobinm  lingaeforme.  Swartz  act,  Hohn,  1800.  p,  2i7.  Smith  Bxot,  Bot,  /•  II. 
WiUd.n.2i.    R.  Brown  Prodr, 3^. 

Uab.  in  msutis  maris  Paafid^  Nooa  HoUandia,  Banks,  R.  Brown,  (v.  s.  sp, 
in  Herb,  Banks.) 

Flores  pallida  flavi.     Labellum  cristis  Inteis^  lobis  lateralibus  cssruleis. 

47.  Dbndbobium  rig^dum.     Jt.  Brown. 

D.  **  caulibus  repentibus,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  camosis  longi  - 
tudine  racemi  pauciflori  patuli,  perianthii  foliolis  oblongis  acutiusciSis 
squantibus  labellum  laminit  oblong^  obtus^t.*'     Brown  Prodr.  333. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  trc^pica ;  R.  Brown. 

48.  Dbndbobixjm  flavescens. 

D.  '^  ebalbe,  foliis  paucis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis  basi  canaliculatis,  flo- 
ribus  alternis  subspicatis  terminalibus  pubentibus,  labello  intiis  pubes- 
cente,  limbo  emarginato  plicato.**     Blume, 

Onydrinm  flareecens.    Bktmep.  325. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Salak  et  Seribu,  Java,  florens  Martio  Octobri ;  Blume. 

Flores  parvi,  flavi.     Bl. 

49.  Dbndbobium  nudum. 

D.  "  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  inaequali-acuminatis  membranaceis,  racemis 
poucifloris,  sepalis  interioribus  lanceolatis  dorsali  angustioribus.'*  Blume, 

Oofobiiiia  nndom.    Bktmep.  325. 

Hab.  in  altis  montis  Salak,  Javce,  florens  Maio  Junio;  Blume. 


86         MALAXIDEJ!.  DJBNPROBIEJB. 

''  Caules  articulati^  supern^  flexuosi }  flores  dilute  purpurascentes,  demilin 
flavesceates  \  leJ>ellum  ad  basin  ung^culo  prseditum.*'     BL 

50.  DBNDBOBimf  mutabile. 

D.  ''  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis  obYiqu^  retusis  membranaceis." 

Blume. 
OnycMam  mutabile.    Bhtme  p,  Z2A, 
Hab.  in  montosis  JcaxB,  florens  Septembri  Octobri  ^  Blume. 

Flores  dens^  racemosi  dilute  rosei^  labello  glandulis  tribus  sulphnreis  or- 
nato.  Gynostemium  antic^  pubescens.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  latiora. 
Labellum  infern^  unguiculo  libero  instructum.     Bl. 

51.  Dendbobiuh  rigidum. 

D.  *'  foliis  lato-lanceolatis  obliqu^  retusis  rigidis.'*     Blume. 

Onychium  ligidam.    Blume  p.  324. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Jav€B,  florens  Septembri^  &c.   Blume. 

*^  JBlores  albidi^  labello  glandulis  tribus  flavescentibus  instructo ;  forsan 
varietas  prsecedentis  (D.  mutabilis)  sed  firmitate  partium  discrepat."  BL 

52.  Dbndbobium  erosum. 

D.  **  foliis  subcoriaceis  lanceolatis  obtusis,  racemis  brevibus  oppositifoliis 
subterQunalibusve,  sepalis  obtusis,  dorsali  interioribus  latiore,  labelli 
limbo  rotundato  concavo  eroso."     Blume, 

Pedilonom  erosam.    Bhtme  p,  323. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  Salak>  JaxxB,  florens  Junio  }  Blume. 

53.  Dendbobiuh  hymenophyllum. 

D. ''  foliis  membranaeeis  lanceolatis  inaequali-acuminatis,  pedicellis  brevi- 
bus, sepalo  dorsali  interioribus  obtusis  aequali,  sacco  calcariformi  lon- 
gissimo^  limbo  labelli  undulato.'*     Blume. 

Pedilonom  undalatum.    Bhtme  p,  322.  /.  36. 

Hab. In  sylvis  Salak,  Java,  florens  Jimio ;  Blume. 

Sepala  purpuraseentia )  labellum  flavum.     BL 

54.  Dendbobiuh  villosulum.     Wall.  Cat.  no.  2006. 

D.  caulibus  flagelliformibus  longissimis  pube  decidu^  hispidis,  foliis  ovato- 
lanceolatis  apice  obliqu^  bilobis  rectis,  floribus •  • 

Hab.  in  Penang,  WalUch.  (habeo  s.  sp.  sineJlorUms  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico.) 

JFrustula  tantum  vidi.     Species  vald^  distincta  sed  recognoscenda. 

55.  Dendbobiuh  acuminatissimum. 

D.  '*  foliis  membranaeeis  linearibus  sepalisque  acuminatissimis.*'     Blume. 
Grastidium  acuminatiBsimum.    Blume  p.  335. 

Hab.  in  convallibus  montis  Salak  supra  arbores,  Jatxe,  florens  M aio  Junio ; 
Blume. 

Flores  virescentes*    BL 

56.  Dendbobiuh  salaccense, 

«D.  "  foliis  membranaeeis  lineari-lanceolatis  obliqu^  retusis,  sepalis  acutis, 
labello  obtuso  inttis  1-lineato.*'     Blume, 


MAlAXIDBiB.  DENDROBIEjfi.         87 

Gnsdd&ain  taUeceiise.    Bkm$p.333. 

Hab.  in  sybris  altioribus  montis  Salak>  Javce,  florens  Augusto  Decembri ; 
Blume. 

Flores  lutei.    BL 

57.  Dbmdrobium  rngosum. 

D.  ^  foliis  subcoriaceis  lanceolatis  apice  emarginatis^  sepalis  et  labelli 
limbo  actuninatis^  labello  iattis  membranaeeo-rugoso.*'     Blume, 

Grastifiiim  mgosiim.    Bhnne  p.  333* 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak>  Javcs,  florens  Febniario ;  Blume. 

Flores  flavi.     Bl. 

58.  DsNDBOBiUM  Kuhlii. 

D.  ^  foliis  submembranaceis  lanceolatis  apice  insequali-obtasis^  sepalo 
dorsali  interioribus'lato-lanceolatis  latiori^  labelli  limbo  spatulato  acuto." 
Bbane. 

Pedilonum  KidOH.    Bkane  p.  321. 

Hab.  in  montibns  altioribus  provindarum  occidentalium  Javm,  florens 
MaioJulio;  Blume. 

Ilores  pallid^  purpurascentes.     BL 

59.  Dendrobium  Hasseltii. 

D.  '*  foliis  rigidis  lanceolatis  profundi  obliqu^  emarginatis^  sepalo  dorsali 
interioribus  lato-lanceolatis  sequali,  labelli  limbo  lineari-acuto.*'  Blume, 
Pedilonum  Hasseltii.    Bktme  p,  321* 

Hab.  ad  montem  P&ngoerangoe  ad  truncos  arborum,  Java,  florens  Maio 
Jnnio;  Blume. 

Flores  profundi  purpurascentes.     Bl, 

€0.  Dbndbobium  semulum.     R.  Br, 

D. ''  caulibus  erectis  apice  2-3-pbyllis^  foliis  ovali-oblongis  integerrimis 
racemo  terminali  multifloro  brevioribus,  perianthii  foliolis  linearibus, 
labello  iafik  divisuram  caring  triplici  3  lobo  intermedio  semiovato  acu- 
tiusculo  unicarinato.'*     Brawn. 

Dendrobium  ttmnliim.    Br,  Prodr.  333.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag*  2^6. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson>  Nova  HoUandia;  R.  Brown. 

Flores  ex  icone  Hookeriano  albidi  labello  rubroguttato. 

61.  Dbndbobium  spedosum. 

D.  caulibus  erectis^  apice  2-d-phyllis>  foliis  ovali-oblongis  integerrimis 
racemo  terminali  multifloro  brevioribus^  perianthii  foliolis  angusto- 
oblongis^  labello  infiit  divisuram  caring  unicll ;  lobo  intermedio  latiore 
quam  longo  ecarinato."     Brown  Prodr,  332. 

Dendrobium  speciosnm.    Exot,  Boi,  t,  10. 

Hab.  in  Nooa  HoUandia  tropica^  etiam  ad  Porium  Jaclaon,  (v.  «•  sp,) 

62.  Dbndbobium  undulatum.     B,  Br, 

D.  "  foliis  biferiis  ovali-oblongis  emarginatis^  racemis  oppositifoliis  Ion-  ^ 
gissimis^  labello  inttis  5-carinato>  lobo  intermedio  oblougo  foliolisque 
interioribus  perianthii  undulatis.*'     Brown  Prodr.  332. 


88         MALAXIDEJS.  DBNDROBIfiiK. 

Hab.  in  N.  HolL  tropica  5  R.  Brown ;  Bustard's  Bay,  Bay  of  Inlets,  Cope 
Grafton,  &c.  Banks,  (v.  f .  sp,  in  Herb.  Banks,  et  haJUoJlores  comm*  a  celeb. 
Broum,) 

Note.  The  figures  of  Rumphius 

Vol.  6.  t.  47.  f.  1 

t.  50.  f.  1. 

t  51.f.  1. 

belong  to  this  section — but  to  species  with  which  I  am  unacquainted. 

§  ni.  Caules  wfidique  foliosi,  basi  incrassatL 

63.  Dendrobium  crumenatum.     Swartz. 

D.  caulibus  csespitosis  erectis  basi  incrassatis  teretibus,  foliis  ovato«ob- 
longis  obtusis  emarginatis,  racemo  terminali  3-5-4loro,  sepalis  petalis- 
que  ovatis  acuminatis  subundulatis  conformibus,  labello  cuculiato  undu- 
lato  acuminato. 

Angrscam  crumenatum*    Rumph.  6.  /.  47./.  2. 

Dendrobium  crumenatum.    Swariz,    WiUd,  no,  20.  LindU  in  Hort.  Tram,  7,  p.  70. 

Onychium  crumenatum.    Blume  p,  326. 

Hab.  supra  arbores>  JavtB,  Blume;  Sumatrce,  Raffles s  Penang,  WalUch, 
(t7.  V.  cult.) 

Flores  albi,  odorati,  apicibus  roseis^  labeUi  disco  luteo. 

Variat  floribus  albidis  et  lilaceis,  etiam  foliis  ovalibus  v.  oblongis  retusis 
crassioribus  3  BL 

64.  Dendrobium  angulatum.     Wall.  Cat.  no.  2010. 

D.  caiilibus  gracilibus  subramosis  basi  fiisiformibus  camosis  glaberrimis, 
foliis  linearibus  basi  latioribus  apiee  emarglnatis  obliquis,  floribus  e 
gemma  paleacea  exortis  solitariis  • • •••••••••••• 

Hab.  ad  Ativan,  MartabanuB,  WalUch.  (habeo  s.  sp.  e  Museo  AngUhlndicofer^ 
defloraium.) 

Florem  unicum  mutilum  tantum  vidi,  magnitudine  et  fftcie  Apori  ancipitis. 
Sepala  lateralia  ceeteris  mult5  majora.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  yerosi- 
militer  paulb  minora.     Folia  minora. 

65.  Dendrobium  Blumii. 

D.  '*  foliis  linear! -lanceolatis  obliqu^  retusis^  floribus  subterminalibus  pa- 
leis  cinctis,  labello  intils  disco  supeni^  tricuspidato  instracto,  limbi  lobo 
medio  abbreviatp  fimbriato-bifido.**     Blume. 

Onjchinm  fimbriatom.    Bkune  p.  325. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montis  Pantjar,  Java,  florens  Junio ;  Blume. 

Caules  compress!  ad  basin  bulbo  dilatato-tetragono  Instruct!.     Bl. 

66.  Dendrobium  tricuspe. 

D.  *'  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusiusculis,  floribus  terminalibus  paleis 
cinctis,  labello  inttis  disco  supemb  tricuspidato  instructo,  limbo  lobo 
medio  rotundato  integerrimo."     Blume. 

Onychium  tricuspe.    Blume  p.  326. 

Hab.  ad  arbores  in  sylvis  montis  Salak^  Javcs,  florens  Octobri;  Blume. 

'*  Caules  compressi,  supra  basin  bulbo  compresso  instruct!.  Accedit  pras- 
cedenti  (Onychio  suo  fimbriato)  cui  differt  limbo  label!!  integerrimo."  Bl. 


BfALilXIDBJB.  DBNDROBIBiS.         89 

67.  DBVMMBfmc  laneUatnuL 

D.  ^  fbliis  lato*laiiceolatis  in  bulbia  compreasis  vaginantibus,  pedunculis 
confertis  paudfloris  ex  apice  bulborum  erumpeiitibu39  labelU  limbo  un- 
dulato^  ungue  gynostemii  appendice  lamellato  instructo."     Bktme, 

OnycbiomlameUatiim.    Bkme  Bffd,  326*  t,  10. 

Hab.  prope  Fassir  Ipia  in  PvoTincia  Baitenzorg>  Jav€t,  florens  Junio  Au- 
gostoj  Bhime. 

68.  DsvDBianJM  tetraedre. 

D. "  foliis  linearibus  emarginatis  membranaceb  (panris)>  floribus  oppositi- 

fbliis  alternis^  labelli  limbo  tindulato>  caule  tetraedri.**    Blume, 
Onydiiitm  tetraedre.    Bktme  p,S27* 
Hah,  in  sjItIs  altioribus  montis  Sakk^  Javte,  florens  Jonio;  Blnme. 

Tlanta  panra;  bulbi  fusini.  Flores  albido-purpurascentes,  labello  in- 
fem^  unguiculo  instructor  limbo  semitrilobo.*'     Bl. 

69.  DsNoaoBiiTM  connatnm* 

D,  '*  fbliis  membranaceis  ovali-oblongis^  retysis^  floribus  oppositifolii^  so- 
litariis^  labello  infem^  cum  ungue  gynostemii  connato  inttis  vernicoso, 
limbo  rotundato.*'     Blume. 

OBjchium  oonoatiiiii.    Bktme  p»  328. 

Hab.  ad  pedem  montis  Salak>  Jcn)^^,  floreos  Septembri  Octobri ;  B}ume. 

"  Caaks  ioterassati^  quasi  articuhjt^  foliis  bifetriis  verticalibus.  Flores 
aUudo-virescentee/'    Bkmne. 

70.  Dbndbobium  japonicum. 

D.  **  fbliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusiusculis^  floribus  subterminalibus  al- 
temis^  pedicellis  basi  incrassatis,  labello  intiis  pubescente^  limbo  ovato 
acuto."    Bhmt. 

OBjpMomJiqpoDimm.    Bhmep,yi%, 

Hab.  in  hortis  Jav®  ex  Japonia  allatum ;  Blume. 

''  Caules  ebulbi  sed  supra  basin  incrassati^  teretiusculi^  articulati  i  flores 
]iliacei>  odorati ;  labellum  basi  ad  marginem  subciliatum,  inttis  pube- 
scens>  basi  non  appendiculatum  5  unguis  gynostemii  latus^  concavus.** 
Bhtme. 

71.  Dbndbobium  Ceraia. 

Ceraia  simpliciatoa.    Lour,  Fl*  CQcii$fck.  p»  518. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Cockmcfuna  et  China,  rupibus^t  arboribus  inhsrens^  Lou- 
reiro.  (v.  s.  qt,  in  Herb,  Banks,) 

In  Uerbario  Banksiano  adest  exemplar  ab  ipso  Loureiro>  nomine  Kerantbi 
insignitum,  quod  procul  dubia  Cerais  ejus  simplicissimse  pertinet.  Uni- 
cum  folium  babet  paryum  lineare,  sed  flores  nullos ;  esse  autem  Den- 
drobium  quoddam  D.  crumenato  vald^  affine  nihil  dubito.  Caules 
palmares  basi  tuinidi  fusiformes. 

Note.  The  figures  of  Rumphius 

Vol.  6.  t.  44.  f.  1. 

t.  46.  f.  1. 

t.  46.  f.  2. 

belong  to  this  section,  but  to  species  with  which  I  am  unacquainted. 

June,  1830.  n 


90         MALAXIDEJS.  DENDROBIBjE. 

§  IV.  Caules  undtquefoUari  versus  apicem  senmm  mcrassoH,  unde  clavaHJiunt. 

This  section^  and  the  preceding  one  also>  represent  the  stem  of  Den* 
drobium  passing  towards  the  pseudo-bolbous  state  of  Bolbophyllum. 

72.  Dbndrobium  densiflorum.     WM.  Cat.  no.  2000. 

D.  caulibus  articulatis  davatis  pendulis  apice  foliosis^  foliis  oblongis 
acutis  nervosisy  racemis  lateralibus  multifloris  foliis  longioribus :  junio* 
ribus  strobiliformibas,  bracteis  oblongis  plicatis  recurvis  pedicellis 
longioribus^  sepalis  patentissimis  oyatis  obtusis,  petalis  con^onnibiis 
majoribus,  labello  miyore  rhomboideo  unguiculato  semilato  retuso. 
LincU.  in  Wall  PL  As.  Rar^  no.  40. 

Epidendmm  Damnnsnttn.    Budkamt  in  Herb,  Smith* 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WalUch.  (hob.  s.  sp.  defioratum  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico,  v.  ic. 
pici.  et  s.  sp.in  Herb.  Smith.) 

73.  Dendrobium  nutans. 

D.  caulibus  articulatis  subdavatis  hispidis  apice  fbliosis^  foliis  oyato- 
lanceolatis  apice  vald^  obliqu^  uncinato-bilobis,  peduncuUs  subtermina- 
libus  bifloris  foliis  brevioribus^  bracteis  minimis^  petalis  sepalisque 
lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  squalibus  membranaceis,  labello  conformi 
camoso  crenulato  indiviso^  capsulis  oblongis  nutantibus. 

Hab.  in  coUibus  Peradenise^  ZeyUma,  supra  arbores^  florens  Noyembri, 
Macrae,  {habeo  s.  sp.  et  vidi  iconem  pictam.) 

Caules  pedales  v.  sesquipedales^  subflexuosi.  Folia  in  genere  parva^ 
subttis  minutissim^  hispidiuscula.  Flores  albi,  subyirescentes,  labello 
luteo.  Capsulse  oblongs^  angulis  depressisy  sterilibus  yittsfbrmibus 
marginatis. 

74.  DxNDROBiuM  bicolor. 

D.  caulibus  erectis  elongatis  subdayatis  apice  foliosis,  foliis  lanceo- 
latis acutis>  racemo  breyi  erecto  termlnidi  y.  subterminali  S-4-floro 
foliis  multb  breviore^  bracteis  oblongis  obtusis  petaloideis  yenosis^  pe- 
talis sepalisque  oblongis  obtusis  aequij^bus,  labello  trilobo  obtuso  :  lobis 
lateralibus  erectis  rotundatis. 

Hab.  in  Monte  Nuera  EUia,  Zeylona,  supra  arbores  crescens^  Augusto 
florens,  Macrae,  (hah.  s.  sp.  deforatum,  et  vidi  iconem  pkt.') 

Bractes  magns  oblongs  petaloides  venoss  bicolores>  apice  yirides  basi 
fusco  rubrs.    Flores  albidi. 

75.  Dendbobium  Heyneanum.    Lindl.  m  WaU.  Cat.  no.  1995. 

D.  caulibus  erectis  flexuosis  dayatis  yaginis  lasds  foliorum  yestitis>  foliis 
lineari-lanceolatis  acutis,  racemis  axillaribus  patentissimis  multifloris, 
bracteis  minimis  oyatis,  sepalis  petalisque  oyato-lanceolatis  acutis  sub- 
sequalibus,  labello  trilobo  cum  basi  columns  connato,  callo  longitudinali 
in  disco :  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  subrotundo  camoso  inciso- 
crenato. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  Heyne.  (hob.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo'Indico.) 

Racemi  pedunculati  multiflori  patentissimi  un^  cum  figura  labelli  speciem 
distinguunt. 


MALAXIPBJe.  DBNDROBIEA.         91 

§  V.  Folia  tereiia,  iubulata,  v.  semkyUndracea. 

76.  Dbndbobivm  criBpatum.     Swartz. 

D.  canle  ramoso  virgato  tereti^  fbliis  cylindraceis  filifonnibus  subincurvis, 
racemis  lateralibus  simplicibus^  labelli  lobo  medio  revoluto  undulato 
crenato. 

Efadteodram  crispatnm.    Fmrst, !  Prodr.  n.  315. 

Dendrobtam  cri^atom.    Swartz.  act.  Holm,  1800.  p.  247.     JfHUd.  n,  22" 

Hab.  in  SocieiaHs  msuUs,  Banks,  (v.  icanem  Fonterianani  in  BibUotheca  Bank- 
nana,  et  s.tp.m  Herb.  Banks,) 

Canlis  articulatus^  rigidus^  kevigatus^  graminis  cujosdam  ad  instar.  Folia 
teretia.    Racemos  terminalis. 

77*  Dbndbobivm  canalicnlatum.    R.  Brown, 

D.  '^  caulibns  erectis  abbreviatis  bulbiformibus  apice  subtriphyllis^  foliis 
semicylindraceis  canalicolatis  acutis  cai^nosis^  scapo  terminflii>  racemo 
muliifloro^  periantbii  foliolis  oblongis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  oblongis ; 
intennedio  subrotondo  acuto  disco  S-lamelloso.**     Brown  Prodr.  333. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia  tropica  >  R.  Brown. 

78.  Dbndbobium  teretifolium.    R.  Brown* 

D.  ^  canlibns  repentibns>  foliis  filifonnibus  teretibus,  periantbii  foliolis 
elongato-linearibus  apice  angustatis^  labello  tricarinato;  lobo  intermedio 
lineari-lanceolato  acuminato  crispato.'*    Brown  Prodr.  333. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson^  N.  JHoUanduB;  R.  Brown. 

79.  Dbndbobium  tenellum. 

D.  ^  foliis  lineari-subnlatis^  floribus  subterminalibus  solitariis  altemis, 

labelli  limbo  emarginato.*'     Bhune. 
Onydiiiim  teneUnm.    BImmep,  387. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  circa  catarractas  calidas  ad  montem  Gede>  Java,  florens 
Maio;  Blume. 

''  Bulbi  ovales^  sulcati  -,  flores  albidi^  sepalis  acutis ;  labellum  inttis  striis 
purporascentibus  notatum.*'     BL 

90.  Dbndbobium  gracile. 

D.  *'  foliis  lineari-subulatis>  floribus  altemls  solitariis  geminisve^  labelli 

limbo  obtuso.*'    BUtme. 
Onyduain  gracile.    BImmep.  327. 
Hab.  in  altioribus  montis  Gede,  Jav€e,  florens  Aprili ;  Blume. 

^  Bulbi  ovales}  flores  nutantes^  lilacini,  sepalis  obtusiusculis.*'    BL 

81.  Dbndbobium  snbulatum. 

D. ''  foliis  suboarnosis  subulatis  teretibus^  pedicellis  altemis  subspicato- 
terminalibus,  labelli  limbo  undulato  emarginato.**    BUtme. 

Onychinm  sdbnlatiim.    JSAcme  j»*  328. 

Hab.  locis  humilioribus  ad  arbores  Javce,  florens  toto  anno  j  Blume. 

Caules  ebulbi.    Flores  flavido-purpurascentcs.    Bl. 


92         MALAXIDBJB«  DBNDROBIBiB. 

*  Spedei  drfectu  exemplarium  et  6b  deicriptumei  moncot  vcMb  dubut^^ 

omnes  recognoscenda, 

82.  ?  Dbndrobium  carinatum.     fVUld. 

D.  foliis  obloDgo-lanceolatb  compressis  articulatU^  scapis  ramoauu  ff^iUd. 
no.  7. 

Bontia  luzonica.    Petiv,  gazopk,  t,  44./.  10. 
Epidendrum  mrifiatnm.    IAnn»  ap,  pk  1350. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Luzanunu 

83.  ?  Dendrobivm  paniculatum.     Swartz. 

D. ''  caule  infem^  yestito  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  emarginatis^  supern^  an- 
dpiti-Taginato>  spiculis  filiformibus  paniculads  contiguis.**     Swarix, 

Dendrobimn  panicidatiim.    Swarts,  Pers»  sym,  p.  523. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone. 

84.  }  DsHDEOBiuif  roseum.    Swattt. 

D.  '*  caule  aphyllo  erecto  vaginis  membranaceis  ovato-lanceolatis  vestito, 
racemo  terminally  floribus  deltoideo-conicis^  labello  spatulato  crenulato.** 
Swartz. 

Dendrobinm  roMviii*    SwMrtx.  Pen,  tyn,  p.  523* 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone. 

This  very  difficult  and  extensive  genus>  stands  still  in  great  need  of 
reformation :  particularly  in  the  arrangement  of  the  species.  I  am  ac- 
quainted with  several  more  than  are  here  mentioned^  but  I  am  unwilling 
to  introduce  them  without  better  maierials. 


MALAXIDBJB.  DSNDROBIEJS«        93 


I  cannot  conclude  1117  account  of  the  tribe  of  Orchideous  plants  with 
waxy  pollen-masses  destitute  of  glands  and  other  secreting  apparatus^ 
wiUiout  adverting  to  the  genus  An^scum.    I  adopted  this  genus^  some 
years  nnce,  from  M.  Du  Petit  Thouars^  and  publisheid  it  in  my  Collectanea 
Botanica^  t.  15.  referring  to  it  a  plant,  A.  maculatum,  found  equally  in 
Brazil  and  on  the  West  coast  of  Africa,  and  now  very  common  in  the  hot- 
houses of  England.    I  described  the  pollen  masses  of  this  plant  as  desti- 
tute of  a  gland,  and  my  drawing  was  in  conformity  with  that  description* 
I  subsequently  examined  an  imperfect  living  specimen  of  a  Sierra  Leone 
plant  which  I  believe  to  be  the  Limodorum  Inridum  of  Afselius,  and  which 
is  in  all  probability  also  an  Angrsecum,  and  I  took  the  pollen  masses  to  be 
be  as  I  had  before  seen  them  in  my  Angr.  maculatum^  that  is  to  say  des- 
titute  of  a  gland.    In  a  memoir  upon  the  Orchideous  (dants  of  the  Mau- 
ritius and  neighbouring  islands,  published  in  1828,  M.  Achille  Richard, 
who  has  examined  specimens  of  several  of  Du  Petit  Thouars's  Angrae- 
cums^  expressly  declares  that  in  all  these  thereJs  nQ.gland,  he  says  he  has 
not  seen  any  thing  like  caudicula  (which  is  never  found  without  a  gland) 
in  any  one  of  them.     Hence  it  would  seem  that  no  fact  can  be  supported 
by  more  conclusive  testimony  than  that  Angrsecum  belongs  to  MalaxidecB; 
and  yet  this  testimony  I  distrust  so  much  that^  without  absolutely  reject- 
ing it,  I  cannot  receive  it ;  and  for  the  following  reasons.    In  the  first 
place,  I  now  know  that  my  observation  upon  A.  maculatum  was  incorrect; 
that  plant  has  distinctly  both  a  caudicula  and  gland }  secondly,  Du  Petit 
Thouars  in  some  cases,  as  t.  81.  (CEoma  Juberti  m.)  distinctly  represents 
the  pollen  masses  wi^  glands,  of  which  however  M.  Achille  Richard  cte- 
nies  the  existence.  Now  in  this  ease  I  prefer  the  evidence  of  M.  Du  Pietit 
Thouars  whose  figure  was  taken  from  a  fresh  specimen.    In  the  third 
place,  M.  Ach.  Richard  states  that  there  is  no  gland  in  Angrscnm  gladu- 
folium }  this  happens  to  be  the  only  Isle  of  France  species  I  possess,  and 
in  my  specimens  I  find  a  gland  from  wfUch  the  potlm  mattes  have  faJEUn. 
FourUily,  the  manifest  close  affinity  between  the  Isle  of  France  Angneeums 
and  the  Limodorum  falcatum  of  Japan*  and  my  Aerantbes  grandiflonrai> 
in  both  of  which  glands  undoubtedly  exist,  persuades  me  that  they  are  not 
really  <Uffierent  m  structure,    finally,  the  genus  Angrsecnm  has  in  some 
cases,  as  A.  calceolus,  caulescens,  crassum,  palmatum,  &c.  so  completely 
the  habit  of  the  East  Indian  Aerides,  that  I  feel  great  difficulty  in  beUer* 
ing  them  to  be  essentially  different  in  the  structure  of  their  pollen  masses. 

Tbis  question  can  (mly  be  decided  by  a  carefol  examination  of  good 
specimens,  of  which  I  am  entirely  destitute.  I  recommend  the  enquiry  to 
those  who  are  in  possession  of  the  requisite  materials,  or  who  are  wilUng 
to  oblige  me  by  communicating  them  to  me. 


94 


MALAXIDBJB. 


\ 


DBN0ROBIA. 


Note.  The  total  number  of  Orchideous  plants  belonging  to  the  Tribe 
Malaxidese  is  as  follows  5 

Fletirothalles  de$cribed    162 
doubtful        7 169 


Dendrobiese  described       905 
d^btful  6- 


-211 


Their  geographical  arrangement  i9^lnfti: 


Total  380 


NameeofflM 
0«nenu 


1.  TlenrotluJlit  . 
9.  SpeckUnUt    .  . 
8*  Octoineiift     • 
4*  Lcpuxtlief 
6«  SteUs    .     •     • 
S.  Osjnriocni    •    • 

7.  Cbrywoglomfm 

8.  GartrogioWfc   • 
0*  RMtrcpiA    •    • 

10.  Oberonia   .    • 

11.  EmpuM    •    •    • 
19.  natystyli*    .    • 
18.  Microctylit    . 
14.  Dlenia    .    •    • 
ift.  Malaiis    .     . 
iS.  Nepbdapbynmn 

17.  Acuntiras    .    . 

18.  Cyitoda  .  . 
10.  lipwis    .    .    . 

90.  DendrochUiim 

91.  Otochltat  .  . 
99.  Ckelia    .    .    . 

I.  FhoHdota    .    . 

94.  IHlodiia     •     . 

95.  CkBtogyne  •  . 
98.  DUaryp^    •    • 

97.  Mesodastet    . 

98.  Cochlia    .    .    . 
90'  Ljfiwa    ... 
SO.  Mendlniam    . 
81.  Bolbophylhiin  . 
89.  Cinlkopeblam 
88.  Tiiu    .     .     . 

84.  Macrottomiom 

85.  MicrocoeUa  . 
8tf«  ^picnuitliM    • 

87.  Monomeria    . 

88.  StmogkMBiun  . 
8p.  Digly^ooa    . 

40.  Mycarantlies    . 

41.  Fhreatia  .  . 
49.  Eria  .  .  . 
48.  Aporoua 

44.  Ozyttophylliim 

46.  PbLTStachya  . 
40.  Metachilam    . 

47.  Dendrobiiun   . 

Total 


6 


I 


1 
I 


8 


I 


18 


19 


I 
i 


8 


6 

1 

9 


(4  .s| 


19 


44 


I 


1 
S 


94 


1 

9 
1 


9 
9 

• 

9 

• 

9 

14 

S 

• 

i 

1 

4 


1 


1 
8 

6 
10 

4 
8 
• 
1 
46 


159 


10 


i 


n 

I 


I 


14 

6 
8 

4 

0 


8 


10   10 


46 


i 


6 
1 


18 
1 


8 


36 


9 
4 


1 

9? 


^-        INDEX. 

V  The  SynoHjA  are  in  ItaUcs.    The  Figures  refer  to  the  Numbers  of 

the  genera. 

Acjanthus,  17.  Liparis,  19. 

AcuadhuM,  19.  Lyraea,  29. 

Aendet,  32.  Lepanthes,  4. 

Angracum,  25.  _, 

Amsopetahm,  31.  Macrostomium,  84. 

Aporum^  43.  ^alaxis,  lb. 

4>onm,  44.  Malaxii,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  19. 

Rrmi<rA//^%«  o«c  oi  Mesoclastes,  27- 

B^iS^  ;?  •  Metachilum,  46. 

^^^^"^,47.  MicrocoBlia,  36. 

'  CesHchk,  19.  Monomeria,  37. 

CheUmatUhera,  26.  Mycaranthes,  40. 

Chrysoglossum,  7.  xr    u  i    v  ,i 

Cirrhopetalum,  32.  NephelaphyUum,  16. 

Cochlia,  28.  Oberonia,  10. 

CcBlia,  22.  Octameria,  40,  42. 

C<Blogyne,  26.  Octomeria,  3. 

Crottichu,  45.  OnycMuml  47. 

Crepmm,  IS.  Opkrys,  13,  14,  16,  19. 

Crinoma,  23.  Otochilus,  21. 

QfwKdfttw,2,10,19,22,26,31,32.  OxystophyUum,  44.  '  "  "^ 
Cyrtosia,  18.  08yriceia^6. 

Dendrolmim,  41,  42.  Pleurothallis,  1.  ' 

»endrobium,  47.  PleurothaWs,  2,  10,  31. 

Dendrobmm,  1,  2,  3,  6,  10,  31,  42,  Hatystylis,  12. 

43,  46.  Pedilea,  14 

Dcndrochilum,  20.  Panisea,  25. 

^^"^^  2f'  Pedihnwn,  47. 

Mochia,  24.  PhoUdota,  23. 

^!!^^  ^^-  Fhreatia,  41. 

^^ef,31.  Pinalia,42. 

Diglyphosa,  39.  pieiane^  35. 

Emposa,  11.  Polystachya^  45 

En^nuaria,  11.  Ptihcnema,  23. 

Ep^ppmm,  32.  Restrenia.  9 
Epidendrum,  1,  2,  3, 4,  5,  13,  19, 22,  ^®®^^P"*»  ^' 

25^  32,  45,  47.  Sarcottoma,  47. 

Epicranthes,  36,  Specklinia,  2. 

^pipactis,  17*  'Stefit^  1>  2,  31. 

£na,  40.  Stelis,  6. 

Eria,  42.  Stenoglossum,  38. 

Gastroglottis,  8.  Sturtma,  19. 

GomphofiyUa,  26«  Tribrachia,  3 1 . 

GrasHdium,  47.  Trias,  33. 

HumboldMa,  1,  2,  5.  Zygoglossum,  32. 


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THE 


GENERA  AND    SPECIES 


OP 


ORCHIDEOUS  PLANTS, 


BY  JOHN  LINDLEY,  F.  R.  S.  L.  S.  G.  S.  H.  S. 

lf«nber  of  Uie  Imperiml  Actdemy  Natoro  Curiosoram,  of  the  Botanical  Society  of 

Radaboii,  of  Uie  Pbyaiographical  Society  of  Land,  of  the  Hortioiltaral  Society  of 

Berlin^  Honorary  Member  of  the  Lycenm  of  Natural  History  of  New  York,  &c.  &c. 

and  Profesaor  of  Botany  in  the  Unirertity  of  London. 


Part  II.     Epidendreje. 


LONDON : 

J.  HONNEMAN,  9  QUEEN  STREET,  SOHO  SQUARE, 
AND  RIDGWAYS,  PICCADILLY. 

M.DCCCJCXXI. 


LONDON  : 
PRINTF.D  BY  W.   NICOL,  CLRVELAXD-ROW,  ST.  JAMES's. 


The  Author  has  now  to  express  his  grateful  acknowledgments  to  the 
following  PnbHc  Bodies  and  Men  of  ^ence  that  have  assisted  him  in 
his  undertaking  by  the  commimication  of  materials. 

The  Hon.  Court  of  Dibbctobb  of  the  East  India  Cohpant  for  a  most 

extensive  collection  of  Indian  species  formed  by  Br.  Wallich  and  other 

distinguished  Botanists. 
Fbancis  Bauer,  Esq.  for  free  access  to  his  invaluable  original  sketches 

and  drawings,  executed  between  1791  and  the  present  time. 
Atucer  Bourse  Lambert,  Esq.  for  the  free  use  of  the  collections  of  Ruiz 

and  Pavon,  as  well  as  of  those  contained  in  his  general  herbarium. 
The  Horticultural  Society  of  London  for  numerous  species  in  their 

herbarium  from  Messrs.  Potts>  Forbes,  G.  Don,  Macrae,  Douglas  and 

others. 
The  late  Mr.  James  Macrae  for  drawings  and  dried  specimens  of  between 

seventy  and  eighty  species  from  the  Island  of  Ceylon. 
John  Pbescott,  Esq.  for  an  invaluable  series  illustrative  of  the  species  of 

Orchidee  found  in  the  Russian  empire,  and  also  for  various  species  from 

Brazil. 
Dr.  UooKEB  for  the  use  of  all  the  species  contained  in  his  very  extensive 

herbarium. 
Messrs.  Loddiges  for  numerous  and  most  important  communications  of 

living  specimens. 
Richard  Harbison,  Esq.  of  Aighburgh  for  many  valuable  living  species. 
William  Cattlet,  Esq.  for  the  same. 

George  Bbntham,  Esq.  for  many  species  from  the  South  of  Europe. 
Professor  Lehmabtn  for  an  important  series  of  Ci^  species. 
Dr.  ToBRET  for  several  North  American  species. 
Dr.  Wight  for  free  access  to  his  extensive  collections  of  Indian  species. 
R.  Brown,  Esq.  for  several  species  described  in  the  Prodromus  Floras 

N.  HoUandife. 
Dr.  Boott  for  several  North  American  species. 
Professor  Hornscbuch  for  species  from  Germany  and  Istria. 
The  Hon.  T.  F.  Strangwats  for  several  Italian  species. 
Professor  Henslow  for  Chinese  species. 

H.  F.  Talbot^  Esq.  for  some  species  peculiar  to  the  south  of  Europe. 
The  Conservator  of  the  Bankbian  Herbarium  in  the  Bbitish  Museum 

for  an  inspection  of  the  collections  in  that  establishment. 
The  Council  of  the  Linnean  Society  for  access  to  the  Linnean  and 

Smithian  herbaria. 
Dr.  Blume  for  the  communication  of  his  Bijdragen  and  of  a  complete  set 

of  the  folio  plates  of  Orchideous  genera,  illustrating  that  work. 
And  finally  to  many  Nurserymen  both  in  the  neighbourhood  of  London 

and  elsewhere  who  have  liberally  supplied  living  specimens  of  every 

thing  in  their  possession. 

The  Author  trusts  that  in  this  list  he  has  not  omitted  the  name  of  any 
ooe  to  whom  his  acknowledgements  are  due.  Hereafter  it  will  be  a  pleas- 
ing duty  for  him  to  add  the  names  of  those  who  may  afford  him  further 
assistance.  He  is  most  particularly  in  want  of  species  from  the  Cape, 
the  Isles  of  France  and  Madagascar^  Java,  New  Holland  and  Tropical 
America. 

London,  August  29nd,  1831. 


ORCHIDEiE. 


Tribe  II.     Epidendreje. 


Orchidejb,  Tribus  Epidbndrejb.    Lindl,  Orch.  Sceletat. 

Pollen  in  massas  cereaceas  (poUinia)  definitas  cohserens,  iM  cellulosiL  in 
caudiculas  elasticas  pulvereas  ssepiiis  replicatas  cohsrente^  glandullL  pro- 
prilt  diaphao^  nuM.  Anthera  terminalis>  opercularis.  Herbs  epiphytse 
y.  terrestres,  ssp^  caulescentes^  nunc  foliorum  basibus  v.  caulibus  in- 
crassatis,  rarissim^  radicibus  carnosis  lobatis. 

The  distinction  of  this  Tribe  depends  upon  the  peculiar  state  of  the 
caudicula^  which  is  not  transparent^  and  connected  with  the  stigma  by 
means  of  a  gland  as  in  Vandeae,  but  powdery^  and  very  often  turned  back 
upon  the  fEice  of  the  pollen  masses.  Some  of  the  genera,  such  as  Ceratium, 
in  which  this  caudicula  is  very  much  reduced  in  size,  approach  Malaxidese; 
nevertheless  the  limits  of  the  Tribe  seem  sufficiently  well  defined. 


Artificial  Analysis  of  the  Genbra. 

PolUnia  2. 
Sepala  et  petala  patentissima.    Labellam  semi-luDatom  48.  Collabium. 

PolUnia  4. 


Labellnm  cum  colnmna  connatom. 

Colamna  mutica  elongata.    CaucBculae  4        -        -        -    49.  Epidendrum. 
Colamna  nana  bicomis.    Caudicolse  2.    LabeUam  basil  ^a   n.^^^^ 
tantum  adnatum ^5U.  l»inbma. 

Columna  mutica.    Caadiculae  2.    Labellam  plicis  mem-l  «|    p,^^^-,«-^,- 
branacds  inflcxis  columnaj  connatum  -  -         J  '  *  *  '^'-^^coolottis. 

Labellum  libenun,  ▼.  ferd, 

baai  in  calcar  prodactum  oyaiio  adnatum  .      -  -        57.  Broughtonia. 

ecalcaratum, 

circa  columnam  conyolutum, 

anticum.    Sepala  petaloidea  explanata        -        -  56.  Cattlbya. 
posticum.    Sepala  herbacea  conniventia    -      -    51.  Encyclia* 
explanatum, 

rectum.    Sepala  libera        -  -  -  52.  Isochilus. 

medio  refractnm.  Sepala  lateralia  in  calcar  spn- 1  g«   Fokbka. 
rium  connata       -  -  -  -      /     * 

July,  1831.  o 


96  fiPIDENDREiE. 

PolUnia  8. 

Labellam  calcaratum,  (calcare  ab  ovario  libero), 

subintegrum,  y.  leviter  trilobum.    Antbera  S-locularis         63.  Pijajus. 
altd  trilobum, 

posticum.    Antbera  2-loculari8  -  -  64.  Cytheris* 

anticum.    Antbera  6-8-Iocu1aris  -  -  66.  Ania. 

Labellum  ecalcaratum,  nunc  basi  saccatum, 
integerrimum, 

circa  columnara  conyolutum, 

sepalis  difforme.    Antbera  septis  marginatis  54.  Brassavoui. 

sepalis  conforme.    Antbera  septU  incompletii        70.  Tainia. 
patentissimum  conyexum  -  -  65.  Callostylis. 

trilobum, 
sessile, 

lobo  medio  unguiculato, 

basi  tuberculato  -  -  -  59.  Spathoglottis^ 

basi  nudo.    Labellam  basi  in  calcar  produc- 1  .  q  riv^ 

turn  oyario  adnatum  -  -         j-58.  rETiUMicRA. 

lobo  medio  sessili. 

Sepala  lateralia  basi  cqnilatera. 

LAbeUum  posUcnra        ...  55.  Lxlia. 
Labellum  anticnm. 

Antbera  8-locularis.    Labellum  \ca   » 

cum  columna  articulatum  J  *^"*  "*^TIA. 

Antbera   4-locuUri8.    Labellum  1  ^^    . 

circa  columnam  conyolutum       J  ^^'  a*"NDINa. 
Sepala  lateralia  basi  obliqua        -  -       67.  Ceratium. 

unguiculatum, 
basi  saccatum. 

Antbera  4-8-loculari8.    Sepala  conniyentia     68.  Apaturia. 
Antbera  2-locularis.    Sepala  ezplanata  61.  Ipse  a. 

basi  non  saccatum  -  -  -  69.  Tricijotosia* 


XLVIII.  COLLABIUM. 

Collabium,  Blume  B^jdr,  357. 


Sepala  patentia  v.  refiexa,  lateralibus  inferu^  ia  calcar  obtusum  connatis. 
Petala  conformia.  Labellum  ecalcaratum,  ungue  brevi  sepalis  laterali- 
bus intern^  adnatum,  limbo  piano,  semilunato,  basi  intern^  bicalloso, 
columnam  amplectente.  Columna  obtusa,  tortuosa,  aptera.  Antbera 
S-locularis.  PoUinia  duo,  ovato-globosa,  caudiculis  elasticis  aflRxa.— 
Herba  terrestris,  radicibus  (rhizomate?)  repentibus,  annulatis.  Folia 
radicalia,  remota,  petiolata,  elliptico-oblonga,  nervosa,  membranacea, 
nebulosa.  Pedunculi  radicales,  elougati,  simplices.  Flores  spicati,  pe- 
dicellati^  nutantes.     Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  CoLLABiuM  nebulosum.     Blume ,  I,  c, 

Uab.  in  convalli  fiuvii  Tjapus  ad  montem  Salak,  Jav<t ;     Blume* 


XLIX.  EPIDENDRUM. 


Epidendnim.    lAnn.    Swartx  Nov.  Act.  Upt.  6.  p.  66.  t.  5./.  2.     Brown  in  Hort.  Kew. 
ed,  5.  5. 217.     Auliza  and  Ampbiglottis  SaUtb.  in  Hort.  Trans.  1. 261.  &c. 

Sepala  patentia,  subsequalia.  Petala  sepalis  sequalia,  v.  ang^stiora,  raritis 
latiora,  patentia  v.  reflexa.  Labellum  cum  marginibus  columns  om- 
nin6  v.  parte  connatum,  limbo  integro  v.  diviso,  disco  ssepiils  calloso, 
costato,  V.  tuberculato  ;  nunc  in  calcar  productum  ovario  accretum  et 
cimiculum  formans.     Columna  elongata:  clinandrio  marginato,  ssep^ 


EPIDENDRBiE.  97 

fimbriato.     Anthera  carnosa,  2-4  locularis.     Pollinia  4,  caudiculis  toti- 

dem  replicatis  annexa. Herbae  (Americanse)  epipbytae,  caule  nunc 

apice  V.  basi  pseudobulboso^  nunc  elongato  apice  folioso.  Folia  carnosa, 
rarissim^  venis  elevatis  striata.  Flores  spicati^  racemosi,  coryrabosi,  v. 
paniculati,  terminales  v.  laterales. 

This  most  natural  genus  is  unknown  in  the  Old  World.  In  its  divi- 
sions I  have  followed  M.  de  la  Llave  in  distingtushing  the  pseudobulbous 
and  caulescent  species  as  two  distinct  tribes^  to  which  I  have  added  a  thirds 
characterized  by  its  winged  rachis.  I  know  not  how  far  the  distinction 
between  the  species  with  a  cuniculate  ovarium,  and  those  in  which  the 
labellum  ends  abruptly  at  the  base  of  the  column  is  important  3  but  it  is 
at  present  inapplicable  to  the  genus,  the  circumstance  not  having  been 
attended  to  in  a  great  number  of  species. 

§  1.  Foliis  in  pseadobulbos  inaidentibus. 

§2.  Foliis  in  caolem  teretem  distichis  y.  altemis;  rachi  terete. 

a.  Labello  indiviso ;  r.  repando. 

b.  — ^—  bilobo. 

c.  — ^  trilobo ;  lobis  lateralibns  integerrimiB :  intermedio  indiyiso  v.  tantum 

emarginato. 

d.  ^^-^-  trilobo ;  lobis    lateralibns   laciniatis :    intermedio  indiviso  y.  tantum 

emarginato. 

e.  ■        qnadrilobo ;  nemp^  trilobo  :  lobo  intermedio  bipartito. 
§3.  Foliis  distichis ;  racM  alatA  ancipiti. 

§1.  FolUs  in  pseudobulbos  insideniibus,     Bot.  Reg.  1415. 

1.  Epioendbum  vitellinum. 

£.  folib  in  pseudobulbos  binis  oblongis  obtusis  apice  recurvis,  racemo 
secundo  termhiali,  sepalis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  subsequa- 
libus  patulis,  labello  cuneato  oblongo  semilibero  basi  calloso. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam,  s,  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Scapus  6-9  uncialis.  Flores  magni  crocei  nutantes.  Labellum  cum  basi 
tantum  columnae  connatum. 

2.  Epidendrum  cochleatum.     JJnn. 

E.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  ovales  geminatim  insidentibus  oblongis  acumi- 
natis  subundulatis,  sepalis  petalisque  paulb  angustioribus  lineari-lanceo- 
latis  refiexis,  labello  cordato  cochleato  subrotundo,  column^  brevissim^. 

Epidendrum  cochleatum.    Linn,  sp, pi.  I3bl.    Jacq.  ic,  rar. 'S.  t.  60b.    WiUd.no.l.   JBot. 
Mag.  t.  572. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Indus  Occidenialis  vulgatissimum.  (v.  v.  c.  et  hab.  s.) 

Sepala  et  petala  viridia.  Labellum  purpureum  apice  intus  viride  5  basi 
bicailosum.     Ovarium  cuniculo  nullo. 

3.  Epidendrum  fragrans.     Swartz. 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbum  solitariis  lanceolatis  apice  recurvis,  scapo  folio 
breviore^  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  acumi- 
natis  patentibus^  labello  subrotundo  cuspidato  lineato  integcrrimo,  ra- 
cemo subtrifloro. 

Epidendrum  lineatum.    Saiub.  stirp.p.  10. 

Epidendrum  fragrans.    Swartz  Prodr.  122.    Fi.  Jnd,  Occ.  3. 1487.     Willd.  no.  2.    Bot. 
Mag.  no.  1669.    Bot.  Cab,  t.  1039. 

Hab.  super  tr uncos  arborum  vetustos  Jamaica  interioris  j  Swartz.  (v.  v.  c.) 

llbizoma  repens.  Pseudobulbus  ovalis.  Flores  pallida  virides,  labelli 
postici  lineis  purpureis,  odore  nocturno  et  vespertino  grato  ambrosiaco. 


98  EPIDENDREJB. 

4.  Epidindbvm  lancifolium.     Pavon.  Mss. 

£.  pseudobulbis  elongatis  teretibus^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutiuscuHs^ 
racemo  stricto  terminali,  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  acuminatis  re- 
flexis^  labello  cordato  oblato-ovato  cochleato. 

Hab.  in  Mexico^  Pavon,  (exam,  8,  sp,  in  Herb.  Lambert) 

Facies  Epid.  cochleati.     Labellum  venosum  crista  null&. 

5.  Epidendrum  bracteolatum.     Presl.  in  ReUq.  Hcmk,  p.  100. 

E.  pseudobulbis  sulcatis^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  obtusis,  scapo  tereti 
simplici^  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  patentibus^  labello  obcordato  ob- 
tuso  crenulato  basi  cristato. 

Hab.  in  Guayaquil ;  Presl. 

E.  cochleato  videtur  affine. 

6.  Epidendrum  ligulatum.     La  Have  Nov.  Feg,  Descr,  2.26. 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  binis  ?  lanceolatis  striatis>  scapo  filiformi^  sepalis 
petalisque  ligulatis  reflexis^  labello  obcordato  limbo  subcrenato^  capsuKL 
glabr^. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Irapsei  Mexici;  La  Llave. 

Planta  gracilis.  Pseudobulbi  ovati  nudi.  Floras  purpureo-fusci>  labello 
lutescente.  Secundum  autorem  laudatum  '^  E.  adenocarpo  differt  fructu; 
sed  aliis  notis  est  iUo  valdd  affinis  ;**  at  labellum  buic  tripartitum  illi 
integrum,  si  fides  uUa  descriptionibus. 

7.  Epidendrum  pastoris.     La  Llaoe,  Nov,  Feg.  Descr,  2.23. 

E.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  binis  ternisve  elliptico-oblongis,  scapo  ancipiti 
depresso  paucifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  subsequalibus  lineari-lanceolatis 
patentissimis,  labello  cordato  auriculato  disco  sulcato. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Mexici  versus  Acuitzuine,  Undamseum  usque  ad  Arium 
in  provincia  Michuacanensi ;  Llave. 

Planta  repens  parasitica.  Flores  odorem,  quasi  Vanillse  suavissiroum 
emittentes,  lutescentes  lineis  purpurinis  striatis,  labello  purpureo  ma- 
culato }  Llave. 

8.  Epidendrum  labiatum.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  apice  reflexis  supra  v.  sub  pseudobulbum  nasccn- 
tibus,  scapis  filiformibus  paucilloris,  sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis 
concavis  patentibus  :  anterioribus  sub  labello  basi  connatis,  labello  obo- 
vato  subemarginato  defiexo  medio  calloso. 

Epidendrum  labiatum.     Swart*  Prodr.  124.    FL  Jnd,  Occ,  1. 1493.     Willd.  no,  7. 
Liparis  labiata.    Spreng.  Syst.  3. 741. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  Crescentise,  &c.  HispanioUe;  Swartz. 

Folia  sesquipollicaria.  Flores  parvi.  Petala  purpurea  luteo  striata.  La- 
bellum ssep^  posticum  5   Swartz, 

9.  Epidendrum  bidentatuni. 

E.  foliis  obovato-lanceolatis  apice  recurvis  supra  v.  sub  pseudobulbum 
nascentibus,  racemo  terminali  erecto  paucilloro,  sepalis  lanceolatis  pe- 
talisque angustioribus  patentibus,  labello  semilibero  rhomboideo  angulis 
utrinque  uni-dentato. 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 


EPIDENDREiB.  99 

Scapiis  palmaris  e  spatha  magna  foliacea  ortus.  Squams  pseudobulboruni 
coriacese  nitidae  Coelogynes  more.  Labellum  apice  callosum^  tuberculis 
disci  nullis. 

10.  Epidendrum  odoratissimum.     Bot.  Reg,  1415. 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  ovatos  cornigatos  binis  ensiformibus^  racemo 
subsimplici  longiore,  sepalis  oblongis  petalisque  cuneatis  patentibus, 
labelli  fer^  liberi  trilobi  lobis  oblongis  obtusis  integris  subaequalibus 
disco  calloso  depresso. 

Macradenia  Intescens.    Lodd.  Bot.  Cab,  non  Bot.  Reg. 
Encydia  pateoa.    Hooker  Bot.  Mag,  t.  3013. 

Hab.  prop^  Rio  Janeiro,  (v.  v.  cult.) 

Flores  viridi-purpurei  odoratissimi. 

This  is  a  very  different  plant  from  Dr.  Hooker*s  original  species  of 
Encyclia,  and  is  distinguishable  from  Epidendrum  in  nothing  whatever 
except  the  labellum  being  only  slightly  connected  with  the  columna^  in 
which  respect  it  agrees  with  Epidendrum  vitellinum. 

11.  Epidendbum  squalidum.     La  Have  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  2.524. 

E.  foliis  lanceolatis  retusis  in  pseudobulbos  binis,  scapo  simplici  flexuoso, 
sepalis  petalisque  subflequalibus  patulis^  labello  tripartito  :  laciniis  latc- 
ralibus  linearibus  intermedin  subreniformi  emarginat^  undulate  3- sul- 
cata. 

Hab.  in  moniihus  Mexici  prope  Vallisoletum ;  Llave. 

Flores  herbacei  luridi,  extiis  purpurascentes,  labello  albido  postico ;  Llave. 

12.  Epidendrum  concolor.     La. Llave  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  2.25. 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  confertos  lenticulares  solitariis  lato- lanceolatis 
acutis>  scapo  filifbrmi  5-floro,  sepalis  ligulatis,  petalis  linearibus,  labello 
tripartito  laciniis  integris  intermedin  majore. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Mexid  prop^  Vallisoletum  3  La  Llave. 

Planta  gracillima.  Bracteae  brevissimse.  Flores  dilute  ochroleuci  coii- 
colores  3  labellum  striatum. 

13.  Epidendbum  venosum. 

£.  foliis  ensiformibus  obtusis  supra  et  sub  pseudobulbos  fusiformes  nas* 
centibus>  racemo  striato  simplici,  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  petalisque 
angustioribus  patentissimis,  labello  semilibero  tripartito  :  laciniis  late- 
ralibus  ovatis  acutis  intermedin  subrotundn  apiculatn  muUo  majore  callo 
baseos  et  lineis  tribus  disci  subramosis  elevatis. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon,  {exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Scapus  terminalis  pedalis.  Labellum  usque  ad  dimidiain  columns  adna- 
tum,  album  venis  elevatis  violaceis. 

14.  Epidendrum  auropurpureum. 

E.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  ternis  lanceolatis  margine  revolutis,  scapo  erecto 
multifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  patentibus  oblongis  cuneatis  subsequalibus 
bicoloribus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  parvis  ovatis  integris, 
intermedin  maximn  cuneatn  dilatatn  alt^  bilobn. 

Helleborine  floribns  auroparpttreis.    Plumier  Mtt,    ■        atropurpurcnm.    Sp,  9.  tV.  178. 

/.  1.  ed,  Burmanni. 
Epidendrum  atropurpureum.     Willd.  no,  115. 


100  EPIOENORE^. 

Hab.  in  Hispaniola  5  Plumier. 

Flores  aurei  apicibus  purpureis^  labello  undique  purpurascente,  callo  disci 
atrorubente;  Plumier, 

Plumier's  Mss.  and  descriptions  appear^  from  the  copy  in  Mr.  Lambert *8 
Herbarium^  to  give  a  very  clear  account  of  this  beautiful  species  -,  yet 
Burmann  has,  with  his  usual  skilly  converted  the  figure  into  a  caricature 
and  the  name  auro-purpureum^  into  atropurpureum. 

15.  Epidendrum  adenocaulon.     La  Llave  I.  c.  2.22. 

E.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  binis  v.  ternis  ensiformibus  coriaceis^  scapo  sim- 
plici  glanduloso,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  subsequalibus  pa- 
tentissimis,  bbello  tripartito  laciniis  lateralibus  acutis  involutis  :  inter- 
medin cordate  emarginat^  obtus^. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  supra  arbores  prope  Vallisoletum  ;  Llave. 

Scapus  bi-tripedalis.  Bractese  membranaces  vaginantes.  Pedunculi  glan- 
dulosi.     Flores  dilute  violacei  3  labello  venoso ;   Llave, 

16.  Epidendrum  adenocarpon.     La  Llave  L  c.  2.24. 

E.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  binis  lanceolatis  coriaceis,  scapo  simplici,  sepalis 
petalisque  ligulatis  obtusis,  labello  tripartito  laciniis  lateralibus  acutis  : 
intermedin  maximft  subrotund^^  capsule  glandulosll. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Irapsei,  Mexici  >  Llave. 

Flores  lutein  punctis  linearibus  purpurinis  miniati.  Labellum  luridum, 
unguin  lineis  rubris  striata ;  Llave, 

17.  Epidendrum  bifidum.     Aubl. 

E.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  subternis  lanceolatis,  scapo  ramoso  foliis  mult5 
longiore,  sepalis  oblongis  acutis  petalisque  lanceolatis  patentibus,  labelli 
cuneati  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis :  intermedio  maximo  apice  dilatato  sub- 
reniformi  sulcato  basi  in  disco  biappendiculato. 

Helleborine  flore  papilioiiaceo.    Plum,  sp,  9.  ic.  186./.  1. 

Epidendrum  bifidom.    ^ubl,  Guian,  p.  824.  20.    Swartg  FL  Ind,  Occ.  3. 1489.     Willd. 

no,  3.     Redout,  JUL  t.  84. 
Epidendrum  papilionaceum.     West,  St.  Crucp,  230.  sec.  Willd. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  ins.  St,  Christophori,  Bartholonuei',  Swartz ;  St,  Thonue, 
Biedley. 

Scapus  bitripedalis.  Flores  pallid^  purpurei.  Labellum  atropurpureum,  la- 
ciniis lateralibus  ovatis  ',  intermedin  basi  angustn,  supra  medium  sulcati, 
lacinulis  duabus  rotundatis  sanguineis  sulco  adnatis  :  apice  dilatatn  sub- 
reniformi :  lobis  subrotundis  leviter  undulatis,  patulis,  venosis ;  Swartz. 

18.  Epidendrum  ciliare.     linn, 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  geminatim  insidentibus,  sepalis  petalisque  linea- 
ribus acuminatissimis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  setaceo-pectinatis 
intermedio  setaceo  brevioribus,  spicn  subquinqueflorlt. 

Epidendrum  ciliare.      Linn,  Sp.  PI,  1349.    Jacg.  Amer.  22i,  t.  179./.  89.     Swartz,  Nov, 

Act.  Ups.  6. 69.     Willd.  no.  21.     Ker  in  Bot.  Reg.  t,  784. 
Auliza  clliaris.     ScUisb.  in  Uort.  Trans.  L  c, 

Hab.  in  Martinica;  Jacquin  ;  in  ins.  St.  Vincentii ;  Hooker,  {v.  v,  c.  ei  hab, 
s,  sp,  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

E.  cuspidato  simillimum  5  gracilius  et  laciniis  labelli  tenuissimis.  Flores 
pallid^  virides  3  labellum  album.  Ovarium  cuniculatum.  Bracteae  li- 
neari-lanceolatae,  acuminatae.     I'seudobulbi  clavati^  vestiti. 


BPIDENDRBA.  101 

19.  Epidendbum  cuspidatum.     Loddiges. 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  ternatim  insidentibus,  sepalis  linear! -lai^ceolat is 
acuminatis,  petalis  conformibus  latioribus^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  latera- 
libus  fJEilcatis  laciniatis  intermedio  linear!  subsequalibus,  spicli  subtriflor^. 

Epidendmin  cuspidatum.    Lodd.  Bot.  Cab.  10.    Ker  in  Bot.  Reg*  10. 783. 
Epidendrum  ciliare.    Bot,  Mag.  463. 

Hab.  in  Domhiica ;  LodcUges;  Mexico;  Pomm.  {hab.  $.  et  v.  v.  c;  adest  in 
Herb.  Lambert.) 

Bracteae  breves>  oblongo-lanceolatse,  sphacelatse.  Flores  magn!^  lute!. 
Clinandrium  denticulatum.     Ovarium  cuniculatum. 

20.  Epidendrum  polystachyum.    Humb.  et  Kunth.  Nov.  Gen.  et  Sp.  PL  1 .36^. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  striato-nervosis  geminatim  in  pseudobulbum  in- 
sidentibus,  scapo  polystacbyo^  sepalis  reflexis  suboblongis  acutis,  petalis 
lanceolato-spatulatis,  labelli '  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  irregular  iter  obo- 
vatis  crenulatis  :  intermedio  minore  profundi  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  subfiigidis  Andium  Pastoensium  inter  pagum  Yayanquer  et  flumen 
Guaitara  :  item  sub  coelo  mitiori  provincise  Loxensis  in  convallibus  Ma- 
lacatensibus  quse  Cinchonam  tolerant,  alt.  900-1080  hex^   Humboldt. 

Scapus  subbip^dalis  polystachyus.  Spaths  marcidse.  Spicse  solitarise, 
geminae  aut  terns,  altemse,  distantes,  subsesquipoUicares,  patulse. 
Flores  lutei.     Kunth. 

21.  Epidendrum  Michuacanum.     La  Llave  I.  c.  2.26. 

£.  foliis  in  pseudobulbos  pyriformes  ternis  quaternisve  ensiformi-lanceo- 
latis^  scapo  ramosissimo,  sepalis  petalisque  angustioribus  cuneato-lan- 
ceolatis,  labello  tripartito  lacin!^  intermedin  reniformi  bilob^i. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Mexici,  provincise  Michuacanensis,  et  prope  Valliso- 
letum ;  La  Llave. 

Pseudobulbi  magni.  Folia  pedal ia  et  ultra  conduplicata.  Flores  parvi» 
inodori,  ocbroleuci  labello  albicante  3  La  Llave, 

§  II.  Foliis  in  caulem  teretem  distichis,  v.  altemis ;  rachi  terete. 

a.  Labello  indiviso  v.  repando. 

22.  Epidendrum  fruticosum.     Pavon.  Mss. 

£.  foliis  distichis  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  caule  ramoso  fruticoso,  raceme 
terminal!  nutante,  sepalis  cartilagineis  petalisque  membranaceis  ovato- 
lanceolatis  acutis  erectis,  labello  subrotundo  cordato  retuso  apiculato 
undulato  callis  4  magnis  conlluentibus  in  disco. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  {exam.  s.  sp.  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Caulis  ramosus,  ascendens,  vestigiis  vaginarum  vestitus>  pennam  colum- 
binam  crassus.     Bracteae  lineari-lanceolatae  ovarii  ferd  longitudine. 

23.  Epidendrum  filicaule. 

E.  caule  gracili  ramosissimo,  foliis  linearibus  acutis,  sepalis  cuneato- 
oblongis  acutis  petalisque  filiformibus  patentibus,  labello  subrotundo 
cordato  retuso  repando,  spicis  terminal ibus  3-flori8^  rachi  capillar!. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa.  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  amiciss.  Prescott.) 

Flores  parvi  lineis  tribus  elevatis  ad  basin  labelli. 


102  RPIDENDRE^. 

*24.  Epidendrum  ramosum.     Jacq. 

£.  foliia  linearibus  obtusis  emarginatis,  racemis  terminalibus  laxia  pauci- 
floris>  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  petalisque  linearibus  acutis  patentibus, 
labello  subcordato  ovato  acuto  concavo  rigido,  bracteis  ovarii  longitu- 
dine^  caule  ramoso. 

Epidendnira  numosnm.     Jacq,  Amer,  221.  /.  132.    Swarfs  Fl,  IiuL  Occ,  1.1505.     WiUd. 

no.  16. 
Isochilos  ramosum.     Spreng,  Syst.  3. 734. 
EpideDdnim  rigidom.    Lodd.  Bot,  Cab,  t,  1600.  non  Jacqaini. 

Hab.  in  montibus  JamaiaB,  in  arboribus  parasiticam  5  Swartz ;  in  Marti- 
nic(E  sylvis  3  Jacq. 

Caulis  subdichotomus.  Flores  parvi  viridi-lutei.  Variat  magnitudine 
partium^  simul  ac  latitudine  foUonim  3  Swartz, 

25.  Epidendrum  diffusum.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  oblongis^  caule  ancipiti^  panicul^l  terminali  rainosissim&>  sepalis 
lineari-lanceolatis  petalisque  setaceis  erecto-patentibus  striatis^  labello 
cordato  acuminato  basi  bicalloso. 

Epidendrum  diffbsum.     Swartz  Prodr,  121.    Ft.  Ind,  Occ,  3.1503.     Wtlld,  no.  15. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  Jamaica  temperatioris  3  Swartz  3  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam. 
f.  sp.  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Caulis  semipedalis,  erectus^  infern^  aphyllus^  supem^  subfiexuosus.  Pa- 
nicula  ssp^  pedalis.  Flores  parvi  8aDguinei3  Swartt.  Description! 
optims  Swartzii  nihil  addere  velim,  nisi  sepala  petalis  latiora  et  ter 
striata^  dum  hsec  tantum  semel. 

S6.  Epidendrum  geminiflorum.  Humb.etKunth.Nov,  Gen,etSp,Pl,l3S4. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  coriaceis^  pedunculis  subbifioris,  sepalis  lanceo- 
latis  acuminatis  patulis  margine  revolutis^  petalis  conformibus  planis> 
labello  ovato  cordato  subcucullato,  caule  repente  ramoso. 

Hab.  in  montanis  opacatis  provincise  Popayanensis^  inter  flumen  Mayo  et 
pagum  la  Crux^  alt.  1040  hex.   Humboldt. 

Caulis  semipedalis.  Pedunculi  rar6  trifiori  spathli  oblongft  obtusli  polli- 
cari  inclusa.     Flores  flavovirentes  3  Kunth, 

S7*  Epidendrum  fimbriatum.     Humb,  et  Kunth.  Nov.  Gen.  et  Sp,  1.351. 

£.  foliis  distichis  linearibus  obtusis  rigidis^  margine  crenulatis^  caule  ra- 
moso^ sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  patentibus,  petalis  conformibus  paul6 
latioribus,  labello  ovato-subrotundo  fimbriato^  rachi  racemi  flexuosll. 

Hab.  in  Andibus  Popayanensium,  locis  subapricis  Parami  Puracensis  et  in 
convalli  fluminis  £1  Vinagre,  alt.  1370  hex.  Humboldt. 

Caules  sex  aut  octopollicares.  Flores  albi.  Labellum  rubro-maculatum  > 
ex  Kunthio. 

^8.  Epidendrum  umbellatum.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  distichis  oblongis  subundulatis  obtusis,  sepalis  lineari -oblongis 
obtusis  petalisque  linearibus  patentibus,  labello  indiviso  rotundato  re- 
pando  transverso  basi  bicalloso,  floribus  corymbosis. 

Epidendrum  umbellatum.    Swart g  Prodr.  121.    Nov,  Act.  Ups.  6.  68.     Willd,  no.  14. 

Bot.  Mag,  2030.    Hort,  Kew.  5.  21 8. 
Epidendrum  difforme.    Jacq,  Amer.  223. 1. 136. 
Epidendrum  corymbosum.    Ft.  Peruv,  Syrt,  246  / 


EPIDENDRE^.  103 

Hab.  in  Jamaica;  Swartz  5  in  Martinica;  Jacquin^  in  ins.  Si.  Fincentii; 
Hooker ;  in  Mexico;  Pavon,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  ceL  Hooker,  et  v.  v.  c.) 

Epipbyta,  palmaris  et  ultrk,  nunc  sesquipedalis.  Flores  virides.  An- 
thera  intra  clinandrium  abscondita.     Ovarium  cuniculatum. 

I  retain  the  name  of  umbellatum,  because  it  is  now  that  which  is  gene- 
rally adopted,  although  that  of  Jacquin,  diffbrme,  has  the  right  of  priority. 

29.  £piDENDRUM  orchidiflorum.     Salzman. 

£.  foliis  distichis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis,  caule  apice  nudo  vaginato,  ra- 
cemo  brevi  terroinali,  floribus  camosis,  sepalo  supremo  obovato  latera- 
libus  oblongis  dimidiatis,  petalis  linearibus  cuneatis,  labello  subrotundo 
basi  unicalloso  apice  tridentato  :  dente  intermedin  minore. 

Uab.  in  fruticetis  sabulosis  BaMce  ;  Salzman.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Folia  unciam  v.  sesquiunciam  longa,  3-4  lineas  lata,  carnosa,  lucida. 
Caulis  florifer  pedalis.  Ovarium  cuniculatum.  Flores  magnitudine 
£.  fusci. 

30.  Epidendrum  gramineum. 

£.  foliis  distichis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  striatis,  racemo  terminali  pani- 
culato,  sepalis  oblongis  acutis,  petalis  linearibus^  labello  cordato  acuto 
medio  plicato  basi  calloso. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia  j  Pavon.  {exam,  s.  sp.  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

I  have  only  examined  the  unexpanded  buds  of  this,  but  it  is  apparently 
a  species  distinct  from  any  mentioned  in  the  Fl.  Peruviana,  unless  it  should 
be  the  E.  acuminatum  of  that  work. 

31.  Epidendrum  acuminatum.     FL  Peruv,  Syst.  248. 

E.  *'  foliis  Ian ceolato- linearibus,  racemo  terminali,  labeUo  subhastato  acu- 
minato  basi  utrinque  auriculato.*' 

Hab.  in  Uuassahassi  montibus  Peruviee ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

32.  Epidendrum  ferrugineum.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst.  245. 

E.  "  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  emarginatis,  racemo  simplici  erecto,  labello 
acuminato  integro.'* 

Hab.  in  Chinchao  montibus  nemorosis  Peruviee  ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

33.  Epidendrum  lineare.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst.  249. 

E.  '*  foliis  linearibus,  racemo  terminali  subpaniculato,  labello  obcordato- 
cuneiformi  basi  utrinque  dentato." 

Hab.  in  nemoribus  Chinchao,  Muna,  et  Huassahuassi  PeruvitE ;  Ruiz  et 
Pavon. 

34.  Epidendrum  ?  flexuosum.     Meyer  Fl.  Essequeb.  p.  260. 

E.  foliis  distichis  carnosis  lanceolatis  emarginatis,  caule  flexuoso,  sepalis 
lanceolatis,  petalis  rhomboideis,  labello  acuminato  subquadrato  margine 
lacero. 

Hab.  in  arboribiis  ad  ripas  rivi  Arowabischkreek  in  Essequebo ;  Meyer. 

Caulis  2-3  pedalis,  compressus,  a  vagina  ad  vaginam  flexuosus.  Folia 
6-pollicaria.     Flores  purpurei  j  ex  Meyero. 

July,  1831.  p 


104  EPIDENDREJB. 

b.  Labello  bUobo. 

35.  Epidbndrum  radicatis.     Pavon.  Mss. 

£.  foliis  distichis  cordatis  ovatis  obiusis>  caule  simplici  apice  aphyllo  va- 
ginato,  sepalis  petallsque  lanceolatis  acutis  patentibus^  labello  bipariito 
laciniis  subcuneatis  deflexis  fimbriatis  basi  bicalloso. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp,  in  Herb.  Lambert,) 

Facies  £.  elongati.     Caulis  radices  longissimas  albas  simplices  promens. 

36.  Epidendrum  cordatum.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst  ^4. 

E.  "  foliis  cordatis  amplexicaulibus^  panicul^  flexuos&i  labelli  bifidi  laci- 
niis acuminatis  recurvis." 

Hab.  in  Chinchao  mbntibus  nemorosis  et  runcationibus  supra  arbores  et 
saxa ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

37.  Epidendrum  volubile.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst.  247. 

£.  "  foliis  oblongo-obovatis,  ram  is  volubilibus^  labelli  bifidi  laciniis  lan- 
ceolatis.** 

Hab.  in  Peruvia  prseruptis^  ad  Acobamba  3  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

c.  Labello  trilobo ;  lobis  lateralibus  integerrimis :  intermedio  indiviso  v. 

tantum  cmarginato. 

38.  Epidendrum  fuscatum.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  distichis  oblongis  undulatis  apice  recurvis,  sepalis  oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis^  petal  is  linearibus,  labelli  trilobi  cordati  lobis  lateralibus  rotun- 
datis :  intermedio  leviter  emarginato  disco  calloso,  spidl  globos^  recurv^. 

Epidendrum  fuscatum.    Swartz  Nov.  Act.  Upt.  6.  69.    Smith  Sjricil.  Bot.  21.  /.  23.    Willd. 

no.  2X     Bot.  Reg.  t.  67.    Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  t.  2844.    Loddiges  Bot.  Cab.  I.  887. 
Epidendrum  anceps.    Jacq.  Amer.  224. 1. 138. 
Amphiglottis  lurida.    Salitb.  in  Hort.  Trant.  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Jamaicd;  Swartz;  Martinicd;  Jacquin.  (v.  v.  c.  et  hab.  s.  c.) 

Spica  pedunculo  foliis  longiore  squamoso  insidens.  Flores  fusco-virides. 
Petala  in  icone  Hookeriano  lutea^  secundum  alios  fiiscoviridia  ut  sepala. 

Dr.  Hooker's  figure  represents  the  species  in  a  monstrous  state :  and 
the  labellum  is  made  too  entire  :  the  3  lobes  are  very  distinctly  separated 
in  all  the  specimens  that  I  have  seen. 

39.  Epidendrum  ovalifolium. 

E.  foliis  distichis  ovali-lanceolatis  acutis^  sepalis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  pe- 
talis  linearibus,  labelli  trilobi  cordati  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  mucro- 
natis  :  intermedio  lineari  bilobo  disco  calloso  basi  bituberculato^  racemo 
elongato. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

E.  fuscato  vald^  affine  -,  diJQTert  prsBcipu^  foliorum  form^,  labelli  lobis  late- 
ralibus mucronulatis  intermedio  lineari  bilobo>  et  racemis  elongatis. 

40.  Epidendrum  Haenkeanum.     Presl.  Rel.  Hank.  100. 

E.  foliis  distichis  ovato-lanceolatis  nervosis  acutis^  spidL  paniculatli^  sepalis 
oblongo-lanceolatis  acutiusculis  in  basin  attenuatis,  pctalis  spatulatis^ 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis,  medio  minore  obcordato. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Peruvia ;  Presl. 

Scapus  pcdalis.     Sepala  10  lineas  luugu.     Folia  10  lineas  lata. 


EPIDENDRBJS.  105 

41.  Bfidbndrum  pallidifloruin.     Hooker  BoU  Mag.  L  2980. 

£.  foUis  distichis  oblongis  linearibus  obtusis,  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis 
obtusis  patentibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  subaequalibus  rotundatia  :  inter- 
medii  marginibus  involutis^  spic^  corymbose  pedunculate. 

Hab.  in  insula  St,  FmcetUH^  Guilding, 

Flores  pallid^  ochroleuci  concolores* 

42.  Epidbndrum  lignosum.     La  Llave  L  c,2'  28. 

£.  foliis  distichis  lineari-lanceolatis  emarginatis^  sepalis  petalisque  paten- 

tibus ,  labelli  3-partiti  laciniis  lateralibus  obtusis  intermedin 

convex^  integr^^  florum  fasciculis  sparsis. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  Mexid  prope  Vallisoletum  3  Llave. 

Vald^  affinis  E.  nnisato.  Flores  herbacei  ptmctati ;  labellum  striis  pur- 
pureis  ad  basin ;  Have* 

43.  Epidbndrum  noctumuni.     LAnn. 

£.  foliis  distichis  oblongis  acutis^  floribus  subgeminis  terininalibus>  sepalis 
petalisque  linearibus  acuminatis  paten tibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  latera- 
libus ovatis  integerrimis  intermedio  setaceo  brevioribus. 

Epidciulnim  noctumum.  lAnn,  Sp,  PL  1349.  Jacq,  Atner.  225.  t,  139.  Swmrta  Nov,  Act. 
6. 69.     Willd,  no.  20. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montosis  Martinica ;  Jacquin. 

Hanta  vix  pedalis.  Flores  tripollicares,  viridi-lutei,  noctu  odorem  sua- 
vissimum  exhalantes  ^  Jacquin, 

44.  Epidbndrum  nutans.     Swartz, 

£.  foliis  oblongis  distichis  undulatis  obtusis,  racemo  nutante  multifloro, 
sepalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  petalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis  paten- 
tibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  cordatis  ovatis  :  intermedio  trans- 
verso  truncato  apiculato  basi  bicalloso  venis  tribus  elevatis. 

Epid«iidnim  nnt&iu.  Swartz  Prodr.  121.  Fl.  Ind,  Occ.  1. 1499.  WiUd.  no,  13.  Hooker 
Ex^,  Bot,  1. 1.  50  optUn^, 

Hab.  in  arboribus  montium  JamauuB  occidentalis ;  Swartz.  (o.  r.  c.) 
Flores  albo-virides  vespere  odorati.     Ovarium  cuniculatum. 

45.  Epidbndrum  longiflorum.     Humh.  et  KutUh,  Nov*  Oen,  et  Sp.  PL  1. 354. 

£.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  striatis  coriaceis,  floribus  paniculatis,  sepalis 
petalisque  lanceolato -linearibus  acuminatis  margine  revolutis,  labelli 
tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  ovatis  obliqu^  truncatis  revolutis :  inter- 
medilL  lanceolate  acuminate  margine  revolute  duplb  longiore. 

Hab.  in  declivitate  montis  Puruguay,  inter  Andes  Novo-Granatenses  emi- 
cantis^  juxta  villam  Aguacillas,  alt.  1480  hex.  Humboldt. 

Caulis  pendulus.     Flores  4-5-pollicares>  fluvi ;  Kunth. 

46.  Epidbndrum  cernunm.     Humb.  et  Kunth.  Nov,  Gen,  et  Sp,  1. 353. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  coriaceis,  spic^  cernue,  sepalis  lanceolatis  mar- 
gine revolutis  cuspidatis,  petalis  conformibus  paulb  longioribus>  labello 
trilobo  margine  reflexo :  lobis  lateralibus  subrotundis  intermedio  UipU> 
majore  ovato  obtuso. 

Hab.  ad  arbores  in  crepidinibus  Andium  Popayanensium,  intra  villam  La 
Erre  et  convallem  Yanacatu  alt.  880  hex.  Humboldt. 


106  EPIDENDRE^. 

Caulis  tripedalis  et  altior.  Spica  tripoUicaris.  Flotres  suavolentes  flavo- 
virescentes.     Kunth, 

47.  Epidendrum  gladiatum. 

E.  foliis  distichis  gladiiforroibus,  racemis  terminalibus  fasciculatis  corym- 
bosis  recurvis,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  margine  reflexis  petalisque  spa- 
tulatis  patulis>  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  subquadratis  rotundatis 
intermedio  mult6  minore  obcordato  basi  bituberculato. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia ;  Pavon,  (exam,  s,  sp,  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Caulis  pedalis,  verosimiliter  simplex^  basi  nudus,  durus,  penoam  scriptoriam 
crassus^  supern^  foliosus  curvus.  Racemi  breves  e  vaginis  pluribus 
erumpentes.    Sepala  4  lineas  longa.    Folia  4  uncias  longa^  3  lineas  lata. 

48.  Epidendrubi  conopseum.     R,  Br, 

£.  foliis  biois  radicalibus  rigidis  coriaceis,  scapis  multifloris,  sepalis  line- 
aribus  obtusis  petalisque  angustioribus  spatulatis  patentibus^  labello 
obcordato  obtus^  trllobo. 

Epidendram  conopseum.     A.  Br,  in  H,  Kew,  5. 219.     Nutt,  Oen.  2.  198. 
Epidendrum  Magnolia.    Afuhl.  Cat,  81. 

Hab.  in  Magnoliis  Carolina  et  Georgia ;  Nuttall,  Baldwin,  {v,  s,  sp.  in  Herb, 
Lambert) 

Planta  4-uncialis  v.  mintis.     Flores  lutei. 

49.  Epidendrum  scabrum.     Fl,  Peruv,  Syst,  248. 

E.  ''  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  marginibus  vaginisque  scabris^  racemo  ter- 
minali,  labello  cruciformi.*' 

Hab.  in  Pillao  et  Muna  montibus  Peruvia ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

d.  Labello  trilobo ;  lobis  lateraUbus  laciniaiis  v,  emarginatis :  intermedio 

indiviso  v,  tanium  emarginato, 

50.  Epidendrum  polyanthum. 

E.  foliis  distichis  ovali-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  caule  ramoso^  racemis  plu- 
rimis  multifloris  cernuis  basi  spathaceis,  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis 
striatis,  petalis  linearibus  reflexis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis 
dimidiatis  denticulatis :  intermedio  linear!  retuso  disco  tricostato. 

Epidendrum  polystachyum.    Pmon,  A£$t,  non  H.  B.  K. 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  Pavon.  {exam,  s,  sp,in  Herb,  Lambert,) 

Caulis  pennam  anserinam  crassus^  longus,  ex  axilla  omni  racemos  oernuos 
promens.  Folia  sex  uncias  longa,  1|  lata.  Sepala  dura  (in  sicco),  venis 
lignosis.  Labelli  lacinis  laterales  erectae,  intermedin  margines  incurvae. 

52.  Epidendrum  cinnabarinum.     Salzmann. 

£.  foliis  distichis  oblongis  carnosis  acutis  convexis  subrecurvis,  caule 
simplici  apice  aphyllo  vaginato>  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  acutis 
subsqualibus  patentibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  laci- 
niatis  intermedio  linguseformi  apice  fiircato  aequalibus. 

Hab.  in  fruticetis  sabulosis  Bahia ;  Salzmann,  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Facies  E.  elongati,  sed  flores  triplo  majores. 

52.  Epidendrubi  imatophyllum. 

E.  foliis  distichis  ligulatis  obtusis  subemarginatis,  caule  simplici  npice 


EPIDENDRE^.  107 

apbyllo  vaginato,  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  aequalibus  patentibus, 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  laciniatis  patentibus :  intermedio  cuneato 
subuDdulato  apiculato. 

Hab.  in  Guiana;  Hooker,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  ceL  Hooker.) 

53.  Epidendrum  ibaguense.     Humb.  et  Kunth,  Nov.  Gen.  et  Sp.  1. 352. 

£.  fbliis  distichis  oblongis  obtusis  carnosis,  caule  simplici  apice  aphyllo> 
sepalis  suboblongis  acutis  patentibus,  petalis  conformibus  paul6  mino- 
ribus,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  intermedio  obcordato  crenulato-fimbriato  la- 
teralibus fimbriatis  ovatis  dimidiatis  apice  rotundatis. 

Hab.  in  locis  temperatis  regni  Novo-Granatensis  inter  urbem  Ibague  et 
nobilissimum  montem  Tolimse,  alt.  740  hex.  5  Humboldt. 

Flores  aurantiaci  -,  Kunth. 

54.  Epidendrum  elongatum.     Jacq, 

E.  foliis  distichis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutiusculis,  caule  apice  long^  aphyllo 
squamoso,  sepalis  petalisque  patentibus  lineari-lanceolatis  sequalibus, 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  truncatis  denticulatis :  intermedio  dupl6 
majore  cuneato  apice  dilatato  emarginato  denticulato  basi  calloso : 
callo  carnoso  concavo  acuminato,  racemo  brevi  oblongo. 

Epidendram  elongatum.    Jacq.  Ic,  Rar.  3.  /.  604.    Swart t  N0V,  Act,  Ups.  6. 69.     Willd, 

no.  24.     Bot,  Mag.  t.  611. 
Amphiglottis  secnnda.    SaUsb.  Hort,  Trana*  I.  c. 

Hab.  ad  Caraccas;  Jacq.  {hob.  s.  sp,  et  v,  v,  c) 

Flores  pallid^  coccinei.  Ovarium  cuniculatum.  Tubus  inter  labellum  et 
columnam  septo  dividitur  longitudinali  ex  apice  ovarii  orto  sub  stigmate 
desinente. 

55.  Epidendrum  crassifolium. 

E.  foliis  distichis  ovato-oblongis  obtusis  carnosis  concavis,  caule  apice 
longe  aphyllo  sqiiamoso  :  squamis.  superioribus  lineari-lanceolatis  acu- 
minatis>  sepalis  petalisque  patentibus  lineari-oblongis  sequalibus,  labelli 
trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  dimidiatis  denticulatis :  intermedio  cuneato 
apiculato  denticulato  majore  basi  calloso :  callo  carnoso  concavo  oh* 
tuso,  racemo  brevi  subcorymboso. 

Epidendram  ellipticum.    Lodd,  Bot.  Cab.  t.  1216.  non  Graham. 

Hab.  in  insula  St,  Vmcentii;  Hooker,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

This  is  known  from  E.  ellipticum  by  the  form  of  its  leaves,  by  the  lateral 
segments  of  the  labellum  being  smaller  than  the  middle  one,  by  the  upper 
scales  of  the  aphyllous  stem  being  somewhat  foliaceous  with  a  long  rigid 
point,  and  if  Mr.  Loddiges's  figure  be  correctly  quoted,  which  I  can 
scarcely  doubt,  by  the  lilac  colour  of  its  flowers. 

56.  Epidendrum  ellipticum.     Graham  in  Hook*  Exot.  Bot.  t.  207. 

£.  foliis  distichis  ellipticis  obtusis  concavis  succulentis,  caule  apice  long^ 
aphyllo  squamoso,  sepalis  petalisque  patentibus  lineari-lanceolatis 
squalibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  laciniatis :  inter- 
medio minore  truncato  apice  denticulato  basi  calloso,  racemo  brevi 
corymboso. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  prope  Rio  Janeiro )  Graham,  Forbes,  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

Very  near  E.  elongatum,  from  which  it  diflFers  in  its  elliptical  blunt  suc- 
culent leaves,  small  middle  segment  of  the  labellum  and  more  corymbose 
flowers,  which  are  also  paler. 


108  EPIDENDRE^. 

57«  Epidbndrum  secundum.     Linn, 

£.  foliis  distichis  oblongis  emarginatis^  caule  apice  long*^  aphyllo  squa- 
moso^  sepalis  petalisque  aequalibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  einar* 
ginatis  conniventibus  intermedio  subrotundo  concavo  emarginato  ascen- 
dente  paulo  minoribus,  racemo  brevi  secundo. 

Epidendrum  secundum.     Linn,  Sp.  PL  1349.    Jacq,  Amer.  224.  t,  137.     Willd.  no.  22. 
Hab.  in  sylvis  MartinUuB  montosis  -,  Jacquin. 
Flores  toti  purpurei  y  ex  Jacq, 

58.  Epidendrum  dichotomum.     PresL  Reh  Hank,  101. 

E.  foliis  distichis  la nceolato- oblongis  obtusis,  caule  apice  aphyllo  squamoso 
subdichotomo^  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  acutis  reflexis^  labelli  tri- 
partiti  laciniis  fiinbriatis  :  lateralibus  rotundatis  patentissioiis  intermedin 
majore  obcordat^. 

Hab.  in  montosis  ad  Huanoco  Peruvus ;  Presl. 

Scapus  bipedalis.     Folia  3  pollices  longa.     Flores  flavescentes. 

Seems  very  near  E.  elongatura. 

e.  Labello  quadrilobo,  nempl  triloho :  lobo  intermedio  bipartito ;  v.  sexlobo, 

59.  Epidendrum  verrucosum.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  distichis  lanceolatis  obliqud  patentibus  vaginis  verrucosis,  floribus 
subpaniculatis^  sepalis  oblongis  concavis  acutis  petalisque  lineari-lan* 
ceolatis  patulis,  labello  4-lobo  laciniis  linearibus  obtusis  divaricatis  : 
anterioribus  roinoribus. 

Epidendrum  verrucosum.     Swartz  FL  Ind,  Occ.3. 1497.     WiUd,  no,  II.     Lodd.Bot,  Cab, 
t.  1084. 

Hab.  in  truncis  arborum  JamaiccB ;  Swartz. 

Caules  simplices,  erecti,  2-pedales  v.  suborgyales ;  sepala  et  petala  pallid^ 
viridia ;  labellum  luteum ;  scapi  radicales  -,  Swartz,  Panicula  termi- 
nalis  ;  Loddiges,     An  duse  species  hie  confuse  ? 

60.  Epidendrum  patens.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  distichis  oblobgo-lanceolatis,  racemo  terminally  sepalis  petalisque 
subsequalibus  oblongis  acutis  concavis  patent ibus,  labelli  quadrilobi 
lobis  lateralibus  subrotundis :  anterioribus  linearibus  obtusis  connl- 
ventibus. 

Epidendrum  patens.     Swartz  Fl,  Ind.  Occ.  1. 1495.     Willd.  no.  10.     Bot.  Cab,  t.  1537. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montium  Jamaicce;  Swartz. 

Caulis  spithamseus  v.  pedalis.  Flores  pallidi.  Sepala  exttis  carinata 
ferruginea. 

61.  Epidendrum  paniculatum.     Fl,  Peruv.  Syst,  p,  243. 

E.  foliis  distichis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatisj  caule  apice  vaginis  acu- 
minatissimis  membranacels  vestito,  panicul4  confert^  multifloril,  sepalis 
oblong^is  venis  extiis  varicosis^  petalis  filiformibus>  labelli  quadrilobi 
laciniis  posticis  brevibus  oblongis  obtusis  :  anticis  linearibus  divaricatis^ 
disco  caJlis  tribus  et  tuberculis  duobus. 

Hab.  in  HuayaquU  ;  Pavon,  {exam.  «•  sp,  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

jSpecies  spectatissima.  Panicula  fer^  pedalis  floribus  confertissimis. 
Bractes  subulate. 


BPIDENDRE^.  109 

612.  Epidbkdeum  anisatum.     La  Llave  I,  c.  2.  27* 

£.  foliis  distich  is  elliptico-lanceolatis,  sepalis  petalisque  paten  tibus  linea- 
ribiis  obtusis,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  obtusis  intermedin 
profundi  bilob^ :  lobis  acutis. 

Uab.  supra  arbores  Mexid  prope  Vallisoletum ;  Llave. 

Planta  pedalis.  Flores  luridi  noctu  odorem  anisatum  emittentes>  saepius 
impunctati.     Labellum  lineis  tribus  purpureis  ad  insertionem;  Llave. 

63.  Epidendrum  floribundum.    Humb,  et  Kunth.  Nov.  Gen.  et  Sp.  1.353.  ^86. 

E.  foliis  lanceolato-oblongis  acuminatis  submerabranaceis,  panicul^  ter- 
minali,  sepalis  reflexis  lanceolatis,  petalis  filiform ibus>  labelli  quadrilobi 
basi  bituberculati  lobis  lateralibus  subrotundis>  terminalibus  linearibus 
divaricatis. 

Uab.  in  locis  temperatis  nemorosis  provinciee  Bracamorensis  inter  Amazo- 
num  flumen^  pagum  Puyaya  et  urbem  Jaen,  alt.  230  hex.  Humboldt ; 
in  Meaico;  Pavan.  {exam,  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Caolis  pedalis.  Panicula  semipedalis.  Sepala  viridia.  Petala  et  labellum 
alba.     Variat  foliis  oblongis,  lunceolato-oblongis  et  linearibus ;  Kunih. 

64.  Epidendrum  raniferum. 

E.  foliis  distichis  lanceolatis  obtusis^  racemis  terminalibus  lateral! busque 
divaricatis  multifioris^  sepalis  ligulatis  undulatis  apice  recurvis  petalis- 
que linearibus  cuneatis  mucronulatis  patentissimis>  labelli  sexlobi  basi 
bicallosi  laciniis  integerrimis :  posticis  rotundatis — intermediis  linea- 
ribus— anticis  linearibus  obtusis  retrorsum  falcatis. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Caulis  crassus>  verosimiliter  2-3 -pedalis.  Folia  7  uncias  longa,  unam  lata. 
Racemi  semipedales.     Sepala  10  lineas  longa. 

This  is  in  Mr.  Lambert's  Herbarium  from  Pavon  under  the  names  both 
of  Ophrys  tigrina^  and  Epidendrum  racemosum  ;  as  I  have  no  means  of 
ascertaining  which  of  these  names  was  intended  to  be  applied  by  the  latter 
Botanist^  I  have  not  hesitated,  in  this  and  in  other  cases,  to  reject  both. 

65.  Epidendrum  coronatum.     Ft.  Peruv.  Syst,  242. 

E.  "  foliis  ovato-lauceolatis,  racemis  dependent ib us,  labello  trilobo  :  laci- 
niis bifidis  intermedin  minori.** 
Hab.  in  Pozuzo  supra  arbores  et  saxa  -,  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

66.  Epidendrum  cristatum.     Ft.  Peruv.  Syst.  243. 

£.  '^  foliis  lanceolatis,  racemo  dependente^  labello  tripartito  :  lacini^  medi& 
bifid^t,  lateralibus  tripartitis.** 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  nemoribus  Pozuzo ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

67.  Epidendrum  viride.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst.  244. 

E.  ''  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis,  racemo  terminal!,  labii  trilobi  laciniis  late- 
ralibus obcordatis,  intermedin  bifida.'* 

Hab.  in  PeruvuE  nemoribus  ad  Pozuzo  vicum  supra  arbores  3  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

68.  Epidendrum  parviflorum.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst.  245. 

E.  "  foliis  lanceolato-linearibus,  racemo  brevi,  labelli  trilobi  laciniis  sub- 
rotuudis  :  intermedin  bipartite  acutn. 

Hab.  in  Muna  et  Chaclla  montibus  PeruvUe  ^  Rxxiz  et  Pavon. 


110  EPIDENDRE^. 

§  III.  Foliis  distichis  ;  rachi  alatd  ancipUi :  bracteis  carinatis. 

69.  Epidendrum  bifarium.     Swartz, 

E.  foliis  distichis  cordato-lanccolatis  horizontal ibus^  spic^  terminal!  flex- 
uosit^  rachi  ancipiti,  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  convex is^  petalis  brevioribus 
setaceis,  labelli  dilatati  tnlobi  lobis  lateralibus  subrotundis  iutegris  : 
intermedio  bilobo. 

Epidendrum  anceps.     Swartz  Prodr,  121. 

Epidendrum  bifarium.     Swartz  FL  Ind,  Occ.  3.  1509.     Willd.  no.  19. 

Hab.  in  montibus  altis  Jamaica  australis>  supra  tnincos  arborum  -,  Swartz, 
(v,  8,  sp,  in  Herb,  Smith.) 

Caulis  2-4-uncialis.  Flores  viridi-ulbi.  Bractese  subfalcatse,  carinat«e> 
ovarii  longitudine  -,  Swartz. 

70.  Epidendrum  rigiduin.     Jacquin. 

£.  foliis  distichis  ovato-oblongis  obtusis^  spicse  flexuosse  rachi  aocipiti> 
sepalis  coriaceis  ovatis  obtusis  patentibus  lateralibus  majoribus,  petalis 
linearibus  membranaceis^  labelli  postici  cordato-ovati  obtusi  palato 
calloso  cujiiculo  inflato,  bracteis  foliaceis  dolabriformibus  carinatis 
ovarii  longitudine. 

Epidendrum  rigidum.  Jacq,  Amer,  222.  /.  134-  Swartz  FL  Ind.  Occ.  3.  1507.  WiUd.  no.  17. 

/3.  labello  subrotundo. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montium  Jamaica;  Swartz  5  Martinica;  Jacquin  5  St.  Fitn- 
centu;  Hooker;  HispanioUe ;  Mackenzie;  ft  Mexico;  Pavon,  {hab,  s,  8p» 
comm.  eel.  Hooker  et  Mackenzie;  exam.  /3  in  Herb.  Lambert,) 

Caules  simplices^  palmares,  ancipites.  Flores  parvi,  virides.  /3  forte 
species  diversa. 

71.  Epidendrum  imbricatum. 

E.  foliis  distichis  linear! -oblongis  obtusis>  caule  ramoso,  spicis  ovato- 
oblongis  imbricatis,  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  acutis  aequalibus  erectis> 
labello  ovato  acuto  obsolete  crenulato,  bracteis  carinatis  obtusis. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia.  (hab.  8,  sp.  comm.  amidts.  Prescott,) 

Ovarium  alt^  cuniculatum. 

***  Species  obscura,  vald^  dubia,  auctoribus  descripta,  sed  systemate  vix 

admittenda, 

Epidendrum  vomeriforme  (Swartz  Prodr.  124.  FL  Ind.  Occ.  3.  1611.  Willd. 
no.  25.) ',  **  caulescens  foliis  bulbis  innatis  carnosis  ovato-acuminatis  con- 
vexis  canaliculatis  subtus  carinatis^  scapis  e  sinu  foliorum.*'  Jamaica; 
Swartz.     Species  minima.     Flores  ignoti.  (v.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Smith.) 

Epidendrum  angustifolium  (Swartz  Prodr.  123.  Fl.  Ind.  Occ.  3.  1512. 
Willd.  no.  26.)  ;  "  folio  lineari  bulbo  innato,  scapo  paniculato."  Jamaica; 
Swartz. 

Epidendrum  ?  turbvnatum  (La  Llave  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  2.  41.)i  "  bulbis 
oblongo-turbinatis  confertis  membranis  iaceratis  praBcinctis^  scapo  ex 
bulbis  prodeunte>  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  coriaceis  bulbo  adnatis.'* 
Mexico ;  La  Llave. 

Epidendrum  9  mayzifoUum  (La  Llave  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  2. 42.)  j  "  bulbis  fu- 
siformibus  pedalibus  articulatis,  foliis  distichis  ensiformibus  trinerviis.'* 
Mexico ;  La  Llave. 

N.  B.  Species  reliquas  Flora;  Peruviana;  praitcreo. 


EPIDENDREiE.  Ill 

L.  DINEMA. 

Dinema.    Orch,  Scekto*,  p.  6. 

Sq»ala  et  petala  subsequalia^  herbacea,  patentia.  Labelium  majus,  mem- 
branaceum,  indivisum,  unguiculatuili,  cum  basi  columnse  accretum. 
Columna  nana,  bicornis.  Antbera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  per  paria 
caudiculis  duobus  replicatis  adnata. ^-—Herba  epiphyta,  rbizomate  re- 
pente  annnlato  pseudobulbifero.  Folia  coriacea.  Flores  solitarily  ter- 
minales^  pedunculo  vaginato. 

This  genus  differs  from  Isocbilus  chiefly  in  its  labelium  being  large* 
membranous  and  extremely  different  in  appearance  from  the  petals ;  and 
in  these  last,  and  the  sepals  being  spreading  not  coonivent.  It  is  distin- 
guished from  Epidendrum  by  its  short  two  horned  labelium. 

1.  DiNVMA  polybulbon. 

E|ndendrum  polybulbon.     Swattz  FL  Ind,  Occ,  p,  1491.    Hooker  Exot,  FL  t,  112. 
Hab.  in  Jamaica^  Swartz;  in  Mexico,  Pavon.  {v,  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Pseudobulbi  ovales,  squamis  ovatis  obtusis  vestiti.  Folia  bina,  oblonga, 
obtusa,  pedunculis  sequalia.  Sepala  et  petala  viridia,  venis  sanguineis. 
Labelium  album.     Columna  sanguinea. 


LI.  ENCYCLIA. 

EncycHa.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t.  283 1 . 


Sepala  et  petala  subaequalia,  conniventia.  Labelium  (posticum)  cucul  • 
latum,  columnam  involvens,  apice  trilobum,  basi  callosum.  Columna 
libera,  semiteres,  clavata,  cum  labello  parallela.  Anthera  4-locularis, 
sepds  marginatis.  Pollinia  4,  collatcralia,  caudiculis  totidem  revolulis. 
Herba  epiphyta,  pseudobulbosa,  Epidendri  facie,  foliis  coriaceis. 
Inflorescentia  terminalis. 

This  genus  differs  from  Cattleya  in  its  small  half-closed  flowers,  the 
labelium  of  which  is  posterior  with  a  great  callus  at  its  base,  and  also  in 
its  panicled  flowers  \  otherwise  it  approaches  it  very  nearly.  From  Epi- 
dendrum it  cannot  be  distinguished  either  by  its  herbage,  or  inflorescence, 
and  in  its  fructification  is  so  similar  to  that  genus  that  with  the  exception 
of  its  four  celled  anther,  and  cucullate  labelium,  it  possesses  no  peculiar 
character.  The  posterior  labelium  is  observed  in  many  undoubted  Epi- 
dendra,  and  in  some  species  of  the  same  genus  the  cohesion  between  the 
lip  and  the  column  is  very  slight.  So  slight  indeed  are  the  marks  of  dis- 
tinction between  Encyclia  and  Epidendrum  that  Dr.  Hooker's  second 
species  of  the  former  (E.  patens)  unquestionably  belongs  to  the  latter 
genus  \  see  Epidendrum  odoratissimum. 

1.  Encyclia  viridiflora.     Hooker  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  BraxUia,  prope  Rio  Janeiro  -,  Hooker. 

Pseudobulbi  ovati  vagin^  scariosli  tecti.  Folia  ensiformia,  subrecurva, 
acuta,  per  paria  nata.  Paiiicula  multiflora.  Flores  herbacei,  versus 
basin  purpurascentes.  Sepala  lineari-lanceolata,  lateralia  sub£ftlcata. 
Labelium  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis  obtusis,  intermedio  margine  undulato. 


Aug.  1831. 


112  BPIDBNDRBJB. 

LII.  ISOCHILUS. 

Isochilus.    A  Brown  in  HorU  Kew,  ed.  2. 5.  209.    KuntA  Nov,  Gen  et  Sp.  PL  1.340. 

Sepala  et  petala  subsqualia^  libera,  tonniventia;  illorum  anterioribus  nunc 
basi  paululum  dilatatis  et  invicem  connatis.  Labellum  unguiculatum, 
indivUum,  petalis  scepius  conforme,  cum  eolumna  articulatum.  Columna 
davata,  semiteres,  bi-tricomis.  Anthera  4-loculari8.  Pollinia  4,  col- 
lateralia,  caudiculis  ligulatis  replicatis.—— Herbs  parve  epiphytse, 
caule  nunc  tereti  distichb  folioso,  nunc  pseudobulboso  ^ice  tantum 
fblioso.    Flores  parvi^  albi  v.  purpurei. 

1.  IsocHiLUs  lineare.    R,  Br. 

1.  caule  tereti,  foliis  distichis  linearibus  emarginatis,  racemo  cernuo  ter- 
minali,  labello  lanceolato  obtuso. 

Epidendmm  lineare.    Linn.  Sp.  PL  1349.    Jacq.  Amer,  221.  t,  131./.  1. 
Cymbidiom  lineare.    Swart s  Nov.  Act.  Upt.  6. 72.     WUUL  no,  13. 

Isochilns  linearis.  R.  Br,  /.  c,  Kumth  Nov,  Gen.  etSp,\,  340.  Bot.  Reg,  9.  <•  745.  Bot, 
Cah.  U  1341. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  densis  Martimca  ;  Jacquin.  (v.  v.  c.) 
Flores  purpurei.    Labellum  sanguineo  maculatum. 

2.  IsocHiLUs  globosum. 

I.  caule  simplici  8ubunifloro>  foliis  teretibus  canaliculatis,  labello  ovato 
acuto  concavo,  petalis  quam  sepala  minoribus. 

Epidendnim  g^lobosum.    Jacj.  Amer,  222.  t,  133./.  1.    Swart*  Prodr.  121. 
Cymbidiom  g^lobosum.    Swartz  FL  Ind,  Oce,  1467.     Willd.  no,  17. 

Hab.  in  summis  ramis  arborum  Jamaica  interioris,  Swartz )  Marthuca, 
Jacquin  i  St.  VmcerUu,  Hooker,  (v.  $.  tp.) 

Flores  minuti,  rubicundi.     Petala  minora  lutea. 

3.  IsocHiLUs  teretifolium. 

L  caule  simplici  folioso,  foliis  distichis  teretiusculo-triquetris  obtusis  car- 
nosis>  flore  solitario,  labello  striato  apice  triquetro  incrassato^  petalis 
quam  sepala  dupl6  minoribus. 

Epidendrom  teretifbUum.    Swart*  Prodr.  121. 

Cymbidium  teretifolium.    Swartz  FL  Ind.  Occ,  1463.     Willd.  no.  15. 

Hab.  in  ftrboribus  in  montibus  excelsis  Jamaica  australis ;  Swartz. 

Gaulis  pedalis.  Flos  luteo«viridis,  terminalis  in  caule  versus  apicem  nudo 
subcompresso. 

4.  IsooHiLUS  graminifolium.    Kunth. 

I.  caule  ramoso  folioso,  foliis  distichis  linearibus  acuminatis  membranaceis, 
floribus  axillaribus  solitariis^  labello  obovato-oblongo  obtuso  basi  an- 
gustato,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  subsequalibus. 

IsochUns  graminifoUus.  Humb.  BonpL  et  Kvnik.  Nov.  Gen,  et  Sp.  PL  1«  340.  tab.  78. 
i9ffM^.  1.329. 

Hab.  in  declivitate  Andium  Popayaneruium,  nemoribus  opacissimis  inhor- 
rescentium>  juxta  villam  La  Erre,  ad  radices  Parami  de  Puruguay^  alt. 
1064  hexap.  florens  Novembri }  Hiunboldt. 

Caules  erecti  subpedales.  Folia  sesquipoUicariay  vix  duas  lineas  lata. 
Calyx  albu8>  glaber.     Capsula  glabra ;  ex  Kunthio. 


BPIDBNBR8JB.  118 

5.  I80CIUI.I78  prolifenUD.     R.  Br. 

J.  canle  camoso  tereti  subcylindraceo  prolifero  apice  subdiphyllo,  fbliis 
linearibus  emarginatis^  floribus  axillaribus  fasciculatis,  labello  lineari 
obcordato  ung^e  calloso. 

EpIdendmiD  proliferam.    Swartz  Prodr.  124. 

Cymbidiiim  pfrolifemm.     Swart  s  Fi.  Ind,  Occ,  1451.     WilitL  no,  5. 

Isochiliia  proUfer.     A  Br,  in  H.  Kew,  ed.  2.  5.  209.    Lindl.  in  Bot,  Beg.  10.  U  825. 

Hab.  supra  trancos  vetustos  inter  muscos  in  montibus  altis  Jamaica  aus- 
tralis  ;  Swartz.  (r.  v.  c.) 

Flores  albi  e  bracteis  imbricatis  nati.    Labellum  disco  discolore. 

6.  IsocHiLus  fusiforme. 

I.  caule  ovato  tereti  carnoso  basi  aogustato  prolifero>  foliis  linearibus 
emarginatis  mucronatis,  floribus  solitariis  axillaribus  nudis^  labello  ob- 
longo  membraoaiceo  apice  dilatato  triangulari. 

Hab.  in  Trinidad;  Lockhart.  (v,  v.  c.) 

Feicies  I.  proliferi  quo  differt  intemodiis  fusiformibus^  floribus  majoribus 
solitariis  ebracteatis  magis  patentibus^  et  labelli  disco  non  discolore. 
Flores  albi  concolores. 

§  Elleanthus;  PresL 

Genus  forlk  distinctum,  sed,  characterihus  autaris  nimis  vagis,  ah  Isochilo  nihil 
tUversum  nisi  bracteis  membranaceisjhribus  longiaribus. 

7*  IsocHiLUs  ?  linifolium. 

I.  caule  simplici  folioso^  foliis  distichis  linearibus  apice  tridentatis>  Bpick 
distichi  terminally  floribus  bracteis  inclusis. 

EUeantliiis  linifoliua.    Pretl.  ReUq,  Hienk,  p,  97. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Pentvue  ad  Huanoco  j  Presl. 

Caules  semipedales,  ancipites.  Folia  sesquipolb'cem  longa>  1  lineam  lata> 
glabra.  Spica  poUicaris  breviorque.  Bractess  6  lineas  longs.  Flores 
flavescentes^  sesquilineam  longi ;  Presl, 

8.  IsocHiLUs  ?  landfolium. 

I.  caule  ancipiti  vaginato  apice  triphyllo,  foliis  lanceolato-nenrosis  serru- 
latis  plicato-nervosis  apice  tridentatis>  spici  distich^  terminali  reflexft^ 
floribus  bracteis  inclusis. 

Eneanthns  UndfolioB.    Pre$L  Beliq,  Henk.  97. 

Hab.  in  Guayagidl;  Presl. 

Caulis  pedalis.  Folia  4  pollices  longa,  vix  5  lineas  lata.  Vagins  tuber- 
culato-scabr».  Bractese  ovato-lanceolatse,  long^  acuminata,  floribus 
duplb  longiores.     Flores  flavescentes ,  PresL 


LIU.  FONERA. 


Sepala  membranacea,  lateralia  paulb  majora,  basi  in  saccum  connata. 
Petala  multb  angustiora.  Labellum  posticum,  membranaceum  ^  ungue 
concavo  cum  basi  producta  sepalorum  lateralium  articulator  ascendente^ 
laming  refractft  lineari  subsagittatll  truncatll  subeinarginatA.    Colunuia 


114  EPIDENDRBiE. 

semiteres  cum  ovario  continua.    Antbera  bilocnlaris.     PoUinia  4,  col- 

lateralia,  caudiculis  reflexis. -Herba  epiphyta^  caule  erector  tereti> 

simplici,  filiformi.     Folia  linearia  subulata  canaliculata  secunda.     Ra- 
cemi  subbiflori  terminales.    Flores  parvi.    Bractee  ovate  acuts. 

].  PoNERA  juncifolia. 

Epidendmm  graminifolium.    Pavon.  Mss. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Pavon.  {exam.  $,  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert) 

Caules  palmares.     Folia  vaginis  minutissim^  verrucosis.     Racemus  ex 
axilla  folii  terminalis  quadruplo  quintuplov^  longioris. 


LIV.  BRASSAVOLA. 

BrusayoU.    R.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  216. 

Sepala  et  petala  subaequalia,  libera^  acuminata.  Labellum  cucullatum, 
integrum,  coluranam  involvens.  Columna  marginata,  clavata,  stigmate 
infundibular],  clinandrio  postic^  tridentato.  Pollinia  8,  subsequalia, 
quibusdam  aliis  parvis  interjectis.     Anthera  4-loculari8,  septis  margi- 

natis,  loculis  semibipartitis. Uerbae  caulescentes,  epiphyts,  apice 

folium  unicum  v.  alterum,  semicylindraceum,  camosum>  suprk  sulcatum, 
apice  subulatum,  gerentes.     Flores  terminales^  magni,  speciosi. 

1.  Brassavola  cucuUata.     R.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  216. 

B.  labello  cucuUato  fimbriato  apice  integro  petalis  sepalisque  acuminatis- 
simis. 

HeUeborine  floribus  albis  cacullatiB.  Plum,  Sp,  9.  ic.  179./.  1. 
Epidendmm  cucullatum.  Linn.  Sp.  PL  1350.  Bot,  Mag.  543. 
Cymbidium  cucollatom.    Swartz  Nov.  Act.  Upt.  6.  73. 

Hab.  in  India  OcddentaU. 

Flores  solitarii  ocbroleuci  labello  albo. 

2.  Brassavola  tuberculata.     Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  t.  !;2878. 

B.  labello  oblongo  cuspidato  integerrimo,  sepalis  pedunculo  ovarioque 
tuberculatis,  dentibus  clinandrii  limbriatis. 

Hab.  in  BrazHia  ad  Rio  Janeiro ;  Hooker,  Forbes,  (v.  v.  c.  et  hab,  s.  sp,) 

Folia  sspitis  tribus  sulcis  exarata.  Sepala  rubro-fusco  maculata.  Petala 
et  labellum  alba.     Flores  inodori. 

Dr.  Hooker's  figure  in  the  Botanical  Magazine  is  excellent^  and  particu- 
larly well  represents  the  rare  circumstance  of  a  few  additional  minute  pollen 
masses  being  found  with  the  usual  ones.  I  formerly  called  this  Brassavola 
trinervis,  under  which  name  it  was  distributed  by  the  Horticultural  Society. 

3.  Brassavola  nodosa. 

B.  labello  cordato  acuminato  integerrimo,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatis 
brevibus,  dentibus  lateralibus  clinandrii  integris  posticfiL  bifidlL. 

Epidendmm  curassavicum  Orcbidi  aflStie.    Herm.  Parav.  187.  t,  187. 

Viscnm  delphinii  flore  minns,  &c.     Shane  Jam.  1. 251.  ^  125./.  1. 

Epidendmm  nodosum.     IJnn.  Sp.  PL  1350.    Jacq.  Amer.  226.  t.  140.     Swartz  Oht.  328. 

Cymbidium  nodosum.     Swartz  Nov.  Act.  Up:  6. 73.     Witld.  no.  24. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  insuls  Baru,  Jacquin^  Jamaiae ;  Sloane. 


BPIDBNDRBJB.  115 

Planta  pedalis  speciosa.  Flores  sessiles^  magni,  elegantes,  de  die  fer^  in- 
odori,  noctu  autem  odore  prsediti  fragrantissimo,  vix  ulU  cedente,  quid- 
dam  habente  Lilii  albi^  nectarium  (labellam)  gerunt  niTeum,  et  germen 
petalaque  subflavescentia ;  Jacquin, 

4.  Bbabsatola  subulifblia. 

B.  labelio  integro,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatissimis^  spidt  pauciflorft, 

fbliis  longissimis  subuliformibus. 
Hab.  in  insula  Nevis;  ToMn.  {v.  s.  sp.  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 
Caulks   teretes,  graciles,  4-5-unciales>  csspitosi,  vaginis  membranaceis 

cinereis  arct^  vestiti.    Folia  palmaria  et  ultiii^  angustissima^  acumina* 

tissima.    Ovarium  collo  gracillimo  longissimo.    Flores  fbliis  breviores. 

Csetera  baud  bene  Tidi.     Species  distinctissima. 


LV.  LJELIA. 

Sepala  explanata,  lanceolata,  sequalia.  Petala  majora,  paul6  difformia, 
camosa>  explanata.  Labellum  posticum>  3-partitum,  lainellatum,  circa 
columnam  convolutum.     Columna  aptera>  camosa,  antice  canoliculata. 

Anthera  ••••••••.     Pollinia  8,  caudiculis  quatuor  elasticis. Herbse 

epiphyts^  rhizomate  pseudobolbophoro.  Folia  carnosa.  Scapi  termi- 
nales^  pauci  v.  multiflori.     Flores  speciosi,  odorati. 

Character  ex  descriptione  Llavei  -,  genus  videtur  proprium,  Cattleyae 
proximum,  labelio  postico  et  poUinils  8  diversum.  Phajo  differt  labelio 
postico  ecalcarato,  foliisque  carnosis  in  pseudobulbos  insidentibus.  An 
congener  Cattleys  Domingensis  ? 

1 .  Lalia  grandiflora. 

L.  foliis  lanceolatis^  scapo  1-9-floro  v.  dichotomo>  pseudobulbis  pyrifor- 

mibus. 
Bletia  grandiflora.    Llave  Nov,  Veg,  De$cr,  2. 17. 

Hab.  supra  truncos  arborum  in  tota  proTincia  Michuacana  Mexici,  florens 
Maio  et  Junio ;  Vemaculd  lArio,  Fhr  di  Corpus ;  Itzumaqua  inter  Mi- 
cbuacanos ;  Llave. 

Folia  bina  aut  tema.  Bractese  membranacese,  amplexicaules.  Flos  pur- 
purinus,  spithamseus,  paulultim  odoratus.  SefMda  lanceolata.  Petala 
ovata,  majora,  carnosa,  venosa,  lateraliter  emarginata.  Labellum  pur- 
pureo-violaceum,  ad  basin  et  medium  albicans,  profundi  S-partitum ; 
laciniH  intermedin  maxim^,  emarginata,  subcrenatit,  limbo  undulato 
purpurascente,  prominentiis  variis  petaloideis  lutescentibus  sulcatli^ 
punctis  coloratis  diversimod^  maculatll.     LUxoe, 

%,  Ljilia  autumnalis. 

L.  foliis  obloDgo-lanceolatis  carinatis  arcuatis,  scapo  elongato  multifloro^ 
pseudobulbis  turbinatis  sulcatis. 

Bletia  autumnalis.    Lkne  Nov,  Veg,  Descr.  2, 19. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Vallisoleto  Mexici  urbi  vicinis,  florens  autumno.  Ver- 
naculb  FU>r  de  los  Santos;  Llave. 

Psendobulbi  bipolUcares.  Folia  bina  aut  tema.  Scapus  tripedalis,  pur- 
purascens,  bracteis  membranaceis  ductus.  Flores  fragrantissimi^  dupI6 
minores  quam  in  prsecedente.    LUwe. 

An  Cattleya  Domingensis,  cujus  pollinia  et  folia  ignota,  hue  referenda } 


116  £PIDBNORBiE. 

LVI.  CATTLEYA. 

Cattleya.    Lindl.  Coll.  BoU  tab.  35. 

Sepala  membranacea  v.  carno8a>  patentia,  sequalia.  Petala  sspitis  majora. 
Labellum  cucullatum^  columnam  involvens^  trilobnm  v.  iudivisum.  Co- 
lumna  clavata^  elongata,  semiteres,  marginata^  cum  labello  articulata. 
Anthera  carnosa^  4-loculari8«  septorum  marginibus  membranaceiB.  Pol- 

linia  4,  caudiculis  totidem  replicatis. Herbse  epiphyts^  (Americans) 

pseudobulbosffi.     Folia  solitaria  v.  bina  coriacea.     Flores  terminales^ 
speciosissimi,  ssep^  e  spatha  magna  erumpentes. 

This  genus  passes  into  Broughtonia*th rough  C.  Domingensis. 

1.  Cattlbya  crispa.     Lindl. 

C.  sepalis  lineari-obovato-lanceolatis  acutis^  petalis  latioribus  oblongo- 
lanceolatis  undulatis  crispis^  labelli  indivisi  limbo  ovato  acuminato  quam 
maximb  undulato-crispato,  pseudobulbis  subcylindraceis  angulatis^  spa- 
thlL  rnagn^  foliace^. 

Cattleya  crispa.    Bot,  Reg.  L  1 172. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia;  (t?.  r.  c.) 

Flores  maximi  nlbi  puri,  labelli  disco  tantum  purpureo. 

3.  Cattleya  labiata.     UndL 

ۥ  sepalis  linearibus^  petalis  membranaceis  lato-lanceolatis  acutis  subun- 
dulatis,  labello  obovato  undulato  obtuso  indiviso^  pseudobulbis  oblongis 
angulatis,  spath^  maximal  foliaceSl. 

Cattleya  labiata.     Coll.  Bot.  tab.  33.     Hooker  Esot.  Fl.  157. 
Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  Swainson.  (v.  v.  cult.) 
Flores  maximi  lilacini^  disco  labelli  sanguineo. 

3.  Cattleya  Grahami. 

C.  sepalis  lanceolatis  acutis,  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  obtusiusculb  un- 
dulatis tripl6  latioribus  membranaceis,  labelli  trilobi  marginibus  eden- 
tulis  :  lobo  medio  maximo  piano  subrotundo. 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  Dom.  Graham.  (hab.Jiorem  singulum  comm.  eel.  Grahamio.) 

Species  spectatissima  cujus  flores  tantum  noti  verosimiliter  violacei,  con- 
colores^  magnitudine  C.  labiatse. 

4.  Cattlbya  maxima. 

C.  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis,  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis 
undulatis  tripl6  latioribus  membranaceis^  labelli  oblongi  trilobi  lobo 
medio  oblongo  undulato  alt^  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Huayaqml}  Ruiz  ei  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp,  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Flores  maximi,  verosimiliter  violacei^  expansione  7  unciarum  ab  apice 
sepali  posterioris  ad  emarginationem  labelli.  C.  Grahami  affinis :  differt 
forma  lobi  medii  coroUse,  nee  non  floribus  fer^  dupl5  majoribus.  Folium 
oblongum,  angustum,  carnosum,  utrinque  obtusum. 

5.  Cattleya  Loddigesii.     Lindl. 

C,  sepalis  lineari-oblongis  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  membranaceis  paulb 
angustioribus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  denticulatis :  intermedio  transverso 
undulato^  pseudobulbis  angustis  cylindraceis,  spath&  magnft  foliaced. 


EPIDENDREiE.  117 

Epidendium  Wolaceum.    Loddiget  Bot,  Cab,  /•  337. 
CatUeya  Loddigesii.     Coll.  Bot.  tab,  37. 

Hab.  in  Braxilia.  (v.  v.  c.) 

Hores  lilacini^  labello  pallidiore^  apice  albido,  macule  nvllk  discS^  per  axia 
5-8triato. 

6.  Cattle Y A  intermedia.     Graham, 

€.  sepaljs  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  obtusiusculis  subsqualibus,  labelli 
trilobi  lobis  denticulatis  :  intermedio  cordato  rotundato  in  disco  macu- 
lato,  pseudobulbis  clavatis  compressis^  spathli  herba^ce^ 

CatUcya  intermedia.     Graham  in  Bot,  Mag,  t,  2851. 
Hab.  in  BraziUa ;  Prof.  Graham, 

Flores  lilacini^  labello  pallidiore  in  disco  sanguineo. 

• 

I  adopt  this  species  in  deference  to  the  opinion  of  Drs.  Graham  and 
Hooker^  not  having  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  the  plant  myself.  From 
the  beautiful  figure  of  the  latter^  it  appears  to  differ  from  C.  Loddigesii  in 
nothing  but  having  the  middle  lobe  of  the  lip  rounder^  and  the  disk  stained 
with  purple.  No  dependence  is  to  be  placed  upon  the  proportion  between 
the  length  of  the  scape  and  the  peduncle  ',  that  character  being  very  much 
affected  by  the  degree  of  vigour  of  the  individual. 

7.  Cattleta  Forbesii.     Lindl. 

C.  sepalis  petalisque  subundulatis  lineari-lanceolatis  subsequalibus,  labelli 
trilobi  lobo  medio  cordato  subrotundo-ovato  arg^t^  dentato  imdulato 
apiculato  :  lateralibus  minoribus  rotundatis  planis^  pseudobulbis  cylin- 
draceis  cinereis  vestitis>  spatbll  cylindrace^  membranace^  pedunculo 
breviore. 

CfttUeya  Forbeiu.     ColL  Bot.  t.  37.  in  textu.    Bot.  Reg,  t.  953. 

Hab.  in  BriuiUa  prope  Sebastianopolim  -,  Forbes,  {v.  v.  cult,) 

Sepala  et  petala  viridi-lutea.  Labellum  album  inttis  luteum  rubro  veno- 
sum  et  punctatum  -,  per  axin  lineis  duabus  elevatis. 

8.  Cattlbya  citrina. 

C.  floribus  camosis  pendulis,  sepalis  ovatis,  petalis  angustioribus  emar* 
ginatis  crenulatis,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  intermedio  undulato  emarginato> 
pseudobulbis  turbinatis. 

**  CorticoatzontecoxochiiL     Hemand.  Mtx,  1.  f.  240." 
SobraHa  dtrina.    Hone  Nov.  Veg,  Deter.  2. 21. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  montibus  Vallisoleto^  urbi  Mexid,  proximis^  florens 
Maio  et  Aprili ;  vernacul^  Tatzingueni ;  Llave. 

Folia  glaucescentia.  Flores  bini  v.  solitarii,  citrini>  odoratissimi>  con- 
colores ;  labelli  lobo  medio  venoso. 

9.  Cattleya  elatior. 

C*  s^piilia  petalisque  oblongis  sequalibus  acutis,  labeUi  trilpbi  lobis  latera- 
libus rotundatis  :  intermedio  piano  cuneato  unguiculato  apice  b^obo. 

Kid),  in  Bras^ma.  (v,  o.  cult.y 

Caules  cseteris  elatiores.  Flores  magnitudine  C.  Forbesii.  Sepala  luteo- 
rosea.  Petala  rosea.  Labellum  lobis  lateralibus  albis^  intermedio  roseo  f 
axis  elevatus,  carnosus^  7  striatus. 


118  BPIDENDRB^. 

10.  Cattleta  guttata.     Lindl* 

C.  floribus  camosis,  sepalis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis^  petalis  conformibus 
paulb  latioribus  undulatis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis  obtusis : 
intermedio  cuneato  obcordato  disco  tuberculato^  foliis  concavis,  spathft 
obsolete.     Bot  Reg.fol.  1406. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  (v,  v.  cult) 

Flores  pallid^  virides  sanguineo  guttati.     Labelli  lobi  laterales  albi,  in- 

termedius   puq>ureu8,  llneis  disci   purpurei  tuberculatis.     C.  elatiori 

affinis. 

11.  Cattlsta  Domingensis. 

C.  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  petalis  oblongps  obtusiusculis  tripl5 
angustioribus,  labello  indiviso  obovato  obtuso  plicato-crispo^  scapo 
tereti  squamoso  apice  racemoso  nultifloro  basi  bulboso. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  insula  St,  Domingo ;  Mackenzie,  (hah,  g,  tponU  comm, 

eel.  Mackensde,) 
Folia  ignota.     Flores  verosiiniliter  violacei,  in  genere  minores,  membra- 

nacei.     Scapus   bipedalis,  teres.     Facies   Broughtonise   sed   character 

Cattleyee. 


LVII.  BROUGHTONIA. 

Bronghtonia.    B,  Brown  in.  Hurt,  Kew,  ed,  2.  5.  217. 

Sepala  angusta,  patentia,  lateralia  basi  obliqua,  cum  labelli  basi  connata 
et  decurrentia.  Petala  latiora.  Labellum  indivisum,  ascendens,  basi 
columnae  adnsitum,  in  calcare  linearis  mellifluo^  ovario  connato  decurrens. 
Columna  brevis,  crassa,  apice  dilatata.     Anthera  4-locularis,  septorum 

marginibus  membranaceis.     Pollinia  4,  caudiculis  replicatis. Herba 

epiphyta>  pseudobulbosa^  foliis  carnosiSj  scapo  terminali  multifloro. 

This  genus  differs  essentially  from  Cattleya  not  only  in  its  habit^  but 
also  in  the  presence  of  a  spur  adhering  to  the  ovarium^  and  to  the  decur- 
rent  front  edge  of  the  lateral  sepals.  It  is  true  that  the  presence  or 
absence  of  such  a  spur  is  accounted  of  no  importance  in  Epidendrum, 
but  in  that  genus  it  is  unattended  by  other  characters  either  of  structure 
or  habit. 

Mr.  Brown  seems  to  be  acquainted  with  other  species  of  Broughtonia, 
but  as  I  am  in  possession  of  no  other  than  B.  sanguinea  I  have  not  thought 
it  advisable  to  retain  his  specific  diagnosis.  Tetramicra,  which  agrees 
with  Broughtonia  in  its  cuniculate  ovarium,  is  I  think  essentially  distinct. 

1.  Broughtonia  sanguinea.     R,  Br, 

Viscum  radice  bulbosA  minoB,  &c.    Shane  Jam,  1 19.  Hitt,  1. 250.  /.  121 ./.  2. 

Satyrinm  parasiticum,  &c.    Broum  Jam.  324. 

Epidendmm  sangfiiiiieiim.    Swart z  Prodr.  124. 

Den^hrobinm  sangnineum.    Swart z  FL  Ind.  Occ,  1529.     WUld,  no.  3. 

Brougbtonia  sanguinea.    B,  Br*  /•  c.    Loddiget  Bot,  Cab.  t.  793. 

Hab.  non  procul  a  litoribus  Ocean!  Jamaicofn  alluentis,  in  arboribus  ve- 
tustis  Bombacis,  Rhizophorse,  Conocarpi,  &c. ;  Swartz.  (r.  v.  c.) 

Pseudobulbi  aggregati>  ovati^  compressi,  nitidi.  Scapus  termiualis  pedalis 
et  ultr&,  racemosus.  Flores  toti  purpureo-sanguinei.  Pollinia  alba. 
Labellum  subrotundum,  cordatum,  tnmcatum,  margine  erosum>  basi 
luteum,  venis  purpureis  pictum. 


LVIII.  TETRAMICRA. 

Sepala  et  petala  lineari-oblonga^  patentia^  subsequalia.  Labellum  expla- 
Datum,  tripartitum,  cum  columna  parallel iim,  lacini^  intermedial  sub- 
UDguiculatlL  disco  lineat^ ;  calcare  ovario  connato.  Columna  alata,  in 
labellum  prona.     Anthera  8-locularis,  loculis  4  minoribus.     Pollinia  8^ 

quorum  4  minima^  per  caudiculas  quatuor  cobserentia. Scapus  lon- 

g^,  teres«  squamosus,  apice  racemosus.  Folia  brevia>  linearia^  carnosa^ 
recurva. 

Spathoglotti  et  Bletis  vald^  affinis ;  priore  difiert  labelli  lobo  medio  basi 
non  tuberculato,  secundo  labello  tripartito  explanato^  ambobus  foliis 
camosis  oec  plicatis^  et  poUiniis  4  subobsoletis.  Brougbtonia  distin- 
guitur  antherfi  44ociilari>  dissepimentis  membranaceo-marglnatis,  pol- 
liniis  4,  et  collo  ovarii  valdb  elongato. 

1  •  Tbtbamicra  rigida. 

Cjmbidinm  rigidmn.     WUUL  no,  48. 

HeDeborine  foliii  rigidis  angustis.    Plum.  Sp.  9.  ic,  181./.  1. 

Hab.  in  Hispaniola;  Dom.  M(zckenzie,  (hob,  s,  sp,) 

Scapus  gracilis,  erectus^  bipedalis.  Folia  4-uncialia.  Labelli  lactnise  la- 
terales  oblongs  rotundat«e ;  intermedia  angustior,  spatulata,  rotundata, 
lineata. 


LIX.  SPATHOGLOTTIS. 

SpathoglottiB.    Blume  Bydr.400,  tabelien  76. 

Sepala  patentia,  libera,  equalia.  Petala  paul5  latiora  magisque  membra- 
nacea,  patentia  v.  conniventia.  Labellum  cum  basi  columuae  articula- 
tum,  nunc  saccatum,  tripartitum,  laciniH  intermedin  unguiculat^  basi 
tuberculatii  v.  cristate  ssepitis  utrinque  unidentatll.     Columna  alata  v. 

petaloidea.     Anthera  bilocularis.     Pollinia  8. Uerbse  Asiaticae,  ter- 

restres,  cormis  subterraneis,  foliis  ensiformibus  plicatis.     Flores  vero- 
similiter  lutescentes. 

This  genus  is  distinguished  from  Bletia  by  the  middle  segnient  of  the 
deeply  three  parted  lip  being  unguiculate  with  two  tubercles  or  lamells  at 
its  base,  and  by  its  two-celled  anther. 

1.  Spathoolottis  plicata.     Blume. 

S.  racemo  multifloro^  bracteis  petaloideis  lanceolatis  coloratis,  sepalis 
ovatis  acntis  patentibus,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  conniventibus,  labelli 
laciniis  lateralibus  cuneato-oblongis  tnmcatis :  intermedifL  unguiculatii 
cuneatii  retusft  basi  bituberculatft  utrinque  unidentat£u 

SpathoglottiB  plicata.    Bhtme  Bijdr.p.  401.  tab.  76. 
Bletia  angnatata.    GmuHch.  Voy.  p.  421.  tab,  33. 

Hab.  in  locis  sylvaticis  insulse  Javcs,  Blume  ^  in  Penang,  WalUch;  in 
Lazcnibm,  Gaudichaud.  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo- Itidico.) 

Folia  plura,  ensiformia,  plicata.  Scapus  nunc  bipedalis,  multifloris,  nunc 
sesquipedalis  2-flonis.  Labellum  ad  axiUas  tuberculorum  pilosum. 
Sepiala,  petala,  et  bractes  post  anthesin  grandescunt.  Columna  elongata, 
semiteres,  apice  inflexa. 

Aug.  1831.  H 


110  EPIDENDREiE. 

§  III.  Foliis  distichis ;  rachi  alatd  ancipUi :  bracteis  carinatis. 

69.  Epidendrum  bifarium.     Swartz. 

E.  foliis  distichis  cordato-lanccolatis  horizontal ibus^  spic^  termiDali  flex- 

uos&>  rachi  ancipili^sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  convexis^petalis  brevioribus 

setaceis^  labelli  dilatati  trilobi  lob  is  lateralibus  subrotundis  integris  : 

intermedio  bilobo. 

Epidendrum  anceps.     SwartM  Prodr,  121. 

Epidendrum  bifarium.     Swartz  FL  IruL  Occ.  3.  1509.     mUd.  no,  19. 

Hab.  in  montibus  altis  Jamaica  australis,  supra  truncos  arborum  5  Swartz, 
(v.  8,  sp,  in  Herb,  Smith,) 

Caulis  2-4-uncialis.  Flores  viridi-albi.  Bracteae  subfalcatse,  carioats^ 
ovarii  longitudine ',  Swartz, 

70.  Epidendrum  rigiduin.     Jacquin, 

E.  foliis  distichis  ovato-oblongis  obtusis^  spies  flexuosse  rachi  ancipiti^ 
sepalis  coriaceis  ovatis  obtusis  patentibus  lateralibus  majoribus^  petalis 
linearibus  membranaceis^  labelli  postici  cordato-ovati  obtusi  palate 
calloso  cuniculo  inflato,  bracteis  foliaceis  dolabriformibus  carinatis 
ovarii  longitudine. 

Epidendrum  rigidum.  Jacq,  Amer,  222.  t,  13^.  Swartz  Fl,  Ind,  Occ.  3.  1507.  WilUL  no,  17. 

/3.  labello  subrotundo. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montium  Jamaica;  Swartz  3   Martinica;  Jacquin  ;  St,  Vin- 

centii;  Hooker;  Hispaniola ;  Mackenzie;  fl  Mexico;  Pavon,  {hab.  s,  «p. 

comm.  eel.  Hooker  et  Mackenzie;  exam,  /3  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Caules  simplices^  palmares^  ancipites.  Flores  parvi^  virides.  /3  forte 
species  diversa. 

71.  Epidendrum  imbricatum. 

E.  foliis  distichis  lineari-oblongis  obtu8is>  caule  ramoso,  spicis  ovato- 
oblongis  imbricatis,  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  acutis  aequalibus  erectis> 
labello  ovato  acuto  obsolete  crenulato,  bracteis  carinatis  obtusis. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa.  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  amiciss.  Prescott.) 

Ovarium  alt^  cuniculatum. 

***  Species  obscura,  valdk  dubia,  cnictoribus  descripta,  sed  sysiemate  vix 

admittenda. 

Epidendrum  vomeriforme  (Swartz  Prodr.  124.  Fi.  Ind.  Occ.  3.  1511.  Willd. 
no.  85.) ;  "  caulescens  foliis  bulbis  innatis  carnosis  ovato-acuminatis  con- 
vexis  canaliculatis  subtus  carinatis^  scapis  e  sinu  foliorum."  Jamaica; 
Swartz.     Species  minima.     Flores  ignoti.  (v,  s,  sp,  in  Herb,  Smith.) 

Epidendrum  angustifoUum  (Swartz  Prodr.  123.  Fl.  Ind.  Occ.  3.  1512. 
Willd.  no.  26.)  ;  "  folio  lineari  bulbo  innato,  scapo  paniculato."  Jamaica; 
Swartz. 

Epidendrum  ?  turbinatum  (La  Llave  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  2.  41.)j  "  bulbis 
oblongo-turbinatis  confertis  membranis  iaceratis  praecinctis^  scapo  ex 
bulbis  prodeunte^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  coriaceis  bulbo  adnatis.*' 
Mexico;  La  LUive. 

Epidendrum  9  mayzifolium  (La  Llave  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  2. 42.)  ;  *'  bulbis  fu- 
siformibus  pedalibus  articulatis^  foliis  distichis  ensiformibus  trinerviis." 
Mexico  J  La  Llave. 

N.  B.  Species  reliquas  Flora  Peruvians  prsetereo. 


EPIDENDRE^.  Ill 

L.  DINEMA. 

Dinesia.    Orch.  Sceietos,  p.  6. 

Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia^  herbacea,  patentia.  Labellum  majus,  mem- 
branaceum,  indivisum,  unguiculatuiii,  cum  basi  columnsB  accretum. 
Colamna  nana^  bicornis.     Anthera  bilocularis.     PoUinia  4,  per  paria 

caudiculis  duobus  replicatis  adnata. Herba  epiphjrta,  rhizomate  re- 

pente  annulato  pseudobulbifero.     Folia  coriacea.     Flores  solitarily  ter- 
minales^  peduaculo  vaginato. 

Tbis  genus  differs  from  Isocbilus  chiefly  in  its  labellum  being  large, 
membranous  and  extremely  different  in  appearance  from  the  petals  5  and 
in  these  last,  and  the  sepaU  being  spreading  not  connivent.  It  is  distin- 
guished from  Epidendrum  by  its  short  two  horned  labellum. 

1.  DiNBMA  polybulbon. 

Epidendniin  polybulbon.    Swartz  FL  Ind.  Occ.p,  1491.    Hooker  Exot,  FLuWZ, 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  Swartz  j  in  Mexico,  Pavon,  (v.  s.  sp,  m  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Pseudobulbi  ovales,  squamis  ovatis  obtusis  vestiti.  Folia  bina,  oblonga, 
obtusa,  pedunculis  sequalia.  Sepala  et  petala  viridia,  venis  sanguineis. 
Labellum  album.     Columna  sanguinea. 


LI.  ENCYCLIA. 

EncycHa.    Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag,  f .  2d3 1 . 


Sepala  et  petala  subaequalia,  conniventia.  Labellum  (posticum)  cucul- 
latum>  columnam  involvens,  apice  trilobum,  basi  callosum.  Columna 
libera,  semiteres,  clavata,  cum  labello  parallela.  Anthera  4-locularis, 
septis  marginatis.    Pollinia  4,  collatcralia,  caudiculis  totidem  revolutis. 

Herba  epiphyta,  pseudobulbosa>  Epidendri  facie,  foliis  coriaceis. 

Inflorescentia  terminalis. 

This  genus  differs  from  Cattleya  in  its  small  half-closed  flowers,  the 
labellum  of  which  is  iK)sterior  with  a  great  callus  at  its  base,  and  also  in 
its  panicled  flowers ;  otherwise  it  approaches  it  very  nearly.  From  Epi- 
dendrum it  cannot  be  distinguished  either  by  its  herbage,  or  inflorescence, 
and  in  its  fructification  is  so  similar  to  that  genus  that  with  the  exception 
of  its  four  ceUed  anther,  and  cuculiate  labellum,  it  possesses  no  peculiar 
character.  The  posterior  labellum  is  observed  in  many  undoubted  Epi- 
dendra,  and  in  some  species  of  the  same  genus  the  cohesion  between  the 
lip  and  the  column  is  very  slight.  So  slight  indeed  are  the  marks  of  dis- 
tinction between  Encyclia  and  Epidendrum  that  Dr.  Hooker's  second 
species  of  the  former  (E.  patens)  unquestionably  belongs  to  the  latter 
genus  \  see  Epidendrum  odoratissimum. 

1.  Encyclia  viridiflora.     Hooker  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  prope  Rio  Janeiro  3  Hooker. 

Pseudobulbi  ovati  vagink  scariosd.  tecti.  Folia  ensiformia,  subrecurva, 
acuta,  per  paria  nata.  Paiiicula  multiflora.  Flores  herbacei,  versus 
basin  purpurascentes.  Sepala  lineari-lanceolata,  lateralia  subfalcata. 
Labellum  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis  obtusis,  intermedio  margine  undulato. 


Aug.  1831. 


112  BPIDBNDREiB. 

Lll.  ISOCHILUS. 

Isochiliis.    JL  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew,  ed,  2.  5. 209.    Kunih  Nov.  Oen  et  Sp,  PL  1.340, 

Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia^  libera,  Conniventia ;  iUorum  anterioribus  nunc 
basi  paululum  dilatatis  et  invicem  conuatis.  Labelluni  unguiculatum, 
indivisum,  petalis  sspius  conforme,  cum  columna  articulatum.  Colomna 
dayata>  semiteres,  bi-tricornis.  Anthera  4-loculari8.  Pollinia  4,  col- 
lateralia,  caudiculis  ligulatis  replicatis.  Herb«  parvse  epiphytae, 
caule  nunc  tereti  distich^  folioso>  nunc  pseudobulboso  apice  tantum 
folioso.    Flores  pairi^  albi  v.  purpurei. 

1 .  IsocHiLUs  lineare.    R»  Br, 

I.  caule  tereti>  foliis  distichis  linearibus  emarginatis^  racemo  cernuo  ter- 
minali>  labello  lanceolate  obtuso. 

Epidendrum  lineare.    ZAnn.  Sp,  PL  1349.    Jacq,  Amer,  221.  t,  131./.  1. 
Cymbidium  lineare*    Swartx  Nov,  AcU  Upt.  6. 72.     WilUL  no.  13. 

IsochiluB  linearis.  IL  Br,  L  c.  Kunih  Nov.  Gen,  et  Sp.  1. 340.  Bot.  Reg.  9.  U  745.  Bot. 
Cah.  t.  1341. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  densis  MartxniciB ;  Jacquin.  (v.  v,  c.) 
Flores  purpurei.     Labellum  sanguineo  maculatum. 

S.  IsocHiLus  globosum. 

I.  caule  simplici  subunifloro^  foliis  teretibus  canaliculatis,  labello  orato 
acuto  concavo,  petalis  quam  sepala  minoribus. 

Epidendrom  globosum.    Jacq»  Amer,  222. 1. 133./.  1.    Swartz  Prodr.  121. 
Cymbidium  globosnm.    Swartx  FL  Ind.  Occ.  1467.     mUd.  no,  17. 

Hab.  in  summis  ramis  arborum  Jammae  interioris,  Swartz )  Martinic4B, 
Jacquin ;  St,  VmcerUu,  Hooker,  (v.  s,  sp,) 

Flores  minuti,  rubicundi.     Petala  minora  lutea. 

3.  IsocHiLVS  teretifolium. 

I.  caule  simplici  folioso,  foliis  distichis  teretiusculo-triquetris  obtusis  car- 
nosis>  flore  solitario,  labello  striato  apice  triquetro  incrassato,  petalis 
quam  sepala  dupl5  minoribus. 

Epidendrom  teretifblinm.    Swart*  Prodr,  \2\. 

Cymbidium  teretifolium.    Swartz  FL  Ind.  Occ.  1463.     WiUd,  no,  15. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  in  montibus  excelsis  Jamaica  australis :  Swartz. 

Gaulis  pedalis.  Flos  luteo-viridis,  terminalis  in  caule  versus  apicem  nudo 
subcompresso. 

4.  IsocHiLUS  graminifolium.    Kunth. 

I.  caule  ramoso  folioso,  foliis  distichis  linearibus  acuminatis  membranaceis, 
floribus  axillaribus  solitariis,  labello  obovato-oblongo  obtuso  basi  an- 
gustato,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  subsequalibus. 

isocbilns  graminifolius.  Nmtnb.  BonpL  et  Kunih,  Nov,  Oen.  et  Sp.  PL  1, 340.  tab.  78. 
Synop9,\.Z2d, 

Hab.  in  declivitate  Andium  Popayanensmnij  nemoribus  opacissimis  inhor- 
rescentium,  juxta  villam  La  Erre,  ad  radices  Parami  de  Puruguay,  alt. 
1064  hexap«  florens  Novembri ;  Humboldt. 

Caiiles  erecti  subpedales.  Folia  sesquipollicaria^  vix  duas  lineas  lata. 
Calyx  albus,  glsJ>er.     Capsula  glabra ;  ex  KurUhio. 


BPIDBNBRBai*  1 18 

5.  IgocHiLUS  prolifeniiD.     R.  Br. 

r.  caule  carnoao  tereti  subcylindraceo  prolifero  apice  subdiphyllo^  fbliis 
linearibus  emarginatis,  floribus  axiUaribus  fasciculatis^  labdlo  liDeari 
obcordato  UDgue  calloso. 

EpideDdnmi  prolifemm.    Swartz  Prodr.  124. 

Cymbidiam  prolifemm.    Swart t  FL  Ind.  Oce.  1451.     JFiUtL  no,  5. 

laochflns  prolifer.    J7.  Br.  in  H,  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  209.    Idndi,  in  Bot,  Reg,  10.  t,  825. 

Hab.  supra  truncos  vetustos  inter  muscos  in  moDtibuB  altis  Jamakm  aus- 
tralis  ;  Swartz.  {v,  v.  c.) 

Flores  albi  e  bracteis  imbricatis  nati.    Labellum  disco  discolore. 

6.  IsocHiLUS  fusifbrme. 

I.  caule  ovato  tereti  carnoso  basi  aogustato  prolifero,  foliis  linearibus 
emarginatis  mucronatis,  floribus  solitariis  axillaribus  nudis,  labeUo  ob- 
longo  membraDaiceo  apice  dilatato  triangulari. 

Hab.  in  Trinidcui;  Lockhart,  {v.  v,  c.) 

Fades  I.  proliferi  quo  differt  intemodiis  fusiformibus,  floribus  majoribus 
solitariis  ebracteatis  magis  patentibus,  et  labelli  disco  non  discolore. 
Flores  albi  concolores. 

§  Elleanthus;  PresL 

Genus  forii  duiinctum,  sed,  characterUms  autoris  nimis  vagis,  ab  IsochUo  nMl 
diversum  nisi  bracteis  membranaceisjhribus  kmgiarUms. 

7*  IsocHiLus  ?  linifolium. 

I.  caule  simplici  folioso,  foliis  distichis  linearibus  apice  tridentatis,  spidl 
distichit  terminali,  floribus  bracteis  inclusis. 

EUeanthiis  Unifolius.    Pre»L  lUiiq,  Jltenk.  p.  97. 

Hab.  in  montanis  PeruvuB  ad  Huanoco ;  Presl. 

Caules  semipedales,  ancipites.  Folia  sesquipollicem  longa>  1  lineam  lata> 
glabra.  Spica  poUicaris  breviorque.  Bractese  5  lineas  longee.  Flores 
flavescentes,  sesquilineam  longi }  PresL 

8.  IsocHiLUS  ?  landfolium. 

I.  caule  ancipiti  vaginato  apice  tripbyllo,  fDliis  lanceolato-neryosis  senru- 
latis  plicato-nervosis  apice  tridentatis,  spic4  distichft  terminali  reflexlt^ 
floribus  bracteis  inclusis. 

EUeanUms  landfoUos.    Pre$i.  Reliq,  Hitnk,  97. 

Hab.  in  Guayaquil ;  Presl. 

Caulis  pedalis.  Folia  4  pollices  longa,  vix  5  lineas  lata.  Vaginse  tuber- 
culato-scabras.  Bracteee  ovato-lanceolatse,  long^  acuminata,  floribus 
dupl5  longiores.     Flores  flavescentes ;  Presl. 


LIU.  FONERA. 


Sepala  membranacea,  lateralia  paulb  inajora>  basi  in  saccum  connata. 
Petala  mult5  angustiora.  Labellum  posticum,  membranaceum  -,  ungue 
concavo  cum  basi  producta  sepalorum  lateralium  articulator  ascendente^ 
laminll  refracts  lineari  subsagittatll  truncatit  subemarginatA.    Columna 


114  BPIDBNDRB^. 

semiteres  cum  ovario  continua.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  col- 
lateralia^  caudiculis  reflexis.— — — Herba  epiphyta^  caule  erecto>  tereti^ 
simplici,  filiformi.  Folia  linearia  subulata  conaliculata  secunda.  Ra- 
cemi  subbiflori  terminales.     Flores  parvi.    Bracteae  ovatse  acutae. 

].  PoNBRA  juncifolia. 

Epidendrom  graminifolium.    Pavon,  Mm. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  3  Pavon.  {exam,  $,  sp.  in  Herb,  Lambert.) 

Caules  palmares.     Folia  vaginis  minutissim^  verrucosis.     Racemus  ex 
axiUa  folii  terminalis  quadruplo  quintuplovb  longioris. 


LIV.  BRASSAVOLA. 

Brassavola.    JR,  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  216. 

Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia^  libera^  acuminata.  Labellum  cucullatum, 
integrum^  coluranam  involvens.  Columna  marginata,  clavata,  stigmate 
infundibulari,  clinandrio  postic^  tridentato.  Pollinia  8^  subaequalia, 
qukbusdam  aliis  parvis  interjectis.     Anthera  4-locularis,  septis  margi- 

natis,  loculis  semibipartitis. HerbsB  caulescentes,  epiphytae,  apice 

folium  unicum  v.  alterum,  semicylindraceum>  carnosum^  suprk  sulcatum^ 
apice  subulatum^  gerentes.     Flores  terminates^  magni,  speciosi. 

1.  Brassavola  cucuUata.     R.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew,  ed,  2.  5.  216. 

B.  labello  cucullato  fimbriato  apice  integro  petalis  sepalisque  acuminatis- 
simis. 

Helleborioe  floribus  albis  cucuUatiB.  Plum.  Sp,  9.  ic,  179./.  1. 
Epidendnim  cucullatum.  Linn,  Sp.  PL  1350.  Bot.  Mag,  543. 
Cymbidium  cucnllatam.    Swartz  Nov,  Act.  Ups.  6.  73. 

Hab.  in  India  Occidentali, 

Flores  solitarii  ochroleuci  labello  albo. 

2.  Brassayola  tuberculata.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t.  2878. 

B.  labello  oblongo  cuspidato  integerrimo^  sepalis  pedunculo  ovarioque 
tuberculatis,  dentibus  clinandrii  fimbriatis. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia  ad  Rio  Janeiro ;  Hooker^  Forbes,  (r.  v.  c.  et  hab.  s.  sp.) 

Folia  seepitis  tribus  sulcis  exarata.  Sepala  rubro-fusco  maculata.  Petala 
et  labellum  alba.     Flores  inodori. 

Dr.  Hooker's  figure  in  the  Botanical  Magazine  is  excellent,  and  particu- 
larly well  represents  the  rare  circumstance  of  a  few  additional  minute  pollen 
masses  being  found  with  the  usual  ones.  I  formerly  ealled  this  Brassavola 
trinervisj  under  which  name  it  was  distributed  by  the  Horticultural  Society. 

% 

3.  Brassayola  nodosa. 

B.  labello  cordato  acuminato  integerrimo>  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatis 
brevibus,  dentibus  lateralibus  clinandrii  integris  posticfl  bifida 

Epidendmm  curassayicum  Orchidi  affiue.    Hcrm.  Parav.  187. 1. 187. 

Viscam  delphinii  flore  minus,  &c.     Sloane  Jam.  1. 251.  /.  125./.  1. 

EptdendruiD  Dodosuin.     lAnn.  Sp.  PL  1350.    Jacq.  Amer,  226.  /.  140.     Swartz  Oht,  328. 

Cymbidium  nodosum.     Swartz  Nov,  Act,  Ups.  6. 73.     WUld.  no.  24. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  insul«  Baru,  Jacquin^  Jamaiae ;  Sloane. 


BPIDBNDRSiB.  115 

Planta  pedalls  speciosa.  Flores  sessiles,  magni^  elegantes^  de  die  fer^  in- 
odori,  noctu  autem  odore  prsediti  fragrantissimOj  vix  ulli  cedente^  quid- 
dam  habente  Lilii  albij  nectarium  (Is^Uum)  gerunt  niveum^  et  germen 
petalaque  subflavesceatia )  Jacquin. 

4.  Bbassavola  subulifolia. 

B.  labello  integro^  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatissimis,  spidl  pauciflorft, 

foliis  longissimis  subuliformibus. 
Hab.  in  insula  Nevis;  Tobin,  (v.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 
Caules   terete8>  graciles,  4-5-UDciale8>  csespitosi^  vaginis  membranaceis 

cinereis  arctb  vestiti.    Folia  palmaria  et  nltrk^  angustissima^  acumina- 

tissima.    Ovarium  coUo  gracillimo  longissimo.    Flores  foliis  breviores. 

Csetera  baud  bene  vidi.     Species  distinctissima. 


LV.  LiELIA. 

Sepala  explanata,  lanceolata,  sequalia.  Petala  majora,  paul6  difformia» 
camosa^  explanata.  Labellum  posticum>  3-partitum,  laraeliatum^  circa 
columnam  convolutum.     Columna  aptera>  camosa^  antiee  canaliculata. 

Antbera Pollinia  S,  caudiculis  quatuor  elasticis. Herbae 

epipbyte^  rhizomate  pseudobolbophoro.  Folia  carnosa.  Scapi  termi- 
nales,  pauci  v.  multiflori.     Flores  speciosi,  odorati. 

Cbaracter  ex  descriptione  Llavei ;  genus  videtur  proprium,  Cattleyae 
proximum,  labello  postico  et  polliniis  8  diversum.  Phajo  differt  labello 
postico  ecalcarato,  foliisque  camosis  in  pseudobulbos  insidentibus.  An 
congener  Cattleys  Domingensis  ? 

1 .  Lalia  grandiflora. 

L.  foliis  lanceolatis>  scapo  1-9-floro  v.  dicbotomo>  pseudobulbis  pyrifor- 
mibus. 

Bletia  grandiflora.    Liape  Nov,  Veg.  Deter.  2. 17. 

Hab.  supra  truncos  arborum  in  iota  proyincia  Michuacana  Mexici,  florens 
Male  et  Junio ;  Vemaculd  lAsio,  Flor  di  Corpus ;  Itzumaqua  inter  Mi« 
cbuacanos ;  Llave. 

Folia  bina  aut  terna.  Bractes  membraoaceee^  amplexicaules.  Flos  pur- 
purinus^  spitbamaeus,  paulultim  odoratus.  Sepala  lanceolata.  Petala 
ovata^  majora,  carnosa,  venosa,  lateraliter  emarginata.  Labellum  pur- 
pureo-violaceum>  ad  basin  et  medium  albicans^  profundi  3-partitum ; 
lacinili  intermedin  maxim£l>  emarginatik,  subcrenatii,  limbo  undulato 
purpurascente>  prominentiis  variis  petaJoideb  lutescentibus  sulcat&^ 
punctis  coloratis  diversimod^  maculate.     LUxoe. 

2.  Lalia  autumnalis. 

L.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  carinatis  arcuatisj  scapo  elong^to  multifloro, 
pseudobulbis  turbinatis  sulcatis. 

Bletim  antimmalis.    Llmt  Nov.  Veg.  Deter.  2. 19. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Vallisoleto  Mexici  urbi  vicinis^  florens  autumno.  Ver- 
nacul^  Flor  de  los  Santos;  Llave. 

Pseudobulbi  bipollicares.  Folia  bina  aut  terna.  Scapus  tripedalis,  pur- 
purascens,  bracteis  membranaceis  cinctus.  Flores  fragrantissimi,  dupl6 
minores  quam  in  prsecedente.    Llave. 

An  Cattleya  Domingensis^  cujus  pollinia  et  folia  ignota>  hue  referenda } 


116  EPIDBNDRBiB. 

LVI.  CATTLEYA. 

Cattleya.    Lindl.  CoU.  Bat.  tab.  33. 

Sepala  membranocea  v.  carnosa>  patentia^  eequalia.  Petala  seepiils  majora. 
Labellum  cucullatum^  columnam  iavolvens,  trilobmn  v.  indiTisum.  Co- 
lumna  clavata,  elongata,  semiteres,  marg^nata^  cum  labello  articulata. 
Anthera  carnosa,  4-loculari8,  septorum  marginibus  membranaceis.  Pol- 

linia  4,  caudiculis  toUdem  replicatis. HerbsB  epipbytse^  (Americanse) 

pseudobulboss.     Folia  soliiaria  v.  bina  coriacea.     Flores  terminales^ 
speciosissimi^  ssep^  e  spatba  magna  erumpentes. 

Tbis  genus  passes  into  Brougbtonia -through  C.  Domingensis. 

1.  Cattlbya  crispa.     Lmdl, 

C.  sepalis  lineari-obovato-lanceolatis  acutis,  petalis  latioribus  oblongo- 
lanceolatis  undulatis  crispis^  labelli  indivisi  limbo  ovato  acuminato  quam 
maxima  undulato-crispato>  pseudobulbis  subcylindraceis  angulatis,  spa- 
tb£L  magnd,  foliace£l. 

Cattleya  crispa.    Bot,  Reg,  t,  1 172. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia;  {v.  v.  c.) 

Flores  maximi  albi  puri,  labelli  disco  tantum  purpureo. 

3.  Cattleya  labiata.     LmdL 

C.  sepalis  linearibus^  petalis  membranaceis  lato-Ianceolatis  acutis  subun- 
dulatis>  labello  obovato  undulato  obtuso  indiviso^  pseudobulbis  oblongis 
angulatis^  spath^  maxima  foliaceft. 

Cattleya  labiata.     Coll.  Bot,  tab.  33.     Hooker  Exot,  FL  157. 
Hab.  in  BrazUia  -y  Swainson.  (v.  v.  cult.) 
Flores  maximi  lilacini^  disco  labelli  sanguineo. 

3.  Cattlbya  Grahami. 

C.  sepalis  lanceolatis  acutis^  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  obtusiusculis  un- 
dulatis tripl5  latioribus  membranaceis,  labelli  triiobi  marginibus  eden- 
tulis  :  lobo  medio  maximo  piano  subrotundo. 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  Dom.  Graham.  (hab.Jlorem  mgulum  comm.  eel.  Grahamio.) 

Species  spectatissima  cujus  flores  tantum  noti  verosimiliter  violacei^  con- 
colores,  magnitudine  C.  labiatae. 

4.  Cattleya  maxima. 

C.  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis^  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis 
undulatis  tripl6  latioribus  membranaceis,  labelli  oblongi  triiobi  lobo 
medio  oblongo  undulato  alt^  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Uuayaqiul;  Ruiz  et  Pavon.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Flores  maximi,  verosimiliter  violacei,  expansione  7  unciarum  ab  apice 
sepali  posteriori s  ad  emarginationem  labelli.  C.  Grahami  affinis :  differt 
forma  lobi  medii  coroUsB,  nee  non  floribus  fer^  dup]6  majoribus.  Folium 
oblongum,  angustum>  carnosum,  utrinque  obtusum. 

5.  Cattlbya  Loddigesii.     Lindl. 

C.  sepalis  lineari-oblongis  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  membranaceis  paul6 
angustioribus,  labelli  triiobi  lobis  denticulatis :  intermedio  transverso 
undulato,  pseudobulbis  angustis  cylindraceis,  spath£l  magnit  foliaced. 


EPIDENOREiB.  117 

Epidendmin  violaceani.    Loddige*  Bot,  Cab,  t,  337. 
CatUeym  Lod^gesii.     Coll,  Boi.  tab.  37. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  (v,  r.  c.) 

Flores  lilacini,  labello  pallidiore^  apice  albido,  macul^L  null^  disci^  per  axia 
5-8triato. 

6.  Cattleya  intermedia.     Graham, 

C.  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  obtusiusculis  subsequalibus^  labelli 
trilobi  lobis  denticulatis  :  intermedio  eordato  rotundato  in  disco  macu- 
lato,  pseudobulbis  clavatis  compressis^  spath£l  herbatced. 

Cattleya  intermedia.     Graham  in  Bot.Mag,t.2Sbl , 
Hab.  in  BraziUa ;  Prof,  Graham, 

Flores  lilacini^  labello  pallidiore  in  disco  sanguineo. 

• 

I  adopt  this  species  in  deference  to  the  opinion  of  Drs.  Graham  and 
Hooker^  not  having  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  the  plant  myself.  From 
the  beautiful  figure  of  the  latter^  it  appears  to  differ  from  C.  Loddigesii  in 
nothing  but  having  the  middle  lobe  of  the  lip  rounder^  and  the  disk  stained 
with  purple.  No  dependence  is  to  be  placed  upon  the  proportion  between 
the  length  of  the  scape  and  the  peduncle ;  that  character  being  very  much 
ailected  by  the  deg^ree  of  vigour  of  the  individual. 

7.  Cattleya  Forbesii.     Lindl, 

C.  sepalis  petalisque  subundulatis  lineari-lanceolatis  subsequalibus^  labelli 
trilobi  lobo  medio  eordato  subrotundo-ovato  argute  dentato  undulato 
apiculato  :  lateralibus  minonbus  rotundatis  planis,  pseudobulbis  cylin- 
draceis  cinereis  vestitis^  spath£l  cylindrace^  membranace^L  pedunculo 
breviore. 

CatUeya  ForiiesiL    ColL  Bot,  t,  37.  in  testu,    Bot,  Beg,  t,  953. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa  prope  Sebastianopolim ;  Forbes,  (v,  v,  cult.) 

Sepala  et  petala  viridi-lutea.  Labellum  album  intiis  luteum  rubro  veno- 
Bum  et  punctatum  ;  per  axin  lineis  duabus  elevatis. 

8.  Cattleya  citrina. 

C.  floribus  camosis  pendulis^  sepalis  ovatis,  petalis  angustioribus  emar- 
ginatis  crenidatis,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  intermedio  undulato  emarginato^ 
pseudobulbis  turbinatis. 

**  CorticoatzontecoxochitL    Hemand,  Mex,  1.  p,  240." 
Sobmfia  dtrioa.    LUne  Nov,  Veg,  Deter,  2. 21. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  montibus  Vallisoleto^  urbi  Mexici,  proximis^  florene 
Maio  et  ApriU ;  vernacul^  Tatzingueni ;  Llave. 

Folia  glaucescentia.  Flores  bin!  v.  solitarii,  citrini>  odoratissimi^  con- 
colores  3  labelli  lobo  medio  venoso. 

9.  Cattleya  elatior. 

C.  sepiilis  petalisque  oblongis  sequalibus  acutis>  labelli  tr^Qbi  lobis  latera- 
libus rot9ndati8  :  intermedio  piano  cuneato  unguiculato  apice,  b^obo. 

Hitb.  in  Bra^Ua,  (v.  v,  cult,) 

Caules  ceeteris  elatiores.  Flores  magnitudine  C.  Forbesii.  Sepala  luteo- 
rosea.  Petala  rosea.  Labellum  lobis  lateralibus  albis,  intermedio  roseo  > 
axis  elevatus,  carnosus^  7  striatos. 


118  BPIDENDREA. 

10.  Cattleta  guttata.     LindL 

C.  floribus  camosis,  sepalis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis^  petal  is  conformibus 
paulb  latioribus  undulatis^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis  obtusis : 
intermedio  cuneato  obcordato  disco  tuberculato,  foliis  concavis^  spathil 
obsolete.     Bot  Reg.fol.  1406. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  (v.  v.  cult.) 

Flores  pallid^  virides  sanguineo  guttati.     Labelli  lobi  laterales  albi^  in- 

termedius  purpureus^  lineis  disci   purpurei  tuberculatis.    C.  elation 

affinis. 

1 1 .  Cattleta  Domingensis. 

C.  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  petalis  oblong^s  obtusiusculis  tripl5 
angustioribus,  labello  indiviso  obovato  obtuso  plicato-crispo>  scapo 
tereti  squamoso  apice  racemoso  multifloro  basi  bulboso. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  insula  St  Domingo ;  Mackenzie,  {hab.  s.  spont,  comm. 

eel.  Mackenzie.) 
Folia  ignota.     Flores  verosimiliter  violacei,  in  genere  minores,  membra- 

nacei.     Scapus   bipedalis^  teres.     Facies   Broughtonis   sed   character 

Cattleyee. 


LVII.  BROUGHTONIA. 

Broughtonia.    iL  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew.  ed*  2.  5.  217. 

Sepala  angusta,  patentia,  lateralia  basi  obliqua,  cum  labelli  basi  connata 
et  decurrentia.  Petala  latiora.  Labellum  indivisum,  ascendens^  basi 
columnse  adnatum^  in  calcare  linearis  mellifluo,  ovario  connato  decurrens. 
Columna  brevis,  crassa,  apice  dilatata.     Anthera  4-locularis^  septorum 

marginibus  membranaceis.     Pollinia  4,  caudiculis  replicatis. Herba 

epiphyta^  pseudobulbosa^  foliis  carnosis,  scapo  terminal!  multifloro. 

This  genus  differs  essentially  from  Cattleya  not  only  in  its  habit^  but 
also  in  the  presence  of  a  spur  adhering  to  the  ovarium*  and  to  the  decur- 
rent  front  edge  of  the  lateral  sepals.  It  is  true  that  the  presence  or 
absence  of  such  a  spur  is  accounted  of  no  importance  in  Epidendrum* 
but  in  that  genus  it  is  unattended  by  other  characters  either  of  structure 
or  habit. 

Mr.  Brown  seems  to  be  acquainted  with  other  species  of  Broughtonia, 
but  as  I  am  in  possession  of  no  other  than  B.  sanguinea  I  have  not  thought 
it  advisable  to  retain  his  specific  diagnosis.  Tetramicra*  which  agrees 
with  Broughtonia  in  its  cuniculate  ovarium^  is  I  think  essentially  distinct. 

1.  Brouohtonia  sanguinea.     R.  Br. 

Viscnm  radice  bulbosA  minus,  &c.    Sloane  Jam.  1 19.  Nisi.  1. 250.  /.  121 ./.  2. 

Satyrium  parariticum,  &c.    Brown  Jam.  324. 

Epidendnun  sangfuineuin.    Swartt  Prodr.  124, 

Dendrobinm  sangoineum.     Swariz  Fl.  Ind.  Occ.  1529.     WUId.  no,  3. 

Broughtonia  sanguinea.    R,  Br*  /•  c.    Loddiget  Bot.  Cab.  t.  793. 

Hab.  non  procul  a  litoribus  Oceani  Jammcam  alluentis>  in  arboribus  ve- 
tustis  Bombacis^  Rhizophoree*  Conocarpi,  &c. ;  Swartz.  (v.  v.  c.) 

Pseudobulbi  aggregati>  ovati,  compressi^  nitidi.  Scapus  termiualis  pedalis 
et  ultrlt,  racemosus.  Flores  toti  purpureo-sanguinei.  Pollinia  alba. 
Labellum  subrotundum^  cordatum^  truncatum>  margine  erosum»  basi 
luteum>  venis  purpureis  pictum. 


El>lDBNDRE^.  1 19 

LVIII.  TETRAMICRA. 

Sepala  et  petala  lineari-oblonga>  patentia,  subsequalia.  Labellum  expla- 
natum,  tripartitum^  cum  columna  parallelum^  lacini^  intermedin,  sub- 
unguiculatk  disco  lineat4 ;  calcare  ovario  connato.  Columna  alata^  in 
labellum  prona.     Anthera  8-locularis,  loculis  4  minoribus.     PoUinia  8, 

quorum  4  minima^  per  caudiculas  quatuor  cohaerentia. Scapus  Ion- 

^s^  teres«  squamosus^  apice  racemosus.  Folia  brevia>  linearia^  carnosa^ 
recurva. 

Spathoglotti  et  Bletise  vald^  affinis ;  priore  differt  labelli  lobo  medio  basi 
non  tuberculato,  secundo  labello  tripartito  explanato,  ambobus  foliis 
camosiB  nee  plicatis^  et  polliniis  4  subobsoletis.  Brougbtonia  distin- 
guitnr  antherik  4-locQlari>  dissepimentis  membranaceo-marginatis^  pol- 
liniis 4,  et  collo  ovarii  vald^  elongato. 

1 .  Tbtiumicra  rigida. 

Cymbidium  rigidmn.     inUd,  no*  48. 

Helleboriiie  foliiB  rigidis  angtiBtis.    Phtnu  Sp,  9.  ic,  181./.  1. 

Hab.  in  Hispamola;  Dom.  Mackenzie,  {hah.  $,  sp,) 

Scapus  gracilis^  erectus^  bipedalis.  Folia  4-uncialia.  Labelli  lacinise  la- 
terales  oblongse  rotundatse ;  intermedia  angustior,  spatulata,  rotundata, 
lineata. 


LIX.  SPATHOGLOTTIS. 

Spathoglottis.     Blume  B^dr.  400.  tahetten  76. 

Sepala  patentia^  libera,  sequalia.  Petala  paul5  latiora  magisque  membra- 
nacea,  patentia  v.  conniventia.  Labellum  cum  basi  columns  articula- 
tum>  nunc  saccatum,  tripartitum,  lacinift  intermedial  unguiculatd,  basi 
tuberculatiL  t.  cristat^  saepitis  utrinque  unidentatll.     Columna  alata  v. 

petaloidea.     Anthera  bilocularis.     PoUinia  8. Herbse  Asiatics,  ter- 

restres,  cormis  subterraneis,  foliis  ensiformibus  plicatis.     Flores  vero- 
similiter  lutescentes. 

This  genus  is  distinguished  from  Bletia  by  the  middle  segpoient  of  the 
deeply  three  parted  lip  being  unguiculate  with  two  tubercles  or  lamelle  at 
its  base,  and  by  its  two-celled  anther. 

].  Spathoglottis  plicata.     Blume. 

S.  racemo  multifloro,  bracteis  petaloideis  lanceolatis  coloratis,  sepalis 
ovatis  acntis  patentibus,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  conniventibns,  labelli 
laciniis  lateralibus  cuneato-oblongis  truncatis  :  intermedin  unguiculatH 
cuneat^  retusk  basi  bituberculatft  utrinque  unidentati. 

Spathoglottis  plicata.    Blume  Bydr.p,  401.  tab.  76. 
Bletia  angustata.    ChuuHch,  Foy.  p.  421.  tab.  32. 

Hab.  in  locis  sylvaticis  insulae  Java,  Blume  -,  in  Penang,  Wallich ;  in 
Jjuzanilnu,  Gaudichaud.  (hab,  s.  sp.  e  Museo  JlnglO'Indico.) 

Folia  plura,  ensiformia,  plicata.  Scapus  nunc  bipedalis,  multifloris>  nunc 
sesquipedalis  2-florus.  Labellum  ad  axillas  tuberculorum  pilosum. 
Sepala,  petala,  et  bracteae  post  anthesin  grandescunt.  Columna  elongata^ 
semiteres,  apice  inflexa. 

Aug.  1831.  H 


120  BPIDENDRBJB. 

8.  Spathoolottis  pubescens.    Imdl.  in  WalL  (ki.  Herb.  Ind,  no.  3744. 

S.  foliis  binis  lineari-lanceolatU  basi  angustatis  striatis  scapo  erecto  loD" 
gioribus,  racemo  secundo^  bracteis  minutis  acutis,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis, 
petalis  obloogis  obtusis,  labelli  basi  saccati  laciniis  lateralibus  oblongis 
erectis :  intermedial  tricarinatlt  basi  bituberculatft  cuneat£l  panim  longiore, 
pedunculis  sepalis  ovariisque  pubescentibus. 

Hab.  in  Frame,  monte  Taang  Dong  et  alpibus  Siliet^  WalUch.  {hah,  #.  tp. 
e  Museo  Anglo-Indico  et  v.  %e.  pict.) 

Tuber  nucis  avellanse  magnitudine^  subdepressos.  Folia  bina»  lineari- 
lanceolata^  utrinque  acuminata^  scapo  breviora.  Scapus  radicalis,  as- 
cendens,  pubescens^  sesquipedalis^  squamis  paucis  distantibus  obtusis 
vaginatus.  Raeemus  8-8-Aoru8>  secundus.  Florea  sordid^  lutei.  La- 
bellum  basi  subviolaceum. 

S.  Spathoolottis  ixioides.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  Herb.  Ind.  no.  3746. 

S.  foliis  binis  lineari-lanceolatis  basi  angustatis  scapi  unibiflori  longitudine, 
bracteis  Taginantibus  obtusis^  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  petalisque  oblongis 
undulatis  patentibus^  labelli  ventricosi  saccati  laciniis  latenJibus  erectis 
apice  angustatis  obtusis:  intermedin  minore  cuneatll  basi  bidentatiL 
ungue  bilamellatlL 

Cyvdbidiam  ixioidet.    Don  Prodr.  Nep.  36. 

Hab.  in  Goisam  Than  ;  WalUch,  (hab.  §,  $p.  e  Museo  AnglO'lndico.) 

Cormi  pisi  roag^itudine.  Scapus  3-4-uncialis.  Flores  diametro  unciali. 
Columna  petaloidea.     Lam^ae  labelli  utrinque  pik>s». 

4.  Spathoolottis  ?  trivalvis.     Lmdl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  Herb.  Ind.  no.  3742. 

Hab.  ad  Singapur ;  WalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  defloratum  e  Museo  Anglo-Indite.) 

Species  vix  nota,  hue  ex  autoritate  cl.  Wallicbii  relata.  Flores  ignoti, 
racemosi.  Capsula  fieibs  equina  magnitudine,  3*Talyis^  valvis  oblongis 
intermediis  nullis.  Folia  bina,  Unearia^  obtusa,  scapo  subramoso  erecto 
multb  breviora. 


LX.  BLETIA. 

Bleda.    Fl.  Ptruv.  Sfftt.^a^.     Qyat.    SaU*buTyinAct.H9rt.Soc.l.2e\. 

Sepala  patentia,  sequalia.  Petala  nunc  patentia,  nunc  conniventia,  sepalis 
subeequalia.  Labellum  cucuUatum^  cum  columna  articulatum,  nunc 
basi  saccatum^  trilobum,  disco  sspiiis  lamellato  v.  tnberculato.  Columna 
elongata^  semiteres.    Antbera  carnosa^  8-4ocularis.    Pollinia  8,  eequalia, 

caudiculis  4  pulvereis  cohsrentia. Herbse  subterrestres,  foliis  ensi- 

formibus  plicatis^  scapis  racemosis  miiltifloris>  floribus  ssepitis  speciosis. 
lAndL  in  Bot.  Reg.  1401. 

Phajo  differt  labello  ecalcarato,  cum  labello  articulator  ssepitis  trilobo^  et 
habitu  peculiari;  Spathoglotti  accedit  per  Bletiam  coccineam. 

1.  Blbtia  catenulata.     Fl.  Per. 

B«  sepalis  oblongo-lanceolatis^  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  patentibus^  la- 
belli cucullati  k>bis  lateralibus  rotundatis  abbreviatis  :  intermedio  sub- 
rotundo  emarginato  convexo  unguiculato^  foliis  lanceolatis. 

BleUa.    FLPerw.  Prodr.  t,  26.    —  catennlatA.    FLPeruv.Syst.  p.  229. 


Hab.  in  montibus  et  mncationibna  Pozozo,  et  Chadla,  reraus  St.  Domiago 
et  Llamapcmaoi  Peruoia  tractns ;  Ruiz  et  Pawm.  (adest  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Characterem  ad  iconem  Florse  Peruvianae  et  exemplar  defbliatum  innomi- 
natom  in  herbario  Lambertiano  confeci;  an  reet^?  Icon  exemplari 
satis  respondet>  et  exemplar  diagnosi  Florae  Peruvianae. 

8.  Blbtia  florida.     R.  Br.  Hort.  Kew.  ed,  2.  5.  206. 

B.  sepalis  ovali-lanceolatis  obtusiusculis  subpatentibus^  petalis  latioribus 
obtusis  supra  columnam  fornicatis,  labelli  disco  costis  quinque  rectis 
indiTisis  :  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  abbreviatis,  intermedio  cuneato 
crispo  lamellis  tribus  undulatis  apice  abruptis^  scapo  simplici  radicali, 
foliis  ensiformibus.     LindL  Bot.  Reg.  t.  1401. 

CjmbidiiiiD  floridiim.    Saiisb*  Prodr,  9. 
G^  florida.    S^IUh.  in  Act.  Soc.  Hort.  1. 261. 
Bletia  pallida.    Lodd.  Boi.  Cab.  t.  629. 

Hab.  in  Trvndad ;  Loddiges.  (v,  v.  c.) 

Flores  pallid^  camei. 

In  the  Botanical  Register  I  have  pointed  out  the  differences  between 
this  and  B.  verecunda,  and  also  explained  my  reasons  for  rejecting  the  sy- 
nonym of  Redout^  quoted  by  Mr.  Brown,  and  for  considering  B.  pallida 
as  the  real  B.  florida. 

3.  Blbtia  verecunda.     R.  Br.  in  Hart.  Kew.  5. 206. 

B.  sepalis  oyatis  acutis  subpatentibus,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  supra  co« 
lumnam  fomicatis>  labelli  lobo  medio  latiore  quam  longo  undulato : 
disci  costis  plurimis  crispis  nunc  ramosis^  scapo  radicali  ramoso,  foliis 

*    ensiformibus. 

Helleborine  radice  amndinaceA,  foliis  pHcatis.    Plum,  Sp.  9.  ic,  189. 

Helldwrine  Americaoa,  &c.    Afart.  CeHi,  t,  50.    Mill.  ie.  145. 

LdmodomRi  altmn.    Litm.  Sytt.  Veg.  680.    Jaeq.  Ic.  Bar.  3.  t.  602.    SwariM  Obi.  323. 

Boi.  Mag.  930. 
Limodoram  rerecandum.    SaU$h.  Prodr.  9. 
limodomm  taberosam.    Jmcq.  ColL  4. 108. 
limodomm  trifidam.    Mich.  Amer.  159. 

Cymbidiam  ▼erecandum.    Swartz  Nov,  Act.  6.  75.     tyilld.  no.  43. 
(^bidiom  altum.     mild.  no.  44.    Per9.  Syn.  2. 516. 
LuDodomm  purpnreiim.    Bedont,  141,  83. 
Ojaa  rerecnnda.     Salitb.  in  Act.  Soc.  ffort,  1. 261. 

Hab.  in  India  OcddentaU,  {hab.  t.  c.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

Sepala  purpurea  exttis  pallidiora.  Petala  purpurea.  Labelli  purpurei 
costs  lute®  nunc  ramoss,  nunc  omninb  simplices,  margo  pallidior. 
Pollinia  vix  cereacea,  potius  cereaceo-pulverea. 

The  character  of  the  ribs  of  the  disk  of  the  labellum  being  branched  in 
this  species,  as  stated  by  Mr.  Brown  in  the  Hortus  Kewensis,  is  inconstant. 

With  regard  to  the  union  of  Cymbidium  altum  with  Cymbidium  vere- 
cundum  j  the  former  was  introduced  by  Wiildenow  upon  the  supposition 
that  its  labellum  was  destitute  of  ribs^  and  that  the  figure  given  by 
J.  Burmann  in  his  edition  of  Plumier  was  a  faithful  one  at  least  in  general 
character.  It  is  however  evident  from  Plumier*s  drawings^  of  which 
I  have  examined  copies  in  Mr.  Lambert's  Herbarium^  that  Burmann*s 
figure  is  execrable,  and  that  the  plant  discovered  by  Plumier  is  in  no  re- 
spect different  from  Cymbidium  verecundum. 

Another  blunder  has  been  committed  by  the  same  Burmann  and  co- 
pied without  comment  by  others,  which  is  of  less  importance,  but  rather 


122  EPIDBNDRBiE. 

mote  curious.  He  makes  Plumier  call  the  ensiform  leaves  of  this  species 
lyrate !  In  the  collection  of  Plumier  there  are  two  drawings,  one  of  the 
natural  size^  the  other  reduced  ;  on  one  of  them  is  written /o^  licatis,  an 
obvious  clerical  error  for  plicatis  ;  on  the  other  foUis  liratis,  a  further  mis- 
take of  the  same  nature. 

4.  Bletia  hyaciuthina.     jR.  Br, 

B.  sepal  is  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  paten  tibu8>  labello  cucullato  medio 
lamellato :  laciniis  crispis  intermedial  emarginatlij  bracteis  subpetuloideis, 
racemo  simplici  paucifloro  terminali  ^oliis  ensiformibus  squali  v.  parum 
longiore. 

Limodorum  stiiatnm.     Thumb.  Jap,  28.  Ic,  Pi,  Jap,  t,  9. 
EpideDdrum  striatum.     Tkunb,  Act,  Soc.  Linn,  2. 327. 
Cyrobidium  Btriatum.     SwartM  Nov,  Act,  6. 77,     Willd,  no,  60. 
Cymbidium  hyacinthinum.    Smith  Esot,  Bot.  1. 1,  60.    Bot,  Mag.  1492. 
Gyat  humiliB.     SalUh.  in  Hort,  TVoiw.  1.  261. 
Bletia  byacinthioa.    Brown,  in  Hort.  Kew.  5.  206. 

Hab.  in  Cfdna,  et  Japonia ;  Thunb.  {hab.  s.  cult,  v.  v,  c.  ei  s.  sp.  in  Herb, 
Lamb.) 

Scapus  foliosus.  Flores  rosei^  concolores.  Bractese  roses^  margine  vire- 
scentes. 

In  the  Hortus  Kewensis  the  labellum  is  called  imberbe ;  it  is  howeyer 
distinctly  lamellate.  There  can  be  no  doubt  of  Thunberg's  synonym ;  but 
his  figure  is  very  bad  ;  Japanese  specimens  in  Mr.  Lambert*s  Herbarium 
establish  the  fact  beyond  controversy. 

5.  Bletia  speciosa.     KurUh. 

B.  scapo  radicali  subunifioro,  sepalis  lanceolatis  reticulatis  patulis,  petalis 
paul5  majoribus  oblongis  obtusis  crenulatis^  labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio 
subrotundo-ovato  obtuso  crenulato,  folib  lineari-oblong^s,  pseudobulbis. 
oblongis. 

Bletia  spedosa.     Humb,  Bonpl.  et  Kunth,  Nov,  Gen.  et  Sp,\.  342.     Synoptit  1. 330. 

Hab.  in  locis  calidis  regni  Mexicani  juxta  littus  Oceani  Pacifici  inter  portum 
Acapulci  et  Playas  de  Coyuca^  florens  Februario  -,  Humboldt. 

Herba  parasitica.  Folia  striata^  tripollicaria,  dimidium  pollicem  lata,  va- 
ginantia.  Scapus  sexpollicaris,  glaber.  Calyx  violaceus  ?  glaberrimus  j 
sepalasubtripoUicaria}  labelli  lobus  medius  sesquipollicaris  j  exKuntMo, 

6.  Bletia  campanulata.     Llave. 

B.  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  subsequalibus  campanulatis,  labelli  laciniis 
lateralibus  convolutis  :  intermedial  plani  appendicibus  petaloideis  longi- 
tudinaliter  sulcatft ;  limbo  undulato,  foliis  ensiformibus. 

«  TzacucochiU,  seujioriia Tsautli.    Uemande*  Mexic.  v,\.p.  238.  ed Madritr 
Bletia  campanulata.    lAave  Nov.  Veg.  Detc.  2.17. 

Hab.  prope  Vallisoletum  urbem  Mexici,  versus  Irapseum  et  Acuitzium^ 
florens  Augusto ;  Llave. 

Planta  pedalis^  gracillima.  Flores  purpureo-violacei  3  petala  albicantia ; 
labellum  albo-violaceum  -,  ex  Llaoe. 

7.  Bletia  coccinea.     Llave. 

B.  sepalis  petalisque  subasqualibus^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus 
convolutis :  intermedial  pendul^  profundi  emarginata :  costis  tribus 
petaloideis,  foliis  binis  ensiformibus  scapo  tereti  brevioribus. 


BPID£NDRBiB«  123 

^  Tonaloxocbitly  Are  Tsacnzochitl  altera.    IfemmuL  Mesic.  v,  1.  p,  239.  ed.  Madrit." 
Bletia  coccines.    Uave  Nov*  Veg*  Deacr,  2.  16. 

Hab.  rarissim^  jiuta  Ttzitzium^  prope  Vallisoletum^  urbem  Mexid,  supra 
radices  arborum>  florens  Augusto  5  Llave.  (cuiesi  in  Herb.  Lambertiano.) 

Bractes  breves  acuminatae.     Floras  dilutb  coccinei,  velutini ;  ex  Llave. 

Obs,  Costs  disci  labelli  ad  basin  lobi  intermedii  abrupt^  prominent ;  hinc 
Spathoglottis  fieuriem  quodammodo  induit. 

8.  Bletia  punctata.     LUxve. 

B.  sepalis  petalisque  subsBqualibus  cuneiformibus,  labelli  trilobi  lacini^ 
intermedial  latiore:  limbo  undulato^  foliis  lato-lanceolatis  scapo  bre« 
Tioribus. 

Bletia  punctata.    Liaoe  Nov.  Veg.  Deter*  2. 15. 

Hab.  supra  arborum  radices,  in  montibus  Irapaei^  Mexici,  florens  a  Junio 
ad  Augustum  |  Llave. 

Sepala  et  petala  ferrugineo-virescentia,  punctis  purpureis  variegata,  ha* 
bellum  luteum  eodem  modo  punctatum.  Columna  lineis  rubris  macu- 
lata.    Scapus  tripedalis,  ierrugineus,  punctis  rubris  maculatus ;  ex  Llave. 

9.  BtETiA  capitata.     R.  Br. 

B. ''  labello  prope  basin  intus  callo  adnato^  caule  folioso^  floribus  capitatis." 
R.  Br.  in  Hort.  Kew.  5. 206. 

Hab.  in  India  Ocddeniali;  R.  Brown. 

10.  Blbtia  obcordata. 

B.  caulescens,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  eequalibus  obtusis,  labelli  tri« 
lobi  patuli  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  rotundatis  :  intermedio  obcor- 
dato^  scapo  laterali  multifloro  racemoso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acu- 
minatis. 

Hab.  in  Sillet;  Wallich.  (v.  ic.  pict.) 

Caulis  erectus  pedalis.  Folia  6  uncias  longa,  sesquiunciam  lata,  subquin- 
quenervia.  Scapus  foliis  demissior,  pedalis^  Imsi  squamis  quibusdam 
laxis  obtusis  vaginatus.  Flores  parvi,  longipedunculati,  ochracei, 
pedicellis  capillaribus.     Labellum  rubro  leviter  venosum. 

11.  Blbtia  tuberculosa.     Spreng.  Syst.  3.  744« 

B.  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  petalisque  lineari-Ianceolatis  patentibus^ 
labelli  cucullati  ventricosi  apice  trilobi  iaciniis  crbpis :  intermedin 
majore  transversa  emarginat^  basi  trituberculat&>  foliis , .. 

Limodomm  taberculosom.    TAouars  tab*  31. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar;  Thouars. 

Flores  purpureo-lutei  -,  Thouars. 

12.  Blbtia  villosa.     Ach.  Rich.  Orch.  Maur.  p.  42. 

B.  sepalis  petalisque  angustioribus  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  patentibus, 
labello  iategerrimo  subcordato  undulato  acuminato  medio  villoso>  foliis 
elHpticis  acutis. 

Umodornm  Tillosam.    7%mar»  tab.  32. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio;  Thouars. 


124  EPIDENDRBJB. 

Flores  purpurascentes ;  labelhuh  concaTum,  nan  cucullatum ;  columna 
libera.  An  omnin^  congener^  cum  differt  labello  integerrimo  non  cu- 
cullato  ? 

13.  Blbtia  aphylla.     Nuttall  Genera  8. 194. 

B.  aphylla,  labello  trifido  costato,  scapo  racemoso  squamoso. 

Hab.  in  Carolina,  et  Florida ;  Nuttall. 

Species  singularis  Nuttallio  tantum  descripta,  qui  characterem  ferh  nullum 
peculiarem  demonstravit^  nisi  foliorum  absentiam. 

H*  Blbtia  latifolia.     Gaudich.  Voyage  p,  421, 

B.  '*  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  striato-multinerviis  (9-15)  membranaceis 
planis  scapum  subsquantibus^  scapo  elongato  siroplici  erecto  multifloro." 
Gaudich. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Molucds  (Rawak)  ad  terram  ;  Gaudicbaud. 

An  potius  Spathoglottis  ? 

Nota.  Adsunt  prseterea  in  Systemate  Florae  Peruyians  et  Chilensis  species 
quatuor^  imperitissim^  notat«,  quarum  duse  auctoribus  illius  operis 
tantum  ex  iconibus  Tafallae  innotu^re.  Has  omnes  pnetermitto^*  prout 
mera  scientis  senigmata. 


LXI.  IPSEA. 

Sepala  pubescentia^  explanata,  eequalia^  lateralibus  basi  obliquis  cum  pede 
columns  connatis  saccum  mentientibus.    Petala  subsequalia.   Labellum 

.  concavum>  trilobum^  lamellatum^  column£l  parallelum^  sed  nullo  modo 
convolutumj  ungue  brevi  saccato  cum  basi  producta  columns  arti- 
culato.  Columna  elongata,  semiteres^  subclavata.  Anthera  membra- 
nacea,  bilocularis>  tuberculis  duobiis  camosis  intus  ad  basin.   Pollinia  8^ 

>    quorum  4  minora^  caudiculis  pulvereis  colligata. Herba  terrestris^ 

radice  carnosll  subbilob£L,  lateralibus  fibrosis.  Folia  serotina,  ensiformia, 
plicata.  Scapus  simplex,  vaginatns.  Flos  solitarius,  speciosus,  ter- 
minalis. 

Genus  notatu  dignissimum  ob  radices  camosas  bilobas  Orchidis  cujusdam 

ad  instar,  charactere  insolito  inter  Orchideas  polline  cereaceo  donatas,  et 

'  inter  Epidendreas  plan^  ignoto,  nisifort^inApaturiacujus  radices  nondum 

*  viss  sunt.  Ab  hoc  genere,  prseter  habitum^  differt  sepalis  explanatis, 
lateralibus  basi  obliquis  cum  pede  columns  connatis.  Bletia  distin- 
guitur  labello  convoluto,  anthera  2-nec  8-loculari>  nee  non  sepalis  late- 
ralibus squilateris. 

1 .  Ipsea  speciosa. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Zeylona,  in  apricis>  rarissim^,  florens  Novembri ;  Ma- 
crae, (hab,  s.  sp.  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

Radix  media  nucis  castanes  magnitudine,  succulenta,  insqualiter  biloba, 
gemmfil  solitarill  in  summo;  laterales  fibross,  succulents,  Orchidis 
cujusdam  ad  instar.  Folia  bina,  ba9i  vaginata,  august^  ensiformia, 
palmaria.  Scapus  pedalis  v.  sesquipedalis,  purpureus,  pubescens,  va« 
ginis  quibusdam  apice  sub-foliaceis  tomentosis.    Flores  sspitis  solitarii. 


KPIDBNDRBiE.  125 

i|ttnc  gcmini^  spedosi^  lutein  unicolores,  odoratiasimi.  Sepala  pube- 
8centia«  ferh  duas  uncias  loDga,  oblonga,  lateralibus  basi  obliquis  cum 
basi  column®  producta  counatis.  Petala  paulb  angustiora,  •  obtusa. 
Labelli  lacinia  media  oblonga^  obtusa,  lamellia  5  diatantibus,  laterales 
lata^  acutse.     Ovarium  et  columna  pubescentes.     Anthera  villosa. 


LXII.  ARUNDINA. 

Amndiiuu    Blmne  B^jdr,  /».  40 1 .  tabellen  73. 


Sepala  lineari*lanceolata,  aequalia,  basibus  paulultim  connatis,  patula.  La* 
beUum  circa  columuam  convolutum,  cum  ea  non  articulatum,  trilobum 
v.  integrum,  medio  cristatum  v.  lineis  quibusdam  elevatis.  Columna 
recta,  cum  labello  parallela,  semiteres,  clavata.     Anthera  4-locularis. 

Pollinia  8,  sequalia. Herbse  caulescentes,  terrestres,  foliis  distichi» 

ensiformibus  plicatis.    Flores  purpurei,  speciosi. 

Phajo  differt  praecipu^  labello  ecalcarato  omninb  libero,  antherll  4-loculari, 
columnd.  basi  non  product^,  et  foliis  distichis. 

1.  Arundina  bambusifolia.     LMidL,  in  Wall,  Cat,  Herb.  Ind.  no,  3751. 

A.  labello  intus  lamellis  duabus  carnosis  undulatis  cristatis  et  alteriL  rect& 
intermedin  breviore :  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  integris  subobsoletis, 
itttermedio  bilobo  laciniis  divaricatis  criapis,  petalis  lanceolatis,  foliis 
acuipinatis. 

CymbidiaiD  bambasifoliam.    R»xb,  Hort,  Beng,  63. 
Bletia  graminifolim.    Don,  Prodr,  FL  Nep,  29. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Sillet,  et  Chittagong,  fValUch.  {hab,  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo^ 
IndicoJ) 

Caulis  verosimiliter  2-3-pedalis  Bambusse  facie.  Folia  ensiformia,  acumi- 
nata, patentia,  pedem  longa,  6  lineas  lata.  Racemus  multiflorus,  foliis 
longior,  subramosus.  Bractese  ovatse,  acutse,  cucullate.  Flores  speciosi.. 
Labellum  unciam  et  dimidiam  longum. 

S.  AaimmNA  minor. 

A.  labello  intus  lineis  3-5 -elevatis  integro  apice  obtuso  undulato,  petalis 
sepalis  parum  latioribus,  foliis  apice  abrupt^  acutis. 

Hab.  ad  ripas  fluvii  Mahawelli  Ganga  in  Zeylona,  Macrae,  (hab,  s,  sp,  et  tc 
pict.) 

Herba  terrestris,  pedalis,  caule  simplici,  stncto,  basi  in  cormum  dilatato.. 
Folia  3  uncias  longa,  52f  lineas  lata,  apice  triangulana  acuta.  Racemus 
pauciflorus  foliis  elatior.  Bracteae  ovatae,  acute,  cucullatse.  Petala  et 
sepala  lanceolata  rosea.  Labellum  luteum,  liberum,  circa  columnam  con-^ 
volutum,  apice  roseum. 

3.  Abundina  Chinensis.     Blume  Bijdr,  p,  402. 

A.  **  labello  intus  lineis  5  nudis  cristato,  limbi  lobo  medio  rotundato.**" 
Blume, 

Hab.  in  Java,  fortd  e  China  introducta,  Blume  >  prop^  Macao,  Rev.  G.  H.. 
VachelL  (hab,  s,  sp.  comtn,  ce2»  Henshw,) 

Folia  strictissima,  acuta,  superiora  7  uncias  longa  3  lineas  lata.  Racemus 
terminalis^  folia  vix  excedens,  subsexflorus.  Bracteee  rigidas,  ovatae,. 
cucuUatae.    Flores  circa  15  lineas  a  basi  ad  apicem  longi,  speciosi. 


12&  IftPIDBNDRBiB. 

Sepala  lineari-oblonga^  obtusa.  Petala  dup16  latiora,  et  paul6  longioIVy 
oblonga,  utrinque  angustata.  Labellum  magnam,  ventricosum^  lobis 
lateralibus  maximis  rotundatis  undulatis  intermedio  rotundato  bipartito. 
Talia  video  in  exemplare  Chinensi.    An  species  Blumii  omninb  eadem  ? 

I  bave  some  doubt  wbetber  tbe  Chinese  species  now  described  is  the 
same  as  Blume*s  Arundina  Chinensis.  Of  the  peculiarities  comprehended 
in  his  very  brief  diagnosis^  oue^  the  nature  of  the  lines  upon  the  disk  of 
the  labellum^  cannot  be  ascertained  in  my  specimens,  and  the  other,  the 
rounded  form  of  the  middle  lobe  of  the  limb,  although  in  accordance  with 
that  of  the  plant  before  me,  nevertheless  not  being  connected  with  a  refe* 
rence  to  the  bipartite  state  of  the  same  part,  can  by  no  means  be  said  to 
be  exactly  recognized.  I  am  however  unwilling  to  create  a  new  species 
out  of  materials  so  imperfect  as  mine. 

4.  Arundina  speciosa.     Blume  Bydr,  p.  401.  t,  73. 

A.  labello  intus  lineis  3  barbatis  cristato^  lobis  integris  subundulatis  apice 
angustatis,  intermedio  mult6  longiore :  ungue  lato  plicato,  limbo  latiore 
quam  longo  rotundato  emargtnato  undulato,  petalis  lanceolatis. 

Hab.  in  lapidosis  provinciarum  Buitenzorg,  Tjanjor,  Krawang,  &c.  insulae 
Java,  Blunie. 


LXIII.  PHAJUS. 

Fhajos.     Loureir.  FL  Coekinck,  2. 529.      Pachyne.     Salisb.  in  Act.  Soc.  Hwrt,  1 .  261. 

Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia,  patentia^  libera.  Labellum  ssepitis  cucuUatum, 
cum  basi  columns  adnatum,  calcaratum,  integrum  v.  trilobum,  ssepitis 
suprit  carinatum  lamellosum  v.  cristatum.  Columna  erecta,  cum  ovario 
continua,  semiteres,  marginata,  elongata.  Anthera  8-locularis.  Pollinia 
8,  subsequalia.^— -Herbs  terrestres,  (Asiatics)  caulescentes  v.  acaules, 
foliis  latis  plicatis.     Scapi  radicales.     Flores  speciosi. 

From  Bletia  this  genus  is  distinguished  by  the  labellum  being  constantly 
connate  with  the  base  of  the  column  and  spurred,  while  in  Bletia  the  la^ 
bellum  is  constantly  articulated  with  the  column  and  never  spurred. 

1.  Phajui  grandifblius.     Loureiro, 

P.  acaulis^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis,  sepalis  petalisque  oblongo- 
lanceolatis  inttis  discoloribus,  labeUo  oblongo  cucuUato  integro  crispo 
apice  emarginato,  calcare  arcuato  emarginato. 

PhaJDS  gTandifolins.    Lour,  Ft.  Cockineh, 

Limodorum  TankerviUlB.    Hort,  Kew,  ed.  1. 3.  /.  12.     WUUL  no.  1. 
Limodomm  IncarrilleL    Pert,  Syn,  2. 520. 
Pachyne  spectabilis.    Salisb,  in  Hort.  JVohm,  1.  261. 

Bletia  TankervilUK.    R,  Br.  in  Hort,  Kew,  ed,  2,^,7X^7.    Bot,  Mag,  1924,     Ilhutrationt 
of  Orckideou*  pkmts,  pauinu 

Hab.  in  China,  {v,  v,  c.) 

Flores  albi  inttis  fusci.  Labellum  album  intils  aureo  rubroque  varium, 
supra  bicarinatum. 

%  Phajus  Wallichil. 

P.  acaulis,  foliis  oblongo*lanceolatis  acutis,  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis 
labelloque  cucullato  crispo  integro  acuminatissimis,  calcare  arcuato 
eraarginata,  bracteis  acuminatis.  Lindl.  in  WaU,  PL  At„  Rar,  vol,  2.  p,  46. 
tab,  158, 


BPIDBNDRB^»  127 

Phains  graadifddins.    LindL  m  Wall,  Cat.  Herb,  Ind.  no.  3747  nee  Lottr, 

Hab.  in  SiUet,  WalUch.  {hah,  s.  up,  e  Museo  Angh^Indico  et  t>.  ic,  pict) 

Facies  omnin6  P.  grandifolii  cum  quo  mal^  confudi.  Sepala  extiis  nivea 
intiis  fusca.  Petala  inttis  fiisca,  exttis  mintls  nivea.  Labellum  alburn^ 
inttis  pallido  flavo  et  rubore  paululilm  sufi^um. 

In  Dr.  Wallich's  Catalogue  I  committed  what  I  now  believe  to  have 
been  an  error^  in  referring  this  to  the  Phaius  grandifolius  of  Loureiro.  In 
general  appearance  it  bears  much  resemblance  to  it,  but  upon  more  full 
consideration  I  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  Sillet  plant  is  to  be 
distinguished  by  its  very  acuminate  bractee,  sepals  and  petals^  and  also 
by  the  labellum  not  only  having  a  point  gradually  tapering  into  a  long 
point,  as  in  Bnissavola  nodosa,  but  being  also  destitute  of  the  rich  yellow 
and  red  marking  of  the  Chinese  species. 

3.  Phajus  Blumei. 

P.  **  sepafis  acuminatissimis,  labello  inttis  bicristato,  limbo  semitrilobo, 
lobo  medio  maximo  undulato,  gynostemio  subnudo.*'  Blume  Bijdr,  p, 
374  sub  Limodoro  IncarviUei. 

Hab Cultus  in  hortis  Java ;  Blume. 

The  above  diagnosis  applied  by  Dr.  Blume  to  his  Limodorum  IncarviUei 
is  8o  entirely  at  variance  with  Phaius  grandifolius  and  with  all  others  here 
described  that  I  cannot  doubt  its  belonging  to  a  distinct  species. 

4.  Phajus  veratrifolius.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  Herb.  Ind.  no.  3746. 

P.  caulescens,  foliis  oblong^lanceolatis  acuminatis>  sepalis  petalisque 
lineari-oblongis  acutiusculis,  labello  obovato-oblongo  crispo  integro  re- 
pando  apice  emarginato,  calcare  recto  conico  obtuso. 

Dendrobinm  verfttrifolium.    Roxb.  Bwrt.  Beng.  p.  63. 

Hab.  in  Sillet^  WaUich,  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo'Indico  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Pfteudobnlbi  oblongi,  nigro«virides.  Caulis  bipedalis.  Folia  immaculata. 
Scapus  caule  brevior.  Bractese  obovato^lanceolatse.  Sepala  et  petala 
pallida  flava.  Labellum  luteum>  non  cucullatum>  lobis  lateralibus  ob- 
soletis  ab  intermedio  parvo  emarginato  vix  distinguendis ;  ergo  integrum 
repandum  dicitur.— Obs.  Descriptio  et  diagnosis  ab  icone  Wallichiano, 
cum  exemplaria  nimis  sint  imperfecta  ad  partes  rite  distinguendas. 

This  must  not  be  confounded  with  Limodorum  veratrifolium  of  Rox- 
burgh, which  is  the  type  of  the  genus  Calanthe. 

5.  Phajus  maculatus.     Undl.  in  WaU.  Cat.  Herb.  Ind.  no.  3748. 

P.  caulescens,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  maculatis,  sepalis  petalis- 
que oblongis  obtusis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  apice  plicato-crenatis  :  latera- 
libus rotundatis  intermedio  ovato  obtuso  mult5  minoribus,  calcare  recto 
oblongo  obtuso. 

Bletia  flara.     WaU.  in  Bibl  Anglo- Jndica  ic.  1147. 
Bletia  WoodfordiL    Hooker.  Bot.  Mag.  /.  271 9. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Wallich ;  nee  in  insula  Trinitatis.  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo 
AnglO'Indico  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Caulis  bipedalis.  Pseudobulbi  ovato-oblongi.  Scapus  radicalism  foliis 
dupl6  brevior  10-12-florus.  Bractes  obovat».  Flores  flavi.  Labellum 
ad  apices  loborum  fusco-purpureo  marginatum  et  maculosum.  Columna 
pilosa. 

Aug.  1831.  s 


128  EPIDENDREJE. 

There  must  have  been  some  mistake  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Aiton,  when  he 
communicated  this  fine  plant  to  Dr.  Hooker  as  a  native  of  Trinidad.  The 
Nipalese  specimens  in  Dr.  Wallich's  possession  are  indeed  imperfect^  but 
I  have  been  permitted  to  examine  a  drawing  in  the  possession  of  the  East 
India  Company,  which  supplies  all  deficiencies  in  the  specimens,  and 
which  agrees  entirely  with  the  figure  in  the  Botanical  Magazine.  I  could 
not  adopt  Dr.  Hooker*s  name  without  perpetuating  an  error,  and  that  of 
Dr.  Wallich  is  preoccupied  by  Dr.  Blume ;  this  will  I  trust  be  considered 
a  satisfactory  explanation  of  a  new  specific  name  having  been  applied. 

6.  Phajus  bicolor. 

P.  acaulis,  foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis,  sepalis  petalisque  (angustioribus) 
lanceolatis  acuminatis,  labeUo  cucullato  ventricoso  integro  limbo  obtuso 
cuspidato  undulato,  axi  versus  basin  lamellis  duabus  planis,  calcare  cy- 
lindraceo  arcuato  apice  emarginato  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  pascuis  siccis  ad  latera  coUium  Zeyloms,  Macrae,  (hab,  $,  sp,  et  v. 
ic.  pict) 

Scapus  foliis  elatior.  Sepala  et  petala  lutea.  Labellum  roseum  calcare 
luteo. 

7.  Phajus  albus.     UndL  in  Wall,  Cat  Herb.  Ind,  no,  3749. 

P.  caulescens,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  subtus  glaucis,  sepalis  pe- 
talisque oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  subsqualibus,  labello  oblongo  cucul- 
lato denticulato  apice  rotundato :  disco  5-cristato,  calcare  rectiusculo 
emarginato.     Lindl.  in  WalUcK  Plant,  As.  Rar.  vol.  2.  t.  198. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  et  montibus  Sillet,  Wallich,  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo^ 
Indico  et  v.  ic.  pict,) 

Epiphytus.  Caulis  subbipedalis,  foliis  inferioribus  minoribus,  infemis 
squamseformibus.  Racemus  terminalis,  3 -4 -floras,  foliis  brevior. 
Bracteae  magnse,  herbacese,  oblongo-lanceolatse,  concavse,  fer^  floribus 
equales.  Flores  albi,  speciosi.  Labellum  fer^  2  undas  et  dimidiam 
longum,  disco  luteo,  venis  roseis. 

8.  Phajus  callosus. 

P.  sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusiusculis  subundulatis,  labello  cucuUato 
trilobo  plicato  margine  crispo :  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio 
bilobo  brevioribus,  apice  bicalloso  axi  elevato  camoso,  calcare  recurvo 
obtuso  emarginato,  columnd,  nudiusculit. 

Limodomm  callofum.    Bhtme  B\fdr.  374.  tab,  61. 

Hab.  in  montosis  Jav<B,  florens  fer^  per  totum  annum  5  Blume. 

9.  Phajus  flavus. 

P.  '^  subcaulescens,  sepalis  obtusis,  labello  semitrilobo  intiis  tricristato : 
lobo  medio  cristato,  gynostemio  villosiusculo.*'     BUime  sub  Limodoro. 

Limodonim  flaynm.    Blume  B\jdr.  375. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  elatis  montis  ignivomi  Gede  insult  Jot^e  5  Blume. 


LXIV.  CYTHERIS. 


Sepala  patentia,  subsqualia :  lateralibus  basi  calcari  adnatis ;  supremo  cum 
petalis  latioribus  membranaceis  parallelo,  recurvo.    Labellum  posticum 


SPIDENDRBJE.  129 

calcaratum>  planum^  trilobum^  disco  cristato.  Columna  brevis,  alata, 
clavaia.  Anthera  membranacea^  bilocularis.  Pollinia  S,  sequalia.  — - 
Herba  Indica  terrestris^  foliis  plants  petiolatis  plicatis.  Scapus  termi- 
nalis.     Flores  minores. 

1.  Ctthbris  cordifolia.     LindL  in  WalL  Cat.  Herb.  Ind»  no.  3750. 

Hab.  in  montes  Sillet,  WaUich.  {hah.  s.  sp,  e  Museo  Anglo^Indico.) 

Herba  spitbamsea,  caule  tenuis  vaginis  laxis  membranaceis  vestito.  Folia 
cordata,  oblonga^  acuminata^  5-plicata,  long^  petiolata.  Bractese  11- 
neares,  acutae.     Calcar  breve>  clavatum,  obtusissimum.     Labellum  ob- 

longum>  basi  angustatum^  lobis  lateral! bus  intermedio miilt5 

minoribus  integris,  medio  lineis  tribus  approximatis  elevatis  subundu- 
latis^  apiee  liberis. 


LXV.  CALLOSTYLIS. 

Callostylifl.    Blume  B^dr.  340.  tabeUen  74. 

Sepala  erecto-patentia,  lateralibus  subtus  connatis.  Petala  paul6  angus- 
tiora.  Labellum  parvum>  integrum^  disco  callosum,  patens^  irritabile, 
cum  basi  calloso  inciirvo  columnse  articulatum.  Columna  incurva^ 
clavata^  libera.     Anthera  2-locularis,  loculis  4'locellatis.     Pollinia  8^ 

compressiuscula^  caudiculis  elasticis  connata. Herba  epiphyta^  cau- 

lescens.     Caules  radiciformes^  pseudobolbophori.    Folia  rig^da^  lanceo- 
lata>  obliqud  retusa.     Scapi  terminales^  spicato-multiflori. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Callostylis  rigida.     Blume  L  c. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altioribus  montium  Salak,  Gede,  Pantjar^  Burangrang^  in- 
suls  Java  ;  Blume. 


LXVI.  ANIA. 

Sepala  et  petala  lineari-lanceolata^  sequalia,  conniventia.  Labellum  cum 
basi  columnse  (nunc  producta)  in  calcar  y.  saccum  connatum^  trilobum, 
planum,  medio  lameOatum.    Columna  alata,  elongata,  erecta.    Anthera 

6-d-locularis.    Pollinia  8,  quorum  4  in  specie  altera  minora. Herbae 

(habitu  Eulophise)  epiphytse,  rhizomate  repente.     Folia  plicata,  mem- 
branacea,  solitaria.     Scapi  multiflori. 

Of  the  two  species,  of  which  this  genus  at  present  consists,  one  has  the 
labellum  completely  calcarate,  with  no  elongation  of  the  base  of  the  co- 
lumn 'y  the  other  has  it  attached  in  a  slight  degree  only  to  the  elongated 
base,  with  which  it  forms  a  little  sac  3  the  latter  has  the  pollen  masses  of 
equal  size,  and  eight  cavities  in  the  anther  for  their  reception  -,  the  former 
has  two  pair  of  the  pollen  masses  much  less  than  the  others,  and  only  6 
cells  in  the  anther,  of  which  four  are  for  the  four  larger  masses,  and  two 
for  the  two  smaller  pairs.  In  this  respect  Ania  approaches  Ceratium  which 
is  however  very  different  in  other  respects. 

1.  Ania  angustifolia.     Undl  in  Wall.  Cat.  Herb.  Ind.  no.  3740. 

A.  folio  lanceolato  petiolato  scapi  longiludine,  labello  calcarato  apice  tri- 


.j 


130  BPIDENDRBiB. 

lobo  lobis  lateralibus  dentifbrmibus  intermedio  rhomboideo  majore, 
lamellis  disci  tribus  mediis  continuis  duabus  lateralibus  interruptis. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy,  fVallich,  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo -IndicoJ) 

PoUinia  4  minora.  Calcar  breve^  obtusum.  Anthera  6-locularis.  Scapus 
sesquipedalis.     Petala  cylindnim  fer^  formantia. 

2.  Ania  latifolia.     Lindl,  in  Wall.  Cat,  Herb,  Ind,  no,  3741. 

A.  folio  oblongo  plicato  scapo  breviore^  labello  unguiculato  cum  basi 
producta  columns  in  saccum  connato  trilobo  :  lobis  lateralibus  obtusis 
intermedio  subrotundo-ovato  acuto  brevioribus,  lamellis  unguis  tribus 
truDcatis  infra  sinus  loborum  desinentibus  lobi  medii  quinque  denticu- 
latis :  lateralibus  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  montibus  SilUt,  WaUkh,  (hab,  ».  sp.  e  Museo  Jnglo-Indico,) 

Scapus  bipedalis.  Pollinia  squalia.  Antbera  8-locularis.  Pelala  sub- 
patentia. 


LXVII.  CERATIUM. 

Ceratium.    Blume  B^jdr,  34 1 .  tahtUen  46. 


Sepala  subringentia^  lateralibus  ungui  columne  obliqub  insertis,  erecto- 
pateutibus.  Petala  breviora  erecto-conniventia.  jfLabellum  concavum, 
intbs  cristatum,  cum  ungue  columns  articulatum,  adscendens :  limbo 
semitrilobo,  undulato^  fornicato.  Anthera  4-locularis.  Pollinia  S,  quo- 
rum 4  obsoleta,  caudiculis  elasticis  colligata.  Capsula  siliqusformis. 
Herba  epiphyta>  caulescens.  Caules  simplices.  Folia  sessilia^ 
lanceolata,  coriacea.     Spies  oppositifolis,  solitaris.    flores  bracteati. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Ceratium  compressum.     Blume  I,  c, 

Hab.  in  sylvis  primsvis  montium  Gede  et  Salak  insuls  Jav^t;  Blume. 


LXVIII.  APATURIA. 


Sepala  patula>  pubescentia^  lateralibus  nunc  ma|oribu8  basi  obliquia.  Petala 
angustiora^  patentia.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  cum  basi  magis  minusve 
producta  columns  articulatum^  basi  ventricosum,  carnosum^  apice  tri- 
lobum^  disco  cristato.    Columna  teres^  clavata^  arcuata>  clinandrio  alato. 

Anthera  4-8-locularis.  Pollinia  8. Herbs  tcrrestres,  aphylls.   Scapi 

vaginis  scariosis  filamentosis  vestiti.     Bractes  membranaces.     Flores 
racemosi>  penduli^  pubescentes. 

Trichotosis  proxima,  habitu  diversissimo  et  labello  basi  inflato  distincta. 

1.  Apaturia  senilis.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  Herb,  Ind,  no,  3739. 

A.  petalis  lineari-oblongis  :  venis  tribus  distantibus,  labelli  lobis  laterali- 
bus subfalcatis,  intermedio  ovato  undulato  paul6  longiore :  lineis  tribus 
glandulosis  quarum  laterales  majores  elevats  ad  apicem  labelli  secus 
roarginem  excurrunt. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Sillet,  Walhch;  in  Uligapur  et  Kalegung,  Hamilton,  {hab, 
s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico,) 


EPIDENDREiB.  131 

Scapus  pedalis.  Bractese  lanceolato.  Sepala  5  lineas  longa,  ovato-ob- 
loDga^  obtusa. 

Tliis  resembles  A.  Smithlaoa  in  appearance  so  much  as  to  be  likely  to 
be  confounded  with  it.  To  the  above  character^  which  will  I  hope  dis- 
tinguish it,  may  be  added  the  much  less  crowded  racemes  and  larger 
flowers. 

S.  Apaturia  Smithiana.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  Herb,  Ind,  no.  3737. 

A.  petalis  spatulatis  unguiculatis  in  medio  3-veniis^  labelli  lobis  lateralibus 
obtusis^  intermedio  subratundo  emarginato  :  lineis  quinque  elevatis  un- 
dulatis  in  medio  lobi  medii  clavatlm  desinentibus. 

Hab.  ad  Kudjurea-gbaut^  in  regno  Oude,  IVaJMch,  {hah,  $,  sp.  e  Museo 
Anglo-Indko,) 

Scapus  sesquipedalis.  Racemus  multiflorus.  Bractese  subulatse  longis- 
simae.     Sepala  4  uncias  longa,  ovata,  acuta,  subsequalia. 

3.  Apatubia  Chiaensis. 

A.  petalis  lineari-oblongis  univeniis,  labello  trilobo :  lobis  obtusis  equa- 
Ubus  intermedio  apiculato,  lineis  disci  5  aequalibus  crispatulis  intra 
apicem  tantum  lobi  medii  desinentibus. 

Hab.  in  China  prope  Macao,  Reverendus  Dominus  G.  H.  Vachel,  {hah.  s. 
sp,  commun,  eel.  Uenslow,) 

Scapus  pedalis.  Sepala  semunciam  longa^  ovata,  acuta,  patula.  Petala 
longiora,  patentissima.     Pollen  ignotum. 

4.  Apaturia  montana.     Undl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  Herh,  hid,  no,  3738. 

A.  petalis  linearibus  univeniis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio 
ovato  concavo  ciliato  brevioribus,  lineis  5  disci  cristatis  undulatis. 

Hab.  in  summo  monte  Nuera  Ellia^  ZeyUma,  Macrae,  {ftab.  $,  sp,) 

Apicem  scapi  tantum  vidi.  Sepala  semunciam  long^;  lateralia  duplb 
latiora.  Labellum  magis  ventricosum  et  columna  magis  basi  productum 
quam  in  cseteris.     Pollen  ignotum. 


LXIX.  TRICHOTOSIA. 

Trichotosia.     Bhane  B{;dr.  342.  tabellen  1 1. 

Sepala  pubescent ia,  lateralibus  ungui  columnse  adnatis,  calcar  mentientibus. 
Petala  eonformia,  glabra.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  ungui  columnae 
basi  adnatum,  limbo  sublobato  v.  integerrimo.  Columna  basi  lon- 
gitis  producta.    Anthera  2-locularis,  loculis  4-partiti8.     PoUinia  8>  ope 

materiel  elasticse   pulverese  cohserentia. ^Herbse   epiphytse,   caule- 

scentes,  pilosiusculse.    Caulcs  simplices.    Folia  sessilia,  coriacea,  ▼.  sub- 
carnosa.     Pedunculi  oppositifolii,  solitarii,  pauciflori.    Flores  bracteati. 

Character  ex  Blume.     An  pollen  rect^  descriptum  ? 

1.  Trichotosia  microphylla.     Blume, 

T.  "  pubescens ;  foliis  camosis  ovalibus  acutis,  pedunculo  oppositifolio 
unifloro  tribracteolato,  labelli  limbo  patente  obtuso  integerrimo." 
Blume  L  c, 

Hab.  in  arboribus  prope  Tjitjalobak  ad  montem  Salak,  insulse  Java;  Blume. 


132  EPIDENDRE^. 

2.  Trichotosia  aoDulata.     Blume, 

T.  **  caulibus  ad  insertionem  follonim  pilis  ferrugineis  annulatis^  foliis 
lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatissimia  glabriusculis^  labelli  limbo  rotundato- 
patente.*'     Blume  L  c, 

Hab.  in  sylvis  altis  ad  montem  Salak^  insuls  Java  ;  Blume. 

Flores  albidi^  labelli  limbo  sulphureo^  anthera  atropurpurea ;  Bl, 

3.  Trichotosia  ferox.     Blume. 

T.  '*  rubro-pilosa ;  foliis  lanceolatis^  pedunculis  flexuosis^  labelli  limbo 
patente,  bilobo.*'     Blume  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  opacis  montis  Salak>  insuls  Java ;  Blume. 

4.  Trichotosia  pauciflora.     Blume* 

T.  "  pubescens,  foliis  lanceolatis,  pedunculis  paucifloris,  labelli  limbo 
erecto  emarginato."     Blume  I,  c.  tab.  1 1 . 

Hab.  in  arboribus  ad  montem  Pantjar,  insulse  Java;  Blume. 


LXX.  TAINIA. 

TaiDia.     Blume  B\jdr.  354.  tabeUen  48. 


Sepala  ringentia,  acuminatissima,  lateralibus  labello  suppositis  ungui  co- 
luronse  adnatis.  Petala  conformia.  Labellum  column^  articulatum, 
indivisum,  acuminatum^  inttis  lineatum,  sepalis  minus.  Columna  semi- 
teres>  basi    producta.     Anthera    subcarnosa>   incomplete    B-locularis. 

Pollinia  8,  ope  materiel  pulvereae  elastics  cohaerentcs. Herba  ter- 

restris,  glabra,  caulibus  radicantibus.  Folia  membranacea,  plicata,  long^ 
petiolata,  petiolis  basi  bulboso-tumidis.  Scapus  lateralis  spicato-multi- 
floras. 

Character  ex  Blume.     An  pollen  rect^  descriptum  ? 

1.  Taenia  speciosa.     Blume  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  umbrosis  montis  Salak,  insule  Java^  Blume. 


LXXI.  PLOCOGLOTTIS. 

Plocoglottis.     BlufM  Bijdragen  380.  tabellen  21. 

Flores  ringentes.  Sepala  majora,  lateralibus  sub  labello  infern^  connatis. 
Petala  apice  incurva.  LabeUum  basi  utrinque  cum  plicis  membranaceis 
inflexis  columns  connatum;  limbo  convexo  indiviso  patente  demum 
erecto.     Columna  supern^  libera.     Anthera  bilocularis.     Pollinia  4,  ro-> 

tunda^  caudiculis  duabus  longis  replicatis. Herba  terrestris.     Folia 

in  petiolo  tumido  solitaria,  oblongo-lanceolata>  plicata.     Scapus  radi- 
calism erectus,  multi floras.     Flores  pedicellati,  bracteolati. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Plocoglottis  Javanica.     Blmne  I.  c. 

Hab.  locis  umbrosis  et  humidis  ad  pedes  montium  Salak^  Pantjar,  &c.  in- 
suls  Java ;  Blume. 


EPIDENDREiE. 


133 


Note.  The  total  number  of  Orchideous  plants  belonging  to  the  Tribe 
Epidendrese  is  as  follows } 

Described     149 
Doubtful  4 


Total    153 
Their  geographical  arrangement  is  thus : 


Names  of  Uie 
Genera. 


48.  Ccdlabiiim    . 

49.  Spidendram 
M.  Dmema 

61.  EncjrcUa 
5S.  IsodUluB    . 
ss.  Ponera 
54.  BrassaTola   . 
ft6.  LvUa     .    . 

50.  Cattleya     . 

57.  BroogbtoBia 

58.  Tetramicra 

59.  SpatlioglottU 

60.  Bletia  .  . 
01.  Ipsea  .  . 
09.  Amndina 

03.  PhaiuB    .    . 

04.  CytheriB  .  . 
66.  CaUofltylis  . 
60.  Aoia    .    •    . 

07.  Ceratiiiin    . 

08.  Apatarla     . 

69.  Trichotoeia 

70.  TBlnia     .    . 

71.  FlocogloCtii 


§ 


■d 

9 


3 


I 
i 


Total 


•a 

9 

I 

i 


I 


s 


4 
1 


8 


a 

I 


s 
1 


1 

8 


4 
1 
1 


10 


74 


1 
1 
8 
1 

4 
S 
11 
I 
1 


8 


lis 


i 


INDEX. 

%*  The  Synonyms  are  in  Italics.    The  Figures  refer  to  the  Numbers  of 

the  genera. 


Amphiglottis,  49. 
Ania^  66. 
Apaturia,  68. 
Arundina,  62. 
AvUza,  49* 

Bletia,  60. 

BleHa,  55,  59,  6%  63. 
Brassavola,  54. 
Broughtonia,  57. 

Callostylis,  65. 

Cattleya,  56. 

Ceratium,  67* 

CoUabium,  48. 

Cymbidium,  S%  54,  58,  59,  60,  62. 

Cytheris,  64. 

Dendrobium,  57>  63. 
Dinema,  50. 

EUeantkus,  52. 
Encydia,  51. 
^ncifclia,  49. 


Epidendrum,  49. 

Epidendrum,  50,  52, 53, 54,56, 57,60. 

Gyas,  60. 

Ipsea,  61. 
Isochilus,  52. 
hochiUii,  49. 

Lselia,  55. 
Limodorum,  60,  63. 
Liparis,  49. 

Macradenia,  49. 

Pocky ne,  63. 
Phaius,  63. 
Plocoglottis,  71* 
Ponera,  53. 

Sobratia,  56. 
Spathoglottis,  59. 

Tainia,  70. 
TeDramiera,  58. 
Trichotosia,  69. 


Printed  by  W.  Nicol,  Clereland-row,  St.  James's. 


THE 


GENERA  AND   SPECIES 


oi* 


ORCHIDEOUS  PLANTS. 


BY  JOHN  LINDLEY,  Pb.  D.  V.  R.  S.  L.  S.  G.  S. 

Member  of  the  Imperial  Academj  Naturs  Cnriosonimy  of  the  Botanical  Society  of 

Ratiibon,  of  the  Phytiographical  Society  of  hxad,  of  the  HorticaUaral  Society 

of  Beriin,  Honorary  Member  of  the  Lyceum  of  Natural  Hif  tory,  and  of  the 

Horticoltoral  Society  of  New  Yoric,  Ac.  Ac  and  Profewor  of  Botany  in  the 

UniTenity  of  London. 


Part  III.       VANDEiE. 


LONDON: 

J.  HUNNEMAN,  9  QUEEN  STREET,  SOHO  SQUARE, 
A^D  RIDGWAyS,  PICCADILLY. 

M.DCCC.XXXin. 


LONDON : 
PBINT£D  BY  W.  NICOL^  CLEVELAND-BOW,  ST.  JAME6*S. 


It  is  again  the  pleasing  duty  of  the  Author  to  express  his  acknowledge* 
ments  for  additional  materials  which  the  liberality  of  his  Friends  and 
Correspondents  has  placed  at  his  disposal.     He  has  to  thank 

Professor  Hornemann,  for  the  inspection  of  the  Orchidese  belonging  to 
the  herbaria  of  Vahl,  Schumacher^  and  himself. 

Professor  Lbhmann^  for  the  examination  of  the  whole  of  the  Orchidese 
of  his  private  herbarium. 

Dr.  HooKSB^  for  a  great  number  of  duplicate  specimens,  and  the  com- 
munication of  the  whole  of  the  Orchidese  of  his  herbarium. 

Professor  Tenors,  for  an  extensive  series  of  species  from  the  south  of  Italy. 

Professor  Tinso,  for  a  similar  important  series. 

Professor  von  Mabtius,  for  the  examination  of  the  whole  of  the  Orchidese 
collected  in  his  travels  in  Brazil,  together  vrith  many  others  belonging 
to  the  Royal  Museum  of  Munich. 

W.  J.  Burchbll,  Esq.  for  many  duplicates  and  the  examination  of  all  the 
species  found  during  his  travels  in  Southern  Africa. 

Veiy  unfortunately  the  greater  part  of  the  above  communications  did 
not  reach  the  Author  in  time  to  be  incorporated  in  the  present  part  j  the 
numerous  new  species  they  contain  will  be  published  in  a  Supplement. 


A  TEMPORARY  INDEX, 


ComprehendiDg  the  genera  and  8ynon3rm8  mentioned  in  the  three  first 
parts  of  this  Work.  N.B.  This  Index  will  be  cancelled  when  the  General 
Index  is  hereafter  published. 

The  Figures  refer  to  the  pages. 


AcaDthoglossuni>  BL  179 

Acanthophippium,  BL  177 

Aciantbus>  R*  Br,  24 

petiolaHis,  Don.  28 

Acriopsis,  BL  140 

Acropera,  LmdL  172 

Adenoncos^  BL  235 

AeranthuSj  LindL  243 

(xrachnitis,  Lindl.  243 

Aerides^  Lour,  238 

arachniteM,  Sw.  217 
Borassi,  Sm. 
calceolare,  Sm.  223 
coriaceum  Sw.  224 
ccmutum,  Roxb.  239 
dasypogon,  Sm.  222 
elongatum,  Bl.  218 
maculatum,  Sm.  216 
matutinum,  Bl.  218 
paniculatum,  Ker.  233 
prcsmorsum,  W,  221 
rettuum,  Sw.  220 
r^idum,  Sm.  216 
spicatum,  Don.  221 
SuUngii,  B\.  ^IS 
undulatum,  Sm.  222 

AeroUon  calceoliu,  Spr.  248 
caulescens,  Spr.  247 
crassum,  Spr.  245 
cucullatum,  Spr.  247 
expansum,  Spr.  246 
filkomu,  Spr,  246 
fragrans,  Spr.  246 
gladufolium,  Spr.  246 
gracile,  Spr.  237 
implicatum,  Spr.  246 
inaperhim^  Spr.  247 
maculatum,  Spr.  238 
muUyiorum,  Spr.  248 
palmiformet  Spr.  246 
pectinatum,  Spr.  247 
rectum,  Spr.  246 


AeroUon  recurvum,  Spr.  246 
superbum,  Spr.  245 
triguetrum^  Spr.  247 

Agrostophytlum,  Bl.  249 

Alamanla,  JLa  Llave,  153 

Ambly glottis Jlava,  Bl.  249 

abbreviata,  Bl.  251 
emarginata,  BL  249 
pulchra,  Bl.  250 
speciosa,  Bl.  250 
verairifoUa,  Bl.  249 

AmpUglottu  lurida,  Sal.  104 
secunda,  Sal.  107 

Angrsecum,  Thouars,  245 

aphyllum,  Thouars^  224 
elatum,  Thouars^  244 
falcatum,  Lindl.  237 
gracile,  Thouars,  237 
rectum,  Thouars,  246 
recurvum,  Thouars,  246 
parviflorum,  Thouars,  237 
maculatum,  Lindl.  238 
monophyllum,  A.  Rich.  238 
nervosum.  Humph.  39 
sesqmpedaU,  Thouars,  244 
striatum,  Thouars,  224. 

Anguloa,  F/.  Per.  160 

grandiflora,  H.  &  K.  157 
Hemandezii,  Kth.  151 
lurida.  Link.  156 

Anisopelalum  Carey anum.  Hook.  51 

Apaturia,  Lmc//.  130 

Apista  tenuis,  Bl.  235 

Aporum,  BL  70 

oondnniim,  Lindl.  7^ 

Appendicula,  BL  227 

Arachnis  moschifera,  Bl.  217 

Ania,  Lmd^.  129 

Arpophyllum,  La  Llave,  151 

Arundina,  BL  125 

Aspasia,  Lindl,  139 

Auliza  ciliaris,  Salisb.  100 


11 


INDEX. 


Azuzena  del  Monte,  185 

Beclardia  macrostachya,  A.  Rich.  ?45 
brachystachya,  A.  Rich.  245 
Bifrenaria,  Lindl  152 
Bletia,  FL  Per.  120 

ciliata,  Presl.  177 
angustata,  Gaudich.  119 
autumnalis,  Llave^  115 
Dabia,  Don.  185 
grandiflora,  Llave,  115 
humilis,  Link,  170 
Masuca,  Don.  249 
pallida,  Lodd.  121 
strvcta,  Presl.  185 
Woodfordii,  Hook.  127 
Bontia  luzonica,  Petiv.  92 
Brasavola,  fl.  Br.  114 
Brassia,  R.  Br.  212 
Broughtonia>  R.  Br.  118 

a/6a,  Spr.  14.S 
grandiflora,  Spr.  147 
maculata,  Spr.  149 
Bulbophyllum^  Tkouars,  47 

co/ti^um,  Thouars,  55 
longifiorum,  Thouars,  58 
nutons,  A.  Rich.  51 
occultum,  Thouars,  34 
prismaticum,  Thouars,  4  6 

Calanthe,  i?.  Br.  249 
Callostylis,  Bl.  129 
Calypso,  SaUsb.  179 

Americana,  R.  Br.  180 
Camaridium  purpureum,  Spr.  168 

ochroleucuniy  Lindl.  16*8 
Camarotis,  Lind2. 219 
Caravaia-Miri,  177 
Catasetum^  JRicA.  155 

Claveringi,  Lindl.  155 
Jloribundum,  Hook.  155 
macrocarpum,  Rich.  155 
Cattleya,  Lindl.  116 
Centrosis  sylvatica,  Thouars,  250 
Ceraia  simpUcissima,  Lour.  89 
Ceratium,  Bl.  1 30 
Ceratochilus,  Bl.  232. 

grandifloruSfljodd.  158 
oculatus,  Lodd.  158 
Ceratostylis,  Bl.  231 
Chelonanthera,  B^.  178 

speciosa,  Bl.  39 
incrassaia,  Bl.  40 


Clielonanthera  longifolia,  Bl.  42 

miniata,  Bl.  42 
Chiloschista,  Lindl.  219 
Chrysoglossum,  BZ.  13 
Cirrha^,  Lifidl.  141 
Cirrhopetalum,  Lindl.  58 
Cistella  cemua,  Bl.  175 
Cleisostoma,  BZ.  226 
Cochlia,  Bl  46 
Ccelia,  LtitdZ.  36 
Coelogyne,  Lindl.  38 

punciulaia,  Lindl.  40 
Collabium,  Bl.  96 
CoZax  aromaticus,  Spr.  146 

BarringtonidB,  Lindl.  147 
Harrisonia,  Lindl.  148 
palmifoliuSt  Lindl.  148 
parvulus,  Spr.  148 
Ck)ryanthes^  Hooker,  159 
Cranichis  luteola,  Sw.  73 
Cremastra,  Lindl.  172 
Crepidiumjlavescens,  Bl.  20 

B/ieeJti,  Bl.  21 
Crinonia  cornea,  Bl.  37 
globosa,  HI.  37 
Cryptarrhena,  B.  Br.  195 
CryptochUus,  W^crZ/.  193 
CryptopuS;  Lindl.  244 
Cryptoglottis,  BZ.  230 
Cuitlauzina,  La  Llave,  196 
Cycnoches,  Lindl.  154 
Cymbidium,  5tr.  161 

aloifoUum,  Bl.  164 
tf//tfwi,  W.  121 
Andcrsonii,B,'Rep.  188 
app^mfio^ia/um^Don  .173 
bambusifolium,  Roxb.  1 25 
bituberculatum,  Hook.  27 
boreale,  Sw.  180 
clypeolum,  W,  29 
coccineum,  Sw.  140 
comiculatum,  Spr.  9 
crassifolium,  W.  165 
cucullatum,  Sw.  114 
dependem,  Lod  d .  1 4 1 
echinocarpon,  Sw.  208 
equitans,  Sw.  16 
Jioridum,  Salisb.  121 
fragrans,  Salisb.  162 
furvum,  W.  215 
giganteum,  Sw.  191 
glaucum,  Sw.  209 
globosum,  Sw.  1 12 


INDEX. 


III 


Cymbidium  graminoides,  Sw.  209 
guttatum,  W.  201 
hirsutum,  W.  177 
humile,  Sm.  43 
hyacinthinum,  Sm.  122 
tridifoUum,  Roxb.  15 
irid'u^des,  Don.  163 
ixloides,  Don.  120 
juncifolium,  W.  206 
Imeare,  Sw.  112 
mKric(x/i/m,  Sw.  209 
nitidum,  Roxb.  40 
nodosum,  Sw.  114 
pracox,  Sm.  43 
prtBmormm,  Sw.  222 
pictum,  R.  Br. 
plantagmeum.  Wall.  29 
proliferum,  Sw.  113 
pusillum,  Sw.  203 
quadrvpetalum,  Sw.  198 
reflexum,  R.  Br.  30 
repfans,  Sw.  57 
rigidum,  W.  1 19 
scriptum,  Sw.  173 
spatulatum,  L.  216 
squamaium,  Sw.  186 
Hapelioides,  Link>  146 
striatum,  Sw.  122 
strictum,  Don.  39 
tetrapetalum,  Sw.  198 
teretifoUum,  Sw.  112 
tessellatum,  Sw.  240 
tesselloides,  Roxb.  215 
irichocarpon,  Sw.  209 
tripterum,  Sw.  36 
triquetrum,  Sw.  205 
umbellatum,  Spr.  58 
variegatum,  Sw.  198 
veratrifolium.  Wall.  27 
verecundum,  Sw.  121 
Cypripedium  bulbosum,  L    1 80 
Cyrtochilum,  H.  ^  JS:/^.  210 
Cyrtopera,  Li7i^/.  189 
Cyrtopodium,  fl.  .Br.  1 88 

»W/br(f«,  B.M.I  89 
Cyrtosia,  Blume,  25 
Cytheris^  Lind/.  129 

Dendrobium^  5u7.  74 

acinac^orme,  Roxb.  71 
ag^e^ahim>  H.&  K.  1 5 1 
album,  Hook.  143 
alpestre,  Sw.  7 


Dendrobium  anceps,  Sw.  71 

aphyllum,  Roxb.  78 
aracAnUif,  Thouars>  243 
Barringtoni(p,  Sw.  147 
ciliatum,  Sw.  147 
comiculatum^  Sw.  9 
cucullatum,  R.  Br.  79 
cultriforme,  Thouars^  73 
demissum,  Don.  44^  75 
fusiforme,  Thouars^  73 
graminifolium,  W.  10 
grandjflorum,  H.  &  K.  1 47 
Harrisonup,  Hook.  148 
javankum,  Sw.  67 
lanceola,  Sw.  8 
latifoUum,  U.  &  K.  150 
torum^  Sw.  7 
leopardinum.  Wall.  48 
maculatum,  H.  &  K.  149 
myosurtff^  Sw.  16 
ophioglossoides,  Sieb.  9 
opfdoglossoides,  Sw.  12 
palmifoUum,  Sw.  148 
polystachyum,  Sw.  73 
pubescens.  Hooker,  65 
pumilum,  Sw.  54 
punctatum,  Sm.  186 
pusillum,  Don.  85 
pygmaum,  Sm.  58 
racemifiorum,  Sw.  6 
ruscifoUum,  Sw.  5 
reptans,  Sw.  67 
sangumcum,  Sw.  118 
sertularioides,  Sw.  8 
squalens,  Lindl.  150 
testiculatum,  Sw.  194 
tribuloides,  Sw.  6 
utricularioides,  Sw.  194 
veratrifolium,  Roxb.  127 
Dendrocolla  arachnitis,  Bl.  238 

ac2imma/imma,  Bl.  240 
amplexicauUs,  Bl.  239 
anceps,  Bl.  242 
angustifoUa,  Bl.  24 1 
appendiculata,  Bl.  241 
compressa,  Bl.  240 
emarginata,  Bl.  24 1 
%*nx,  Bl.  242 
mt;iima^  Bl.  241 
o6fUja,  Bl.  239 
pcr/Zidd,  Bl.  241 
purpurascens,  Bl.  240 
spuria,  Bl.  24 1 


IV 


INDEX. 


DendrocoUa  mbulata,  BL  941 

teres,  Bl.  940 
Dendrochilum^  Blume,  34 
Dendrolirium  abbreviatum,  Bl.  68 
acuminatum,  Bl.  69 
a/6i(fo  tomentasum,B\.66 
appendiculatum,  Bl.  69 
bkristatum,  Bl.  67 
cormceum,  BL  64 
densiflorum,  Bl.  64 
e6u/6e,  Bl.  69 
erectum,  BL  68 
Jlavescens,  BL  66 
hyadntJiaides,  BL  66 
laxiflorum,  Bl.  64 
mtoran^Aum,  BL  69 
muUiflorum,  BL  68 
omatum,  BL  66 
ptm2/tfm,  BL  64 
re^unitn,  BL  64 
ro6tt^/ttm^  Bl.  69 
rugasum,  BL  66 
secundum,  BL  64 
sulcatum,  BL  69 
Desmotrkhum  angulatum,  BL  76 

angustifoUum,  Bl.  76 
appendiculatum,  BL  76 
comatum,  BL  76 
cont7e:rttm,  BL  76 
cymbidioides,  BL  77 
elangatum,  BL  77 
fimbriatum,  BL  76 
geminatum,  BL  77 
grandijhrum,  BL  77 
pusillum,  BL  77 
triflorum,  BL  77 
Dichflea,  jLi/idZ.  208 
Dienift,  Lrnd/.  29 
Dicrypta,  lind/.  44,  159 
Diglyphosa,  £^.  69 
Dilochia,  Lmd/.  38 
Dinema,  IiindZ.  Ill 
Diphyes  angustifolia,  BL  57 
capitata,  Bl.  56 
cemua,  BL  48 
ctiiato,  BL  48 
crocea,  BL  67 
Jlavescens,  BL  64 
gibbosa,  BL  54 
gracilis,  BL  50 
hirsuta,  BL  49 
inaquaUs,  BL  49 
lax^ora,  BL  57 


Diphyes  mutabiUs,  BL  48 

mucronato,  BL  50 

o6ttt«(?,  BL  66 

odorata,  Bl.  64 

ovaUfoUa,  BL  49 

pumila,  BL  64 

pu^i/ia,  Bl.  49 

sulcata,  BL  67 

fene/^a,  BL  49 

tenuifoUa,  BL  50 

tartuosa,  BL  60 

violacea,  BL  50 
Diploceotrtrai,  Lim/Z.  918 
Dipodium,  jR.  ^r.  186 
Doritis,  Lind/.  178 

Echioglossum,  B2.  933 

£Z/aznt^  Zonc^o/itM,  Presl.  113 
Unifolius,  Presl.  113 

Empusa,  Line//.  17 

Encyclia,  Hooker,  111 

patens,  Hooker,  99 

Ephippium,  BZ.  931 

ciUatum,  Bl.  59 

Epicranthes,  £/.  61 

Epidendrum,  I..  96 

aloifolium,  L.  165 
alpestre,  Sw.  7 
aZ/»^mttm,  Jacq.  900 
amabile,  L.  913 
anceps,  Jacq.  104 
anceps,  Sw.  110 
antenniferum,  H.  &  B.  ]  74 
Barringtonue,  Sin.  147 
byiorum,  Forst.  78 
bifhrum,  KoDig,  33 
^acAy5/ac/iy«,Thouar8,945 
capense,  Linn.  948 
cartna^m,  L.  99 
Carthaginense,  Jacq.  901 
caudatum,  L.  919 
Cebolleta,  Jacq.  906 
ciliare,  Bot.  Mag.  101 
clavatum,  Retz.  993 
clypeolum,  Forst.  99 
cocdnetim,  L.  140 
cochUarifoUum,  Sw.  11 
complanatum,  Retz.  997 
comiculatum,  Sw.  9 
corymbosum,  Fl.  Per.  109 
crispatum,  Forst.  91 
cucti2Za<um,  L.  114 
diffonne,  Jacq.  109 


INDEX. 


Epideridrum  echinocarpon,  Sw.  208 
ellipticum,  Lodd.  I07 
ensifoUum,  L.  162 
equiUtm,  Forst.  16 
fiUforme,  Sw.  248 
fiaheUtforme,  Sw.  166 
flos  aeris,  L.  217 
/ttnafe,  Sw.  237 
glaucum,  Sw.  209 
globosum,  Jacq.  1 12 
graminifolium,  L.  10 
grammoides,  Sw.  209 
grandifiorum,  U.  &  B.  157 
guttatum,  L.  201 
^miZe^  Sm.  43 
jundfoUum,  L.  206 
lanceola,  Sw.  8 
laxum,  Sw.  7 
UUastTwn,  Salisb.  177 
Uneare,  L.  112 
/tntfohim^  Salisb.  97 
mocroftacAyj,  ThouarSi  245 
MagnoUa,  Mubl.  106 
inicran^Aum,  Sw.  12 
minuium,  Aubl.  73 
monile,  Thunb.  84 
moniliforme,  L.  84 
tnonophyllum,  UcK)k.  9 
mantanum,  Sw.  172 
moschatum,  Uamilt.  82 
myotums,  Forst.  16 
nervosum,  Thunb.  26 
nodosum,  L.  114 
opfdoglossoides,  L.  12 
orchideum,  Retz.  232 
ova/e>  Sw.  1 1 
palmifoUum,  Sw.  148 
pQpilionaceum,  West,  100 
pendulum,  Roxb.  165 
polybulbott,  Sw.  Ill 
pracox,  Sm.  43 
pr(Bmorsum,  Roxb.  222 
proliferum,  Sw.  113 
pulchellum,  Sw.  1 1 
puncUitum,Jj.  189 
pusiUum,  ii.  203 
pusiUum,  Retz.  237 
racemiflorum,  Sw.  6 
resupmatum,  Forst.  21 
retusum,  L.  220 
ri^um,  Lodd.  102 
fttfct/bikim^  Lion,  5 
sangiitn^in^  Sw.  1 18 


Epidendrum  satyrio'ides,  Sw.  194 
scripftim,  L.  173 
sertularioides,  Sw.  8 
sinense,  Andr.  162 
^tria^tcm/rhunb.  122 
SK6tt2a<um,  Retz.  240 
w6ii/a^m«  Sw.  167 
tetrapetalum,  Jacq.  198 
<6ttiit/b2itim,  L.  167 
terettfoUum,  Sw.  112 
tessellatum,  Roxb.  240 
<er€»,  Thunb.  167 
iribuUndes,  Sw.  6 
trichocarpon,  Sw.  209 
tridentatum,  Sw.  1 1 
trigonifiorum,  Sw.  12 
tripterum,  Sm.  36 
tri^tie^rum,  Sw.  205 
*mte,  Forst.  167 
umbellatum,  Forst.  58 
tindtctotiim,  B.  Mag.  201 
usneoides,  Don.  219 
utricularioides,  Sw.  194 
t;an^a<t(m,  Sw.  190 
vestitum,  Sw.  168 
volucre,  Thouars,  244 

Epipactis  refiexa,  LabiU.  25 

Eria,  Lmdl.  65 

stricta,  Lindl.  63 

Eucnemis,  Lmdl,  161 

Eulophia,  R.  Br.  180 

aculeata,  Spr.  166 
gracilis,  LindL  187 
Mackaiana,  Lindl.  187 
streptopetala,  Lindl.  191 

Fernandezia,  Fl,  Per.  207 
Fieldia  Ussochiloides,  Gaud.  216 
Ftor  de  Muertos,  203 
Flor  de  Mosquito,  174 

Gahertia  scripta,  Gaudich.  I73 

Galeandra,  LindL  186 

GastrockUus  calceolaris,  Don.  223 

Gastroglottis,  Bl.  14 

Geodorum,  Jacks,  175 

candidum.  Wall.  I76 
pidum^  Link.  238 

Glomera,  Bl.  253 

Gomeza  recurva,  B.  M.  195 
recurva,  Lodd.  195 
tenui/hra,  Lodd.  192 


VI 


INDEX. 


Gongora,  Fl.  Per.  1 58 

macrantha.  Hook.  159 
speciosa.  Hook.  159 
viridipurpurea^  Hook.  141 
Govenia^  Lmdl,  153 
Graramatophyllum,  BL  173 
Grastidium  acuminatissimum,  Bl.  86 
rugosum,  Bl.  87 
salaccense,  Bl.  87 
Gussonea  aphylla,  Acb.  Rich.  224 
Gyasflorida,  Salisb.  121 
humUis,  Salisb.  122 
verecunda,  Salisb.  121 

HeUeborine  grammea.  Plum.  10 
Heterotaxis  crassifolia,  Lindl.  152 
Humboldlia  cor  data,  Fl.  Per.  5. 
emarginaia,  Pav.  6 
lanceolata,  Fl.  Per.  6 
parvyiora,  Fl.  Per.  12 
purpurea,  Fl.  Per.  9 
species  exclusa,  13 
spiraUs,  Fl.  Per.  7 
succosa,  Pavon.  5 

Jankkosno,  181 

lantha  palUdyiora,  Hook.  194 

Ipsea,  Lmd/.  124 

lonopsis,  i7.  8f  Kth.  193 

Isochilus,  fl.Br.  112 

graminoides.  Hook.  209 
ramosum,  Spr.  102 

Lselia^  Lind/.  115 

Lepanlhes^  jSu;.  10 

Limatodes,  Bl,  252 

Limodorum  altum,  L.  121 

articulatum.  Sebum.  181 
harbatum,  Thunb.  184 
boreale,  W.  180 
callosum,  Bl.  128 
carinatum,  W.  1 83 
ciliatum,  Sebum.  187 
clavaium,  W.  223 
cristatum,  Afz.  185 
complanatum,  W.  227 
cowroZor>  Thouars,  181 
cucullatum,  Afz,  185 
dipterum,  Tauscb.  244 
diumum,  Jacq.  169 
ebumeum,  Bory,  215 
cnsaium,  Tbunb.  162 
eptdendrmdes,  W.  183 


Limodorum  fakatum,  B.  M.  237 
JiUforme,  Sw.  248 
JiabeUatum,  Tbouars,  167 
flamm,  Bl.  128 
Jlos  aeris,  Sw.  217 
Junale,  Sw.  237 
giganteum,  Thunb.  191 
Incarvillei,  Pers.  126 
longicomu,  Sw.  248 
luridum,  Afz.  182 
nutans,  Roxb.  175 
orchideum,  W.  232 
Waw«,  Thunb.  183 
pUmtagineum,  Tbouars*  1 89 
pulchrum,  Thouars,  182 
purpureum.  Red.  121 
pusiUum,  W.  237 
recurvum,  Roxb.  175 
scriptum,  Tbouars,  1 82 
spatulatum,  W.  2 1 6 
striatum.  Banks,  251 
strieUum,  Thunb.  122 
subulatum,  W.  240 
Tankei-villia,  Ait.  126 
trifidum,  Mich.  121 
triste,Th\mh.  184 
tuberculosum,Tho\xiiTB,  123 
tuberosum,  Jacq.  121 
utriculatum,  Sw.  170 
oerecumium,  Salisb.  121 
villosum,  Thouars,  123 
veratrifoUum,  W.  249 
virens,  Roxb.  183 
Liparis^  Rich,  26 

bituberculata,  Lindl.  27 
correana,  Spr  28 
labiata,  Spr.  98 
reflexa,  Lindl.  30 
Lissochilus,  H.  Br,  191 
Lockhcaiia  elegans.  Hooker,  2o7 
Luisia  teretifoUa,  Gaudich.  167 
Lyrsea>  Lindl,  46 

Macradenia,  12.  Br,  195 

lutescens,  Lodd.  99 

Macrostomium,  BL  60 

Malaxis^  Sw.  23 

acumitiatafDon.  20 
a^nw,  Bl.  31 
angustifolia,  Bl.  31 
atropurpurea,  Bl.  1 8 
caudata,  W.  212 
c<tspitosa,  Thouars.  32 


INDEX. 


VII 


Malaxis  cemua,  W.  175 

compressa,  BL  32 
cordifoUa,  Sm.  28 
Correana,  Barton.  28 
crenulata,  BL  30 
decurrens,  Bl.  18 
diphyllos,  Cham.  19 
disticha,  Thouars»  33 
ensiformis,  Sm.  15 
equitans,  Bl.  16 
jiavescens,  Thouars.  29 
imbricata,  Bl.  17 
lancifolia,  Sm.  17 
laHfoUa,  Bl.  3 1 
laHfoUa,  Sm.  22 
Ulu/olia,  Sw.  28 
iMselH,  Sw.  28 
lunata,  Bl.  17 
microphylla,  Bl.  17 
minima,  Bl.  32 
monaphyllos,  W,  19 
monstruosa,  Bl.  17 
monlana,  Bl.  29 
mucronata,  Bl.  32 
nervosa,  Sw.  26 
nutans,  W.  175 
odorata,  W.  26 
ophioglossoides,  W.  19 
pallida,  Bl.  3 1 
parviflora,  Bl.  31 
purpurascens,  Thouars.  28 
RheedU,  Bl.  26 
iJAeedii,  W.  21 
similis,  Bl.  17 
spicata,  Sw.  19 
tradescantifoUa,  Bl.  29 
umbellulata,  Sw.  19 
unifoUa,  Mich.  19 
cirWi/o/ia,  BL  31 
Masdevallia^  F/.  Per.  192 
Maxillaria,  f7  Per.  142 

atropurpurea,  Lodd.  152 
cifiato,  Fl.  Per.  147 
galeata,  Lindl.  172 
gracilis,  Lodd.  170 
lUiacea,  La  Llave,  185 
placanthera.  Hook.  145 
superba^  LaLlave.  153 
Megaclinium,  Lindl,  47 
Mesoclastes,  Undl.  44 
Metachilum,  LindL  74 
Microcoelia,  LindL  60 
Micropenis  Li/w//.  219 


Microsaccus^  £/.  218 
MicrostyliSs  Nu<^  18 
Monachanthus>  LindL  157 
Monomeria,  LindL  61 
Monorchis  ophioglossoides,  Mentz.  19 
MyaDthus^  Lindl,  154 
Mycaraothes.  ^/.  62 

Nanodes,  LindL  139 
Nephelaphyllum^  BL  24 
Noma  borealis,  Wahl.  180 
Notylia,  LindL  192 

Oberonia^  LindL  15 
Octomeria,  A.  jBr.  9 

convallarioides.  Wall,  70 
pubescens,  Spr.  65 
rotfea,  Spr.  67 
spicata,  Don.  70 
stellata,  Spr.  67 
Odontoglo8Sum,  H.  ^  i^/i^.  211 
(Eceoclades^  LindL  235 
(Eonia,  LindL  244 
Oncidium,  iSto.  196 

Baueri,  Lindl.  200 
bicomutum,  Hook.  199 
cuneatum,  Lindl.  201 
juncifolium,  Lindl.  206 
Onychium  connalum,  Bl.  89 

crumenalum,  Bl.  88 
fimbriatum,  Bl.  88 
jiavescens,  Bl.  85 
gracile,  Bl.  91 
japonicum,  Bl.  89 
lamellalum,  Bl.  89 
mutabile,  Bl.  86 
nudum,  Bl.  85 
rigidum,  Bl.  86 
subulatum,  Bl.  91 
tenellum,  Bl.  91 
telraedre,  Bl.  89 
tricuspe,  Bl.  88 
0/>^ry«  ^o/ia,  L.  28 

^^oZia,  Huds.  28 
Xdse/ii,  L.  28 
macrostachya,  Llave^  21 
monophyllos,  L.  19 
monophyllos,  Pav.  23 
Yiervoscr^  Thunb.  26 
paludosa,  L.  24 
paludosa,  Fl.  Dan.  28 
salassia,  Commera.  28 
squamata,  Forst.  186 


VIU 


INDEX. 


Orchidium  boreale,  Sw.  180 

Orchis  discolor,  Psh.  252 
Jlava,  FoTsk,  192 
MauritianOj  Poir.  246 
triplicata,  Willim.  249 

Ornithidium,  Salish.  \^9 

Ornithocephalus,  Hooker,  141 

Osyricera,  BL  13 

Otandra  cemua,  Salisb.  175 

Otochilus^  LindL  35 

Oxystophyllum^  B/.  71 

Pachyne  spectahiUs,  Salisb.  127 
Pachypbylluni,  H.  ^  Kth.  208 
Pedilea,  Lindl.  23 
Pedilonum  biflorttm,  Bl.  81 

erostim,  Bl.  86 

Hasseltu,  Bl.  87 

Xtt/»/»,  Bl.  87 

f^cun^um^  Bl.  81 

undulaiutn,  Bl.  86 
Periquito,  160 
Peristeriaj  J/boAf.  160 
PhaiuSi  Z^ur.  126 
Pbalsenopsis*  BZ.  213 
Pbolidota^  Lindl.  36 
Phreatia,  Lindl,  63 
Pbymatidium,  Line?/.  209 
PinaUa  alba,  Hamilt.  70 
Platysma  gracile,  Bl.  235 
Platystylia,  BL  18 
Pleione  humilis,  Don.  43 
prcscox,  Don.  48 
Pleurotlmllis,  R,  Br.  4 

disticha,  Acb.  Ricb.  16 
foliosa,  Hooker,  195 

lanceola,  Spr.  8 
punctata,  Ker.  192 
purpurea,  Don.  51 

sagittifera,  H.  and  K.  192 

sertularioides,  Spr.  8 
flocoglottis,  B2.  132 
Podochilus,  BL  234 
Polystachya,  Hooker.  72 

mauritiana,  Spr.  73 
Ponera,  Linef/.  113 
Psittacoglossum^  La  Llave.  154 
Ptihcnema  bracteatum,  Don.  37 

Renantbera,  Lotir.  21? 
Resitrepia^  i^^/i.  14 
Rhyncostylis  pramorsa,  Bl.  221 
rcfM5rt,  Bl.  220 


Rima-rima,  igs 

Robiquetia  ascendens,  Gaud.  223 

Rodriguezia>  Fl.  Per.  194 

Saccolabium,  Bl.  220 

ampullaceum,  Lindl.  222 
lineare,  Liocll.  $21 

Sarcantbus>  Lindl.  233 

gutlatus,  Lindl.  220 

Sarcocbilus^  A.  Br.  142 

Sarcostoma  javanica,  Bl.  80 

Satyrium  aculeatum,  L.  166 
capense,  L.  190 
giganteum,  L.  191 
hians,  L.  1 83 
pedicellatum,  L  190 
tabulare,  L.  166-171 
triste,  L.  184 

Scbsnorcbis  Bl.  243. 

Serapias  aculeata,  Tbunb.  166 
capentis,  L.  184 
caravata,  Aubl.  177 
epidendraa,  Retz.  183 
pedicellata,  Tbunb.  190 
tabularis,  Thunh.  166-171 

Sobralia,  Fl.  Per.  176. 

citrina,  Llave>  117 

Spatboglottis^  Bl.  119 

Specklinia,  Lindl.  8 

Stanbopea,  Hook,  157 

Stelis,  Sw.  1 1 

caudata,  Don.  55 
hirta,  Sm.  61 
lanceolata,  Pers.  6 
micrantha,  Sieb.  35 
odoratissima^  Sm.  55 
parviflora,  Pers.  12 
pulchella,  Ktb.  7 
purpurea,  Pers.  9 
spiralis,  Pers.  7 

Stenoglossiim,  Z/A.  62 

Sunipia^  BucA.  179 

Taeniopbyllum,  B/.  225 
Tahuetahue,  176 
Tainia,  BL  132. 
Tetramicra,  Lw/d/.  1 1 9 
Tetrapeltis,  Wall.*i\^ 
Tbelasis,  Bl.  253 
Telipogon,  H.  aii<f  ATM.  214 
Tipularia^  ffutt.  262 
Tradescantia  nervosa,  W.  214 
Trias,  Lindl.  60 


INDEX. 


IX 


Tribrachia  hirta,  Lindl.  51 

pendula,  Lindl.  63 
purpurea,  Liiull.  51 
reptans,  Lindl.  51 

Trichoceros,  H.  and  K.  174 

Trichoglottis,  01.  913 

Trichotosia,  B/.  131 

Trizeuxid^  Lindl,  140 


Vanda  paniculata,  R.  Br.  233 
trichorhiza.  Hook.  167 
tereiifoUa,  Lindl.  234 

Xylobium  squalens,  Lindl.  150 

Zygoglossum  umbellatum,  Reinw.  58 
Zygopetalum,  Hooker,  187 

crinitum,  Lodd.  187 


ORCHIDEiE. 

Tribe  III.     VandB!«. 


Orchidea,  Tribns  Vandeje.    Lindl,  Orch,  Sceletot. 

Pollen  in  massas  cereaceas  (pollinia)  definitas  cohserens^  sub  anthesi  la- 
mellse  elasticee  (caudiculae)  et  glandulae  stigmatis  agglutinatas.  Anthera 
terminalis^  rar5  dorsalis,  opercularis.  Herbae  epipbytae  v.  terrestres, 
nunc  (prseserUm  in  Americanis)  pseudobulbis  oligophyllis  gaudentes, 
nunc  (praesertlm  in  Asiaticis)  caulescentes  >  fer^  omnes  intra  tropicos 
provenientes. 

Tbe  presence  of  tbe  elastic  or  transparent  strap  called  caudicula,  wbicb 
separates  along  with  the  gland  of  the  stigma  about  the  period  of  impreg- 
nation, and  forms  a  strict  adhesion  with  the  pollen  masses,  forms  the  dis- 
tinctive character  of  this  tribe.  In  Epidendrese  the  caudicula  is  present, 
but  in  neither  those  nor  in  Malax  ideae,  the  only  tribes  with  which  Vandese 
can  be  easily  confounded,  is  there  any  separation  of  the  gland  from  the 
stigma.  In  some  genera  of  Vaudes  such  as  Cymbidium,  there  is  no  dis- 
tinction between  the  caudicula  and  the  gland ;  but  the  spontaneous  sepa- 
ration of  the  latter  sufficiently  indicates  the  real  affinity  of  such  genera. 
Through  Calanthe  we  have  a  direct  passage  from  Vandese  to  Ophrydese. 

It  is  probable  that  this  very  extensive  tribe  is  susceptible  of  subdivision 
into  several  tolerably  well  defined  groups,  of  which  Maxillaria,  Cymbidlum, 
£ulophia,  Masdevallia,  Oncidium,  Aerides,  and  Calanthe  might  be  taken 
as  the  types.  But  it  would  be  premature  to  attempt  such  a  subdivision  in 
the  absence  of  more  precise  knowledge  of  the  structure  of  a  great  number 
of  species.  I  therefore  propose,  in  the  mean  while,  the  following  artificial 
table,  OS  a  ready  means  of  analysing  such  genera  as  I  am  at  present  ac- 
quainted with. 


Artificial  Analysis  of  the  Genera. 
A.  PolUma  2,  Integra,  v,  sulcata,  v.  altl  hiloba;  v.  4. 

l.§  Caudiculae  2. 

Sepala  Utenlia  basi  in  calcar  spurium  connata.        -  -       154.  Podociiilus. 

Sepala  libera,  basi  non  producta, 

spatulata  unguic   Petala  lobata.    Labellum  4  partitom.      160.  Crvptopus. 
sessilia. 

Labellam  cum  ung.  product,  columnse  artic. 

Unguis  columns  calcarat.  ,  -  -      159.  Aeranthes. 

Unguis  columnae  mutica.        -  -  -  82.  Bifrenaria. 

Dec.  1832.  t 


136 


VANDEiE. 


LabeUum  sessile, 
calcaratum. 
basi  saccatum, 
integrum. 
trilobQm. 
basi  planQm, 

trilobum  anticum.   Glandolse  2. 
indiyisum  posticum.    Gland.  1. 


161.  (EONIA. 
111.  DlPODIUM. 

133.  Tetrafcltis. 
106.  Chelonanthera. 

108.  SUNIPIA. 


2.  §  CMdicnla  1. 
*  Cakaratofi  cormU^j  v.saccatae, 

1.  Labellnm  cum  columna  alt^  connatum. 

Sepala  refleza,  petalis  alaeform.  patent,  lon^  minora.     - 
Sepala  et  petida  subcqualia. 
Sepala  lateralia  labello  adnata* 
Sepala  omnia  libera. 

LabeUum  utroque  margine  comutum. 
Labellura  mu^nm  bilobnm.    Col.  alata. 

2.  LabeUum  sessile,  liberum ;  t.  cum  columna  parhm  connatum. 

Sepala  lateralia  connata,  labeUo  supposita. 
Sepala  omnia  libera. 

LabeUom  basi  tantbm  saccatnm,  (▼.  si  levlter  comutum 

cum  columna  continuum,  integrumyJeyiter  lobatum, 
planum.    Perianth,  expl.  camosum.   Anth.  raly. 
persist. 

Calcar  labeUi  unicam. 
Calcaria  labeUi  duo. 
cucullatum.    Perianth,  claus.  membr.    Anth.  1 
tsIt.  decidva.  -  *  / 

cum  columna  parallelom  medio  reflezum.    Peri- 1 
antb.  clausum.        -  -  -  / 

cum  col.  articul.  3-lob.  sepalis  linearibus  difformi- 1 
bus  multb  brevius.        -  -  -      j 

LabeUum  calcaratum. 

Calcar  rentr.  1-loc.  limbo  integro,  t.  obsoleto>  t. 
fauce  apertA> 
vacuum. 

Sepala  omnia  libera. 
Sep.  lat.  basi  connata. 
intus  dente  dorsaU  auctum. 
fauce  marg.  inflexo  clausA,  biglandulosiU 
Calc.  ventr.  1-loc.  limbo  lobato. 
Cak.  Tentr.  2-loculare. 
Calc.  comutum. 

CoT.  antic^  bicirrhosa. 
Col.  mutica. 

LabeUum  indiT.  camos.  petalis  mult6  laUus  1 
Perianth,  expl.  -  -  j 

LabeUum  lobatum  (scpihs  cucullatum). 
Poll.  2,    Epiphyta. 
Poll.  4.    Terrestris. 

3.  LabeUum  liberum  basi  (saepihs  longd)  productas  columns 

Sepala  et  petala  squaliter  patentia. 

Sepala  et  petala  secunda. 

LabeUum  basi  infundibuliforme,  cucullatum,  indiriaum 
LabeUum  basi  comutum,  v.  brerihs  calcaratum,  lobatum 


116.  LisaocHiLus. 

140.  MlCROSACCUS. 

135.  Trichoglottis. 
107.  acanthool068um. 

121.  RoDRIOUEZIA. 

camosissimum,  sepalis 
[equale  v.  majna) , 


137.  Vanda. 

139.  DiPLOCENTRUM. 

103.  Geodoeum. 
120.  jonopsis. 

138.  Renanthera. 

leyiter  lobato^ 


144.  Saccolabium. 

•      145.  TjlNIOPHYLLUM. 

146.  Cleisostoma. 

151.  Ceratochilus. 

152.  EcniooLossuM. 

153.  Sarcanthub. 

-    158.  scu<en0rchis. 


162.  Angrjkcum. 
156.  (eceocladrs. 

165.  TiPULARIA. 

aflixum. 

157.  ASRIDES. 

112.  Galeandra. 

110.  EULOPHIA. 


YANDEX. 


137 


72.  Nanodes. 

73.  A8PASLA. 

76.  TRizEuxit. 
75.  AcRiopsis. 
74.  Ornithidium. 

118.  Masdevallia. 

95.  Peristbru. 

85.  Alamania. 
117.  Notylia. 


«*  JBcmicmratof ,'  nempi  nee  eaeco  nee  ealcare  uUo  pone  hatin  laheUi, 

1.  LabeUnm  cum  colnmna  eonnatnm. 

Sepiila  lateralia  inyicem  libera^ 

labello  basi  adnmta* 

tupremum  basi  petaHs  adnatam. 
Sepala  lateralia  connata. 

Petala  cum  sepalo  supremo  connat. 

Petala  libera.    Colnmna  anticd  bicom. 
Sepala  omnia  libera  (coDniTentia). 

2.  Labellum  libenxm  sessile^  t.  subsessile. 

Sepala  omnia  connata. 

Sepala  lateralia  magis  minbsre  connata. 

Perianth,  globos.    Lab.  3-lob«  medio  articnlat. 
Periantbiam  patens. 

Sepala  lateralia  obi.  calcar  referentia. 
Sep.  lat.  snbKqnilatera. 

Anth.  dorsalis.    Col.  aptenu 
Anth.  terminalis. 

Col.  biaorita.        -  -  -      6w  125.  Oncidium. 

Col.  aptera. 

Lab.  apice  saccatum,  sepalisfer^  liberum.  143.  Micropera. 
Sepala  omnia  libera. 

Labell.  petalis  conforme. 
Labell.  petalis  difforme. 
Colnmna  alata,  r.  aorita ; 
apice  aurita. 
ntrinqae  aurita. 
Pollinia  cava* 
PolUnia  solida. 
petaloidea« 

Lab.  Tentricosum. 

Lab.  planum.  ... 

Tersns  apicem  alato-maiginata. 

Lab.  cnm  ungue  tuberculato  continuum. 
Lab.  medio  constrictum,  hjpochilio  caro. 
Colnmna  aptera. 
Poll.  4,  distincta. 

Flores  aperti.    Rostellum  longissimum. 
Plores  cyllndraceL        ... 
Poll.  2y  solida,  fissa.  t.  2-partita. 
Colnmna  bicirrbosa. 

Labellum  yentricosum  camosum  posticum. 
LabeH.  explanatum  petaloideum  anticum. 
Col.  mutica. 

Perianth,  conniyens. 

Lab.  cnculL  membranac.  colnmnil 


101.  TaiCHOCBROS. 


122.  Macradenia. 

125.  Oncidium. 

126.  Pbrnandbzia. 

109.  Calypso. 

127.  Pachyphyllim. 

130.  Cyrtochilum 
91.  Stanhopba. 


71,  Ornithocephalus. 
99.  Cremastra. 


89. 
88. 


Catasbtum. 
Myanthus. 


contin.         -  -  (**»)/ 

Lab.  plan,  camosum, 
petalis  conforme. 
petalis  difforme. 
PerianUi.  explanatum. 
Columna  teres  1-comis. 
Col.  semiteres,  mutica. 
Poll,  lon^  distantia. 
Poll,  basi  contigua. 

LabelL  plan,  integr.  1-callot. 
Lab.  plan,  integ.  ecaUosum. 
Labell.  cucnllatum, 
columnam  inyolyens. 
columni  paralL  antic 
PolL  2,  posdc^  fissa. 
Poll.  2,  caya,  cooro--« 


102.  Gbodorum. 

83.  DiCRTFTA. 

155.  Adenoncos. 


-    136.  Telifogon. 

-     100.  OftAMMATOPHYLLUM. 

129.  Phymatidium. 
132.  Brassia. 

103.  SOBRALIA. 


97.  Cymbidium. 


luta ;   LabelL 
saccatum. 
Labell.  yentricos.  posUcum 
indiyisum. 


apice  >>    98.  Acropbra. 


} 


90.  MONACHAMTMUS. 


138 


VANDEifi. 


148.  Cryptoglottis. 


115.  Cyrtopera. 


80. 
96. 
79. 


Maxillaria. 

eucnbmib. 

Sarcochilus. 


3.  Lsbellum  liberum,  c.  basi  producta  columnae  articalatum ;  r.  long^  ungaiculatum. 
Sepala  lateralia  basi  producta^  column^  r.  invicem  coonata ; 
omnia  connata.        -  -  -  - 

supremum  liberuin* 

Lab.  cucullat.  v.  ventric. 

Sepala  sectiada.  ... 

Sepala  equaliter  patentia. 

Lab.  c.  columna  articulatum. 
Poll,  incumbentia  §  §  . 
Poll.  coUateralia  oo  oo. 
Lab.  c.  columna  continuum. 
Lab.  planum,  v.  tantum  canaliculatum. 
patentissimum. 

Poll.  4.    Pet.  sepalis  an^stiora. 
Poll.  2.    Pet.  sepalia  latiora  falcata. 
in  columnam  incumbeni. 

Col.  2-comuta.  -  -  - 

Col.  mutica. 

Lab.  hastat.  long^  angaieuUitum. 
Lab.  sessile, 

bilobum.  ... 

subtrilobum. 
lateralia  libera ; 

supr.  et  pet.  colnmnft  connat. 
supremum  liberum. 

Stigma  Terticale.    Antb.  dorsal. 
Stiffma  terminale.    Antb.  term, 
ret.  sepalis  mult6  majora. 
Pet.  sepalis  subsequalia. 

Clinaudr.  cucull.  antb.  includens. 
Clin,  immarginatum. 

Lab.  cucull.  2-lob.  ungue  nudo. 
Lab.  galeat.  ungue  appendice  pocu- 

liformi  incluso. 
Lab.  planum. 

Perianth,  clausum.    Lab.  trian-  \ 
gulare.         -  -  J 

Perianth,  explan. 

Lab.  indiyis.laminft  paten  te  basi  cristatA. 

Perianth,  aequaliter  patens.   131.  Odontoglossum. 
Perianthium  secundum.   -    113.  Zygopbi'Alum. 
Lab.3.partit.c.  basi  product.!   j^^    Cyrtopodilm. 
columnse  contmuum.   -     j   *     '  ^     * 

^airitaT"''"™"  columna  1   jj^   Cuitijiuzina. 


} 


86.  PSITTACOGLOMUM. 

87.  Cycnoches. 
150.  Ephippium. 

105.  DORITIS. 

142.  Chiloschista. 

84.   GOVENIA. 
92.  GONGORA. 
78.  ClRRHXA. 

134.  Phalxnopsis. 

123.  Cryptarrhena. 

94.  Anguloa. 
93.  Coryanthes. 

128.    DiCHiEA. 


B.  Pollinia  8. 

Labellum  c.  columna  connatum. 

Sep.  et  pet.  insq.    Labellum  medio  constrictum.        « 
Sep.  et  pet.  subaeq.     Labell.  continuum. 
Labellum  liberum, 

calcaratum.  -  -  -  - 

ecalcaratum ;  t.  leviter  saccatum. 

Sepala  in  tubum  connata.         .  .  • 

Sepala  basi  tantum  connata. 

Columna  basi  in  unguem  producta. 
Col.  c.  labello  parallela.  ... 

Sepala  omninb  libera,  v.  levissim^  connata. 
Col.  basi  producta. 

Perianth,  tubulosum,  ventricosum,  fauce  con- 
strictum. •  -  . 
Per.  non  tubulosum. 
Lab.  ecalcaratum. 
Lab.  calcaratum. 
CoL  non  basi  producta.        .               .  . 


163.  Agrosttophyllum. 

164.  Calanthb. 

166.  LiMATODES. 

119.  Cryptocuilus. 

149.  Ceratostyus. 
168.  THELAiii. 


} 


104.  ACANTHOPHIPPIUBI* 


-    147.  Appendicula. 
81.  Arpophyllum. 
169.  Glombra. 


VANDE^.  139 

LXXII.  NANODES. 

Nanodes.     LindL  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  1541. 

Perianth ium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  fornicatum ;  lateralia  labello 
supposita  eoque  basi  connata.  Petala  sepalis  lateralibus  conformia  lis- 
que  subparallela^  libera.  Labellum  carnosum,  iudivisum^  cum  columna 
connatum  (more  Epidendri).  Columna  ad  utrumque  marginem  cli- 
nandrii  alata.     Anthera  2-locularis^  rostrata.     Pollinia  A,  compressa, 

collateralia,  in  gland  ulam  ovatam  sessilia. Epipbyta  humilis^  csspi- 

tosa^   caulescens.     Folia  coriacea,   disticha^  vaginantia^  approximata. 
Flores  discolores,  in  apice  caulium  sessiles^  solitarii. 

1.  Nanodes  discolor.     LindL  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Braziliaj  in  sylvis  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  (v.  v.  c.) 

Caules  aggregati,  2-3  pollices  alti,  simplices^  dens^  foliosi^  nihil  bulbosi. 
Folia  ovato-oblonga,  emarginata,  basi  amplexicaulia  et  vaginantia,  inter- 
nodiis  duplb  longiora,  viridi-purpurea.  Flores  solitarii^  sessiles,  termi- 
nalesi  obscur^  purpurei^  inter  folia  immersi.  Sepalum  supremum  as- 
cendens^  linear i-oblongmn^  convexumj  petala  declinata,  cum  sepalis 
lateralibus  labello  suppositis  parallela.  Labellum  camosum,  ovatum^ 
minutissim^  crenulatum. 


LXXIII.  ASPASIA. 

Aspasia.    Lindi.  in  Hook,  Bot,  Mite,  ined. 


Perianthium  patens,  aequale.  Sepala  lateralia  libera  3  supremum  cum  pe- 
talis  basi  connatum.  Labellum  oblongum,  concavum,  ecalcaratum, 
obsolete  4-lobum,  cum  columna  semi- connatum.  Columna  labello  pa- 
rallela, semiteres,  marginata.     Anthera  ....     Pollinia  2,  pyriformia> 

postici^  sulcata,  caudicul^  plan&  cuneat^,  glandul£l  parv^L. Herbse 

epiphyte,   caulescentes,   pseudobulbosse.     Folia  subcoriacea.     Spies 
radicates^  breves.     Flores  mediocres. 

1.  Aspasia  epidendroides.     Ijndl.  I,  c, 

Hab.  in  Panama  et  Columbia  occidentali,  Cuming,  (no.  1297.)  ^hab,  s,  sp.) 

Pseudobulbi  1-2-phylli,  compressi,  dipteri.  Folia  pedalia.  Racemi  e  basi 
pseudobulborum,  quibus  sunt  paulS  longiores. 


LXXIV.  ORNITHLDIUM. 

Ornithidium.    Salisb,  in  Hort.  Tram,  1.293. 

Perianthium  clausum,  liberum,  sequale.  Labellum  cum  basi  columns 
connatum,  cucullatum,  disco  callosum.  Columna  labello  parallela,  te- 
retiuscula,  rostello  brevissimo.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  2,  bipar- 
tibilia,  lobis  incumbentibus  j  in  glandulara  parvam  triangularem  sessilia. 
Herba  epipbyta,  caulescens.  Caules  ramosi,  pseudobulbos  axil- 
lares  gerentes.     Folia  subcoriacea.     Racemi  sessiles,  axillares^  efiusi. 


140  VANDE^. 

] .  Ornithidium  coccineum.  Salish.  I.  c. 

HelleboriDe  coccinea  multiflonu  Plum,  sp.  9.  tc.  180./.  1. 

Epidendnim  coccineum.    Linn,  tp,  pi.  1348.    Jacq.  Amer.  222.  /.  135. 

Cymbidium  coccineum.    Swartz.  Nov.  Act,  Up*.  6.  70.    Willd.  4. 94.   Bot,  Mag.  1. 1437. 

Ornith.  coccioevm.    Hort.  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  210.    H^toker.  Emot.  Fi.  t.  38. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Martinka  hamidis^  praecipu^  ad  torrentet,  Jacquln  5  St. 
VincentH,  GuiUUng.  {v.  v.  c.  et  hah.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

Flores  in  axillis  foliorum  fasciculati,  exserti,  nutantes.  Pedunculi  ad  nodos 
bracteoliferi.  Bractes  membranacese,  vaglnaDtes.  Ovarium  obscur^ 
costatum.  Perianthium  roseum^  connivens  -,  sepala  ovata,  acuminata  -, 
petala  conformia,  minora.  Labellum  columns  appressum*  ungue  con- 
cavo  •  cum  basi  columna  cava  nectarifera  connatum>  sursum  dilata- 
tum  in  laminam  ovato-lanceolatam,  subundulatam,  pateniem,  in  medio 
columns  proximo  Terrucam  magnam  luteam  gerentem.  Columna 
petalis  brevior,  basi  antic^  gibbosa,  intense  lutea.  Stigma  concavum 
infra  apicem  coluronse.  Anthera  operciilaris,  decidua,  apiculata,  dorso 
cristata,  septo  incomplete.  Pollinis  masss  quatuor>  geminatse,  cereaceae, 
in  Tertice  columns  incumbentes,  caudkuls  plans  cum  glandula  in 
margine  anteriore  stigmatis  cohsrente  adnats. 


LXXV.  ACRIOPSIS. 

Acriopsii.  JBlume  B\;dr.  376.  tmbellen  71.     Reinwardt  in  Bot.  Zeitung,  1825,  v.  2.p,  4. 

Perianthium  patulum,  tetraphyllum^  petalis  sepalisque  subsqualibus.  La- 
bellum basi  columns  in  tubum  connatum,  limbo  patente  cordato  cristato.. 
Columna  erecta,  oornubus  duobu«  porrectis  apice  glandulosis.  Anthera 
bilocularis^  intra  clinandrium  fornicatum  abscond ita.  Pollinia  2,  fusi- 
fbrmia,  candiculd.  filiformi,  glandulli  parv&  suhrotundft.-^— Herba  epi- 
]^yta.  Folia  pseudobulbis  iDsidentia,  lineari-lanceolata,  obtusa.  Pe- 
dunculi radtcales,  paniculati.    Flores  pedicellati. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1 .  AcRiOFSis  Javanida.  Blume,  I,  c.     Reinw.  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  montium  Java  occidentalis ;    Blume. 


LXXVI.  TRIZEUXIS. 

TVisenxIs.    LindL  colUct.  boi.  t.  2. 


Perianthium  globosum.  Sepala  lateralia  connata,  labello  supposita;  su- 
premum  cum  petalis  conformibus  basi  connatum.  Labellum  posticum, 
basi  levissim^  column^  connatum^  integrum,  concavum,  acutum.  Co- 
lumna labello  parallela,  teres,  clavata,  stig^ate  longitudinal!.  Anthera 
1-locularis,  camosa.   Pollinia  %  basi  discreta,  solida,  caudicuUt  maxim& 

oblong^,  glandulfL  parvfL  ovali. ^Epiphyta  parva,  acauiis.     Folia  fal- 

eata,  disticha.    Soapl  paniculati.    Flores  aggregati,  minuti. 

1.  Tbizeuxis  falcata.     Lindl.  I.  c.     Hooker,  Exot.  Fl.  t.  126. 
Hab.  supra  arfoores  in  Indid  occidentali.  (v.  v.  c.) 


VANDBiB.  141 

LXXVU.  ORNTTHOCEPHALUS. 

OrnHhocepbahn.    Hookery  Bxot,  Flora,  f.  127.  (1825.) 

Ferianthium  patens.  Sepala  obtusa^  lateralia  reflexa,  supremum  fornica- 
tum.  Petala  confbrmia^  incurva.  LabeUum  posticum,  ecalcaratum,  un- 
guiculatum^  acumiDatissimiun,  sepalis  longius.  Columna  brevis>  aptera, 
rostello  longissimo  subnlato.  Antbera  4-locularis,  rostello  conformis. 
PoUinia  4,  solkkt,  craciatlm  caudiculae  loDgissimse  subulatae  affixa; 
glamhila  panra,  ovalis.  ■  ■  Herba  epipbyta,  acatdis.  Folia  equitantia^ 
carnosa.     Spica  axillaris.     Bractese  amplexicatites.    Flores  inconspictn. 

1.  Obnithocbfhalus  gladiattts.  Hooker,  L  c. 
Hab.  in  insullL  TrmitaHs,  De  Scback. 


LXXVIIL  CIRRHi&A. 

Cirriuea.  LindL  in  Bot.  Reg,  930  et  1536. 


Periantbium  patens.  Sepala  libera,  sequalia.  Petala  mult5  angustiora, 
linearia,  flexuosa.  Labellum  long^  unguiculatum,  column^  continuum, 
tripartitum;  laciniis  ang^tis  intermedin  minore.  Columna  erecta, 
davata,  teres,  stigmate  subquadrato,  borizontali !  rostello  cirrbato. 
Antbera  dorsalis !  membranacea,  sub-unilocularis.  PoUinia  2,  parallela, 
oblonga,  compressa,  elastic^  prosilientia,  caudicullibrevi  cornd^,  gland- 
ule   incurviL HerbsB    epipbytse,    pseudo-bulbosae.      Folia   plicata. 

Racemi  penduli,  multiflori,  radicales.    Flores  maculati. 

1.  CiBRHJBA  Loddigesii.     Lmdl,  in  Bot.  Reg,  t.  1538. 

C.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  utrinque  acuminatis,  petalis  linearibus  flexu- 
osis,  labelli  lobo  medio  lineari-spatulato  lateralibus  acutis. 

Cymbidiam  dependeni.    Lodd.  Bot,  Cab, 

Hab.  verosimiliter  in  BraziUd-,  nee  Cbin^  ut  aiunt  Hortulani.  (v,  v,  c.) 

Pseudo-bulbi  ovati,  costati,  1-2^  poll,  longi,  saepitid  nudi.  Folia  solitaria, 
pedalia,  oblongo-lanceolata,  utrinque  acuminata,  costis  7  subsequalibus. 
Bftcemi  radi<»fe8,  penduli,  multiflori,  foliis  breviores.  Sepala  ob- 
loBga,  obtusa*  squalia,  et  tali  mode  patentia  ut  triangulum  sequilaterum 
dO&ciunt;  apice  macidata.  Petala  liaearia,  flexuosa,  basi  cum  sepalo 
supremo  parallela.  Labellum.  uague  longo  tereti,  lobis  lateralibus 
acuminatis,  erectis>  intermedio  liaeari*spatulato  obtuso  dupld  breviore. 
Colunma  libera,  arcuata,  teres,  davata,  apice  truucata  et  stigmatifera. 
Stigma  sttbboriz<Hitule,obliquum;  rostello  8ubulato>  dkNigato>  eirrboso. 
Antbera  postica,  opercularis,  unilocularis,  decidua»  in  elinandrio  dorsal! 
incumbens,yaly]s  membranaceis  involutis.  PoUinia  2,  cereacea,  paraUdia^ 
oblonga,  compressa,  elastic^  prosilientia,  glandule  unic®  affixa. 

9.  CiRRASA  yiridipurpurea.    Lindl,  L  c. 

C.  foUis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  petaUs  linearibus  arcuatis,  labelli  lobo  medio 
acominato  lateralibus  squall. 

Oongora  Tuidi^urpiirea.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t,  2978; 

Hab.  in  BraziUd,  supra  arbores  in  sylvis  ad  sinum  Botofogo. 

Sepala  exti^s  Iset^  viridia,  inttis  viteUina  purpureo-maculata. 


142  VANDE^. 

3.  CiRRHAA  fusco-lutea.     LindL  I.  c. 

C.  foliis  lanceolatis   acuminatis,  petalis   linear! -lanceolatis,   labelli   lobo 
medio  ovato  lateralibus  obtusis. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  BraziluB  ad  Corcovado  {exam,  s,  sp.  et  v,  ic,  pict,  in  Jierb, 
Hooker,) 

This  very  much  resembles  C.  Loddigesii^  but  the  flowers  are  twice  as 
large,  the  sepals  are  dusky  brown^  with  a  few  reddish  lines,  and  the  petals 
greenish  yellow ;  while  all  the  parts  are  destitute  of  spots  except  the 
middle  lobe  ot  the  labellum. 


LXXIX.   SARCOCHILUS. 

Sarcochilus.     R.  Brown,  Prodr.  332. 


Perianthium  patens.  Sepala  lateralia  cum  ungue  labelli  subttis  connate. 
Petalu  conformia.  Labellum  posticum^ecalcaratum^  cum  ungue  column se 
continuum^  calceiforme ;  lobo  intermedio  carnoso>  solido.     Columna.  • 

Anthera PoUinia  2,  in  glandulam  deltoideam  sessilia. Epi- 

phyta  acaulis>  v.  brevissim^  caulescens.  Folia  disticha>  lineari-lanceo- 
lata>  falcata.  Racemi  axillares,  erecti^  5-6  flori^  secundi.  Bracteae 
breves,  latae,  ovatae.     Flores  speciosi. 

I  have  been  scarcely  able  to  ascertain  any  thing  satisfactory  as  to  the 
structure  of  the  Pollen  masses.  They  appeared,  in  the  only  specimen  I 
examined,  to  be  like  those  of  Cymbidium. 

1.  Sarcochilus  falcatus.    R,  Br.  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  Novd  Hollandid,  ad  Hunters  River  et  Newcastle,  Brown,  {hob.  s,  sp, 
conim,  eel.  Brown,) 


LXXX.  MAXILLARIA. 


MaxiUaria.     Fl,  Peruv,  Prodr,  116.  t,  25.  »yit,  219.     Xylobinm.  lAndl,  Sot,  Beg,  897. 

Colax.     lb.  eod,  he*  (nomen  posted,  mutatum.) 

Perianthium  connivens,  rar6  patens.  Sepala  lateralia  cum  basi  productii, 
column®  connata.  Petala  subconformia.  Labellum  trilobum,  cucul- 
latum,  sessile,  cum  basi  products  columnse  articulatum.  Columna 
semiteres,  aptera.  Anthera  subbilocularis.  Pollinia  2,  bipartibilia  v.  in* 
tegra,  caudicul^  brevi,  glandule  transversft.^— Epiphyts,  (Americanse) 
pseudobulbosae,  acaules,  y.  caulescentes.  Folia  plicata,  v.  coriacea. 
Pedunculi  radicales,  axillares  v.  terminales,  uni  v.  multiflori. 

The  species  of  this  genus  may  be  separated  into  the  following  subdivi- 
sions. 

§  1.  AxiUifior^B.    Pedunculi  axillares.  (Eumaxillaria.) 
\  2.  Scttpiger<e,    Pedunculi  radicales. 

a.  Labellum  anticum.  (Colax.) 

b,  Labellum  posticum.  (Xylobidm.) 

^  3.  Spathacem,    Pedunculi  tcrminale8,e  spatha  vaginante  erumpentes.  (NothiumJ 

§  1.  Axilltflora.  Pedunculi  axillares.    (Eumaxillaria.)  Sp.  1—16. 
1.  Maxillabia  platypetala.     FL  Peruv,  Syst,  p,  2^1. 
M.  caule  folioso  axillis  pseudobulbiferis,  pseudobulbis  oblongis  l-2phyllis. 


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foliis  oblongis  obtusis  nunc  emarginatis  coriaceis,  floribus  solitariis 
axillaribus,  pedunculis  vaginatis  pseudobulbis  longioribus^  sepalis  patulis 
oblongis  rotundatis  lateralibus  basi  connatis^  petalis  conformibus  dupl5 
minoribus^  labello  oblongo  concavo  obtuso  tuberculo  oblongo  truncato 
in  medio. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia  montibus  nemorosis  ad  Muha  et  Chaclla  vicos^  Ruiz  et 
Pavon  5  ad  Camino  real  alt.  6000  ped.  Hall  {hab,  s.  sp,  comm,  ceL  Hooker) . 

Surculi  juniores  imbricati,  FernandezuB  eleganiis  facie.  Folia  3-4  poll, 
longa^  9-10  lin.  lata.    Sepala  guttata.    Petala  verosimiliter  immaculata. 

2.  Maxilu^ria  ochroleuca.     Loddiges  Bot.  Cab,  ined, 

M.  pseudobulbis  oUongis  compressis  dipbyllis>  foliis  ensiformibus  strictis> 
floribus  iasciculatis  radicalibus  pseudobulbis  brevioribus,  sepalis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  acuminatissimis,  labello  duplb  breviore  cucullato  medio  cal- 
loso  trilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  membranaceis  subundulatis  obtusis  in^- 
termedio  oblongo  carnoso-  recurvo, 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  prope  Rio  Janeiro^  Loddiges  (v,  v,  c.) 

Bractese  longse  membranacese  acuminatae.  Flores  albidi>  odorati.  Sepala 
lineari-lanceolata>  acumiuatissima,  lateralibus  basi  partim  obliquis,  cum 
ungue  producto  columnse  cornu  breve  obtusum  formantibus.  Petala 
sequilonga^  conformia.  Labellum  sepalis  dupl6  brevius,  cum  columna 
parallelum^  cucullatum>  trilobum ;  lobis  lateralibus  membranaceis  apice 
ovatis  obtusis  subundulatis  porrectis^  in  termedio  longiore  oblongo  car- 
noso convexo  recurvo  subcrispo ;  callo  magno  laevi  omnem  axin  labelli 
lobo  intermedio  excepto  occupante.  Columna  clavata  marginata.  An- 
thera  membranacea,  unilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  per  pana  insequalia  in 
glandulain  lunatam  sessilia^  incumbentia  (  §  §  ) . 

3.  Maxillabia  longipetala.     Fl,  Peruv.  Syst.  p,  22. 

M.  pseudobulbis ,  foliis  ligulatis  apice  tridentatis  basi  vaginanti- 

bus^  pedunculis  vaginatis  axillaribus  unifloris^  petalis  sepalisque  linearibus 
acuminatis  conn iventibus^  labello  triplo  minore  trilobo  :  lobo  intermedio 
angusto  oblongo  acuto  margine  crispo  apice  acutiusculo. 

Hab.  in  PeruvuB  nemoribus  Pillao,  Acomayo  et  Pali  supra  saxa  et  arbores^ 
Ruiz  et  Pavon  {exam.  s.  sp.  in  herb,  Lambert.) 

Folium  8  poll,  longum,  retusum^  dentibus  apicis  lateralibus  S8ep^  rotun- 
datis V.  obliteratis.     Superficiem  labelli  baud  observare  licuit. 

4.  Maxillabia  alba. 

M.  caule  folioso  axillis  pseudobulbiferis,  foliis  1-3  ligulatis  acutis  coriaceis 
aveniis^  floribus  solitariis  axillaribus  erectis^  sepalis  patulis  ovato-lan- 
ceolatis  obtusiusculis  :  lateralibus  basi  connatis^  petalis  conformibus^ 
labello  oblongo  obtuso  tuberculo  oblongo  carnoso  in  medio. 

Dendrobium  albam.    Hooker  Exot.  FL  t,  142. 
Brougfatonia  alba.    Spreng,  SytU  3. 735. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica ;  Hooker ;  in  Cayenna,  Lamarck,  {v.  s.  sp.  in  herb,  Vahl.) 
Planta  verosimiliter  epipbyta,  Omithidii  facie.     Flores  candidi.     Ovarium 

longissimum>  rectum.     M.  platypetalse  aflinis,  foliis   longis  ligulatis 

sepalisque  angustioribus  praecipub  diversa. 

5.  Maxillabia  undulata.    Fl,  Peruv.  Syst,  221. 

M.  "  bnlbis  ovato-oblongis  striatis,  foliis  lanceolatis  5-r-nervibu9,  scapo 
brevi  racemoso." 
Dec.  1832.  » 


144  VANDfiiE. 

Hab.  in  nemoribus  Chmchao  et  Muna  supra  arbores  ei  saxa ;  floret  Augusto 
et  Septembri ;  Ruiz  et  F&von. 

6.  Maxillabia  variegata.     K,  Peruv.  Syst.  9^. 

M.  "  bulbis  ovatis^  foliis  lanceolatis  plicatis,  sci^o  variegato  racemoso.** 

Hab  in  Muna  nemoribus  calidis ;  floret  a  Junio  ad  Septembrem ;  Ruiz 
et  Pavon. 

7.  Maxillabia  ligulata.     FL  Peruv,  Syst.  222. 

M.  '*  bulbis  ovatis^  foliis  ensiformibus,  scapo  volubili^  floribus  paniculatis^ 
nectarii  labio  ligulato.'* 

Hab.  in  Pillao  et  Acomayo  nemoribus  ;  floret  Augusto  et  Septembri ;  Ruiz 
et  Pavon. 

8.  Maxillabia  hastata.     FL  Peruv,  Syst,  222. 

M.  *'  bulbis  oblongis^  foliis  ensiformibus^  scapo  volubili^  pedunculis  dis- 
tantibus  racemosis^  nectarii  labio  hastato.** 

Hab.  in  PUlao  sylvis  supra  saxa  3  floret  Augusto  et  Septembri ;  Ruiz  el 
Pavon. 

9.  Maxillabia  paniculata.     Fl,  Peruv.  Syst.  223. 

M.  "  bulbis  oblongo-ovatis^  foliis   ensiformibus   plicatis^   floribus   pani- 
culatis." 

Hab.  in  Pillao  montibus  et  petrosis  locis ;  floret  Septembri  et  Octobri ; 
Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

10.  Maxillabia  cuneiformis.     Fl.  Peruv.  Syst.  223. 

M. '' bulbis  ovatis,  foliis  ensiformibus  canaliculatis>  floribus  race mosis, 
petalis  cuneiformibus^  nectariO  cordiformi." 

Hab.  in  Tarmae  Provinciee  praeruptis  versus  Acobamha  et  Picoy  vieos; 
floret  Julio  et  Augusto )  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

11.  Maxillabia  bicolor.     Fl,  Peruv,  Syst.  224. 

M.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  ancipitibus^  foliis  ensiformibus  margine  scabris^  fionbua 
racemosis,  pedicellis  subdichotomis.** 

Hab.  in  Huassahuassi  saxosis  j  floret  Novembri  et  Decembri  *,  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

Vemaculfe  gaga-faca,  id  est,  Empedrado  desencaxado,  quia  copiosissimi  bulbi 
extra  terram  aggregati  veluti  pavimentum  lapidibus  formatum  referunt. 
Incolse  ad  sitim  mitigandam  bulbos  succosos  subinsipidos  frequenter 
masticant  et  sugunt.     Id. 

12.  Maxillabia  tricolor.     Fl.  Peruv,  Syst.  224. 

M.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  compressis,  foliis  ensiformibus  striato-nervosis,  floribus 
racemosis  erectis  tricolor! bus.** 

Hab.  in  prseruptis  et  calidis  locis  Huassahuassi  supra  saxa  j  floret  Octobri 
et  Novembri  5  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

13.  Maxillabia  triphylla.     FL  Peruv.  Syst,  226. 

M.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  triphyllis,  foliis  ensiformibus  carinatis,  floribi»  race- 
mosis, petalis  nectarioque  unguiculatis  acutis.'* 


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Uab.  in  Tamus  provincis  nemoribus  versus  Viioc  et  ColUic  viooB,  praeser- 
tim  ad  fluyii  Maraynioc  littora^  ubi  Joannes  Tafalla  earn  delineavit ;  floret 
Au^sto  et  Septembri ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

14.  MAXiLLi^BiA  undatiflora.     Fl,  Peruv.  Syst,  225. 

M.  *'  bulbis  ovatis,  foliis  lanceolatis  quinquenervibus^  floribus  paniculatis.*' 

Hab.  m  nemoribus  Tarma  ad  Vitoc  arcem^  unde  Joannes  Tafalla  ad  nos 
iconem  et  descriptionem  misit  >  floret  April!  et  Maio  j  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

15.  Maxillabia  prolifera.     FL  Peruv,  Si/st,  225. 

M.  '*  bulbis  oblongis  sulcatis,  foliis  lanceolatis,  scapo  bulbifero  foliiferoque, 
floribus  axillaribus  2-4-nis  nutantibus.** 

Hab.  in  Hua$$akuassi  frigidis  locis  ubi  el.  Tafalla  plantam  descripsit  et  de- 
lineavit i  floret  Aprili  et  Maio ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

16.  Maxillabia  ramosa.     Fl.  Peruv,  Syst,  226. 

M. "  bulbis  fibrosis^  caule  radicante  vaginato^  floribus  axillaribus  solitariis.*' 

Hab.  in  nemoribus  Cfwrichao  supra  arbores  ad  Mesapata  et  Machaynio  pra- 
edia  ^  floret  Junio  et  Julio ;  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

Obs,  Habitu  haec  species  k  reliquis  diffiert ;  attamen  fructificatio  sub  eodem 
genere  earn  inserere  jubet ',  Id, 

§  2.  Scapigera.     Pedunculi  radicales. 

*  Labellumanticum  (CoLAx). 

a.  Scapi  uhiflari.    Sp.  17-27. 

17.  Maxillabia  tetragona.     Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  t,  1428. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  tetragonis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis  basi  in 
petiolum  angustatis  solitariis,  scf^^ia  solitariis  pseudobulbis  brevioribus> 
sepalis  petalisque  oblongo- ovatis  obtusiusculis  patulis  subsequalibus^ 
labello  carnoso  ventricoso  trilobo  erecto :  lobis  lateralibus  parvis  acutls 
interroedio  ovato  exttis  convexo>  disci  i^pendice  carnoso  tabulari  in- 
cumbente. 

Maxlllaria  tetragona.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag.  3146. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  (v.  v,  c.) 

Pseudobulbi  3,  folia  8-9  poll,  longa.  Flores  virides,  odore  violarum  nuper 
carptarom,  apice  cinnamomei,  labello  nunc  luteo-viridi  nunc  albo  inttis 
purpuric  maculato.  Pollinia  subquadrata>  caudicuUi  lineari  diapbani^ 
glandule  parv&  ovatlU 

18.  Maxillabl4  viridis.     lAndl,  in  Bot.  Reg,  t.  1510. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  foliosis,  folib  lanceolatis  acuminatis  undulatis  pli- 
catis, scapo  unifloro  vaginato  brevi,  sepalis  petalisque  conniventibus 
oblongo-subrotundis  obtusis  subsqualibus  striatis,  labelli  brevis  trilobi 
lobo  medio  transversa  rbomboideo  unguiculato  piano. 

M.  placanthera.    Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag,  3173. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  (v.  v,  c.) 

Flores  virides,  inttis  purpureo  seriatim  maculati.  Labellum  cum  basi  pa- 
riUn  producta  columns  articulatum,  uDguiculatum>  trilobum,  medio  re- 
fractum^  lilacinum^  lobis  lateralibus  minoribus  erectis.  Anthera  carno- 
sissima^  bilocularis^  loculorum  valvulis  membranaceis  transversim  de- 


146  VANDE^. 

hiscentibus.     Pollinia  4,  per  paria  basi  discreta  glandulse  fuscce  sulcatae 
utrinque  alatse  adhaerentia. 

19.  Maxillaria  Parkeri.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t.  2729. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovalibus  compressis  monophylHs^  folio  lanceolato  lingu- 
lato  coriaceo  obscur^  striato  basi  angustato^  scapis  unifloris  vaginalis 
erectis  pseudobulbo  parilm  longioribusi  vaginis  ventricosis  coloratis^ 
sepalis  oblongis  obtusis^  petalis  lineari-lanceolatisy  labello  trilobo  cucul- 
lato  line^  inedi^  longitudinali  clavat^ :  lobis  lateralibus  integris  inter- 
medio  oblongo  uadulato. 

Hah.  mDemerara;  Parker. 

Folium  pedale,  2-2f  poll,  latum.  Vaginae  rosese  viridi-limbatse.  Sepala 
fidva ;  petalk  alba  purpureo  seriatim  maculata.  Labellum  fiisco-lilaci- 
num,  apice  album,  in  axi  luteum.  Columna  danguinea.  Pollinia  in 
glanduiara  sessilia^  bipartita. 

'20.  Maxillaria  aromatica.     Graham  in  Hookers  Exot.  Fl.  219. 

.M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  compressis,  foliis  pluribus  oblongo-lanceolatis 
plicatis  scapis  unifloris  erectis  longioribus>  sepalis  ovato-oblongis  peta- 
lisque  conformibus  acutis,  labelli  semicylindracei  laciniis  lateridibus 
porrectis  serrulatis :  intermedin  bilabiate  !  labio  superiore  truncato  nano 
inferiore  spatulato  apice  recurvo  serrulato. 

Colax  aromaticus.    Spreng.  Cur.  Post,  307. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Graham. 

Scapi  4  polL  longi,  filiformes,  vaginati.  Flores  luteo-aurantiaci,  exttis 
virescentes.  Labellum  in  tils  guttulis  quibusdam  aurantiacis  et  seriebus 
duabus  pubescentiae.  Pollinia  subglobosa,  postic^  fissa^  caudicul^L  long& 
linearis  glandule  rhomboideo-ovatSi. 

21.  Maxillaria  stapelioides. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  obtusangulis  sulcatis  1-2-phyllis,  foliis  ovato- 
lanceolatis  membranaceis  glaucis  1-costatis,  pedunculis  brevissimis  uni- 
floris, ovariis  pseudobulbis  brevioribus,  floribus  patulis,  sepalis  petalisque 
oblongis  acutis  subsequalibus^  labello  ovato  ventricoso  3-lobo :  lobis 
lateralibus  linearibus  obtusis  erectis  intermedio  ovato  acuminato  disco 


Cymbidium  sUpelioides.    Link  et  Otto  Abbild,  p,\\\.t,f>2. 
Hab.  in  Brazilia.  {v.  ic,  pict.  in  herb.  Hooker,) 

Pseudobulbi  9  lineas  longi.  Folia  3  pollices  longa>  venis  secundariis  tenu- 
issimis.  Flores  flavi  Stapeline  aspect u,  purpureo  interrupt^  maculati  et 
fasciati. 

22.  Maxillaria  picta.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t,  3154. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  subsulcatis  1-2-phyllis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis 
planis,  scapis  erectis  unifloris  distanter  vaginalis  foliis  dupl5  breviores, 
sepalis-petalisque  lanceolatis  globoso-conniventibus,  labello  trilobo  apice 
cordato-ovato  apiculato  disco  elevato  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Organ  Brazilia  ;  Harrison. 

Species  pulchri  generis  long^  pulcherrima.  Folia  pedalia.  Flores  magni, 
purpureo-maculati  exttis  ochroleuci,  inttis  salvo  labello  vitellinis.  Co- 
lumna elongata>  purpurea.  Pollinia  subsequalia,  in  glandulam  lunatam 
angustissimam  sessilia. 


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23.  Maxillaria  Barringtonice.     Lodd,  Bot  Cab.  t.  1824. 

M.  pseudobulbis  oblongis  compressis  costatis,  foliis  subternis  oblongo- 
lanceolatis  acuminatis  plicatis^  scapo  radical!  vaginato  unifloro  erecto 
pseudobulbo  vix  longiore^  sepalis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  obtusis, 
labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio  ovato  rotundato  fimbriato^  callis  duabus  per 
hypocbilium  decurrentibus. 

Epidendrum  Barringtonis.    Smith,  ic,  pict.  U  25. 

Dendrobiutd  Barringtonise.    Swartz,  Nov.  Act,  Ups,  6. 82.    Willd.  Sp,  PI,  4. 132.   Hooker 

Exot.Fl.t,\\9. 
Colax  Baningtoniae.    lAndl,  Bot,  Reg,  897. 
DendrobiulD  dliatum.    Swartz,  Pert,  Syn,  2. 523. 
Maxillaria  ciliate.    Fl,  Peruv,  Syst,  p,  221.    Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  1206. 

Hab.  supra  truncos  arborum  in  Jamaica,  (v,  v,  c.) 
Flores  magni,  olivacei^  labello  sordid^  luteo» 

24.  Maxillaria  Deppii.     Lodd.  Bot,  Cab,  t.  1612. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  obtusangulis^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis 
basi  yaginantibus^  scs^o  erecto  unifloro  foliis  breviore :  vaginis  ventri- 
cosis  acuminatis^  sepalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  patentissimis,  petalis  mi- 
noribus  oblongis  undulatis  conniventibus,  labello  cucullato  3 -lobo  apice 
recurvo  in  axi  calloso. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  prope  Xalapam ;  Deppe. 

Scapus  5-6  poll,  longus.  Sepala  ferd  bipollicaria>  viridia^  sanguineo  seria- 
tim maculata.  Pctala  nivea,  lineis  quibusdam  purpureis  interruptis  ad 
basin.     Labellum  vitellinnm^  sanguineo  parc^  guttulatimir 

I  dnly  know  this  beautiful  species  from  Messrs.  Loddiges*  excellent  figure. 
Is  it  not  rather  a  Cymbidium  allied  to  C.  marginatum  ? 

25.  Maxillaria  subulata. 

M.  pseudobulbis  aggregatis  angustissimis  oblongis  sulcatis  diphyllis^  foliis 
semiteretibus  subulatis>  pedunculis  radicalibus  densissim^  vaginatis 
pseudobulbis  brevioribus,  floribus  patulis^  sepalis  oblongis  acutis  :  late- 
rallbus  parbm  obliquis^  petalis  obtusissimis  supra  columnam  conniven- 
tibus,  labelli  trilobi  cucullati  unguiculati  lobis  lateralibus  erectis  inter- 
medio  ovato  obtuso  subundulato,  callo  magno  in  axi. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  (v.  ic,  a  Dom.  Bauer  ad  plantam  in  Hort.  Kew.  fioridam 

Novembre  1818  depict,) 
Folia  4  poll,  longa.     Flores  intense  fusco-rubri^  immaculati.     Columna 

lutea  interrupts  vittata.    Pollinia  4,  per  paria  glandulse  lunatae  elongatae 

adhserentia.    Anthera  scabra. 

26.  Maxillaria  grandiflora. 

M.  pseudobtilbis  ovatis  compressis  diphyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis^  scapis 
imifloris^  floribus  explanatis^  sepalis  lanceolatis  acutis  lateralibus  apice 
revolutis^  petalis  angustioribus,  labello  ovato  obtuso  complicato  subun- 
dulato  basi  transversa  plicato. 

•  *  • 

DeDdrobium  grandiflomm.    Humb,  et  Kunth,  N,  G.  et  Sp,  PL  1.359.  t,  88. 
Broughtooia  grandiflora.    Spreng,  Syst,  3. 735. 

Hab.  in  radicibus  Andium  Puraguayensium  prope  rupem  El  Pujnto,  villam 

La  Erre,  et  planitiem   montanam  Sacondonvensium  alt.    1060  hexap. 

florens  Octobre  ;  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Pseudobulbi  fiiscesdentes,  nitidis  subtripollicares.  Flores  albi,  carnosi. 
Kunth. 


148  VANDEJB. 

27.  Maxillaria  parvula.     Hooker  Exot,  Fl,  t^l7, 

M.  pseudobulbis  oblongis  incurvis  subcostatis^  foliis  binis  linearibus }  ob- 
tusis,  floribus  solitariis^  sepalo  supremo  petalisque  parallelis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  acuminatis  :  lateralibus  basi  yald^  productis  triangularibus 
acuminatis^  labello  obovato  cuctdlato  repando  obtuBO  glanduUi  longitu- 
dinali  oblong^  piloslL 

Colaz  paryuluB.     Sprcng,  Cur,  Pott*  307. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa  supra  truncos  arborum  in  montibus  Organ  3  Harrison. 

Flores  magni  speciosi.  Sepala  fulvo-aurantiaca.  Petala  magis  lutea* 
Lfabellum  fusco-purpureum^apice  fulvo-aurantiacum,levis8im^  trilobum, 
potius  repandum  dicas.     Folia  serotina ;  perfecta  ignota. 

b.  Scapi  ^'fnuUi/hri.     Sp.  28-35. 

28.  Maxillaria  Harrisoniee.     LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  t.  897* 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  monophyllis^  foliis  lanceolatis  basi  angustatis  pli- 
catis^  scapo  erecto  bifloro  foliis  breviore^  sepalis  oblongis  patentibus : 
lateralibus  basi  vald^  obliquis  connatis  calcar  longum  spurium  referen. 
tibus,  labelli  trilobi  cucullati  lobis  subsequalibus  rotundatis  margine 
crispis  disco  elevato  calloso  piloso. 

Dendrobiam  HarriaoniaB.    Hooker  Exot,  Fl,  t,  120. 

Colax  HarriBonie.     Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg.  t,  997.    Sjpreng,  Syit.  v,  3. 727. 

Maxillaria  HarriaoniaB.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  2927. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa  prope  Rio  Janeiro.  (0.  r.  c.) 

Inter  speciosissimas  generis.  Flores  cerini>  pallid^  flavi.  Sepala  lateralia 
2  uncias  longa.  Labelli  lobi  purpurei,  discus  luteus.  Pollinia  sessilia 
in  glandulam  latam  subquadratam  bidentatam. 

29.  Maxillaria  palmifolia. 

M.  pseudobulbis  conicis  striatis^  foliis  solitariis  lato-lanceolatis  in  basin 
petioliformem  angustatis  acuminatis  plicatis^  scapb  erectis  multifloris 
secundifloris  foliis  brevioribus*  sepalis  lanceolatis  acutis  basi  productis 
in  calcar  spurium  connatis,  petalis  ovato- lanceolatis  partim  minoribus» 
labello  concavo  curvo  columnee  incumbente  fouce  canaliculato-striato ; 
lamind.  crassiuscul^  reflex^. 

Epidendrom  palmifoliuni.    Swart 9,  Prodr,  123. 

Dendrobiam  palmifoliam.    lb.  N,  Act.  Vp»,  6. 82.    Willd,  Sp,  Pi.  4. 132.    Swart 9.  Fl  Imi, 

Occ,  3. 1527. 
Colax  palmifolina.    Lindi,  in  Bot.  Beg,  897. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  Jamaica  temperatioris ;  Swartz. 

Pseudobulbi  l-l|-unciales.  Folia  plus  quam  pedalia,  petiolis  2«d-pollica- 
ribus  canaliculatis.  Scapi  radicales>  3-4-pollicares>  squamis  magnis 
membranaceis  vaginantibus  acuminatis.  Flores  magni,  albi ;  ex  Swartzio, 

30.  Maxillaria  Warreana.     Lodd,  Bot.  Cab,  ined. 

M.  pseudobulbis  foliosis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acu- 

minatis plicatis,  scapo  radicali  erecto  vaginato  multifloro  foliis  longiore, 
sepalis  ovatis  concavis  acutis  basi  subaequalibus,  petalis  minoribus  con- 
formibus^  labello  brevissim^  unguiculato  obovato-oblongo  indiviso 
cucullato  obtuso  jugis  tribus  in  medio  elevatis  camosis^  superficielamins 
seriatim  corrugatfL  marginibus  planis. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  (v.  v,  c.  comm,  amic,  Loddiges,) 


VANDBiC.  149 

Sepala  fiilvo-lutea :  lateralibus  btisi  parilm  ineequalibus  nullo  modo  pro- 
ductis.  Labellum  basi  luteum>  apice  pallidum^  medio  purpureuin>  cum 
coltunna  vix  articulatum. 

31.  Maxillaria  racemosa.    Hooker  in  Bot  Mag.  L  2789. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  compressis  tetragonis  monophyllis^  fbllis  oblongo- 
lanceolatis  tricostatis  scapis  gracilibus  strictis  multifloris  brevioribus^ 
sepalis  oblongis  acutis :  lateralibus  basi  vald^  elongatis  in  calcar  spurium 
connatis,  petalis  linearibus  spatulatis  triplb  minoribus,  labello  oblongo 
cucullato  indiviso  undulato  emarginato  in  axi  calloso^  column^  pubes- 
cente. 

M.  racemoMU    Lodd,  Bot,  Cab»  t.  IZIS.  cpi, 

Hab.  in  BraxiUa  prope  Rio  Janeiro  }  Harrison,  (v,  v.  c.) 

Pseudobulbi  2  poll,  longi.  Folia  4  poll,  longa,  basi  in  petiolum  angus- 
tata.  Scapas  pedalis.  Flores  sordid^  flayi^  membraoacei.  Sepala 
patentia :  superius  cum  petalis  parallelum  Cymbidtorum  more.  Labellum 
cum  eiDU  sepalorum  lateralium  articulatum,  album  v.  sordid^  flayum 
purpureis  maculis  pallidisnotatum.  Anth.  l-locularis.  PoUinia  postic^ 
sulcata,  caudicul^  brevi,  glandulli  parvft. 

This  species  is  extremely  well  figured  in  the  Botanical  Cabinet ;  the 
representation  in  the  Botanical  Magazine  appears  to  have  been  taken  from 
a  withered  specimen. 

3^.  Maxillaria  pallidiflora.     Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  t,  2806. 

M.  pseudobulbis  aggregatis  cylindraceis  monophyllis,  folio  lato-lanceolato 
trinervi  striatoque,  scapo  erecto  gracili  pseudobulbis  subeequali  bracteis 
distantibus  linearibus  instructor  sepalis  lateralibus  basi  saccum  rotun- 
datum  efficientibus  petalisque  subsequalibus  angust^  lanceolatis>  labella 
obloDgo  obsolete  bituberculato  margine  undulato. 

Hab.  in  insula  St.  Vincentii;  Guilding. 

Pseudobulbi  2-4  polL  longi.  Folium  4-6  poll,  longum.  Bractess  nulla 
modo  yaginantes.  Flores  paliidi,  viridi-flavi.  PoUinia  in  glandulam 
parvam  sessilia. 

33.  Maxillaria  maculata. 

M.  ^  bulbifera;  fbliis  lanceolatis  acutis,  fbliolis  calycinis  lanceolato- 
oblongis  acutiusculis  margine  undulatis.** 

Dendrobium  maculatiim.    Humb.  et  Kunth.  N.  O,  et  Sp,  1.359. 
Bronghtonia  maculata.    Spreng.  Syst,  3. 735. 

Hab.  in  locis  sylvosis  proTincise  Bracomorensi$  juxta  urbem  Jaen,  et  pagos- 
Sagique  et  Pucaras  item  prope  cataractam  Rentenue  in  ripa  lOuminis- 
Amazonum,  alt.  200-680  hexap.  florens  Augusto ;  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Bulbus  ovatus,  compressus,  long^  sulcatus.  Folia  submembranacea,  pe- 
dalia  et  longiora.  Scapus  folia  superans,  compressns>  multiflorus.  Flores^ 
suaveolentes,  spicati.  Bracteee  sesquipollicares,  acutse,  carinatae.  Flores 
patentes,  virides,  fusco-maeulati,  poUicares.  Sepala  dupl5  latiora.  La- 
bellum oblongum^  acutum>  undulatum>  album^  striis  violaceis  longitu- 
dinalibus  pictum>  basi  unguiculatum.     Pollinia  4.  Ex  Kunth. 

34.  Maxillaria  latifolia. 

M.  '*  terrestris,  foliis  obovato-oblongis  acutis,  basi  angustatis  trinerviis. 
roembranaceis,  follolis  calycinis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  labello  oblongo.*' 


150  VANDEiE. 

Dendrobium  latifolium.  ffumb.  ct  Kuntk.  N.  G,  et  Sp,  1. 360. 

Hab.  in  Andibus  Pastoensibus,  inter  liumina  Guaytara,  et  Mayo,  juxta 
Meneses,  Foisaco,  et  pagum  La  Cruz  alt.  800-1000  hexap.  florens 
Octobre ;  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Terrestris.  Folia  pedalia  et  longiora,  vix  4  poll.  lata.  Scapus  2-ped. 
multiflorus.  Flores  spicati,  flavo-rosei,  subbilabiati,  patuli.  PeUla 
acuta,  sepalo  superiore  breviore.  Labellum  cucuUatum,  apice  reflexum, 
basi  unguiculatum,  sepalia  duplb  brevius,  apicem  versus^punctis  6  au- 
rantiacis  pictum.     Anthera  ignota.     Ex  Kunth, 

35.  Maxillaria  longifolia. 

M.  "  terrestris  ;  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  novem-nerviis  membrana- 
ceis,  foliolis  calycinis  lanceolatis  acutis,  labello  ovato  undulato-crenato." 

Dendrobium  longifoliuoi.     Humb,  et  Kunth,  N,  O,  et  Sp.  1.  360. 
Xylobium  ?  lon^olium.    LmdL  in  Boi.  Reg,  732,    Spreng,  S.  V.3,7Z2. 

Hab.  in  temperatis  humidis  Provinciae  Popayanens'u  inter  inoutem  Pita- 
tumba,  Yillam  Guayacanes  et  urbem  Almaguer,  alt.  1380  hex. ;  florens 
Novembre  5  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Terrestris.  Folia  pedalia,  pollicera  lata.  Scapus^  bipedalis,  multiflorus. 
Bractese  lineari-subulatae.  Flores  patuli.  Sepala  6-7  lin.  longa.  Petala 
paulb  latiora  et  tenuiora.  Labellum  obtusum*  basi  cucullatum,  ungui- 
culatum, margine  sinuato-reflexum,  purpureum,  interius  papillis  S  striis 
setisque  nigrescentibus  obsitum  (barbatum  ?).  Colurana  virescens,  basin 
versus  maculli  purpureli  notatum.     Anth.  ignota.    Ex  Kunth, 

*  *  Labellum  posticum.  (Xylobium.)  Sp.  36 — 37. 

36.  Maxillaria  decolor.  Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  1549. 

M.  pseudobulbis  oblongis  compressis,  foliis  solitariis  oblongo-lanceolatis 
plicatis  utrinque  acuminatis^  scapo  radicali  multifloro  vaginato  foliis 
breviore,  sepalis  ovato -oblongis  obtusis  patentibus,  petalis  dupl5  mi- 
nor ibus  conniventibus,  labello  postico  obsolete  trilobo  obtuso  cucuUato 
callis  5  clavatis  parallelis  sequilongis  ultra  medium  procurrentibus. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  Uort.  Angl,  (v.  v,  c.) 

Folia  diversse  forms  et  magnitudinis,  nunc  8  poll,  longa,  3  p.  lata,  nunc 
18  p.  longai  2  p.  lata.  Scapus  4-pollicari8.  Flores  ochroleiici,  im- 
maculati. 

V 

37.  Maxillaria  squalens.  Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t,  2955. 

M.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  teretibus  diphyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  plicatis  basi 
vald^  angustatis,  scapo  racemoso  multifloro  vaginato  pseudobulbis  duplb 
longiore,  sepalis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  subundulatis  acutis^  labeUi 
trilobi  postici  lobo  intermedio  ovato  subundulato  calloso. 

Dendrobium  squaleni.  Lhuii,  in  Bot,  Reg,  t,  732.  Lodd,  Bot,  Cab.  t,  1059. 
Xylobinm  squalens.  Id./ol,  897. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  (v,  v,  c.) 

Flores  sordid^  lutei,  labello  apice  purpureo.  Pollinia  postici  sulcata  in 
glandulam  lunatam  sessilia. 


VANDfiiE.  151 

(.  S.  Spatliacea,  Pedanculi  termiuales,  e  spatha  vaginaiite  eruinpentes. 
Cauks  cylindracei^  non  bulbosi.  (Nothiuu.)  Species  recognoscenda^ 
habitu  omninb  Cattleys.  Sp.  38. 

38.  BiAxiLLABiA?  spathacea. 

M.  caulibus  cylindraceis  sulcatis,  foliis  solitariis  ovato-oblongis  obtusis 
sabemarginatis  planis  eoriaceis^  pediineulo  terminali  e  vagina  compli- 
cata  oblonga  acinacifbrmi  erumpente^  racemo  3-5-floro^  sepalis  latera- 
libus  basi  vald^  prodactis  calcar  spurium  formaQtibus,  labelli  obovati 
cucullati  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  subdentatis  intermedio 
ovato. 

Hab.  in  BragiUa,  Boaz.  (exam,  s,  9p,  in  herb,  Uooker.) 

Species  pulchra^  floribus  M.  Harrisonie  facie  et  magnitadine.  Pollen 
et  Anthera  ignots. 

DCJBUB. 

39.  BiAxiLi^BiA  ?  aggregata. 

M.  **  caiile  ramoso  repente  fbliato^  foliis  distichis  lanceolatis  obtusis, 
floribus  terminalibus  aggregatis." 

Dendrolrlimi  afgregatam.    Hmm^,  et  KuniJL  n^g.ettp,  1.  358. 
'Rab.  in  crepidinibus  Andlum  mitioris  temperiei,  inter  villam  Meneses  et 
urbem  Potto  alt.  1480  hexap.  florens  Novembri^  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Folia  coriacea,  sesqaipollicaria  ant  paulb  longiora^  yix  4  lineas  lata.  Flores 
plores  ad  apicem  ramorum  aggregati^  patuli.  Sepala  oyato-lanceolata, 
acuta^  striata,  3  lin.  longa :  lateralibus  planiusculis,  basi  ungui  labelli 
adnatis.  Petala  lanceolata,  acuminata^  striata,  sepalis  paulb  breviora  et 
tenuiora.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  ovatum,  obtusum>  carinatum,  apice 
revolntum.    PoUinia  4.    ex  Kunih. 

40.  Maxillabia  lyncea. 

CoatzoBle  CoxoshitI  sea  Lyncea.    Hemand,  Tktsmtr.  Rer,  Med,  Nov,  Hitp,  p.  266. 
Angoloa  Eemaadezii.    Kwak,  Synope,  1.  332. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Hernandez. 


LXXXI.  ARPOPHYLLUM. 

ArpophyUiiiii.    Lm  LUne  et  LexoTM^  2*  19. 

Pirianthium  patulum.  Sepala  lateralia  basi  in  g^bbum  connata.  Petala 
Uraltb  angostiora.  Labellum  cum  basi  products  columns  articulatum  ?, 
indiTisum,  concavum,  brevitis  calcaratum.    Columna  erecta.    PoUinia  8, 

Eifbrmia,  inter  se  **  manipulis  glutinosis  ligata.'*— ^Epiphyta,  ebulbis. 
pus  e  sinu  folii  coriacei  ortus.     Flores  parvi,  dens^  spicati. 
Char.  e%  autoriinis  citatis. 

The  manner  in  which  this  plant  is  described  leaves  me  in  doubt  whether 
it  may  not  belong  to  Epidendree  rather  than  to  Vandee.  It  is  apparently 
nearly  related  to  Maxillaria ;  and  is  perhaps  not  distinct  from  Appendicula. 

1.  AftPOFBTLLfTu  spicatum.  Lexarz,  et  Uav,  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Meftco,  juxta  Arumbaro,  florens  Septembre  et  Octobre;  La  Llave. 

Planta  epipfayta,  ebnlbis.  Gaules  cylindrico«>depressi>  membranulis  scari- 
oiis  invotuti.  Folia  solitaria,  crassa>  coriacea,  longissima,  canalioulata, 
fiddfonn^  Spatha  membranacea^  colorata,  monophyUa,  lateraliter  de- 
hiseens>  liquorem  ghitinosum  stillans.  Scapus  conico-elongatus,  pur- 
paruceoB,  teres.  Flores  pacvi,  dilute  purpurei^  sessites^  glotinosi,  in- 
num^^  in  qpkam  cylindraceam  detsissimib  conglomerati  -,  ex  Llave. 

Dec.  1839.  x 


162  VANDBiE.- 

LXXXII.  BIFRENARIA. 

Sepala  patula^  libera^  subsequalia)  lateralia  cum  basi  products  columna 
adnata,  vix  basi  obliqua.  Petala  sepalis  dupl6  minora.  Labellum  cum 
pede  mucronato  columns  articulatum^  cucullatum,  trilobum^  medio 
callosum.  Columna  brevis^  semiteresj  mutica.  Anthera  mutica,  aub^ 
cristata.  PoUinia  4,  per  paria  incmnbentia^  candicnlis  duabus  distioctis 
mateiiei  viscide  rostelli  adhsBrentibus^  glandullL  ••••-»— Epiphyta^ 
paeudobulbosa^  MaxiUarie  (Colacis)  habitu. 

Nearly  related  to  Mazillaria»  especially  to  the  Colax  division  |  but  dis- 
tinct in  its  double  caudicula,  and  want  of  an  obvious  gland. 

1.  BsFasMARiA  atropurpurea. 
MazUlaria  atropnrparea.   LodtL  Bot.  Cab.  t.  1877. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  prope  Rio  Janeiro ;  Warre.  (•.  v.  c.  eamm,  amk.  Lodr 
diges.) 

Fteudobulbi  ovati^  obtu0i^  tetragonL  Folia  oblongo-lanceolata,  plicata, 
solitaria.  Racemi  radicales,  3-flori^  pseudobulbis  paulb  longiores.  Flores 
atropurpureif  odoratissimi.  Labellum  lobis  lateralibus  brevibus  diver- 
ffentibusj  intermedio  transverso  8ub-3-lobo  revoluto  suberoso  3  callus 
m  medio  anticb  tridentatus. 


LXXXUI.  DICRYPTA. 

Het«rottzis.    JJndi.  im  Bot,  Reg*  t,  1028,  charmcief  err&neo,    Diaypta.    Supra  p,  44. 

Sepala  libera,  erecta,  equalia.  Petala  confbrmia,  paul5  minora.  Labellum 
oblongum,  obsolete  trilobum,  camosum,  cum  coluoma  articulatum^ 
callo  elevato  interrupto  disci.  Columna  cum  ovario  continua,  semiteres, 
ad  basin  antic^  clavata.  Clinandrium  convexum.  Anthera  obsolete  bi- 
locularis.  PoUinia  4,  complanata,  incumbentia  (  g  §  ) :  postlcis  minoiS- 
bu9,  caudiculft  breyi  linearis  glandule  lunat4.— Herba  epiphyta^ 
acaulis.  Folia  coriacea,  ligulata^  cum  basi  nunc  bulbosa  articulata. 
Flores  solitarii,  axiUares,  pedunculis  vaginatiiT. 

1.  DiCRTPTA  Eaueri. 

Heterotiads  crafltifolia.    Lindi,  in  Bot.  Reg,  1. 1028.    Lodd.  Bot,  Cab.  t,  1651. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  sec.  hortulanos )  an  potitis  in  Brazilia?  (v.  v,  c.) 

.  This  plant  is  a  memorable  instance  of  the  danger  of  describing  Orchid- 
eous  plants  from  imperfect  cultivated  specimens.  1  first  met  with  it  in 
1824,  in  Mr.  Lee's  Nursery  at  Hammersmith  when  I  found  the  pollen  masses, 
in  the  words  of  my  notes  at  that  time  made, ''  Unearia  June  crauhra,  e  granuU$ 
plurinm  minutis  angulatis  filo  axUi  cofuerentibus.*^  I  accordingly  introduqed 
this  character  into  the  definition  of  the  genus  Heterotaxis,  which  in  fact 
received  its  name  because  it  was  as  it  were  of  two  different  orders,  being 
a  Vandea  in  appearance  and  an  Arethusea  in  structure.  Subsequently  in 
1830  when  I  K>r  the  first  time  saw,  in  Mr.  Bauer's  Portfolio,  an  analysis 
of  this  same  plant,  its  pollen  was  represented  so  differently  that  I  did  dot 
recognise  it  to  be  Heterotaxis,  but  took  it  for  a  new  genus  and  called  it 
Dicrypta.  Mr  Bauer  had  drawn  the  pollen  masses  as  tour,  lying  in  pairs 
one  upon  the  other  so  that  the  external  masses  which  are  the  lurgest  con- 
cealed the  internal  ones,  whence  the  name.  Neither  gland  nor  caudicula 
having  been  found  by  ICr.  Bauer  I  refened  the  plant  to  Malaxidesd.    My 


.TANDBJB.  153 

jBurprise  then  may  be  easily  imagined  when>  about  the  end  of  January 
1833, 1  saw  in  Mr.  Bauer^s  possession  a  drawing  6f  the  plant  of  Biorypta 
Baueri  from  which  had  been  taken  the  analysis  of  the  flower  I  had  de- 
scribed, and  recognised  it  to  be  my  Heterotaxis  crassifolia ;  oor  was  thu  sur- 
prise diminished  when,  upon  the  occasion  of  the  species  flowering  in 
the  Horticultural  Society*s  Garden  on  the  34th  of  April  1832, 1  finally  ascer- 
tained that  not  only  was  my  original  descrip^on  in  1834  wholly  erroneous, 
but  that  Mr.  Bauer's  drawing,  otherwise  admirably  correct,  was  wrong  in 

'  representing  the  pollen-masses  without  caudicula  or  gland.    I  found  them 

JU>  be  seated  upon  a  narrow  short  caudicula  with  a  orbad  narrow  lunate 
gland ;  and  this  is  no  doubt  the  true  structure^ 

I  am  thus  obliged  to  reproduce  Dicrypta  in  its  more  correct  position 
and  to  request  that  the  genus  may  be  erased  from  the  station  formerly  as* 

'sijped  it  amonff  Malaxidess.  I  abolish  the  name  Heterotaxis  because  it  was 
given  in  mistake. 


LXXXIV.    GOVENIA. 

Oorenia.    lAmdL  im  Lodd.  Bot,  Cab.  1. 1709. 

• 

Perianthium  bilabiatum.  Sepala  lateralia  ^edcata,  labello  supposita,  basi 
panlnlum  connata,  supremo  paulb  minora.  Petala  sub  sepido  supremo 
conniventia,  breviora,  obliqua.  Labellum  integerrimum,  ecalcaratum, 
concavum,  cum  basi  parum  productH  columnss  articulatum>  sessile. 
Columna  basi  paulb  pit>ducta»  teres,  subfusiformis,  apice  utrinque  mar- 
ginata.  Anthera  calyptriformb,  1-locularis.  Pollinia  4,  sc^da^  iocnm- 
bentia,  caudicnlH  brevi,  glanduUi  minora  triangulari.— — Terrestris. 
Folia  plicata.    Spies  radioEdes,  multiflorao.    Floras  speciosi. 

1.  GoYBNiA  superba.    Lmdl.  L  c* 

IfaadDarui  taperlNU    Leswrg,  ti  Liav€  OrcM.  Mm*  2. 13. 

fiab  in  montibus  Mexid,  prope  VaUuoleium,  florens  Augnsto ;  Llare.  (o.  v. 
c.  coffim.  amsc.  Loddiges.) 

Floras  aurantiaci,  sanguineo-maculati.  Petala  cnneata,  eoUateraliay  cus- 
pidata^  basi  vald^  obliqua. 


LXXXV.  AI.AMANIA. 

Alamania.    Lm  LUm9  €t  L*smr»,  JVbv.  Vtjf,  81.  (1885.) 

Perianthium  patens,  equale.    Sepala  lateralia  basi  connata,  calcar  reforen- 

. .  tia.    LabeUum  petaUs  conforme,  basi  glandulosum  aut  tuberculatum. 

JDolumna  camosa,  iricuspidata»  aptera;^  basi  in  calcar  tubulosum  pro* 

ducta.    Anthera  4-loculari8.    PoUhiia  4,  pedicellata.— — Herba  epiphyta, 

pumila,  pseudobulbosa.    Scapi  simplices  multiflori.    Fk>res  spedosi* 

Char,  ex  ant.  citat.    An  partes  rect^  descriptss  ?  An  caudicula  poUiniorum 
simplex^  duplexve  ? 

1.  AiiAMANiA  punicea.    La  Uave  et  Lexart.  I,  c. 

Hab.  super  arbores  Mtxki  in  monte  excelso  Qumxeo,  prope  FalUsoletum ; 
La  Llave. 

Flan'ta  exigua.    Pseudobulbilli  oblong^  conferti,  subdiphylli,  membranis 
""  scariosis  tecti.   Folia  ovata,  crassa,  acuminata^  fosca.  S<»pus  terminalis. 


154  YANDEX. 


bipolUcari^,   eoloratus.    Flores  punicei>  ioodori.    Labellum  glandoUk 
baseos  latescentL     Anthera  atropurpurea. 


LXXXVI.  PSITTACOGLOSSUM. 

Paittacoglotiiim.    Lm  Llave  et  Lexmrtf,  Nov.  Veg.  29.  (1825.) 

Perianthhim  patens.  Sepala  elongata,  lanceolata ;  duobus  lateralibna  infra 
labellum  paulb  connatis.  Petala  conformia^  angustiora,  incurva.  La- 
bellum crassum,  scabrum,  obscur^  auriculatum,  ad  unguem  tuberculo 
concavo !  instnictum.  Columna  davata^  incurva>  subtriquetnu  Anthera 
8-loculari8,  (petaloideo-mitrata  Llav.)     PoUinia  4,  lenticularia ;  exteri- 

oribus    majoribus,   caudicuUl  •  •  •  •  glandulft  •  •  •  • Herba  epiphyta. 

Pseudobulbi  ancipites^  monopbylU.  Scapus  uniflorus,  squamia  imbricatis 

^  vestitus.     Flos  magnus  atropurpureus. 

Cbaracter  ex  autoribus  citatis. 

1.  PsiTTACooLossuM  atratum.     La  Have  et  Lexarz,  L  c, 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  supra  arbores  inter  lichenes,  prope  Jetui  del  Monte; 
IAkvc,    Roret  vere. 

Pseudobulbi  conferti^  subrotundi,  oblongi^  depress!,  ancipites,  l^pbylli. 
Folia  oblongo-lanceolata»  laeyigata,  conduplicata.  Soq>u8  radicalis, 
brevis,  squamulis  membranaeeis,  cuneatis,  vaginantibus,  distich^  imbri- 
datis  tectuB.  Flos  magnus,  atropurpureus,  terminalis,  erectus.  Label- 
lum concolor,  nigricans  3  ex  Llave, 


LXXXVIL  CYCNOCHES. 

Cjcnoclief.    lAmU.  in  Lodd,  Bot.  C«i.  hud. 


Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  lateralia  lanceolata^  basi  paululiim  sub 
labello  connata ;  supremo  angustiore.  Petala  latiora,  falcata,  decurva. 
Labellum  liberum,  ecalcaratum,  columniL  continuum,  lanceolatum,  in- 
tegerrimum,  ungue  abrupto  calloso.  Columna  elongata,  arcuata,  teres, 
apice  clayata#  auriculis  duabus  falcatis  ad  latera  clinandrii.  Anthera 
bilocularis.  Pollinia  ^,  postic^  sulcata,  subpedicellata,  caudiculft  linear!, 
glandule  grossH.—— Habitus  Cataseti. 

1.  Ctcnocbbs,  Loddigesii.     Lindl,  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  Surmamit  Loddiges.  {v.  v.  c,  comm,  amic.  Loddiges,) 

Flores  maximi,  Tiridifnsci.  Lcd>eUum  album,  sanguineo-g^ttatum^  i^ice 
riretcens. 

Of  this  most  remarkable  plant  I  have  only  seen  a  single  expanded 
flower,  from  which  this  account  has  been  taken. 


LXXXVJEU.  MYANTHUS. 

MyinUuu.    Limdi.  im  Btt.  Beg.  1S38. 


Perianthium  explanatum.    Sepala  libera,  sequalia,  lateralibua  pauluUim 
ascendentibus.    Petala  conformia^  angustiora^  sepalo  supremo  supposita. 


VANDEA.  ISS 

Labdlum  'planum^  obovatum,  3-dentatum>  sepalis  bretius.  Columila 
erecta,  teres,  basi  bicirrhosa,  poetic^  ad  cardinem  anthers  loog^  pro- 
ducta.  Anthera  et  pollinia  Cataseti.—— Epiphytal  Cataseti  oiiuiin5 
▼egetatione. 

Catasetum  cristatum  is  intermediate  between  this  genus  andCatasetum. 

1.  Mtanthus  cemuus.     Lindl,  L  c. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  BraziUa,  prope  Rio  Janeiro*  (o. «.  «p.  et  ic,  pict.  in  lierh. 
Hooker,') 

Racemi  cemui,  pedales,  v.  ultra.     Flores  luteo-virides^  punctis  atropur* 
pureis  confertissimis  notati. 


LXXXIX.  CATASETUM. 

CaUsetnm.  JtichanU  in  Kuntk,  Synept,  1. 330. 

Perianthium  ssepius  globosum,  nunc  explanatum.  Sepala  et  petala  sub- 
equaUa.  Labellum  crassum,  camosum^  nudum  yentricosum^  y.  expla- 
natum fimbriatum  3  sub  apice  saccatum,  obsolete  trilobum.  Columna 
erecta,  aptera,  libera,  apice  utrinque  cirrhosa.  Anthera  subbilocularis, 
antic^  truncata.  Pollinia  8,  postic^  biloba  y^  sulcata,  caudiculft  maxiinii 
nudll  demum  elastic^  contractili,  glanduUt  cartilaginek  subquadratH.— — 
Herbs  terrestres  y.  epiphyte,  caulibus  breyibus  fusiibrmibus  yestigiis 
foliorum  yestitis.  Folia  basi  yaginantia,  plicata.  Scapi  radicales.  Flores 
speciosi,  racenaosi,  yirides,  nunc  pnrpureo-maculati. 

!•  Catasbtum  maculatum.     Kwnth.  Synopt,  1.  331. 

C. ''  foliolis  calycinis  duobus  interioribus  maculatis ;  labello  ciliato/' 

Hab.  in  Regno  Novo'Grcmaiensi,  prope  Titrbaoo,  alt.  180  hexap.  florens 
Maio;  Kunth. 

Folia  membranacea,  tripoUicaria.  Sepala  angustiora,  yiridia ;  duo  lateralia 
comuum  in  modum  arcuatiim  patentia;  tertium  petala  amplectentia. 
Petala  oyata,  margine  subserrata,  infern^  nigro-maculata.  Labellum 
maximum,  inflatum,  margine  ciliatum^  intern^  rubro-maculatum ;  ex 
Kunth. 

S.  Catasetum  tridentatum.    Hooker.  Exoi.  Fl,  H.  90.  91. 

C.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  perianthiis  compressis  conniyen- 
tibtts,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatis,  labello  cucuUato  apice  tridentato. 

C.  tridentatum.    Bot,  Mag. 

f  C  macrocarpmn.    Rick,  in  Kunik,  Syncpt.  1.  331. 

C.  CUnxiagL    Lodd.  Bot.  Cni.  1. 1344. 

/3.  Floribns  majoribus,  sepalis  petalisque  acutis. 

C.  ClaTeringi.     Lindl,  Bot,  Beg.  t.  840. 
C.  florilmiidiim.    Booker.  Bmot,  Ft,  151. 

Hab.  in  America  aquinociiaU ;  in  insula  Trimtatis.  Hooker  i  fi.  in  BraziUa 
ad  sinum  Sancti  Salyatoris,  nee  non  in  insula  Tri$iUaiit ;  Hooker,  (p.  v.  c.) 

Sepala  yiridia  y.  luteo«yiridia.  Petala  yiridia  purpureo  plus  minus  macu- 
lata,'  nimc  omnino  purpurea.  Labellum  apice  sspius  yitellinum,  intils 
pleriUnque  maculatum. 

I  am  persuaded  these  are  all  yarieties,  or  rather  states,  of  the  same 
specks,  which  flowers  yery  differently  in  different  states  c^  health.    C. 


156  VASD^M. 

.  Gareringi  has  indeed  less  acaminate  petals  and  sepals,  and  largerflowers, 
•  but  these  are  but  slender  distinctive  marks )   and  C.  floribundum  differs 
from  the  last  in  nothing  but  its  greener  flowers  with  a  less  internal  spot- 
ting.    I  have  also  seen  varieties  with  smaller  flowers,  and  other  marks 
of  difference^  but  they  are  not  worth  notice. 

Most  likely  Richard's  C.  macrocarpum  from  Cayenne  belongs  here.  At 
least  there  is  nothing  in  the  half  dozen  words  said  about  it  by  Mr.  Kunth 
to  shew  the  contrary. 

3.  Catasbtum  Hookeri.    lAndl.  ColL  Bot.  t.  40. 

C.  foliis  lanceolatis  triplicatis,  perianthiis  globosis,  labello  apice  incurvo : 
lateribus  denticulatis. 

Hab.  in  BradUa ;  Swaimom.  (p.  v,  c.) 

flores  in  genere  minores,  sepalis  subtestaceis,  petalis  viridibus,  labello 
viridi,  upice  luteo,  inttis  purpureo  maculato. 

'  4.  CATAsaTUM  semiapertum.     Hooker.  Exoi,  Fl»  t  913. 

C.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  multiplicatis  racemo  coropacto  longioribus, 
perianthiis  subpatentibus,  labello  apice  incurvo  :  lateribus  denticulatis. 

Uab.  in  BraxiUa ;  Hooker. 

Flores  virides,  imicolores^  salvo  apice  luteo  labelli;  majores  quam  in 
C.  Hookeri  cui  proximum  locetur. 

5.  Catasbtum  purum.  Neei  ah  Esenb.  Plantarum  m  h.  med.  Bonnens.  Icon, 
p,  \,  t,  1. 

C.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis,  perianthio  patente  obsolete  punctato,  labello 
ventricoso  apice  incurvo  concolore  dliato  integerrimo. 

-  Hab.  in  BraziUa ;  Nees  ab  Esenb. 

Flanta  rarissima,  in  anno  1894  in  Horto  medico  Bonnensi  sub  auspiciis 
Sinningii  hortulani  periti  floruit.  C.  lurido  vald^  similis  est,  sed  folia 
fai\jus  quadruplb  latiora  j  an  eadem  ? 

Flores  virides  immaciilati,  v.  viz  maculati,  magnitudine  C.  HookerL 

6.  Catasbtum  luridum. 

C.  foliis  oblongis  5-plicatis,  perianthio  globoso  vix  maculatOi  labello  ven* 
•icoso  concolore  apice  recto  integerrimo. 

Anflnloa  hvida.  lAmk.  te  rerkmMU.  dm  Ttrtim.  Z.  hrf*  im  Qmttm^  4m  Am  A)M(r^ 
Pmut,  Stoat.  1.  p.  889.  #.  6. 

Hab.  in  BrasiUa ;  lank. 

C.  Hookeri  simillimam)  verosimiliter  diversum  foliis  latioribus^  labeUo 
mintis  maculato  et  mintis  apice  incurvo,  nee  ad  maiginem  denticulato. 
An  idem  ac  C  tendaperhim?  diferre  videtur  labelli  marginibus  integer- 
rimis,  nee  sermlatis.  

7.  Catasbtum  cristatum.     Lindk  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  966. 

C.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  multiplicatiB,  perianthiis  explanatis,  sepalo  su- 
premo petaljbque  conniventibus,  hd)ello  fimbriato  cristatoque  ezpanso. 

Hab.  in  BraxiUa  ad  sinum  SL  Salvatoris }  O.  Don.  {v.  v.  c.) 

Flores  virides )  labeUum  album  fimbriis  davatis. 

Myanthus  esset,  si  saccus  labello  abfuit  ehrrhioue  ab  apice  columns. 


VANDBiS.  157 

XC.  MONACHANTHUS. 
Monadumthm.    LindHnBot.MUg.lWB. 

Pemnthium  eiqilanatum.  Sepala  et  petala  »qaalia»  deoratUn  versa.  La- 
bellum  posticum,  carnosum^  indivisum,  yentricosum^  sepalis  multb 
majos.  Coltunna  breris^  crassa^  mutica.  Anthera....  Pollinia •  •  •  • 
Epiphyta^  Cataseti  habitu. 

This  genus  differs  from  (Datasetum  in  the  want  of  cirrhi  upon  its  short 
cohimn,  and  in  the  expanded  perianthium^  the  five  segments  of  which  are 
tamed  all  one  way^  like  those  of  Enlophia. 

1.  MoHACHANTHirs  viridis. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  supra  arboves  in  Corcovado.  (v.  ie.  pid.  eti.^.in  h^b. 
Hooker.) 

The  fleshy  stems  are  exactly  those  of  Catasetum^  as  are  the  leaves,  exr 
cept  that  they  are  shorter.  In  the  drawing  I  have  examined,  the  flowers 
are  represented  in  pairs  from  the  i^ex  of  an  erect  scape  about  9  inches 
high :  they  are  fleshy,  and  of  a  deep  uniform  green,  with  a  labellum  that 
looks  something  like  a  hood  drawn  over  a  little  ftce  represented  by  the 
eoltimn. 


XCI.  STANHOFEA. 


gliBhopei     Mmk^4nB9i.MKM.29iS'9.(y6v.lB29.J CeritocUhis.    LindL'imLod^ 

JM,  Cab.  1414,  non  BlmniL 

Perianihinm  membranaceum,  patentissimum  v.  reflexum.  Sepala  libjera^ 
subundulata,  mole  suft  ruentia.  Petala  confbrmia  angustionu  labellum 
liberum,  anticum,  ecalcaratum,  camosum,  utrinque  oomutum  j  dimidio 
superiore  (epichilio)  convexo,  inferiore  (hypochilio)  excavato.  Co- 
himna  longissima,  petaloideo-maiginata.  Anthera  S-locularis.  Pol- 
linia 8,  elongata,  ^sa,  caudiculft  qu£n  glandula  bfloba  stipitata  brcTiore. 
— ^-Epiphyta  pseudo-bulboss.  Folia  plicata*  Scapi  radicales,  vug!* 
nati,  paudflori.    Flores  maximi  magis  miniisve  maculatL 

1.  Stanhopea  insignis.    Hooker  L  c. 

S.  labello  medio  qjjkm  maxima  constricto,  hypochilii  subrotnndi  kteribus 
oomutis  incurvis,  epichilio  ovato  medio  depresso  comubus  duobus  basebs 
incmrvis. 

BpUendmm  gnuidiflonim.    Hwmh.tt  BonfLPLmq,p.9^»t.7ff. 

Awiloa  grandillora.     Id.  n,  g.  et  sp.  pi,  1. 343*    Kuntk.  Synop$.  1. 33S.     Sprtng.  Sp9t, 

Hab.  supra  arborum  vetustarum  truncos  in  umbrosis  sylvis  prope  Cuen^ 
in  Quito;  Humb.  et  Bonpl.  (v.  v.  c.) 

Sepala  camosa,  flava,  intils  sanguineo  guttata.  Petala  undulata,  reflexa, 
mints  lutea,  sangnineo  interrupts  £uciata.  T^abellum  albidum^  atro- 
sanguineo  densS  guttatum. 

^.  Stanhopea  Bucephalus. 

8.  labello  medio  constricto,  hypochilio  cymbiformi  utrinque  carlnato  mar* 
ginibus  mutids,  metachiUo  subtus  calloso  pulvinato  marginibus  carnoso- 
petaloideis  auriculatis  carinatis  inflexis  sublobatis^  epichilio  ovato-lan« 
ceolato  basi  bicorni :  comubus  ^patuUitis  camosis  4i^vlcatis  elon^tig. 


158  VANDEiB. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  -,  Rtuz,  ei.  Potion,  (exam.  «•  tp,  in  Hart.  Lambert,) 

Folium  fere  pedale>  in  petiolnm  longom  angostatum,  membranacenm, 
paHlm  plicatum.  Flores  magnitudine  S.  oculatce.  Sepala  lateralia 
lanceolata  angusta  et  petala  undulata.  Hjrpochilium  metachilio  longins 
a  fronte  angustatum.  Epichilii  cornua  metachilio  et  hypochilio  simul 
smnptis  long^tudine  »qualia}  lamina  verosimiliter  concava  basi  an- 
gustata,  comubus  longior^  basi  squamuUl  recurvft  aucta.  Flores  duos 
apertos  et  folium  unicum  cbartse  agglutinatum  tantum  vidL 

3.  Stanhopsa  grandiflora. 

S.  labello  oblongo  non  medio  constricto,  hypochilio  pone  baain  bicorni, 
epichilio  ovato  acuto,  metachilio  dupl5  longiore  solido  plano-convexo 
anticb  trancato  tridentato,  scapo  erecto  bifloro  petalis  breriore. 

Certtochiliis  graodiflonis.    Loddigu  Bot,  Cab.  u  1414. 

Hab.  in  insula  TnmJtaiu ;  Loddiges.  (v.  v.  c.  comm,  amic.  Loddigei.) 

Flores  candidi. 

4.  Stanbopba  ebumea.     Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  1. 1589. 

5.  labello  oblongo  non  medio  constrictor  hypochilio  pone  basin  bicorni, 
epichilio  ovato-oblongo  obtuso>  metachilio  duplb  longiore  solido  plano- 
convexo  anticb  truncato  bidentato,  scapo  pendulo  bifloro  petalis  dupl6- 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  BraziM,  prope  Rio  Janeiro )  Loddiges.  fo»  v.  e.  amm,  cl.  Bateman.) 

Scapi  penduli^  biflori^  cum  ovario  4J  polL  longi.  Vaginae  laxae^  oyatie^ 
obtussj  internodis  yix  cequales.  Flores  candidL  Sepala  oblonm- 
lanceo1ata>  S^  P^^^*  ^ongBL,  H  lata.  Petala  conformia,  angustiora.  La- 
bellum  comubus  h  medio  margine  hypochilii,  metachilioque  lineis 
quibusdam  interruptis  purpureb  notatis. 

6.  Stanbopba  oculata. 

•  S.  labeUo  medio  constricto^  hypochilii  elongati  lateribus  comutis  erectis 

.  basi  bimaculatis^  epichilio  orato  acuminato  comubus  duobus  baseos  in- 
curris. 
Ccrstocbfliii  oeiktiis.    LodtL  BoU  Cmb.  u  1764. 
Hab.  hi  BraziUa,  Loddiges.  (v.  v.  c.) 

•  Floves  Mdlid^  lutescentes,  maculis  plurimis  sanguineis  ocellatis  oonspersi. 

Labdlum  hypochilio  vitellino,  utrinque  macullL  atropurpurell  ovali  magnll 
notatum. 


XCII.  QONGORA. 

Oongora.    Ft  Pentv.  Prodr,  117.  /.  25. 


Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  lateralia  libera  divaricata  *,  supremum 
cum  dorso  columns  connatum.  Petala  minora,  columns  medio  adnata. 
Labellum  cum  basi  columns  continuum^  liberum>  unguiculatum,  hypo- 
chilio explanato  utrinque  cornuto,  epichilio  verticali  ancipiti  (&ciebus 
oppositis  complicates  connatis)  acuminato.  Columna  longissima,  arcu- 
ata,  davata,  marginata.  Anthera  subbilocularis.  Pollinia  2,  linearia, 
in  caudiculam  cuneatam  sessilia.- — Herbs  epiphyts  pseudobulboss. 
Folia  plicata.    Racemi  longlssimi,  flexuosi,  multiflori. 


VANDBJS.  159 

1.  GoNOOBA  atropurpurea.    Hooker  Exoi.  FLU  178. 

Q.  foliis  muldplicatis,  sepalis  e  lata  basi  acuminalif,  hypochilio  sub-4-cor- 
nuto  denticulis  inteijectis. 

Hab.  in  insula  TrmUatis ;  Hooker. 

Pteodobulbi  costati.     Racemi  bipedales.     Flores  atropurpurei,  immaculati. 

8.  GoNGORA  quinquenervis.     Fl.  Peruo.  Syst,  287. 

G.  foliis  5-plicatis  lanceolatis^  sepalis  concavis  basi  angustatis,  hypochilio 
bicorni  dorso  calloso. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Pozuzo  supra  arbores;  Ruiz  et  Pavon.     Floret  Augusto. 
Septembre  et  Octobre. 

Flores  luteo-parpnrascentes ;  ex  Fl,  Per. 


XCm.  CORYANTHES. 

Coryanthes.    Hooker.  Bot.  Mag.  3102. 


Perianthium  patentissimum.  Sepala  dilatata,  flexuosa,  conduplicata ;  late- 
raiibus  maximis,  basi  distinctis.  Petala  multd  minora  erecta*  Label- 
lam  unguiculatum^  maximum^  galeatum,  cum  basi  columns  continuum  > 
nuUo  modo  articulatum^  tridentatum^  in  medio  unguis  appendice  pocu- 
liformi  circumdatum.  Columna  teres>  basi  bicomis^  elongata,  apice  re- 
curva,  bialata.  Stigma  rima  transversa.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia 
2^  compressa,  posti^  sulcata^  caudicuUl  lineari  arcuatll^  glandulll  lunat& 
apicibus  approximato-recurvis. —Herbs  epiphyte,  pseudobulbosee. 
Folia  striata.     Racemi  penduli.    Flores  maximi. 

1.  CoRTANTBss  spcclosa.     HoolceT  I,  c. 

C.  fbliis  angust^  lanceolatis,  scapis  erectis  bifloris,  labello  unicolore* 

Gongora  speciofs.    Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  /.  2765. 

Hab.  in  BraxiUa  prssertim  supra  arbores  in  collem  Victoria  dictum  prope 
sinum  Si.  Salvatoris,  ubi  csespites  latos  efficit.  (v.  v.  c.  comm^  eel. 
Hcarison.) 

Flores  odorem  subingpratum  spirant. 

The  two  horns  at  the  base  of  the  column  secrete  from  their  points  a 
great  quantity  of  honey,  which  is  caught  in  the  cup-like  appendage  of  the 
fip.  Mr.  Harrison  informs  me  that  the  sepals  when  newly  expanded  open 
out  flat  like  a  bat's  wing,  and  that  they  are  approaching  the  period  of 
withering  when  in  the  state  represented  in  Dr.  Hooker's  plate. 

8.  CoBYANTHBS  maculata.     Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  t.  3109. 

C.  foliis  lato-lonceolatis,  scapis  nutantibus  multifloris,  labello  intiis  purpu- 
reo-maculato. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Demerara,  supra  arbores  3  Parker. 

Scapi  floribus  5  maximis  onusti  et  decurvi. 

3.  C0RTANTHB8  macrantha.    Hooker  L  c. 

C.  foliis  ...•,  scapis.. ..,  labello  basi  utrinque  quatfer  plicato :  plicis 
deflexis. 

Jan.  1833.  y 


160  VANDBiE. 

OoDgora  mACrantha .    Hoohtr  \n  Bot,  MiictU.  U  80. 

Hab.  ID  Caraccii'y  Lockhart. 

Flores  mazimi  generis.    Columna  bad  utrinque  auriculata. 


XCIV.  ANGULOA. 

Angnloa.    Fi,  Peruv.  Prodr,  1 18.  t.  26. 

Perianthium  clausum^  globosum.  Sepala  et  petala  libera>  concava^  subee* 
qualia.  Labellum  long^  unguiculatum,  cucuUatUDi^  bilobum^  lacinuUt 
intermedial  reflex^t.  Columna  semiteres^  clavata,  apice  bicornis.  An- 
thera  rostrata.  PoUinia  3,  caudicuKL  lanceolat£l,  (bifidll?)  glandule 
parvll  ovali.— Herba  pseudobulbosa.     Folia  plicata.     Scapi  uniflori. 

Character  ex  Fl.  Peruvian^. 

1.  Anouloa  uniflora.     Fl,  Penw.  Syst,  p,  2^8, 

A.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  ancipitibus,  foliis  lanceolatis  7-nervibuB  plicatis,  scapis 
unifloris.*' 

Hab.  in  Mtr&i  et  Chmcao  mncationibus,  vemacul^  Carpales  dictis,  et  pro- 
fits^ in  Tttrtme  nemoribus  ad  Huayahal,  Chanchamayo  et  Siusa  tractus ; 
floret  Augusto  et  Septembre  5  Ruiz  et  P&von. 

2,  Anguloa  superba.  Humb.  et  Kunth,  N,  G.  et  Sp,  PL  1.  343.  t.  93, 
Kunth.  Synops.  1.  332. 

A.  ''  foliis  8ubtrinervii8>  pedunculis  multifloris^  calycibus  clausis.'* 

Periquito  HUpanorum, 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  temperatis  Provincise  Tumbezensis,  juxta  Zaruma 
Peruvianorum,  et  pagum  Catacocha ;  colitur  in  hortis  Loxensibus^  alt. 
1050  hexap. ;  floret  Julio  j  Humboldt  et  Bonpl. 

Odorero  dulcem^  nee  tamen  suavem  spirat.  Pseudobulbi  oblongi,  striato- 
co8tati>  monophylli.  Folia  petiolata,  obloDgo-lanceolata>  acuminata,- 
imdulata,  10-poll.  longa.  Scapus  pauciflorus,  folio  brevior.  Perian- 
thium subglobosum^  foliolis  coriaceo-carnosis^  rubris,  maculis  purpureis 
variegatis.  Labellum  posticum^  infern^  angustatum^  supern^  trilobum, 
purpureo-maculatum,  medio  zonll  transversali  alb^L  notatum,  tuberculis- 
que  2  alseformibus  instructum  :  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio 
emarginato  latioribus.  Columna  subalata>  carnosa^  brevis^  nivea,  basi 
margine  punctis  raris  picta.     Ex  Kunth, 


XCV.  PERISTERIA. 

Peristeria.     Hooker  Bot,  Ma^,  3116. 

Perianthium  globosum.  Sepala  basi  subconnata,  concava,  basi  labello 
connata.  Petala  conformia^  paulb  minora.  Labellum  erectum  medio 
articulatum  ;  dimidio  superiore  obovato  truncato  medio  pulvinato  infe- 
riore  bilobo  column^  continuo.  Columna  erecta,  semiteres^  basi  mag- 
nk  dilatatft.     Anthera  ecristata,  bilocularis.     Pollinia  Q,  postic^  flssa« 

glandul/^   sessili   nud4  rostelluni   involvente. Herba   subterrestris, 

pseudobulbosa.    Folia  plura,  plicata.     Sci^ii  vaginati^  radicales,  multi- 
flori«    Flores  speciosi. 


1.  Fbristbbu  elata.    Hooker  L  c, 

Hab.  in  Panama,  ubi  veroacul^  appellatur  £/  Spirito  Santo,  (v.  v.  r.  comm. 
eel,  Harrison,) 

Pseudobiilbus  ovatus,  ovi  cygnei  magnitudine,  folia  3-5  gerens,  2-3-pe« 
dalia,€  poll,  lata,  lanceolata^  acuta,  plicata.  Scapus  4-pedalis,  multi- 
floras.  Flores  albidi^globosi,  odorem  subaromaticuna  debilem  spirantes. 
Labellum  cum  columoa  continuum  nee  articulatum,  tripartitum,  lobo 
medio  (epicbilio)  cum  infcriore  elastic^  articulato,  caraoso,  convexo, 
purpureo-punctato,  apiculato,  bicorni ',  cornubus  tenuibus  planis  obtusis 
porrectis  subdenticulatis  j  lobi  laterales  in  medio  tuberculo  depresso, 
angulato>  acuto,  augentur. 


XCVI.  EUCNEMIS. 

Sepalum  supremum  cum  petalis  parallelum  galeam  referens ;  lateralia  la- 
bello  indiviso  inappendiculato  supposita,  cum  pede  partim  producto 
columuse  coonata.     Columna  alato-marginata.     PoUinia  4,  coUateralia 

(oo  oo),  per  paria  connata,  caudiculll  lioeari,  glandule  parvlU Folia 

plicata,  membranacea,  ex  ochrea  infundibulari  exserta.     Scapus  termi- 
nalia^  distanter  vaginatus,  multiflorus,     Flores  bilabiati. 

1.  EucNBMis  brevilabris. 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  Ruiz  et  Pavon,  {exam,  «.  sp,  in  herb,  Lambert,) 

Folia  oblongo-lanceolata,  basi  vald^  angiistata,  plicata.  Scapus  foliis 
longior.  Bracten  oblongs,  acutae,  ovario  longiores.  Alabastri  acinaci- 
formes,  obtusissimi.  Labellum  ovatum  planum,  membranaceum,  indi- 
visum. 


XCVII.  CYMBIDIUM. 

Cjrmbidiiim.    Swartz.  Nov,  Act,  Up*.  6.  70.— -Caniaridium.    Lindl.  m  Bot.  Reg,  t,  844. 

Periantbium  explanatum,  petalis  sepalisque  subaequalibus  liberis.  Label- 
lum  sessile,  liberum,  ecalcaratum,  concavum,  cum  basi  columns  nunc 
articulatum,  nunc  leviter  connatum,  indi visum  v.  trilobum.  Columna 
erecta,  semiteres.  Anthera  biloculaiis.  PoUinia  2,  sspius  posticb  bi- 
loba,  in  glandulam  subtriangularem  subsessilia. 

C3fmbidium,  as  understood  in  this  work,  is  no  doubt  made  up  of  several 
Very  different  genera,  the  characters  of  which,  from  want  of  sufficient  in- 
formation and  the  knowledge  of  a  greater  number  of  species,  cannot  be 
positively  made  out.  I  presume  each  section  will  be  hereafter  recognised 
as  distinct,  for  which  reason  I  have  given  ihem  names  which  may  be  re- 
tained either  as  generic  or  sectional. 

The  first,  or  the  Eucymbidia,  are  the  genuine  species,  all  of  which  have 

two  lamellse  more  or  less  distinctly  shewn  upon  the  lip Camaridium 

might  perhaps  have  been  safely  continued  separate. Bolbidium  is  very 

near  Maxillaria. Angidium  is  altogether  distinct,  but  I  am   not  sure 

that  I  have  made  out  its  characters  rig,I)tly. 

i  1.  Acanlin,  ebalbia,  foliis  snpiiis  ensiformibus,  floribus  galeatis,  labello  lamelU  doplici. 

(EUCYMBIDIUM.) 

^  2.  Caulescentia,  ebulbia.  (Pseudo-Vakda.) 

\  3.  Caulescentia,  axillis  pseudobalbiferis,  floribas  no^  galeatis.  (Camaridiu.m.) 

^  4.  Rhizoma  repens,  psendobalbos  1-2-phyllos  gerens.  (Bolbidium.) 

\  5.  Acaalia,  taberosa,  foliis  plicatis,  columni  alata,  labello  indiviso  nndo.   (Angioium.) 

t  Spcciw  dubiae. 


162  VAKDE^. 

§  I.  JcauUa,  ebullria,folus  SitpiHi  entiformibus,Jlorihus  gateoHs,  labelio  lamettd 

dupUcL    (EUCTMBIDIUM.) 

1.  Ctmbidium  sinense.    WiUd.  Sp,  PL  4.  111. 

C.  foliis  lanceolato-ensiformibus  subcarnosis  striatis,  scapis  erectis  multi- 

fLona,  bracteis  ovario  subaequalibus^  sepalis  petaliaque  obloDgo-lanceo- 

latis  (vix  striatisj  labelio  oblongo  obtuso  indiviso  revoluto :  lamellis 

arcuatis  apice  cHlatatis  conniventibus. 

Epidendnim  Binense.    ^ndr.  Bot,  Bep,  3.  /.  216.    Boi,  Mag,  888. 
C.  fragrans.    SalUb,  in  Hort,  Trans,  1.261. 

Hab.  in  China,    (v.  v,  c.) 

Flores  fusco-purpurei  odoratissimi,  labelio  luteo-viridi  maculato. 

Adest  specie!  alter ius  icon  in  Bibl.  Hort.  Soc.  Lond.  {C,  floribundim,)  a  C. 
sinense  divers®  floribus  numerosissimis  minoribus^  sepalis  obtusis^  la- 
belio trilobo  sanguineo  medio  luteo. 

2.  Cymbidium  ensifolium.     Stoartz.  Nov.  Act,  Ups,  6.77. 

C.  foliis  ensiformibus  striatis  acutis,  scapis  erectis  multifloris,  bracteis 
ovnrio  dupl5  brevioribus>  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  acutis,  la- 
belio indiviso  planiusculo  oblongo  obtuso  revoluto  :  lamellis  arcuatis  in- 
con  spicuis  continuis. 

Epidendnim  ensifolium.    Linn,  Sp.  PL  1352.    Smith  SpiciUg,  Bot,  22.  /.  24. 
Limodonim  ensatum.     Thunb,  Jap.  29.     Banks,  Ic,  Kttmpf.  U  3. 
C.  ensifolium.     WiUd,  Sp,  Pi,  4, 1 12.     Bot,  Mmg,  1751. 

Hab.  in  China,  (».  v.  c.) 

Flores  viridi-lutei  venis  purpureis  striati.     Labellum  maculatum. 

3.  CvMDiDiuH  xiphiifolium.     Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  t.  529. 

C.  foliis  lineari-ensiformibus  cartilagineo-serrulatis  striatis  acutis,  scapis 
erectis  4-5'floris,  bracteis  inferioribus  acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus 
superioribus  majoribus,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  acutis  uni- 
coloribus>  labelio  indiviso  cucullato  revoluto  obtuso  inttis  bicalcarato. 

Hab.  in  China  5  Hort.  (hab,  8,  c,  et  v.  v,) 

Flores  pallidi  virides  unicolores. 

4.  Cymbidium  hsematodes. 

C.  foliis  lineari-ensatis  3  costatis^  scapo  erecto  multifloro,  bracteis  lanceo- 
latis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  lineari-oblongis  acutis,  petalis 
lanceolatis  undulatis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  obsoletis  inter- 
medio  ovato  uudulato  acutiusculo  :  lamellis  arcuatis  integris. 

Ha!),  in  Zeylona,  in  locis  humidis  umbrosis  sylvarum,  floreus  Julio,  Ma- 
crae} (hab,  s,  sp,  et  v.  ic.  pict,) 

Racemus  6-7  -florus.  Sepala  et  petala  albida,  venis  roseis  lineata.  Label- 
lum album  maculis  parvis  sanguineis  circa  ora  guttatum.  Columna 
lutca. 

5.  Cymbidium  macrorhizon. 

C.  foliis. •••,  rhizomate  repente  subterraneo  articulato,  scapo  ascendente 
laxfe  vaginato,  racemo  stricto  laxo  paucifloro,  sepalis  lineari-oblongis, 
petalis  latioribus  acutioribus,  labelli  trilobi  concavi  lobis  lateralibus  ro- 
tundatis intermedio  elongato  obtuso  convexo  revoluto :  lamellis  arcua- 
tis apice  dilatatis  conniventibus. 

Hab.  prope  viam  in  Cashmere  circa  gradum  31  lat.  bor.  in  vallibus  sole 
fervido  calentibus,  Royle.  (exam,  s,  sp,  in  herb,  Royle,) 

Verosimiliter  nphyllum.  V^aginae  et  bracteae  inferiores  ventricosae,  acutae. 
Sepala  lineas  10  longu. 


VANDEJfi.  163 

6.  CvMBtDnm  oyperiiblium.     ffdll.  Cat.  no,  7353. 

C.  foliis  lineari-eDsiformibus  acutis  striatis  tricostatis  scapis  strictis  long!- 
oiibus,  bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  oyariis  longioribus^  sepalis  petalis- 
que  lineari-oblongis  acutis  striatis*  labelli  3-lobi  canaliculati  lobis  late- 
ral ibus  acutis  intermedio  ovato  refracto:  lamellis  subparallelis  continuis. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  fVallich.  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Mus,  Angl.  Ind,  et  v.  to.  pict,) 

Sepala  et  petala  1^  poll,  longa,  viridia,  basi  purpurascentia.  Labellum 
pallid^  viride,  laming  bis  quaterve  purpureo-maculatll,  hypochilio  venis 
purpureis  confluentibus  marginato. 

7.  Cymbidium  longifolium.     Don,  Prodr,  Nep.  36.     Wall,  Cat,  no,  7356. 

C.  foliis  lineari-ensiformibus  striatis  acutis,  scapo  erecto  nutante  multi- 
floro,  bracteis  miimtis^  sepalis  lineari-oblongis  petalisque  lineari-spatu- 
latis  Mcatis  acutis  striatis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  brevibus 
acutis  intermedio  ovato  acuto  subcordato  :  lamellis  parallelis  continuis 
integerrimis. 

Limodomm  angustifoUani,    Hamili,  ic,  penes  Dom.  Bauer, 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Kamaon  ;  fVallich,  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl  Ind,  et  v,  ic^ 
plct,) 

Sepala  et  petala  1^  poll,  longa,  viridia,  sanguineo-striata.  Labellum  cum 
pede  columns  connatum,  flavum,  venis  maculisque  quibusdam  sanguin- 
eis  notatum. 

8.  Ctmbioium  giganteum.     fValL  Cat,  no,  7355. 

C.  foliis  ensiformibus  striatis  acutis  racemo  cemuo  multifloro  longioribus, 
bracteis  minutis,  sepalis  oblongis  petalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis, 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  parvis  acutis  basi  pubescentibus  inter- 
medio multb  majore  ovato  acuto  undulato  medio  barbato :  lamellis  arcu- 
atis  apice  connatis  pilosis. 

Limodomm  longifolium.     Hamilt,  ic,  penes  Dom*  Bauer, 
?  Cyrab.  iridioides.    Don.  Prodr,  36.       ' 

Hab.  ill  NapaUa ;  Wallich  (hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind,  et  v,  ic.  pict,) 

Scnpus  1^  pedalis,  nutans,  vaginis  inflatis  acuminatis.  Flores  fiisco-pur- 
purei,  ochroleuco  marginati.  Sepala  ^  poll,  longa,  ^  lata.  Labellum 
cum  basi  columnse  connatum,  ochroleucum,  fusco-purpureo  venosum 
et  maculatum,  ciliatum.  Capsula  4  poll,  longa^  6-co8tata,  ovalis. 
Racemi  post  antbesin  erccti. 

Obs.  Antbera  non  cum  columna  articulata,  sed  a  facie  ad  dorsum  usque 
omninb  coutinua ;  reverk  est  mera  cavitas  apicis  columnee. 

9.  Cymbidium  elegans.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7354. 

C.  foliis  lineari-ensifurmibus  acutis  striatis  racemo  (densissimo)  oblongo 
nutante  longioribus,  bracteis  brevibus  squamiformibus^  floribus  cylin- 
draceis,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  obtusiusculis,  labelli  cuneati 
canaliculati  apice  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  recto  acuto 
pariim  longiore :  lamellis  connatis  basi  abrupt^  discretis. 

Xiimodorum  cyperi folium*     HamiU,  ic,  penes  Zhtm.  Bauer, 

Hab.  in  Napalia  j  fVallich.  {hab,  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl,  Ind,  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Hacemus  aliquando  8  poll,  longus^  3^  p.  latus,  oblongus^    nunc  multb 


164  VANDEiB. 

minor,  10-floni8.  Vaginn  scapi  inflata,  acuminatce,  iaternodiis  longi- 
ores.  Flores  viridi-lutei.  Labellum  intiis  sangaineo-puoctatum.  Pol- 
linia  pyriformia^  postic^  fissa^  basi  discreta. 

10.  Ctmbidium  lancifbliuiD.     Hooker  Exot,  P7.  <.  51. 

C.  foliis  radicalibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  scapis  erectia  paucifloria 
longioribus,  bracteis  ovario  3pl5  brevioribus,  labello  3-lobo  apice  ro» 
curvo  line^  medid,  elevatH  sulcatll,  caulibus  fusiformibus  carnosU. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa^  Wallich.  (hab,  $,  sp,  e  Mus,  AngL  Ind.  et  v,  ic,  pict,) 

Sepala  Candida;  petala  Candida  medio  rosea;  labellum  candidum  sang^i- 
neo-maculatum>  lobo  medio  acuto.  Labelli  fabricam  non  videre  conti* 
git;  Icon  Wallichiana  indicat  duas  lamellas  contiguas. 

11.  Ctmbidium  suave.     Brown  Prodr,  3S1. 

C*  '*  foliis  elongato«linearibu8  carinatis,  scapis  axillaribus  basi  bracteis 
imbricatis,  racemis  multifloris,  perianthio  patenti  foliolis  obtuaisj  label- 
lo ecarinato  indiviso.** 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia,  prope  Portum  Jackson ;  R.  Brown. 

12.  Ctmbidium  canaliculatuni.     Broum  Prodr,  331. 

C.  *'  foliis  elongatis  linearibus  alt^  carinatis  rigidis,  scapis  axillaribui  bisi 
bracteis  imbricatis,  racemis  multifloris,  perianthio  patenti  foliolis  aeutis, 
labello  intds  bicarinato  :  apice  trilobo.** 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  tropica ;  R.  Brown. 

13.  Ctmbidium  Finlaysonianum.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7358. 

C.  foliis  ••••^scapo  gracillimo  (pendulo  ?)  flexuoso  multifloro,  bracteis 
brevissimis  squamierormibus,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  obtu- 
sis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  oblongo  undulato 
obtuso  recurvo :  lamellis  ultra  medium  interruptis :  dimidiis  superioribus 
calcaratis. 

Hab.  in  Cochinchina,  ad  sinum  Turon,  Finlayson,  {hab.  s.  sp,  sinefofOs  e 
Mus,  AngL  Ind,) 

Sepala  l*^  poQ.  longa. 

14.  Ctmbidium  bicolor. 

C.  foliis  ensiformibus  carnosis  obliqu^  obtusis,  racemis  pendulis  roulti- 
floris,  bracteis  minutis,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-obiongis  acutiusculis, 
labelli  trilobi  saccati  lobis  lateralibus  intermedioque  ovato  acutis :  la- 
mellis sigmoideis  clavatis  medio  interruptis  basi  callosis. 

C.  aloifoliam.     Blume  B\jdr,  t,  19.  non  Swart z, 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  Macrae ;  etiam  in  Java,  ad  radicem  montis  Salak,  Blume, 
(hab,  s,  sp,  et  V,  ic,  pict,) 

Sepala  et  petala  purpurea,  viridi  pallido  limbata.  Labellum  apice  revolu- 
turn,  psdlidb  viride,  intra  apicem  purpureum,  exttis  ad  sinus  bimacu- 
latum. 

Nearly  related  to  C.  aloifolium,  but  certainly  distinct  in  its  saccate  la- 
bellum, the  lamellie  of  which  are  curved  like  an  S,  clavate  at  the  apex, 
interrupted  in  the  middle,  thicker  in  the  lower  half,  and  having  a  callus 
at  their  base.     The  flowers  are  smaller,  and  very  differently  coloured. 


VANDBiB.  165 

15.  Ctmbioium  aloifc^uin.     Swartz.  Nov.  Jet.  Ups.  6. 73. 

C.  foliis  ensiformibus  coHaceis  obliqu^  obtusis^  racemis  pendalia  multi- 
floris^  bracteis  minutis^  petalis  sepalisque  lanceolatis  obtusiusculis^  la- 
belli  revoluti  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  oblongo  obtuso  :  lamel- 
lis  interruptis  clavatis  postic^  arcuatis. 

Kansyram-mararanu    Rheede  Mai,  12.  t,  8. 
Epidendium  aloifoliam.    Liim,  Sp,  PL  1350. 
Aeridefl  Boraasi.    Smith  /  in  Ree$  Cyci,  tuppL 

Hab.  supra  arbores  per  omnem  continentem  InduB  orientalis,  in  insulis 
▼crosimiliter  ignotum  j  floret  April! ;  Roxburgh^  Buchanan.  («.  v,  c.  et  s. 
jp.) 

Sepala  paten tia ;  petala  circa  columnam  suberecta.  Labellum  cucullatum^ 
S-lobum^  integerrimunij  basi  saccatum,  disco  duobus  paribus  callorum, 
uno  pare  in  medio  clavato  altero  versus  basin  arcuato.  Columna  semi- 
teres,  erecta,  libera^  stigmate  concavo  elliptico  transverso.  Anthera 
terminalis,  opercularis,  1-locularis,  non  cristata,  decidua.  Pollinia  2, 
sessilia  in  glandulam  stigma  relinquentem^  trigona,  poetic^  lobulo 
aucta. 

16.  Ctmbidium  Wallichii. 

C.  foliis  latis  ensiformibus  apice  obliqu^  retusb  emarginatis^  racemis  lon- 
gissimis  pendulis  multifloris,  bracteis  minutis^  sepalis  petalisquelineari- 
oblongis  acutis  intermedio  lineari- oblongo  :  lameUis  continuis  parallelis. 

C.  aloifoliam.     WdlL  Cat.  no,  7352. 

Hab.  in  Cochinchina,  Ftnlaysoti}  in  Penang,  Porter;  ad  ripas  fluminis  JUran, 
WalUch,  (hab,  s  sp.  e  Museo  Angl,  Ind,) 

17-  Ctmbidium  pendulum.     Svoartz,  Nov,  Jet,  Ups.  6.73.     WiUd,no.  30. 

C.  foliis  ensiformibus  coriaceis  obliqu^  obtusis,  racemis  pendulis  multi- 
floris,  bracteis  minutis^  petalis  sepalisque  lineari-oblongis  obtusis,  label- 
li  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  o?ato  acuto :  lamellis  con- 
tinuis approximutis  apice  confluentibus. 

Epidendrum  pendulam.    Roxh,  Corom,  1. 35.  /.  44. 
C.  crastifoliam.     Wall.  Cat.  no.  7357. 

Hab.  in  arbores  in  provincia  S'dhei,  Roxburgh ;  etiam  ad  Noakote,  florens 
Maio,  WalUch.  {hab.  $.  sp.  et  v.  ic.  pict,) 

Racemus  2-pedalis.  Flores  straminei,  venis  sanguineis  lineati.  Folia  1  i* 
3-pedalin.  An  idem  ?  C.  pendulum^  Blume  B^dr,  "  foliis  lato-line- 
aribus  basi  canaliculars  rigidis  apice  obliqu^  retusis^  spick  longissi- 
mk  penduU,  labello  intus  carinato."  Hab.  ad  marginem  fluminis  Tjapus, 
in  montanis  Salak  Javag  cui  sepala  lineari-oblonga  acuminata  margine 
revoluta^  flavescentia,  basi  sordid^  purpurascentia. 

18.  Ctmbidium  limbatum.     Hooker  in  Herb. 

C.  foliis  oblongis  coriaceis  planis^  racemis  (pendulis  ?)  multifloris,  bracteis 
minutis^  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis^  labelli  trilobi  canaliculuti 
lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  lineari  obtuso^  loco  lamellarum  callis 
duobus  sub  sinubus  squamisque  2  obliquis  carnosis  pone  basin  labelli. 

Hab.  in  insula  TrinitatU :  Shepherd,  {exam.  8.  sp,  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

19.  i  Cymbidivm  violaceum.     Humb,  tt  KutUh.  N.  G,  et  Sp,  1.341. 

C.  "  foliis  disticbis  obloiigo-ellipticis  obtusis  canaliculatis  intern^  macula* 


1^6  VANDBiB. 

t!s,  pedunculo  paucifloro^  calycis  foliolis  exterioribus  lanceolato-oblon- 
gi8 :  duobus  interiortbus  subcrenulatis,  labello  trilobo  :  lobo  intermedio 
subrotundo  exnarginalo  crenulato  intern^  ruguloso-venoBO.*' 

Hab.  in  sylvis  Orinocennbus  prope  Cataractas  Atureruium,  et  San  Fernando 
de  Atabapo,  florens  Maio :  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Epipbyta.  Folia  coriacea  vix  3-pol1.,  pollice  latiora,  basi  vaginantia. 
Vaginae  inferiores  aphyllae,  apice  acuminaUe^  1^-2-poll.  Scopus  sub* 
8-poll.  usque  supra  medium  vaginis  vestitus^  flores  violacei,  patentis* 
simi.  Sepala  acuta^  crassiuscula,  2-pollicaria.  Petala  utrinque  acuta 
exterioribus  paul6  longiora.  Labellum  basin  versus  flavum.  Pollinia 
ignota.     Ex  Kunlh. 

SO.  Ctmbioium  flabellifornie.    Swartz.  Nov.  Jet.  Up$.  6. 73. 

C.  **  acaule^  compressum,  foliis  basi  attenuatis  carinatis  supem^  plania 
ovato-lanceolatis  nervosis,  scapis  abbreviatis  unifloris.  Swartx.  Ft  Ind. 
Occ.  3.1471. 

Epidendr.  flabelliforme.    Swart e.  Prodr.  123. 

Hab.  rarius  in  arboribus  montium  Janunca ;  Swartz. 

Folia  omnia  radicalia  in  formam  flabelli  disposita ;  media  plusquam  pedalia. 
Scapi  radicales  foliis  multo  breriores.  Bractese  %  spathacese,  ovatae, 
acute,  sub  flore  breviter  pedicellato  magno,  Sepala  et  petala  undulata, 
subsequalia^  poUicaria,  ovato-lanceolata,  lineato-venosa,  concava,  alba. 
Labellum  conforme,  patens,  ante  columnam  bicarinatum,  margiiiibus 
ad  basin  erectis^  undulatis ;  apice  planiusculum  acutum.    Ex  Swartx. 

21.  Ctmbididm  aculeatum.     Swartz.  in  Schrad.  Diar.  1799-225. 

C.  foliis  linearibus  patentibus  scapo  erecto  flexuoso  brevioribus,  racemo 
denso  paucifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  conniventibus  oblongis  obtusis^  la- 
belli  obovati  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  oblongo  recto 
rotundato :  lamelUs  basi  integris  apice  aculeatis. 

Satyrinm  aculeatum.     Linn,  SuppL  402. 

Serapias  acaleota.     T%unb,  Prodr.  3. 

C.  aculeatum.     Tkunb,  Fl.  Cap.  71.     Wi!ld.  Sp.  PI.  4.  108. 

Eulophia  acaleata.    Spreng.  Syt,  3.  720. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Sp.,  in  summo  Ta£Pelberg,  in  planitiem  froutis,  Tbunberg. 
(hab.  8.  sp.  comm.  vel.  Lehmann.) 

Flores  parvij  flavi ;  labelli  laminae  albae  purpureaeque. 

22.  Ctmbidium  tabulare.     Swartz  in  Schrad.  Diar.  1799-224. 

C.  folio  linear!  solitario,  scapo  flexuoso  striato,  floribus  5  cernuis^  sepalis 
ovatis  obtusis  concavis  erectis,  petalis  conformibus  patentibus,  labello 
breviore  convoluto  concavo  obtusissimo  tripartito  :  lobis  ovatis  integris 
intermedio  concavo  breviore  exciso. 

Satyrinm  tabulare.    Linn,  Suppl.  402. 

Serapias  tabularis.     Thunb.  Prodr.  3. 

C.  tabulare.     mild.  Sp.  PI.  4. 108.     7'kunb.  Fl.  Cap.  70. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Sp.,  in  planitiem  montis  tabularis  prope  frontem,  Thun- 
berg. 

Flores  virescentes.  Labellum  totum  flavum.  Scapus  vix  pedalis.  Folium 
digitale. 


VANDBiE.  167 

^3.  Ctmbioium  flabellatuiD. 

C.  foliis  lineari-loratis  disticbis  flabellatis  scapo  loQgioribus^  racemo  pau- 
cifloro,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  petalis  erectis  brevioribus^  labelli  lobis 
lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  crispo  trilobo :  lobo  termioali  emarginato. 

limodomm  flabellatnm.     Tkouars  Orck»  Afr.  t.  39. 40. 

Hab.  in  Madagcucaria ;  Thouars. 

Folia  2  pedalia.     Mores  purpureo-lutei. 

24.  Ctm BiDiUM  subulatum.  Swartz,  N,  Act,  Ups.  6. 73* 

C.  "  acaule>  foliis  subulatis  sulcatis^  raceinis  radicalibiis.**  Swartz*  Fl.  Ind, 

Occ,  S.  1473. 
Eptdendmm  Babalatam.    Id.  Prodr,  123. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  sylvis  Jamcdca  interioris;  Swartz. 

Folia  subpedalia^  carnosa^  parum  recurvata.  Racemi  radicales  1-2-polli- 
cares^  4-6-flori,  laxi.  Petala  et  sepala  lato-lineariaj  subpatentia.  Label- 
lum  ovatuiDj  acutum^  concavum>  petalorum  magnitudine.  Ex  Swarlz, 

§.  Caulescentia,  ebulbia.    (Psbudo-Vaxda.) 

S5.  Cymbidium  tenuifolium.   Willd.  no.  39. 

C.  foliis  teretibiis>  umbellis  subsessilibus^  sepalis  linearibus  obtusis  paten- 
tibus  sub  apice  mucronatis^  petalis  longioribus,  labello  oblongo  concavo 
disco  tricalloso  basi  auriculato  apice  membranaceo  bilobo. 

TBieroa-mau-maraTara.    Rheede  12.  /.  5. 
Epidendr.  tenuifolium.    lAnn,  Sp.  1348. 

Hab.  in  Malabaria,  Rheede;  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores  ad  Peradeniam, 
Macrae,  {hab.  s.gp.  et  v.  icpict.) 

Sepala  luteo-viridia,  basi  leviter  connata,  labello  breyiora.  Petala  ejusdem 
colons.  Labellum  pallid^  viride,  purpureo  pictum,  facie  OphrydU  cujus- 
dam.  Columna  parva>  libera^  quadrata ;  stigmate  totam  faciem  occu- 
pante.  PoUinia  2,  solida,  leviter  hinc  excavata ;  caudicul^  latil  elastidl ; 
glandullL  latft. 

26.  Ctmbidium  triste.     Willd.  Sp,  PL  4.99. 

€.  foliis  teretibuSj  umbellis  subsessilibus^  sepalis  petalisque  conniventibus 

camosis  oblongis  cymbiformibus^  labello  oblongo  sepalis  duplo  latiore. 

Epidendmm  teres.    Tkunb. 
Epidendruni  triste.    Font.  Prodr.  n.  314. 
Luisia  teretifolia.     Gaudich.  Voy.  427.  /.  37. 
Vanda  ?  tricborbiza.     Hooker  Exot.  Fl.  72. 

Hab.  in.  Nova  Caledonia,  Forster ;  insulis  Marianis,  Gaudichaud ;  Japoniat 

Thunberg ;  ad  Noakote  NapaUa,  fVallich ;  Zeylona,  Macrae ;  (fiab.  s.  sp. 

et  V.  ic.  pict.) 

Columna  brevis  semiteres,  carnosa.  Anthera  1-locularis,  mucronulata. 
Poll.  ^,  globosa,  cava,  caudicuKL  brevi  deltoidell,  glandul4  oblongft.  £x- 
emplaria  vemiibus  destructa  tanttim  vidi. 

Caulis  simplex,  palmaris,  vaginis  sulcatis  foliorum  obtectus.  Folia  teretia, 
6-7'Uncias  longa,  arcuata.  Spicse  laterales,  breves,  rigid®,  multiflorse. 
BractesB  rotundats,  nanse.  Perianthium  connivens.  Sepala  ovata,  obtusa. 
Petala  conformia,  paul6  minora.  Labellum  saccato-concavum,  libenim, 
oblong^m,  trilobum ;  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis,  intermedio  rotundato 
transverso.  Columna  brevis.  Anthera  subrotunda,  ecristata.  PoUinia 
S,  obovata,  caudiculll  obovatH,  rostello  longo  hamato.  Ex  Gaudich* 
Jan.  1833.  x 


168  VANDEA. 

§.  3.  Caukscentia,axiUispseudolmWiferu,Jioribuin<mgaleaii$n  (Camabioiuu.) 

27.  Cymbidium  vestitxun.     Swartz,  N.  Jet,  Ups,  6.70. 

C. ''  caule  dichotomo  vaginis  undique  imbricato  apice  axillisque  bulbifero^ 

bulbis  1-phyllis,  floribus  coofertis  e  vaginls  caulis.'*     Swartz.  Fl.  Ind. 

Occ.  3. 1448. 

Camaridium  parpureum.    Spreng.  Sytt.  3. 735. 
Epidendrum  yestitum.    Swartz,  Prodr,  124. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  Jamaica  temperatiorii,  nee  non  ad  latere  mpium ; 
Swartz. 

Folium  sessile^  lato-lanceolatum,  submembranaceum,  integrum^  rigidum. 
Floras  minuti^  purpurei.  Sepala  et  petala  subaequalia :  haec  paul5  an- 
gustiora^  ovato-lanceolata,  concava^  subpatentia.  Labellum  petalis  dU 
midio  minus>  deltoideum,  infern^  angustius>  convexum,  callo  bifido  co- 
lumose  basi  approximatum^  medio  concavum,  subreflexum,  angulis 
marginalibus  erectiusculis,  apice  attenuatum  obtusum.  Capsula  ovata> 
parva^  sub-3-gona>  3-carinata.     Ex  Swartz, 

28.  Cymbidium  ochroleucum. 

C.  caule8ceDs>  axillis  pseudobulbiferum,  foliis  ligulatie  cariDatIs  apice  ob- 
lique emarginatis,  floribus  solitariis  axillaribus,  sepalis  petalisque  lequa- 
liter  patentibus  lineari-oblongis  subspatulatis  acutiusculis^  labello  cu- 
cullato  trilobo  disco  barbato. 

Camaridium  ochroleocum.    LindL  in  Bot,  Reg.  844. 

Hab.  in  insula  Trinitaiis,     (v.  v,  c.) 

Columna  libera,  erecta,  semiteres.  Stigma  fomicatum,  rotundatum«  An- 
tbera  semibilocularis.  Foil.  4,  compressa,  parallela,  caudicuUl  ovat^^ 
glandullL  sublunatlL 

29  ?  Cymbidium  glandulosum.     Humb,  et  Kunth,  N.  G,  et  Sp*  1 .  340. 

C.  '*  bulbo  oblongo,  foliis  lat^  linearibus  acutis,  pedunculo  paucifloro  pe- 
diceliisque  glandulosis,  calycis  foliolis  spathulatis^  labello  trilobo :  lobo 
intermedio  emarginato.*' 

Hab.  in  crepidinibus  opacatis  montis  Avila  v.  Silla  de  Caractu,  alt.  1280 
hexap.  florens  Februario ;  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Epiphyta.  Folia  coriacea,  subsexpoll.^  vix  4  lin.  lata.  Scapus  subS- 
poll.  Flores  3-4,  concolores,  exsiccati  aarantiaci.  Sepala  et  petala 
spatulata,  acuta,  reticulato-venosa,  fpoll.  Labellum  brevius>  trilo- 
bum,  basi  concavum  columnam  involvcns  ;  lobo  intermedio  lateralibus 
majore  subrotundo  planiusculo.     Pollinia  ignota.     Ex  Kunth, 

30.  }  Cymbidium  candidum.     Humb.  et  Kunth.  N.  O.  et  Sp,  PI.  1.  342. 

C.  ''  bulbo  oblongo,  foliis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis^  pedunculo  bifloro,  ca- 
lycis foliolis  exterioribus  lanceolato-oblongis  interioribus  subrotundo- 
ovatis  crenulatis,  labello  trilobo  :  lobo  intermedio  subrotundo  emargi- 
nato  crenulato.** 

Hab.  ad  truncos  Uvarise  prope(urbem  Carthaginem  Popayanensium,  in 
convalli  fluminis  Caucs,  alt.  470  hexap.  florens  Septembri  j  Humb.  ct 
Bonpl. 

Folia  coriaceay  nervo80«striata,  sub  8-poll.,  2  poll,  ferh  lata.  Flored  cau- 
didi.     Sepala  acuta>  bipollicaria  et  longiora.    Petala  paul6  loBgiora  et 


VANDE^.  169 

tenuiora.     Labellum  canaHculatum,  lineU  roseis  pictom,  basi  flavescens, 
lobo  iDtermedio  violaceo.     Pollinia  4,  pedicellata^  subrotiuida^  cereacea. 
Ex  Kunth. 
Certainly  not  a  Cymbidium^  if  the  Pollen  is  rightly  described. 

31.  ?  Cymbidium  cordigerum.     Humb,  el  Kunth.  N,  G.  et  Sp,  1.  341. 

C.  **  bulbo  oblongo,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis,  pedunculu  paucifloroy 
calycis  foliolis  spathulatis^  labello  trilobo  :  lobo  intermedio  obcordato 
subcrenulato.'* 

Hab,  regione  ferventissimfll  Provineiae  Venezuela,  inter  Santa  Barbara,  et 
Porto  Cabello,  alt.  85  hexap.  florens  Februario ;  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Epiphyta.  Folia  coriacea,  vix  pedalia,  poll.  lata.  Scapus  pedal  is.  Flores 
circiter  6.  Flores  patentes,  purpurei?  Sepala  et  petala  aeutiuscula, 
nervosa,  subpoUicaria.  Labellum  longius,  lobis  lateralibus  obliqud 
ovatis  obtusis,  intermedio  maximo  pluno,  exsiccato  aurantiaco  basin 
versus  purpureo.     Pollinia  Ignota.     Ex  Kunth. 

§.  4.  Rhizoma  repens,  pseudobulbos  l-^-phyllos  gerens.  (Bolbidium.)— -An 

hujus  loci  Maxillaria  picta  aliseque  ? 

S5L  Ctmbioium  dionuim.  Swartz.  in  Sehrad.  Dior.  £ot.  1799.  221.  fFiUd. 
4. 106. 

C.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  diphyUis,  foliis  coriaceis  lineari-oblongis  rectis 
obtusis,  scapo  terminali  paniculato  multifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  paten- 
tlbus  subsequalibus,  labelli  trilobi  axi  carinat^  lobis  lateralibus  erectis 
abbreviatis  acutis  membranaceis  deotatis  intermedio  unguieulato  obo- 
vato-oblongo  bilobo  convexo  marginibus  revolutis. 

Limodomm  ditimum.    Joc^. /c. /Zor.  3. /.603. 

Hatb.  in  BahamU;  Hooker,  in  arboribus  ad  Caraccas,  Jacquin.  (exam»  t.  sp. 
in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Pseudobulbus  1}  poll.  long.  Folia  8-poll.  Scapus  bipedalis.  Sepala 
concava  3  petala  plana  obtusiora.  Labelli  lacinise  laterales  columnam 
amplectentes  eoque  paulb  longiores.  Labellum  ecristatum,  basi  cum 
columna  subparallelnm,  posteli  patentissimum.  Columna  utrinque 
marginato-alata.  Clinandrium  utrinque  marginatum  denticul^tum. 
Pollinia  2,  obscur^  visa. 

If  Jacquin's  figure  be  correct  in  the  form  of  the  labellum,  then  the  plant 
I  have  described  from  Dr.  Hooker's  herbarium  must  be  a  different  species ; 
but  I  am  rather  inclined  to  think  that  the  figure  is  unfaithful. 

33  ?  Ctmbidivm  trinerve.     Meyer  Esseq.  258. 

C. '' foliis  radicalibus  lineari-lanceolatis  trinervibus^  scapo  paniculato, 
bracteis  petalisque  margine  crispato-undulatis,  labelli  lobo  medio  lati- 
ore  emarginato.*' 

Hab.  in  Essequebo,  in  locis  altis  arenosis  region  is  rivi  Arowabischkreek ; 
Meyer.     Floret  Octobre. 

Planta  4-5-pedalis,  glaberrima.  Folia  membranacea,  firma,  basi  iuvicem 
se  amplecteotia  et  imbricata,  altema,  disticha,  lineari-lanceolata,  acu- 
minata, infern^  carinata,  trinervata,  lineata.  Scapus  erectus,  teres, 
panicula  subpedali  terminatus.  Rami  paniculse  alterni,  adscendentes, 
simplices.  Bractese  ad  ramorum  pedicellorumque  basin  singulse,  unci- 
ales,  oblongs,  acuminata,  margine  crispato-undulatse,  una  cum  corolla 
nervato- reticulata  et  coloratse.     Flores  alterni,  remoti,  pedicellis  semi- 


170  VANDE^. 

pollicaribus  uniflorU  suffiilti.  Calycia  foliola  patentia,  oblooga,  actiUl, 
undulata>  e  fusco  latea.  Labellum  calycis  fbliolis  duplb  brevius^  quad- 
rato-subrotundum,  sulpbureum  ;  lamin^L  triloba,  lobis  rotundatis,  inter- 
medio  planiusculo  emarginato,  lateralibus  adscendentibus,  tripl5  mi- 
noribusy  integrisque.  Gynostemum  petalis  dupl5  brevlus,  adscendeos, 
antic^  coQcavum.     Capsula  prismatica,  nitida.     Meyer, 

34.  Cymbidium  marginatain.     Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  1530. 

C.  pseud o-bul bis  ovato-oblongis  teretibus  l-3-phylll9,  foliis  lineari-lance- 
olatis  coriaceis  erecto-recurvis,  scapis  unifloris  gracilibus  vaginatia 
fbliis  brevioribusy  sepalis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  petalis  minoribus  con- 
formibus,  labello  oblongo-lanceolato  obtuso  cucullato  subrepando  io- 
diviso. 

?  Maxillaria  gracUit.    Lodd,  Bot.  Cab,  t,  1837. 

?  Bletia  humilis.    Link,  et  Otto.  Neu,  et  Selt.  Gew&cht.  t,  27. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  prope  Rio  Janeiro ;  ?  etiam  in  Mexico;  Deppe.  (v.  v,  c.) 

Folia  4-8  poll,  longa,  6-7  lineas  lata^  atroviridia.  Scapi  palmares,  vaginis 
longis  fiiscis  distantibus.  Flores  lutei.  Sepala  poUicem  longa,  rubro- 
marginata  ^  supremum  cum  petalis  parallelum  labium  superius,  latera- 
libus divergentibus  inferius  constituentibus.  Labellum  interrupt^  um- 
brino-limbatum. 

The  Maxillaria  gracilis  of  Mr.  Loddiges  is  either  a  sickly  specimen  of 
this,  or  a  nearly  allied  species.  It  may  be  the  same  as  Bletia  humilis  of 
Link  and  Otto,  a  plant  I  have  never  seen,  but  which  is  most  likely 
another  species,  very  nearly  related  to  this. 

35.  Cymbidium  Javanicum.  Blume  Bijdr.  380. 

C.  "  bulbis  cauliformibus  teretibus  3-foliatis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acu« 
minatissimis  membranaceis,  spic&  laterali  pauciflord,  labello  intils  ca- 
rinato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java  ad  radices  arborum  in  sylvis  montium  Seribu  ;  Blume. 

Sepala  lineari-oblonga,  acuta,  patentia,  diaphano-albicantia,  interiora  la- 
bellumque  purpurascente-maculata.     PoUinia  ovalia  v.  subglobosa.  BL 

This  perhaps  belongs  to  the  Eucymbidia,  near  C.  lancifolium. 

36.  Cymbidium  cuspidatum.  Blume  Bijdr.  379. 

C.  "  bulbis  ovato-oblongis  compressiusculis  8ub-4-phyllis,  foliis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  cuspidatis  coriaceis,  spiciL  radicali  3-5-florlL,  labello  inttis 
carinato  medio  bicalloso.** 

Hab.  in  Java  roontanis  Salak  et  Tjerimai;  Blume. 

Sepala  oblonga,  acuminata,  pallid^  flavescentia,  lineis  purpurascentibus 
notata,  duobus  lateralibus  exterioribus  arcuato-conniventibus.  Masses 
pollinis  ovales  v.  subglobosse.  Bl, 

§.  5  Jcaulia,  tuherosa,  foliis  plicatis,  columnd  alatd,  labello  nudo,  pollinOs  2 

integris,    (Angidium.) 

37.  Cymbidium  utriculatum.  Swartz,  Nov,  Act,  Ups,  6.76.  Willd,  Sp.  PL 
lo;.     Swartz.  Fl,  Ind.  Occ.  1477- 

Limodonim  utriculatum.    Swartz.  Prodr.  119.    Jacq.  Fragm,  Bot.  29.  /.  32./.  4. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  subhumidis  JamoMHB,  Swartz,  Macfadgen}  Hispaniokt, 
Swartz.    (v,  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Hooker. ) 


VANDEiE.  171 

Verosimiliter  est  genus  distiDCtisaimum ;  sed  exempl.  manca  in  herb. 
Hooker.  qu»  solium  ridi,  non  mihi  omninb  satisfaciunt.  Hiec  tamen 
▼idi>  coluronam  alatam,  labellum  oblongum  acutum  indivisum  elaonel- 
laium,  pollinia  3,  stigma  ad  apicem  columns,  nee  ad  basin  ut  vult 
eel.  Swartzius,  scapum  erectum  foliis  longiorem  pubeseentem.  De- 
scriptionem  Swartzii  subjungo. 

Radix  tuberosa,  subrotunda>  difformis,  camosa^  succulenta,  saepe  magni- 
tudine  tuberum  maximorum  Solani  tuberosi.  Huic  insidet  Bulbus 
subrotundusj  vaginis  emarcidis  vestitus,  radiculis  filiformibus  long^s 
sub  bulbo  prope  tuber  exsertis.  Folia  duo^  subpedalia,  lato-lanceolata, 
acuta,  Integra,  longitudinaliter  plicato- nervosa,  utrinque  glabra ;  basi 
cincta  vaginis  alternis,  quarum  una  magna^  elongata,  medio  vald^  ven- 
tricosa,  apice  acuminata,  interdum  bifida,  glabra,  lineato-nervosa,  copia 
aqus  limpids  plerumque  distenta.  Scapus  e  radice  intra  raginam  in- 
flatam,  foliis  duplb  longior,  teres,  crassitie  calami  scriptorii,  vaginulis 
aliquot  remotis  arctis  cinctus.  Flores  terminales,  altemi,  distantes, 
sessiles,  majusculi,  albi,  succulenti,  hinc  facillim^  decidui.  Bracteas 
lanceolate,  breves,  sub  floribus.  Petala  5,  supremum  exterius  conca- 
vUm,  cum  duobus  interioribus  lauceolatis  falcatis  in  galeam  quasi  con- 
nivens :  lateralia  exteriora  apice  ad  superiora  approximata,  falcata,  basi 
anticb  gibba.  Labellum  basi  latum,  ovato-concavum ;  lamina  erecta, 
apice  subrecurva  obtusa,  tribus  maculis  purpureis  notata.  Columna 
erecta,  petalis  pauUulum  brevior,  gibba,  antic^  excavata,  purpureo-fas- 
ciata ;  apice  in  fovea  prsebens  Antheram  subconicam,  quadrilocularem, 
globulis  poUinis  solitariis,  subrotundis,  flavis.  Germen  cylindricum, 
contortum.  Stigma  ad  basin  columns  labello  oppositum.  Capsula 
magna,  oblonga,  basi  et  apice  acuminata  et  torta,  tricarinata,  6«sulcata. 

f  Species  omninb  dubue. 

38.  Ctmbidictm  vexilliferum.    Idave  et  Lexars.  Nov.  Veg.  Descr.  S.  11. 

**  Planta  terrestris,  vix  pedalis.  Radix  tuberosa,  bulbo  unico  oblongo 
tunicato,  fibrillis  capillaribus  ad  coUum  tecta ;  radiculs  simplices  vermi- 
fbrmes.  Folia  radicalia  lanceolato-ovata,  nervosa,  Isvigata,  vaginantia. 
Scapus  Squeter,  angulis  decurrentibus,  floribus  spidL  diffusll  ordinatis, 
cernuis.  Bractese  lineares,  acutse,  amplexicaules.  Perigonium  herba- 
ceo-membranaceum,  luridum,  segmentis  3  extemis  lato-lanceolatis, 
duobus  interioribus  lineari-elongatis,  omnibus  patentibus  marginibus 
revolutis.  Labellum  magnum,  ovatum,  carinatum,  purpureo-Aiscum, 
venosum,  ad  marscescentiam  nigricans,  vexillum  papilionacearum  smu- 
lans,  limbo  integerrimo.  Gynostemium  conico-incurvum,  antic^  cana- 
liculatum,  ad  apicem  incrassatum,  auricidis  9  carnosis  foveam  stigmatis 
condudentibus.  Anthera  opercularis  caduca.  PoUinis  masss  4,  ovate, 
pedicello  brevi  glutinoso  affixse.  Operculum  petaloideum,  reniforme, 
biloculare,  herbaceum.*' 

Habitat  in  montibus  ValUsoletanis, 

Verosimiliter  genus  distiuctum.     An  Cremastra  species  ? 

39.  Cymbidium  tabulare.     fVUld.  Sp.  PI.  4. 37.  Thunb.  Fl.  Cap.  70. 

Satyrium  tabulare.    Linm,  Suppi.  p.  403. 
Serapias  tabolaris.     Tkunb,  Prodr.  FL  Cap.  3. 

Hab.  ad  C.  B.  S.  in  planitiem  montis  tabularis  prope  frontem }  floret  Janu- 
ario;  Thunberg. 


172  VANDBiB. 

Radix  bulbosa.  Folium  radicak,  sc^tarium,  lineare,  patens,  glabram, 
digitale.  Scapus  flexuodus  erectua*  strlatus,  vix  pedalia.  Vagins  in 
scapo  binse  ▼.  3.  Flores  circiter  5,  ceniui.  Braclea  sub  singuio  flore 
lanceolata,  capsulll  brevior.  Corolla  irregularis,  virescens,  5-petalaj 
tria  exteriora  consimilia,  orata,  obtusa,  veuosa.  concava,  erecta,  ungui- 
cularia ;  lateralia  basi  antic^  ad  latera  labelU  partun  producta ;  duo 
iuteriora  vix  angustiora,  subpatentia.  Labellum  totum  flamm,  rcHquis 
petalis  latiusy  et  paulb  brevius,  convoluto-coQcavum,  obtusissimum, 
tripartitum,  laciiiis  ovats  integrs ;  intermedia  concava,  subinde  brevior, 
excisa.     Thunb. 

40.  Cymbidium  montanum.     Swartx,  Nov.  Act.  Ups,  6.  72. 

C«  "  caule  simpliciusculoj  foliis  lato-lanceolatis  apice  subrecurvis,  racemo 
terminali,  floribus  secundis,  lamina  labdll  trifida.*'  Swartz*  FL  IruU  Occ. 
3. 1469. 

Epideadrom  montuinm.    Swmt»  Prodr,  121. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  in  montibus  cseruleis  Jamaicat  austmUs;  Swartz. 

Caulis  1-2-pedalis,  simplicissimus,  teres,  infern^  aphyllus,  vaginatus,  geni- 
culatus,  ad  genicula  infima  subdivisus,  snpem^  foliosus.  Racemus 
}{)cda1is>  flexuosus,  compressus,  multiflorus.  Flore^  albi.  Bractes  cu- 
cuUatffi.  Sepala  et  petala  ovato-lanceolata,  concava,  patentia.  Labellum 
cymbiforme,  laciniJl  intermedial  longiore,  medio  sanguineo-punctatli.  Ex 
Swartz. 

XCVm.  ACROPERA. 

Sepala  patentia,  supremum  galeatum,  lateralia  divaricata.  Petala  nana, 
obliqua,  apice  truncata,  subpatentia.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  cum 
basi  columnee  elastic^  articulatum,  trilobum,  lobo  intermedio  minore 
saccato.  Columna  erecta,  marginata,  basi  saccata.  PoUinia  9,  linearia, 
eonvoluta«  caudicullL  lineari^subulatk,    glandule  minutll.     Rostellum 

subulatum. Epiphyta,  racemis  cemuis  multifloris,  vegetatione  Max* 

mari€e  Colacis. 

This  genus  is  very  near  MaxiUaria,  from  which  however  its  curious 
labellum,  and  stunted  petals  sufficiently  distinguish  it. 

1.  AcROPBRA  Loddigesii. 

MazUUrU  gAleata.    Umdl,  in  Lodd.  Bet.  Cab.  t,  1645. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  prope  Xalapa,  Loddiges.  (o.  v.  c.  comm,  amic.  LodiUges,) 
floret  Julio. 

Flores  fiisco-crocei.  Labellum  rubescens  ob  elasticitatem  unguis  ligu* 
lati  semper  vacillat.  Ovarium  cylindraceum,  viridipurpureum,  subspi- 
raliter  convolutum. 


XCIX.  CREMASTRA. 


Perianthium  tubulosum,  apice  patens.  Sepala  et  petala  angusta,  subfls* 
qualia,  omninb  libera.  Labellum  long^  unguiculatum,  cum  columna 
parallelum,  apice  dilatatum  3-fidum  :  appendice  ad  basin  limbi  carnoso, 
navicular!,  ascendente.  Columna  longissima,  semiteres,  erecta,  libera. 
Pollmia  (4,  ovata,  plana,  glandule  dilatati.  fFaUk^.)— — Terrestris; 
pseudobulbis  annulatis,  aggregatis.    Folia  membranacea,  subplicata. 


VANDBiE.  173 

1.  Crbmabt&a  Wallichiana.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7349. 
Cymbidiam  appendiculatiim.    Dom  Prodr.  36. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  ad  Sheopore,  supra  arbores  et  rapes.  WalUch.  {hah.  s.  sp.  e 
Mus.  Angl,  Ind.) 

Bulbi  magni,  globosi,  fiuciculati,  subannulati,  poUicares.  Folia  oblongo- 
lanceolata,  in  petiolum  angustata,  acuminata,  trioostata,  striata,  per- 
gamenea.  Scapus  l-l^-'pedalis,  striatus.  raginatus.  Flores  sesqui- 
pollicares,  racemosi,  congesti,  penduli,  cylindracei^  apidbus  recurvis, 
Hjracinthum  simulantes,  rosei,  labello  in  tils  purpureo  maculato* 


C.  GRAMMATOPHYLLUM. 

Oramoiatoplijlliiiii.   BlumeB^dr.Z17.tabtUen2Xi. — '-Gabertia.    Ckmiich.r<nfoge.A2b. 

Perianthium  explanatum,  patens,  sepalis  petalisque  subsqualibus.  Label* 
lum  cum  columniL  articulatum,  nanum,  trilobum,  cucullatum.  Columna 
arcuata,  erecta,  semiteres,  basi  callosa.  Anthera  subbilocularis.  Pol- 
linia  S,  globosa,  basi  sulcata,  in  extremitatibus  glandul»  arcuatA  ses- 

silia Herba  epiphyta,  caulescens.  Caules  simplices  incrassati.  Folia 

linearia,  disticha,  striata.     Pedunculi  radicales,  longissimi,  (v.  termi* 
nalcs  ?)  multiflori,     Flores  speciosissimi. 

Cymbidio  differt  tanti!im  polliniis  et  glandule. 

1.  Gramm ATOFBTLLUM  speciosum.     Bbune  Bydr.S77> 

G.  caule  carnoso,  foliis  ensiformibus  plicatis,  seapis  radicalibua. 

AnfcnecuiD  scriptum.     Rttmph,  Amb.  6. 95.  t.  42. 

EpildeBdnim  Bcriptnm.    Linn,  Sp.  PL  1351. 

Cymb.  seriptom.    Swart*,  in  Sckrad.  Dior*  1799.  p.  218.     WiOd.  Sp»  PL  4.  100. 

Gabertia  scripta.     Cfaudick.  Foy.425. 

H^.  in  Java  circa  Baitenzorg  in  arboribus,  Blnme ;  in  Jmboyna,  Rum- 
pbius ;  in  Moluccu,  supra  rapes  nudos,  Gaudtcbaud^  in  freti  Malaccen« 
sis  insula  Pulo  Dinding,  Flnlayson,  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

An  diversfle  species  hlc  confusse  ? 

Caulis  erectus  sitnplex  foliosus.  Folia  lanceolata^  acuta,  disticha,  paten- 
tissima,  P-l.S-striata,  plana,  membranacea.  Scapus  erectus,  longiasi- 
simus,  multifloras.  Flores  luteo-virides,  branneo  maculati  5  la^iis 
oboyatis.    Fhictos  sncculentus.     QawRch. 

9.  Grammatophtllum  ?  Finlaysonianum.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat.  no  7561. 

G.  canle  cylindraceo  striato,  foliis  distichis  emargmatis  basi  latioribus, 
racemis  terminalibus  long^  pedunculatis,  bracteis  distichis  confertis 
ovatis  concavis  acutis  rigidis. 

Hab.  in  Sincapore,  Fmlayson,  WaUkh  $  {hah.  s.  sp.  dejhrat.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Herba  fitcie  Epidendri  elongali  Folia  4  poll,  longa.  Racemi  2^  poUi- 
cares. Flores  duos  inspexi  quoram  anas  apertus,  aUer  alabastrus, 
ambo  Yermibus  destracti.  Ex  bis  judico  Perianthium  explanatum,  2 
pollices  latum ;  sepala  lanceolata,  sequalia  3  petala  ascendentia  dupl6 
latiora ;  labellum  liberam,  columniL  articulatum,  cucullatum,  3-lobum» 
appendicibus  cristisve  nullis,  nisi  in  discum  lacinise  intermedin  ubi 
tuberculosum ;  columnam  erectam  semiteretem.  membranaceo-margi- 
natam,  basi  nullo  modo  productam  ;  antfaeram  bilocalarem ;  pollinia  9, 
postidb  excayata.    Glandulam  vix  vidl. 


174  VANDBiE, 


CI.  TMCHOCEROS. 

Trichoceroa.    Humb,  et  Kunik,  Nov,  Oen.  tt  Sp,  1, 338. 

Perianthium  explanatum,  regulare,  petalis  sepalis  labelloque  subconform- 
ibo8,  Columna  Dana»  villosa^  utrinque  processu  petaloideo  piloso  in* 
structaj    rostello  acuiuinato.    Anthera  unilocularis  ?   ad  dorsum   ros- 

tellL    PoUinia  2,  solida,  obovata^  candiculft  uniciL  elongattL Herbs 

epiphytSy  pseudobulbosse^  caulescentes.    Scapi  dUtanter  vaginati^  mul- 
tiflorL    Flores  mediocres. 

1.  Tbiohocbros  parviflorus.  Humb.  et  Kunth,  N.  G.  et  Sp.  PI.  1.  337.  t. 
76. 

T.  processabus  columns  linearibus  ascendentibus  exannulatis  sepalis 
paulb  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  faucibus  Andium  Novogranatensmm,  juxta  ripam  fluminis  Xayo 
et  confluentem  Sambingi,  ubi  sylTS  humidis  flatibus  perstringuntur  ne- 
que  solis  foventur  radiis  alt.  1118  hexap.  floret  Novembri)  Humboldt 
et  Bonpl. 

Planta  parasitica.  Caules  teretes,  glabrl,  subpedales,  basi  foliati,  apice 
pauciflori.  Pseudobulbi  oblongi,  glabri,  yirescentes.  Folia  oblongo- 
lanceolata,  acuminata,  plana,  coriacea,  glabra,  basi  yaginantia,  bipolli- 
caria,  6  aut  7  lio-  lata.  Flores  subspicati,  pedicellati,  bracteati  -,  brac- 
iek  ovat4,  acuminatii,  8triat4,  membranace&»  glabHL.  Perianthium  patens, 
glaber,  exsiccatus  flavescens  ^  sepala  subsequalia,  oblonga,  acuta,  fla?i- 
uscula,  5-Tenia,  S-lineas  longa  ^  petala  simillima^  paulb  minora.  La- 
bellum  oblongum,  acutum,  magnitudine  sepalorum,  7-venium,  planius* 
culum^  ciliatum,  internis  prsesertim  basin  versus  pilis  violaceis  tectum. 
Columna  brevis,  violaceo-pilosum,  utroque  latere  processubus  linearibus, 
pilosis,  membranaceis,  ascendentibus,  non  annulatis,  calyce  paul6 
brevioribus.  Kunth  L  c.  quibusdam  mutatis. 

8.  Trichoceros  antennifer.     Humb,  et  Kunth.  N.  G.  et  Sp.  PL  1. 338. 
T.  processubus  columns  annulatis  arcuatis  antennsformibus. 

Epidendram  antennifemm.    Iiu9%b.  et  Bonpi,  PI.  ^q.  1. 98.  /.  28. 
IQor  de  Moaquito  Jncotarum, 

Hab.  in  temperatis  subfrigidis  regni  Quitenm,  prope  Cuenca,  alt.  1351 
hexap.  florens  Julio  ;  Humboldt  et  Bonpl. 

• 

Planta  parasitica.  Pseudobulbi  ovati,  compress!,  glabri.  Folia  et  caulis 
prscedentis.  Spica  6-9-flora.  Flores  paralleli,  bracteati,  iis  proximo 
antecedentis  duplb  majores.  Perianthium  patens,  glabrum.  Sepala 
oblonga,  acuta,  interims  violaceo  punctata,  exteritis  viridia;  petala 
pau16  minora.  Labellum  oblongum,  violaceo  punctatum.  Processus 
antenniformes  5t,  arcuati,  annulati  j  annuli  albi,  glabri,  cum  violaceis 
pilosis  alternantes.     Kunth. 

3.  Trichoceros  muralis. 

T.  processubus  colimins  oblongis  obtusis  planis  sepalis  dupl6  brevior- 
ibus. 

Hub.  in  Peruvia,  ad  Cuenca,  supra  muros  j  JamUion.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel. 
Hooker.) 


VANDB2E.  175- 

Caulit  asceDdens,  brevis.  Folia  brevia,  oblonga,  curnosa^  densa,  cuspida- 
ta.  Scapus  gracilis,  erectus,  4  p.  longus,  distanter  squamatus.  Race- 
mus  brevis,  corymbosus.  Sepala  ovata,  acuta.  Petala  conformia,  basi 
ciliata.  Labellum  oblongum,  obtusiun,  sepalis  longius,  basi  pilosissi- 
mum,  cum  columna  nana  alata  villosa  continuum  5  processus  petaloidei 
oblongi,  obtusi^  patentissimi,  plani. 


CII.  GEODORUM. 


Oeodomm.    Jackson  in  Bot,  Repa»,  626.  (1810.)    Brown  in  Hort.  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  207^— 
Cistdla.  BlumeB\jdr,29Z,tabelUnbb,'^OXAnAtK,  SaUsb,  in  Hort.  Tram.  1.261.  (1812) 

Periantbium  connivens,  sepalis  petalisque  liberis^  subsecundis,  subeequali* 
bus.  Labellum  cucullato-ventricosum,  sessile^  cum  columna  non  ar- 
ticulatum,  versus  basin  saccatum.  Columna  brevis,  erecta,  semiteres. 
Anthera  bilabiata.  Pollinia  %  posticb  biloba,  caudiculli  brevissimSl, 
glanduld.  transversa.'  Herbae  terrestres,  tuberosse.    Folia  plicata. 

Racemi  apice  recurvi. 

llie  species  of  this  very  natural  genus  require  to  be  all  re*examined  in 
a  fresh  state.  I  have  adopted  Dr.  Brown's  definitions  in  the  Hortus  Kew- 
ensis  without,  however,  being  entirely  satisfied  with  them. 

1.  Gbooobum  purpureum.     R.  Br.  in  Hort  Kew.  ed.2.  5.  207. 

G.  scapo  foil  is  longiore,  racemo  pendulo^  floribus  alternis,  labello  ovate 
acuto  picto.     R.  Br.  I.  c. 

Limodornm  Dutans.     Roxb.  Corom.  1 .  t.  40. 
Malazis  nutans.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4.  93. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  in  convallibus  humidis  montosis,  florens  sub 
initio  temporis  pluviosi ;  Roxburgh. 

2.  Geodorum  pictum. 

G.  *'  racemo  pendulo  multifloro,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  ovaria  subs- 
quantibus,  labello  ovato  retuso  picto :  callo  disci  ovato  apice  solute 
dentato,  foliis  lanceolato-oblongis.'* 

Cymbid.  pictum.    Brown  Prodr.  331. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  tropica  5  R.  Brown. 

Verosimiliter  idem  ac  G.  purpureum. 

3.  GsoDORUM  dilatatum.     R.  Br.  in  H.  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  207. 

G.scapo  foliis  breviore,  spiciL  pendulo,  floribus  congestis,  labello  subcal* 
carato  apice  dilatatp  crenulato.     R,  Br.  L  c. 

Bela-Pala.     EAeede  H.  Malab.  1 1 .  /.  25. 

limodoram  recunrum.    Roxb.  Corom.  1. 1.  39.     Swartw  Nofo.  Act.  Upi.  6. 79.     WUld.  S». 

PL  4. 124. 
Malazis  cernua.     WiUd.  Sp.  PI.  4. 93. 
Otandra  cernua.    SaUsb.  in  Hort.  Tra%».  1 .  26 1 . 
Cittella  cernua.    Blume  Bydr.  293.  t.  55. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali  cum  G.  purpureo,  Roxburgh ;  Sylhet,  fVaUkhi  Java, 
Blume.  {hah.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Folia  oblonga,  basi  partim  angustata.     Flores  carnei  venis  roseis  picti. 
Jan.  1833.  ▲& 


176  VANDE^. 

4,  Geodorum  pallidum.     Dan  Prodr.  31. 

G.  scapo  foliis  breviore,  spidl  congest^  nutante,  labello  basi  saccato  ovato 
integerrimo  cucullato. 

Limodorum  candidum.    Roxb,  MSS. 
Geodorum  candidnm.    WaiL  Cat,  no,  7374. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  Roxburgh  5  Moalmayne,  Wallich,  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  AngL 

Ind.) 
Habitus  omninb  G.  dilatati.     An  mera  varietas  ? 

5.  Geodorum  citrinum.     Jackson  in  Bot.  Rep,  t  626. 

G.  8capo  foliis  breviore^  spic^  pendullL,  floribus  congestis,  labello  basi 
subcalcarato  apice  obtuso  integerrimo.     R,  Br,  in  Hort.  Kew.  5. 207. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientalii    in  provincia  Chittagong,  fFallkh:    (hab,  s.  sp,  e 
.  Mus,  AngL  Ind,) 

Folia  basi  angustata.     Labellum  integerrimum.     Flores  citrini. 


cm.  SOBRALIA. 

Sobralia.     Fl,  Peruv,  Prodr.  120.  t,  26.     Lindl,  Coll.  Bot,  p.  33. 

Perianthium  maximum,  subcarnosum,  explanatura,  patens.  Sepala  et 
petala  subfequalia.  Labellum  cucullatum,  columnam  involvens,  basi 
angustatum,  bilobum.  Columna  erecta,  elongata,  marginata,  clavata, 
apice  utrinque  alata.  Antbera  bilocularis :  loculis  connectivo  lato  dis- 
cretis.     (Pollinia  2,  caudicuKi  line^jiri.  ex  Fl.  Peruv,)'  Herbae  ter- 

restres,  altse,  caulescentes.     Folia  plicata,  vaginantia.     Flores  axillares 
et  terminaleSj  speciosissimi,  teneri. 

{"  Plantse  perennes  paucis  prolibus.  Radices  fasciculatse,  longissimse, 
flexuosffiy  lanuginosee.  Caules  aut  Culmi  virgati,  orgyales  et  ulti^, 
simplicissimi.  Folia  vaginantia,  lata,  nervosa.  Pedunculi  axillares  ra- 
cemosi.     Flores  magni,  fragrantissimi,  purpureo-violacei.**  R.  et  P.) 

1,  Sobralia  dichotoma.     Fl,  Peruv,  Syst,  232.  Prodr,  t,  26. 

S.  foliis  oblongis  acuminatis  basi  in  petiolum  brevissimum  supra  vaginam 
contractis,  racemo  axillari  flexuoso  multifloro,  bracteis  ovario  multb 
brevioribus,  alis  columns  brevibus,  labello  crispo  medio  lamellato. 

Tahuetahue  vemaculi, 

Hab.  abund^  in  Peruv'ia  nemoribus  Muha,  Pozuzo  et  Chinchao  per  runcati- 
ones  in  locis  calidis  et  saxosis  3  Ruiz  et  Pavon.  (r.  s,  sp,  in  herb,  Lambert) 

Floret  a  Junio  ad  Octobrem. 

Florem  unicum  exaniinavi  ex  herb.  Lambert.  Pollinia  baud  inveni.  La- 
mellse  labelli  5j  apice  divergentes. 

2.  Sobralia  biflora.     Fl,  Peruv,  Syst,  232. 

S.  *'  bulbis  fasciculatis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutissimis,  culmis  bi- 
floris." 

Hab.  Id  Peruvia,  in  Pozuzo  runcationibus  et  calidis  locis^  versus  Clienifo 
et  Tramo  tractus  :  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

Floret  a  Maio  ad  Septembrem. 


YANDEX.  177 

3.  SoBftALiA  liliastrum. 

S.  folils  laDceolatis  acuroinatis^  racemo  brevi  terminali  flexuoso,  bracteis 
acumlDatis  ovario  longioribus^  alis  columnse  uiaxiinis  falcatis. 

Epidendram  liliastrum.    Salzm,  Herb,  BaA. 

Hab.  ad  Bahiam,  in  fintticetis  sabulofiis  3  Salzmann.  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

Bartes  omnes   succulentas^  exsiccatione  contusas,  examlni  ulteriori  sub* 
jicere  nequivi. 

4.  SobAalia?  Caravata. 

5.  foliis  lanceolatis  pubescentibus,  capitulis  imbricatis  terminalibus. 

CaniTata-Miri  Femacuii. 

Serapias  Caravata.    AubL  Guian,  2,  816.  /.  320. 

Cymbidiuni  hirsutam.     miid.  Sp.  PL  4.  94. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  GtUame  supra  arbores ;  Aublet. 
Flores  lutei.  

Dubi<e» 

}  5.  SoBRALiA  aroplexicaulis.     Fl,  Peruv.  Syst,  233. 

S.  *'  bulbis  fasciculatis,  foliis  cordntis  amplexicaulibus,  racemo  terminalf.'* 

Hab.  aflfatim  in  Perucia,  in  Chinchao  runcationibus  et  locis  meridionalibus, 
florens  k  Maio  ad  Augustum  5  Ruiz  et  Pavon. 

Labellum  squaniis  linearibus  apice  dilaceratis  conspersura.  Germen  ea* 
lyculo  3-dentato  connatum.  Folia  nervosa  venosaque  evaginata.  R.  et  P. 

}  6.  Hue  etiam  fortass^  referenda  est  Bletia  ciliafa  Presl.  Reliq.  Haenk  p. 
99.  quae  S.  dichotoma  esset,  si  flores  majores. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  

CIV.  ACANTHOPHIPPIUM. 

Acaatbophippiam.    Blume  B\jdr,  353.  taheUen  47. 

Perianthium  ventricosum.  Sepala  agglutinata^  lateralia  ungui  columnae 
adnata,  dorsal!  cum  pstalis  spatulatis  fornicato.  Labellum  unguicula- 
tum^  cum  basi  long^  producta  columnae  elastic^  articulatum,  limbo  tri- 
lobo  Indiviso,  complicato  :  disco  lamellato.     Anthera  carnosa,  bilocula- 

ris.     Pollinia  8,  insequalia,  sessilia. Herba  terrestris,  subcaulescens. 

Caulis  infern^  bulbosus,  vaginatus.     Folia  oblongo-lanceolata,  plicata. 
Pedunculus  vaginatus,  pauciflorus.     Flores  speciosi. 

].  AcANTHOPHippiuM  Javanicum.     Blume  L  c. 

A.  petalis  triangularibus,  labelii  lobis  lateralibus  truncatis,  perianthio  uvato. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  altioribus  mentis  Salak ;  Blume 

S.  AcANTHOPHippjuM  Sylbctense. 

A.  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutiusculisj  labelii  lobis  lateralibus  acutis, 
periantbio  obovato. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  Wallicb.  (r.  ic,  pict.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind,) 

Caulis  f  pitbamseus,  basi  fusiformis^  carnosus.  Folia  oblongo-Ianceolata^ 
plicata.  Spica  radicalis,  triilora,  caule  mult5  brevior  :  squamis  magnis^ 
inferioribus  foliaceis,  vaginatus.  Flores  2  poll,  longi^  albi>  inodori, 
Sepala  agglutinata.     Lamell®  labelii  tres,  carnosss,  denticulate. 


178  VAKDEifi. 

CV.  DORITIS. 

Perianth ium  explaaatuin.  Sepalum  supremum  et  petala  obtusa  conform ia 
eequalia^  lateralia  basi  valdb  obliqua  cum  ungue  long^  producta  colum- 
ns connata.  Labellum  deflexum,  cum  pede  columns  elastic^  articula- 
tum>  unguiculatum^  laminii  hastato-trilob^ :  line^  medii  elevatlk.  Co- 
lumna  ulato-marginata,  rostello  proboscideo  porrecto.  Anthera  ovata, 
acuminata.     Pollinia  2,  postic^  biloba,  caudicullL  subulate  longissimlLy 

glandullL  parv&  ovatlL. Uerba  epiphyta^  caulescens,  radices  imdique 

promens.     Folia  disticha.     Spica  axillaris^  stricta,  multiflora. 

I.  DoRiTis  pulchernma.     Lindl.  in  fVallich.  Cat,  no,  7348. 

Hab.  in  Cochinchina,  ad  sinum  Turon  -,  Flnlayson,  {hab,  s.  sp,  e  Museo  An" 
glO'Indico.) 

Folia  oblonga^  carnosa,  3}  p.  longa.  Spica  laxa,  ramosa,  1  J-S-pedalis, 
multiflora.  Sepala  antic^  ad  basin  producta^  crispata.  Labellum  un- 
gue canaliculato^ sub  lamina  utriuque  1-dentato:  callo  parvo  inter  dentes. 


CVI.  CHELONANTHERA. 

Chelonantheni  §  1.    Biume  B^dr.  382.  tahellen  51. 

Perianthium  patens.     Sepala  aequalia.     Petala  linearia.    Labellum  cum 

basi  column£L  articulatum,  emarginatum,  utrinque  dente  inflexo  auctum. 

Columna  erecta,  petaloidea^  infra  apicem  antherifera.     Anthera  bilocu- 

laris,  (ex  icone  4-valvis,  transversa  dehiscens).     Pollinia  4,  cava,  he- 

misphsrica,  caudiculis  2  filiformibus,  glanduld  hamate. Herbae  epi- 

phytae^  pseudobulbosse^  pedunculis  multifloris.  Flores  bracteati,  distichi. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Chblonantbera  gibbosa.     Blume  I.  c, 

C.  "  bulbis  oblongis  quadrangularibus  subdiphyllis  -,  foliis  lanceolatis,  ra- 
cemis  elongatis  nutantibus  flexuosis,  labello  medio  bidentato." 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montosis^  ubi  supra  arbores  associata  est  -,  Blume. 

Sepala  externa  ovalia^    recurvata^    interiora  linearia^   patentia.     Floret 
Oct.— Febr.  BL 

2.  Chelonanthera  ventricosa.     Blume  l,c,  t.  51. 

C.  "  bulbis  oblongis  compressiusculis  sulcatis  diphyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis 
nervosis,  scapo  erecto>  labello  medio  bidenticulato.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  circa  flumen  Tjapus  in  monte  Salak ;  Blume. 

Sepala  exteriora  ovata^  acuta  ^    lateralia  carinata  ;    posticum  leviter  forni- 
catum  ;  interna  linearia.    Floret  Sept'— Oct.  BL 

3.  Chelonanthera  sulphurea.     Blume  I,  c. 

C.  ''  bulbis  oblongis  trigonis  submonophyllis  ;    foliis  lanceolatis  coriaceis/ 
labello  margine  infern^  utrinque  carinato.** 

Hab.  in  Java  circa  flumen  'J  japus  in  monte  Salak  ^  Blume. 

Sepala  exteriora  oblonga,  acuta,  carinata^  patentia ;    interna  linearia,  re- 
voluta.     Floret  Sept.— Oct.  BL 


VANDEiE.  179 

CVn.  ACANTHOGLOSSUM. 

Acantboglossum.    Bhime  B^dr,  381. 

PeriaDthium  patulum.  Sepala  petalis  latiora.  Labellum  basi  ventricosum  : 

limbo  reflexo-patente,  bilobo,  intern^  bicalloso.  Columna  supern^  libera, 

utrinque  membranaceo-margiData.    Anthera  bilocularis,  infra -apicilaris^ 

rostello  emarginato  incumbens.     PoUinia  4,  obovata,  glandolft  hamat4. 

Herba  epiphyta^  bulbifera,  habitu  Chelonanther<B, 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  AcANTHOGLOSsuH  Qcrvosum.     Blume  I,  c. 

Hab.  Id  Java,  ad  arbores  in  sylvis  altioribus  Salak  ;  Blume. 

Floret  Octobri. 


CVIII.  SUNIPIA. 

Sunipia.    Buchanan  in  Bees  Cyclop,  sub  Steli,    LindL  Orch.  tcelet. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  sequalia,  basi  discreta;  lateralibus  labello 
siippositis.  Petala  nana.  -  Labellum  posticum,  integrum,  petalis  majus, 
erectum,  (cam  columna  articulatum  ?).  Columna  nana.  Anthera  dorso 
fixa>  bilocularis  :  loculis  diseretis  verticaliter  dehiscentibus  !    Pollinia  4, 

per  paria  caudiculis  duabus  affixa,  glnndul^  unidL. Herbs  epiphyte, 

pseudobulboss,  monophyllae.    Folia  carnosa.    Spicse  radicates,  distichee, 
multiflorse.     Flores  parvi,  braoteis  longis  spathaceis  stipati. 

1.  Sunipia  scariosa.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat,  no.  7373. 

S.  spiels  foliis  dupl6  longioribus,  floribus  bracteis  brevioribus>  labello  ovato 
basi  coucavo. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fVallich,  (hab,  s.  sp.  e  Mus,  Angl.  Ind,  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

Folia  4  poll,  longa.  Bracteae  carinatse,  glumaces.  Flores  albi,  roseo 
suffusi.  Sepala  ovata,  obtusa.  Petala  tripl6  breviora,  rotundata.  La- 
bellum glaberrimum,  ovatum,  acuminatum,  obtusum. 

2.  Sunipia  bicolor. 

S.  racemis  foliis  subsequalibus,  floribus  bracteis  longioribus,  labello  obovato 
apiculato  serrulato-ciliato. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fFallich.  (v,  ic,  picl.  e  Mas,  Angl.  Ind,) 

Prscedente  tripl6  minor.  Folia  atriora.  Pseudobulbi  subglobosi.  Bractese 
ovatse,  acuminata;.  SepaLi  alba,  ovato-lanceolata,  acuminata,  basi  venis 
3  purpureis  :  lateralia  long^iora,  agglutinata.  Petala  alba,  ovata,  obtusa, 
dupl6  breviora.  Labellum  atropurpureum,  obovatum,  utrinque  serrulato- 
ciliatum,  apiculo  obtuso  glabro  ad  apicem. 


CIX.   CALYPSO. 

Calypso.    Saiisb,  Paradis,  89.—CythcreA.    Ih.  in  Hort.  Tram,  1.301.— Noma.  JFoAL  ft, 

Suec.  561. — Orchidium.     Swartz  m  Svensk,  Bot.  518. 

PeriaDthium  patens,  sequale,  secundum.  Labellum  concavum,  sub  apice 
saccatum,  trilobum  :  lobis  lateralibus  connatis  intermedio  dilatato  bar- 
bato  suppositis.    Columna  erecta>  petaloidea.    Anthera  infra-apicilaris. 


180  VANDE^, 

bilocularis.    Pollinia  2,  bipartita^  incumbeotia,  io  glandulam  membra- 

naceam,  subquadratam^  transversam  sessilia. Herba  terrestris^  bul- 

bosa.     Folia  solitaria,  plicata.     Flos  terminalis,  solitarius^  speciosus. 

1.  Calypso  borealis.     Salisb.  Farad,  Loud,  t  89. 

Cypripediam  bulbosum.     Linn.  Sp.  PI,  1347. 
Limodorum  boreale.     WiVW.  Sp.  P/.  4. 123. 
Ovmbidium  boreale.     Swartz  in  Nov.  Avt.  Ups.  6.  76. 
Calypso  borealis.    Hook.  Ex  FL  t.  12.     Id.  Bot.  Mag.  t.  2763. 
Calypso  anericana.     R.  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew.  5. 208. 
Orchidium  boreale.     Swartz  in  Svensk.  Bot.  /.  518. 
Noma  borealis.     Wahlenb.FL  Suec,h6\. 

Hab.   per  omnes   rcgioiies  septentrionales  Europe,  Mia  et  America  in 
pratis  collinis  apricis  inter  lucos  Isetiores.  (r.  v.  c.  et  hah.  s.  sp.) 

Dr.  Hooker  is  certainly  right  in  considering  the  American,  European 
and  Asiatic  plants  as  the  same. 


ex.  EULOPHIA. 


Eulopbia.  R.  Brown  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  686.  {Feb.  1823.).— Eulophus.    Idem  in  Bot.  Reg.  578. 

{Oct.  1821)  absque  char. 

Perianthiura  explanatum,  sepalis  petalisque  ascendentihus^  subeequalibus, 
aut  omnino  liberis,  aut  cum  ungue  magis  minusv^  producto  columnae 
connatis.  Labellum  cornutum,  aut  breviils  calcaratum,  sessile,  venis 
cristatis^  barbatis  v.  omnin6  Isevibus  ^  saepiils  trilobum^  nunc  indivisum. 
Columna  semiteres,  roarginata.    Anthera  l-^-locularis.    Pollinia  2,  pos- 

tic^  biloba,  v.  cava^  caudicul^  lineari  brevi^  glandule  transversal. 

Herbae  terrestres,  pseudobulbosae.  Folia  longa^  membranacea,  plicata, 
V.  pluries  costata.     Scapi  radicales,  multiflori. 

$  1.  Genuinee.  Folia  plicata  cotemporauea. 

§  2.  Detciscentes.  Folia  equitantia. 

§  3.  j4phylUe   Folia  serotina.    Flores  pendnli  secundi. 

•f  Species  dubie. 

§  L  Genuina.  Folia  plicata  cotemporauea. 

1.  EuLOPHiA  explanata. 

E.  foliis  » racemo  stricto  laxo  multifloro^  sepalis  patentissimis  pe- 

talis  oblongis  angustioribus,  labello  ovato  obtuso  subundulato  concavo 
brevissim^  calcarato  :  lamellis  basi  conniventibus  dilatatis  apice  diver- 
gentibus  decrescentibus :  duabus  intermediis  parallelis  contiguis. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  Macrae,  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

2.  EuLOPHfA  nuda.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7371- 

E.  foliis  lanceolatis  acumioatis,  racemo  paucifloro  laxo  secundo  foliis  Ion- 
giore,  sepalis  petalisque  linear i-oblongis  obtusif,  labello  oblongo  obtuso 
subundulato  nudo  basi  brevissim^  calcarato. 

Di  podium  Roniatc.    Hamilt.  Mta* 

Hab.  in  lnd\a  Orientali,  in  colles  Morang ;  HannUton,  (hab,  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  AngL 
Ind.) 

3.  EuLOPHiA  bracteosa.     Lindl.  in  Walliih.  Cat.  no.  7366. 

£•  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis  scape  terminali  longioribus,  bracteis 
fdliaceis  floribus  subaequalibus,  sepalis  petalisque  (latioribus)  carnoiis  ob« 


VANDEiE.  181 

longk  acutis,  labi^llo  oblongo  canaliculato  apice  retuso  undulato  elerato 
Toioso  versus  aptcem  ghtnduloso-barbato,  calcare  infracto  tumido  acu- 
tiusciilo* 
Hab.  in  Ind,  Or.  provincia  Chittagong,  fVdlUch.  (hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus.  Angl,  Ind.) 

4.  EuLOPHiA  grandiflora. 

£.  foliis  lanceolatis  plicatis^  scapi  vaginis  longissimis  laxiusculis  acutis 
iQternodiis  longioribus^  bracteis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis 
carnosis  oblongis  undulatis  acutis,  petalis  retusis,  labello  oblongo  sub- 
repando  basi  angustato  apice  concaTo  disco  subapice  glanduloso,  calcare 
inflexo  obtuso. 

Hab.  in  ZeyUma  5  Macrae,  (hah.  s,  sp.) 

Ex  babitu  cum  E.  bracteosa  coQsociatur.  Sed  nescio  an  scapi  revera  sint 
terminales. 

5.  EuLoPHiA  Promensis.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat,  no.  7365. 

£.  folio  unico  long^  petlolato  lineari-lauceolato  scapo  radical!  longiore, 
sepalis  concavis  oblongis  acutiuscnlis,  petalis  conformibus  brevioribus 
obtusis,  labello  oblongo  medio  constricto  basi  ventricoso  utrinque  tu- 
mido sub  apice  rotundato  piano  processubus  pluribus  aggregatis  carnosis 
truncdtis  rauiiito,  calcare  brevi  recto  tumido  acutiusculo. 

Hab.  in  collibus  Promensibus ;  Wallich,  {exam,  s,  sp.  in  herb,  soc,  Linn,) 

6.  EuLOPBiA  guineensis.     Bot,  Reg,  t,  686. 

£.  foliis  latis  oblongis  acutis  in  petiolum  angustatis,  scapo  laxo  multifloro, 
bracteis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis^ 
labelli  cucullati  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  :  intermedio  ovato  subun- 
dulato  obtuso  majore  infrk  lincis  pluribus  elevatis  verruculatis  inscripto^ 
calcare  ascendente  apice  incurvo. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  (v.  v.  c.) 

Sepala  et  petala  viridia,  purpureo  venosa.  Labellum  album,  venis  quibus« 

dam  roseis  striatum,  basi  compressum,  cum  columna  semiconnatum. 

Anthera  ad  cardinem  biaurita. 

7.  EuLOPHiA  articulata. 

£.  pseudobulbis  articulatim  connatis,  foliis  .  •  •  .^  scapo  multifloro,  racemo 
elongato,  sepalis  reHexis  petalisq.  patcntibus  contortis,  labelli  trilobi 
lobo  medio  ovato  obtuso  deflexo  margine  crispo  :  disco  lineis  callosis 
crispis  rugosissimo  basi  tuberculato. 

Jangkosno  vemaculi. 

Limodomm  articulatum.    Schumack.  Fl.  Omn.  2. 173, 

Hab.  in  Guinea,  passim,  Tbonning. 

Flores  incarnati>  labello  violaceo.     Scopus  2-4-pedalis. 

8.  EuLOPHiA  concolor. 

E.  foliis  brevibus  oblongis  acutis  concavis  lax^  vaginantibus,  racemo  ter- 
minal! tiexuoso  paucifloro  subcorymboso^  sepalis  petalisque  oblongis 
acutis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  ascendentibus  acutis  intermedio 
convexo  oblongo  crenato  crispato,  calcare  recto  conico. 

lilmodoroin  concolor.    Thouars  Orch,  Afr,  t,  45. 

Hab.  in  Borhonia;  Thouars. 

Flores  lutesccntes  *,  Th. 


182  VANDEi£. 

9.  £uLOPHiA  herbacea. 

£.  foliis  oblougo-lanceolatis  acutis  scapo  erecto  brevioribus^  racemo  se- 
cundo^  sepalis  herbaceis  ovato*lanceoIatis  acutis,  petalis  brevioribus  ob- 
longis  obtusis  acutisve^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  inter- 
medio  oblongo  subundulato :  veois  omnibus  pubescentibus^  calcare 
brevi  tereti  obtuso. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  Macrae;  in  India  septentrionali,  ad  ripas  fluminis  Giree, 
intra  seriem  montium  Suen,  necnon  ad  ripas  Agurwal  in  faciem  septeutr. 
orient,  montium  Mussooree  in  ccnvallibus  calidis,  Horens  Augusto,  tem- 
pore pluvioso,  Royle.   {hab.  s.  sp.  et  v,  ic,  pict,) 

Folia  juniora  angusto-lanceolata,  adulta,  latiora,  nitida  plana,  S-costata. 
Sepala  viridia,  petalis  labelloque  candidis  ;   ex  ic.    Royle. 

10.  EuLoi'HiA  lurida. 

£.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  scapo  ramoso  mult6  brevioribus,  bracteis  min- 
imis subulatis,  sepalis  lineari-spathulatis  obtusis,  petalis  paul6  latioribus^ 
labelli  tripartiti  basi  callosi  lobis  lateralibus  obtusis  recurvis :  ioterme- 
dio  obcordato,  calcare  cylindraceo  inflexo  obtuso. 

Limodorum  luridnm.     AfzeL  in  Per*.  Synops,  2.  521. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  Afzelius,  G.  Don.  (hab,  $,  gp,  et  v.  v.  c.) 

11.  EuLOPHiA  scripta. 

E.  caulibus  carnosis  oblongis,  foliis  lineari-loratis  subdistichis,  scapis  ra- 
dicalibus  ramosis,  bracteis  pedicellis  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque 
lineari-oblongis  obtusiusculis,  labelli  tripartiti  lobis  lateralibus  apice 
dilatatis  rotundatis :  interniedio  cuneato  rotundato  tuberculato  bicrista- 
to,  calcare  brevissimo  recto  obtuso. 

Limodonim  scriptum.     JTiouart  Orch.  Aft,  tt.  46.  47.    Ach,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur,p,  48* 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Forbes -,  Borbonia,  Thouars.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flores  speciosi,  purpureo-lutei.  Th. 

12.  EuLOPHiA  pulchra. 

£.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  racemis  strictis  multifloris  subsqualibus^ 
sepalis  petalisque  oblongo -li near ibns  acutis,  lubello  oblongo  basi  ven« 
tricoso  obtuso  subundulato  (medio  calloso?),  calcare  brevi  recto 
subdidyroo. 

Limodonim  pulcbmm.     Thouars  Orch.  A/r,  t,  43.    Ach,  Rich.  Orch.  Afaur,  p.  49* 

Hab.  in  insula  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

Flores  speciosi,  purpureo-maculati. 

13.  EuLOPHiA  graminea.    JJndl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7372. 

E.  foliis  gramineis,  scapo  ramoso,  bracteis  primordialibus  oblongis  acutis 
concavis,  floribus  erectis  in  fructu  pendulis,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus 
acutissimis,  labello  trilobo  basi  angustato :  lobo  intermedio  oblongo 
crispo :  venis  tribus  mediis  contiguis  subparallelis  fimbriato-appendicu- 
latis,  calcare  brevi  clavato. 

Hab.  in  Singapur,  fVallich.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.J 
Affinis  E.  virenti,  floribus  minoribus  primft  facie  distincta.     Vagine  infi« 
mae  scapi  ventricoss. 

14.  EuLOPHiA  virens.     R.  Br. 

£.  foliis  gramineis  lineari-lanceolatis  scapo  ramoso  brevioribus,  sepalis  pe- 


VANDBJB.  183 

petalisque  oblongis  obtusis  basi  angti^tatb  tessellatis,  labdli  trilobi  bar. 
ball  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  intermedio  ovato  obtuso,  calcare  erec* 
tiusculo  conico. 

Serapias  epidendnMU    Eetx,  Oht.  6.  65. 

Limodomm  Tirens.    Rosb.  Coram,  1. 1. 38.    Swart t,  Nov,  Act.  CJv.  6. 79.    JFiUd,  Sp.  PI, 

4. 123. 
Limodomm  q>ideiidroide8.     WiUd»  L  c.  p,  124. 

Hab.  Id  India  OrientaU ;  prope  Madras  supra  arbores,  H^ht ;  in  Zeylona 
locis  umbrosis>  Macrae,  (hab,  s.  sp,  et  v,  ic,  pict) 

15.  EuLOPHiA  carinata. 

£.  foliis  linearibus  complicatis  camosis  fractu  facilibus^  scapo  simplici, 
labello  concavo  spatulato  apice  repando,  calcare  ecarinato. 

Katoa-Kaida-Maravanu     Rkeede  Hort,  Mai.  12.  51.  t,  26. 
Limodoram  carimitiun.     Willd.  Sp,  PI,  4. 124. 

Hab.  in  terra^  et  in  arboribus  Malabaria ;  Rheede. 

Huju9  speciei  exemplaria  nusquam  invenL  Folia  lata,  carinata^ yrac/u /a- 
ciUa,  3  pedes  alta  pollicem  lata^  nitentia,  glabra  ben^  distinguunt. 

16.  EuLopHiA  inacrostachya. 

£.  foliis  oblongis  utrinque  acuminatis  plicatis  subtricostatis,  scapo  sim- 
plici  radical!  foliis  longiore,  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  peta- 
lis  conformibus  latioribus  undulatls,  labelli  suborbicularis  trilobi  lobis 
lateralibus  intermedio  alt^  bilobo  abbreviato  subaequalibus :  lamellis 
duabiis  nauis  ad  basin,  calcare  subrotundo  inflato  obtuso. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona  in  locis  umbrosis  syl varum,  Macrae,  (hab,  s,  sp,  et  v,  to. 
pict.) 

Scapas  3-pedalis.  Sepala  et  petala  Tiridia  apicibus  costaque  purpureis. 
liabellum  citrinum  venis  purpureis  pictum :  lobo  medio  luteo.  Crista 
anthers  solitaria  dorsalis. 

17*  EuLOPHiA  hians.     Spreng.  Syst,  Feg.  3.  7^0. 

£.  foliis  (equitantibus  ?)  ensiformibus  integerrimis,  scapo  radicali  squamis 
cucuUatis  Taginato,  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  late- 
ralibus parvis  ovatis  intermedio  ovato- obcordato  striato-venoso,  cal- 
care tereti  arcuato  ovarii  longitudine. 

Satyriom  hiana.    Linn,  Suppl.  401. 
Limodoram  hians.     T^unb.  Fl,  Cap,  76. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Sp.,  Thunberg. 

Flores  4-5,  cernui,  brevissim^  pedicellati. 

18.  EuLOPBiA  ensata.    Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg,  t,  1147. 

£.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  plicatis,  scapo  simplici,  racemo  capitato,  sepa- 
lis petalisque  oblongis  acutis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis 
obtusis  glabris  intermedio  linguiformi  disco  barbato,  calcare  brevi  rec- 
to couico  obtuso,  bracteis  membranaceis  venosis. 

Hab.  ut  aiunt  ad  Cap,  B,  Sp. ;  an  potius  in  S.  Leone  ?  (v,  v.  c.) 

Flores  flavi.     An  eadem  ac  E.  barbata  ? 

19.  EuLOPHiA  atrovirens. 

£.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  patentibus  scapo  erecto  simplici  mul- 
Jan.  1833.  b  b 


184  VANOEJS. 

*  tifloro  8ubfleqiialibu8»  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  acutis,  labello  cuculbito 
-  trilobo  :  lobis  rotundatis  intermedio  transyerso^  calcare  subinfiindibiilari 
obtusissimo. 

Hab.  ill  India  OrientaU,  Wallich,  (v.  ic.  pict,  e  Bibl.  Angl.  Ind,) 

Flores  ochroleuci  sepalis  exttis  purpureo-maculatis.  Petalum  utrumque 
hinc  serie  solitarii  punctorum  sanguineorum  notatum. 

§.  ^.  Desdscentes.    Folia  equitaotia. 

20.  EuLOPUiA  tristis.     Spreng,  Sysl.  Veg.  3.  720. 

E.  foliis  ensiformibus  equitintibus  serrulatis  scapo  terminali  subramoso 
brevioribusy  bracteis  aouminatis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  petalisque 
cooniventibus  oblongis  acutis^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis 
intermedio  oblongo  obtuso  crispo  :  veois  7  subparallelis  basi  lamellosis 
apice  convergentibus  fimbriatis^  calcare  brevi  obtuso^  anther&  bicristat^. 

Satyrium  triste.    Linn.  SuppL  402. 

Limodorum  trUte.     Tkunb.  Fl.  Cap,  74.     JFiUd.  Sp.  PI.  4.  124. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Sp.  juxta  Zeeko-rivier,  et  in  summo  Hottentots-Holland- 
bergj  Thunberg,  Ecklon.  {hab.  s.  ip,  comm.  eel.  Lehmann.) 

Scapus  subcompressus.  Flores  fusci  {s.  tristes).  Labellum  dorso  vires* 
centifuscum. 

21.  EuLOPHiA  lamellata. 

E.  foliis  ensiformibus  equitantibus  intcgerrimis  scapo  terminali  dupl5 
brevioribus,  bracteis  acuminatis,  sepalis  petalisque  conniventibus  ob- 
longis  acutis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  latersJibus  abbreviatis  intermedio 
oblnngo  obtuso  crispo :  venis  omnibus  lamellis  laceris  cristatis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei ;  Fillet,  (hab.  s,  sp.  comtn.  eel.  Hooker.) 

E.  tristi  affinis.  Flores  majores,  folia  integerrima,  lubellum  diversissknum. 

22.  EuLOPHiA  micrantha. 

E»  foliis  ensiformibus  equitantibus  recurvis  margine  serrulatis,  scapo 
ranioso  terminali  basi  squamis  longis  membranacets  vaginato,  spicia 
simplicibus  elongatis,  perianthio  connivente^  sepalis  august^  ovatis  obtu- 
sis  carnosis  subcarinatis,  petalis  tenuioribus  et  latioribus,  labelli  concavi 
3-lobi  lobis  lateralibus  divergentibus  acutis  intermedio  rotundato  sinubus 
sinuatis  facie  3-lamellato,  calcare  brevi  ventricoso. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Sp.  (v.  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Tota  planta  sesqui-2-pedalis.    Inflorescentia  Dracsnam  quandem  simulat. 

23.  EuLOPHiA  barbata.     Sprang.  Syst.  Veg.  3. 720. 

E.  foliis  lineari-ensiformibus  recurvis  intcgerrimis,  scapo  compresso  flex- 
uoso  foliis  dup15  longiore,  sepalis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis, 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  minoribus  intermedio  oblongo  crispo 
disco  barbato,  calcare  obtuso. 

Serapias  capensis.    Linn.  A/aniiss.  293. 
Limodorum  barbatum.     7'hunb,  Ft.  Cap.  75. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Sp.  Thunberg.  {v.  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Flores  albidi,  Th.  Adsunt  in  herb.  Hooker  exemplaria  duo,  quorum 
alter uu)  scapo  flexuoso  palmari  florido,  alterum  plusquam  sesquipedali 
gaudet.  Folia  sunt  parva,  graminea,  recurvaj  bracteae  longissimse 
membranacea;  j  labelli  lobi  laterales  quasi  abscissi ;  venae  fer^  omnes 
fimbriate,  usque  ad  lobos  laterales,  sed  citra  nude. 


VANDEJB.  185 

^  III.  AphylUe.    Folia  serotina.    Flores  penduli  secundi. 

124.  EuLOPHiA  nipestris.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7368. 

£.  floribus  pendulis  subsecundis,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  acutis^  labello 
trilobo  basi  angustato  :  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  intermedio  obloogo 
dentato:  lamellis  3  contiguis  obsoletia  integris  in  axiD  seriebusq.  5  bre- 
vibus  deoticulorum  in  laminam  lobi  medii. 

Limodomm  dubium.    Hamilt,  Jc,  penes  D.  Bauer, 
Bletia  Dabia.    Dwu  Prodr,  Nep,  30. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa;  WalUch,  Hamilton,  (hab.  b,  sp,  e  Mus,  AngL  Ind,  et  v,  ic,pict,J 
Nomen  Dabia  quasi  vernaculum  a  eel.  Donio  citatum^  nihil  est  nisi  verbum 
dubium  mal^  lectum. 

Flores  carnei  |  labellum  sanguineo  maculatum^  cyaneo  limbatum. 

85.  EuLOPHiA  campestris.    Wall.  Cat,  no,  7367, 

£.  floribus  secundis  cernuis,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari-spatulatis  obtusius- 
culis,  labello  oblongo  trilobo  venoso :  lobo  intermedio  rotundato  trans- 
verso  crenulato  lineis  tribus  brevibus  barbatis  ad  basin^  calcare  brevi 
conico  incurvo. 

Hab.  in  regno  Oude,  ad  Bhurtapoor,  Wallich  ;  in  dumetis  densissimis  val- 
lium  HimalayeHsium,  Royle,    (hab,  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl,  Ind.) 

Folia  ex  icone  Royliana  tria,  serotina,  lineari-lanceolata,  quorum  ultimuin 
tantum  perfectum.  Flores  fusco-purpurei,  labello  albido  roseo-margi- 
nato.     Statura  nunc  palmaris  nunc  pedalis,  imo  sesquipedalis. 

86.  EuLOPHiA  ramentacea.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7370. 

£.  aphylla>  bracteis  subulatis  OTario  brevioribus,  floribus  erectis,  sepalis 
petalisque  lineari-spatulatis  acutis,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  intermedio  un- 
dulato  obtuso,  lamellis  disci  tribus  interruptis  apice  laceris,  calcare 
iconico  obtuso. 

Dipodium  ramentacenm.    HanUU,  Mu. 

Hab.  in  h^ia  orientali,  ad  Dumdoho ;  Hamilton,  (hab,  8,  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

f  Species  vald^  dubia. 

87 .  Limodomm  cristaium ;  scapo  elongato  tereti  remotb  vaginato,  floribus  dis- 
eretis  resupinatis,  labello  basi  ventricoso  brevi  calcarato,  laming  oblong^ 
recurvati  medio  muricato-cristatil^  lateribus  deflexis  crispis  venosis. 
A/z.inPers,  5jf».  2.621. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone. 

28.  Limodomm  cucullatum;  scapo  elongato  remote  vaginato>  floribus  discre- 
tis,  labello  erecto  cucuUiformi  trilobo  medio  majore  emarginato^  cal- 
care brevissimo  obtuso.     Afz,  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone. 

89.  Bletia  siricta;  foliis  radicalibus  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  planis  tricos- 
tatis,  scapo  stricto  vaginato  erectb^  floribus  lax^  spicatis,  labello  trilobo  : 
lobo  medio  obcordato  crenulato,  Calcare  incurvo  brevi^  sepalis  sequaHbus. 
Fresl.  Reliq.  Hank.  p.  98. 

Hab.  in  insula  Luzon. 

30.  Maxillaria  Utiacea  (Llave  et  Llexars.  Orch.  p.  I^)  "  radice  tuberosity 
foliis  ensiformibus  plicatis,  floribus  spatbli  ver&  tectis.** 

Hab.  in  Mexico  prope  Fallisoletum,  sub  umbra  arborum,  aliquandove  supra 
radices,  floretique  mensibus  cestivis.— Vemaculfe  Azuzena  del  Monte,- 
Ixtactepetxacuxodutl,  Jcohueyo,  Hernand.  2.  237.  ed.  Madr.  Llave, 


186  VANDRiE. 

Flanta  liliaceanim  habitu.  Folia  radicalia^  bina  aut  terna^  ensiformia^  pe- 
tio1ata»  ad  basin  membranis  purpurinis  conToluta.  Scapus  subpedalis, 
erectus,  spathi  membranacdk,,  monophylli^  lateraliter  dehisceote  ad  ex- 
tremitatem  cinctus.  Flores  nivei  thyrsoidei.  Bractes  lanceolatse^ 
demtim^  ut  tota  planta  marcida,  nigricantes.  PeriaDthium  ringens,  3 
segmentis  superioribus  connatis,  quorum  2  lateralia  lioeis  purpurinis 
▼ariegata,  duobus  inferioribus  lunulatis  convergentibus  eodem  modo 
maculatis.  Labellum  concolor,  ovatum,  carinatuin>  ascendens^  limbo 
integro,  ad  basin  punctis  ocbreis  maculatum^obscur^  calcaratum.  '  Co* 
lumna  clavata,  canaliculata,  incur va,  versus  apicem  amplificata.  Pol- 
linia  4,  reniformia>  cereacea.     Anthera  bilocularis^  acuminata.     Id, 

If  this  is  rightly  described  it  may  be  a  new  genus  -,  but  it  is  not  impro- 
bable that  it  may  be  a  Eulophia  the  Pollen-masses  of  which  are  inex- 
actly mentioned ;  or  is  it  not  rather  another  species  of  Govenia? 


CXI.  DIPODIUM. 

Dipodium.    M,  Brown  Prodr,  I,  330. 

Perianthium  putens>  petalis  sepalisque  sequalibus.  Labellum  subconforme, 
utrinque  infra  medium  auriculatum,  disco  barbatum,  basi  saccatum  et 
cum  colurona  connatum.  Columna  erecta,  marginata,  semiteres.  An- 
thera membranacea>  9-locularis  ?  Pollinia  duo,  obliqu^  biloba^  caudicu- 

lis  duabus  glandulae  communi  affixis. Herbee  terrestres,  apbylliB> 

Radix  crassa,  ramosa.     Caules  squamosi.     Racemi  speciosi. 

1.  Dipodium  punctatum.     R.  Br,  Prodr.  S31. 

D.  squamis  radicalibus  distantibus,  labello  recto  disco  pubescente. 

Dendrobiam  panctatum.    Smith*  ExoL  Bot,  1. 21.  /.  12. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  ad  Portum  Jackson,  necnon  in  Insula  Van  Diemtn, 
R,  Brown,  {hab,  «•  sp,  comm,  eel.  Brown,) 

2.  Dipodium  squamatum.     R,  Br,  I,  c, 

D«  squamis  radicalibus  oblongis  carinatis  imbricatis,  labello  barbato  de- 
flexo. 

Ophrys  ?  Bquamata.    Forst.  Prodr,  310. 

Cymb.  Bquamatum.    Swartz,  Act,  Holm,  1800. 238. 

IMpodium  Bquamatum.     Smith,  in  Btes  Suppl. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Caledonia,  Forster. 


CXII.  GALEANDRA. 

Galeandra.    ZAndL  Jtbutr,  o/Orch,  PI,  Oen,  t,  8. 

Perianthium  patens  v.  connivens,  ssepitis  (an  semper  ?)  sepalis  petalisque 
ascendentibus^  liberis.  Labellum  infundibuliforme«  calcaratum,  indi- 
visum,  sessile,  intils  Iseve,  margine  nunc  fimbriato.  Columna  erecta, 
membranaceo-alata,  clinandrio  declivi.  Anthera  galeseformis,  crista  re- 
cur v&  cum  dorso  clinandrii  cardinati.  Pollinia  2,  postic^  excavata, 
caudiculft  brevi,  cum  glandula  elongata  basi  divergcnti-biloba  articula- 

i/L Herbse  terrestres^  foliis  plicatis,  scapis  radicalibus  v.  racemis 

terminalibus* 


VANDBA.  187 

1.  Galbandra  Baueri.     Lindl,  lUustr,  ofOrch,  PL  l.  c. 

G.  foliis  oblongis  acutis,  racemo  termioali  paucifloro  folio  superante,  se- 
palis  petalUque  lineari-oblongis  acutiusculis,  labello  maximo  antico  re* 
pando  emarginato  apiculato^  calcare  ovario  longiore, 

Hab.  in  Guiana,  Martin,  (v.  tc.  Bauer,) 

2.  Galbandra  gracilis. 

G.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acumioatis  scapo  vaginato  radicali  brevioribus, 
sepalis  petalisque  ezplanatis  ovatis  acutis,  labello  antico  infuodibnlari 
obtuso  margine  fimbriato. 

Enlopbui  gracilis.    Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg,  t,  742. 
Limodorom  dliatdm.    Schunuich,  Pi.  Ouin,  2, 174. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  O,  Don,  Thonning.  (v,  v»  c.) 

Scapus  1  j-^-pedalis.    Flores  virides,  apicibus  sanguineo-maculatis. 

3.  Galbandra  extinctoria. 

G.  foliis  •  •  •  •,  racemo  erecto  simplici  subsecundo  paucifloro,  sepalis  conni- 
ventibus(?)  oboTatis  serratis^  petalis  brevioribus  iotegerrimis  obtusis, 
labello  postico  extinctoriiformi  obtuso  margine  fimbriato. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  G,  Don,  {hab,  #.  sp,) 
An  aphylla  ? 


CXin.  ZYGOPETALUM; 

Zygopetalum.     Hooker,  in  Bot.  Mag.  t,  2748. 

Perianthium  explanatum^  sepalis  petalisque  ascendentibus,  subsequalibus^ 
cum  ungue  producto  columnse  connatis.  Labellum  muticum,  indi vi- 
sum^ patens,  ungue  ascendente :  crista  magni  transversa  carnoslu  Co- 
lumna  brevis,  arcuata,  semiteres.  Antbera  subbilocularis.  PoUinia  2, 
bipartibilia,  in  glandulam  transversam  subsessilia.— — ^Herbae  terrestres, 
subacaules,  foliis  plicatis  paten tibus.     Flores  speciosi,  labello  caeruleo. 

This  genus  is  extremely  near  Eulophia,  to  which  I  once  reduced  it. 
The  subsequent  discovery  of  other  species  has  convinced  me  that  I  was 
wrong,  and  that  it  has  characters  of  its  own  sufficiently  pronounced  to  en« 
title  it  to  a  station  by  itself. 

1 .  Ztgopbtalum  MackaiL     Hooker  L  c. 

Z.  foliis  lorato-lanceolatis  striatis  apice  recur  vis  racemo  brevioribus,  sep- 
alis petalisque  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis,  labello  obcordato  pubescente 
callo  baseos  crassissimo  retrorsum  bilobo. 

Enlopbia  Mackaiana.    Lindl.  in  Bot.  Beg.  1. 1433. 
zygopetalum  MackaiL    Lodd.  Bot,  Cab.  1. 1664. 

j3.  crirnium,  venis  labelli  magis  pilosis. 

Zygopetalum  crinitum.    Lodd.  Bot.  Cab.  1687. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  (v,  v.  c.) 

Sepala  et  petala  viridia^  sanguineo-maculata ;  labeUum  albidum  maculis 
purpureis. 


188  YANDEX. 

8.  Ztoopetalum  maxillare.     Lodd.  Bot  Cab,  f,  1776. 

Z.  foliis  lanceolatis  undulatis  acumiDatis  raceq^o  flexuoso  longioribus,  sep- 

alis  petalisque  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  1abel|p  obovato  callo  baseos  max- 

imo  lunato  margioe  crispo. 

Hab.  Id  Brasilia,  Loddiges,  (v,  v.  c.  comm.  an^lc.  Loddiges.) 

Sepala  et  petala  viridia,  aanguineo-subvittata ;  labellum  casru1euin>  unico- 
lor,  callo  mult5  intensiore. 

3.  Ztgopbtalum  rostratum.     Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag,  t,  2819. 

Z.  foliis  lato-lanceolatis  patentibus  scapo  sub-unifloro  longioribus,  sepalis 
petalisque  linear!- lanceolatis  UDdulatU  acuminatis,  labello  subquadrato 
callo  baseos  lunato  raarg^ne  crispo,  (dinandrio  alato  dentato. 

Hab.  in  Demerara,  Parker. 

Sepala  et  petala  fusco-viridia^  labellum  album  venis  roseis,  callo  margine 
cseruleo-purpureo.     Anthera  dor«o  in  subulam  erectam  producto. 


CXIV.  CVRTOPODIUM. 

Cjrtopodiam.     A.  Brwm  in  Hort,  Kew,  ed.  2.  5.  216. 

Periantbium  explanatum,  eequale,  sepalis  petalisque  liberis.  Labellum 
unguiculatum,  cum  basi  product^  columns  continuum,  tripartitum«  ex- 
planatum,  ecalcaratum.  Columna  semiteres.  Antbera  bilocularis.  Pol- 
linia  2,  posticd  biloba,  caudicul^L  lineari  brevi,  glanduUL  ovatiL Plan- 
ts terrestres,  fruticoss,  caulibus  fusiformibus  carnosia^  foliis  plicatis, 
scapis  radicalibus  vaginatls,  floribus  speciosis. 

N.  B.  Character  vegetationis  tantllm  ad  C.  Andersonii. 

1.  Cyrtopodium  Andersonii.  R.  Br,  in  H.  Kew.  5.  816.  Bot,  Mag,  t, 
1800. 

C.  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  undulatis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  oblongifl  ob- 
tusis  intermedio  ovato  rotundato  convexo  disco  concaTo. 

CTmbidium  Andersonii.    JSot,  Rep,  651. 

Hab.  in  India  Occideniali,  (v,  v,  c.) 

Flores  flavi.    Discus  labelli  inter  lobos  laterales  callosus. 


•_ »» 


8.  Cyrtopodium   glutiniferum.      '*  Raddi  in  Act,  Soc.  Ital,  xix.  c.  ic. 
Colla  lllustr,  et  Ic.  Hort,  Ripul  App,  8.  p,  c. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Raddi, 

I  know  little  of  this.  It  would  appear  to  be  distinct  from  C.  Ander- 
sonii, as  Raddi  must  have  contrasted  it  with  that  species;  unfortu- 
nately I  have  not  the  Acta  Italiana  to  consult.  A  plant  in  the  Garden  of 
the  Horticultural  Society,  sent  by  the  Honble.  Mr.  Strangways  is  not 
distinguishable  from  C.  Andersonii. 

From  all  the  fleshy  stemmed  Orchides  a  viscid  extract  is  obtained  and 
used  for  glue  in  Brazil. 

3.  Cyrtopodium  punctatum. 

C.  foliis  lanceolatis  plicatis,  scapo  paniculato,  vaginis  maximis  laxis  mem- 
branaceis,  sepalis  petalisque  undulatis  acutis  maculatis^  labelli  lobis 
lateralibus  cuneatis  intermedio  rotundato  papilloso. 


VANDEiE.  189 

HdJeborine  ramoeinima  cAttliculis  et  floribus  maculoeif.    Phtm,  Sp,  9,t.  187. 
Epidendrum  panctotum.    tiun.  Sp,  PL  1349.     Willd.  Sp,  PL  4, 116. 

Hab.  in  Hispaniola,  (hub.  s,  sp,  communic,  eel.  Mackenzie,') 
Discus  labelli  inter  lobos  laterales  tuberculatus. 


CXV.  CYRTOPERA. 


PerianthiuDi  explanitum^  sepalis  petalisque  ascendent! bus  subsequalibus 
cum  ungue  long^  producto  columnse  connatis.  Labellum  ecalcaratum, 
concavum,  subventricosum,  trilobum>  venis  axeos  callosis  ▼.  cristatis,  v. 
tuberculatis.     Columna  semiteres,  marginata.     Anthera  l-^-locularis. 

PoUinia  2,  postic^  biloba,  caudiculi  brevi  subtriangulari. Herbs 

terrestres,  foliis  plicatis>  caulibus  carnosis,  nunc  fusiformibus  elongatis, 
nunc  abbreviatis*    Flores  racemosi,  speciosi^  scapis  radicalibus. 

1.  Ctbtopbra  plantiginea. 

C.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  5-costatis  racemo  radicali  brevioribus^  sepalis 
lineari-lanceolatii,  petalis  latioribus  brevioribus,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus 
erectis  incurvis  rOtundatis  intermedio  ovato  obtuso  undulato  :  lamellis 
disci  duabus  ba4l  tenuibus  connatis  medio  incrassatis  apice  undulatis, 
venb  tribus  brevibus  callosis  interjectis. 

Limodomm  plantagioeiilli.     Thouars,  Orck,  Afr,  t,  41. 42* 

Hab.  in  Madagascario,  Thouars,  Forbes,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Caulis  15-poll.  altusi     Flores  purpurascentes.   Th. 

2.  Cyrtopbra  Woodfordii. 

C.  caulibus  fusiforcdibus  carnosis,  foliis  lanceolutis  plicatis  patentibus> 
scapo  radical!  muUifloro>  bracteis  subulnto-lanceolatis,  sepidis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  acutis,  petalis  oblongis  conniventibus  brevioribus,  labelli 
gibbosi  lobis  lateralibus  rotimdatis  intermedio  emarginato  basi  bicorni. 

Cyrtopodiam  Woodfordii.    Bot.  Mag,  t,  1814.    lAndL  in  Bot.  Reg.  1. 1508. 

Hab.  in  insula  Trinitaik ;  Martmicd,  lUchard,  Isert.  (v.  v.  c.  et  s.  sp.  in  herb. 
Vahl,  et  Hornem.) 

Flores  virides,  labello  purpureo. 

3.  Cyrtopbra  scabrilinguis. 

C.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  basi  angustatis>  scapo  erecto  multifloro,  brac- 
teis acuminatissimis,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari- oblongis  obtusiuscolis 
falcatis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  ovato  ob« 
tuso  longiore  :  tot^  facie  papillis  truncatis  densissimis  versus  callum  ob- 
longum  medio  hypocbilii  situm  decrescentibus  obsiti. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Ruiz  et  Paivon.  (exam  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Lambert.) 
Spica  faciem  habet  omnino  C.  Woodfordii. 

4.  Cyrtopbra  flava.     Lindl.  in  fValL  Cat.  no.  7364. 

C.  foliis  longis  lanceolatis  plicatis,  scapo  stricto  multifloro,  sepalis  petalis- 
<jue  ovatis  acutis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio 
angustiore  obtuso  crispo,  venis  tribus  ramentaceis. 


190  VANDEA. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali ;  in  montes  Marang,  HamiUon  >  in  convallibufl  Hma- 
layensibus  infra  Surkunda,  Shalma,  et  Mtuiooree,  Royle.  {hah.  #.  tp,  e  Mu$, 
Angl.  Ind,) 

Scapus  tripedalis.     Floras  lutei,  unicolorea,  speciosbsimi. 

5.  Cyrtopera  obtusa. 

C.  foliis  longis  lanceolatis  p1icati8>  scapo  stricto  multifloro,  sepalis  peta- 
lisque  obtusissimis,  labeUi  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  obtusis 
intermedio  oblongo  obtuso :  axi  elevato  carnoao  basi  bituberculato. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali;  ad  ripas  fluminis  Totwe  prope  Deokhutul,  Royle, 
(v,  #.  tp,  in  herb.  Boyle  et  ic.  pict.J 

Prsecedenti  vald^  affinis«  floribus  miniis  numerosis,  scapo  graciliore»  brac- 
teis  sepalis  petalisque  obtusissimis,  denique  labelli  fabric!  abundd 
di  versa. 

6.  Cyrtopera  bicarinata.     Lindl,  in  WaU,  Cat.  no.  7363. 

C.  aphylla  ?>  scapo  gracili  distanter  vaginato,  racemo  compacto  oblongo, 
sepalis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  undulatis  acutis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis 
lateralibus  truncatis  integris  intermedio  cuneato  undulato  bilobo,  pede 
columnse  elongato. 

Epipactis  ?  bicarinata.    Hamiit.  ic. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali,  prope  Patgang,  Hamilton,  (hah.  #•  sp.  e  Mut,  AngU 
Ind,) 

Flores  virentes ;  labello  lilacino  striato,  medio  flavo. 

7.  Cyrtopera  plicata.     lAndl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7362. 

C.  foliis  acuminatisy  scapo  lax^  vaginato  6-8-floro,  sepalis  lineari-lanceo- 
latis  petalisque  latioribus  acutis^  labelli  trilobi  basi  bicallosi  lobis  late- 
ralibus rotundatis  erectis  intermedio  subrotundo  retuso. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  in  wontes  Morang,  HamiUon.  (hah.  $.  tp.  e  Mus. 
Jngl.  Ind. ) 

Scapus  sesquipedalis.     Folia  juniora  tantum  vidi. 

8.  Cyrtopera  pedicellata. 

C.  foliis  subsolitariis  ensiformibus  plicatis«  scapo  lax^  vaginato,  floribus 
racemosis  cernuis,  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutiusculis  pafenti-erectis 
lateralibus  angulatis,  petalis  subsequalibusi  labelli  trilobi  lobis  oblongis 
patentibus:  intermedio  longiore  subconcavo  supra  sulcato  ramentis 
brevissimis  obsito. 

Satyrium  capense.    Linn.  Sp,  PI.  2. 

Satjrrium  pedicellatam.    JUim.  Suppl.  402. 

Serapias  pedicellata.     Thunb.  Prodr.  3« 

Cymbidium  pedicellatum.    Swartz,  in  Sckrad.  Dior.  1799.  224.     Thunb.  Ft.  Cap.  72. 

Hab.  ad  C.  B.  Sp.  prope  Zeeko-rivier  et  alibi  -,  Thunberg. 
Scapus  pedalis>  et  ultr^. 

9.  Cyrtopera?  gigantea. 

C.  foliis  carnosis  equitantibus  ensiformibus  recurvatis  scapo  erecto  brevi* 
oribus,  racemo  multifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  acutis  patentibus, 
labelli  bastati  lobis  lateralibus  deltoideis  obtusis  utrinque  productis  in* 
termedio  majore  oblongo  integro  convexo  :  disco  longitudinaliter  pli- 
cato  limbo  undulato. 


YANDEX.  191 

Satygium  gigmntenm.    Lhm,  SuppL  402. 
Liliiodoram  gUpinteum*     7%vimb,  Prodr.  4. 

CTmbidhun  giganteam.    Swart m,  in  Schrad,  Diar,  1799.  224.     Willd,  Sp.  PI,  4.  107. 
Tkmmb.  Fk  Cap.  73. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  juxta  Zeekoe-rivier^  prope  ostium  maris ;  Thunberg. 

Epiphyta.     Scapus    bipedalis  et  ultrk.    Flores  flavescentes.    Labellum 
tmsi  subttis  album,  supern^  purpureo  striatum.     Th, 


CXVI.  LISSOCHILUS. 

Liflsochiluf .    R,  Brown  in  lAndU  CoU.  Bot.  t.  31.  (1821). 

Penan thium  explanatum.  Sepala  herbacea,  parva,  reflexa,  ▼.  patentia^ 
libera.  Petala  maxima,  patentia,  alseformia.  Labellum  saccatum,  con* 
cavum,  subintegrum,  v.  trilobum,  cum  basi  columDSB  ssepitis  connatum. 
Columua  erecta,  brevis,  semiteres.  Anthera  bilocularis,  cristata.  Pol- 
linia  ^,  postic^  biloba,  caudicul^  lineari  brevi,  glandule  triangulari. 
Herba  terrestris,  pseudobulbosa,  acaulis.  Folia  striata  v.  plicata.  Ra- 
cemi  radicales.     Flores  speciosi. 

This  genus  is  scarcely  distinguishable  from  Eulophia  except  by  the 
great  disproportion  between  the  sepals  and  petals. 

1.  LissocHiLus  speciosus.     R.  Br,  I.  c. 

L.  foliis  carinatis,  scapo  multifloro,  sepalis  ovatis  reflexis  sabeequalibus^ 
petalis  oblong^s,  labello  cum  basi  columns  connato  basi  auriculato :  epi« 
chilio  convexo  sulcato  emarginato,  gibbo  brevi  convexo  acutiusculo. 

litsocliilns  spedosoB.    Bot,  Reg.  i.  573. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Sp,  Griffin,  {v.  v,  c.) 

2.  L188OCHILU8  streptopetaltts. 

L.  foliis  plicatis,  scapo  radical!  multifloro,  sepalis  oblong^s  obtusis  paten« 
tibus,  petalis  dupl5  latioribus  basi  tortis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus^ 
ascendentibus  obtusis  inter  medio  convexo  rotundato  emarginato  S-cos- 
tato,  gibbo  conico  abbreviato. 

Eulophia  itreptopetala.    lAndl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  t,  1002.    Graham  in  Bot,  Mag.  2931. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Hartulani,     An  potius  JJricana }  (v,  v,  c.J 

Sepala  viridia,  purpureo  seriatim  maculata.     Petala  labelliunque  vitellina. 

S,  L186OCBILU8  parviflorus. 

L.  foliis  ••  • .,  scapo  6-8-floro«  sepalo  supremo  ovato  concavo  unguiculato 
reflexo  lateralibus  petalis  subsequalibus  patentibus,  petalis  oblongis  sub- 
unguiculatis,  labello  sublibero  basi  auriculato  :  epichilio  oblongo  obtuBO 
S-carinato,  gibbo  por recto  obtuso  antic^  sulcato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Sp,  in  Stony  Vale,  Dr,  GUI.  (exam,  s.  sp,  in  herb.  Hooker,) 

4.  L188OCHILUS  macranthus. 

L.  bracteis  maximis  oblongis  convolutis  cuspidatis,  sepalis  lineari-oblon- 
gis  obtusis  reflexis  squalibus,  petalis  lat^  oblongis  obtusissimis,  labello 
sublibero  basi  infundibular!  abrupt^  acuminato :  lobis  lateralibus  rotun- 
datia  intermedio  ovato  crenato. ' 

March.  1833.  cc 


192  VANDEiB. 

Hab.  ad  Bofiey  in  Africa  aquinoctiali,  H.  Shepherd,    (v.  #.   tp.  in  herb. 

Hooker.) 

Plunta  speciosissima.  Folia  igDOta.  Petala  H  poll,  longa.  Fabricttm  la- 
belli  haud  ben^  vidi. 

6.  L188OCHILU8  arabicus. 

L.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plicatis,  racemo  laxo  multifloro^  sepalis  ob- 
loDgis  obtusis  patentissimis  inferioribus  dupl5  loogioribus^  petalis  ob- 
loDgis  obtusis  subunguiculatis^  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  acutia :  interme- 
dio  obovato  convexo  venis  5  elevatis  lamellatis,  gibbo  conico  obtuso 
antic^  carinato. 

Orchis  flftTa.    Forsk.  Cent.  6. 156. 

Hab.  in  Jralna,  prope  Moschajam  Djygkb,  ForskQl,  (v.  b.  sp.  m  herb.  VM.) 

Sic  in  schedis  Forek&lii }  forte  vox  moschaia  vult  templum^  angl.  mosque. 


CXVII.  NOTYLIA. 

Notylia.    Lindl,  in  Bot,  Beg.  930.  (1825.) 

Perianthium  explanatum>  sequale;  sepalis  9  lateralibus  connatis  labello 
suppositis.  Labellum  libenim  ecalcaratum^  patentissimum,  integrum, 
medio  callosum.  Columna  erecta,  teres^  acuminata.  Stigtna :  rima 
verticalis.  Anthera  dorsalis,  unilocularis,  cum  stigmate  parallela.  Cli- 
nandrium  planum,  anticb  caUosum,  postic^  marginatum.  PoUinia  duo 
Integra,   caudicul^    elongato-cuneati,   ghmduli    minutA,  Herbg 

epiphytse.  Folia  solitaria,  striata,  stipitata«  Pleurothallidis  more.  Spies 
radicales.    Flores  inconspicui. 

1.  NoTTLiA  punctata.     JJndl.  I.  c, 

N.  racemo  pendulo,  labello  obcuneato  unguiculato  acuto  basi  calloso, 
sepalis  petalisque  obtusis. 

Oomesa  tenuiflora.    Lodd.  Bot.  Gob. 
Plenrotkallis  punctata.    Ker  in  Bot.  Beg.  t.  759. 

Hab.  in  insula  TrinitatiSi  {v.  v.  c.  comm.  dom.  Baleman.) 

8.  Notylia  multiflora.     Lindl.  I.  c. 

N.  racemo  erecto  ?  labello  cordato-ovato  acuminato  ecalloso  long^  ungui- 
culato, sepalis  petalisque  acutissimis. 

Pleurothallis  sagittifera.    Humb.  et  Kunth.  N.  O.  et  Sp.  PL  1.  365.  /.  91.    Synof§,  1. 347. 
Hab.  supra  arbores  juxta  Turbcuio,  regione  subcalidi  regni  Novogranaten^ 
sis,  alt.  180  hexap  j  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 


CXVni.  MASDEVALLIA. 

Masderallia.    Fl.  Per.  Prodr.  122.  t.  27. 


Perianthium  clausum  $  sepalis  acuminatis  v.  aristatis  in  tubum  campanu- 
latum  connatis.  Petala  nana.  Labellum  nanum,  oblongum,  concaYum, 
integrum,  cum  column^  articulatum.  Columna  erecta,  linearis,  cana- 
liculata.  Anthera  .  •  •  •  Polllnia  duo,  caudicuU  brevi.— -*Herbe  foliis 
Pleurothallidis,  scapis  unifloris. 


VANDKiE.  193 

1.  M^tDByALLiA  UDiflonu     Ft.  Per*  Syst  838.     Humb,  et  Kunih.  N.  G.  et 
^.  1.361.  t.  89. 

M.  fbliiB  oblongo-spathulatis^  pedunculis  unifloris  loDgissimb^   sepolis 
aristotis. 

Hab.  in  Huaitahuam  locis  saxoaU ;  Ruiz  et  P^voa ;    in  locis  subfrigidis 
regni  QuUenmi,  alt.  1 180-1600  hexap.  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

S.  Masdktallia  caudata. 

M.  foliis  obovato-K)blongi8  scapo  paul5  brevioribus,  sepalis  longissim^ 
aristato-caudatis. 

Hab.  in  subfngidis  regnl  N<n>9gr9naten$ii,  prope  S.  Forfunato,  florens  Junio  j 
Gudot.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

3.  Ma89btai«lia  infracta. 

M.  ibliis  obovato-oblongis  brev^  petiolatis  scapi  longitudine,  floribus  ven- 
tricoeis  sub  sepalis  lateralibas  infractis,  sepalis  long^  aristatis. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  montes  Organ,  Brasilia  -,  fv,  ic.pict,  in  herb.  Hooker,) 

Flores  ? iolacei,  basi  pallidiores,  aristis  luteis. 


CXIX.  CRYPTOCHILUS. 

Crjptochilus.     WaiUck  Tent.  p.  36. 


Perianthium  tubulosum>  fence  contractum,  basi  antic^  gibbosum.  Sepala 
fer^  omninb  connata,  apice  tanttim  libera.  Petala  libera,  paul5  minora. 
Labellum  indivisum,  libenim,  cum  basi  productit  columnse  continuum. 
Colnmna  semiteres  :  dinandrio  4-dentato.     Anthera  ^-locularis.     Pol- 

linia  8,  paribus  4  glanduls  commnui  adhserentia. ^Terrestris,  pseu- 

dobulbis  aggregatis.      Folia    semicoriacea,   striata,      Spica   secunda, 
multiflora. 

1.  Cbtptochilus  sanguinea.     Wall,  L  c.  I.  26. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  ad  cacumen  Chandaghiry  supra  saxa ;  etiam  in  montibus 
Cachar,  Sylhet  confinibus,  WalUch,  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  JngL  Ind.) 

Flores  sanguinei>  pollicares,  pubescentes. 


CXX.  lONOPSIS. 

lonopsis.    Hmmk.  ei  Kuntk,  Abv.  Gen,  et  Sp,  1. 348. lantha.    Mooker  Esot,  Ft,  113. 

Perianthium  clausum.  Sepala  lateralia  basi  approximata  cum  basi  labelli 
connata.  Petala  sepalis  conformia.  Labellum  sepalis  multb  majus, 
basi  saccatum,  ungue  bicalloso  columni  parallelo,  laming  explanaUt 
patente  bilobft.  Columna  erecta,  aptera,  semiteres,  rostello  rostrato. 
Anthera   1-locularis   rostrata.     Pollinia  %  posticd   sulcata,  caudiculll 

lineari  inclusft,  glanduli  obovatlL Herbs  epiphyts,  acaules.    Folia 

coriacea.     Scapi  paniculati,  vaginati.     Flores  parvi,  pallidi. 

1.  loNopsis  testiculata. 

1.  foliu  tereti-subulatis,  sepalis  acutis  antic^  didymo-ventricosis,  labello 
ovato-acuminato. 


194  VANDE^. 

Epidendrum  Sat^rrioides.    Swarfg.  Prodr,  123. 
Dendr.  testiculatum.    Swartg,  FL  Ind,  Occp,  1533. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  (Crescentia)  moDtium  Hispaniol^  et  Jamaica  rarior; 

Swartz. 
Flores  vernales,  minuti^   odore  FioUe  odoraUs  fragraQtes>  albi  -,   labello 

petalisque  sanguioeo-venosis. 

2.  loNOPSis  utricularioides.     LindL  Coll,  Bot.  t,  39.  A. 

I.  foliis  lineari-oblongis^  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis  antic^  non  veatricosis^ 
labello  obovato  emarginato  basi  bituberculato. 

EpideDdrum  utricalarioides*    Swartz.  Prodr.  122. 

Dendr.  atricularioides.    Swartz.  Nov.  Act.  Up$.  v.  6.  83.     Wilid.  Sp.  "Pi.  v.  4.  133. 

lantka  pallidiflora.    Hooker  Exot,  FL  t,  113. 

Hab.  in  insula  Trinitatis  -,  il/extco super  arbores  Hflematoxylum,  Citrum,  &c.; 
in  campis  siccissimis  Jamaica,  Swartz!;  supra  arbores  Coflfeae  in  Parahi" 
ba,  MerkeL  (v,  v.  c»et  8.  sp.in  herb.  VahL  et  Hornem.) 

An  duse  species  hie  confusce  ? 

3.  loNOPSiB  pulchella.  Humb.  el  Kunth,  N,  G.  et  Sp.  PL  1.  348.  t.  63* 
Synops.  1.  335. 

Hab.  locis  temperatis  subcalidis  regni  Novogranatensis  inter  Carthagineoi 
et  Bugam,  ad  truncos  Psidii  pomiferi  et  Crescentise  Cujete^  alt.  488  hex- 
ap.  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Flores  violacei. Vix  aliter  differt  ab    /.  utricularioide -,    veroslmiliter 

sunt  esedem. 


CXXI.  RODRIGUEZIA. 

Rodrigueiia.    Flor,  Peruv.  Prodr.  1 15.  t.  25. — Gomeza.  R.  Brown  in  Bot.  Mag.  174S. 

Perianthium  patens,  subsequale,  sepalis  3  lateralibus  connatis  labello  sup- 
positis.  Labellum  integrum,  unguiculatum,  basi  cornutum,  medio  cal- 
losum  ;  ungue  cum  coTurank  parallelo.  Columna  teres  apice  barhata. 
Antbera  unilocularis,  camosa.     Clinandrium  nudum,  retrorsimi  decline.  ^ 

Pollinia  2,  posticfe  excavata,  caudicul^  elastic^. Herbae  epipbytae^ ' 

subpseudobulbosae.     Folia  coriacea^  v.  membranacea,  plicata.     Spic® 
secundse.     Flores  speciosi. 

1.  RoDRiouEziA  secunda.     Humb.  et  Kunth.  N.  G.  et  Sp.  I.  367.  t.  92. 

H.  pseudobulbis  compressis  ovalibus,  foliis  lanceolatis  apice  eniarginatis 
obliquis,  spick  cylindracell  foliis  longiore  recurvi,  sepalo  supremo  for- 
nicator petalis  ovatis  obtusis,  labello  abrupt^  deflexo  disco  calloso  apice 
cuneato  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  insula  TnnUatis,  Ryan,  in  berb.  Vabl ;  in  locis  calidis  et  subtem- 
peratis  ProvincisB  Popayanensis,  prope  Cartbaginem  in  truncis  Cresccn- 
tiffi  Cujete,  alt.  500  hexap.  Humb.  et  Bonpl.  {v.  v,  c.) 

Flores  atro-rosei. 

2.  RoDRiGUEziA  lanceolata.     Fl.  Peruv,  Prodr.  219. 

R.  **  bulbis  obovatis,  foliis  lanceolatis  striatis,  scapis  racemosis  dependen 
tibus." 

Hab.  in  Tarma  provinciae  montibus,  vu1g6  Montanes  de  los  Andes,  ad 
Fiioc,  Valca,  Collac,  et  Monohambu  vicos  j  R.  ct  P. 


YANDEX.  195 

S.  RoDKiGUBZiA  ensiformis.     Fl,  Peruv,  Prodr,  218. 

R.  **  bulbis  oblongis>  foliis  ensiformibus  lineatis,  scapis  racemosis  erectis.*' 

Uab.  in  nemoribus  Pozuzo  supra  saxa  et  arbores^  versus  Chenigo  et  Tramo 
'    tractusj  Ruiz  et  PavoD. 

4.  Rodriguez  I A  recurva.     Lindl,  in  Hort.  Trans,  v.  7.  p.  67, 

R.  foliis  lanceolatis  plicatis,  racemo  recurvo,  petalis  sepalisque  undulatis^ 
labello  reToluto  emarginato. 

Gomexa  recuira.    Bot,  Mag*  1. 1748. 
Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Douglas,  (v.  v,c) 
Flores  lutei. 

5.  RoDRiGUEZu  planifolia.     LindL  in  Hart,  Trans,  v,  J,  p,  67. 

R.  foliis  binis  planis  lineari-lanceolatis  utrinque  angustatis  subaveoiis^  ra- 
cemis  recurvis. 

Gomeza  recuira.    Bot,  Cab,  t.  660. 
Hab.  in  Brazilia,  (v,  v,  c) 

6.  RoDRiouRziA  suaveolens. 

R.  pseudobulbis  oblongis  compressis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  striatis, 
scapo  erecto  multifioro,  sepaUs  petalisque  acuminatis,  labello  ovato  re- 
flexo^basi  longitudinal  iter  bituberculato  n^embranisque  duabus  erectis. 

PlenrothalliB  foliosa.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t,  2746. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia, 

Flores  odore  Primulte  veris,  luteseentes,  l^ello  luteo. 


CXXII.  MACRADENIA. 

Macradcnia.  R,  Brown  in  Bot.  Beg.  612.  (1822.) 

Perianthium  explanatum,  liberum,  subsequale.  Labellum  sessile,  cuculla* 
turn,  concavum,  indivisum,  acuminatum.  Columna  erecta,  labello 
sequalis^  semiteres,  clavata,  lobis  lateralibus  apicis  in  cucullum  antheram 
amplexantem  conniventibus ;  rostello  longo  subulato.  Anthera  bilocu- 
laris,  rostro  producto  rostellum  involvente.  Pollinia  duo,  solida,  cau- 
dicul&  cuneati  bast  longe  angustat^  glandule  ovali.  Herba  epi- 

phyta,  pseudobulbosa.     Folia  coriacea.     Scapi  radicales,  multiflori. 

1.  Macradenia  lutescens.     Brown  L  c,  t.  612 

Hab.  in  insula  Trinitatis. 

Scapus  erectus^  foliis  brevior.  Flores  luteo-virides,  laciniis  intus  purpu- 
reo-fusco  marmoratis. 


CXXIIl.  CRYPTARRHENA. 

Cryptarrhena.    R,  Brown  in  Bot.  Reg.  t,  153  (1816.) 

Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  libera,  petalis  obovatis  sequalia.  La- 
bellum dependens,  unguiculatum,  ecalcaratum,  limbo  convexo  truncate 
utrinque  bicomi.     Columna  nana,  tumida,  aptera.     Antbera  apice  cu« 


196  VANDBJS. 

cullato  columns  inelusa.     Pbllinia  4.— Herba  acaulis.    Folia  Cfoapi* 
toaa^  coriacea.     Scapus  terminalis,  multiflora.    Flores  parvi  lutei. 

Char,  ex  opere  et  icone  citato.     An  hujus  tribdU.     Descriptio  Brownii 
valde  manca. 

1.  Cryptarrhena  lunata.     Brown  m  Bot.  Reg,  153. 
Hab.  in  Jamaica. 


CXXIV.  CUITLAUZINA. 

CuitlanziDA.    La  Lite  et  LexarM,  Nov,  Veg,  32.  (1825.) 

Perianthium  explanatum,  sepalis  petalisque  subrotundis  carnoais,  ut  pluri* 
miim  irregularibus.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  flabelliforme ;  ungue 
canaliculate,  limbo  bilobo  undulato  rug^so.  Columna  brevis,  tumida^ 
apice  auriculas  tres  petaloideas  gcrens.     Authera  petaloidea,  unilocu- 

laris,  cucullata.     Pollinia  St,   pyriformia,  cava,  caudicul^   unic&. ~ 

Herba  epiphytic  pseudobulbis  depressis  nigatis.     Folia  coriacea.     Sca- 
pus nudus  !  pendulus,  muUiflorus*  radicalis.     Flores  speciosi. 

Char,  ex  autor.  citat. 

1.  CuiTLAUziNA  pendula.     Llave  l.  c. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  supra  arbores  juxta  Jesus  del  Monte,  prope  Vallisoletum, 
florens  Junio  et  Julio  -,  Llave. 

Folia  bina,  lanceolata,  basi  equitantia.  Flores  odoratissimi,  albi  aut  vio- 
laceij  purpureo-variegati.  Labellum  conculor  disculorve,  ungue  lutes- 
ceute  punctis  coccineis  miniato.     Anthera  alseque  candide.     Llave, 


CXXV.  ONCIDIUM. 

Oncidium.    Swartt*  Act.  Hohn,  239. 1800. .  Brown  in  Uori,  Kew.  &.  215. 

Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  ssepius  undulata :  lateralibus  nunc  sub 
labello  connatis.  Petala  conformia  Labellum  maximum,  ecalcaratum, 
cum  columna  continuum,  vari^  lobatum,  basi  tuberculatum  v.  cristatum. 
Columna  libera,  semiteres,  apice  utriuque  alata.  Anthera  semibilocu- 
laris,  rostello  nunc  abbreviato,  nunc  elongato  rostrato.  Pollinia  2, 
postic^  sulcata,  caudicuUk  plan&,  glandule  oblongiL*— ^Herbse  epiphyte, 
nunc  pseudobulbosflB.  Folia  coriacea.  Scapi  paniculati  vaginati,  rariiis 
simplices.     Flores  speciosi,  lutei,  saepiils  maculati,  rar6  albi. 

A.  LaheUmm  3-lobum,  (EuoNCiDiUM.) 

§.  1.    Folia  plana,  v.  qomplicata. 

a.  Sepala  lateralia  connata. 

*  Labclli  lacinlse  lat.  nanae  v.  obliterate. 

**  Labelli  lacioie  lat.  intermedlB  longitiidine  squalet. 
***  Labelli  lacinis  lat.  intermedift  majores. 

b.  Sepala  lateralia  libera. 

*  Labelli  laciniaB  lat  nanae  v.  obliteraUs. 

**  Labelli  laclnis  lat.  intermedis  longitudine  aqnales. 
«••  LAbelli  lacinis  lat.  intermedlA  majorea. 
§,  2.     Folia  triquetra,  t.  teretia. 

B.  LahelUm  integerrimum,  (Genus  .0 


TANDBJI*  197 

A.  Labellum  S-hburn,  (Euoncidium.) 
}.  1 .  Folia  plana^  v.  complicata. 

a.  Sepala  lateralia  connata, 
*  Labelli  laciniffi  laterales  nans,  v.  oblitcratsB. 

1*  Oncidium  crispum.     Lodd.  BoU  Cab,  1854. 

O.  pseudobulbis  obloogis  aulcatis  nigosis  diphyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  cori- 
aceis  acutis,  scapo  simplici  muUiflcNro,  sepalis  recurvis  undulatis  obtusis 
lateralibus  semiconnatis,  petalis  dupl5  majoribus  oblongis  undulatU  ua- 
guiculatis^  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  corn uformibus  recurvis  nanis  inter- 
medio  maiimo  uDguiculato  subrotundo-cordato  undulato,  crista  duplici 
serie  deftoide&  dentatft,  oolumns  alia  rotundatis  denticulatis  carnoais. 

Hab.  ID  Brazilia  in  roontibus  Organ  supra  arbores  mortuos.  (v.  tc.  pict  in 
herb  Hooker,) 

Folia  6.7-poll.  basi  purpureo  maculata.  Scapus  ascendens  simplexi  50- 
60-floru8.     Flores  aurantiaci  Inteo  limbati,  diametro  3-pollicari. 

2.  OsctDivu  Dubigennrei.     LindU  in  Hooker  Bot,  Misc,  ined, 

O.  paeudobulbts  l-^-pbyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis,  scapo  simplici  pauci- 
floro  (3-10),  sepalis  lateralibus  rectis  semiconnatis  petalisque  oblongis 
acutis  undulatis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  nuUis  intermedio  subrotundo 
subaexlobo^  crista  trituberculat^  compress^,  columnse  alis  rotundatis 
camosis. 

Hab.  in  Andium  Peruvianorum  jugo  Assuay  supra  truncos  arboruni  putres- 
centes,  alt.  14,000  ped.  rarb  infrlt^  florens  Augusto,  Jamieson,  {exam.  #. 
sp.  in  herb.  Hooker,) 

Folia  2^  poll.  Scapus  spithamieus.  Flores  magnitudine  O.  bifolii  pallid^ 
purpurei. 

3.  Oncii>ium  viperinum.     Lindl,  L  c. 

O,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  planis,  scapo  simplici  cemuo  flexuoso 
racemoso  denso  multifloro,  sepalis  lateralibus  basi  connatis  divaricatis 
petalisque  latioribus  lanceolatis  iwdulatis  recurvis  acutis,  labelli  lobis 
lateralibus  obsoletis  denticulatis  semisagittatis  intermedio  subrotundo-re- 
niformi  piano  subbilobo^  cristft  medio  tuberculatH  basi  et  apice  bicomi« 
colomnse  alis  parvis  rotundatis. 

Hab.  supra  truncos  arborum  emortoos  solo  piogui  in  Uruguay,  (esam^  #. 
sp.  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

This  closely  resembles  O.  bifolium,  differing  chiefly  in  the  acute,  spreading 
or  recurved  petals,  in  the  lower  sepals  being  united  only  at  the  base,  in 
the  form  of  the  tubercles  of  the  crest,  and  in  the  flowers  being  more 
closely  arranged,  llie  crest  when  seen  in  profile  resembles  striUngly  a 
cluster  of  young  vipers*  heads. 

4.  Oncidium  bifolium.     Sims  in  Bot.  Mag.  t.  1491. 

O.  pseudobulbis  oblongis  diphyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  patentibus  planis, 
scapo  simplici  cernuo  nu^emoso  laxo  multifloro,  sepalis  (quorum  latera- 
lia semiconnata)  petalisque  obtusis  concavis  undulatis,  labelli  lobis  late- 
ralibus nanis  obtusis  recurvis  intermedio  maximo  subunguiculato  reni- 
formi  piano  bilobo  repando,  cristft  medio  interrupts  eallos4  utrinque  tu- 
berculis  linearibus  patentibus  munitliy  columns  alis  rotundatis  integria. 

O.  bifoliam.    LoddigeM  Bot,  Cab,  t,  1845. 
Hab.  in  Monte-Video, 


198  VANDEiE. 

Folia  5-6-po11ic.  7-8  lin.  lata.  Scapi  S-poUices  longi,  1016  pedales  6-12-> 
flori.  Sepala  et  petala  luteo-olivacea  rubro  maculata.  Labeilum  lu- 
teum  immaculatum. 

6.  Oncidium  paucifloruro.     LindL  Coll,  Bot.  p.  27* 

O.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  complicatis  acuminatis  subfalcatis  integris^ 
scapo  simplici  apice  2-3-floro«  sepalo  supremo  unguiculato  lateralibus- 
que  connatis  cochleatis,  petalis  majoribus  acutis^  labelli  lobis  lat.  nanis 
rotundatis  runcinatis :  intermedio  subsessili  reniformi  bilobo,  crista  5« 
lob&,  coluraose  alls  acinaciformibus. 

Epidendnim  acinaciforme.    Pavon  in  Herb,  Lamb» 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  Pavon.  {exam,  8,  sp,  in  herb,  Lambert) 

Pseudobulbi  nulli.  Sepala  petalis  multb  minora,  obtusa^  inferitis  emargi- 
nata.  Labeilum  petalis  dupl6  longius;  crista  lamella  un^  bilob^  a 
tergo,  tribusque  minoribus  quarum  intermedia  major  a  fronte.  Flores 
parvi  maculati. 

6.  Oncidium  tetrapetalum.     fVilld,  Sp,  PL  4, 112. 

O.  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis  falcatis  carinatis  complicatis  integris,  scapo 
simplici  v.  paniculato  multifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  lanceolatis  acumina- 
tis :  inferioribus  in  unum  connatis  cymbiforme  labelli  longitudine  apice 
divergenti-bilobum,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  linearibus :  intermedio  reni- 
formi unguiculato  emarginato,  cristiL  5-tuberculatft^  alis  columnse  aci- 
naciformibus denticulatis. 

Epidendnim  tetrapetalum.  Jacg,  Amft,  230.  i,  142. 
Cymb.  tetrapetalum.  Swartz,  Nov,  j4ct.  Upt.  6.  74. 
O.  quadripetalnm.     Ih,  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p,  240. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  Mac  Fadgen,  (v.  #.  ip.  in  herb,  Banki,;  et  exam,  in  herb. 
Hooker,) 

Folia  radicalia  4-5-poll.  Scapus  bipedalis.  Tota  planta  quand5que 
tripl6  minor. 

7.  Oncidium  variegatum.     Swartz,  Act,  Holm,  1800.  p.  240. 

O.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  complicatis  falcatis  margine  cartilagineo-serru* 
latis,  scapo  multifloro  simplici  v.  paniculato,  sepalis  obtusis :  lateralibus 
in  unum  cucullatum  integrum  connatis,  petalis  obtusis  sublobatis,  la- 
belli lobis  lateralibus  ovatis  obtusis  recurvis  intermedio  reniformi  un- 
dulato  bilobo  minoribus,  cristiL  triktmellat^,  columns  alis  acinaciformi- 
bus integris. 

Viscum  delpUiuii  flore  albo  guttato,  minus,  radice  fibrosJl.  Sloan,  Jam,p,  251.  /.  148./.  2. 
Epidendnim  variegatum.    Swartz.  /  Prodr.  122. 
Cymbidium  variegatum.    lb,  N,  Act,  Ups,  6. 74. 
O.  variegatum.     Wiiid,  Sp.  PI,  4. 1 13. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  (prsesertim  Crescentiam)  in  montosis  HiipanioUe, 
Swartz,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel,  Mackenzie.) 

Swartz  has  well  observed  that  this  is  distinguished  from  Oncidium 
tetrapetalum  by  its  broader  serrulated  leaves,  and  its  acuminate  not  ob- 
tuse sepals.  For  fine  specimens  gathered  in  Saint  Domingo  I  am  indebted 
to  Charles  Mackenzie,  Esq. 

Like  many  other  species  it  varies  remarkably  in  stature  5  the  speci- 
mens in  the  Banksian  Herbarium  from  Swartz  are  not  half  the'  size 
of  mine. 


VANDEA.  199 

8.  ONCiDicrif  cornigerum.     JJndl.  in  Bot  Reg,  t.  1549. 

O.  pseudo-bulbis  oblongis  sulcatis  monophyllis,  foliis  ovalibus  acutis 
sessilibus  striatis  scapo  simplici  decumbente  paucifloro  brevloribus, 
sepalo  supremo  petalisqueobovatis  concavis  undulatisobtusis:  inferioribus 
minoribas  anguitioribus  basi  connatis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  linearibus 
corantis  iDtermedio  obovato  subrepando  undulato,  crista  antic^  verrucosa 
truncate  postic^  lamella  crenat4  transversiL  cornutd,  columnee  alU  lineari- 
bus obtusis  porrectis. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Herbert, 

Folia  9-3  poll,  longa^  patentissima.  Scapus  debilis,  5  poll,  longus.  Anthera 
merabranacea,  truncata ;  clinandrio  vald^  proclivi. 

9.  Oncidium  pubes.     Lindl,  in  Bot,  Beg,  t,  1007. 

O.  pseudobulbis  subcylindricis  1-phyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  subcostatis,  pani- 
cuUl  simplici  multiflord  subsecund^,  sepalis  obovatis  obtusissimis  fas- 
ciatis :  anteriore  bidentato.labello  pandurato  cuneato  utrinque  bicornuto, 
cristSL  duplici :  posteriore  depressk  transversim  rugosiL  antic^  bicorni : 
anteriore  cordat^^  (antie^  obsolete  3-dentatll  dente  medio  submembra- 
naceo  fomicato  :  lobo  lineari  canaliculato  utrinque  h  regione  cristSB 
anterioris  dependente),  columns  alls  linearibus  truncatis^  stigmate 
rostelloque  pubescentibus. 

O.  bicomutam.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  t.  3109. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  Douglas,  (v,  v.  c.J 

Sepala  et  petala  virentia,  rubro-fasciata.  Labellum  pallidum^  sanguineo 
marginatum. 

10.  Oncidivm  flexuosum.     Sims  in  Bot,  Mag.  t,  2903. 

O.  pseudobulbis  ovalibus  compressis  9-phyllis^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis, 
striatis,  paniculiL  ramosissimH  multiflorft  :  ramis  ascendentibus,  sepalis 
oblongis  obtusis,  petalis  obovatis  undulatis,  labelli  lacinift  medift  trans- 
versa rotundatft  subquadrilob^  basi  truncate  lateralibus  auriculsefor- 
mibus^  crist4  postic^  pulvinatiL  antic^  in  lobos  3  laceros  divis^  utrinque 
tubercu1at£t«  columns  alis  rotundatis. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  {hab.  s,  cult,  comm,  illustr,  Cometiss,  Amherst,) 
Flores  lutein  nitidissimi. 


*  « 


Labelli  lacinis  luterales  intermedin  longitudine  squales. 


11.  Oncidium  fimbriatum. 

O.  pseudobulbis   • ,  foliis    ••••..,  scapo   ,    sepalo  supremo 

obovato  fomicato  inferiore  2  partito  acuminato  labello  subsquali,  petalis 
obovatis  undulatis  sinuatis^  labelli  lacini^  intermedin  subrotundiL  api- 
culatk  lateralibus  linearibus  ascendentibus,  cristiL  tuberculis  fimbriate 
posticd  caneat&  truncate  antic^  divergentibilob£l,  columns  alis  ovatis 
apice  corn^tis,  clinandrio  fimbriato. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Hort.  Reg,  Kew,  (v,  ic,  Bauer,) 

Flores  lutei;   sepala  et  petala  sanguineo  maculata;  labellum  unicolor. 
Crista  postic^  ocbracea^  antic^  sanguinea. 

March  1833.  od 


200  VANDB^. 

*  *  Labelli  laciniae  laterales  intermedin  sequalea. 

12.  Oncidium  ciliatum. 

O.  pseudobulbis  ovatis  compressis  roonophyllis,  foliis  complicatia  lineari- 
oblongis  obtusis  scapo  erectp  flexuoso  apice  paucifloro  pluries  bre- 
Tioribus,  sepalis  undulatis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis  :  anteriore  bilobo^ 
petalis  obovatis  crlspis,  labello  squaliter  tripartite  sepalis  breviore: 
iaciniis  obovatis  sinubus  suis  latissimis  fimbriatis,  cristft.  5-corni  comubus 
posticis  divergentibuB  anticis  coUateralibus  tuberculis  quibusdam  inter- 
jectis^  columnse  alia  ovatis  acutis. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Hort,  Reg,  Kew,  (v,  ic»  Bauer,) 

Folia  2-3  poll,  longa.  Scapus  debilis,  subpedalis,  sanguineo  punctatus. 
Flores  lutei,  sanguineo  maculati.    I^belli  lacinise  unicolores. 

***  Labelli  lacinise  laterales  intermedJiL  majores. 

13.  Oncidium  barbatum.     Lindl,  CoU,  Bot,  t,  9,7, 

O,  pseudobulbis  oblongis  compressis  monophyllis,  foliis  lineari-oblongis 
coriaceis  obtusis  emarginatis,  scapo  flexuoso  paniculato,  sepalis  lanceo- 
latis  undulatis  acutis :  duobus  inferioribus  basi  connatis  divergentibus, 
petalis  conformibus  obtusis^  labello  trans  verso  sepalis  breviore  :  lobis 
lateralibus  obovatis  intermedio  minimo  bilobo ;  disco  barbato^  cristii 
depress£l  trilob£l  lobo  medio  tricrenato^  alls  columns  brevibus  rotundatis. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  Swa'mson,  (v,  v.  c) 

Sepala  et  petala  fusca  punctata.  Labellum  flavum  disco  sanguineo-macu- 
lato.  Columna  lutea  fuscopurpureo  variegata.  Scapus  gracilis  2-pedalis. 

b.  Sepala  lateralia  Ubera, 

*  Labelli  laciniae  laterales  nanae,  v.  obliterate. 

14.  Oncidium  altissimum.     Swarlz.  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p.  240. 

O.  pseudobulbis  oblongis  compressis,  foliis  ensifbrroibus  rigidis  carinatis 
carnosis  scapo  (6-pedaU)  erecto  ramoso  multb  brevioribus^  sepalis  peta- 
lisque  labelli  longitudine  Uneari-lanceolatis  undulatis,  labello  cordato 
ntrinque  introrstim  arcuato  apice  dilatato  subreniformi  emarginato, 
cristll  enneadactyl^^  columnae  alis  abbreviatis. 

a,  Alis  columnee  rotundatis. 

Epidendrum  altissimum.    Jacq,  Amer,  229,  r.  141. 

O.  altissimum.     Swartz,  Fl,  Ind,  Occ,  1481.     Willd,  Sp,  PI.  A,  112.     B^ok€r  in  Bot. 
Mag,  2990. 

j3.  Alis  columnee  truncatis. 

O,  Baueri.    Hhutr,  ofOen,  Sf  Sp.  o/Orchideout  Plants,  t,  7.  Oenera, 
Epidendrum  Gigas.    Richard  in  Herb,  Fahl. 

Hab.  in  Panama  et  Columbia  occidentali,  Cuming,  No.  1247  i  in  Jamakm 
alibique  in  India  occidentali  in  t  run  cos  arborum,  Swartz ;  ad  Porto  Rico, 
West  in  herb.  Vahl  j  Cayenna,  Richard,  {hab.  s.  sp,  et  v,  v.  c.) 

Flores  flavescentes  fusco  marginati  et  guttati.  Labellum  luteum  fascia 
lat&  lateritiil.  Hue  procul  dubio  Epid.  Gigas  Richard  in  herb,  Fahl, 
cui  "  Bulbi  bifolii  oblongi  compressi  pollicares,  scapus  radicalis  9-pe- 
dalis,  et  folia  ensiformia  9-pedalia'*  tribuuntur. 

Obs.  Crista  labelli  in  icone  Hookeriana  polydactyla,  et  flores  vix  maculati  *, 
an  rect^? 


VA^DEM.  201 

15.  Oncidium  pictum.     Humb.  et  Kunth,  N,  G.  el.  Sp.  PL  \,  346.  t.  81. 

O.  pseudobulbo  ovato-oblongo,  foliis  lat^  linearibus  coriaceis,  tcapo  pani- 
culato  mnltifioro^  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  unguioulatis  petalisque 
obtusis  undulatis,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  nanis  intermedio 
traosverso  retnso  undulato,  crista  7-8-tuberculat4,  columnfle  alls  subulatis 
ascendentibus 

Hab.  io  temperatU  Provincise  Popayanensis  inter  villain  el  Naranjo  et 
pagum  Roldanilla  alt.  540  hexap.  florens  Octobri,  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

This  differs  from  O.  altissimum  in  its  leaves  being  narrower^  its  scape 
much  shorter^  the  wings  of  the  column  subulate^  and  the  spots  of  the 
flower  red,  not  brown.    Kunth, 

16.  Oncidium  fiinereum.     Llave  et  Lexars,  st,  nov.  2,  37. 

O.  foliis  ensiformibus  acutis^  scapo  stricto  paniculato  multifloro,  sepalis 
petalisque  lanccolatis  undulatis  :  inferioribus  subfalcatis  longioribus^ 
labelli  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  integerrimis  nanis  :  intermedio  sub- 
rotundo  sessili  apice  et  utrinque  versus  basin  emarginato,  crista  tuber- 
culat&>  columns  clavats  alis  abbreviatis  integerrimis  semisagittatis. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  Pavon ;  prscipu^  juxta  Irapseum  et  Jesus  del  Monte^  flo- 
rens Novembri,  Llave    (exomi,  $,  sp,  in  Herb,  Lambert,) 

Michuacanenses  accolse  veluti  ornamenta  sepulchralia  flores  hi^us  adhibent. 
Pseudobulbi  lenticulares,  subrotundi,  depressi^  diphylli.  Llave,  Scapus 
longissimus.     Flores  magnitudine  O.  Carthaginensis. 

17'  Oncidium  Carthaginense.     Swartz.  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p.  240. 

O.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  rigidis  carnosis>  scapo  paniculato  multifloro, 
sepalis  undulatis :  supremo  unguiculato  obtuso  cochleato  reflexo  late- 
ralibus lanceolatis  acutis  patentibus,  petalis  obtusis  undulatis  lobatis, 
labelli  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  recurvis  intermedio  subrotundo-reni- 
formi  emarginato  majore,  cristll  trilob£l  carnosi  lobis  tuberculatis  inter- 
medio acuto  elongato,  columnse  aliscamosis  obliquis  rotundatis  repandis. 

Bpidendrom  Carthaginense.    Jmcq,  Amer,  228,  /.  133./.  4. 
O.  Carthagioense.     WiUd,  Sp.  Pk  4, 112. 
Epidendrum  nndulatnm.    Bot,  Mag.  t,  777  mala. 

Hab.  in  Carthagena  sylvis  densis,  Jacquin.  (v.  v.  c.) 

Flores  olivacei,  maculati,  labello  basi  luteo  sanguineoque  variegato.  Glan. 
dula  polliniorum  maxima,  postic^  membranaceo-biaurita  j  caudiculft 
nxkWk,    Crista  labelli  omnin6  ranam  refert. 

18.  Oncidium  luridum.     Lindl,  in  Boi,  Reg,  727* 

O.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  rigidis  carnosis,  scapo  paniculato  multifloro,  se- 
palis petalisque  undulatis  obovatis ;  superioribus  obtusis,  inferioribus 
acutis^  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  nanis  obtusis  intermedio  undulato  trans- 
verso  emarginato,  cristft  tuberculis  2  ad  basin  2  majoribus  intermediis 
callisque  tribus  cruciatis  k  fronte,  columnse  alis  unguiculatis  rotundatis 
brevibus. 

?  Epidendrum  gnttatmn.    Linn,  Sp,  PL  1351. 
?  Cymbidiam  gntUtum.     mUd.  Sp,  PI,  4, 102. 
?  Onddinm  cuneatum.    Lindi,  CoU,  BoUp,  27. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  Waters  ;  etiam  in  insula  Trinitatis,  (v,  v.  c.  et  s.  sp,  in  herb. 
Hooker,) 

This  although  very  nearly  related  to  O.  Carthaginense,  is  undoubtedly 
distinct.     Its  petals  and  upper  sepal  are  very  obtuse  and  nearly  alike  in 


202  VANDEiB. 

form,  the  former  bre  not  lobed,  the  side  lobes  of  the  labellnm  are  much 
smaller,  and  the  tubercles  of  the  crest  are  quite  different.  The  gland  of 
this,  although  very  like  that  of  O.  Carthaginense,  has  the  membranous 
auricles  larger.  I  presume  the  very  obscure  Cymhid.  guttatum  must  be 
this  plant. 

19.  OxciDiDM  olivaceum.     Humb,  et  Kunth,  N,  G.  et  Sp,  1.  347. 

D.  "  bulbo  ovato-oblongo,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  pedunculo  simplicf 
multifloro,  foliolis  calycis  camosis  reflexis,  labello  trifido :  lacini£l  inter- 
medial subreniformi  emarginatii,  gynostemio  basi  alis  rotundatis  instnic* 
to  apice  cucullato.*' 

Hub.  in  crepidinibus  mentis  ignivomi  Purac^,  prope  urbem  Popayan,  alt. 
1754  hex.  florens  Octobri.  Humb.  etBonpl. 

Folia  S-4-pollicaria  Scapus  1-2-pedalis.  Sepala  lanceolata,  acuminata, 
9-10  lin.  longa.  Petala  oblonga,  acuta,  sepalis  breviora.  Labellum 
maximum ;  lacini£l  intermedin  crenulat^,  planiL,  rose&,  poll,  latll,  J-p. 
longft,  basi  angustatiL,  tuberculo  conico  flavo  cristatlt }  lateralibus  obli* 
(ju^  ovatis,  undulatis,  distantibus,  rubro-maculatis,  4-5  lin.  longis.  Ex 
Kunth, 

^0.  Oncidium  ampliatum.     lAndl.  in  Bot,  Miscell,  it.  i.  ined. 

O.  sepalis  omnibus  liberis,  labello  bilobo  subrotundo  transverso :  lobis 
lateralibus  brevissimis,  callo  baseos  3-lobo  :  lobis  lateralibus  teretibus 
intermedio  compresso,  alis  columnse  S  cuneatis  dentatis  lateralibus  re- 
flexis,  pseudobulbis  subrotundis  compressis,  foliis  planis  oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis,  scapo  erecto  apice  ramoso. 

Hab.  in  Panama,  ct  Columbia  occidentali,  Cuming;  no.  1312.  (^6.  s,$p.) 

SI.  Oncidiuu  Harrisonianum.     LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  1569. 

O.  pseudubulbis  subglobosis  monophyllis,  foliis  camosis  lineari-oblong^s 
acutis  recurvis,  panicuUl  ramos^  mu1tiflor&,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus 
obtusissimis,  labelli  laciniis  lateralibus  minutis  auriculseformibus  in- 
termediiL  unguiculai£l  transversa  emarginatll,  crista  S-lob^  centro  pu* 
bescente,  columnse  alis  deltoideis  rectiusculis. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  in  montibus  Organ,  GuL  Harrison,  (v.  v,  c.) 

22.  Oncidium  globuliferum.     Humb,  et  Kunth,  N,  G,  et  Sp,  1.  347. 

O.  "  bulbo  subgloboso,  foliis  oblongis  brevissim^  mucronatis,  scapis  sim- 
plicibns  subunifloris,  foliolis  calycis  subsequalibus  crenulato-unduln- 
tis,  labello  subreniformi  apice  emarginato-bilobo,  gynostemio  apice  al& 
crenulut^  cincto  ?" 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  declivitate  Andium  Popayanensium  in  convalli  fluvii 
Putes  et  juxta  pagum  Timbio,  all.  730  hex.  florens  Octobri.  Humb.  et 
Bonpl. 

Folia  sesquipoU.  7-8  lin.  lata.  Scapi  sesquipoll.  Bractese  plures,  imbri* 
cata^,  acuminata.  Flores  rubro-inaculati.  Sepala  et  petala  obtusa. 
Labellum  maximum,  basin  versus  angustatum,  laciniis  lateralibus  min- 
imis rotundatis.     £x  Kunth, 

23.  Oncidium  iridifolium.     Humb.  et  Kunth,  N,  Gen,  et  Sp,  PL  I,  344. 

O.  foliis  ensiformibus  brevibus  equitantibus,  scapo  simplici  subunifloro, 
sepalo  supremo  obtuso :  lateralibus  acutis  coUateralibus,  petalis  obtusis 
undulatis  majoribus,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  parvis  subrotundis  ungui- 


VANDEJC.  203 

Tiulatis:    intermedio  multb  majore  subrotundo  bilobo  utrinque  versus 
apicem  emarginato,  crista ....,  columne  alk  crenulat^  circumdante. 

E^dendram  pusillum.    Linn,  Sp,  PI.  1352. 

Cymbidinm  pusillum.    Swartz,  Nov.  Act,  Upa.  6.  74.     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4.  104. 

Hab.  in  Amerlcd  aqtdnoctiaU ;  Mexico,  Pavon ;  Surinam,  Dablberg  j  Nov, 
Grenada,  Humb.  et  Bonpl.  (v,  v,  sp,  in  Herb.  Lambert.) 

Flores  flavin  sub-niaculati.     Statara  2-3-pollicari8. 

24.  Oncidium  Papib'o.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  t.  910. 

O.  pseudobulbis  subrotundis  compressis  rugosis  inonophyllis,  foliis  ob- 
lougis  coriaceis  obtusis  maculatis^  scapo  perennante  debili  ancipiti  ar- 
ticulato  apice  paucifloro,  sepalo  supremo  petalisque  linearibus  longissi- 
mis  basi  angustatis^  sepalis  lateral ibus  oblongis  revolutis  undulatis 
labello  loDgioribus,  labelli  lacini^  intermedin  eroarginat^  subrotund^ 
crisp&  basi  vald^  angustat^  lateralibus  rotundatis,  cristse  glandulis  for- 
mam  rans  cubantis  referentibus^  columnse  alis  serratis. 

O.  Papilio.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag,  2795.    Loddige$  Bot,  Cab,  t,  1086. 

Hab.  io  insula  Trmitatis.  (v.  v.  c.) 

25.  Oncidium  tigrinum.     Hate  Orch,  Mex,  2. 36. 

O.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  ancipitibus;  foliis  lanceolatis  bulbo  innatis^  scapo  tere- 
ti  simpUci  j  floribus  lamind  labelli  reniformi  long^  unguiculat^.** 

Flor  de  Muertos  vtmacuU, 

Hab.  in  Mexici  montibus  Irapsei  prope  ValUsoleium,  fiorens  Novembri; 
Llave. 

Pseudobulbi  S-poll.  et  ultra>  2-3-phylli.  Scapus  teres,  2-pedalis>  3-5-flo- 
rus.  Flores  odore  viols  suavissimo,  magni,  speciosi,  pellem  tigrinam 
referentes.  Sepala  et  petala  lanceolato-ovata,  lutescentia,  maculis  ti- 
grinis  castaneo-purpureis  ioiJk  superficie  variegata.  Labellum  maxi- 
mum^ luteum,  immaculatum,  laming  amplissimft,  carnosft,  reniformi  aut 
bilobat^  undulate.     Columnae  alse  acuminatae. 

Variat  \^,  scapo  ramoso  giganteo  multifloro^  et  2®.  scapo  attenuato  elato^ 
floribus  gracillimis  prope  Paracho.  Llaoe, 

*  *  Labelli  ladnise  laterales  intermedin  longitudine  squales> 

26.  Oncidium  onustum.  Lindl,  in  Bot,  Miscell.  n,  $.  ined, 

O.  sepalis  omnibus  liberis,  labello  bilobo  transverso:  lobis  lateralibus 
linearibus  apice  subdilatatis>  callo  baseos  oblongo  cochleato  antic^  ap- 
pendiculft  tuberculiformi  instructor  alis  columnee  2  integerrimis^  foliis 
linearibus  complicatis  falcatis^  scapo  simplici^  racemis  cemuis  secundis 
multifloris, 

Hab.  in  Panama  et  Columbia  occidental!;  Cuming,  no.  1208.  (hab, 8,  sp.) 

27.  Oncidium  panduriferum.  Humb,  et  Kunth,  N,  G.  et  Sp,  1.  346.  (.  82. 

O.  '*  foliis  lanceolatis^  pedunculo  paniculato  multifloro,  calycis  foliolis  sub- 
squalibus  undulatis  unguiculatis,  labello  panduriformi  apice  emargina- 
to^  gynostemio  apice  al^  quinquelob^  cincto.** 

Hab.  in  convallibus  Regni  Novogranatensis,  sub  coelo  mitiori,  ad  radices 
Farami  Fitatumbe^  juxta  pagum  Fongo>  inter  urbes  Almaguer  et  Pasto, 
alt,  1370  hex.  fiorens  Novembri.  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 


204  '^  VANDEJS. 

Folia  7-8^poU.  longa,  sesqaipolL  vix  lata.  Scapus  fub  4-pedali8.  Florei 
cxsiccati  aurantiaci.  SejMda  et  petala  subrotundo-ovata  obtusa.  La- 
bellum  laciniis  lateralibus  intermedin  subtruncats  subequalibus^  sinu- 
bus  inteijectis  vald^  cqsertis ;  tubercuUs  4  cristatUm.  Columna  cucol- 
lata  margine  petaloideo  utrinque  bilobo^  inde,  cucuUo  numerato,  "  al& 
5-loba  cincta."     Ex  Kunth. 

28,  Oncidiuu  ecbinatuoi.  Humb,  et  Kunth,  N,  G,et  Sp,  1.S45.  t,  79. 

O.  '*  bulbo  obloDgo ;  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  pedunculo  paniculato 
multifloro  ;  labello  trifido  basi  bialato^  gynostemio  alato  roatrato^  rostro 
elongate  adscendente  ;  capsule  glandulos^  echinat^. 

Hab.  ad  litora  Mericana,  occidenti  soli  opposita,  prope  Acapulco>  regione 
fenrentissim^l,  florens  Aprili.  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Pseudobulbus  oblongus,  subpoUicaris.  Folia  sesqui*aut  bipoUicaria. 
Scapus  pedalis.  Sepala  et  petala  lanceolata,  acuminata,  patentia,  subae- 
qualia.  Labelli  lacinise  laterales  rotundatsB,  intermediae  ovatse  obtusse 
unguiculatse  fer^  squales.  Als  d\iw,  lineares,  ad  basin  lacinias  intern^ 
labelli.  Columna  brevissima,  longissim^  rostrata,  alis  lincari-lanceo- 
latis  divaricatis.  Ex  Kunth, 

29.  Oncidium  ornitborhyncbum.  Humb.  et  Kunth,  N.  G,  et  Sp.  1. 345.  t.  80. 

O.  *'  bulbo  oblongo,  foliis  lanceolatis,  pedunculo  paniculato  multifloro, 
labello  subpanduriformi  apice  emarginato,  gynostemio  alis  duabus  cu- 
neatis  erectis  coronato  long^  rostrato:  rostro  recto.'* 

Hab.  in  temperatis  regni  Mexicani  prope  el  Puerto  de  Andaracuas,  inter 
urbes  Guanaxuato  et  V'alladolid  de  Mechoacan,  alt.  1010  hex.  florens 
Septembri.    Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Pseudobulbus  oblongus,  glaber,  sesquipollicaris.  Folia  lanceolata^  acuta, 
striato-oervosa,  vix  coriacea,  4-5-poll.  loDga,  7-lio*  lata.  Sepala  subae- 
qualia,  spatulata,  apice  rotundata.  Petala  oblonga,  obtusa.  Labellum 
angustum,  lacini^  medi&  contractile  et  ided  lac.  laterales,  quse  alioqui 
nanae  essent,  ei  fer^  cequales.  Crista,  ex  icone,  5-loba.  Alae  columnae 
denticulatse.     Ex  Kunth. 

SO  ?  Oncidium  hyalinobulbum.  Llave  Orch,  Mex,  2.  38. 

O.  "  bulbis  lenticularibus  subhyalinis ;  foliis  lineari-laiiceolatis  ;  scapo 
filiform!  flexuoso ;  floribus  insectiformibus  resupinatis ;  lamin^l  labelli 
lanceolate ;  gynostemio  cuneiformi  long^  rostrato.'* 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  supra  arbores  ad  Acuitzium,  florens  vere.  Llave. 

Planta  exigua.  Pseudobulbi  punctati,  diphylli.  Scapus  pauciflorus.  Se- 
pala et  petala  lanceolata  subsequalia.  Labellum  carnosum,  3-partitum, 
basi  tribus  auriculis  tuberculosis  prominentibus  :  lobulis  lateralibus  cu- 
neatis  subrotundis,  intermedio  ovato  acuminato  pendulo.     Llave, 

Vix  hujus  generis. 

31.  Oncidium  serpens.     Lindl,  in  Bot,  Misc,  ined, 

O.  caule  repente  tortuoso  filiformi  ad  nodos  radicante  pseudobulbifero, 
foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  pedunculis  bifloris  brevioribus,  sepalis 
petalisque  obovatis  obtusis  planis  eequalibus,  labello  oblongo  obtuso 
medio  constricto  basi  bilamellato,  column^  marginatli  apice  membrana- 
cek  cucullatft. 


VANDEiG.  205 

Hab.  supra  arbores  ad  Patacocha  in  via  Esmeraldas  ducente,  alt.  1000 
hexi^.  HaU.  (v,  t.  sp.  m  herb.  Hooker  J 

Caulis  pennft  corvin^l  minor.  Folia  2-polL  longa,  f -p.  lata,  inferiora  ex- 
tra pseudobulbos  minora,  voginis  latis  striatis.  Flores  lutei,  castaneo 
maculati,  ferh  pollicem  lati,  facie  Macradenise  luteae.  Clinandrium 
cucullatum  :  membran^  in  margined  columnse  decurrente.  Alae  obsole- 
tse.     Antbera  et  pollinia  ignota. 

*  *  *  Labelli  lacinise  laterales  intermedin  majores. 

3^.  OxciDiuM  macranthum. 

O.  sepalis  cordatis  oblongis  obtusis  undulatis  unguiculatis,  petalis  aequa- 
libus  conformibus  paul5  latioribus  et  breviils  ungulculatis,  labelli  bastati 
laciniis  lateralibns  subfalcatis  intermedin  acimiinatissimn  majoribus, 
crista  basi  hastate  apice  dentibus  duabus  runcinatis,  columnae  alls  ro- 
tundatis. 

Hab.  in  Guayaquil,  Ruiz  et  Pavon,  (exam.Jiorem  unicum  s,  in  herb,  Lambert.J 

Adest  praeterea  folium  oblongo-lanceolatum  2-eo8tatum,  pedale  -,  sed  nes* 
cio  an  flori  ver^  pertineat.     Floris  diametrum  3-pollicare. 

33.  Oncidiuh  divaricatum.     LindL  in  Bot.  Reg,  t  1050. 

O,  fbllis  oblongis  obtusis  apiculatis  concavis  coriaceis  margine  ssep^  fissis, 
scapo  paniculato  divaricatissimo,  sepalis  petalisque  obovatis  obtusis 
aequalibus,  labelli  crenulati  cordati  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  interme- 
dio  sub-cordato  rotundato  emarginato  majoribus,  crista  pulvinat^  pu- 
bescente  4-lobn^  columns  alis  rotundatis  integerrimis. 

/3.  cupreum  $  perianthii  foliolis  angustioribus  cupreis  vix  maculatis. 

Hab.  in  BratiUa ;  ad  Corcovado  prope  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Herb.  Hooker,  (v,  v. 
c,  et  $,sp,  in  Herb,  Hooker,) 

Pseudobulbi  subrotundi,  compressi,  monophylli.  Scapus  3-4-pedali8. 
Flores  viridi-lutei,  rubro  maculati. 

34.  Oncidium  pumilum.     LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  t,  920.  Bot,  Cab,  1732. 

O.  pseudobulbis  nuUis,  foliis  rigidis  ovalibus  obliquis,  paniculft  erectlt 
thjrsoiden  foliorum  longitudine,  sepalis  petalisque  obovatis  incurvis, 
labello  subrotundo  trilobo  :  lobis  ovatis  obtusis :  intermedio  paul5  mi- 
nore :  disco  callis  duobus  longitudinalibus  sinubus  lobonim  oppositis 
cristato,  alis  columns  integerrimis. 

/3.  aUs  columns  cuneiformibus  truncatis,  crista  labelli  obsolete,  foliis 
atroviridibus  vix  maculatis,  staturd.  magore. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia  ^  Harrison,  Douglas,  {v.  v,  c.) 

§.  2.  Folia  triquetra,  v.  teretia. 

35.  Oncidium  triquetrum.     R,  Brown  in  Hort,  Keu>,  ed,  2.  5.  216. 

O.  **  petalis  acutis  :   anticis  connati?,  labelli  lobo  medio  subrotundo  indi- 
'  viso,  scapo  racemoso,  foliis  triquetris.**  R.  Br, 

Eptdendmm  triquetrum.    Swartz,  Prodr,  122. 

Qrmbidium  triquetrum.    Swarts.  Nov,  Act*  Upt,  6.  74.     WlUd.  Sp,  PI.  4. 104. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  Swartz.  (v,  s,  sp,  in  herb.  Banks,) 

Folia  triquetra,  cultrata,  apice  compresaa,  lanceolata,  acuta.  Sw, Sea- 


206  VANDKiK. 

pus  simplex,  5-floru8.  Sepalum  supremum  erectum,  lanceolatum,  un- 
guiculatum,  acuminatum.  Petala  majora,  ovata,  acuta,  medio  colorata. 
Labellum  sspe  posticum,  ovato-cordatum,  ecristatum  !,  utrinque  emar- 
ginatum,  apiculatum.     Columns  alse  obliqus/ rntundats,  plans. 

36.  Oncidium  pulchellum.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag.  t,  2773. 

O.  foliis  acut^  triquetris  carinatis  subfalcatis  integris,  scapo  simplici  apice 
racemum  subsimplicem  cernuum  gerente,  sepalis  cymbiformibus  acu- 
minatis  lateralibus  connatis,  petalis  obovatis  rotundatis  plan  is,  labelli 
lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  subrotundo  sessili  retuso  subs- 
qualibus,  crista  trilob£l  antic^  l-cal1os&,  alis  columns  acinaciformibus 
denticulatis. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  Mac  Fadgen ;  Demerara,  Parker,  {hab,  s.  sp,  comm,  ceL 
Hooker.) 

This  very  remarkable  species  has  the  habit  of  0.  variegatum,  and  teira- 
petalufn,  from  both  which  it  is  readily  distinguished  by  the  large  lateral 
lobes  of  its  labellum,  and  the  cymbiforjfn  upper  sepal.  Its  crest  is  also 
essentially  different,  consisting  of  three  narrow  nearly  equal  collateral 
elevati  call!,  in  front  of  which  is  placed  a  short  tubercle. 

Its  flowers  are  pure  white  with  a  little  orange  about  the  crest  of  the 
lip.    The  column  is  pink. 

37.  Oncidium  Cebolleta.  Swartz.  Jet.  Holm.  1800./).  240. 

O.  foliis  radicalibus  teretibus  subulatis,  scapo  stricto  paucifloro,  sepalis 
petalisque  lanceolatis  unguiculatis,  labelli  laciniis  lateralibus  abbreviatis 
erectis  intermedin  unguiculatft  reniformi  emarginatft,  columns  alis  re- 
trorsilm  falcatis  rotundatis  integris. 

Helleboriae  maculosa,  foliis  junreis  et  sulcatis.    Plum.  Sp.  9.  ic,  184./.  2. 

Epidendrum  Cebolleta.    Jacq.  Atner.  230.  U  131./.  2. 

Oncidimn  Cebolleta.     Willd,  Sp.  PL  4. 113. 

Epldendmni  juncifollum.    lAnn.  Sp.  PL  1351. 

Cymbidtnm  juncifolium.     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4.  102. 

Oncidium  juncifolium.    LindL  Coll  Bot.  p.  27. 

Hab.  in  Irtdxa  occidentali,  insula  Sa.  Lucia,  Herb.  Banks  ',  Carthagena  sylvis, 
Jacquin.  (v.  s.  tp.  in  kerb.  Banks.) 

Pseudobulbi  nulli.  Folia  9*12  uncias  longa,  subulata,  teretia,  basi  mem- 
branaceo-vaginata.  Scapus  erectus,  pauciflorus,  angulatus,  glaber. 
Perianthii  lacinis  subsquales,  patentes,  tessellats,  lanceolats,  acuts, 
undulats.  Labellum  3-lobum :  lobis  lateralibus  brevibus,  oblongis,  ob- 
tusiSy  erectis  -,  medio  unguiculato,  maximo,  piano,  subrotundo-rendfor- 
mi,  emarginato  ;  crista  •  •  •  •  Als  columns  magns,  retrorstim  falcats, 
rotundats,  integrs. 

B.  Labellum  integerrimum. 

38.  }  Oncidium  emarginatum.     Meyer  FL  Esseq.  259. 

O. ''  foliis  lanceolato-linearibus  obtusis  emarginatis,  floribus  terminalibusy 
labello  obovato  integerrimo,  gynostemii  alis  ovato-subrotundis.**Jlf€yer. 

Hab.  in  Essequebo,  Meyer. 

Caules  spithamsi,  sulcati.  Folia  2-2j-poll.  longa,  integerrima.  Flores 
parvi,  purpurei,  punctis  argenteis  notati.  Per.  fbliola  3  ext.  oblongo- 
lanceolata,  acuminata,  inferiora  3  paululilm  breviora,  oblonga,  acuta. 


I  ' 


VANDEiE.  07 

Labellam  obovatum^  baai  attenuatum,  integerrimum^  planum,  supra 
tuberculis  nigaeformibus  notatum.  Gynostemium  breve,  apice  alls  2» 
parvis,  patenti-erectis,  rotuodatis  instructum.     Meyer  L  c. 


CXXVI.  FERNANDEZIA. 

Femandezia.    J7.  Peruv,  Sytt,  239.    Lockhartia.    ffooker.  Sot,  Mag,  2715. 

Ferianthium  patens.  Sepala  libera.  Petala  conformia,  sub  sepalo  supre- 
mo conniventia.  Labellum  anticum  v.  posticum,  ecalcaratum,  liberum, 
trilobum,  disco  tuberculatum.     Columna  brevis,  utriuque  aurita.     An- 

thera  bilocularis.    Pollinia  2,  solida,  obovata,  glandullk, cau- 

dicul^  •  •  •  • .  Epiphytse  caulescentes.     Folia  disticha>  equitantia, 

imbricata.    Racemi  pauciflori,  terminales  v.  laterales.   Flores  parvi  lutei. 

This  genus,  as  understood  by  the  authors  of  the  Flora  Peruviana,  cer- 
tainly comprehended  species  not  only  of  Pachyphyllum  and  Dichsea,  but 
also  of  Isochilus.  Several  of  the  species  here  introduced  from  the 
Systema  Florae  Peruvianee,  are  therefore  doubtful,  and  are  most  likely 
repeated  elsewhere  ;  for  this  reason  I  have  not  numbered  them. 

1.  Fernandezia  elegans.     Lodd.  Bol,  Cab.  t.  1214. 

F.  foliis  obtusis  ovatis  carinatis,  floribus  paniculatis,  bracteis  obtusis  mem- 
branaceis,  labelli  hastati  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  oblongo  ob- 
tuso,  disci  tuberculis  anticis  minimis  aggregatis  :  posticis  maximis  colo- 
ratis. 

Lockhartia  elegans.    Hooker,  in  Bot,  Mag,  f.  2715. 

Uab.  in  insula  Trinitatis,  Ryan  in  herb.  Vahl.  (v.  8,  sp.  wiejiortbus,) 

2.  Fernandezia  denticulata.     Fl.  Per.  Prodr,  p,  240. 

F.  "  foliis  oblongis  acuminatis  carinatis  denticulatis,  caule  nutante,  pe- 
dunculis  3-5-floris.** 

Hab.  in  PUlao  supra  arbores  et  saxa.  H.  et  P. 

8.  Fernandezia  subbiflora.     Fl.  Per,  Prodr.  240. 

F.  "  foliis  ensiformibus  carinatis,  caulibus  virgatis,  pedunculis  subbifloris.'* 

Hab.  in  Muna  supra  arbores  et  saxa.  R.  et  P. 


Species  omnvnh  dubus  5   in  Systemate  Vegetabilium  Florae  Peruvianae  ad- 
missa,  $ed  verosimilUer  sub  Pachyphyllo,  Dichaea,  aliisque  iterates* 

Fern,  punctata. 

F.  "  foliis  linearibus  inaequaliter  emarginatis,  ramis  dichotomis,  floribus 

axillaribus,  nectarii  labio  prominentiE  uotato."  p.  239. ^In  Muna, 

supra  arbores  et  saxa. 

Fern.  laxa. 

F.  '^  foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  contortis,  caule  laxo,  nectarii  labio  utrin- 
que  denticulo  recurvo.'*  p.  240. Cum  praecedente. 

Fern,  haematodes. 

F.  ''  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  margine  scabris,  caulibus  erectis,  floribus  tcr- 
nis,  petalis  interioribus  brevioribus.'*  p.  241. Cum  praecedente. 

\pril,  1833.  Ke 


208  VANDB/B. 

Fbrn.  graminifolia. 

F.  *'  foliis  linearibus  emarginatis^  caule  radicante,  ramis  furcatis^  floribus 
^  fiircaturi  sessilibus/*  p.  241.— la  nemoribus  Pillao,  ad  Chacahuassi 
tractus. 

Fern,  couferta. 

F. ''  foliis  linearibus  integerrimis  reflexis,  caule  radicaute,  ramis  coofertis, 
floribus  axillaribus  solitariis.**  p.  241.— ^Cum  prflecedentibus. 


CXXVII.  PACHYPHYLLUM. 

PacbyphyUum*    Numb,  et  Kuntk.  N.  0,et  ^,1.339.    Femandezia.    FL  Per,  Prodr, 

t.  27.  f,  2, 3.  4. 

Periantbium  connivens.   Sepala  et  petala  libera^  equalia,  acuta.     Labelluro 
liberum^  indivisum,  sessile*  basi  unituberculatum^  apice  bituberculatum. 

ColuniDa  petaloidea.     PoUinia  2. Herba  epiphyta,  caulescens,  foliis 

disticbis*  spiels  axillaribus  recurvis  bifarikm  imbricatis.     Flores  incon- 
spicui. 

1.  Pachyphtllum  distichum.     Humb.  et  Kunth,  N.  G,  et  Sp,  1.339.  t.  77. 
Synaps.  1. 328. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  Peruv'ue,  prope  Loxam  et  Gonzanam*  alt.  IO7O  bexap. 
Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Flores  yirides>  ex  axillis  disticb^  spicati,  bracteis  bifariis  more  Falmarum. 


CXXVIII.  BICUMA. 

Dicbaea*    LindL  in  Hooker.  Bot.  MiecelL  ined,    Femandezia.    Ft,  Per,  Prodr,  t,  27./,  1. 

Periantbium  connivens.  Sepala  et  petala  libera,  acuta*  squalia.  Label- 
lum  unguiculatum*  nudum*  ecalcaratum*  deltoideum*  cum  columna 
articulatum.  Columna  erecta,  teres*  aptera.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pol- 
linia   4*  geminata*  collateralia  (00  00)   caudicul£l   cuneatH,  glandulU 

minute. Epiphytse*  caulescentes*  repentes.     Folia  parva*  disticha. 

Flores  solitarii*  axUlares*  minuti. 

1.  DicHJBA  ecbinocarpa. 

D.  caule  peudulo*  foliis  ovatis  acutis,  labello  pubescente  s«ngittato,  capsu- 
le subrotund^  ecbinatH. 

Epidendmoi  ecbinocarpon.    Swartz,  Prodr,  124. 
Cymbidium  ecbinocarpon.    Swartz,!  FL  Ind,  Occ,  1452. 
Limodomm  pendulum,    j^ubl,  Guian,  t,  322. 

Hab.  in  Guiana,  Aublet ;  ad  latera  saxorum  arborumque  inter  muscos,  in 
umbrosis  montium  JamaioB  australu,  Swartz  ;  in  Mexico,  dom.  Graham, 
(fiab,  8.  sp.) 

2.  DicuMA  latifolia. 

D.  caule  pendulo*  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  apiculatis*  capsulis  long^  pedun- 
culatis  angustis  oblongis  ecbinato-villosis. 

Hab.  in  insula  Si.  Vincentii,  Guilding,  {v,  a.  sp.  in  Iierb,  Hooker.) 

D.  echtnocarpa  vnld^  uffinis )  foliis  latioribus  obtusissimis*  et  fnictus  super- 
ficie  satis  di versa. 


VANDBJi.  209 

3.  DicHiBA  rouricata. 

D.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuminatis,  labello  •  •  •  •>  capsule  muricatft* 
Cjmbidiam  muricatum.    Swartz,  I FU  Ind,  Occ,  1454. 

Hab.  in  truncis  muscosis  arbonim,  versus  juga  montiam  Jamaica  austra-- 
Um,  Swartz.  (v.  t.  tp.  in  herb.  Hooker,  ex  Dom.  Bancroft,) 

Mera  videtur  varietas  D.  ecJunocarpa.     Folia  latiora ;  flores  majores,  gib- 
bosiores^  glabrae,  sec.  Swartz.  icon. 

Verosimiliter  adest  etiam  in  Brasilia. 

4.  DiCHJSA  trichocarpa. 

D.  foliis  llnearibus  subreflexis,  labello  subrotundo  concavo^  capsule  sab- 
rotundiL  albo-hirsutft. 

Epidendrum  trichocarpon.    Swartz.  Prodr*  124. 
Cjmbidiiim  trichocarpon.    Swartz,  /  FL  Ind,  Occ*  1455. 

Hab.  in  truncis  muscosis  arborum,  versus  juga  montium  Jamaica  amtraUt, 
Swartz,  (v.  s.  sp.  defi.  in  herb,  Vdld.) 

5.  DiCHJiA  graminoides. 

D.  caulibus  erectis,  foliis  linearibus  acutis>  petalis  sepalisque  acutis,  label, 
lo  cuneato-sagittato,  capsule  glabriL 

Epidendrum  graminoides.    Swartz.  Prodr.  125* 
Cjmbidiom  graminoides.    Swartz.  I  Fl.  Ind.  Occ.  1459. 
IsochUos  graminoides.    Hooker,  Exot.  FL  t,  196. 

Hab.  in  arbores  regionis  temperatae  montium  Jamaica  australioris,  Swartz; 
in  Guiana,  insula  TritiUatis  et  Demerara,  Parker,  (hab,  a.  sp,  comm,  clar. 
Hooker.) 

Variat  longitudine  foliorum. 

6.  DiCHJiA  Panamensb.     LindL  in  Bot.  Miic.  ined. 

D.  caule  erecto>  foliis  glaucis  linearibus  acutis  rectis,  pedunculis  capillari- 
bus,  labello  ovato  subsagittato,  fructu  glabro. 

Hab«  in  Panama,  et  Columbia  occidentali,  Cuming  no.  1292.  (hab.  s,  «p.) 

7.  DiCHiBA  glauca. 

D.  caule  compresso  erectiusculo,  foliis  lineari-oblongis  acutis  subtus 
glaucis,  capsulis  glabris. 

Epid.  glancnm.    Swartz.  Prodr.  124. 
Cjmbidtnm  glaucom.    Swartz,  Fl,  Ind.  Occ.  1457. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  versus  summum  jugum  montiam  cseruleorum  Jamfuca 
auitraUs,  Swartz.  (v,  s.  wp.  d^  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Maxima  generis.     Caulis  1-^-pedalis.     Flores  albidi,  parvi. 


CXXIX.  FHYMATIDIUM. 


Sepala  etpetala  subeequalia,  patentia,  libera,  membranacea.    Labellum 
subunguiculatum,  indivisum,  basi  callosum.     Columna  libera,  alato- 

marginata,  basi  tumida.     Anthera.... Herbse    pusille,  acaules, 

ebulbes.     Folia  gracilia,  racemis  breviora.    Flores  distichi  racemosi. 


210  VANDE^^ 

1.  Phtmatidium  delicatulum. 

P.  foliis    brevibus    lineari^subulatis,  bracteis    distichis  acerosis,  petalia 

sepalisque  acutis,  labello  rhomboideo  acuto. 
Hab,  in  insula  Sa.  CatharintB,  Brasilia,  Fischer,  {hob  s.  sp,) 

2,  Phymatidium  fEdcifolium^ 

P.  foliis  longis  subulatis  falciformibus,  bracteis  membranaceis,  petalis  ob- 
tusissimis^  labello  suborbiculari  basi  undulato. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Prescott.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 


CYRTOCHILUM.     . 

Cyrtochilum.    Hmmb,  et  Kunth,  Nov,  Gen.  et  Sp,  \,  335. 

Penanthium  explanatum.  Sepala  libera^  lateralia  unguiculata.  Petala 
paul6  minora.  Labellum  ecalcaratum,  indivisum,  ungue  tuberculato 
cum  basi  columnse  continuo.     Columna  brevis>  alata.     Anthera  bilocu- 

laris.     Pollinia  2,  caudiculi  filiformi^  glandule  minuti. Herbae  epi- 

phyt®,  y.  terrestres^  pseudobulbosse.     Folia  coriacea.     Scapi  radicales^ 
paniculati.     Flores  speciosi. 

1.  Cyrtochilum  undulatum.  Humb.  et  Kunth.  N.  G.  et  Sp.  1. 349.  t.  84. 
Sy  flops.  1.335. 

C.  "  foliolis  calycinis  ovatis^  undulatis,  patentibus.** 

Hab.  locis  rupestribus  Andium  Novogranatensium  aSre  temperato  utenti- 
buSy  prope  pagum  La  Ascension  et  Paramo  de  los  Papas,  alt.  1045 
hexap.     Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Folia  lanceolato-oblonga,  Il-13-neryia«  subpedalia.  Scapus  orgyalis, 
apice  ramosissimus,  paniculatus.  Flores  fuscescentes,  olbo  flavoque 
maculati.  Labellum  ovato-lanceolatura,  convexum,  basi  tubcrculis 
numerosis  cristatum,  sepalis  tripl6  brevius,  exterius  roseum>  interius 
flavum,  maculis  rubris  et  albis  variegatum.     Kunth . 

2.  Cyrtochilum  flexuosum.  Humb  et  Kunth.  N.  G.  et  Sp.  PI.  1.  350. 
SynopSf  1.336. 

C.  "  foliolis  calycinis  undulatis,  reflexis,  exterioribus  spatbulatis,  interi- 
oribus  obovatis." 

Hab.  in  radicibus  altissimi  montis.  Paramo  de  las  Achupallas,  inter  urbem 
Almaguer  et  pagum  La  Cms  alt.  1580  hexap.     Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Pseudobulbi  oblongi,  3-pollicares.  Folia  eblongo-lanceolata,  acuminata, 
basi  vald^  angustata,  coriacea,  li-13-nervia,  pedalia  et  longiora, 
2-poll.  lata.  Scapus  plurium  pedum  altitudine,  ramosissimus,  ramis 
triangularibus.  Sepala  spatulata,  undulata;  petala  obovata  breviora. 
Labellum  ovatum  acutum,  convexum,  basi  tuberculato  •  cristatum, 
sepalis  triplb  brevius.     Kunth. 

3.  Cyrtochilum  pardinum.     Lindl,  in  Hooker.  Bot.  Miscell.  ined. 

C.  foliis  lineari-oblongis  basi  angustatis  striatis,  petalis  undulatis  sepalis- 
que angustioribus  lanceolati^,  labello  unguiculato  ovato-lanceolato : 
unguis  axi  cum  columna  connato  utrinque  lamellato  -,  callis  quibusdam 
elevatis  insequalibus  lincaribus  productioribus  e  medio. 


VANDEJB.  211 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  in  sylva  inter  Cumbe  et  Jima  ad  viam  Loxse^  clim 
epiphytum  ttun  terrestre  -,  Novembri  florens  invenit  Jandeson ;  etiam  ad 
Surucacho.  {exam.  $,  ip.  vn  herb.  Hooker.) 

4.  Cyrtochilum  ixioides. 

C.  foliis  membranaceis  lineari-lanceolatis  striatis^  scapo  simplici  apice  ra- 
cemoso^  labello  oblongo  obtU8o  basi  bilamellato  medio  5-tuberculato. 

Hab.  in  regno  Novogranatenti  locis  hiunidls  Paramo  S.  Fortunato,  Gudot. 
{hab,  t.  sp.) 

Scapus  1  i  pedalis.  Sepala  ovata^  unguiculata.  Petala  conformia  sessilia. 
Flores  verosimiliter  lutei. 


CXXXI.  ODONTOGLOSSUM. 

Odontoglossum.     Humb.  et  Kunik.  Nov.  Otn.  et  Sp,  1. 351. 

Periantbium  explanatum,  seqaale ;  sepalis  petalisque  angustis  acuminatis 
liberis.  Labellum  indivisum^  ecalcaratum>  unguiculatum ;  ung^e  cum 
basi  columnae  continuo  $  laming  patente  basi  cristatft.  Columna  erecta, 
membranaceo-marg^ata^  apice  utrinque  alata.  Anthera  bilocuiaris. 
Pollinia  2,  solida,  caudicul£l  linearis  glandul£l  hamatll.  Herbae  epi- 

phyte, pseudobulbiferse.     Folia  plicata.     Scapus  terminalis,  vaginatus. 
Flores  speciosi.    Character  ex  Kunthio. 

1.  Odontoglossum  epidendroides.  Humb,  et  Kunth,  N.  G,  et  Sp.  PI. 
1.351./.  85. 

O.  pseudobulbis  ovato-oblongis  contpressis,  foliis  lanceolatis  subcoriaceis, 
scapo  erectp  multifloro,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatis  undulatis,  labello 
ungniculato  oblongo  obtuso  undulato-crenato^  basi  trituberculato. 

Hab.  in  regione  subcalida  Provinciae  Bracamorensis,  inter  flamen  Amazo- 
nam  et  urbem  Jaen,  alt.  240  hexap.  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Scapus  1  ^-pedalis.     Flores  lutein  inodori,  maculati. 

2.  Odontoglossum  cirrhosum.     LindL  in  Hooker.  Bot.  Misc.  ined. 

O.  sepalis  lanceolatis  petalisque  latioribus  undulatis  acuminatissimis  ma- 
cnlatis  labello  longioribus,  labelli  lamin&  cordate  acuminatissim^^  co- 
lumn4  apice  apterU  bicirrhosli. 

Hab.  in  Guayaquil-,  in  valle  Mindo  alt.  1000  hexap.  invenit  HaU.  (exam  a. 
gp.  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Flores  verosimiliter  flavi»  maculis  quibnsdam  magnis>  et  interveniis  la- 
belli, purpureis. 

3.  Odontoglossum  maculatum.     Llave  Orch.  Mex.  2. 35. 

O.  "  bulbis  ovatis  subancipitibus  monophyllis  j  foliis  lanceolatis  condu- 
plicatis  j  scapo  elongato  depresso  multifloro  3  floribus  bicoloribus  macu« 
latis  5  lamina  labelH  integra  cordata  acuminata.*' 

Hab.  in  Mexico  supra  arbores  in  montibus  Irapai,  Jesus  del  Monte  prope 
Vallisoletum.     Llave. 

Pseudobulbi  ancipites,  1-phylli.  Scapus  simplex.  Sepala  lanceolata, 
castaneo-fusca>  carinata,  acutissima  3  petala  mcgora,  lurida,  venosa, 
paul5  breviora.  Labellum  basi  carnosum,  biauriculatum,  dentibus  2 
incurvis,  lamin&  cordate,  acuminata,  maculate.     Llave. 


212  VANDBA. 

4.  Odontoolossuh  Cervantesii.     Llave,  Orch.  Mex.  2, 34. 

O.  '*  bulbis  ovatis  ancipitibus  confertis ;  foliis  solitariis  lanceolatis,  basi 
attenuatis  bulbo  innatis }  scapo  distich^  vaginato ;  floribus  long^  pedun- 
culatis ;  gynostemio  alato.*' 

Hab.  in  montibus  Mexici  prope  Irapsum ;  Llave. 

Planta  babitu  gracillinm,  odore  grato.  Pseudobulbi  lenticulares,  v.  an- 
cipites>  po11icares>  monophylli.  Scapus  flexuosus*  Flores  nivei,  macu- 
lis  concentricis  versus  basin  purpurinis  aut  sanguineis  variegati.  La- 
bellum  ungue  bilobo  lutescente  :  dentibus  duobus  instructo ',  laming  cor- 
dat^^  nervo8^>  undulat^l,  sublaceratH. 

5.  Odontoglossum  apterum.     Llave  Orch.  Mex,  2. 35. 

O.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  depressis  5  foliis  lato-lanceolatis  nervosis  condaplicatis; 
scapo  tereti  paucifloro ;   gynostemio  aptero  crasso.*' 

Hab*  cum  prsecedente )  Llave. 

Prsecedenti  simillimum.    Labellum  petaloideum>  crenatum. 


CXXXII.  BRASSU. 

Bituwia.    JL  Brown,  in  Hart,  Kew,  ed,  2.  5.  215. 

PeriaDthium  explanatum.  Sepala  et  petala  angusta,  libera,  sequalia  j  his 
nunc  minoribus.  Labellum  planum>  indivisum,  ecalcaratum*  columnlL 
continuum,  basi  bi-cristatum.  Columna  libera,  aptera>  nana.  Antbera 
l-locularis.      Pollinia  2,  postic^   sulcata,   caudiculft  brevi,  glandule 

crassft. Epiphyts  pseudobulbosse.  Folia  pergamenea.   Scapi  radica- 

les  vaginati.     Flores  speciosi,  spicati. 

1.  Brassia  maculata.     Brown,  in  Hort.  Kew.  5.  ^15.    Bot.  Mag,  t.l69\. 

B.  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  acuminatis  oequalibus,  labello  postico  sab* 
rotundo  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  (v.  v.  c.) 

2.  Brassia  caudata.     Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  832. 

B.  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis:  lateralibus  longissimis,  petalis 
acutis  minoribus,  labello  acuminato. 

Helltborine  ramosisrims,  caulibns  et  floribus  maculods.    Plum.  Sp,  9.  ic,  277. 
Epidendmm  caadatam.    Linn*  Sp.  PL  1349. 
Malazii  caadata.    WiUd.  Sp.  Pl.  4. 93. 

Hab.  in  India  occidentali.  (v.  v.  c.) 


CXXXin.  TETRAPELTIS. 

Tctrapdtia.     jraU,MM.    lAndl.  in  Bot,  Reg,  1522, 

Perianthium  subpatens.  Sepala  libera,  sequalia.  Petala  angustissima, 
jequilouga.  Labellum  liberum,  sessile,  saccatum,  geniculatum,  trilo. 
bum,  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis,  intermedio  indiviso.  Columna 
erecta,  petalorum  longitudine,  semiteres,  clavata  j  clinandrio  cucullato ; 
rostello  rostrato  recto.  Pollinia  4,  globosa,  posticfe  foveata  ;  geminatim 
caudiculis  duabus  angustis  glandulft  communi  connexis  adhsrentia. — -- 
Herba  epiphyta^  caulescens.     Caulcs  squamis  vaginati,  curvi.    Folia 


VANDBiB.  213 

gemioata,  lanceolata,  plicata.     Spica  erecta^  multiflora^  foliis  brevior. 
Flores  albi. 

1.  Tetrapeltis  fragrans.     WalUch,  Ic.  ined, 

Hab.  verosimiliter  in  Napalia.  (v,  tc  tit  bibL  JngL  Ind.) 

Caulis  ascendens,  brevis^  squamatus,  teres,  internodio  ultimo  3-pollicari, 
angulato,  subnudo.  Folia  bina,  brevitis  petiolata,  oblongo-lanceolata, 
6-8  unc.  loDga>  plicata.  Racemus  terminalis,  erectus,  6-unc.  long. 
k  latere  baseos  foliorum^  basi  squamis  viridibus  vaginatus ;  rachi  flex- 
U08&.  Bractese  deciduse.  Flores  albi.  Sepala  uncialia,  lineari-lanceo- 
lata.  Petala  linearia.  Labelli  lobi  laterales  acutiusculi,  intermedius 
ovato-lanceolatus  acutus,  medio  sulcatus. 


CXXXIV.  PHAL^NOPSIS. 

Phalaenopsis.     Blume  B^dr,  294.  tabeUen.  44. 

Periantbiam  explanatum,  patens,  sepalis  liberis,  petalis  majoribus  dilata- 
tis.  Labellum  cum  basi  pau15  product^  columne  connatum,  liberum, 
basi  callosum,  trilobum ;  lobis  lateralibus  ascendentibus  petaloideis,  in- 
termedio  angustiore  bicirrhoso.  Columna  in  ovarium  recumbens,  semi- 
teres ;    rostello  gladiato.     Anthera  bilocularis.     Pollinia  *i,  subglobosa, 

caudiculft  planft  spatulatfil,  glanduUt  maximli  cordate. Herba  epi- 

phyta.     Caules   radicantes,   simplices.      Folia  rigida,  lato-lanceolata, 
apice  obliqu^  retusa.     Flores  paniculati. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Phaljinopsis  amabilis.     Blume  L  c, 

Epidendmm  amabile.    Linn.  Sp.  PL  1351.     Willd,  Sp,  PL  4. 1 15. 
AngraBcam  album  mijus.    Rumph,  Amh.  6. 99.  U  43. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  littoralibus  NustB  Kamanga  insulae,  Blume ;  Amhoyna,  Rum- 
phius. 

Folia  bina,  oblonga,  coriacea,  radicalia,  pseudobulbo  nullo.  Scapus  pe- 
dalis  et  ultra,  3-4-flonu.  Flores  magni,  albi.  Sepala  oblonga,  obtu- 
sa.  Petala  suborbiculata,  unguiculata.  Labellum  laciniis  lateralibus 
ovatis,  obtusis,  incurvis,  versus  basin  lutescentibus  5  basi  callo  elevato, 
truncato^  luteo,  sagittato  instructum. 


CXXXV.  TRICHOGLOTTIS. 

Tricfaoglottis.    Bhtme  B{;dr.  359.  tabeUen  8. 

Periantbium  explanatum,  patens;  sepalis  lateralibus  labello  suppositis. 
Labellum  cum  marginibus  columnse  connatum,  saccatum,  utroque  mar- 
gine  cornutum^  limbo  carnoso  indiviso  5  callo  saccum  subclaudente. 
Columna  erecta,  basi  unicornis.  Anthera  2-locularis.  Pollinia  2,  glo- 
bosa,  biloba,  caudicuUl  unic&  linearly  glanduUt  parv^  hamate  v.  peltate. 
Herbae  epiphytse,  subramosse,  radicantes.  Folia  coriacea  aut  car- 
nosa.     Pedunculi  laterales  v.  oppositifolii,  brevissimi,  pauci  aut  1-flori. 

Character  ex  Blume. 


214  VANDE^. 

§.  1.  Labellum  utrmque  dente  acuta  inflexo  auclum,  intus  pubescens ;  Jhnbus pa- 
tens,    Columna  apice  utrinque  dente  instructa.     Pollmia  inaqttaUa. 

1.  Tbichoolottis  retusa.     Blume  l.  c.  t.  8. 

T.  "  foliis  linearibus  retusis  rigidis^  floribus  lateralibus  subsolitariis^  la- 
belli  limbo  piloso.'* 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  montanis  Provinciarum  Buitenzorg  et  Bantam, 
Blume. 

2.  Trichoglottis  lanceolaria.     Blume  L  c. 

T.  "  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  coriaceis,  pedunculis  paucifloris  oppositifbliis, 
labelli  limbo  imberbi.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  circa  Buitenzorg  et  in  sylvis  montis  Pantjar,  Blume. 

§.  2.  Labellum  intus  imberbe,  dentibus  lateralibus  obtusis;   limbus  abbreviatus 
subforfiicatus.     Columna  obtusa.     PoUinia  aqualia,  bast  sulcata, 

3.  Trichoglottis  rigida.     Blume  I.  c. 

T.  '^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  carnosis,  floribus  oppositifoliis  subsolitariis, 
labelli  limbo  dentibusque  lateralibus  callosis.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  altioribus  Salak,  Blume. 


CXXXVI.  TELIPOGON. 

Telipogon.     Humh,  et  Kunth,  JMm;.  Gen,  et  Sp,  PI,  1.  336. 

Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  angusta,  acuta.  Petala  lat^  ovata.  La- 
bellum petalis  conforme,  sed  paull5  majus.  Columna  pilosa,  teres, 
clinandrio  postic^  processu  subulato  uncinato  instructo.  Antbera  uni- 
locularis,  alt^  bivalvis^  processu  clinandrio  pedicello  elongato  fistuloso 

uncinato   afBxa.     PoUinia  4,  caudicu1£l ....  glandule. Herbee   epi- 

phytse.     Caules  foliosi,  pauciflori.     Flores  terminales,  subspicati,  pedi- 
cellati,  flavescentes. 

Char,  ex  Kimth.     An  partes  rit^  descriptae. 

1.  Telipogon  angustifblius.     Kunth  L  c,  t.  75. 

T.  "  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis,  acuminatis  3  labello  imberbi.'* 
Tradescantia  nervosa.     Willd,  Sp,  Pi,  2, 18. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  locis  temperatis  regni  Novogranatensis,  juxta  Sa. 
Anna  Maraquita,  alt.  400  hexap.     Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Flores  flavescentes. 

2.  Telipogon  latifolius.     Kunth.  I,  c, 

T.  "  foliis  lanceolato-oblongis,  acutis;  labello  basi  barbato.*' 

Hab.  in  regione  ferventissima  Provinciae  Jaen  de  Bracamoros,  inter  pagos 
Choros  etTomependa,  juxta  coufluentem  et  Chinchipes  fluminis  Amazo- 
num )    Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

Prscedente  omnibus  partibus  major. 


VANDEiE.  215 


CXXXVII.  VANDA. 

Vandft.    R,  Brown  in  Bot.  Reg,  t.  506.  (1820.) Loisia.  €kmdich»  Voyagt,  t,  37.—— 

Fiddia.    Id.  424. 

Perianthium  explanatum^  patens^  petalis  sepalisque  subnqualibus.  La- 
bellum  saccatum,  v.  obconico-calcaratum^  cum  basi  columnie  continu- 
um>  subtrilobum  :  lobo  medio  camoso.  Columna  crassa^  libera^  abbre- 
▼iata^  rostello  obtuso.  Anthera  bilocularU.  Pollinia  2^  obliqub  biloba, 
caudicul^  linearly  glandule  subrotund^.—— Herbse  epiphytae^  caulescen- 
tea.     Folia  disticha>  coriacea.     Spies  oppositifolis.     JBlores  speeiosi. 

1.  Vanda  Roxburgbi.     R.  Brown  in  Bot.  Reg.  506. 

V.  foliis  apice  obliqu^  tridentatis,  raeemis  erectis  foliis  loDgioribus>  sepa- 
lis  petalisque  oblongO'Oboyatis  undulatis  obtusis^  labelli  lobo  medio 
ovato  emarginato. 

Vanda.    Sir  W.  Jvmes  in  As.  Ret.  4. 302. 
Cymbidiam  tetfeUoides.    Roxb,  FL  Ind.  Mm. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali,  supra  arbores  prsesertim  Mangifere^  Roxburgh, 
WalUch.  (hab.  «.  Jp.  comm»  eel.  Wight.) 

2.  Vanda  furva. 

Aogrscom  fnnrum.    Run^h,  Amb.  6.  t.  46./.  I, 
Epulendmni  fturum.     JUnn.  Sp.  PL  1348. 
Cymbidium  fanmm.     JTUid.  Sp.  PI.  4. 103. 

Hab.  in  Amboyna,  Rumphius. 

This  obscure  species  was  orj^nally  taken  up  by  Ldnnsus,  apparently 
from  the  figure  above  referred  to  in  Rumphius  ^  for  he  adopts  the  name 
of  that  author^  although  he  also  cites  the  wholly  different  plant  figured 
in  Rbeede*s  Hortus  Malabaricus,  vol.  12.  t.  A,  which  is  a  representation 
of  Saccolabium  papillosum.  There  is  nothing  in  either  the  figure  or 
description  of  Rumphius*  A.  furvum,  that  would  not  apply  well  enough 
to  Vanda  Roxburgh! ;  but  as  it  is  impossible  to  say  to  which  it  belongs, 
without  some  Amboyna  specimen,  and  as  it  may  be  different  from  either, 
I  leave  it  as  a  mark  to  which  future  botanists  may  direct  their  attention. 

3.  Vanda  longifolia.     Lindl  in  WaU.  Cat.  no.  7322. 

V.  foliis  longis  loratis  apice  obliquis  obtusissimis,  raeemis  horizontalibus 
foliis  triplb  brevioribus,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  (undulatis  ?),  petalis 
angustioribus,  labelli  hypochilio  concavo  pubescente  apice  rotundato  : 
crista  carnos^  per  axin,  epichilio  subrotundo-ovato  obtuso. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy,  WalUch.  {hah.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Folia  pedalia  et  ultra.    Flores  minores,  carnosi. 

4.  Vanda  gigantea.     Lindl.  in  WaU.  Cat.  no.  7326. 

V.  foliis  lat^  loratis  apice  obtusissimis  emarginatis  subsequalibus,  raeemis 
foliis  duplb  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  oblongo-obovatis  obtusis, 
labello  incurvo  canaliculato  basi  cordato  apice  dolabriformi  obtuso :  callo 
conico  in  medio. 

Hab.  in  Moalmyne,  Wallich.  (^hab.  $.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Folia  sesquipedalia,  2^  poll,  lata^  carnosa.  Flores  magnitudine  V.  Rox- 
burgbi. 

May,  1833.  f  f 


216  VANDBiC. 

5.  Vanda  spatulata.     Spreng,  Syst.  3.719. 

V.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  obtusis  obliqub  emarginatis^  racemis  erectis  mul- 
tifloris  foliis  et  eaule  multb  longioribu8>  sepalis  petalisque  oblongii  ob« 
tusis  planis,  labelli  hypochilio  antic^  bicalloso  epichilio  rhomboideo  apice 
incurvo  medio  cristato^  ovario  h^^iaptero. 

PoiiDampou  maravara.    Rktede  18.  /.  3. 
Epidendrum  apatulatam.    Una.  $p.  PL  1348. 
Limodorum  Bpatulatnm.     Willd.  Sp,  4.  125. 
Aerides  maculatum.    Smith  !  in  Reet  tuppU 

Hab.  in  Mysore,  Buchanan,  Wight.  {hab»  s.  sp,  comm,  eel,  WighL) 

Species  pulcherrima.  Folia  et  racemi  guttulis  sanguineis  notati.  Flores 
aurei,  immaculati  j  hjpocbilio  inttis  albo. 

^.  Vanda  peduncularis. 

V.  foliis  loratis  apice  altb  et  obliqu^  bilobis^  pedunculo  longissiino  filifor« 
mi  subramoso  apice  paucifloro  corymboso>  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis^  pet- 
alis  dupl5  minoribus^  labello  oblongo  retuso  villofo  bosi  bilamellato. 

Hab.  in  ZeyUma,  supra  arboreta  Macrae,  (hah,  s.tp,  et  ie.  pict.) 

Fedunculus  sesquipedalis^  purpureas.  Flores  magnitudine  et  fecie  Opbry- 
dis  apiferse.  Sepala  et  petala  pallida  viridia,  purpureo  striata.  IJabel- 
lum  purpureum^  viridi  marginatum. 

7.  Vanda  multiflora.     LindL  Collect,  Bot,  t.  38. 

V.  foliis  loratis  apice  obliquis  emarginatis>  pedunculis  subramosis  erectis 
subcorymbosis  foliis  brevioribus^  sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis 
maculatis  subsqualibus^  labello  ecristato  :  lobo  medio  ovato  acutius- 
culo. 

Acrld^  rigidam.    Smith  /  in  Ree%  SnppL 

Hab.  in  China ;  in  Napalia,  Hamilton,  Wallich,  (t?.  ic*  jnct,  et  v,  c,J 
Flores  inter  minoret^  lutei,  sanguineo  punctati. 

8.  Vanda  lissochiloides. 

V.  foliis  ensiformibus  emarginatis  racemo  multifloro  termiaali  brevioribus, 
sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis,  labeUo  oblongo  canaliculato  apice 
uncinato. 

Fieldia  lissochiloides.     Gaudich,  Voy,  424.  t.  36. 
Hab.  in  insulis  Moluccis^  Gaudi.^haud. 

Epiphyta^  rhizomate  repenti  articulato.  Foliu  longa,  en^siformia,  eoriacea, 
emarginata,  12-16  uncias  longa.  Scapus  terminalis,  simplex,  1-3-poda- 
lis.  Spica  multiflora.  Flores  speciosi,  lutei,  purpureo  maculati.  Brac- 
tese  breves,  ovatse,  rigidee.  Sepala  et  petala  eequalia,  oblonga,  obtusa. 
Labellum  oblongum^  apice  uncinatum,  canaliculatum,  basi  saccatutn  et 
utrinque  lobis  duobus  parvis  ascendentibus  instructum.  Caudicula  cu- 
ne^ta.     Glandula  maxima,  hamata. 

9.  Vanda  cristata.     lAndl,  in  Wall.  Cat,  no,  7328. 

V.  foliis  canaliculatis  recurvis  apice  truncatis  obliqub  excisis  tridentatis, 
racemo  erecto  trifloro  foliis  breviore,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  fornicutis, 
petalis  angustioribus,  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  brevibus  acutis  intermedlo 
vittato  oblongo  convexo  apice  saccato  insequaliter  tricorni. 

Aerides  cristatum.     Wallich,  Ic,  incd. 


VANDBJB.  217 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fVallich.  (Jiab,  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  Atigl,  Ind.) 

Flores  albij  viridi  tinoti.  Labellum  alburn^  villis  macuUsque  atropur- 
pureis. 

10.  Vanda  teres.     UndL  in  WaU.  Cat,  no,  7324. 

V.  foliis  teretibus,  racemis  asceodentibus  sub^bifloris  foliis  aequalibus,  se- 
palis  oblongis  obtusis :  supremo  erecto  lateralibus  semitortis  labello 
suppositis^  petalis  majoribus  suborbiculatis  undulatis,  labello  basi  conico : 
laciniis  lateralibus  ascendentibus  subtruncatis  intermedin  pubescente 
apice  dilatatd  truncate  emarginatft. 

Dendrobiam  teres.     WdlUch  Hfss. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  fVaUich.  (hab,  $.  sp.  e  Mas,  Angl.  Ind,) 

Flores  omnium  maximi,  4)  uncias  ab  apice  unius  peUli  ad  apicem  alterius. 


CXXXVIII.  RENANTHERA. 

Aracbnis.    Blwne  B^dr.  ^6b,  tabellm  26,    Aerides.    Blume  B^dr,366.eab.24. 

Rmaathera.    Ltmnkr,  Ft,  C9ch,  521. 

Perianthium  explanatum>  patens.  Sepala  et  petala  linearia^  subnqualia,  v. 
lateralibus  majoribus.  Labellum  liberum^  nanum^  cum  colimina  elastic^ 
articulatum^  trilobum^  medio  saccatum  ;  lobo  medio  carnoso.  Columna 
aptera^  abbreviata>  erecta.     Anthera  bilocularis.     Pollinia  2^  biloba^ 

caudiculft  unic^,  glandule  subtriangulari  peltat£i. Herba  epipbyta, 

caulescens.     Caulis  radicans,  ramoeus^  altissim^  scandens.     Folia  cori- 
acea.    Flores  paniculati,  specfpsi. 

1.  Rbnanthbba  coccinea.     Lour,  Fl.  Coch.  2.637.    Bot.  Reg,  ^.1131.  Bot, 

Mag.  t.  2997. 

R.  caule  disticho  fblioso^  foliis  apice  obliquis  emarginatis^  panicuHs  latera- 
libus multifloris^  sepalis  lateralibus  unguiculatis  undulatis  lanceolatis 
obtusis  superiore  petalisque  lineari-spatulatis  longioribus^  labelH  lobis 
lateralibus  truncatis :  intermedio  linguiformi  reflexo. 

Hang  too  han.    /c.  Sim,  im  Bibl,  Soc,  Hort,  »•.  45. 

Hab.  in  Cochinchina,  supra  arbores^  Loureiro  ;  nunc  in  hortis  Cbinensium 
vulgata,  (t?.  V,  c) 

Flores  sanguinei. 

2.  Renantheba  arachnites. 

R.  caule  altissim^  scandente,  foliis  lanceolatis^  sepalis  petalisque  arcuatis 
aequalibus  linearibus  apice  latioribus>  labelli  birsuti  lobis  ovatis  sub- 
sequalibus  :  intermedio  inttis  cristato  apice  bidentato. 

Angiirek  KAtong^ging.    Kpsmpf,  AtMsn,  866.  c.  ic. 

fipidendmm  flos  afiris.    Lmn,  Sp,  PL  134d. 

Limodomm  flos  adrls.    Swart z,  Nov.  Act,  Ups,  1740.  p,Z7. 

AerSdes  aimchnites.    SwnrtM  ttt  Schrad,  Jmim.  1799.  p,  23d«    mUd.  3p,  PL  4.  131. 

Arachnis  moschifera.    Blume  B\fdr,  365.  /.  26. 

Hab.  in  Japonia,  Kaempfer ;  ind^  in  hortis  Java  adducta>  Slume. 

3.  Rbmanthsra  Sulingi. 

R.  **  caulibus  subramosis^  foliis  linearibus  retusts,  spicis  stpiplicibus  pau^i- 
floris^  sepalis  subsqualibus  obtusiusculis,  limbo  ovato  incrassato  tuber- 
culb  lineato.*' 


218  VANDEiB. 

Aerides  Salingii.    Blume  /.  c, 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  rupibus  ad  montem  Suling>  provinciie  Buitenzorg,  Blume 

Flores  sordid^  purpurascentes. 

4.  Renanthbba  elongata. 

R.  ''  caule  ramoso,  fbliis  lato-linearibus  obliqu^  emarginatis^  paniculis 
elongatis  nutantibus,  sepalis  exterioribus  lateralibus  internis  latioribus 
spatulatis^  labelli  limbo  ovato  bad  bicalloso.** 

Aerides  elongatum.    Blume  /.  c. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  rupibus  calcareis  prope  Kuripan,  Blume. 

Flores  punicei. 

5.  Rbnanthbra  matutina. 

R. ''  caule  ramoso^  foliis  linearibus  obliqub  retusis^  pedunculis  paniculatis 
nutantibus,  sepalis  lateralibus  exterioribus  connexis  -,  labelli  limbo  ovato 
abbreviato.'* 

Aerides  mstntiaiiiii.    Blume  L  c,  i,  24. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  arboribus  ad  radieem  montis  Salak ;  Blume. 

Flores  coccinei,  pulchelli. 


CXXXIX.  DIPLOCENTRUM. 

Diplocentnim.    Lindl,  in  Bot,  Reg^  1522. 

Periantbium  subclausum^  liberum.  Sepalum  supremum  lateralibus  paull5 
obliquis  multb  minus.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  paulultim  majora.  La- 
bellum  cum  columna  articulatum,  indivisum^  bicalcaratum.  Columna 
minuta^  semiteres,  rostello  obtuse.     PoUinia  2?  caudiculft  subulate, 

glandule  maximft  concavft. Epipbyta,  caulescens.    Folia  complicata> 

carnosa^  recurva.    Racemi  paniculati,  recurvi.    Flores  minuti.  Calcaria 
brevia,  obconica^  incurva. 

1.  DiPLOCKNTSUM  rccurvum.     Lindl,  in  WalU  Cat,  no,  7331. 
Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  Heyne  (hab,  $,  ip.  e  Mus.  Jngl.  Ind,) 


CXL.  MICROSACCUS. 

Microsaccus.    Blume  B\jdr,  367. 

Sepala  linearia>  lateralia  labello  adnata.  Petala  conformia.  Labellum 
columns  antic^  adnatum,  basi  saccatum  3  limbo  abbreviato  fornicato. 
Columna  nana,  aptera,  obtusa.     Anthera  semibilocularis.     PoUinia  A, 

obovata>  basi  foveata,   caudiculll  unicft. Herba  epiphyta,  pusilla. 

Caules  simplices,  compressi.    Folia  scalpelliformia,  equitantia^  rigida. 
Pedunculi  intrafoliacei,  pauciflori. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  M1CRO8ACCU8  Javensls.    BUme  I,  c, 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  montis  Salak  supra  arbores,  Blume. 


VANDBA*  219 


CXU.  CAMAROTIS. 


Perianthium  explanatutn.  Sepala  lateralia  invicem  et  cum  dorso  labelli 
connata^  apice  libera.  Petala  paululilm  minoray  libera.  LabeUum  obo- 
vatum^  canaliculatum^  apice  iDonocameratum^  appendiculatum.  Columna 
erecta^  teres,  libera,  longissim^  sigmoideo-rostrata :  anther&  dorsali, 
apiculatft,  semibiloculari.     PoUinia  2 ;  caudiculft  longissimft,  subulate ; 

rostello   forficato. Caulescens.     Folia  disticha,  coriacea.     Racemi 

axillares,  multiflori. 

1    Cauarotis  purpurea.     LindL  in  fVall,  Cat,  no.  7329. 

Hab.  in  Sylhei,  WalUch  {hab,  s,  tp.  e  Mus.  AngL  Ind,  et  v.  tc.  pict.) 

Folia  emarginata,  oblongo- linear ia,  apice  subsequalia.  Flores  pallid^ 
purpurei,  labello  apice  intensiore.  Labellum  apice  sub  appendiculo 
subulato  inflexo  foramine  instructum,  quod  os  est  camerse  calceiformis, 
totum  apicem  labelli  constituentis;  latera  labelli  paululum  agglutinantur^ 
sed  margines  patuli. 


CXLII.  CHILOSCHISTA. 

Chiloschista.     lAndl,  in  Bot.  Reg.  1522. 

Perianthium  subpatens.  Petala  sepalis  majora,  cum  sepalis  lateralibus  basi 
longb  product®  columnse  adnata.  Labellum  cum  ungue  columns  arti- 
culatum,  bipartitum,  medio  cristatum.    Columna  minima^  erecta,  semi- 

teres.    Pollinia  2,  caudiculft  brevi,  subulate,  glandule  minute. ^Herba 

humilis,  epiphyta,  hirsuta>  aphylla;    radicibus  complanatis  viridibus 
(quasi  foliaceis !).     Spicie  erectse.     Plores  albi,  odorati. 

1.  Chiloschista  usneoides.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat.  no.  7330. 
Epidendnun  nsneoides.    Don,  Prodr,  M71. 37. 

Hab.  in  Napatia,  fVallich  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus,  Jngl,  Ind.  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 
Racemi  5  uncias  longi ;  ovariis  pubescentibus. 


CXLIII.  MICROPERA. 

Mkropera.    Lindl.  in  Mot.  Reg.  1522. 

Perianthium  sequale,  patens^  sepalis  lateralibus  basi  labelli  adnatis.  La- 
bellum cum  basi  columnae  continuum,  calceiforme,  leviter  trilobum,  lobo 
intermedio  minimo,  lateralibus  majoribus  erectis.    Columna  brevis>  ros« 

tello  maximo  inflexo.    Pollinia  2,  caudicul^  subulate. ^Epiphyta^ 

caulescens.     Folia  disticha^  linearia>  arcuata,  apice  sequalia,  emarginata. 
Spicse  laterales^  honzontales,  foliis  breviores.    Flores  citnni. 

1.  MiCROPBRA  pallida.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7321. 

Hab.  in  Sylhei,  Wallich.  (hab.  s.  sp,  e  Mm.  AngL  Ind,  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

Caulescens.  Folia  lat^  linearia,  apice  obliqua,  subtridentata.  Racemi 
breyes^  8-15-flori.  Flores  pallid^  flavi,  mediocres.  Capsulse  angustee, 
teretes^  2  uncias  longse. 


220  VANDEiE. 


CXLIV.  SACCOLABIUM. 

Saccolabium.   Blume  B\jdr,  292.  tabellen  50. GastrochiluB.    Don.  Prodr.  Nep,32.- 

ge,  426.— Gusaonea.     ^4cA,  Ric' 
lyncostyHs.    Blume  /.  c»  28S.  /.  49. 


Robiquetia.     Oaudich,  Voyage,  426. Gusaonea.     ^4cA,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur.   7^,' 

Rhi 


Perianthium  explanatum,  patens.  Sepala  petalis  sequalia,  lateralia  saepitis 
miyora.  Labellum  indi visum,  calcaratuia,  basi  columnse  accretum.  Co- 
lumna  erecta,  semiteres>  rostello  subulato.     Anthera  semibilocularis. 

Pollinia  2,  subglobosa,  caudiculil  elongate,  glandulii  miout4. Herbs 

epiphyts,  caulescentes.     Folia  disticha,  coriacea,  apice  ssepiixs  obliqua. 
Flores  axillares,  racemosi  v.  solitarii. 

§  I.  LabelU  calcar  perianthio  patenti  cequaU,  v,  brevius ;  apice  saphu  in 

laminam  petaloideam  productum, 

1.  Saccolabium  pusillum.     Blume  Bijdr.  ^292.  t  50. 

S.  pusillum  caulescens,  foliis  linearibus  rigidis  disticbis,  floribus  axillaribus 
subpedicellatis  solitariis. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  altis  montis  Gede>  Blume. 

2.  Saccolabium  micranthum.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat,  no,  7300. 

S.  foliis  oblongo-loratis  apice  obliquis  obtusis  alt^  bilobis,  racemis  cernuis 
densifloris  foliis  brevioribus,  sepalis  subrotundo-ovatis,  petalis  linearibus 
obtosis,  labelli  calcare  subrotundo  :  laminft  obovat^  obtusA  v.  acutfiL  basi 
callo  reflexo  instructs. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  et  Sylhet,  fVallich  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind.  el  v,  icpict.) 

Species  parva^  pulchella.  Folia  2-3  poll,  longa.  Flores  parvi.  Sepala  et 
petala  violacea :  labellum  intense  roseum. 

3.  Saccolabium  densiflorum.     LindL  in  fVall.  Cat.  no,  7311. 

S.  foliis  lorato-oblongis  apice  obliquis  obtusis  emarginatis,  racemis  densis 
cylindraceis  foliis  squalibus  v.  brevioribus,  floribus  exttis  scabris,  sepalo 
supremo  fomicato,  labello  infundibulari :  apice  calcaris  ventricoso  quater 
gibboso :  laming  acuminatli. 

Aeiides  deiudfloniin.     WdlL  Ic, 

Hab.  in  Sylhet  et  Penang,  supra  arbores  et  saxa,  Wallich  (hcd>,  $,  sp,  e  Mus. 
Angl.  Ind.  et  v.  ic,  pkt.) 

Folia  circiter  6  undas  longa,  1  lata,  atro-viridia.  Sepala  et  petala  intbs 
roseo-lateritia>  medio  alba,  extiis  fusca.  Labellum  lutescens,  antic^ 
rubescens. 

4.  Saccolabium  guttatum.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7308. 

5.  foliis  longis  canaliculatis  insequaliter  truncatis  arcuatis  racemis  cylin- 
draceis densifloris  arcuatis  squalibus,  sepalis  ovatis,  petalis  dupl5  an- 
gustioribus,  labelli  calcare  compresso  truncato-conico  iottis  pubescente : 
laminft  lanceolate  inflexA  dorso  subcostatA,  capsulis  oblongis  hexagonis. 

An^eli^mararara.    Rheede  12.  /.  1. 

Epiaendrum  retusnm.    Litm,  Sp.  PI.  1351. 

LimodoraxD  retuntm.    Swcertz,  N&».  Act.  Up»,  6. 80w 

Aerides  retusum.    Swartz.  in  Schrad.  Dior.  1799.  p,  233.     WiM.  Sp,  Pk  4. 130. 

Aerides  guttatum.    Roxb.  Mss. 

?  Rhyncostylis  retusa.    Blume  B\jdr.  p.  286. 

Sarcanthns  gnttatus.    lAndL  Bot.  Reg.  t,  1443. 


VANOEJE.  221 

Uab.  Iq  Infi^  Orientalij  MakJfaria,  Rheede  -,  Java,  Blume  ^  SyUiel,  Chitta* 
gong,  et  Napalia,  fVallich  (hab.  «.  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind.  et  v,  v.  c.) 

Species  pulchrior  omnibus.  Folia  pedalia.  Flores  albi  roseo-violaceo 
guttati )  laming  labelli  unicolore. 

5.  Saccolabivii  spicatuin. 

5.  ''  foliis  lineariJingulatis  recurvis  apice  truncatis  cum  mucronulo,  spicis 
basilaribus  elongatis  multifloris^  labello  indiviso  ovali  margine  undulate 
demum  infernb  cornuto,  foliolis  perianthii  subrotundo*ovalibu8 :  anticis 
ma3(imis  alseformibus,  calcare  saccato  descendente/'     Don» 

Epidendnim  Hippium.    Hctmilt,  Msa, 
Aerides  spicatum.     Don,  Prodr.  Nep,Z\. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  Hamilton. 

6.  Saccolabium  prfiemoraum. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  linearibus  canaliculars  apice  prsemorsis  cuspidatis>  ra- 
cemis  longissimis^  labelli  calcare  infundibulari  obtuso  recurvo  :  laminfil 
ovat&  acut&. 

BiU-marum-maravara.    Rheede  12.  /.  2. 
Aerides  prsBmorsum,     Willd,  Sp.  PL  4. 130. 
Riiyncoitylis  pnemorsa.    Blume  B^dr,p.  286. 

Hab.  in  insulis  et  continente  India  Orientalis,  Rheede^  Blume. 

7*  Saccolabium  ringens.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7313. 

S.  foliis ^  racemo  subramoso  stricto  crassiusculo  multidoro^  peri- 

anthio  ringente^  sepalis  ovatis  acutis^  petalis  paul5  minoribus>  labelli 
calcare  infundibulari  obtuso  incurvo :  laming  triloba  basi  callos^l :  lobis 
lateralibus  nanis  rotundatis  intermedio  ovato  acuto. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali  prope  Madras^  fVight  {hab,  $,  sp,  comm,  eel,  flight.) 

Flores  magnitudine  S.  guttati. 

8.  Saccolabium  giganteum.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7306. 

S.  foliis  latls  loratis  carnosis  apice  uncinato-bilobis  obliquis>  racemis  cylin- 
draceis  multifloris^  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis^  petalis  angustioribus  obo- 
vatis^  labelli  calcare  conico  laming  breviore  obovat^  carnos^  apice 
3-lob&  :  lobis  rotundatis  intermedio  inflexo  minore. 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaH,  prope  Prome>  WalUch  {hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mua,  Angl,  Ind,) 

Flores  magnitudine  S.  guttati. 

9.  Saccolabium  Wightianum.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7303. 

S.  foliis  canaliculatis  angustis  obtusis  carnosis  apice  subsequalibus,  racemis 
erectis  ramosis  foliis  longioribus^  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  obtusis^  labelli 
calcare  cyltndraceo  obtuso  areuato  :  laming  lanceolate  baai  callo  bilobo 
carnoso  instruct^ :  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatiSi  capsulis  tript«ris  et  tri- 
costatis. 

S.  lineare.    Lindl,  L  c,  no.  7312. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  Heyne,  Wight  {hab,  s.  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind,  el  comm. 
amic,  Wight,) 

Exemplaria  Heyneana  florifera  manca  et  nimis  sub  exsiccatione  compressa 
baud  veram  partium  structuram  docent ;  Wigbtiana  fructifera  floribua 
carent  nisi  vestigiis  quibusdam  corrugatis  in  apicem  capsularum.   Olim 


222  YANDEX. 

diversas  species  putavi,  nunc  autem^  re  melitis  perpensft,  coi^jungo.— — 
Racemi  6-8  poll,  longi.     Flores  magnitudine  S.  guitati. 

10.  Saccolabium  eurvifblium. 

S.  foliis  linearibus  canaliculatis  arcuatis  apice  obliqu^  prsmorsis^  racemis 
erectis  densis  multifloris^  sepalis  ovatis :  lateralibus  majoribus^  petalis 
obovatis^  labelli  calcare  cylindraceo  obtuso  laminft  lineari  tnincatll. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  fVallkh ;  Zeyhna,  Macrae,  (hab,  s.  sp.  et  v.  ic.  jnct,  in  Bibl, 
Mui.  Jngl,  IndJ) 

Folia  angusta  8-9  unc.  longa.  Racemi  breviores^  2f  unc.  longi.  Flores 
rubermni. 

11*  Saccolabium  rubrum.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat.  no,  7310. 

S.  foliis  canaliculatis  arcuatis  apice  bidentatis,  racemis  erectis  multifloris, 
sepalis  petalisque  ovatis,  labelli  calcare  cylindraceo  obtuso  incurvo  la- 
minli  ovali  acuminata  apice  subcamos&  basi  bicorniculatft. 

Saccolabium  ampoUaceum.    lAndL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7307  viz  distingoeDdttin. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Moalmyne,  ad  ripas  fluminis  Aitran,  Wallich.  (^6.  $,  sp. 
e  Mus,  Jngl,  Ind,  et  v.  ic,  pict.) 

Species  pulcherrima  S.  curvifoUo  simillima,  sed  structura  labelli  cert^ 
diversa )  color  fer^  idem  sed  paul5  magis  roseus  j  an  merae  varietates  ? 

1^.  Saccolabium  papillosum.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  t,  1559. 

S.  foliis  lig^latls  apice  obliquis  cuspidatis,  racemis  brevissimis  capitatis, 
sepalis  camosis  lineari-ovatis  obtusis,  labelli  calcare  obconico  obtuso 
inttis  villoso  lamin&  ovatft  camos^  papillose  recurviU 

Thalia  mararara.    Rheede  12.  t,  4. 

Cymbidinm  pnemonom.    SwartM,  Nov,  Act.  Upt,  6. 75.     WilkU  Sp,  PI,  4. 103* 

Epidendnun  praBinorsuiii.    Roxh,  Carom,  1.34.  t,  43. 

Aerides  undalatam.    Smith,  in  Rea.  suppl. 

Hab.  in  Malabaria,  Rbeede ;  juxta  Prome,  fVallich.  (hab,  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  AngL 
Ind,  et  V,  V,  c.) 

Caulis  arcuatus,  subpedalis,  distich^  foliosus,  radices  tortuosas  promens. 
Folia  atroviridia,  4-6  poll,  longa.  Racemi  parvi,  foliis  triplb  breviores. 
Flores  albi,  luteo  purpureoque  picti. 

13.  Saccolabium  dasjpogon. 

S.  acaule^  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  apice  obliqu^  bidentatis,  corymbis 
subumbellatis  densifloris  foliis  aequalibus,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari -ob- 
longis  incurvis,  labelli  laminil  dilatat^  subcordatii  denticulate. 

Epidendrum  umbeUatam.    Hamilt,  Mst, 
Aerides  dasypogon.    Smith,  m  Reet,  tuppl. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Hamilton,  {v.  ic.  pict.  penes  Dom,  Bauer.) 

Sepala  et  petala  extds  viridia>  intils  sanguinea.  Labellum  album,  punctis 
luteis  sanguineisque  maculatum. 

14.  Saccolabium  undulatum.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7301. 

S.  acaule,  foliis  angusta  loratis  undulatis  acuminatis  apice  obliquis  obtusis, 
racemis  brevibus  multifloris,  sepalis  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  petalis  dupl6 
angustioribus,  labelli  calcare  oblongo  apice  subinflato :  laming  oblongiL 
obtus^  levissim^  triloba. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  Wallich,  (hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus.  AngU  Ind.) 
Flores  parvi. 


VANDEJB.  223 

15.  Saccolabium  acutifolium. 

S.  fbliis  oblongo-loratis  carnosis  acutis  apice  integerrimis^  corymbis  mulii- 
floris.  sepalis  petaliaque  obovato-oblongis  acutiusculis,  labelli  calcare 
brevi  ventricoso :  laminil  dilatat^  triloM  denticulatll :  lobis  lateralibns 
intermedio  mi^oribus. 

Aerides  nmbeUmtiuii.     WallidL  Ic,  1 137. 

Hab.  in  India  OrieniaU,  fVaUklu  (o.  ic.  picL  in  bibL  AngL  IndL) 

Folia  ex  icone  rigida>  disticha^  6-8  p.  longa.  Flores  lutei,  unicolores  i 
labello  albo,  medio  nibesceote. 

16.  Saccolabium  calceolare.    LmdL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7302. 

S.  subacaule,  foliis  loratis  acuminatis  apice  oUiqu^  bidentatis,  corymbis 
multifloris  breviter  pedunculatis,  sepalis  petdisque  obovato-oblongis 
obtusis,  labelli  calcare  inflato  orbiculato :  laming  lunatA  rotundatA  ciliatA. 

Oastrochilofl  calceolaris.    Don,  Prodr,  Nep,  32. 
Aerides  calceolare.    Smith,  in  Rett,  n^L 

Hab.  in  Napalia  et  SyJhet,  Wallich,  (hab,  s,sp.  e  Mus,  AngL  Ind.  etv,  ic.pict.) 

Folia  9  p.  longa,  basi  maculata.  Sepala  et  petala  flava,  maculis  subro- 
tondis  purpureis  notata.  Labellum  album  i  laminA  basi  luteo  et  coccinco 
ponctatA. 

17.  }  Saccolabictm  clavatum. 

8.  **  canlescens,  pendulum,  fbliis  lineari-clavatis  apice  bidentatis,  sptcis 
oppositifbliis,  labello  inflato  barbato."     fF. 

Epideiidraiii  claTatum.    RetM,  Obt,  6.  p,  50. 
limodomm  daTatiim.    WiUd,  Sp,  PI,  4. 126. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  India  OrientaUi. 

16.  Saccolabium  obliquum.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat.  no.  7304. 

S.  acaule,  foliis  lat^  loratis  apice  obtusis  bilobis  vald^  obliquis,  corymbis 
brevibus  axiUaribus  multifloris  breviter  pedunculatis,  sepalis  petalisque 
lineari-obovatis  obtusis,  labelli  calcare  inflato  orbiculato :  UuninA  del- 
loideA  fimbriatll. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  supra  montem  Toong  Dong,  fVallich.  (hab.  $.  sp.  e 
Mum.  Angl,  Ind,  et  v.  to.  pict.) 

Folia  glauco-yiridia,  undulata,  6-10  poll,  longa,  fer^  2  poll.  lata.  Flores 
lutei,  labello  albo )  maculie  queedam  minutee  rosese  adsunt  ad  basin  pe- 
rianthii  et  marginem  labelli. 

19.  Saccolabium  ascendens. 

S.  caule  ramoflo  repente,  foliis  coriaceis  planis  basi  raginantibus,  racemis 
lateralibus  elongatis,  sepalis  petalisque  conniventibus  subsequalibus,  la- 
belli calcare  davato :  laminA  trilobA  parvA :  laciniis  lateralibus  inflexis. 

Robiqnetia  aaeendens.    GmuUck,  Foy.  426.  t.  34. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Moluccis  ad  arborum  truncos,  Gaudichaud. 

20.  Saccolabium  aphyllum. 

S.  iq>hyllum>  caulibus  tortuosis  squamosis  scandens,  radicibus  longissimis 
tortuosis,  racemis  brevibus  erectis  multifloris,  sepalis  petalisque  ovalibus, 
labelli  calcare  infundibulari  apice  inflato  obtuso :  laminA  ovatA  acutA. 

May,  1833.  ag 


224  VANDBJS. 

Angnecum  apbyllum.     Thouart,  Orclu  Afr,  t,  73. 
GuBSonea  aphylla.    Ach,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur.  p.  76. 1. 11. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Mauritio,  Borbonia,  et  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 
Flores  niinuti^  rubescentes. 

21.  Saccolabium  striatum. 

S.  foliis  loratia  apice  obliqu^  bilobb^  racemis  erectis  rarifloris  foliis  brevio- 
ribus^  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  acutis>  labelU  calcare  conico  obtuso  in 
lamio^  oTatft  acut&  producto. 

Angnecum  striatum.     Thouars,  Orch,  Afr,  /.  72* 
Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 
Flores  mediocres^  albi. 

22.  Saccolabium  coriaceum. 

S.  **  foliis  caulinis  ovatis  acuminatis  subcoriaceis  lineatis,  spicis  pani- 
culatis.*'     Sw, 

Aerides  coriaceam.     Swart z,  in  Schrad,  Dior.  Bot,  1799.  234.     W%Ud,  Sp,  P/.  4. 131. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  Swartz. 

23.  Saccolabium  ramosum. 

« 

S.  foliis  angustis  planis  arcuatis  apice  obliqu^  prsemorsis  eroiis,  racemis 
ramosissirais  erectis  foliis  longioribus :  ramis  divaricatis,  sepulis  obovato- 
oblongis  obtusis,  petalis  obovatis  angustioribus,  labelli  calcare  conico 
subarcuato  obtuso  margine  dentato :  laming  oblongii  rotundat^  lobis  2 
lateralibus  obsoletis. 

Aerides  ramosum.     WtUL  Jc.  no,  654. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  DelUB  Gangetica,  WaUich.  {v.  ic,  jnct.  in  bibl,  AngU  Ind.) 

Folia  6  uncias  longa,  semunc.  lata.  Flores  parvi  j  petala  et  sepala  pallida 
lateritia  margine  lutescentia ;  labellum  album  roseo  tinctum. 

24.  Saccolabium  racemiferum. 

S.  foliis  loratis  planis  apice  obliqub  emarginatis  obtusis,  racemis  ramosis 
foliis  brevioribus>  sepalis  ovatis^  petalis  linearibus>  labelli  calcare  conico 
obtuso  compressiusculo :  margine  anteriore  loco  laminae  acuto  denticulo 
subulato  utrinque  instructo. 

Aerides  racemiferum.     WcUlich.  Jc,  no,  655. 

Hab.  in  India  OrieniaU,  fVallich,  (v,  k.  pict.  in  bibl,  Angl,  Ind,) 

Folia  pedalia  et  ultra.  Flores  parvi.  Perianth iimi  inttis  fusco-rubrum, 
laciniis  per  axin  et  margine  lutescentibus.  Labellum  albidum^  vero- 
similiter  carnosum.     S.  dennfloro  affine. 

25.  Saccolabium  niveum. 

S.  foliis  distichis  lineari-loratis  rectis  apice  obtusis  emarginatis  subaequa- 
libus^  pedunculis  ancipitibus  ramosis  foliis  multb  longioribus^  floribus 
spicatis^  sepalis  conniventibus  dorsali  lateralibus  dupl6  minore^  labelli 
calcare  cylindraceo  obtuso  laminae  spatulatae  carnosae  aequali. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  saxa  in  collibus  altis  ad  Peradeniam^  Macrae,  (hab. 
s,  9p.  et  V.  ic,  pict.) 

Folia  2)  p.  longa^  3  1.  lata^  exsiccatione  rccurva.  Spicse  ramosse,  6*8  p. 
longae.  Flores  minuti,  nlbi^  basi  virescentes.  Petala  sepalo  dorsali 
majora,  lateralibus  minora. 


YANDEX.  225 

26.  Saccolabium  reflexum.     Lmdl,in  fValL  Cat.  no,  7309. 

S.  foliis  brevibus  angustb  oblongis  apice  bilobis^  racemis  erectis  ramosis 
multifloris,  sepalo  supremo  petallsque  reflexis  linearibus  undulatis :  la- 
teralibus  conformibus  duplS  longioribus  et  latioribus^  labelli  calcare 
scrotifonni  yentricoso  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  marginato  laminft 
ovat&  acut&. 

Uab.  in  Sincapore,  fFalUch.  (Iiab.  $»  sp.  e  Mus,  Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  facie  omninb  Epidendri  elongati.  Racemi  pedales^  lignosi.  Hores 
miDuti>  Lipareos  cujusdam  facie. 

§  II.  Cbratidium.  Labelli  calcar  perianlhio  clauso  triplb  longitu ;  lamind 
obioletd.    An  genus  distinctuin  ?  An  Teeniophyllo  melitifl  referendum  ? 

27*  Saccolabium  brevifolium. 

S.  foliis  lineari-oblongis  brevibus  obtusis  apice  subsequalibus  emarginatis> 
racemis  horizontal ibus  foliorum  longitudine^  sepalis  petallsque  conni* 
ventibuSy  labelli  calcare  recto  sub-cylindraceo  apice  conico  obtuso  sepalis 
tripl6  longiore ;  laming  minimi  acut&. 

Uab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbpres  ad  Maturatam>  Macrae,  (hab,  s.  sp,  et  v,  ic. 
pict.) 

Folia  sesquipoUicaria^  4  lineas  lata.  Flores  parvi  sanguinei  j  labello  basi 
luteo. 

28.  Saccolabium  roseum. 

S.  foliis  linearibus  apice  obliquis  obtusis  emarginalis^  racemis  paucifloris 
foliis  brevioribus,  sepalis  petallsque  insequalibus  conniventibus  acutis> 
labelli  postici  calcare  longissimo  obtuso  cylindraceo  incunro :  laminft 
minimal  acut&. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores  in  sylvis  submontanis^  Macrae,  (hcib.  $.  sp. 
et  V.  ic.  pict.) 

Pusilla,  caulescens.  Folia  2  p.  longa,  2  lineas  lata.  Flores  parvi,  rose!. 
Sepala  sequalia,  libera  5  petala  duplS  latiora.  Labellum  sepalis  ferb  ter 
longius,  in  calcare  botuliformi  obtuso  subincurvo  productum ;  margine 
faucis  leviter  inflexo ;  laming  nuM  nisi  dente  parvo.  Caudicula  longa 
subulata. 

29.  Saccolabium  gracile. 

S.  foliis  ensiformibus  apice  vald^  obliquis  subfidcatis,  racemis  strictis 
gracilibus  multifloris  foliis  cequalibus,  sepalis  petallsque  ovatis  acutis 
sequalibus  reflexis,  labelli  calcare  conico  sepalis  dupl6  longiore :  laming 
minim&  acut&. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores  in  sylvis  submontanis,  Macrae,  (hab.  s,  sp. 
et  V.  ic.  pict,) 

Species  parva,  gracilis,  verosimiliter  ab  arboribus  dependens.  Folia  5  p. 
longa,  3  lin.  lata.     Flores  parvi,  nivei. 


CXLV.  T^NIOPHYLLUM. 

Tsniopbyllam.     Blume  B\Jdr.  355.  tabellen  70. 

Perianthium  connivens.     Sepala  basi  connata  ;  lateralibus  labello  adnatis. 
Labellum  calcaratum,  basi  columuee  accretum  -,  limbo  integro  3  calcare 


226  VANDBA. 

inappendiculato.    Cohmma  nana,  erecta,  rostello  ovato.    Anthera  semt- 

bivalvis.  Pollinia4,caudicul&capUlari,  glandule  minutissiitilL. Herb» 

pusillae,  epiphytse^  acaules.    Folia  fasciculata^  linearia,  plana,  fasciolata. 
Flores  spicati,  bracteolati,  minutissimi. 
Character  ex  Blume. 

!•  TiBNioPHYLLUM  glandulosuni.     Blume  L  c. 

T.  *'  spick  elongatft  retroflexSL  glandulis  adspers&  laxiflorft,  labelli  limba 
acuminato  inttis  ad  apicem  denticulo  instructo.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  altioribus  montium  Gede  et  Pangurangu,  Blume. 
3.  TiBNioPHYLLUM  hirtum.     Blume  L  c. 

T.  "  8pic&  elongate  leviter  flexuosH  kxifiorlk  hirtA,  labelli  limbo  acuminato 
inttis  edentulo^  rostello  antic^  valde  producto.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  arboribus  ad  montem  Gegar  Bentang,  Blume. 

3.  Tjbniophyllum  acuminatissimum.     Blume  I,  c, 

T.  ''  spick  abbreviatll  retroflextl  glabrlL  pauciflorll,  bracteis  approximatis, 
sepalis  et  labello  acuminatissimis  margine  inflexis.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  montosis  Pantjar  provinciee  Buitenzorg,  Blume. 

4.  Tjbniophyllum  obtusum.     Blume  L  c. 

T.  '^  spicis  abbreviatis  strictis  scabris,  bracteis  bifariam  imbricatis,  labelli 
limbo  obtuso.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  ad  montem  Burangrang  provinciie  Krawang,  Blume. 


CXLVI.  CLEISOSTOMA. 

CleisoBtoma.    Blmme  B\jdr.  362.  tabtUm  27. 

Sepala  et  petala  patentia^  linearia,  subsqualia,  anterioribus  labello  sup- 
positis.  Labellum  calcaratum>  cum  basi  columns  accretum ;  calcare 
dente  dauso }  limbo  tridentato.  Ck>lumna  erecta,  semiteres.  Anthera 
semibilocularis.  PoUinia  5t,  biloba,  subglobosa,  caudicul^  filifbrmi, 
glandulft  minute  hamat^.-^— Herbie  epiphyte,  caulescentes.  Cauks 
radicantes.  Folia  disticha,  rigida,  subcarnosa.  Spicse  oppositifolie, 
subramosae. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Cleisostoma  suaveolens.    Blume  L  c. 

C.  ^  foliis  lato-linearibus  obliqub  retusis,  labelli  limbo  fomicato  cum  mu- 
crone  fimbriato.'* 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  Nusae  Kambangae  insulse,  Blume. 

2.  Cleisostoma  subulata.     Blume  I.  c. 

C.  "  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  apice  contracto-subulatis,  labelli  limbo  ovato 
acuto  margine  utrinque  tumido.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  prope  Tjilele  in  montanis  Parang  provincis  Tjanjor^  Blume. 

3.  Cleisostoma  sagittata.     Blume  I,  c  t.  ST. 

C.  *'  foliis  linearibus  retusis,  labelli  limbo  recto  sagittato/' 
Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjar,  provincise  Buitenzorg,  Blume. 
V^ariat,  floribus  minoribus,  foliis  august ioribus. 


VANDBiB.  227 

4.  Clbisostoma  spAtulata.    Blume  I.  c. 

C. "  ibliis  lato«linearibu8  obliqu^  retusis^  spicis  simpliciblis,  labelli  dentibus 
lateralibus  abbreviatU  obtosis^  limbo  spatulato.'* 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjar  provincis  Buitenzorg,  Blume, 

5.  Cleisostoma  callosa.     Blume  L  c, 

C.  '^  foliifl  linearibus  obliqu^  retusis^  spicis  simplicibus^  labelli  dentibus 
lateralibus  rotundatis  intern^  callosis,  limbo  ovato  brevissimo." 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjar,  proyincis  Buitenzorg,  Blume. 

6.  Cleisostoma  maculosa. 

C.  caulescens,  foliis  loratis  distichis  apice  bilobis  obliquis  obtusls,  spiels 
erectis  subramosis,  sepalis  petalisque  obovato-oblongis  patentibus  sequa- 
libus^  labelli  calcare  poculiformi :  dente  dorsali  ovato^  laminft  brevissim& 
rotundatik. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores,  Macrae,  (hab.  s,  sp.  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Folia  6-8  p.  longa,  plana,  carnosa.  Flores  minores,  exttis  rosei,  intiia 
lutei  maculis  fuscis  confluentibus  maculosi.     Labellum  album. 

7.  Cleisostoma  aeaulis. 

C.  aeaulis,  foliis  loratis  apice  obliqu^  et  acut^  bilobis,  corymbis  brevipe- 
dunculatis  paucifloris,  sepalis  petalisque  subrotundo-oblongis  carnosis* 
simis,  labeUo  saccato  cymbiformi  acuto  carnosissimo. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores  in  locis  montosis^  Macrae,  (hab.  s.  sp.  et  v.  tr. 
pict.) 

Folia  3-4  p.  longa.  Flores  parvi.  Sepala  et  petala  lutescentia  apice 
virescentia,  maculis  parris  sanguineis  notata.  Labellum  album  medio 
flavum,  cum  basi  columnse  continuum,  basi  intils  dente  valido  solitario 
auctum. 


?  8.  LiMODOBUM  complanatum  (caulescens  simplex  pendulum,  foliis  retusis 
convexis  subttis  carinatis,  spick  oppositifoliil  compress^,  labello  retuso) 
mUd.  Sp.  PL  4. 1«6. 

Epidendmin  compUnatum.    Retz,  Ob$.  6. 50. 
Hab.  in  arboribus  India  OrientaUi. 


CXLVII.  APPENDICULA. 

AppendicttU.    Blume  B^dr.  297.  tdbellen  40. 

Perianthium  clausum.  Sepala  basi  subconnata^  lateralibus  ungui  long^ 
producto  columns  obliqu^  adnatis,  calcar  obtusum  aemulantibus ;  dor* 
sali  subfomicato.  Petala  minora.  Labellum  liberum,  concavum,  indi- 
visum,  basi  appendiculatum,  v.  margine  elevato  cinctum,  ungui  columnce 
long^  producto  a£Bxum.  Columna  nana.  Anthera  dorsalis,  2-locularis  : 
loculis  8ub-4-locellatis.    PoUinia  8,  nunc  abortu  pauciora,  clavata,  basi 

attenuata,  glandulik  longft,  caudicul^  yer&  null&. Epiphytse,  simplici- 

caules,  V.  ramosee,  teretfusculs,  raritis  folioss.    Folia  disticha,  plerum- 
que  membranacea.    Seditnculi  spicato-multlflori,  raritis  solitarii. 

Character  ex  Blume, 


228  VANDBiB. 

§  I.  Flores  in  ipicis  elongatis.     Labellum  sepalis  laferakbus  rarb  connaiutn, 

m/<egrt<m. 

1.  Appendicula  pendula.     Blume  I,  c. 

A.  ^'  caulibus  dimplieibus  superne  compressiusculis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis 
apice  tricuspidatis^  spicis  axillaribus  lateralibus  terminalibusve  solitariis 
confertisve  pendulis  folio  longioribus,  labelli  limbo  ovato  obtuso  cum 
mucrone." 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  provinciarum  Buitenzorg,  Bantam  et  Tjanjor, 

Blume. 
Bractese  ovalcs,  obtuss^  concavae  reflexse. 

2.  Appendicula  cristata.     Blume  I.  c, 

A.  '*  caulibus  ramosis  compressis^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  apice  tricuspi- 
datis^  spicis  oppositifoliis  axillaribus  terminalibiiave  solitariis  longissimis 
subramosis  inferne  nudis  compressis^  labelli  limbo  rotundato  emarginato 
interne  utrinque  cristato.** 

Hab.  io  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjao  Blume. 

3.  Appendicula  anceps.     Blume  I.  c. 

A.  '*  caulibus  simplicibus  foliaceis,  foliis  lanceolatis  apice  tricuspidatis, 
spicis  oppositifoliis  terminalibusve  solitariis  geminisve  folio  brevioribus, 
labelli  limbo  obtusiusculo  reflexo.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montibus  provinciarum  occidentalium  Javce  insule^  Blume. 

Sepala  lateralia  exteriora  ungui  labelli  inferne  adhaerentia. 

4.  Appendicula  alba.     Blume  L  c, 

A.  "  caulibus  simplicibus  compressiusculis«  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  retuso- 
mucronatis>  spicis  axillaribus  simplicibus  terminalibusve  ssep^  geminatis 
folio  brevioribus,  labelli  limbo  obtuso.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  locis  umbrosis  ad  montero  Saluk,  Blume. 
Flores  albi  mediocres. 

5*  Appendicula  ramosa.     Blume  L  c. 

A.  "  caulibus  ramosis  teretiusculis^  folib  ovali-oblongis  (parvis)  retuso- 
mucronatis^  spicis  paucifloris  oppositifoliis  terminalibusve  solitariis  fbUo 
subsequalibus  labelli  limbo  obtuso  interne  bicalloso.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  ad  marginem  fluvii  Tjapus  in  montosis  Salak,  Blume. 

6.  Appendicula  pauciflora.     Blume  I,  c» 

A.  "  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus^  foliis  ovalibus  (parvis)  retU80*mucro- 
nulatis^  pedunculis  oppositifoliis  brevissimis  subunifloris,  labelli  limbo 
.  obtuso  cum  mucrone.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  ignivomi  Gede,  Blume. 

7.  Appendicula  buxifolia.     Blume  L  c, 

A.  "  caulibus  ramosis  teretibus^  foliis  linearibus  (parvis)  obliqu^  mncro- 
nulato-retusis  rigidis  lucidis,  spicis  axillaribus  terminalibusve  solitariis 
folio  brevioribus  paucifloris^  labelli  limbo  rotundato  crenulato  intus  ad 
marginem  tumido." 

Hab.  in  Java,  supra  montem  Pantjar,  &c.  Blunie. 
Flores  parvi,  flavcacentcs. 


VANDBiB.  229 

8.  Appbkoicvla  carnosa.     Blume  I,  c, 

A. ''  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus^  foliis  linearibus  apice  insequali-obtusis 
carnosis,  pedunculis  axillaribus  ▼.  intrafoliaceis  brevissimU  l-2.floris> 
labelli  limbo  rotundato  emarginato  recto.*' 

Hab.  in  Jcma,  sylvis  altioribus  monti^  Salak>  Blume. 

Flores  parvi^  albido-virescentes ;  sepala  lateralia  exteriora  calcar  obtusuui 
referential  ungui  labelli  adglutinata. 

9.  Appendicula  angustifolia.     Blume  U  c. 

A.  "  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus^  foliis  linearibus  obliqu^  retusis  cana- 
Kcnlatis  rigid iuscdlis^  spicis  axillaribus  solitariis  folio  brevioribus,  limbi 
acuti  marginibus  incurvis.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  altioribus  Salak^  Blame. 

10.  Appendicula  reflexa.     Btume  L  c. 

A.  **  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus,  foliis  ovalibus  retuso-mucronulatis, 
spicis  supra-axillaribus  solitariis  folio  brevioribus  densifloris,  labelli 
limbo  patente  obtuso  cum  mucrone.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  arbores  ad  ripas  fluvii  Tfapus  et  in  humidis  montis  Pantjar^ 
Blame. 

Flores  minuti>  albidi;  labellum  inferne  sepalis  lateralibus  exterioribus 
adhserens. 

1 1 .  Appendicula  undulata.     Blume  I,  c, 

A.  **  caulibus  simplicibus  compressis,  foliis  ovalibus  retuso-mucronulatis, 
spicis  oppositifoliis  solitariis  folio  aequallbus,  labelli  limbo  ovato  un- 
dulato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  Pantjar>  Blume. 

Labellum  inferne  sepalis  exterioribus  junctum^  intds  appendiculo  ligulato 
emarginato  instructum. 

Itt.  Appendicula  purpurascens.     Blume  L  e. 

A.  ''  caulibus  simplicibus  compressis^  foliis  ovalibus  retuso-mucronatis^ 
spicis  filifbrmibus  subramosis  oppositifoliis  terminalibusve  folio  mutto 
loogioribus^  labelli  Umbo  ovato  acutiusculo." 

Hab^  in  Java,  sylvis  montium  Salak  et  Gede^  Blume. 

13.  Appendicula  cornuta.     Blume  l.  c, 

A.  **  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus>  foliis  ovalibus  retuso-mu^ronulatls^ 
spicis  terminalibus  oppositifoliisve  solitariis  folio  brevioribus  paucifloriS;, 
labelli  limbo  obtuso  intus  calloso^  gynostemio'  utroque  latere  dente 
recurvo  instructo.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  montium  Seribu  et  Pantjar^  Blume. 

Flores  albi  mediocres. 

14.  Appendicula  congenera.     Blume  L  c, 

A.  "  caulibus  foliis  et  spicis  prsecedentis  sed  labello  reflexo  rotunduto  con- 
cavo  intus  nudo,  gynostemio  edentulo.*' 

llab.  in  Java,  supra  montem  Pantjar^  Blume. 

Flores  magnitudine  prsecedentis. 


230  VANDBiC. 

15.  Appbndicula  torta.     Blume  L  c. 

A.  *'  caulibus  simplicibus  compressis,  foliis  ovalibus  retuso-mucronulatis^ 
spicis  terminalibus  solitariis  bracteis  coloratis  (roseis)  bifturiam  imbri- 
catU,  labello  torto.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  montanis  Seribu  et  Pantjar^  Blame. 

§  II.  Flares  terminales,  capifati,  hractm  paleaceu  cmctu    LabelUtm  sqwUs 
lateralUnu  exterioribm  plemmque  vifem^  adnatum,  tublobaium, 

16.  Appendicula  callosa.     Blume  I.  c, 

A.  *'  caulibus  simplicibus  teretiusculis^  foliis  lineari-ovalibus  retuso-mu- 
cronulatis^  vaginis  foliorum  bidentatis^  labelli  limbo  lato-ovato  intern^ 
calloso  patente.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  montanis  provinciarum  Bantam  et  Buitenzorg^  Blume. 

17.  Appendicula  Hasseltii.     Blume  I.  c. 

A.  *'  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus,  foliis  lato-linearibus  retuso-mucronu- 
latis^  vaginis  foliorum  edentulis,  labelli  limbo  erectiusculo  crenulato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  calcareis  provinciarum  Bantam  et  Buitenzorg^  Blume. 

18.  Appendicula  longifolia.     Blume  I.  c. 

A. ''  caulibus  simplicibus  compressis^  foliis  lineari-ladceolatis  retusis,  flo- 
ribus  dens^  capitatis.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  altioribus  montium  Salak,  Pangurang,  &c.  Blume. 


CXLVUI.  CRYPTOGLOTTIS. 

Cryptoglottii.    Bhtme  Bi^dr.  296.  tabeUen  42. 

Perianthlum  clausum.  Sepala  basi  connata  -,  latendibus  cum  ungue  co- 
lumn® in  calcar  longum  basi  didjrmum  productis,  supra  medium  inter 
se  connatis.  Labellum  inclusum,  unguiculatum>  integerrimum^  cum  pede 
columnse  elastic^  articulatum.  Columna  nana«  in  ovarium  recumbens, 
rostello  subulato  erecto.  Anthera  fer^  dorsalis^  8-locularis.  Pollinia  4^ 
davataj  insequalia^  sterilibus  quibusdam  intermixtis,  caudicul4  tenui 

brevi^  glandidit  hamatiL Herba  epiphyta,  pusilla,  subramosa.    Folia 

linearia>  cuspidata.  Pedunculi  terminates*  subsolitarii^  pauciflori.  Flores 
bracteolati*  pftrvi,  albidi. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Cryptoglottis  serpyllifolia*    Blume  I,  c, 
Hab.  in  Java,  in  arbores  montium  Seribu*  Blume. 


CXLIX.  CERATOSTYLIS. 

Ceratostylis.    Blmme  B\jdr.  304.  tabtUtn  56. 

Periantbium  clausum.  Sepala  basi  connata;  lateralibus  basi  productis 
calcar  breve  obtusum  semulantibus.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  subsequaliai 
Labellum  subindusum  \  ungue  longo  incurvo  ^  limbo  indiviso*  concavo, 
crasso.    Columna  brevis^  basi  long^  producta,  libera.   Anthera  8-locu- 


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laris  ',  loeulis  4-partitis.    Pollinia  8,  in  glandulam  sessilia. ^Epiphytse^ 

sabcaulesceutes^  ebulbse.    Pedunculi  1-flori^  ad  basin  foliorum  positi^ 
palcis  cincti. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Ceratostylis  graminea.     Blume  I.  c. 

C.  "  caulescens,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatissimis^  pedunculis  soli- 
tariis  geminisve  subtomentosis^  labello  apice  incrassato  inargine  ciliato.** 
Hab.  in  Java,  ad  montem  Salak^  Blume. 

2.  Ceratostylis  latifolia.     Blume  L  c. 

C. ''  caulescens>  foliis  lanceolatis  obtusis>  pedunculis  solitariis  geminisve 
villosiusculis^  labeUo  intus  lineis  duabus  pubescentibus  notato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  cacumen  montis  Gede^  Blume. 

3.  Ceratostylis  simplex.     Blume  I,  c, 

C.  ''  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus  l-phyllis,  foliis  lanceolatis  retusis, 
pedunculis  solitariis  sepalisque  glabris^  labello  superne  cucullato.*' 

Hab  in  Java,  in  vicinitate  eataractarum  fluviiTji-Kundulin  montanis  Gede^ 
Blume. 

4.  Ceratostylis  anceps.     Blume  L  c. 

C.  "  caulibus  simplicibus  subfoliaceis  l-phyllis^  foliis  lanceolatis  retusis^ 
pedunculis  1-3  sepalisque  exterioribusarachnoideo-pubescentibus.'* 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  vicinitate  eataractarum  fluvii  Iji-Kundul  in  montanis  Grede, 
Blume. 

6.  Ceratostylis  gracilis.     Blume  I.  c. 

C.  ''  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus  l-phyllis,  foliis  lineari-subulatis  semi- 
teretibus,  pedunculis  1-4  ovariisque  villosiusculis.'* 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Seribu  et  Pantjar,  Blume. 

6.  Ceratostylis  subulata.     Blume  L  c. 

C.  "  caulibus  simplicibus  teretibus  l-phyllis,  foliis  subulatis  teretibus 
leviter  canoliculatis,  floribus  confertisarachnoideo-pubescentibus.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Salak,  Pantjar,  &c*  Blume. 

Flores  minimi,  flavescentes ;  sepala  lateralia  exteriora  in  calcare  didymo 
coalita. 


CLI.  EPHIPPIUM. 

Ephippium  §  2.    Blume  Bydr.  308.  tabeUen  65. 

Perianthium  subringens,  sepalis  lateralibus  latioribus  cum  ungue  product^ 
columns  connaiis.  Labellum  parvum,  sellseforme,  integrum,  cum  basi 
products  columnffi  elastic^  articulatum.  Columna  in  ovarium  recumbens, 
nana,  anticb  bicornuta.     Anthera  2-locularis.    Pollinia  3,  bipartibilia, 

caudicum  (ex  icone)  clavatft. Herbae  epiphytaj.    Caules  radiciformes. 

Foha  sohtaria,  plerumque  pseudobulbo  insidentia,  coriacea.     Pedunculi 
ad  basin  pseudobulborum  orti,  basi  vaginati,  apice  pauci-aut  multi-flori, 
Flores  subpedicellati,  bracteati,  purpurasccntes. 
May,  1833.  n  h 


232  VANDE^. 

Character  ex  Blume.  Bolbophyllo  valdh  simile  videtur^  «ed  glanduKk 
maxim^  differt.  An  rect^  descriptum  ?  Plures  species,  Grrhopelalo  fortfe 
referends,  sed  olira  omissse,  in  supplemento  nostro  mox  describentur. 

1.  Ephippium  lepidum.     Blume  L  c. 

£.  *'  bulbis  ovatis  pentagonis,  foliis  lanceolatis  obtusis  emarginatis, 
floribus  in  pedunculo  elongato  ad  apicem  capitatis»  sepalis  luteralibus 
exterioribus  cobserentibus  reliquis  vald^  majoribus,  dorsali  interioribus- 
qtie  ciliolatis  acuminatissimis/' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjar,  supra  arbores,  Blume. 

2.  Ephippium  cornutura.     Blume  I.  c.  c.  ic, 

E. "  bulbis  ovato-oblongis  subtetragonis,  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis,  peduncnio 
brevi  1-floro,  sepalis  acutis,  lateralibus  exterioribus  reliquis  valdb  latio- 
ribus^  labello  ad  marginem  infer n^  cillato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  elatis  montis  Salak>  Blume. 


CLI.  CERATOCHILUS. 

Ceratochilas.    Blume  Bijdr.  358.  tabelUn  25  ( 1 825). Omasa.    Id.  359. 

Perianthium  patens.  Sepala  2  lateralia  labello  supposita.  Petala  angus- 
tiora.  Labellum  parvum,  sacco  v.  calcare  compresso  5  cum  columnft 
connatum,  fauce  biglandulosum,  limbo  trifido  integrove.  Columna  nana. 
Antiiera  bilocularis.     Pollinia  SI,  globosa,  biloba^  caudicul^  filiformi^ 

glandule  hamatlL. Herbse  pusillae,  epiph}  tee.     Caules  simpliccs,  v. 

subramosi.    Folia  disticha,  crassa^  linearia^  subtriquetra.   Flores  pedun- 
culati^  solitarii. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Cbratochilus  biglandulosus.    Blume  I,  c. 

C.  labelli  calcare  ventricoso  laming  subulate,  caulibus  simplicibus. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  elatioribus  montium  Cede,  Salak,  &c.  Blume. 

^,  Cbratochilus  micranthus* 

C.  labelli  calcare  compresso  emarginato :  laminee  trifidse  lacini&  medio 
erect^i  incrassat^,  caulibus  subramosis  flexuosis. 

Omna  micrantha.    Blume  B\^dr,  359. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak,  Blume. 

Flores  minuti,  flavescentes. 

3.  ?  Cbratochilus  orchideus. 

C.  "  caulescens  simplex  articulatus  pendulus  fiexuosus,  foliis  distichis 
lanceolatis  acutis,  floribus  axillaribus  subsolilariis,  labello  bifido,  cornu 
germine  dupl5  breviore.*'     W, 

Epidendrum  Orchideum.    /Ze/^.  06#.  6.48. 
LiinodomiD  Orchidenm.     WiUd,  Sp,  PL  4. 1 26. 

Hab.  ID  arboribus  IndM  Orientalis, 


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CLII.  ECHIOGLOSSUM. 

Echioglossum.    Biume  Bydr,  364.  tMhellen  28. 

Perianthium  explanatain,  patens.  Sepala  et  petala  subaequalia.  Labellum 
£ornutum>  trilobum  ;  lobis  lateralibus  erectis»  intermedio  difformi  utrin- 
que  calloso,  in  ligulam  bifidam  patentem  producto  5  cornu  dente  clausum. 
Columna  semiteres,  aptera.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  %  bipartibilia^ 
caudiculd,  filiformi  medio  auriculat&>  glandule  arcuatd  dilatat^. 
Herba  epiphyta,  caulescens.  Folia  disticha^  lineari-lanceolata^  cuspidata, 
rig^da.     Spica  oppositifolia  pubescens. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Echioglossum  Javanicum.     Blume  U  c. 

Hab.  in  Java,  ad  tnincos  arborum  in  monte  Salak,  Blume. 


CLUI.  SARCANTHUS. 

Sarcanthns.    LindL  Coll.  Bot.  f.  39  B  (1826.) 

Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia.  Labellum  breve 
calcaratum,  trilobum,  carnosum^  cum  column^  articulatum;  calcare 
intus  |biloculari.  Columna  erecta,  semi  teres.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pol- 
linia  2,  postic^  lobata,  caudicul^glandul&que  variis.— Herbae  epiphytse 
caulescentes.  Folia  disticha^  plana  v*  teretia.  Racemi  oppositifolii. 
Flores  speciosi. 

1.  Sarcanthus  paniculatus.     lUustr,  of  Orchideous  Plants,  t,  9.  Genera. 

S.  foliis  longis  loratis  apice  obliqu^  bilobis  obtusis,  spicis  paniculatis,  se* 
palis  petalisque  lineari-oblongis  undulatis  obtusiusculis,  labelli  calcare 
recto  obtuso  subemarginato  in  lamina  bicorni  medio  callosa  producto, 

Aerides  paoiculatum.    Ker,  in  Bot,  Reg,  t.  220. 
Vanda  paniculata.    H.  Br.  in  Bot.  Beg./oL  506. 

Hab.  in  China^ 

Flores  lntescentes>  sepalis  petalisque  medio  sanguineo  bivittatis.  I>abellum 
luteum,  laminse  cornubus  albis,  callo  virescente. 

2.  Sarcanthvs  rostratus.     Lindl.  Coll.  Bot,  t.  39  B. 

S.  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis  planis  subrecurVis,  spic^  simplici  horizontali 
foliis  subsequali,  sepalis  petalisque  obovato-oblongis  obtusis  patentibus^ 
labelli  calcare  recto  obtuso  in  lamina  incurva  rostrata  producto. 

Hab.  in  China,  (o.  v.  c.) 

Sepala  et  petala  luteo-viridia  sanguineo  marginata.  Labellum  violaceum* 
Rostellum  rostratum. 

3.  Sarcanthvs  succisus.     LvndX.  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  1014. 

S.  foliis  oblongis  subundulatis  prsemorsis,  spic&  simplici  horizontali  v.  de- 
flex£L  foliis  longiore,  rachi  ancipite,  sepalis  petalisque  oblongis  obtusis, 
labelli  calcare  apice  didymo  inflato  in  lamina  ovata  acuta  carnosa 
producto. 

Hab.  in  China,  (v.  v,  c.) 


234  YANDEiE. 

Sepala  et  petala  viridi-lutea  medio  purpurea.  Labellum  luteum^  apice 
sanguineuni. 

4.  Sarcanthus  teretifolius. 

5.  foliis  teretibus,  spic&  simplici  horizontali  foliis  squali,  sepalid  petalisque 
oblongis  obtusis  reflexis^  labelli  calcare  recto  obtuso  intus  pubescente 
in  lamina  ovata  acuta  carnosa  producto^  facie  columbse  villos^. 

Vanda  teretifolia.    Lindl,  Coll,  Bot.  t,  6. 

Hab.  in  China,  {v.  v,  c.) 

Sepala  et  petala  luteo-viridia,  venis  tribus  sanguineis  notata.  Labellum 
album,  margine  Faucis  violaceo.     Rostellum  truncatum. 


CLIV.  PODOCHILUS. 


PodochUat.    Blumt  B\jdr,  295.  tahellen  12. Platysma.     Id.  295.  tabellen  43. 

ApisU.    Id,  296. 

Perianthium  clausum.  Sepala  basi  connata  \  lateralibus  latioribus  cum  v. 
sub  ungue  producto  columnse  connatis.  Petala  angustiora,  libera.  La- 
bellum cum  pede  columnse  elastic^  articulatum,  integrum,  unguiculatum. 
Columna  in  ovarium  recumbens,  clinandrio  bicorni  membranaceo. 
Antbera  fer^  dorsalis,  ^-locularis.     Pollinia  A,  caudiculis  duabus,  mem- 

branaceis,  convolutis. Herbae  epiphytae,  caulescentes.  Folia  disticha, 

parva.    Flores  parvi,  solitarii  v.  spicati,  seepibs  terminates. 

1 .  PoDocHiLus  lucescens.     Blume  I,  c,  t,  12. 

P.  foliis  ovalibus  emarginatis  rigidis  lucidis,  petalis  obtusis,  labello  sagit- 
tate basi  bicalloso,  rostello  subulato,  glandule  sagittate. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  arbores  montium  Salak,  Pantjar^Meggamedung,  &c.  Blume. 

2.  PoDOCHiLus  microphyllus.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7335. 

P.  foliis  august^  ovatis  acutis  obliqu^  tortis,  petalis  obtusis,  labello  sagit- 
tate emarginato,  rostello  obtuso,  glandule  subrotundd. 

Hab.  in  Penang  et  Sylhet,  Wallich,  (hab.  s.  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind.) 

Omnes  partes  fiorum  minutissimse.  Petala  obovata,  obtusa,  sepalis  minora. 
ColumnsB  cornua  membranacea,  truncata.  Stigma  subrotimdum,  mar- 
gine membranaceo  antic^  truncate  circumdatura. 

8.  PoDOCHiLUS  cultratus.     Undl.  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7336. 

P.  foliis  equitantibus  imbricatis  acutis  cultratis,spicisbrevissimis  paucifloris. 

Hab.  in  Napalia  inferiere  ad  Hetounda,  Wallich,  (hab.  s.  sp.  defl.  e  Mus. 
Angl.  Ind,) 

Flenuu  fabrica  vix  nota  5  eadem  videtur  ac  in  prcecedente. 
4.  PooocHiLUs  falcatus. 

P.  foliis  equitantibus  imbricatis  obtusis  falcatis,  spicis  laxis  terminalibus 
nutantibus,  petalis  subulatis,  labello  lanceolate  integerrimo  in  ungue 
sigmoideo  angustato. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  saxa  in  montem  Nuera  Ellia,  Macrae,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 


VANDEiB.  235 

5.  PoDOCHiLUS  saxatilis. 

P.  foliis  equitantibus  retrorsum  cuUratis  obtusis,  spicis  brevibus  cernuis, 
petalis  obtusiusculis,  labello  lanceolato  integerrimo  in  ungue  sigmoideo 
angustato. 

Hab.  in  Zeyhna,  supra  saxa  in  colles  altiores  ad  Pcradeniam^  Macrae,  (hab. 
s,  ip.  ei  V.  ic,  pkt,) 

Caules  2-3  poll,  alti^  carnosi,  atrovirides.  Folia  parva,  magis  quam  in  cse- 
teris  speciebus  carnosn.    Flores  parvi,  flavi ',  labello  in  medio  sanguineo. 

6.  PoDOCHiLus  gracilis. 

P.  foliis  linearibus  disticbis  cuspidatis^  caulibus  repentibus,  floribus  soli- 
tariis  sessilibus,  pe talis  obtusiusculis^  labello  sagittato  obovato  macro- 
nato,  capsul&  glandulos&. 

Platysma  gracile.    Blume  B\jdr,  295.  /.  42. 

Uab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjar  et  Seribu,  Blume. 

7*  PoDocHiLUS  tenuis. 

P.  foliis  distichis  linearibus  acuminatis,  caule  ramoso^  spicis  subterniina- 
libus  paucifloris^  floribus  minutissimis  bracteolatis. 

Apisto  tenuis.    Blume  Bijdr,  296. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  altioribus  montium  provinciarum  Buitenzorg  et 
Bantam,  Blume. 

Omnia  Podochili  (lucescentis) ,  sed  column^  latfil,  utrinque  emarginat^,  lo* 
culls  antherse  disjunctis  massisque  poUinis  per  paria  pbaretratis,  emar- 
ginaturis  columnae  utrinque  pedicellis  respondentibus.    Blume. 


CLV.  ADENONCOS. 

Adenoncos.    Blume  B{fdr»  381 . 

Sepala  et  petala  erecta^  subsqualia.  Labellum  concavum,  carnosum,  intus 
glanduloso-tumidum,  erectum :  limbo  indiviso.  Columna  brevis,  ob- 
tusa.     Anthera  semibilocularis.     Pollinia  4,  (an  2,  bipartibilia  ? )  sub- 

globosa,  compressiuscula^  caudicul^  brevi,  glanduUl  peltatH. Uerba 

epipbyta^  inter  minores.  Caules  simplices.  Folia  disticha,  linearia, 
acuta,  carnosa,  suprk  canaliculata.  Pedunculi  bppositifolii,  solitarii^ 
pauciflori.     Flores  sessiles  virentes. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Adknoncos  virens.     Blume  I.  c, 

Hab.  in  Java,  supra  arbores  in  sylvis  montis  Pantjar^  Blume. 


CLVI.  (ECEOCLADES. 

CEceoclades.    Lindl,  in  Bot.  Reg.fol.  1522. 

Perianthium  patens,  v.  ringens,  v.  connivens,  subsequale^  llberum,  non 
secundum.  Labellum  liberum,  sessile,  cum  columna  articulatum,  nu- 
dum V.  basi  bilamellatum,  calcaratum ;  calcare  curvo  ssp^  obconico, 
laming  lobat&   cucuUat^,  v.  complicate  v.  concaviL     Columna  ssep^ 


236  VANDBiE. 

elongata,  semiteres.  Atithera  2-locularis.  Pollinia  2,  posticb  sulcata^ 
caudiculk  angustft,  glandule  minutlL.— ^-Epiphytse^  acaules  ▼.  caules- 
centes,  nunc  pseudobolbosae.  Folia  coriacea^  aut  rar5  membranacea^ 
nunquam  plicata.     Florcs  ssepitis  minuti. 

This  genus  differs  from  Angrsecum  in  its  usually  shorter  spur  and  longer 
column,  and  especially  in  its  lobed  lip  which  is  almost  always  cucullate. 
The  flowers  are  either  ringent  as  in  CEceoclades  maculata,  or  spread  flat  as 
in  many  others.  CRlceoclades  will  probably  comprehend  all  the  Eulophia- 
like  epiphytes  that  have  not  a  second  perianthium  and  a  crest  at  the 
bottom  of  the  labellum  5  it  is  very  near  Eulophia,  from  which  its  coriaceous, 
not  plaited  leaves^  distinguish  it  among  other  things. 

1.  CEceoclades  tenera. 

CE.  caulescens,  foliis  oblongis  carnosis  emarginatis,  spiels  3*4-floris  hori- 
zontalibus  foliis  brevioribus^  sepalo  supremo  erecto  galeato  lateralibus 
labello  suppositis  sequali,  petalis  gale&  parallelis  conformibus :  omnibus 
basi  valde  discretis^  labello  sepalis  breviore  trilobo  cucuUato  laciniis 
lateralibus  erectis  emarginatis  truncatis  intermedin  carnos^  trilobll 
plan£^  basi  bicallos^,  calcare  brevi  incurvo. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  frutices  iu  sylvis  montanis,  Macrae,  {hab,  s,  sp,  et 
V,  ic.  pict,) 

Textura  omnium  partium,  prsesertim  florum,  laxb  cellulosa.  Labellum 
cum  col.  nee  articulatum  nee  connatum.  Columna  brevissima,  later!- 
bus  inflexis  callosis.  Pollinia  2>  globosa,  postic^  biloba,  caudiculft 
lineari  elongate,  retinaculo  deltoideo.  Flores  luteo-fulvi  apicibus  san- 
guineis,  labelli  laminSl  alb^. 

2.  (EcEocLADEs  pauiculata. 

CE,  caulescens,  foliis  oblongis  apice  bilobis  erosis,  paniculis  lateralibus 
foliis  dupl5  longioribus,  floribus  minutis,  sepalo  supremo  acuto  galeato 
lateralibus  breviore,  petalis  sepalo  supremo  minoribus  acutis,  labello 
sinuato  cordato  apice  longb  acimiinato,  calcare  brevi  ventricoso. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  ad  Gualpara,  Haniilton ;  in  Sylhet,  Wallkk,  (hab,  s. 
sp,  e  Mui,  Jngl.  Ind,  et  v,  ic.  pict.) 

Flores  extus  discolores,  quasi  sphacelati,  intus  fulvi  luteo  marginati  5  la* 
bellum  luteum. 

3.  CEceocladbs  flexuosa.     Lindl.  in  fVall.  Cat.  no.  7533. 

GS.  subacaulis,  foliis  lineari-loratis  apice  vald^  obliquis  subbilobis  erosis, 
paniculis  flexuosis  erectis  divaricatis,  floribus  minutis,  sepalis  petalisque 
obovato-oblongis,  labello  oblongo  obtuso  repando  inttis  piloso,  calcare 
conico  incurvo  laming  longiore  :  dentibus  marginis  3  acutis. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  in  Deltae  Gangeticse  arbores>  nee  non  ad  ripas  flu- 
minis  Attran,  fVallich.  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Jngl.  Ind,  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Petala  et  sepala  intus  flavo-rosea  extus  herbacea.  Labellum  album  roseo 
pallid^  fasciatum. 

4.  (EcEOCLADES  parviflora. 

CE.  *'  caule  brevi ssimo,  foliis  ssepitis  4  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  sessilibus, 
scapo  gracili  simplici,  floribus  parvulis,  laciniis  calycis  brevibus  baei 
coalitis,  labello  trifldo :  calcare  ascendente.""     A,  R. 


VANDB^.  237 

Angrtecum  parnfloram*    Thouars,  Orch,  Afr,  /.  60.    Ach*  Rich,  Orch,  Maurit,  p,  71* 
Hab.  in  Mauritio,  Thouars. 

5.  (EcBoc  LADES  ?  gracilis. 

(E.  '*  caule  brevissimo,  foliis  linearibus  longissimis  striatis  apice  bilobis 
basi  dubcarinatis  striatis,  floribus  minimis  in  spica  gracili  longissiiita 
dispositis,  calcare  recurvo  ovarii  longitudine.**     A.  R. 

Angnecum  gracile.     Thouar9,  Orch.  Afr.  t,  77,    Ach,  Richard,  Orch,  Maurit%p.  74. 
Aerobion  g^racUe.    Spreng,  Sysi,  3.  717. 

Uab.  in  Mauritio,  Thouars. 

6.  GBcEOCLADBS  pusilla.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat.  no,  733^« 

CE.  subacaiilis,  foliis  obovato-oblongis  apice  sequalibus  acutis  bilobis  ra- 
cemis  ascendentibus  gracilibus  brevioribus,  floribus  minutis,  sepalis 
obovatis  obtusis,  petalis  conformibus  minoribus,  labello  hastato- trian- 
gularis calcare  infundibuliformi  incurvo  labello  longiore. 

Hab.  supra  ramulos  arborum  in  sylvis  Sylketensibus,  Wallich,  {hab,  s.  sp,  e 
Mus,  Angl.  Ind,) 

An  CE,  Retzii  hujus  loci,  foliis  delapsis  ? 

7*  (EcBooLADES  Retzli. 

(£.  *'  aphylla,  subarticulata,  fasciculata,  cortici  appressa,  racemis  eimpli- 
cibus."     W. 

Epidendnim  pusillam.    Retz,  Oht,  6.49. 
LuDodomm  puiiUum.     WtUd,  Sp.  PI.  4. 126. 

Hab.  in  arboribus  India  Orientalis,  Retz. 

8.  GBcEocLADBS  fuualis. 

(£.  '^  aphylla,  radicans,  pedunculo  bifloro,  limbo  labelli  bilobo,  cornu 

long^ssimo  subulato.**     S. 

Epidendrura  funale.    Swart z,  Prodr.  126. 

Limodorum  fimale.    Id,  FL  Ind.  Occ.  3. 1521*     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4. 127. 

Hab.  supra  truncos  vetustos  in  raontibus  Jamaicce,  Swartz. 

Flores  magni,  albidi.     Radices  2-3«pedales. 

9.  CEcBOCLADBB  falcata. 

CE.  caule  simplici,  foliis  distichis  linearibus  canaliculatis  acutis>  floribus 
axillaribus  solitarils  long^  pedunculatis,  sepalis  petalisque  patentibus 
linearibus  acutis,  labello  trilobo  :  lobo  medio  emarginato,  calcare  Ion- 
gissimo  flliformi  incurvo. 

Limodorum  falcatum.    Bot.  Mag.  2097.  nee  Willd. 
Angrscam  falcatam*    Lindl,  in  Coll.  Bot,  15. 

Hab.  in  China. 

The  plant  described  by  Thunberg  in  his  Flora  Japonica,  under  the  name 
of  Orchis  falcata^  and  supposed  to  be  this,  has  a  scape  and  flowers  in  spikes  • 
besides  which  it  appears  to  be  terrestrial.  How  then  are  we  to  consider 
it  the  same  with  this  which  has  not  one  of  these  important  characters  ? 

10.  CEcEOCLADEs  maculata. 

CE.  pseudobolbosa,  foliis  solitarils  lanceolatis  maculatis  coriaceis,  scapis 
radicalibus  foliis  longioribus^  floribus  ringentibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobo 
intermedio  rotundato  emarginato,  calcare  recto  obtuso  lamin^l  biisi  brc- 
viter  bilamellat^l  breviore. 


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Angrscum  maculatum.    Lindl,  CoU,  Bot,  1 15.    Bot,  Reg*  618. 

Geodoruni  pictum.     Link  et  Otto  Ahbild.  t,  14. 

Aerobion  maculatum.     Spreng.  Syst,  3.718. 

Angrscum  monophyllura.     Ach,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur*  66.  /.  9. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  nee  non  in  Jfrica  aquinoctiali ;  in  MaurUio,  Commerson. 
(r.  r.  r.) 

Flores  albo  et  roseo  picti.  PoUinia  2,  triangularia,  collateralia^  in  utruque 
facie  integerrima,  cau(lieul&  brevi  glandulse  viscidse  adbserente.  Species 
onuiinb  anomala;  an  Cymbidio  potius  referenda?  an  sui  generis? 


CLVII.  AERIDES. 

Aertdea.    Loureir.  Cochinch,  525.— DendrocoUa.    Blume  Bijdr,  286.  tahelUn  67. 

Perianthium  p«itens  v.  clausum.  Sepala  lateralia,  basi  ssepitis  obliqua, 
cum  iingue  producto  columnae  connata.  Labellum  cum  ungue  columnse 
articulatum^  saccatum  v.  calcaratum^  trilobum :  lobis  latcralibus  nanis  ; 
limbo  cucullato^  aut  subulato,  aut  abbreviato-tumido,  aut  suhfornicatb. 
Columna  in  ovarium  recumbens,  brevis,  nptera.  Anthera  bilocularis. 
PoUinia  2,  postic^  sulcata ;  caudicul^  lat^  v.  filiformi,  glandule  peUat4 

subrotund^. Herbae   epiphytae  caulescentes.     Caules  subsimplices^ 

radicantes.     Folia  disticba^  coriacea^  aut  subcarnosa.     Flores  racemosi^ 
V,  spicati. 

§  I.  CucuLLA>  Blume.     Spica  hracteis  carinatis  $<Bpiu9  carnosu  instruct€t. 

Labelli  limbus  cucullatus,  rarius  expanstu, 

1.  Aerides  aracbnites. 

A.  "  foliis  lato-linearibus  retusis,  sepalis  longiter  acuminatis,  labello  iutus 
appendice  ligulato  instructo.** 

Dendrocolla  aracbnites.    Blume  I,  c,  287. 

Hab.  in  Java,  ad  pedem  montium  Salak  et  Seribu  provinciae  Buitenzorg, 
Blume.     Floret  omni  tempore. 

8.  Aerides  testaceum. 

A.  foliis  loratis  acutis  bilobis  inter  lobos  cuspidatis,  racemis  strictrs  sim- 
plicibus  multifloris  foliis  longioribus^  sepalis  petalisque  obovato-oblongis 
obtusis^  labelli  infiindibularis  laciniis  lateralibus  erectis  obtusis  inter- 
medin lineari  patente  apice  dilatat^  reniformi  bilob^  dentatit  lineis  duabus 
elevatis  callosis  in  disco^  calcare  conico  incurvo. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  supra  arbores^  Macrae,  {hab,  s,  «p.  et,  ic,  picL) 

Pedunculi  maculati.  Flores  VancUe  Roxburghi  paulo  minores,  pallid^  tes- 
tacci^  macule  yiolace^  in  medio  labelli.     Capsulae  clavatse,  bexagonse. 

3.  Aerides  Wightianum.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7320. 

A.  foliis  loratis  apice  obliquis  obtusis  bilobis  inter  lobos  cuspidatis^  racemis 
strictis  simplicibus  multifloris  foliis  longioribus^  sepalis  petalisque  ova- 
libus  anticis  majoribus>  labelli  infundibularis  laciniis  lateralibus  pedi 
columnae  adnatis  obtusis  intermedin  subcuneata  apice  triloba  rotundat^: 
disco  lineis  pluribus  elevatis  crispis  cristato,  calcare  brevi  conico. 

Hab.  in  India  OrientaU,  prope  Madras,  Might,  {hab,s.  sp.  e  Mus,  Angl,  Itid,) 
Ca])sulac  clavatac,  alls  sex  brevibus. 


YANDEX.  239 

4.  Abriobs  odoratum.     Lour,  Fl.  Cochinch,  525« 

A.  foliis  flaccidis  apice  obtusis  obliquis,  racemis  pendulis  multifloris  foliis 
loDgioribus,  labelli  cucullati  infandibularis  laciniis  lateralibns  erectis 
cnneatis  rotundatis  ioterinedi£tovatd.acutli  inflexfty  calcare  conico  incurvo. 

A.  odoratum.     /Z.  Brown  in  Hort*  Kew,  5. 212. 
A.  comutam.    Roxb,  Mm,    BoU  Reg,  t,  1485. 

Hab.  supra  arbores  in  India  Orientali,  prope  Daccam  et  Noakote^  in  Sylhet, 
Chittagong  et  Moalmyne^  fValUch;  in  sylvis  China  et  Cochinchims, 
Loureiro. 

Flores  candidi,  apicibus  roseis,  spectabiles^  odoratissimi^  ad  cameras  or- 
nandas  aptissimi. 

5.  Abrides  afiBne.     WalUch,  Cat.  no,  7316. 

A.  foliis  canaliculatis  subrecurvis  retusis  mucronatis^  racerais  cylindraceis 
multifloris  erectis  foliis  cequalibus^  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis,  petalis  con- 
formibus  majoribus,  labello  cseteris  majore  ovato  membranaceo  obsolete 
trilobo^  ungue  saccato  geniculate :  calcare  parvo  cornuto  laminsa 
supposito. 

Epidendrum  gemculatum.    Hamilt,  Afst, 

Hab.  in  monies  meridionales  India  OrientaUs,  pone  Sheopore,  in  Sylhet  ct 
Napalia,  fFallich,  (hab.  i,  sp,  e  Mu$,  AngU  Ind,  et  v,  tc.  pict.) 

Flores  pulcherrimi,  rosei,  maculis  quibusdam  atrioribus. 

6.  Abrides  crispum.     IJndl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7319. 

A.  foliis  planis  apice  obtusis  obliquis^  racemis ,  sepalis  petalisque 

suboequalibus  obtusis,  labello  cseteris  majore  ovato  membranaceo  niar- 
gine  crispo  basi  bicalloso  :  ungue  recto  ;  calcare  parvo  cornuto  obtuso 
laminae  supposito. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  prope  Courtallum,  fVallich,  (hab.Jlores  et  folia  spont, 
e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind,) 

7.  Abrides  tseniale. 

A.  subacaule,  radicibus  compressis  repentibus  foliaceis,  foliis  ovalibus 
acutis  membranaceis  radicibus  mult^  brevioribus,  racemis  erectis  5-6« 
floris  foliis  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  ovalibus  acutis  anticis  dupl5 
latioribus  basi  labelli  adnatis,  labelli  infundibularis  laciniis  lateralibus 
pedi  columns  adnatis  erectis  apice  obtusis  denticulatis  intermedin  lineari- 
oblonglt  integerrim^  acut&»  calcare  brevi  conico. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  inter  Jnngermannias,  Wallich.  {hab.  s,  sp,  comm,  eel,  Rudge,) 

Flores  inter  minores.  Labellum  violaceum.  Herba  facie  Chiloschista 
usnetndes.     Radices  verosimillter  foliorum  vices  gerunt. 

8.  Abrides  obtusum. 

A.  "  caule  compresso,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  emarginatis  cum  mucrone 
intermedio  sepalis  obtusiusculis,  labello  interne  viiloso.' 

DendrocoUa  obtiua.    Blume  /.  c.  287. 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  altioribus  Salak,  Blume. 

9.  Abrides  amplexicaule. 

A.  **  foliis  cordatis  amplexicaulibus,  sepalis  oblongis  acutis,  labello  iuterne 

muricato." 
DendrocoUa  amplexicaulis.    Blume  I,  c,  288. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Salak  et  in  calcareis  prope  Kuripan^  Blumc^ 
May,  1833.  li 


240  VANDEiE. 

10.  AsRiDES  purpurascens. 

A.  "  cauUbus  compressiusculis,  foliis  lanceolatis  emarginatis  purpurascen* 

tibus^  sepalis  acutis.'* 
DendrocolU  purpurascens.    Bhime  /.  c.  288. 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  huiuidis  mootiuin  Pangurangu  et  Gede>  Blume. 
Flores  flavi. 

11.  Aeridbs  acuminatissimum. 

A.  "  caulibus  subramosis,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  etnarginato-mucronatis 
(carnosis),  sepalis  et  labelli  limbo  longiter  acumioatis. 

Dendrocona  scuminatissima.    Blume  I,  c,  288. 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  montaiiis  Pantjar^  Blume. 

§  II.  TuBBRA  Blume.    Spiae  bracleis  coalUU  et  scrobiculatis  munita.    Labelli 

limbiu,  callosui,  abbreviatus. 

12.  Aerioes  compressum. 

A. ''  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  apice  bicuspidatis  (carno&is),  pedunculo  com- 
presso  bracteis  nempe  basi  ad  apicem  carnosis  carinatis  connatis  tecto.** 

Dendrocolla  compressa.    Blume  /.  c.  289. 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  humidioribus  provinciarum  Buitenzorg  et  Bantam, 
Blume. 

13.  Aerides  tessellatum.     IVight  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  7318. 

A.  foliis  loratis  apice  truncatis  rotundatis  subsequilateris,  racemis  pauct- 
floris  horizontalibus  foliis  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  patentibus  un- 
giiiculatis  obovatis  obtusis  crispis  tessellatis,  labelli  calcare  recto  conico 
lamin&  ovatii  convex^  dentibus  lateralibus  erectis  acuminatis  columnse 
longitudine. 

Epideodrum  tessellatum.    Roxb.  Coram.  1.  /.  42. 

CTmbidiuin  tessellatum.     Swart z,  Nov,  Act.  Up*,  6.  75.     Willd,  Sp,  PI,  4.  102. 

Hab.  in  India  Orientali,  supra  truncos  ramosque  arborum  in  moQtes  Circar, 
Roxburgh,  (hab,  s.  sp.  e  Mut,  Angl,  Ind.) 

Flores  magiii,  \iridi-lutci,  speciosi. 

14.  Aeridbs  cylindrioum.     Lmdl,  in  fValL  Cat,  no.  7317* 

A.  foliis  teretibus,  racemis  brevibus  subbifloris^  sepalis  ovatis  obtuSis,  pe- 
talisoblongis  latioribus,  labelli  cucullati  infundibularis  laciniis  lateralibus 
oblongis  obtusis  intermediae  carnosse  ovat«  obtusse  ndnatis>  calcare  recto 
conico. 

?  Epidendrum  subulatum.    Retz,  Obs.  6.  50. 
?  Limodorum  subulatum.     Willd,  Sp,  PI,  4. 126. 

Hab.  in  Imlia  Orientali,  WalUch.  Height,  (hab,  s.  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind,) 

15.  Aerides  teres. 

A.  ^'  foliis  lato-linearibus  basi  angustioribus  apice  obtuso-emarginatis,  pe- 
dunculo elongato  tereti  bracteis  scrobiculatis  tecto.'* 

Dendrocolla  teres.    Blume  /.  c.  289. 

Hab.  in  Java,  montanis  provincis  Buitenzorg,  Blume. 

Sepala  oblonga,  obtusa,  inferne  angusttora.  Labelli  lirabus  abbreviatuf, 
callosus.  Foliis  latioribus  rigidioribus  obtusissimis  ct  pedunculo  tereti 
ab  A,  compresso  solummodo  diversum.     Bl, 


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16.  Aeriobs  pusilluu). 

A,  *'  foliis  lato-lanceolatis,  pedunculo  versus  apicem  bracteis  paucU  obsesso^ 
sepalis  acutiusculis^  labelli  auriculis  profundi  bifidis." 

Dendrocolla  appendiculata.    Blume  I,  c,  289. 

Hab.  in  Jaoa,  ad  arbores  in  moDticulis  calcareis  prope  Kuripan^  Blume. 

Flanta  pusilla.     JFlores  miniati. 

17'  Aerides  emargiaatum. 

A.  **  foliis  linear! -lanceolatis  obliqufe  emarginatis,  peduncuHs  confertis 
hirsutis  versus  apicem  paucifloris>  sepalis  acutis,  labelli  auriculis  emar- 
ginatis.** 

Dendrocolla  emarginata.    Blume  L  c.  290. 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  montanis  Pantjar  et  Meggamedong,  Blume. 
Flores  flavi,  labello  candido  intus  maculis  2  flavescentibus* 

18.  Aerides  pallidum. 

A.  **  foliis  linear i-lanceolatis  obliqu^  retusis,  pedunculo  supeme  bracteis 
paucis  instructo,  sepalis  obtusis^  labello  extus  cum  tuberculo.*' 

DeodrocoUa  pallida.    Blume  /.  c.  290. 

Hab.  in  Java,  sylvis  opacis  Nusee  Kambange  insuls,  Blume. 

19.  Aerides  spurium. 

A.  "  caulibus  elongato-clavatis  superne  tetragonis  diphyllis  (foHorum  pri- 
vatione }),  foliis  lanceolatis^  floribus  e  scrobiculis  lateralibus  caulis  erum- 
pentibus.** 

Dendrocolla  spuriR.     Blume  I,  c.  290. 

Hab.  in  Java,  vallibus  montium  Seribu^  Blume. 

An  hujus  generis  ct  sectionis  ?  Blume. 

20.  Aerides  minimum. 

A.  '*  caulibus  simplicibus  (vix  semipollicaribus),  foliis  paucis  laoceolatis 
acutiusculis^  spicis  brevibus  ad  apicem  paucifloris,  sepalis  carinatis 
obtusiusculis,  labelli  limbo  obliterato.** 

Dendrocolla  minima.    Blume  I.  c.  290. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Pantjar,  Blume. 

§  III.  FoRNiCARiA^  Blume.     Spica  supernk  bracteis  subulatis  congestii  prie* 

dita,  labelli  limbo  abbreviato  fornicator 

21.  Aerides  angustifolium. 

A.  "  foliis  carnosis  lineari-lanceolatis  canaliculatis  obtusis  emarginatis^ 
pedunculis  brevibus  paucifloris.** 

Dendrocolla  angostifolia.    Blume  I,  c.  291. 

Haib.  in  Java,  in  montosis  Salak  et  Seribu,  Blume. 

22.  Aerides  subulatum. 

A.  '^  foliis  carnosis  lineari-lanceolatis  canaliculatis  apice  contractis  aubu- 
latis^  pedunculis  brevibus  paucifloris.** 

Dendrocolla  subulata.    Blume  /.  c.  291. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montosis  Salak  et  Seribu,  Blume. 

A,  angustifolio  ydldh  affine,  floribus  etiam  aurantiacis^  BL 


242  VANDBiC. 

93.  Aerides  hystrix. 

A. ''  foliis  linearibus  basi  angustioribus  apice  retusis,  peduDCulis  elongatis 
apice  congesto-multifloris.** 

DendrocoUa  hystrix.    Blume  L  c.  291. 

Hab.  in  Java,  ad  arbores  circa  Buitenzorg,  Blume. 

Bractese  subulatsB.  Labelll  limbus  fornicatus,  pubescens,  internb  cum 
append iculo  lamellato. 

84.  Aerioes  anceps. 

A.  "  caulibus  ancipitibus,  foliis  lanceolatis  mucronulatis^  pedunculis  fili- 
formibus  apice  pauclfloris.** 

DendrocoUa  aoceps.    Blume  L  c.  292. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  elatis  Salak,  Blume. 

Flores  albido-flavescentes ;  labelli  limbo  fornicator  hirsuto. 

§  IV.  PiLEARiA.     Labellufn  pileifomie;  appendiculd  tabulari  carnosd  inihs  a 

dorso  prqjiciente, 

$5.  Akrides  appendiculatum.     fValL  Cat.  no,  7315. 

A.  foliis  teretibus  racemo  flexuoso  inuU5  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque 
liueari-oblongis  obtusis  reflexis  anticis  dup15  latioribus^  column^  elon- 
gate basi  excavate  pubescente,  labelli  pileati  obtusi  trilobi  lobis  omnibus 
brevibus  intermedio  complicato  basi  unicorni  pubescente,  callo  magno 
tabulari  a  dorso  calcaris  projiciente. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy,  fValUch,  (hab.  s.  sp,  e  Mm,  Angl,  Ind.) 

An  genus  proprium  ?  Liabellum  omnino  pileum  conicum  refert  dorso  intus 
appendiculatum,  nee  calcar  adest  ullum  nisi  apex  pilei.  Columna  pe- 
talis  fer^  longitudine  sqiialis.     Anthera  et  pollinia  omnino  Aeridu. 

§  V.  Ornithochilus,  Wallich.    Labelli  lamina  biloba,  dilatata,  unguiculata, 

S6.  Abbides  difforme.     fValL  Mss, 

A.  acaule,  foliis  oblong^s  carnosis  planis  acutis  apice  levissim^  obliqu^ 
bilobis^  racemis  strictis  simplicibus  foliorum  longitudine^  sepalis  oblongis 
obtusis  lateralibus  majoribus  obliquis,  petalis  linearibus  obtusis,  labelli 
cucullati  laminiL  maximd,  biloblL  unguiculatiL :  lobis  rotundatis  fimbriatis^ 
calcare  conico  arcuato. 

Ornithochilos  foBCUs.     Wallich.  Ic» 

Hab.  supra  arboribus  NapaVue,  fValUch,  (v,  ic) 

Folia  6  poll,  longa,  ^i  lata.  Flores  fiisco-lutei,  purpureo  vittati,  odorati^ 
inter  minores.  ''  Labellum  posticum,  nitidum,  incumbens,  ungue  cum 
basi  columnse  articulato  -,  calcare  cylindrico^  assurgente,  viridescente, 
laminit  breviore,  fauce  clause  villis  copiosis  albis ;  lamina  lata,  retusa, 
reniformis  cum  cuspiduie  intermedin,  subunguiculata,  margine  laciniato- 
fimbriata,  lobis  divaricatis  verticabbus;  disco  crista  elongato-acute 
longitudinal!.  Columna  recta,  crassa^  purpurascens,  brevissima,  apice 
acuta,  postic^  haniosa,  antheram  affigens.  Anthera  terminalis,  obliqua> 
obtusa,  posticb  producta,  bilocularis ;  pollinia  duo^  globosa,  dura,  pos- 
tic^  profundi  biloba,  membrane  proprie  apici  columns  affixa.  Stigma 
obliquum^  magnum^  infra  apicem  columns.**     fValL  Mss. 


VANDE^.  243 

CLVIII.  SCHOENORCHIS. 

Scboenorchis.     Blnme  B\jdr,  361.  tabellen  23.    Reinwardt  in  Bot.  Zeit,  1825. 2. 4. 

Perianthium  clausum.  Sepala  et  petala  labello  multb  minora.  Labellum 
calcaratum>  y.  saccatum,  basi  columns  accretum>  limbo  obscur^  trilobo. 
Columna  semiteres,  aptera^  basi  bicornis,  rostello  cornuto.  Anthera 
semibilocularis,  cornuta.     PoUinia  2,  bipartibilia,  globosa^  caudiculd. 

fiUformiy  glandule  parv&  hamatlL. Herbs  epiphyts^  caulescentes. 

Caules  subramosi^  teretes.     Folia  linearia  v.  subulata,  carnosa.     Splca 
simplices  v.  ramose. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

§  L  Labellum  ban  calcaratum ;  limbus  patens.     Columna  mediocris,    Bl. ' 

1.  ScH<ENOBCHi8  juncifolia.     Blume  L  c,     Reinw.  I,  c, 

S.  "  foliis  subulatis  basi  canaliculatis^  spicis  intrafoliaceis  simplicibus^ 
labelli  calcare  incurvo." 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  montanis^  Blume. 

§11.  Labellum  ban  saccatum;  limbus  erectusconicus.  Columna  brevissima,   Bl. 

2.  ScB<EN0RCHi8  micrautha.     Blume  I,  c.     Reinw,  L  c. 

S.  **  foliis  subulatis  basi  canallculatis^  spicis  simplicibus  axiUaribus." 
Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  montanis  Gede^  Salak,  &c.  Blume. 

3.  ScH<EN0RCHis  paniculata.     Blume  I.  c. 

S.  "  foliis  linearibas  canaliculatis,  spicis  paniculatis  axillaribus." 
Hab.  in  Java,  circa  Buitenzorg  et  in  montanis  Salak  et  Seribu>  Blume. 


CLIX.  AERANTHUS. 

Aennthus.    Lindi,  in  Bot,  Reg.  t.  817.  {Aug,  1824.) 

Perianthium  connivens.  Sepala  acuminata ;  lateralia  majora^  basi  obliqua, 
ungui  producto  columns  adnats.  Petala  paul5  minora.  Labellum 
integrum^  cucuUatum,  calcaratum,  petalis  conformed  cum  ungue  co- 
lumns articulatum.  Columna  brevis^  in  ovarium  recumbens^  apice 
alata.     Anthera  bilocularis.     Pollinia  ^,  globosa^  bine  perforata,  cau. 

dicuUl  nulllL,  glandulis   duabus  ! Herbs   epiphyts,   caulescentes. 

Folia  disticha>  emarginata.     Scapi  radicales,  squamosi,  uniflori. 

1.  AsBANTHus  grandiflora.     Lindl.  I.  c. 

A.  pedunculis  debilibus  unifloris,  columns  pede  longius  producto,  calcare 
abbreviato. 

?  Dendrobinm  arachnitis.     7%mars.  Orch,  Afr.  t,  88. 
?  Aeranthua  arachnitis.    lAndl,  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars,  Forbes,  (v.  v.  c.) 

Subacaulis.  Folia  undulata,  tenera,  apice  alt^  obliqu^  biloba.  Pedunculi 
squams  angusts,  sphacelats,  acuts,  vaginantes.  Sepala  et  petala  vi- 
ridia,  apice  lutescentia,  labellum  album  apice  lutescens ;  omnia  acu- 
minata apice  canaliculata. 


244  VANDE^. 

I  formerly  thought  Du  Petit  Tbouars's  Dendrobium  arachnitis  distinct 
from  this,  but  a  better  acquaintance  with  the  habits  of  tropical  Orchide« 
has  now  induced  me  to  cancel  that  supposed  species. 

2.  Aebanthus  sesquipedaUs.    LindL  L  c. 

A.  pedunculis  rigidis  bifloris,  calcare  longissimo  filiformi. 

Angmcam  lesqiiipedale.     Thotutrt,  Orch,  Afr,  tt.  66  et  67, 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 

Flores  maximi  in  genere,  albi. 


CLX.  CRYPTOPUS. 


Cryptopus.    LindL  in  Bot.  Reg.  817.  C^ug,  1824^. Btdardla.    Ack,  JUck.  OrcJk, 

Maurit,  78.  (1828). 

Perianthium  explanatum.  Sepala  libera,  spatulata,  squalia.  Petalapaulo 
majora,  unguiculata,  lobata.  Labellum  calcaratum,  basi  columnae  con* 
natum,  4-partitum.  Columna  erecta,  brevis,  teres.  Anthera  S-locu- 
laris.   PoUinia  *i,  obovata,  postic^  sulcata,  caudiculis  %,  apice  excavatis, 

glandulis  2  dimidiatis  villosis. Herba  epiphyta,  caulescens.     Folia 

disticha,  coriacea.     Paniculse  multiflorse,  laterales.     Flores  speciosi. 

At  the  time  when  I  first  distinguished  this  genus  I  knew  it  only  from 
the  figures  and  account  of  Du  Petit  Thouars  i  I  consequently  took  his 
characters  upon  trust.  At  a  subsequent  period  having  procured  the  plant 
from  Mr.  Prescott,  I  found  that  the  pollen  masses  and  the  caudicula  were 
not  as  Du  Petit  Thouars  had  represented  them,  but  as  I  have  now  de- 
scribed them.  At  the  very  period  of  sending  this  to  press  Dr.  Hooker's 
excellent  Botanical  Miscellany  has  reached  me,  in  which  I  have  the  satis- 
faction to  find  nearly  the  same  structure  represented  as  I  had  sketched  in 
my  herbarium  and  added  to  my  notes  some  years  since. 

1.  Cbyptopus  elata.     Undl,  L  c.    Hooker  in  Bot,  Misc.  n.  s.  I.  p.  45.  t.  115. 

Ang^rttcam  elatum.     TAouan,  Orch.  tt,  79.  80. 
Beclardia  alata.    A,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur,  p.  78.  /.  1 1./.  3. 
Llmodonim  dipterum.     Tausch,  in  Sieber,  Herb,  Maur,  no,  43. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Madagascaria,  Mauritio,  Borbonia,  Thouars,  Sieber.  (hab.  s.  sp. 
comm.  eel.  Prescott,) 


CLXr.  (EONIA. 

CEonia.    Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  817.  (Aug.  1824.) 

Perianthium  explanatum,  petalis  sepalisque  subsequalibus,  liberis.  Label* 
lum  sessile,  cucuUatum,  S-lobum,  horizontale,  calcaratum.  Columna 
nana,  erecta.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  2,  postic^  S-loba,  caudicuU 
Dullli>  glandulis  duabus  ! Herbse  epiphytae,  caulescentes.  Folia  cori- 
acea, disticha.     Spies  oppositifoliee,  multiflorse.     Flores  speciosi. 

Character  ex  Thouarsio  ct  Ach.  Richardio. 

1.  (EoNiA  Auberti.     Undl,  I.  c. 

(£.  long^  caulescens,  foliis  ovallbus  acutis,  labello  cncullato  cuneato  bi- 
lobo  cuspide  intermedio  obsolete,  calcare  brevi  conico. 

Epidendrum  yolucre.     Thouars.  Orch.  A  81. 
Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 


VANDE^B.  245 

2,  QSoNiA  macrostachya. 

<E.  foliifl  loratis  canaliculatis  obtusis  obliqu^  bilobis,  labello  cucuUato  cu* 
neato  sublacero  bilobo  cuspide  iDtermedio  obsoleto,  calcare  conico  medio 
coDstricto. 

Epidendrum  macrostacbys.     7%«uar#.  Orch.  t,  83. 

Beckrdia  macrostachya.    ^.  A'cA.  Orch,  Maurit.  p,  79.  t,  11./.  2. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia  et  Mauritio,  Thouars,  Neraud. 

3,  (EoNXA  brachystachya. 

QC.  snbacaulis^  foliis  loratis  apice  obtusis  leviter  obliqu^  emarginatis, 

racemo  simplici  paucifloro. 

Epidendrum  brachystachyutn.     Tkouars.  Orch,  i.  84. 

Be clardia  brachystachya.    ^.  Richard,  Orch*  AInur,  p.  80. 

Hab.  in  MaurUio,  Thouars. 


CLXII.  ANGKSCUM. 

AngnecuDD.    Pet.  Thouars  Orch,  Afr,  passim, Aerobion.     Spreng,  Syst.  3.  716. 

Periantbium  patens.  Sepala  et  petala  subsequaliay  libera.  Labellum  ses- 
sile^  cum  basi  columnse  continuum,  camosum,  indivisum«  petalis  mult6 
latins ;  calcare  recto  cornuto>  ssepitis  subcylindraceo,  perianthio  mult5 
longiore,  rar6  obconico.  Columna  nana,  subteres,  rar5  elongata,  semi- 
teres.    Antbera  2-locularis,  truncata.    Pollinia  2,  bipartibilia,  caudiculft 

brevi  angustii,  glandulll  triangulari. Epiphytse,  caulescentes.     Folia 

coriacea,  ligulata,  apice  obliqua.     Flores  solitarii  v.  racemosi,  albi> 
nunc  citrini,  v.  herbacei. 

I  am  very  slightly  acquainted  with  the  species  of  this  genus,  which 
requires  a  careful  revision  by  some  one  in  possession  of  the  requisite 
materials.  As  it  is  now  limited,  it  seems  to  be  perfectly  natural ;  with  the 
exception  of  the  American  species  which  perhaps  do  not  belong  to  it. 

1.  ANOBiBCUii  ebumeum.     Thattars,  Orch.  Afr,  U  65. 

A.  caule  simplici,  foliis  coriaceis  lucidis  apice  obliquis  T-striatis,  spicis 
multifloris  secundis,  labello  eordato  subrotundo  cuspidato  basi  jugo 
elevato  cristato,  calcare  sepalo  supremo  parallelo  ct  dimidio  longiore, 
ovario  scabro. 

Umodonim  ebameum.    "  Bwry  Voyage  1. 359.  t,  19."     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4. 125. 

Angrecmn  ebumeum.    Ach,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur.  p,7\,    Lindl,  in  Bat,  Reg,  t,  \b22, 

Hab.  in  insulis  Borbonia,  Thouars  Madagcucaria,  Forbes,  (v.  v,  c.) 

2.  ANGBiBCUM  superbum.     Thouars,  Orch,  Afr,  tt,  62,  63,  64. 
Aerobion  gupcrbum.    Spreng,  /.  c. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 

Mera  videtur  varietas  prsecedentis,  labello  mngis  quadrato^  nee  aliter 
quantum  video,  diversa. 

3.  ANGBiBCUM  crassum.     Thouars,  Orch,  Afr,  it,  70  c<  71. 

A.  foliis  loratis  apice  obtusis  obliqu^  bilobis,  racemis  secimdis  horizonta- 
libus,  sepalis  petalisque  minoribus  acutis^  labello  ovato,  calcare  pendulo 
ovario  brcviore. 

Aerobion  crassum.    Spreng,  /.  c. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 


246  YANDEX. 

4.  Angbjbcum  palmiforme.     Thauars.  Orch,  Jfr.  U.  68,  69. 

A.  ''  caule  erecto  tereti  basi  nudo,  foliis  caulem  coronantibus  elliptico- 
oblongis  bilobis  obtusis,  floribus  magnis^  laciniis  patulis,  labello  coDcavo 
lanceolato  acutissimo,  calcare  ascendente  brevissimo."  Jch,  Rich,  Orch, 
Maur.  72.  t.  10.  no,  1. 

AerobioD  palmiforme.    Spreng,  I,  c, 
Hab.  in  insula  Borbonia,  Thouars. 
Caulis  2-pedali8.     Flores  albi. 

5.  Angbjbcum  gladiifolium.     Thouars.  Orch.  Aft,  t,  53. 

A. ''  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis  distantibus,  labello  lanceolato  acuto  piano, 
calcare  pedunculo  subtriunciali  paul6  longiore.**  Ach,  Rich,  Orch.  Maur. 
p,  69. 

Orchis  Maaridana.    Potr.  Diet.  4, 601.  see  A.  Rich. 
Aerobion  gladiifolinm*    Spreng*  U  c, 

Hab.  in  Borbonia  et  Mauritio,  Thouars,  Commerson,  &c.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm. 
eel.  Ronton.) 

6.  Anobaccjm  fragrans.     Thoiiars.  Orch.  Afr.  i.  54.     Ach.  Rich.  I.  c.  69. 

A.  foliis  loratis  angustis  obtusis  obliqub  bilobis,  petalis  augustissimis  de- 
curvi8>  labello  ovali'lanceolato,  calcare  fiiiformi  pendulo  pedunculo 
dimidio  breviore. 

Aerobion  fragrans.    Spreng.  L  c, 

p  A.  recunrum.     Thouart,  I,  c.  t.  56. 

A.  rectum.    Idem  t.  55.    ^cA.  Bich,  Orch.  Maur.  70. 

Aerobion  recarvnm  et  rectum.    Spreng,  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

Folia  loco  These  Borboniee  indigents  utuntur,  sub  nomine  faam  senfahen. 
Ach.  Rich.  A.  recvrvum  calcare  longiore,  foliisque  longioribus  tantum 
differre  videtur :  verosimiliter  mera  est  varietas. 

7.  Angracum  filicornu.     Thouars.  Orch.  Afr,  t.  52.     Ach.  Rich.  I.  c.  68. 

A.  foliis  linearibus  obtusis  emarginatis,  sepalis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatia 
patentibus,  labello  ovato-lanceolato,  calcare  longissimo  fiiiformi. 

Aerobion  filicornu.    Spreng.  I,  c. 
Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

8.  ANORiBCUM  expansum.     Thouars.  Orch.  Afr,  t.  57*     -^ch.  Rich.  I.  c.  70. 

A.  foliis  lineari-loratis  obliqu^  bilobis,  sepalis  petalisque  patentissimis 
lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis>  labello  ovato  acuminato,  calcare  fiiiformi 
ascendente  tripl6  longiore. 

Aerobion  expansum.    Spreng.  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio  et  Borbofiia,  Thouars. 

9.  ANGRiBcuM  implicatum.     Thouars.  Orch.  Afr.  t.  58. 

A.  foliis  brevibus  oblongis  obtusis  obliqu^  bilobis,  sepalo  supremo  labello- 
que  ovatis  acuminatis  ceeteris  partibus  panl6  majoribus,  calcare  longis- 
simo fiiiformi. 

Aerobion  implicatum.    Spreng.  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 


VANDEJS.  247 

1 10.  Amgrjicum  carpophorum.     Thouars,  OrcK  Afr.  t,  76. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio,  Thouars. 

Snbacaule.  Folia  lorata,  obtusa^  obliqu^  biloba.  Racemi  erectly  pauci- 
flori.  Flores  parvi.  Calcar  filiforme,  fructu  3*angulari  et  3-costato 
DUDC  longius  nunc  brevius. 

11.  Anorjbcum  triquetrum.     Thouars,  Orch.  Afr,  t.  49.  Ach.  Rich,  L  c.  67* 

A.  gubacaule^  foliis  lineari-loratis  apice  obtusis  bilobis^  pedunculis  subra* 
dicalibus  unifloris,  sepalis  petalisque  angustis  acuminati^>  labello  con- 
cavo  acuto  calcare  dependente  longiore,  fructu  obovato  triquetro. 

Aerobion  triquetrum.    Spreng,  /.  c. 
Hab.  in  Mawriiio,  Thouars. 

12.  Angbacum  inapertum.     Thouars,  Orch.  Afr,  t  50.     Ach.  Rich,  I,  c.  67* 

A.  subacaule,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatiB>  sepalis  petalis  labelloque 
acutis^  calcare  incurvo  obtuso. 

Aerobion  inapertam.    Spreng,  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  MaurUio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

IS.  Anoracum  cucullatum.     Thouars.  Orch,  Afr.  t,  48. 

A.  ''  pusillum^  foliis  approximatis  elliptico-angustis  obtusb  eroarginatis^ 
laciniis  exterioribus  calycis  sequalibus  patulis,  labello  cucuUato  subin- 
tegro  orbiculato  obtuso.**     Ach.  Rich.  L  c.  67 * 

Aerobion  cncnllatnm.    Spreng-.  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Maurilio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

Parva  species,  supra  corticem  arborum  vegetans,  calcare  infundibular! 

obtuso  labelloque  magno  orbiculato  in  genere  insignis. An  potius 

(Eceocladeos  species  ? 

14.  Angracum  pectinatum.  Thouars.  Orch.  Afr.  t,  51.  Ach*  Rich.  I.  c.  68. 
t.  10.  n.  5. 

A.  "  caule  repente,  ramis  adscendentibus  foliosis,  foliis  nuroerosis  lineari- 
oblongis  distichis  approximatis  carnosis  obtusis,  floribus  axillaribus 
solitariis  subsessilibus,  sepalis  labelloque  patentibus  oblongis  (obtusis) 
subaequalibus,  cornu  rectiusculo  ovario  breviore.*'  Hooker,  in  Bot.  Misc. 
n,s.  1.47.  i'  116. 

Aerobion  pectinatum.    Spreng.  L  c, 

Hab.  in  Mauritio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars,  Boier,  aliique.  (hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  eel. 
Hooker.) 

15.  ANORiBCUM  caulescens.  Thouars,  Orch,  Afr.  t.  75.  Ach  Rich.  Lc.JS. 
t.  10.  no.  3. 

A.  ''  caule  brevi,  foliis  paucis  latolinearibus  distichis  coriaceis.  pedunculis 
elongatis  paucifloris>  sepalis  oblongo-ovatis  patentibus  subsqualibus, 
labello  cochleato  acuminatissimo  (acuminato),  cornu  incur vato  (clavato) 
ovarium  contortum  subjequante."    Hooker,  in  Bot,  Misc,  n.  s.  1.48. 1. 1 17. 

Aerobion  caulescens.    Spreng,  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio,  Thouars,  Telfair,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

16.  Angracum  multiflorum.     Thouars.  Orch.  Afr.  t.  74.    Ach.  Rich.  I.  c.  73 
A.  caulescens,  ramulosum^  foliis  brevibus  loratis  obtusis  obliqu^  bilobif 

May,  1833.  k  k 


248  VANDBiB. 

racemis  subcorymbosis  axillaribus  foliis  brevioribusj  sepalis  ovatis  acutis^ 
petalis  conformibus  minoribus,  labello  ovato  acuto  calcare  horizontali 
incurvo  obtuso  sequali. 

Aerobion  mnltiflorum.    Spreng,  L  c, 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

17.  AsQRMcvM  calceolus.  Thouan.  Orch.  Aft,  1 78.  Jch.  Rich.  L  c.  75. 
t.  10.  n.  4. 

A.  subacaule^  foliis  loratis  obtusis  bilobis  vald^  obliquisj  floribus  panicu* 
latis,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatissimisj  labello  concavo  acuminato  cal- 
care recto  clavato  horizontali  dupl6  breviore. 

Aerobion  calceolus.    Spreng*  L  c, 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Commerson,  Mauritio,  Thouars. 

18.  ANOBiBCUM  capense. 

A.  foliis  radicalibus  equitantibus  subensifbrmibus  obtusiusculis  digitalibus^ 
scapis  fiexuosis  erectis  digitalibus  spithamseisve,  floribus  secundis  spi- 
catis^  sepalis  lanceolatis  apice  recurvis  lateralibus  hinc  obtus^  unidentatis« 
petalis  brevioribus  et  angustioribus^  labello  lanceolato  acuto  basi  bical- 
loso^  calcare  filiformi  obtuso  poUicari. 

Epidendrum  capense.    Linn,  tuppL  407. 

Limodorom  longricomu.  Swartt.  in  Schrad.  Diar.  1799.  p.  230.  Willd,  Sp.  PL  4. 125. 
Thunb.  Flora  Cap,  1.  73. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  in  truncos  arborum>  Thunberg. 
Char,  ex  Thunb.  3  nusquam  inveui. 

19.  Anobjbcum  filiforme. 

A.  "  aphyllum,  radicans,  pedunculis  subtrifloris,  labello  ovato,  cornu  bre- 
vissimo  apicc  capitato."     S. 

Epidendrum  filiforme.    Swart z,  Prodr.  126. 

Lioiodorum  filiforme.    Swartz.  Ft.  Jnd.  Occ.  3, 1523.     WUtd.  Sp.  PL  4. 127. 

Hab.  in  arborum  ramos  HispaniokB,  Swartz. 
Flores  miuuti>  sordid^  lutei. 


CLXIII.  AGROSTOPHYLLUM. 

Agrostophyllum.    Blume  B{fdr.  368.  tabellen  53. 

Periantbium  explanatum.  Sepala  latu«  sequalia^  lateralibus  labello  suppo- 
sitis.  Petala  linearia.  Labellum  cum  basi  columnee  connatum,  sacca- 
iVLxn,  medio  constrictum^  limbo  truncato  indiviso*  Columna  semiteres, 
erecta.     Anthera  2-locularis  :  loculis  bipartitis.     Pollinia  8,  elongata^ 

cuneata>  sessilia. Epiphyta^  caulescens.    Folia  linearia^  acuminata. 

Flores  capitati,  terminales,  bracteis  paleaceis  cincti. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Agbostophyllum  Javanicum.     Blume  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Jara^in  sylvis  montanis  provinciarum  Buitenzorg  et  Bantam^ Blume. 


VANDBiB.  249 


CLXIV.  CALANTHE. 

Calaathe,  JL  Brown  in  Bot,  Beg,  578.  absmte  charact,  {Oct,  1821).— ^entrosit.   T%mar9, 
Orch*  Afr, Ambljglottu.    Bhiime  B^dr,  370.  tabtUen  64. 

PerianthiunQ  explaimtumj  liberum,  v.  sepalis  lateralibus  labello  paullultiin 
adnatis^  subsquale.  Labellum  cum  columna  connatum,  lobatum  ▼.  in- 
tegniin>  calcaratum  v.  muticum^  disco  lamellatura  v.  tuberculatum. 
Columna  brevis^  rostello  sspius  rostrato.     Pollinia  8^  basi  vald^  atte- 

Duata>    quateniatim    glandule    bipartibili    adhsrentia. Terrestres^ 

sci^is  erectis  multifloris.    Folia  lata^  plicate.    Flores  albi,  aut  lilacini^ 
rar5  lutei. 

1.  Calanthb  veratrifolia.     A.  Br.  in  Boi.  Reg.  t  720. 

C.  scapo  stricto  foliis  oblongis  acutis  longiore,  bracteis  oblongis  concavis^ 
racemis  densis  multifloris^  labello  4-lobo  basi  sulcato  et  glanduloso,  cal- 
care  filiformi  pendulo  labello  paul5  longiore. 

Flos  triplicatns.    Buw^k.  Amb,  6.  t,  52./.  2. 
Orchis  tripiicmta.     WUHmet.  in  Uat.  Ann.  18.  p.  52. 
Limodomm  yeratrifoliiim.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4. 122. 
?  Amblyglottis  flara.    Blume  B\jdr.  370.  t.  64. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Arch\pelagi  Indici ;  Java,  Blume^  Zeylona,  Macrae,  (hob.  s. 
$p.  et  V.  V.  c.) 

Flores  nivei.  Varietatem  habeo  e  Zeylona,  triplo  minorem,  sepalis  conni- 
ventibus«  labello  olivaceo  medio  sanguineo,  et  bracteis  minoribus. 
Nescio  an  diversa  sit  species. 

8.  Calantb£  purpurea. 

C.  scapo  erecto  foliis  latis  oblongis  petiolatis  acuminatis  longiore,  racemis 
laxis  multifloris,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  nanis  rotundatis  pateu* 
tibus  intermedio  angusto  cuneato  diverg^nti-bilobo,  calcare  ovario  vix 
breviore. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  in  sylvis  Peradeniae,  Macrae,  (hab.  s.  sp.  et  v.  ic.  pict,) 

Flores  pallid^  purpurei ;  labello  apice  atropurpureo. 

An  mera  varietas  C.  masuca  ?  v.  C.  veratrifoUae  ? 

3.  Calanthb  masuca.     Lindl,  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7337* 

C.  scapo  erecto  foliis  latis  oblongis  petiolatis  acuminatis  longiore,  racemis 
laxis  multifloris,  labello  trilobo  basi  bicristato  :  lobis  lateralibus  inter- 
medio retuso  transverso  appressis,  calcare  pendulo  clavato  ovario  pu- 
bescente  duplo  longiore. 

Zeduba  masuca.    HamiU.  Mu. 

Bletia  masuca.    Don.  Prodr.  Nep.  30. 

?  Amblyglottis  reratrifolia.    Blume  B\jdr.  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Wallkh,  Hamilton  3  Zeylona,  Macrae ;  Java  9  Blume. 
(Jiah.  $.  sp.  et  V.  ic.  pict.) 

Flores  pallid^  cseruleo-purpurascentes.    Calcar  unisulcatum* 

4.  Calanthb  emarginata. 

C.  '^  foliis  lato.lanceolatis,  spica  erecta  pubente,  labello  basi  calloso,  limbo 
trilobo,  lobo  medio  emarginato-spatulato,  lateralibus  minutis,  calcare 
lintari  compressiusculo  ovarium  squante.*' 

Anblyglottis  emarginata,     Blume  I.  c,  370. 


250  VANDfiiE. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  primsvis  montis  Gede,  Blume. 
Flores  magni,  violacei,  callis  labelli  aurantiacis. 

6.  Calanthe  vestita.     Wall,  Cat,  no,  7345. 

C.  molliter  villosa,  scapis  laxis  multifloris,  pedicellis  filiformibus  flexuosis, 
labelli  laminll  triloba :  lobis  lateralibus  oblongis  obtusis  intermedio 
cuneato  divergentibilobo  inappendiculato,  calcare  filiformi  inflexo  la- 
bello  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy,  Wallkh.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mu$.  Angl.  Ind,) 

5capu8  pedalis  et  ultra.     Flores  maximi  generis. 

6.  Calanthe  sylvatica. 

C.  scapo  stricto  foliis  dupl5  longiore,  racemo  laxo  iBultii1oro>  labello  basi 
cordato  auriculato  trilobo  ore  glanduioso  lobo  medio  cuneato  dilatato 
emarginato  apiculato  piano  subconcavo,  calcare  arcuato  ovario  breriore. 

Centrosis  sylratica.     7%mart»  Orch,  Aft,  it,  35.  36. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars,  Bouton,  Sieber.  (hab,  s.  sp,  comm,  ceL 

Bouton,) 
Flores  magni  purpurascentes. 

7.  Calanthe  plantaginea.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7346. 

C.  scapo  erecto  basi  lax^  et  alt^  vaginato  foliis  subaequali,  foliis  petiolatis 
ovali-oblongis  acutis^  labello  trilobo :  lobis  obovatis  subaequalibus  in- 
termedio basi  sulcato^  calcare  filiformi  horizontali  upice  bidentato,  ovario 
pubescente. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Kamaon,  Wallich,  (hab,  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind,) 

Flores  pallid^  lilacini. 

8.  Calanthe  speciosa. 

C. ''  foliis  lato-lanceolatis,  spica  erecta>  sepalis  interioribus  rhoroboideis, 
labello  intus  bicristato,  limbo  subtrilobo»  lobo  medio  ovato  emarginato 
cum  mucrone,  calcare  clavato  recto  ovario  breviore.*' 

Amblyglottis  speciosa.    Bhune  371. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  obscuris  montanis  provinciarum  Bantam  et  Buiten- 

zorg,  Blume. 
Flores  aurantiaci. 

9.  Calanthe  pulchra. 

C.  ^*  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  spica  erecta,  labello  basi  bituberculato^ 
limbo  semitrilobo,  lobo  medio  ovato  acutOj  calcare  subulato  arcuato 
ovarium  sequante.** 

Amblyglottis  pulchra.    Blumt  371. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  montium  Seribu,  Blume. 

Flores  pallid^  aurantiaci. 

10.  Calanthe  densiflora.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat,  no,  7344. 

C«  scapo  lax^  vaginato  foliis  mult5  breviore,  racemis  densis  multifloris 
subcorymbosis,  labello  obovato  obtuso  bilobo  ?  cum  columna  elongata 
parum  connato,  calcare  longo  recto  pendulo  apice  clavato. 

Hab.  in  montes  Sylhet,  WalUch.  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl.  Ind,) 

Folia  sesquipedalia  et  ultra.     Clinandrium  marginatum.     Flores  luteL 


VANDEJB.  251 

11.  Calanthe  clavata.     Lindl,  in  Wall.  Cat.  no,  7343. 

€.  scapo  foliis  breviore^  racemo  congesto  cernuo  long^  bracteatOj  labello 
suborbiculato  mucronato  integerrimo  basi  bicalloso,  calcare  clavato 
sulcato  recto. 

Hab.  in  Sylhet,  WalUch,  (hah.  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  AngL  Ind.) 

Folia  angusta,  cum  caule  bipedalia. 

18.  Calanthe  angustifolia. 

C.  "  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  cuspidatis,  spica  radical!,  limbo  emarginato 
undulato»  calcare  obtuso  ovarium  sequante/' 

Ambljrglottis  angfiistifolia.    Blume  369. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  umbrosis  montium  provinciee  Buitenzorg,  Blume. 

Flores  albidi>  labelli  limbo  inttis  sulphureo. 

13.  Calanthe  curculigoides.     fVaU.  Cat.  no.  7340. 

C.  scapo  crasso  foliis  dupl5  breviore,  racemo  denso  multifloro,  labello 
ovatoacuminato  indiviso  basi  undulato,  calcare  gracili  acuto  apice  incurvo. 

Hab.  in  Penang  et  Sincapur,  Wallich.  {hab.  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Folia  bipedalia.     Scapus  pedalis.     Flores  inter  minores. 

14.  Calanthe  striata.     R,  Br.  in  Bot.  Reg.  578* 

C.  labello  trilobo  subbicostato  basi  angustato :  lobis  lateralibus  falcatis 
truncatis  intermedio  lineari  cuneato  emarginato,  calcare  brevi  conico. 

Limodoi  um  striatum.  Banks  Ic.  Ktempf.  t.  2.  Swartz.  Nov.  Act.  Upt.  6.  p.  79.  WUtd, 
Sp.  PI.  4. 123. 

Hab.  in  Japonia,  Ksmpfer, 

Differt  a  Limodoro  striato  Thunb.  Jap.  sec.  Thunb.  in  Jet.  Soc.  Linn.  2.327. 

15.  Calanthe  abbreviata. 

C. "  foliis  lanceolatis,  spica  erecta,  labello  basi  cum  tuberculo  hirsuto, 
limbi  trifidi  lobo  medio  semibifido,  calcare  obtuso  minimo.*' 

Amblyglottis  abbreTiata.    Blume  371. 

Hab.  in  Java,  circa  catarractas  fluvii  Tjikundul  in  montanis  Gede>  Blume. 

Flores  albi. 

16.  Calanthe  brevicornu.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7338. 

C.  racemis  secundis,  labelli  laminll  triloba :  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis  acutis 
intermedio  cuneato  bilobo  lamellis  2  petaloideis  in  disco,  calcare  bre« 
vissimo,  ovario  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WalUch.  {hab.  $.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Scapus  spithamsus,  folib  subsequalis.    Flores  lateritio-rosei  albo  vittatL 

17.  Calanthe  gracilis.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat.  no.  7341. 

C.  scapis  gracilibus  multifloris  basi  altd  vaginatis,  labello  basi  saccate 
trilobo  bilamellato :  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  abbreviatis  intermedio  sub- 
rotundo  crispo  indiviso. 

Hab.  in  montes  Sylhet,  WalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Folia  angusta>  cum  caule  ultra  pedem  longa.  Scapus  paul6  brevior.  Flores 
parvi.    Ovarinm  et  basis  sepalorum  pubescentes. 


252  VANDEiB. 

18.  Calanthb  tricarinata.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7339. 

C.  foliU  oblongis  scapo  stricto  lax^  raceinoso  mult5  breyioribus,  labello 
ecalcarato  trilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  oblongis  obtusis  nanis  intermedio 
obovato  crispo  lamellis  tribus  petaloideis  crenulatis  in  disco. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  Wallich.  {hah.  8.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Scapus  fer^  sesquipedalis. 

19,  Calanthb  puberula.     Lindl.  in  WalL  Cat.no.  7349. 

C.  scapo  foliis  eequali  lax^  racemoso,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  ovario 
longioribusj  sepalis  ovatis  lateralibus  obliquis,  petalis  linearibus,  labelli 
bastati  inappendiculati  ecalcarati  lobis  lateralibus  subfalcatis  intermedio 
lanceolato, 

Hab.  in  monies  Sylhet,  fVallich.  {hab.  t.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Folia  pedalia,  angusta.     Flores  leviter  pubescentes. 


CLXV.  TIPULARIA. 

Tipularia.     Nutt.  Gen.  ^mtr.  2. 195. 

Penan tbium  patens.  Sepala  obovata,  petalis  conformibus  latiora.  Label- 
lum  nanura>  liberuro>  trilobum>  long^  calcaratum.  Columna  marginata, 
erecta,  labello  sequalis.  Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  2,  bipartita,  cau* 
dicnl4  linearis  glandullL  parv&  transversa. Herba  terrestris.   Pseudo- 

.  bulbi  caespitosi,  monopbylli.  Folium  plicatum.  Flores  racemosi^ 
(ebracteati  sec.  Nut  tall.) 

1.  Tipularia  discolor.    Nullall.  I.  c. 
Orchil  discolor.    Pursh  Ft.  Am.  Septentr.  2.  586. 

Hab.  in  pinetis  sterilibus  in  Ameriae  Septentrionalis  provinciis  australibus, 
Pursh,  Nuttall.  (v.  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Lambert.) 

Folium  unicuro,  ovatum>  petiolatum>  plicato-nervosum,  glabrum,  subtils 
purpurascens.  Petiolus  margine  plicato-undulatus.  Scapus  pedalis^ 
nudus,  vagina  una  alterave  instructus,  teres^  glaber.  Flores  lax^  spi- 
cati>  brevissime  pedicellati,  nutantes>  tristi-seu  ex  viridi-purpurasccntes. 
Petala  oblonga,  acutiuscula,  fiexuosa.  Labellum  petalis  longius,  mar- 
gine subundatum.  Comu  adscendens^  filiforme,  flexuosum^  purpureum. 

Pursh. N.  B.  Cel.  Nuttall  labellum  integrum  describit :  sed  certissim^ 

trilobum  est  in  exemplaribus  Herb.  Lambert  -,  an  2  species  bic  confuse } 


CLXVI.  LIMATODES. 

Limatodet.    Biume  B\jdr.  375.  tabelUn  62. 

Periantbium  erecto-patens>  subsquale^  liberum.  Labellum  liberum,  in- 
divisum,  calcaratum  :  limbo  intern^  tumido.  Columna  erecta,  semiteres. 
Antbera  "^-locularis :  loculis  subquadrilocellatis.    Pollinia  8,  obovata, 

caudiculft  brevi  filiformi,  glandul£t  minute. Herba  terrestris.  Caules 

basi  tumidi.    Folia  lato-lanceolata,  nervosa,  membranacea.    Pedunculi 
laterales,  solitarii,  pouciflori.    Flores  albi. 

Character  ex  Blume. 


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1*  LiMATODBs  pauciflora.     Blume  L  c. 

Hab.in  JotMi,  in  sylvis  opacis  montis  Salak,  Blume. 


CLXVU.  GLOMERA. 

Glomenu    Bkime  B\fdr.  372.  tabeUen  68. 

Perianthium  dausum.  Sepala  lateralia  latiora,  carinata,  labello  8upposita« 
Petala  aiigustiora.  Labellum  liberum,  indivisum,  saccatum,  columnam 
amplectens.  Columna  brevis^  carnosa,  versus  apicem  dilatata.  Anthera 
truncata^  bilocularis  :  loculis  incomplete  bilocellatis.    Pollinia  8»  ovata, 

compressa,  in  glandulam  sessilia. Epiphyta  caulescens.  Caules  sim- 

plices,  eloDgati,  compressiusculi.  Folia  lineari-lanceolata>  obliqu^ 
emarginata,  coriacea^  glabra.  Flores  dens^  capitati,  terminales^  paleis 
bracteati. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Glomsba  erythrosma.     Blume  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  arbores  excelsos  provinciarum  occidentalium>  Blume. 


CLXVm.  THELASIS. 

Thelasis.    Blume  B\jdr,  385.  tabelUn  75. 

Perianthium  clausum.  Sepala  basi  connata.  Petala  libera  minora.  La- 
bellum liberum,  ecalcaratum>  indivisum,  concavum»  column^  parallelum. 
Columna  semiteres^  rostello  elongato,  cornuto.  Anthera  dorsalis,  ros- 
trata,  bilocularis.  Pollinia  S,  subglo)>osa>  caudiculll  long&  filiformi^ 
glanduU  hamatil.— Epiphytse^  sociales,  glabrae.  Folia  subcarnosa, 
ssepius  pseudobulbis  imposita.   Flores  in  scapo  radical!  spicati,  sessiles. 

Character  ex  Blume. 

1.  Tbblasis  obtusa.     Blume  386. 

T. "  foliis  e  bulbis  solitariis  lato-linearibus  obliqub  retusis,  spica  elongata." 
Hab.  in  Jaoa,  in  arbores  ad  montem  Pangoerangoe,  Blume. 

2.  Thblasis  carinata.     Blume  L  c. 

T.  "  foliis  distichis  elongato-linearibus  obliqud  retusis  infernd  carinatis, 
spica  elongata.** 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  sylvis  Salak,  Blnme. 

3.  Thblasis  capitata«     Blume  /.  c. 

T.  "  foliis  in  bulbos  difformes  lineari-lanceolatis  obliqu^  retusis,  floribus 
capitato-confertis  demum  laxe  spicatis.*' 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  truncos  montium  6alak,  Pantjar,  &c.  Blume. 


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VANDEi£. 


Note.  The  total  number  of  Orchideous  plants  belonging  to  the  Tribe 
Vandes  is  as  follows  > 

Described    477 
Doubtful        10 


Total    487 
Their  geographical  arrangement  is  thus  : 


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79.  Nanodet    .     .    . 

73.  Aspasia     .     .     . 

74.  Ornithldiam    .    . 

75.  Acriopsia     .     .      . 

76.  Trlsenxls     .    .    . 

77.  Omithocephalot  . 

78.  Cirrhiea    .     .     . 

79.  Sarcochilot    .     . 

80.  Maxillaria    .    .    . 

81.  ArpophyUam    .    . 
89.  Bifrenaria  .    .    . 
88.  DlcrypCa     « 

84.  Govenia    .     .     . 

80.  Psittaooflossam  , 

87.  Cycnoches    .    .    . 

88.  Myanthas    .    .    . 

89.  Cataaetom    .    .    . 

90.  Monachanthos    . 

91.  Stanhopea    .    .    . 
99.  Gongora    .     .    . 

93.  Coryanthes    .     . 

94.  Aniroloa    .    .     . 

95.  Peristeria    .    .    . 

96.  Eucnemis    .    .    . 

97.  Cymhidiam  .    .    . 

98.  Acropera    .    .    . 

99.  Cremastra    .    .    . 

100.  Grammatophyllom 

101.  TrichoceroB    .    . 
109.  Geodorom 

103.  Sohralia    .     .     . 

104.  Acanthophippiom  . 

105.  Doritis     .     .     . 
100.  Chelonanthera    . 

107.  Acanthoglossum  . 

108.  Sonipia     .     .     . 

109.  Calypso     .     .     . 

110.  Eulophia    .     .     . 

111.  Dipodium    .     .    . 
119.  Galeandra    .    .    . 

113.  Zygopetalom    .    . 

114.  Cyrtopodiom    .    . 

115.  Crrtopera     .    .    . 

116.  lissochilos    .     . 

117.  Notylia     .     .     . 

118.  Masdevallia     .     . 

119.  Cryptochilas  .     . 
190.  Jonopsis    .     .     . 

i 
i 

• 

• 

4 

; 

1 

* 

1  ; 

• 

• 

1 
1 

3 

1 

9 

VANDE^. 


255 


Names  of  the 


isi. 
l». 
iss. 

IM. 
125. 
1S6. 

W7. 
1S8. 
129. 
190. 
131. 
13S. 
133. 
134. 
135. 
130. 

137* 
138. 

189. 
140. 
141. 
14S. 
143. 
144. 
145. 
146. 

147. 

148. 

149. 
150. 
151. 
15S. 
153. 
154. 
155. 
156. 
157. 
158. 
159. 
100. 
101. 
103. 
108. 
104. 
106. 
100. 

107. 
106. 


Rodridiezia 

BfocnuleniA 

Ciyplairhena 

Coitlauzina 

Oncldlnm 

Femandesia 

Pachyphyllam 

Dich 


Fhymatldiiim 

CTTtocbiliim 

Odontogjoasun 

BraaaU 

Tetrapeltls 

Phalsetiopsis 

THchofflottia 

TeUpogon 

Vaada    .    . 

Renanthera 

Diplocentnim 

Mierooaccas 

Canuurotia 

Chlioscbista 

Biicropent 

Saccolabifim 

Tseniophylliim 

Cleiaostoma 

Appendicala 

Cryptoglottia 

Ceratoatylia 

Ephlppimn 

Ceratochitas 

Echlofloasiim 

Sarcanttma    * 

Podochilns 

Adenoncoa 

(Eceodadea 

Aeridea 

SchcBDorchia 

Aeranttea 

Oyytopua 

GConia 

AngnDcuiu 

AgToatophyllfim 

GalanUie 

Tlpiilaria 

limatodea 

fflomera 

nielaala 


Total 


THE 


GENERA  AND   SPECIES 


OF 


ORCHIDEOUS  PLANTS. 


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ORCHIDEiE. 


Tribe  IV.       OPHRYDEiE. 


Orch IDEJE,  Tribus  Oph rydeje.    Lindl.  Orch,  Sceletos, 

Pollen  in  massas  cereaceas  (pollinia)  innumeras  cohserens^  axi  arachnoide^ 
elasticll  glandule  stigmatis  agglutinatli  colligatas.  Anthera  terminalls, 
erecta  v.  resupinata,  omninb  persistens :  loculis  completis.  ■  Herbae 
omnes  terrestres,  foliis  succulentis  planis,  quorum  radicalia  semper 
majora  suDt>  et  sensim  in  vaginas  canlis  demumque  bracteas  transeunt. 
Flores  omnium  galeati. 


Artificiai/  Analysis  of  the  Genera. 
A.  Anthera  loculi  configui  paralleli,  basi  nutlo  modo  elongati  vel  dioaricati, 

*  Olanduke  cucuUo  stigmatis  mchtsm* 


Glandnla  solitaria  duo  poUinia  colligans. 
Glanduls  duie. 

Cucallus  solitarius. 

Labellum  calcaratum, 
inappendiculatum , 

anticam.  .... 

posticum*  .... 

basi  bilamellatam  •  .  • 

Labellam  ecalcaratum  ... 

CacuUi  duo  distincti.    (Labellam  conrexum  niuticum.) 

*  *  GlanduUB  nudm,  aut  »emiHHd^% 

Bases  loculomm  anthers  truncati. 

Galea  matica.  .... 

Galea  calcarata.  .... 

Bases  loculomm  antherae  in  cucutlum  spurinm  bivalvem  dilatati 


174.  ACERAS. 


169.  Orchis. 

173.  NiGRITELLA. 

170.  Anacamptis. 
200.  Serapias. 
204.  Ophrys. 


171.  Gymnadenia. 
199.  monadenia. 
184.  scopularia. 


B.  Anthera  loculi  sejuncti,  basi  divergentes,  sap^  elongati. 

*  GlanduUB  cucuUis  ttigmatis  inclusa. 


CqcuIU  nndiy 
onivalves, 

dimidiati.         ... 
completi. 

Calcar  infundibulare. 
Calcar  vesicatum. 
biyalres. 
CuculU  lobe  anthenB  yalTiilaram  snpertecti. 

August^  ia35.  L  1 


178.  Hemipilia. 

175.  HOLOTHRIX. 

176.  Glossaspis. 
172.  Perularia. 
194.  Bartholina. 


258 


OPHRYDE^. 


•  • 


OlanduUe  nutUt, 


} 


Sepala  omnia  saccata.  -  *  -  -     , 

Sepala  Uteralia  tantum  saccata.  .  •  - 

Sepalum  Bupremutn  aaccatam  aut  calcaratum. 

Antliera  erecta.  -  -  -  - 

Anthera  resupinata  ▼.  boruontalia. 
Sepala  omnia  mutica; 

omnia  connata.       .... 
lateralia  connata.  ... 

lateralia  libera. 

Labelli  nnguis  faciei  colnmnae  adnatus. 
Labelliim  liberum :  rel  margine  tantnm  columntt  adnatum* 
Anthera  stipite  distincto  inserta. 
Labellum  posticum  bicalcaratum. 
Labellum  mnticum. 

Anthers  basis  a  brachiis  stigmatis  rostello 

crassissimo  interceptus 
Anthem  basis  brachiis  stigmaUs  squalis 
Anthera  sessilis. 
Stigma  processabus  2  camosis  liberis  auctum. 
RosteUnm  maximom  liberum ; 
fomicatnm.    Perianth,  galeat. 
planum.    Perianth,  campannlat. 
Rottellam  panmm  anthera  agglatinatnm. 

Fanz  calcaris  dente  comeo  canalicnlato  aacta. 
Faux  inermis. 

Labellum  a  columna  liberum. 
Labellum  columnsB  adnatum. 
Stignma  muticum,  rel  processubus  suis  adnatis. 
labellum  ab  anthera  pctalisque  liberum. 
Sepala  campanulata. 
Labellum  calcaratum. 
Labellum  inerme.  .  •  - 

Sepala  lateralia  rcflexa. 
Labellum  calcaratum , 

basi  planum,  processubus  o. 
basi  excavatum^  processubus  adnatis. 
abellum  inerme.        ... 
Labellum  petalis  obliquis  connatum, 

calcaratum.        .... 
muticum.        -  -  -  -  - 

Lab.  cum  anthera  petalisque  connatnm 


205.  D18PERI8. 
180.  Saccidium. 

198.  DisA. 
197.  Repandra. 

183.  monotbis. 
203.  corycium. 

202.  Ptbrygodidm. 


196.  Satyridm. 

181.  Pachitbs. 
201.  Pbmthea. 


189.  BONATBA. 

190.  DlPU>MBRI8. 

188.  Atb. 

187.  Habenaria. 
191.  Ctnorchis. 


179.  Pbristylus. 
186.  Hbrminium. 


177.  Platanthbra. 
182.  cosloolossum. 

185.  AOPLA. 

192.  Tryphia. 

193.  Arnottia. 

195.   BiCORNBLLA. 


CLXIX.    ORCHIS. 

Orchis.    Limn.  Sp.  PL    Swart t,  in  jlct.  Holm,  1800,  /».  205.    Brown  in  HorU  Kew.  5, 188. 

Richard,  Annot.  in  Orch,  Europ, 

Flores  galeati.  Sepala  suba^ualia^  supremum  cum  petalis  iu  foroicis 
specicni  connivens;  lateralia  nunc  convergentia  nunc  reflexa.  Petala 
erecta  sepalo  subequalia.  Labellum  anticum,  calcaratum,  integrum  y. 
indivisum,  cum  basi  columns  connatum.  Anthera  erecta,  loculis  con- 
tiguis  parallelis.    Glandulse  poUiniorum  9,  distincts>  cucullo  communi 

(i.  e.  plicatura  cucullata  stigmatis  s.  rostelli)  inclusae. Herbs  ter- 

restres,  radicibus  tuberculiferiF,  foliis  plerisque  radicalibus,  tactu  mol- 
libus,  subsucculentis,  sep^  maculatis. 

This  genus,  diseroharrassed  as  it  now  is  of  a  very  ]ai^  number  of 
species^  appears  to  form  a  truly  natural  assemblage  ^  and  this  being  the 
case,  I  think  we  may  well  excuse  the  minute  characters  by  which  it  is 


OPHRYDEifi;  259 

defined ;  the  more  especially  as  those  characters  are  easily  discoverable  on 
the  recent  plant  by  the  most  unskilful  j  and  it  is  to  be  supposed  that  those 
vfho  attempt  to  examine  dried  specimens  have  a  sufficient  degree  of  skill 
for  such  an  operation. 

Although  the  character  taken  from  the  number  of  glands  to  which  the 
pollen  masses  adhere,  is  obscure^  and  often  difficult  to  determine  in  dried 
specimens^  yet  it  seems  necessary  to  employ  it,  in  order  to  exclude  the 
Satyrium  hircmum  of  Linnsus,  which  is  evidently  a  near  ally  in  nature  of 
Aceras  anthropophora.  Dr.  Brown,  indeed,  retained  the  former  species  in 
Orchis,  and  he  has  been  followed  by  myself  in  the  Synopsis  of  the  British 
Flora,  and  by  Dr.  Hooker  in  his  British  Flora.  Nevertheless,  considering 
the  evident  trace  of  a  spur  in  Aceras  anthropophora,  the  shortness  of  that 
of  Satyrium  hircinum,  the  complete  accordance  of  these  two  species  in  other 
respects,  and  especially  the  evident  unimportance  of  the  spur,  when  very 
short,  in  Hertninium,  I  think  it  most  advisable,  after  a  careful  examination 
of  all  the  species  I  know,  to  adopt  Richard's  idea  of  the  genus  Himantoglos' 
ium ;  a  name,  however,  that  I  cannot,  in  common  with  continental  writers, 
prefer  to  the  more  ancient  one  of  Aceras ;  which  can  hardly  be  said  to 
be  objectionable  because  some  species  have  spurs,  inasmuch  as  such  species 
form  the  exception  to  the  general  rule. 

It  is  usual  to  divide  the  species  by  the  structure  of  their  roots,  a  cha** 
racter  unemployed  in  a  similar  manner  in  any  other  genus.  Independently 
of  the  inconvenience  of  being  unable,  by  such  a  mode  of  division,  to  arrange 
species^  or  determine  specimens,  the  roots  of  which  are  unknown,  there  is 
the  additional  disadvantage  in  employing  the  roots  for  a  principle  of  divi« 
sion,  that  very  unnatural  groups  are  formed  >  for  example,  0.  sambucma 
is  separated  from  0.  pollens,  &c.  &c. 

A  better  distinction  exists  in  the  direction  of  the  sepals^  of  which  either 
aU  converge,  forming  a  sort  of  helmet,  whence  they  may  be  called  MUitares, 
or  the  two  lateral  sepals  diverge,  as  in  0.  mascula  and  its  allies.  By  this 
means  the  genus  is  divided  into  two  groups,  each  of  which  is  so  natural^ 
that  it  may  almost  be  doubted  whether  they  are  not  distinct  genera. 


i  1.  Masculje.    SepaliB  Uteralibus  reflexis  r.  patentibiis.    LindL  in  Bot,  JUg^  1 1701. 

*  Lal^llo  indiviso;  r.  tantam  Ucero;  v.  obsoletisiimd  trilobo.    Sp.  1—6. 

•  •  LabeUo  3.4-fido.    Sp.  7—21. 

§  2.  MiuTARES.    Sepalis  conniventibus  gmleam  referentibus.    lAndL  /•  c,  (Hbrorchw.^ 

•  LabeHo  indiTiso.    Sp.  22—24. 

•  •  Ubello  trilobo.    Sp.  25—31. 

•  *  *  LabeUo  4-fido  v.  4-partito ;  mucrone  inter  crura  media  semper  inteijecto^ 
Sp.  32— end. 

§  1.  Mascujls.     Sepalis  lateralibus  reflexis  v,  patentibus. 
*  LabeUo  indioiso ;  v.  tantum  lacero ;  v,  ohsoletvuvml  trilobo. 

I  have  placed  in  this  section  all  the  species  in  which  the  laceration  of 
the  margin  of  the  lip,  of  whatever  degree,  does  not  regularly  take  the  form 
of  three  distinct  and  well  defined  lobes.  And  I  have  referred  to  the  next 
section  all  those  which,  like  O.  pallens  and  sambucina,  have  often  a  nearly 
entire  lip,  but  with  a  manifest  tendency  to  divide  into  three  lobes. 

1.  Orchis  salina.     Tourtchaninoff  MSS, 

O.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  erectis,  spic^  laxiflor&>  sepalis  angustis  obtusis 


260  OPHRYDE^. 

lateralibus  longioribus,  labello  rhomboideo  crenalo  subtrilobo  acuminato 
.pubescente  calcare  pendulo  acuminato  breviorc,  bracteis  berbaceis  linearis 
.   lanceolatis  florum  longitudiae,  tuberculis  palmatis. 

Hab.  in  Sibiria,  in  locis  subsalsis  prope  pagum  Uburun^  Tourtchaninoff, 
(hab.  s,  9p.  canon.  ceL  Prescoti,) 

Caulis  gracilis  vix  spithamasus.  Flores  mitiores  quam  in  O.  latifolia  varie« 
tate  ulla.  Huie  aiiinis  est,  sed  statura  exili  labello  et  calcare  acuminato 
diversissima  est. 

2.  Orchis  iberica.     BiebersL  in  fVilld,  Sp.  PL  i,  95. 

O.  foliis  ensiformibus  erectis  in  caulem  ascendentibus,  spic&  lax&  angust& 
multiflor^^  sepalis  angust^  ovatis  obtusis  patulis,  labello  subquadrato 
pubescente  emarginato  miicronato  calcaris  pcnduli  filiformis  longitudine> 
bracteis  berbaceis  lineari-lanceolatis  floribus  brevioribus,  tuberculis 
elongatis  apice  bi-tripartitis. 

O.  aogustifolia.     £ieb.  FL  Tour,  Cauc,  2,  368. 

Hab.  ad  rivulos  Caucasi  orientalis  subulpini ;  necnon  in  Tauria  meridionali 
florens  Junio,  Bieberstein  ;  circa  Con5tantino})olim  Domina  iMion,  (hab. 
s,  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

Facies  ferb  0.  laxtflorct  floribus  minorit>u8^  et  magis  aggregatis. 

3.  Orchis  latifolia.     Linn.  I  Sp.  PL  1334. 

O.  foliis  erectis  lanceolatis  acutis  lax^  vaginantibus,  spici  cylindrace^  raul- 
tiflor§>  sepalis  ovatis  acutiusculis^  labello  rhomboideo  vel  oblongo  ere- 
nato  nunc  leviter  trilobo  lateribus  deflexo  line&  cordiformi  notato^  calcare 
pendulo  cylindraceo  v.  conico,  bracteis  berbaceis  acuminatis  flore  sspitis 
longioribus>  tuberibus  palmatis. 

a.  vera ;  floribus  majoribus^  labello  latiore  calcari  eequali^  foliis  immacu- 
latis. 

O.  latifolia.  Willd.  Sp.  PL  4,  28.  Fl.  Danica.  t.  266.  De  Cand.  Fl.  Fr.  3,  251.  Eng. 
Bot.  t.  2308.  Hooker,  Fl.  Land.  c.  ic.  Smith,  Eng.  FL  4,  21.  Jtckb.  FL  Excurs.  126. 
Plants  Critics,  6,  L  564.    Mayrhof.  DUierU  p.  24. 

j3.  indica ;  floribus  majoribus^  labello  rotundato  sublobato  calcare  Ovarium 
sequante  breviore. 

O.  Hatagirea.     Don.  Prodr.  FL  nep.  23.     Wallich.  CaU  No,  7062. 

y.  cruenta;  floribus  minoribus^  labello  acutiore  calcare  breviore,  foliis 
maculatis. 

O.  cmenta.    3ifi//.  FL  Danica.  t.  876.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4,  29. 
O.  hiematodes.    Bchb.  FL  Excurs.  126. 

^.  conica;  calcare  magis  conico,  bracteis  brevioribus,  spick  laxk  pauci* 
flork. 

O.  latifolia.     Sommer/eldt !  in  WahL  Fl.  Suec,  Supp, 

O.  cmeuta.     Rchb. !  FL  Excurs.  127.    '<  Rochb.  Bonn,  L  \,fig.  \."/ide  Rchb. 

t.  angustifoUa ;  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis. 

O.  anguitifolia.    Lois.  FL  GalL    Rchb.  PL  Crit.  9,  L  848. 

O.  divaricata.   Rich.  Mtrat,  FL  Paris  ed.  2. 2.  p.  94.    Dc  Bribiss.  Act.  Soc.  Linn,  Calvados. 

p.  373. 
O.  comosa.    Scop.  Cam.  No.  1120« 

f.  atropurpurea }  calcare  apice  dilatato,  floribus  bracteisq.  atropurpureis. 
O.  atropurpurca.    Tausch.    Rchb.  FL  Ejicuts,  p.  '1?. 

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OFHRYDE^.  261 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  fngi<)iorem  et  Asiam  cistropicam  in  pratis, 
sylvis  dumetisque;  a.  Ins.  Fieroe  Lyngbye',  /3.  Gossainthan^  Shalma^ 
Choor,  Peer  PuDJal  Royle ;  y.  Norvegia,  Pyrenaeis,  Mont.  Himalayens. 
B.oyle;  h.  Nordlandia,  Sommerfeldt,  Lapponia  Curling,  Monte  Sarko 
Hungarise }  e.  prope  Fallesiam  et  per  omnem  Germaniam>  {v.  v,  sp.  et  hah. 
8,  sp!) 

It  is  after  a  most  careful  examination  of  specimens  that  I  have  deter- 
mined upon  corobiniDg  the  above  supposed  species.  Although  they  do 
appear  in  extreme  cases  to  be  distinct,  I  nevertheless  am  quite  at  a  loss 
for  any  precise  character  by  which  they  can  be  defined  with  anything  like 

certainty. 0.  rmen/a  of  Flora  Danica  has  smaller  flowers  than  what  I  have 

considered  the  true  0.  latifolia,  and  its  spur  is  perhaps  a  trifle  longer  -,  but  the 
latter  circumstance  can^  I  think,  be  esteemed  but  of  slight  importance  in 

a  case  where  the  habit  of  both  is  so  very  similar. Of  the  0.  cruenta  of 

Reichenbach  I  have  seen  authentic  specimens  from  Mount  Sarko  in 
Hungary,  in  the  Herbarium  of  Dr.  Von  Martins  j  they  agree  precisely  with 
specimens  gathered  in  Nordland  by  Sommerfclt,  and  preserved  in  Dr. 
Lehmann*s  collection,  and  seem  to  me  a  more  Alpine  or  Northern  state  of 
O.  latifolia ;  indeed^  with  the  exception  of  the  rather  shorter  bracts,  and 
more  conical  spur,  I  can  make  out  nothing  like  a  specific  character  for  it ; 
and  I  find  all  that  relates  to  the  spur  and  lip  so  much  subject  to  variations, 
between  which  no  limits  can   be  seen,  that  I  am  compelled,   in   this 

species,  to  pass  them  by. O.  Hatagirea  is,  I  conceive,  the  Indian  form 

of  the  species ;  it  has  entirely  the  habit  of  the  European  0.  latifoUa,  and, 
like  it,  seems  to  produce  a  smaller  flowered  form,  which  may  be  compared 
to  0.  cruenta ;  its  lip  is  sometimes  rounds  and  scarcely  lobed,  sometimes 
slightly  three-lobed  :  in  Mr.  Royle*s  Herbarium  is  a  suite  of  specimens 
completely  connecting  both  those  states. 

In  Smithes  Herbarium  is  a  specimen  gathered  near  Tangier  by  Durand, 
which  is  very  like  this  species  in  a  gigantic  state ;  but  which  has  the 
lip  three-lobed,  as  in  0.  maculata,  and  is  possibly  O.foliosa, 

It  is  probable  that  this  plant  varies  in  other  ways.  I  have  a  Russian 
specimen,  which  has  a  rhomboidal  crisped  lip,  with  the  habit  of  0.  sam-' 
bucina,  and  which  is  either  this  or  a  new  species  3  and  I  have  a  thing  fron> 
Irkutsk  which,  without  being  exactly  O.  latifolia,  is  not  O.  maculata, 

4.  Orchis  majalis.     Rchb.  PL  Crit.  VI.  77O, 

O.  foliis  patentibus  oblongis  acutis  lax^  vaginantibus,  spic&  crass^  oblong^,, 
sepalis  obtusis,  labello  orbieulato  lacero-crenato  piano  macule  cordi-^ 
form!  notato  calcare  cylindraceo  conico  breviore,bracteis  herbaceis  ovato* 
lanceolatis  flore  longioribus,  tuberculis  palmatifidis. 

O.  majalis.    Rchb.  Fl.  Excurs.  126.    Mayrhof,  Dissert,  p.  24. 

Hab.  in  German ia  3  prope  Dornbach  Jacquin  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm.  eel, 
Jacquin.) 

Differt  ah.  O.  latifoUa :  foliis  oblongis  patentibus  plerumque  nigro  aut  rubro 
maculatis  subtus  glaucescentibus,  caule  humiliore,  spica  crassiore,  flori- 
bus  majoribus  saturatius  rubris  aut  purpureis ;  et  prsecipue  tempore  flo« 
rendi  in  eodem  loco  multo  prsecociore. 

I  quote  Reichenbach*s  figure  upon  his  own  authority ;  but  I  must  con- 
fess it  is  very  unlike  the  plant  I  have  described,  for  which  I  am  indebted 
to  Baron  Jacquin. 


262  OPHRYDE^. 

5.  Orchis  sesquipedalis.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4,  SO. 

O.  "  labello  obovato  lateribus  reflexo  emarginato  dentato^  petalis  superi- 
oribus  acutis  conniventibus,  cornu  cylindraceo  germen  8ubsquaDte> 
bracteis  lanceolatis  flore  loDgioribus."     WUld. 

O.  UtifolU  >  ZtfiiL  MSS. 

Hab.  Id  Luntania,  Link. 

Radix  palmata.  Caulis  sesquipedalis.  Folia  lato-laDceolata.  Spica  flo- 
ribus  altemis  remotiusculis.  Labellum  indivisum  obovatum  lateribus 
reflexum  apice  emargioatum,  margine  acutb  dentatum,  Cornu  fere  Ion* 
gitudine  germinis  cylindraceum  crassum.     fVilld, 

6.  Orchis  saccata.     Tenore,  Append,  Prima,  65. 

O.  foliis  radicalibus  ovato-oblongis  acutis  patentibus  eauHnis  minoribus 
vaginantibus,  spicfiL  laxiflorll^  sepalis  obtusis^  labello  oblongo  obtuse 
crenato  calcare  crasso  pallido  pendulo  longiore^  bracteis  herbaceis  florum 
longitudine. 

O.collimu    Bitnis.  MSS.  in  Herb,  Smith. 

O.  saccata.    IfVrviUe  in  Act.  Soc,  lAmn.  Par,  1, 375.    Bckb,  ft  Escun,  122. 

Hab.  in  Europa  Auitrali',  in  Colchide»  D'Urville ;  Sicilia^  Gustone,  Lucanise 
pratis  montosis,  Tenore,  prope  Tergestum^  Rchb,  etiam  in  Barbaria, 
prope  Algeriam,  Broussonei  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  cell,  Tenore,  Tineo  ei 
Gustone,') 

Folia  luaculata. 

•  *  Labello  S'4'Jido,  v,  distinct^  irilobo, 

7.  Orchis  aristata.     Fischer  in  Litt, 

O.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  caule  subdiphyllo  longioribus,  spicll  ovatk 
densiflorft^  sepalis  acuminatissimis^  labello  ovato  acuto  levissim^  versus 
apicem  trilobo  lateribus  deflexo,  calcare  crasso  pendulo  labello  longiore, 
bracteis  herbaceis  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus^  tuberculis  paliuatis. 

Hab.  in  Unalaschka,  Fischer  (hab,  s.  sp,  comm,  ceL  Fischer,) 

Intermediate^  as  it  were^  between  O.  laUfoUa,  from  which  it  differs  in  its 
acuminate  sepals  and  in  statu  re>  and  O.  sambucina,  which  is  equally  dis* 
tinguished  by  the  same  character. 

8.  Orchis  sambucina.    Unn,  I  Sp.  PI, 

O.  foliis  obovato-oblongis  obtusissimis  in  caulem  ascendentibus^  spick 
densli  obloDg&,  sepalis  obtusiusculis^  labelli  obsolete  trilobi  rotundati 
lobo  intermedio  angustiore^  calcare  pendulo  inflato  labello  duplb  longiore 
ovarium  squante*  bracteis  foliaceis  oblongis  acutis  floribus  longioribus, 
tuberculis  palmatis. 

a.  floribus  ochroleucis. 

O.  sambudna.     WUld.  Sp.  PI.  4,  bO,    Jac^,  Ft.  Austr.  t.  lOS.    Rchb,  PL  Crit.^,t.  609. 

j3.  floribus  purpureis. 

O.  Incarnata.    Linn.  Sp,  PL     WiUd,  p,  50. 

O.  Schldcheri.    Sweet  FL  Garden^  2,  199. 

O.  sambocina.    j3.  incarnata.    Jlchb.  PL  Crit,  9,  t.  810.  « 

O.  Traunstdneri.    Saut.    Bchb.  FL  Escwrt.  !!P. 

18 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  meridionalem  et  mediam  -,  etiam  in  Jutland, 
Hb,  Homem,  Scania^  Fries  (hab,  s,  sp,) 


OPHRYDE^.  263 

9.  OscHi9  palleos,    Linn. 

O.  foliis  obovato-obloDgis  obtusissimis  in  caulem  ascendentibus,  spied 
densfiL  oblongft^  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis,  labelli  rotundati  trilobi  lobis 
seqaalibus  integris,  calcare  horizontali  recur vo  inflato  labello  dupl5 
longiore,  bracteis  membranaceis  lioeari-lanceolatis  floribus  brevioribus> 
tuberculis  indivisis. 

O.  palleni.     TFilld.  Sp,  PI,  4,  27.     Jacq,  Fl.  Atutr,  I,  U  45.    Rckh.  PL  CriL  9,  L  808^ 

opt,  Fl,  Excurs,  122. 
O.  ralphurea.    Bot,  Mag,  t,  2569. 

Hab.  in  Europa  media  (Jiah,  s,  sp,) 

10.  Orchis  pseudo-sambucina.  Tenore  Synops,  ed,  I,  p,  82.  Fl,  Neap, 
vol.  U.  p.  284,  t  66. 

O,  foliis  linearibus  spathulatis  obiusis  subundulatis  in  caulem  ascendenti- 
bus,  spicfiL  cylindraceft  laxiuscul&»  sepal  is  ovatis  obtusis,  labelli  latioris 
quam  longi  trilobi  lobis  subaequalibus  integris,  calcare  gracili  horizontali 
labello  duplb  longiore,  bracteis  foliaceis  lanceolatis  acutis  floribus  Ion- 
gioribus,  tuberculis  palmatis. 

O.  Fomana.  Sehtut,  et  Maur,  Rom.  PI.  Fate,  2,  t,  3.    FL  Rom,  Prodr,  308,  t.  9.    Rchb,  FL 

Mxcun.  126. 
O.  bncteata.    Tenore,  FL  Neap.  Prodr,  p.  52,  non  Willd. 

Hab.  in  JtaUa  AustraU,  Tenore ;  etiam  in  Tauria  Stephan  ;  et  Iberia  ?  Prescoti 
(^hab,  i.  tp.) 

Differt  ab  .0.  sambudna  calcare  graciliore  horizontali,  et  ab  0.  pallente 
bracteis  longis  foliaceis  tuberculisque.    Variat  floribus  rubris. 

11.  Orchis  provincialis.     Balln$  Misc,  1 2. 

O.  foliis  lanceolatis  omnibus  radicalibus,  spied  lax&,  sepalis  ovato-oblongis 
obtusis,  labelli  latioris  quam  longi  pubescentis  trilobi  crenulati  lobis 
lateralibus  acutis  intermedio  truncato  subemarginato,  calcare  gracili 
ascendente  apice  inflato  labello  triplo  longiore,  bracteis  membranaceis 
apice  subulatis  floribus  brevioribus,  tuberculis  indivisis. 

O.  provincialis.    De  Cand.  Sj^nops.  FL  Gail.  p.  169,    Rckb.  Fl.  Excurs.  p,  122,    Tenore. 

SwlL  p,  456. 
O.  CjrrUli.     Tenore,  App,  Prima,  64.    Fl,  Neap,  voL  ii,  p.  287,  /.  87. 

p.  pauaflorai  floribus  majoribus,  labello  magis  pubescente,  foliis  im- 
maculatis. 

O.  paaciflonu    Tenore,  Lc.    Fl,  Neap.  voL  ii,  p,  2S9,  t.  SB.    Syll.  p.  456. 

Hab.  in  regno  Neapoliiano ;  /3.  in  nemoribus  montosis  Stabiarum  regionis 
editioribus,  et  in  Lucania,  Tenore  {hab,  s,  gp,  comm.  ceU.  Tenore  et  Thieo, 
et  V.  V,  c.) 

Differt  ab  0.  pallente  foliis  acutis,  labello,  et  calcare  duplo  longiore  gra- 
cili arcuato  apice  inflato. 

I  have  authentic  specimens  from  Professor  Tenore  of  his  0.  paudflora, 
which  certainly  has,  as  he  states  in  his  Sylloge,  a  broad,  convex,  hairy 
lip;  but  I  cannot  think  it  more  than  a  variety  of  O.  Cyrilli  from 
mountainous  places. 

12.  Orchis  canariensis. 

O.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  in  caulem  ascendentibus  et  acuminantibus,  spied 
laxiusculd,  sepalis  petalisque  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  labelli  oblongi  medio 
pubescentis  leviter  trilobi  lobo  medio  truncato  crispulo  lateralibus  multo 


264  OPHRYDEiE. 

majore^  calcare  crasso  obtuso  labello  breviore,  bracteis  membronaceis 
apice  subulatls  fioribus  brevioribus,  tuberculis  indivisis. 

Hab.  in  rupestribus  elatioribus  Los  Organos  dictis  supra  vallem  OraiafkB, 
fVebb  et  Berthelot  {hab,  s,  sp.  comm,  eel,  Webb,) 

Facics  fere  0,  mascula,  calcare  brevi  crasso  abundb  di versa.  Flores  vero- 
similiter  purpurei. 

13.  Orchis  foliosa.     Soland.  MSS.     Lowe,  Prim.  FL  Mader,  p.  13. 

O.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis  lax^  vaginantibus^  spic&  oblong^i 
multiflorli,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  labello  latiore  quain  longo  obsolete 
trilobo  piano :  laciuiis  lateralibus  emarginatis  intermedin  acut&  multb 
majoribus,  calcare  pendulo  cornuto  labello  duplo  breviore^  bracteis  her- 
baceis  acuminatis  flore  steph  iongioribus^  tuberculis  palmatis.  Lindley 
in  Bot,  Reg.  t.  I7OI. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  dumetisque  Madera,  Lowe  {exam.  v.  cult,  et  s.  sp.  in  herb, 
Henslow.) 

Omnino  0.  latifoliam  refertj  scd  omnibus  partibus  major  est,  labello 
piano  manifest^  trilobo  nee  rhomboideo,  calcare  breviore  graciliore, 
caule  elatiore. 

14.  Orchis  mascula.     Linn» !  Sp,  PL 

O,  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  omnibus  radicalibus,  spic^  laxft  muUiflor^,  sepalis 
oblongis  obtusis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  divergentibus  subintegris 
intermedio  emarginato  subsequalibus,  calcare  horizontal!  obtuso  labello 
longiore,  bracteis  apice  subulatis  fioribus  brevioribus^  tuberculis  in- 
divisis. 

O.  mascula.    Eng,  Bot,  9,  /.  631. 

(i.  labello  minus  fisso* 

O.  otbUs.    Sckm,  fide  Reickenhachii. 

Hab.  in  pratis  per  omnem  Europam  septentrionalem  vulgatissima,  {v,  v.  sp.) 

Variat  fioribus  incarnatis  albidisque. 

1 5.  Orchis  parvi folia.     Chaubard  in  Amans,  Fl,  Agen.  369,  t.  7. 

O.  ''  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  canaliculatis,  spic&  dens^i,  calcare  conico 
obtuso  ovario  duplo  breviore,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  crenulatis '  rotundatis 
intermedio  paulb  longiore  et  angustiore,  sepalis  divaricatis.**     Chaub. 

Hab.  in  pratis  humidis  Gallia  meridionalis,  Chaubard. 

Flores  purpurei  $  labellum  albidum  maculis  purpureis  punctatum.  Tuber- 
cula  oblonga.  Fmcies  0.  mascula,  qua  differt  floris  forma  et  foliis 
canaliculatis.     Chaub. 

16.  Orchis  brevicornu.     Viviani,  Fl.  Hal.  Fragm.  t.  12,  f.  2. 

O.  '*  labio  trilobo  denticulato,  calcare  conico  obtuso  ovario  triplb  breviore, 
sepalis  acutiusculis  exterioribus  reflexis^  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis.**  Rchb. 
Fl.  Excurs.  p,  123. 

Hab.  in  Italia,  Viviani. 

O,  mascula  proxima,  imprimia  calcare  brevi  diatincta^  spicli  etiam  laxk.  RcJib» 
Possibly  the  same  as  0.  parvifolia. 


OPHRYDEA.  265 

17.  Ob€hi8  stabiana.     Tenore!  Syll.  Fl,  Nap.  p.  453. 

O.  foliis  lanceolatis  omnibus  radicalibus^  spic&  Inxk  multiflor&«  sepalis 
acuminatisj  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  divergentibus  subdentatis 
intermedio  truncato  emarginato  duplo  brevioribus,  calcare  horizontali 
obtuso  labello  longiore,  bracteis  apice  subulatis  floribus  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  nemoribus  Stabiarum,  Tenore  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel,  Tenore.) 

Folia  Iffit^  virentia  nee  pallida>  immaculata.  Labelli  lobus  medius  concolor. 
Flores  odori.     Tenore, 

This  looks  like  O.  speciosa  more  than  O.  mascula^  but  differs  entirely  in 
the  form  of  the  lip. 

18.  Orchis  patens.     Desf.  Ft.  Atl.  %  p.  318  t.  248.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 19. 

O.  fblits  omnibus  radicalibus  angustis  spathulatis  acutis,  spick  laxiflorll^ 
sepalis  ovatis  obtusis>  labelli  trilobi  oblongi  plan!  laciniis  lateralibus 
divergentibus  crenatis  truncatis  abbreviatis  intermedin  cuneatft  triden- 
tat^^  calcare  crasso  obtuso  pendulo  labello  breviore>  bracteis  linearibus 
apice  subulatis  membranaceis  ovario  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Atlantide,  Desfoniames  {exam.  $.  sp.  in  Hb.  Lehmann.) 

19.  Orchis  speciosa.     Host.  FL  Austr.  2,  527.     Mayrh.  Dissert.  6. 

O.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  omnibus  radicalibus>  spicfiL  multiflorli,  sepalis 
acuminatis,  labelli  subrotundi  crenulato-incisi  trilobi  lobis  omnibus  ap- 
proximatis  intermedio  rotundato  integro  bifidove,  calcare  horizontali 
obtuso  labello  equali>  bracteis  apice  subulatis  floribus  brevioribus> 
tuberculis  indivisis. 

O.  mascula.    Jacq,  MUceU.  2,  375»  /.  180,  et  veroriwUUter  mad.  Sp.  PI.  A,  IB,  pburi- 

morumque  aUorum.     Rchh.  PL  Crit.  6,  /.  563,  mala.    FL  £xcur»,  p.  }^. 
O.  ^ifera.     Vett.  in  Hb.  Martii.  ^ 

Hab.  in  pratis  pascuisque  Austria  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel,  Jacquin.) 

Folia,  uti  et  caulis  ipse,  punctis  maculisque  atropurpureis  apud  nos  saep^ 
numerosissimis,  rari^  paucis  notata.  Flores  speeiosi  in  spicam  longam 
formosam  coUecti,  ex  rubro  purpurei>  raritis  albi.  Labellum  subquadrl- 
fidum,  raritis  trifidum,  punctatum,  lacinise  obtuss  modic^  reflex8e>  media 
plus  minus  emarginata,  labelli  discus  viUosus.     Mayrhqfer. 

My  specimens  of  this  plant  from  Baron  von  Jacquin  have  altogether  the 
habit  of  O.  mascula ;  from  which,  however,  they  seem  to  differ  essentially 
in  the  very  taper  pointed  sepals,  and  in  the  form  of  the  lip.  It  may,  how- 
ever, be  doubted  whether  it  is  anything  more  than  a  variety  of  O.  mascula. 

20.  Orchis  laxiflora.     Lam.  Encycl.  4,  553. 

O.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  in  caulem  ascendentibus,  floribus  dis- 
tantibus,  sepalis  obtusissimis,  labelli  subcrenati  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus 
rotundatis  cum  intermedio  emarginato  confluentibus,  calcare  horizontali 
labello  subsequali,  bracteis  lanceolatis  floribus  subssqualibus,  tuberculis 
indivisis. 

O.  laxiflora.    Reichenbach,  FL  Esatrs.  1, 122. 

O.  ensifolia.    VilL  Delpk.  2,  29.     Willd,  Sp.  PL  4, 25. 

O.  pahiitrii.    Jacq.  Ic.  Ear.  1, 1. 181.     WUld,  Sp.  PL  4,  26.    Rchh.  PL  Crit.  9,  t.  831. 

O.  Tabernnmontani.  OmeL  sec,  Rckb. 

O.  mediterraaea.    *'  Gusmm,  PL  Bar.  p.  235."  sec.  Tenore. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  meridionalem  vulgaris  -,  etiam  in  Gottlandia, 
Fries;  et  prope  Gorenki,  Prescott  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

September,  1835.  m  m 


^6  OPHRYDEJE. 

Species  eaule  folioso,  foiiis  lineari-laneeolatis  acuminatis,  et  spicH  gracili 
lax&  distioctu  facillima.  Labelli  lobi  nunc  leviores  nunc  profundiores  ; 
Tix  autem  varictates  indicant^  occurrunt  enim  in  eodem  individuo. 

81.  Orchis  maculata.     Linn. '  Sp.  PL 

O.  caule  gracilis  foiiis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis  remotis  superioribus  sensim 
diminutis  acuminatis^  spicll  dens^  conic^  ▼.  cylindrace&^  sepalis  ovatis 
acutis,  labelli  plani  subcuneali  apice  trilobi  lobis  omnibus  acutis  :  latera* 
libus  subcrenulatis  interniedio  acuto  latioribus^  calcare  gracili  pendulo 
labelli  longitudine,  bracteis  lineari-laneeolatis  acuminatis  herbaceis  flo- 
ribus  sequalibus,  tuberculis  palmatis. 

O.  maculatA.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4,  31.    FL  Dan,  t.  933.    Eng,  Boi,  t,  632,    Hooker,  FL 

Land.  r.  ic,     Rchh.  Plant.  Crit.  6,  t.  566.     FL  Excun.  126.     Mayrh.  IHstert.  23. 
O.  tetragona.    Heuffelin  Bot.  Zeit,  1833,  No,  23,  bracteis  pau15  longioribuB. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  temperatam  et  frigidiorem  j  Islandia,  M&rk  in 
Hb.  Hornem.  {hab.  b.  sp.  et  v.  v.  sp.) 

I  2.  MiLiTABES.     Sepalis  connwentibus  galeam  referentibus.     (Hrborchis.) 

*  Labello  indiviso, 

22.  Orchis  rubra.     Jacq,  Ic,  Rar.  1,  /.  183. 

O.  scapo  basi  prsecipu^  folioso,  foiiis  lineari-laneeolatis  acutis  arctb  vagi- 
natis,  sepalis  oblongis  acutis,  labello  crenulato  unguiculato  calcari 
conico  incurvo  pendulo  sequali. 

a.  labello  rhombeo  acuto. 

O.  rubra.     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4, 24.     Rchb.  FL  Excurt.  p.  123. 
O.  papilionacea.    Bot.  Reg.  t,  1 155,  et  plurtum  auctorum. 

(i.  labello  rotundato,  ssepb  latiore  quam  longo. 

O.  expansa.     Tenore,  SyllogCy  p.  455. 

?  O.  papilionacea.     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4,  24,  aliommqae. 

O.  papilionacea.    FL  Grmc^  t.  928. 

Hab.  in  Europa  Justrali ;  a.  per  omnem  Italiam ;  (i.  in  regno  NeapoUtano, 
Tineo,  Creta,  Zuccarini,  Gracia,  Sibtliorp,  SiciUa,  Gussone,  (hob.  s.  sp.  et 
V.  V,  cuU.) 

Statura  palmaris  ad  pedalem  et  ultra*  Folia  acuta,  sspb  subundulata^ 
circa  radicem  praecipub  ordinata,  vaginis  arctis.  Bractese  roses  floribus 
ferb  sequales.     Flores  sang^inei>  venosi,  magni. 

Varietas  )3.  nullo  modo  distinguenda  est  nisi  labello  obtoso  rotundato  et 
quasi  unguiculato ;  Verse  O.  papilionaceee  tantum  accedit,  prsesertim 
exemplaribus  creticis,  ut  dubius  omnino  hsreo  an  revera  sint  species 
diversae. 

33.  Orchis  papilionacea.     Linn. !  Sp.  PL  1331. 

O.  scapo  undique  folioso>  foiiis  lax^  vaginantibus,  sepalis  oblongis  acutis, 
labello  maximo  venis  flabelliformibus  denticulato  calcare  gracili  recto 
pendulo  longiore. 

O.  papilionacea.    Desf.  FL  AtL  2, 316.     Rchh.  FL  Excwrt.  p.  123. 

Hab.  in  Hispania,  Alstromer;  LusUania,  Langsdorff ;  Algeria,  Desfoniaines ; 
(v.  s.  sp.  in  Hb.  Linn.  Smith  et  Bentham.) 

O.  rubrsR  proxima,  labello  lato  rotundato  sessili  magis  regulariter  dentato, 
venis  flabelliformibus  semper  in  denticulo  desinentibus  tantum  dis- 
tinguenda.    Caulis  nunc  3*uncialis,  nunc  pedalis. 


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24.  Orchis  spectabilis.     Linn.  Sp.  PL  1337. 

O.  foliis  biois  oblongis  obtusis  scapi  longitudiDe,  bracteis  foliaceis  floribus 
longioribus,  labello  lanceolate  calcari  clavato  pendulo  sequali. 

O.  spectobilis.    Wiild.  Sp.  PL  4, 36.    Pursh,  FL  Am.  Sept.  2,  p.  587.   Beck,  BoL  ^f  North 

and  Middle  States,  p.  347. 
O.  hamllis.    MieAaux, 
Habenaria  tpectabilis.    Spreng.  Sytt.  3,  689. 

Hab.  in  Amenca  SeptentrionaU ;  sylvis  umbrosis  a  Canada  ad  Carolinanijt 
Beck,  Goldie,  Pursh.  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

Species  nuUi  affinis  3  labellum  albidum ;  sepala  viridi-purpurea. 

*  *  Labello  trUobo. 

25.  Orchis  coriophora.     lAnn. !  Sp.  PI.  1332. 

O.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  sursum  evanescentibus,  spidL  elongatfiL, 
sepalis  in  galeam  agglutinatis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis^  labello  tri- 
lobo  calcari  conico  sequali :  laciniis  lateralibus  deflexis  intermedifiL  lanceo* 
latft  mult6  brevioribus. 

• 

O.  coriophora.    Bieb,  Ft.  TVmr.  Cauc,  2,  363>  et  verotinuUter  auctorum  plurium. 

O.  caasidea.    Bieb,  F7,  Taur,  Cauc.  3,  600. 

O.  Polliniana.    Spre/ig. 

O.  firagraos.    PolUnL    Rchb.  Ft.  Excurs.  124. 

Hab.  in  Eurapa  AwtraUore;  et  Taurus  meridionaUs  udis,  Bieberstein; 
montosis  Dalmatise;  Monspelii^  Delile ;  Tergesti,  Agardh,  Romfle  et 
Florentise,  Strangways  ;  Calabria  et  Apulia,  Sieber  5  necnon  in  Barbaria, 
Desfontaines  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flores  sordid^  purpurei,  fuscescentes.  Petala  tota  in  cucullum  cordato-f 
lanceolatum  acutum  cohserentia :  apiculis  tantummodo  breyissimis  con- 
niveutibus  liberis.    Labelli  faux  purpureo-punctata.    Biebent. 

Quite  distinct  from  O.  cimicina,  in  its  long  sepals,  which  form  a  compact 
upper  lip,  and  in  the  long  spur,  which  is  fully  equal  to  the  lip  in  length. 
It  does  not  dry  of  the  sooty  colour  of  0.  dmicina ;  and  its  flowers  are  sweet 
scented.  Reichenbach  distinguishes  three  varieties,  but  they  are  of  no 
importance.  Steven  {Observ.  in  PL  Rossicas.  p.  64)  seems  to  consider 
O.  cassidea  distinct  from  O.  coriophora;  whence  I  conclude  that  by  the  latter 
name  he  means  O.  cimicina,  which  is,  therefore,  found  in  Iberia  and 
Caucasus. 

26.  Orchis  cimicina.     Crantz.  Stirp.  Austr.  6,  498. 

O.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  sensim  decrescentibus,  spicfiL  oblongft^ 
sepalis  in  galeam  conniventibus  ovatis  obtusis  siccatione  fuliginosis> 
labello  trilobo  calcare  incurvo  duplo  longiore :  laciniis  lateralibus 
deflexis  intermedial  integr^  partim  brevioribus. 

O.  coriophora.  WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4,  16?  Jacq.  Ft.  Austr.  1. 122.  Rchb.  Plant.  CrU.  VL 
773.    FL  Excurs.  123.    Mayrho/er,  Dissert.  18. 

Hab.  in  Gallia  et  Austria ;  etiam  in  Iberia  et  Caucaso  cisalpino,  Steven  {hab. 
s.  sp.  comm,  illustr.  Jacquin,) 

3pica  brevis,  densa,  triste  ferrugineo -purpurea.  Flores  non  magni  foeto* 
rem  spdrgunt  ver^  cimicinum.  Sepala  sordid^  rubentia  arct^  conn i vent. 
Mayrh.  labium  rubro-punctatum  lobis  obliqu^  truncatis  vircutibus, 
calcar  roseum.     Rchb. 

Generally  confounded  with  O.  coriophora,  from  which  Reichenbach  htVi 


U.  B.  GENT  1 


268  OPHRYDBiB. 

well  distinguished  it.  I  have  seen  no  specimens,  except  French  and 
Austrian  ones,  for  the  latter  of  which  I  am  indebted  to  Baron  Jacquin.  It 
dries  like  O.  fusca.  As  it  appears  from  the  Linnean  Herbarium  that  the 
true  O.  coriophora  is  what  is  usually  called  O.  fragrans,  I  have  restored  the 
name  O.  cimicina  to  this. 

27.  Orchis  sancta.     Linn. !  Sp.  PI  1330.     Wxlld.  Sp.  PI.  4,  41. 

O.  foliis ,  caule  vaginato  aphyllo,  spic^  elongate,  sepalis  in  galeam 

agglutinatis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  labello  trilobo  calcari  conico 
inflexo  longiore :  laciniis  lateralibus  acut^  bilobis  intermedin  acut^  paul5 
brevioribus. 

Hah.  in  PaliBstina,  Lvimtut  (o.  «.  tp.  tfi  herb,  lAnn.) 

O.  coriophorce  adeo  similis  ut  merom  varietatem  dicas;  sed  labellum  et 
calcar  sunt  planb  diversa.  Folia  et  tubercula  in  specimine  herbarii 
Linnseani  deficiunt. 

Obs.  O.  sancta,  D'Urville  in  Act.  Soc.  Linn.  par.  I,  37 6,  ad  sepes  insulse 
Coi  communis,  Maio  florens,  toto  cselo  differt.  Nescio  cui  specie! 
referenda  est. 

88.  Orchis  acuminata.    Desf.  Ail.  2,  318,  t.  947. 

O.  foliis  ovalibus  acutis  cuspidatis,  sepalis  acuminatissimis,  labello  tri« 
partito  glaberrimo  calcari  pendulo  incurro  squali :  laciniis  lateralibus 
truncatis  abbreviatis  intermedin  subrotund&  crenulatn,  bracteis  acumi- 
natis  floribus  subsqualibus. 

O.  acuminaU.     WiUd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 17.    RcAb.  FL  Escurt,  124.    BoL  Mag.  t.  1932.    Cam- 

bes$.  En.  FL  Balear.  140. 
O.  panrlflora.     Tenore,  FL  Nap.  Prodr.  p.  52. 
O.lactea.     Polr.  m  Zoin.  XKc/.  4, 594.     mUd.  Sp.PL4,Zi,  JSde  Camhettedis. 

Hab.  in  Algeria,  Desf ontaineB ;  SiciUa,  Tineo;  insuUs  Balearici$,C&mhesBedes 
(hab»  s.  sp.  comm.  ceL  Tineo.) 

Adest  in  Hb.  Lehm.  a  Lamarckio  sub  nomine  O.  lacers }  an  Poiretius 
lacteam  pro  lacera  scripsit  solit^  incurin  ? 

89.  Obchis  Corsica.     Fivianu 

O.  *^  bulbis  8,  foliis  ovato-ellipticis,  spici  contract^  globosft,  petalis  omni* 
bus  conniventibus  ovato-acuminatis :  8  interioribus  lateralibus  paul5 
minoribus,  labello  trifido :  lobis  lateralibus  falcatis  dentatis  medio 
apicem  verstis  rotundato  expanso  dentato,  calcare  incurvo  obtuso  ger« 
men  duplo  superante.*'     Reich.  PI.  Crit.  IF,  p.  70. 

Hab.  in  Corsica,  Viviani. 

An  Anacamptis? 

30.  Orchis  morio.     Linn. !  Mantiss.  485. 

O.  foliis  oblongo-linearibus  obtusis,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  lineatis,  labello 
trilobo  latiore  quam  longo  sepalis  majore  calcari  horizontali  obtuso 
subsequali :  laciniis  lateralibus  dentatis  intermedin  subemarginatn  ma- 
joribus. 

O.  morio.  mild.  Sp.  PL  4, 18.  Eng.  BoU  /.  2059.  Smithy  EngL  Flora,  4,  11.  Rckh. 
FL  Escurs.p.  122.     Mayrhof.  Distert.  14. 

Hab.  in  Europa  pratis  vulgatissima  (v.  v.  sp.) 

Reichenbach  correctly  observes  that  this   is  often   confounded  with 
O.  longicomis  5  especially  in  herbaria.     It  is  a  much  larger  plant,  with  a 


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very  broad  lip,  the  lateral  segments  of  which  are  always  wider  than  the 
middle  one,  and  deeply  notched.  The  flowers  vary  from  dark  purple  to 
pink  or  white  -,  and,  although  spotted  with  crimson  on  a  white  ground  in 
the  middle  of  the  lip,  are  by  no  means  so  gaily  variegated  as  O.  longicornis. 

Quid  O.  morioj  Loureir,  2>  629,  in  sylvis  montosis  Cochinchinse  ? 

31.  Okchis  longicomis.     Derf.  Fl.  AtL  2,  317>  t,  246. 

O.  foliis  oblongo-linearibus  obtusis,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis,  labello  trilobo 
sepalis  squali  calcare  horizontali  apice  inflato  breviore  :  laciniis  laterali* 
bus  subintegris  intermedise  sequalibus  v.  minoribus. 

a.  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  integris  atropurpureis  rotundatis^  intermedio 
albo  variegato. 

O.  loDgiconiis.    Bot.  Mag.  t,  1944.    Bot.  Reg,  /.  202.    Rchh.  FL  Exeurt.  122. 

/3.  labelli  lobis  subsqualibus  intermedio  ovato  lateralibus  truncatis  den* 
tatis. 

O.  picta.    Lois,  Ft.  Gall.  t.  26. 

y.  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  obliqu^  truncatis  dentatis  acutb  intermedio 
rotundato  minoribus. 

?  O.  morio.    Bieh.  FL  Tour,  Cauc.  2, 364. 

Hab.  in  Europe  AustraUom  et  Barbaria praiis  necnon  Tauria ;  a.  in  Sidlia^ 
Gussone,  Algeria,  Desf.,  Italia,  Tenore ;  /3.  in  Gallia  meridionali,  Loise* 
leur,  Helvetia,  Schleicher ;  y.  in  Russia  meridionali,  PrescoU  (v,  v.  c.  et 
hab.  s.  sp.) 

The  small  size  of  the  lip»  and  the  greater  width  of  its  middle  than  lateral 
lobes,  taken  together  with  the  inflated  apex  of  its  long  spur,  abundantly  dis* 
tinguish  this  species.  The  French  and  Swiss  specimens  are  paler  than  those 
from  the  south  of  Europe.  In  the  genuine  state  of  the  species^  as  it  occurs 
in  Barbary  and  the  south  of  Italy,  the  two  lateral  lobes  of  the  lip  are 
intensely  purple  and  separated  by  a  well  defined  line  of  colour  from  the 
middle  lip }  but  in  the  varieties  /3.  and  y.  the  purple  is  no  darker  than  what 
is  seen  in  O.  morio.  No  two  species  can  well  be  more  distinct  than  this 
and  O.  morio,  if  they  are  once  correctly  understood. 

*  *  *  Labello  A'fido  vel  A^partito, 

32.  Orchis  sphserica.     Bieb.  Fl.  Taur.  Celtic.  2>  362. 

O.  foliis  omnibus  lanceolatis  acutis,  spic&  subglobos^,  sepalis  aristatis, 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  acutiusculis  incurvis  intermedio  quadrato 
retuso  apiculato  subsequalibus,  calcare  labello  breviore,  bracteis  lineari- 
subulatis  herbaceis  floribus  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Iberia  media,  Steven  {hab.  $.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Prescott,) 

Keichenbach  combines  this  with  O.  globosa ;  but  it  differs  not  only  in  the 
characters  above  mentioned,  and  in  its  white  flowers*  but  also  in  its  much 
narrower  bracts,  more  aristate  sepals,  which  never  terminate  in  a  blunt 
appendage,  and  in  its  broader  and  shorter  labellum. 

33.  Obchis  globosa.     Linn.  Sp.  PL  1332. 

O.  folio  inferiore  oblongo  obtuso  superioribus  lanceolatis  acutis,  spidl  sub- 
globosfiL,  sepalis  aristatis  apice  ssp^  appendiculatis,  labelli  trilobi  angusti 
lobis  lateralibus  truncatis  divergentibus  intermedio  rhomboideo  emargi- 


270  OPURYDEiB. 

nato  cuspidato  brevioribus>  calcare  labello  breviore^  bracteis  linear!- 
lanceolatis  herbaceis  floribus  brevioribus. 

O.  globosa.    Jacq.  FL  Auttr.  t,  265.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4, 14.    Rckb.  PL  Crii.  FL  767. 
Nigntella  globosa.    RcAb.  FL  Excurs.  121.    Mayrhof,  Dissert,  3 1 . 
O.  Halleri.     Crantz.  Stirp.  ^ustrASS. 

Uab.  in  Germania  media  et  AustrdU,  et  Helvetia;  necnon  in  Caucaso, 
Wilhelm  (hah.  s,  sp,) 

Caulis  in  locis  demissioribus  pedalis  et  altior,  in  alpinis  vix  semipedalis^ 
erectus,  teres^  foliosus.  Bractese  lanceolatse  virides>  germen  subsequantes. 
Flores  leviter  odori^  colore  O.  variegatse,  plerumque  resupinati^  rariiis 
recti.  Sepala  ex  purpureo  carnea,  ovata,  long^  acuminata^  apice  incras- 
sata,  medium  brevius.  Petala  sepalis  breviora>  acutiora.  Labellum 
perigonio  concolor,  punctis  purpureis  notatum  i  laciniie  laterales  lineares, 
media  latior,  longior^  emarginata  ut  pluriraum  cum  denticulo  in  emargi- 

natura.     Mayrhqfer, Sepala  et   apex   labelli   ssep^   in   appendicem 

spatulatam  laceram  producuntur>  quod  non  vidi  in  O.  sphserica.   Label- 
lum punctis  minutis  acutis  crystallinis  pruinosum. 

I  do  not  perceive  upon  what  ground  tbis  species  has  been  referred  to 
Nigritella.  As  limited  by  Richard,  that  genus  is  perfectly  natural ;  but  if 
its  character  is  extended  to  receive  this,  it  must  then  be  merged  in  Orchis. 
The  truly  posterior  labellum  of  Nigritella  is  very  different  from  that  of 
O.  globosa,  which  is  as  often  anterior  as  posterior,  and  has  all  the  fleshiness 
of  Orchis. 

34.  Orchis  conica.     Willd.  Sp.  PI,  4,  14. 

O.  '*  labello  tripartito,  laciniit  medi4  elongate  apice  dilatat^  emarginatft* 
petalis  conniventibus  aristatis,  cornu  germine  breviore,  spicli  densft 
conic^,  foliis  ovatis."     fVilld. 

?  O.  globoca.     Broteroy  FL  Lus, 

Hab.  in  Lmitania,  Link. 

'*  Media  ferh  inter  O.  globosam  et  acuminatam.**  W. ,  An  O.  varie- 
gate repellenda? 

85.  Orchis  variegata.    Jacq.  Ic.  Rar,  t,  599. 

O.  foliis  oblongo -lanceolatis  acutis,  spici  corymbose,  sepalis  acuminatis- 
simis,  labello  calcari  rectiusculo  pendulo  aequali :  laciniis  denticulatis 
lateralibus  obliqu^  truncatis  intermedise  cuneatse  bilobse  subsqualibus^ 
bracteis  aristatis  ovario  longioribus. 

O.  rariegata.    NalL  Helv.  no.  1275,  t.  30.    Wittd.  Sp.  PL  4,  21.    De  Cand.  FL  Ft.  3, 248. 

Bieb.  Fl.  Tour.  Cauc.  2, 366.    Boi.  Reg.  t.  367.    Rchb.  FL  Excurs.  124.    Mayrho/er 

nissert.  p.  20, 
O.  tridentata.    Scopol. 

Hab.  in  Europa  Ausirali ;  Gallia,  De  Cand. ;  Germania,  Rchb. ;  Sicilia> 
Tenore;  necnon  in  TauruK  et  Caucasi  sylvis  Bieberst.  Iberiaque^  Steven 
(hab,  s.  sp.) 

Variat  labelli  laciniis  lateralibus  brevioribus,  intermediltque  altius  fissll 
O.  militaris  more  ^  semper  dignoscitur  spic&  subcorymbos4,  bracteisque 
longis  aristatis.  Caulis  6-12  uncias  altus.  Folia  immaculata.  Flores 
violacei.  *'  Petala  cum  sepalo  impari  intus  linea  atropurpurea,  sepala 
lateralia  duabus  ejusmodi  lineis  notata.  Labellum  planum  pallida 
cameum«  punctis  crebris  saturate  rubris  eleganter  variegatum.  Calcar 
striatum.**     Mayrh. 


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36.  Orchis  taurica. 

O.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  laxfe  vaginantibus  in  caulem  ascendentibus^ 
spica  pyramidal!,  sepalis  oblongis  acutis,  labello  calcari  rectiusculo  8ub- 
honzontali  equal! :  laciniis  integris  lateralibus  acutis  apice  incurvis 
intermedin  cuneatiL  apice  dilatatlL  tridentat^  multb  brevioribus^  bracteis 
lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus. 

O.  pyramidalis.    Bieb,  FL  Tour.  Cauc,  2, 363. 

Hab.  in  Tauria  et  Cancan  nemorosis,  Bieberstein  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel. 
Prescott.) 

O.  vuriegatse  affinis,  characteribus  supra  datis  facile  distinguenda.  Flores 
purpurei  sec.  Bieberst. 

37.  Orchis  militaris.     Linn, !  Sp.  PI.  1334. 

O.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis,  spic^  cylindrace^,  sepniis  acutis  ob- 
tusisve^  labello  medio  pubescente  calcare  pendulo  incurvo  v.  rectiusculo 
dupl6  longiore :  laciniis  lateralibus  linearibus  intermedin  cruribus  di- 
vergentibus  truncatis  pluriveniis,  bracteis  brevissimis. 

o.  vera  ;  sepalis  obtusis,  labelli  lacinia  intermedia  lineari  biloba :  cruribus 
plus  minus  oblongis  divaricatis. 

O.  militaris.    De  Cand.  FL  Fr.  3,  248  (a.)  Jacq.  Ic.  Rar.  4,  t.  598.    Eng.  Bot,  t.  2675. 
Smithy  Eng.  FL  4, 14.  Rchb.  PL  Crii.  8,  /.  701.  17.  Excurt.  125.  Mayrhof.  Diuert.  20. 
O.  cinerea.    Suter,  tec.  Rchb. 
O.  RiTini.     Gtniany  iUustr,  74.     Sweet,  Brit.  FL  Gard.  2,  /.  162.    HaU.  Heh.  /.  27,simstr, 

p.  galeata ;  sepalis  acutissimis,  labelli  lacini^  intermedin  cuneatn  bilob^ : 
cruribus  brevibus  truncatis. 

O.  galeata.    Lam.  Diet.  4,593.   DeCand.  FL  Fr.  3, 249.   Rchb.  FL  Excurs.  \2^*    Tenore, 

Syltoge.  p.  454. 
O.  mimusops.     TknilUer,  Ft.  par.  1 ,  p.  458,  ex  D.  C. 
?  O.  militaris.  Biebertt.  Fl.  Cauc.  2, 365.  Sweet,  Brit  FL  Gard.  2, 1. 163.  HaU.  Helv.  t.  28. 

y.  hybrida;  labello  tripartito  punctato-scabro,  laciniis  remotis  linearibus 
mucrone  intermedio  elongato  reflexo,  calcare  recto,  Bbnningh.  ex  Rchb, 
Fl.  Excurs.  125  (Orchis  hybrida.) 

Hab.  a.  per  omnem  Europam  mediam  et  temperatam ;  etiam  in  Gmsia, 
Steven,  montibus  altaicis,  Escher^  /3.  in  Germania  Auttrali,  Gallia,  et  Hel^ 
vetia,  Rchb.  D.  C.  Haller ;  y.  in  Thuringia  et  Bohemia,  Rchb.  {hab.  a,  et 
/3.  s.  sp.  et  V.  a.  sp.) 

Caulis  pedalis  et  ultra.  Folia  lucida,  immaculata.  Spica  densa,  oblonga, 
floribus  nunquam  siccatione  fuliginosis.  Bractese  purpureas.  Flores 
lilacini,  rose!,  v.  albi.  Sepala  ssepids  venosa.  Labellum  medio  decolor, 
apicibus  coloratis,  punctis  quibusdam  hispidis  cruentis  conspersum,  per 
axin  pubescens;  mucrone  longitudine  et  forms  vario  inter  crura 
interjecto. 

There  can,  I  think,  be  little  doubt  that  the  synonyms  above  quoted  are 
rightly  referred  to  this  plant ;  it  seems  to  me  quite  impossible  to  depend 
upjn  minute  differences  in  the  structure  of  the  lip  for  the  discrimination 
of  species,  and  it  is  only  in  such  circumstances  that  it  has  been  pretended 
to  distinguish  them.  O.  galeata  approaches  O.  variegata  in  the  form  of  its 
lip,  but  it  wants  the  long  bracts  of  the  latter  species,  and  has  altogether 
the  habit  of  O.  militaris.  Of  O.  hybrida  1  have  met  with  no  specimen ;  and 
I  should  have  suspected  it  to  be  rather  a  form  of  O.  tephrosanthos,  if 
Reichenbach  had  not  compared  it,  on  the  one  hand,  with  O.  fusca^  and  od 


272  OPHRYDBJB. 

the  other^  \vith  O.  militaris  3  adding^  that  the  lip  is  ''  imprimis  nenrosa* 
lineatura.** 

The  Orchis  figured  in  Eng.  Bot.  t.  1873>  referred  by  Mr.  Bicheno  to 
O.  militaris,  by  Dr.  Hooker  to  O.  tephrosanthos,  and  made  a  distinct  species, 
O.  Smithii,  by  Sweet,  does  not  appear. to  me  to  represent  any  known  species. 

38.  Orchis  fiisca.     Jacq.  Austr,  t,  176. 

O.  foliis  oblongis  versus  basin  angustatis,  spicli  long^  cylindracelL  multifloril 
siccatione  fuliginosit,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis,  labello  medio  pubescente  cal- 
care  brevi  pendulo  incurvo  duplo  longiore :  laciniis  lateralibus  lineari- 
bus  intermedili  obcordat^,  bracteis  obsoletis. 

O.  fasca.     Hall.  Helv.  no,  1276,  t.  31.     Willd.  Sp.  PI,  4, 23.     Bieb,  Tour.  Cauc.  2, 366. 

Hooker y  FL  Lond.  c.  tr.    Smith,  Eng,  Flora,  4, 13.     Rchb,  Fl,  Excurt.  125.    Mayrkof. 

Diss.  21. 
O.  moravica.    Jacq,  Ic,  Rar,  1,  /.  182.     Rchb.  L  c. 
O.  purpurea.    Huds  Ft  Angl,  ed,  \,p,  334. 
O.  militant.    De  Cand,  FL  Fr.  3,  248.    Eng,  Bot,  t.  16. 

Hab.  in  Gallia,  Germania,  Helvelia,  Anglia  -,  nee  non  in  Tauria  meridionaU, 
Bieb.  (hab,  s,  sp,  at  v,  v.) 

Omnium  Europse  Orchidum  maxima  et  pulcherrima.  Scapus  pedalis, 
bipedalis  et  altior,  crassus^  firmus,  supern^  aphyllus.  Folia  maxima, 
rigidiuscula,  splendentia.  Spica  omnium  speciosissima^  conferta,  longa, 
ante  anthesin  atrofiisca.  Bracteee  parvee.  Perigonii  phylla  in  galeam 
conniventia,  extus  atrofusca,  intus  pallidiora.  Labellum  planum,  firmum, 
latum,  candidum,  punctis  hispidis  purpureis  scabrum :  laciniffi  laterales 
divergentes,  lineares,  longse,  media  antic^  dilatata,  biloba,  segmentibus 
valde  divergentibus  antice  seepitis  serratis.     Mayrhofer, 

39.  Orchis  Comperiana.  Steven,  Obs.  in  PI,  Ross,  in  Jet,  Mosq,  7,  p,  63, 
/.  12. 

O.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis,  spicit  rariflorlt,  sepalis  obtusiusculis,  labello 
quadrifido  laciniis  longissimis  setaceis,  calcare  pendulo  ovarii  longitu* 
dine,  bracteis  ovario  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  nemorosis  vallis  Laspi,  TauricB  meridionaHs,  Steven. 

Planta  speciosissima  facie  fer^  Himantoglossi  hircini ;  an  ejusdem  generis  } 

40.  Orchis  longibracteata.     Bivona,  Cent,  Sic,  1,  no.  66,  t,  4, 

O.  foliis  oblongis  basi  angustatis,  spic&  longft,  multiflorft,  sepalis  obtusis* 
simis  patulis,  labello  carnoso  basi  crispo  calcare  brevi  crasso  conico 
quadruplo  longiore ;  laciniis  obtusis  crenatis^  bracteis  florem  excedentibus, 

a.  Sicula ;  laciniis  labelli  lateralibus  abbreviatis. 

O.  longibracteata.    Bot,  Beg.  t,  357.    Rchb.  FL  Excurs.  125. 

/3.  Gallica ;  laciniis  labelli  lateralibus  linearibus  elongatis. 

O.  Robertiana.    Lois.  FL  Gall,  p,  606. 

Hab.  in  Sicilia,  Italia,  et  GaUia  meridionali  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Species  habitu  O.  fuses,  sed  flores  duplo  majores,  viridi-purpurascentes 
labio  pallido  fiisco  marginato  rubro  maculata. 

In  O.  longibracteata  sicula  flores  minores  sunt  quam  in  O.  Robertiana ;  spe- 
cies tamen  distingueri  vix  merentur. 


OPHRYDEiE.  273 

41.  OscBis  undulatiiblia.     Bivona,  Cent.  ^,n.6\,e,  ic. 

O.  foliis  obloogo-taoceolatis  undulatis  obtusts,  spicll  erased  subcorymbbsft^ 
sepalis  acnminatis,  labello  calcare  pendulo  incurvo  triplo  long^ore : 
laciniis  omnibcis  lioearibus  acumlnatis^  bracteis  brevissimis, 

O.  tudolatifolia.    Fkra  Ormm^  tub,  927.    Echb,  Fi,  Escun.  124. 
O.  tephrosanthos.     /3.  andulatifolia.    Bot,  Reg.  t.  375. 
O.  tephrosanthos.    Detf.  Fl.  AtL  2, 318. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  meridionalem;  circa  ConstantmopoUm,  Domina 
lAsionf  in  Barbaria,  Desf.  {hab.  $,  sp.) 

4«.  OscHis  loDgicruris.  Link,  in  Schrad.  Dior.  1799,  p.  323.  fTiUd.  Sp. 
PI  4,  22.     Tenore  Sylloge.  p.  454. 

Hab.  in  LusHania,  Link. ;  in  nemoribus  Lucania,  Tenore. 

Ab.  O.  undulatifoUa  dififert  foliis  planis  ovatis,  floribus  purpureis  duplo 
minoribus,  labii  laciniis  angustioribus,  spic^  pyramidat^  non  globosft. 
Ab.  0.  tephrosanthos  labii  lacioiis  rectia  lanceolatis  acuminatis  facillim^ 
dignosciUir.     Tenore,  I.  c. 

43.  Obchis  tephrosanthos.     ViUars,  Delph,  2>  32. 

O.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutiusculis,  spidt  cylindrace^  crassft,  sepalis 
acumiaatii,  labello  medio  hispido  calcare  pendulo  incurvo  dupl6  longiore : 
laciniis  Unearibns  cruribus  intennedis  uniTeniis/  bracteis  brevibus 
obtusis. 

o.  vera;  laciniis  filiformibus  acutis. 

O.  tephrosanthos.   Bet/,  A tl.  2,319,    mUd.Sp.  PL  4,21.    JRehb.  Ft,  Excurs,  \24,    Bieh, 

Tamr,  Ctmc,  2, 364.    Hooktr,  Bot.  Mag.  342(i. 
O.  simia.    Lam,  Diet.  i,h93,    De  Cand.  Fl,  Fr,Z,  249. 
O.  xoophonu    TktUU,  Fl,  pttr.  1 ,  459. 
O.  cercopitheca.    Lam,  Did.  4, 593. 

/3.  tnacrophylla  ;  cruribus  abbreviatis  truncatis. 

Hab.  o.  in  Gallia;  Qermama;  Helvetia}  necnon  Caucaso  et  Iberia  prope 
Tiflin,  Prescoft ;  /3.  Caucaso,  WilheUn.  {hah.  s.  sp.) 

O.  mUUari  similis,  sed  minor  et  cruribus  labelli  constanter  univeniis  an- 
gostissimis  linearibus  facild  distinguenda.  Flores  Isetitis  colorati  ma« 
gisque  variegati. 

44.  Orchis  macra.     lAndl,  Synops.  ed,  9,,  p.  260. 

O.  foliis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis,  spic^L  angust£l  pauciflor^,  sepalis  acumi- 
natissimis,  labello  calro  crystalUno-Terrucoso  calcare  pendulo  rectiusculo 
dupl6  longiore :  laciniis  linearibus  acutis  cruribus  intermediae  univeniis, 
bracteis  brevibus  acuminatis. 

O.  tephrosanthos.  Bicheno  in  Linn.  Trans.  XIL  33.  Hooker,  Ft.  Lond,  c,  ic.  Smith, 
Eng,  Fl,  4, 16.     Hooker,  British  Flora,  371 . 

Hab.  in  JngUa.  (A.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Bicheno.) 

Caulis  gracilis  subpedalis,  foliis  sspius  versus  apicem  parum  angustatis 
obtusis.  Spica  macra,  pauciflora.  Flores  pallid^  purpurei,  rosei,  vel 
albi  sanguineo  punctati. 

45*  OacHis  punctulata.    Steven  in  Herb.  Hooker. 

O.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  superioribus  angustioribus,  spic^  cylindraceft, 
sepalis  acuminatis^  labello  medio  pubescente  carnoso  calcare  incurvo 

September,  1835.  n  n 


274  OPHRYDB^. 

apice  dilatato  tripl5  longiore:    laciniis  lateralibus  linearibus  incuiris 
intermedin  cuneatit  retusit  cam  apiculo^  bracteis  brevissimis. 

Hab.  in  Tauria  meridionali,  Steven,  {exam,  s.  tp,  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Valde  affinis  O.  milUari ;  sed  differre  videtur  calcare  minus  acuto,  spicft 
minus  densd..  Lacinise  laterales  labelli  intermedin  breviores^  Iseves  nee 
papillosae,  univeniae. 

46.  Orchis  intacta.     Link,  in  Schrad.  Diar,  1799,  p.  322. 

O.  spica  densiu8cula>  sepalis  conniventibus  acutis,  labello  tripartite  laciniis 
subsequalibus  intermedin  lineari  apice  tridentatn,  calcare  brevissimo, 
bracteis  ovario  dupl6  brevioribus. 

O.  intacta.     mild.  Sp.  PI.  4,  21. 

Hab.  in  Limtania,  Link. 

Accedere  dicitur  ad  0.  tephrosanthos,  inter  alia  flore  multo  minore  differt. 

47.  Orchih  ustulata.     Linn.!  Sp.  1333. 

O.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  spicn  angustn  cylindraceit  dens^  obtusn^ 
sepalis  ovatis  obtusis,  lubello  calcare  brevi  uncinato  triplo  longiore : 
laciniis  punctato-ecabris  linearibus  interroedise  bilobse  cruribus  truncatis^ 
bracteis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus. 

O.  ustulata.  Wiild.  Sp.  PI.  4,  20.  Eng.  Bot.  t.  18.  Hooker^  Fl.  Land.  c.  ic.  Eng.  Fhra, 
4,12.  Z>e  Cojm/.  F/.  Fr. 3, 247.  -RcAft.  F/.  CriV.  6. /. 569.  Fl.  Excur$.\24.  Mayrhvf. 
Diss.  19. 

O.  amcena.    Crantg.  Austr,  p.  490. 

O,  Columnas.    Schmidt.  Bohem.  no.  58,  sec*  Rchh. 

?  O.  imbrlcata.     Vest.  sec.  Rchb. 

O.  parriflora.     Wtlld.  Sp.  PL  4,  27^/ide  Tenorii,  App.  Pr.  65. 

Himantoglossum  parviflomm.    Spreng.  Syst.  3,  694. 

Hab.  in  Europa ;  Anglue,  GalUcs,  Germania,  Helvetia  pratis  et  montibus 
ssepius  in  solo  cretaceo.  (v.  v.  sp.  et  h.  s.  sp.) 

Palmaris.  Galea  purpureo-viridis  j  labellum  cinereum  maculatum.  La- 
bellum  aliquando  dupl5  latius  est,  laciniis  lateralibus  biveniis  truncatis. 

Species  dubia. 

Orchis  byemalis.  Ralinenqtie  in  Museum  of  Nat.  Sc.  of  the  American 
Monthly  Magazine  and  Critical  Review,  New  York,  1817,  as  quoted  by 
himself  in  Florula  Ludoviciana,  168. 

Hab.  in  Sicilia. 


CLXX.    ANACAMPTIS. 

Anacamptis.    Richard^  Orch.  Europ,  25. 

Omnia  Orcbidis  j  sed  lamellce  2  ad  basin  labelli,  nunc  in  unam  coalitse. 
Labellum  semper  3  lobum. 

1.  Anacamptis  pyramidalis.     Rich.  I.  c. 

A.  spicn  densn  pyramidali,  labelli  lobis  subsequalibus  intermedio  truncato : 
lamellis  distinctis  apice  divergentibus. 

OrcbiB  pyi^midalis,    Linn,  Sfc. 

Orchis  condensata.    Desf.  I  Fl.  Atl.  2,  p.  316.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4,  32. 

Orchis  brachystachys.    D'Vrvilte  in  Act,  Linn.  par.  1, 377. 


OPHRYDE^.  275 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  mediam  et  australeni)  etiamin  Atlantide, 
(».  V,  sp.) 

Orchis  condensata,  a  Desf.  ipso  in  herb.  Lehmann,  nnllo  modo  differt  ab 
A.  pyranudali, 

8.  Anacamptis  quadripunctata. 

A.  ^'  labio  trilobo  piano  lobis  sequalibus,  medio  subemarginato  subquadri* 
punctato,  petalis  patentibus  ovalibus  obtusis,  cornu  recto  filiformi  ger- 
mine  longiore^  spic&  multiflorll  oblong^,  floribus  minutis  bracteisq. 
concoloribus  rubris  violaceisque.**     Tenore. 

Orchis  4-panctata.    Ten.  FL  Neap,  Prodr,  Pr,  53,    Fl,  Neap,  2,291,  t.S9,    SyU,  452, 

Hab.  io  pascuis  montosis  Apulia,  Tenore ;  in  Creta,  ZuccarinL  {v.  s,  sp.  in 
herb,  Martii,) 

Di£fert  ab  A,  BrancifortH  sec.  eel.  Tenore  calcare  ovario  longiore,  labelli 
lobo  medio  lateralibus  sequali^  sepalis  lateralibus  intermedio  longioribus. 

I  have  examined  a  single  specimen  of  this  rare  plant  in  the  Herbarium 
of  Dr.  Yon  Martius«  and  it  certainly  agrees  with  the  observations  of 
M.  Tenore.  I,  however,  doubt  very  much  whether  it  can  be  considered 
more  than  a  variety  of  A,  BrancifortU. 

3.  Anacamptis  Brancifortii, 

A.  spidl  laxll  elongat£l,  labelli  lobis  omnibus  acutis  :  lamellis  in  unam  hip- 
pocrepicam  coalitis. 

Orchis  bipunctata.    Baf.  in  Joum,  Bot,  4,  272,  iec,  Raf,  ipsunu    Bivona  t  in  Herb,  Smith, 
Orchis  Brancifortii.    Bivon,  Pi,  Sic.  1,  /.  1,/.  2.    Tenore,  Syll.p.  452, 

Hab.  in  SiciUa,  Bivona>  &c.  {hab,  s.  sp.  comm,  eel.  Tineo.) 

Planta  palmaris.  Folia  omnia  radicalia.  Bractese  oblongse,  cuspidatae, 
purpurese  ovario  dupl6  breviores.  Flores  parvi  petalis  convergentibus 
sepalis  dupl5  minoribus. 


CLXXI.    GYMNADENIA. 

Oymnadenia*    B,  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew.  5, 191.    Rich,  Orch,  Annot, 

Flos  Orchidis.  Loculi  antherse  paralleli,  contigui,  basi  nunquam  elongati  3 
rostello  minimo  complicato.     Pollinia  glandulis  nudis. 

It  is  scarcely  possible  to  find  any  very  precise  limits  between  this  genus 
and  Platanthera ;  nor  is  there  any  character  that  can  be  trusted,  except 
the  plicature  of  the  rostellum  and  the  parallel  contiguous  bases  of  the  anther- 
cells.  Even  the  stigmatic  processes  of  Habenaria  and  its  allies  are  to  be 
remarked  in  almost  every  species  of  Gymnadenia ;  only  in  most  cases  in 
adhesion  with  the  stigma  itself. 

1.  Gymnadenia  conopsea.     R,  Br,  in  Hort,  Kew.  5,  191. 

G.  foliis  angustis  obtusis  in  caule  acuminatis^  spic^  densli  cylindraceit^ 
sepalis  lateralibus  patentibus^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  obtusis  integerrimis 
sequalibus^  calcare  arcuato  filiformi  ovario  dupl5  longiore. 

Orchis  conopsea.     Linn.  Sp.  PI.     Willd,  Sp.  PL  4,  32.     Eng,  Bot.  t,  10.     Ft.  Dan. 

t,  224.    Hooker  in  Fl,  Land.  c.  ic, 
Satyrium  conopseum.    Wiahl,  Fl.  Suec,  557, 
Orchis  ornithis.    ^atj.  Austr,  11.  t,  138.     WiUd.  Sp.  PI,  4, 32. 


276  OPHRYDB^. 

Gymoadeila  onithia*    Richard,  AnmoU    Rickh^FLExc.    Mayrkqfer,  Dissert,  p.  2B* 

/3.  densifiora ;  spidl  prseloDg^  cylindracell,  lobo  intermedio  labelli  cuneati 
mioore. 

Orchis  densifiora.     ITahlenb.  Vet,  Act,  Holm.  1806,/i.  68. 
Satyriam  conopseum,  /3.     WahL  Fl,  Suec,  558. 

Hab.  in  pascuis  Europa  et  AsUe  temperatae.  /3.  in  locis  fertilissimis  in- 
sularum  Ootlandia  et  Oelandia  copies^,  {v.  a.  v.  sp.  -,  o.  /3.  s,  tp.  in  herb. 
Lehmann.) 

Calcar  germine  ssepe  dupl5  Iongiu9>  sed  interdum  ex.  gr.  in  paludibus  Lap- 
ponise  eodem  revera  brevius,  ut  in  ejus  longitudinc  vix  differentia  Bpeciei, 
multo  minus  character  generis.     fVahL 

I  have  no  hesitation  in  considering  the  0.  omithis  of  Jacquin  a  mere 
white-flowered  variety ;  it  appears  from  Mayrhofer  that  it  has  never  been 
seen  since  three  specimens  were  gathered  in  1774  on  Mount  Schneeberg ; 
and  it  is  evident  that  its  real  distinction  from  G.  conopsea  consists  in  its 
supposed  oval  and  undivided  tubers  ;  but  it  is  more  probable  that  the  figure 
in  the  Flora  Austriaca  is  inaccurate  in  this  respect,  than  that  the  species 
should,  if  it  really  exists,  have  never  been  rediscovered  for  more  than  half 
a  century. 

2.  Gymnadenia  humilis. 

G.  foliis  lincari-oblongis  acutis,  spic&  lax&  pauciflorii,  sepalis  petalisque 
ovatis  obtusis,  labello  subrotundo  trilobo  sepalis  sequidi :  lobis  rotundatia 
medio  emarginato,  calcare  subulato  ovario  elongate  vix  wquali,  bracteis 
lineari-subulatis  ovario  brevioribus,  tuberculis  indivisis. 

Orchis  Nicodenii.    Tenore,  Fl,  Neap,  Prodr,  p.  53.    Ft.  Neap,  2,  p,  290,  /.  90.    Sylloge^ 

p,  453. 
Orchis  Hostii.    Tratt,  ex  Rchb,  Fl,  Exc,  123. 

Hab.  in  pascuis  siccis  Apulia,  Tenore ;  Dalmatian  Rchb.  {exam,  s,  sp.  in 
Hb.  Lehm,) 

Sic  vidi  in  exemplare  a  capite  Malessa  in  herb.  Lehm.  Planta  humilis  est 
et  gracilis  facie  G,  conopiea  depauperatse.  Calcar  quod  sec.  eel.  Tenorium 
horizon  tale  est,  et  eel.  Reichb.  ovario  longius,  invenio  subulatum  de- 
pendens  ovario  loBgitsimo  brcYius.  An  planta  Reichenbachiana  omnino 
eadem.     Descriptiouem  laudati  auctoris  subjungo, 

''  Habitus  0.  mascula  sed  humilior ;  folia  breviora,  superiora  arct^  vagi- 
nantia,  spic^  luxSl,  iiores  minores  teneriores  purpurei  sefMilis  obtusis, 
labio  breviore,  calcare  ovarioque  longissimo  gracili  distinct i&sima.** 
Rchb. 

It  is  impossible  to  reconcile  the  two  foregoing  accounts  of  this  plant. 
But  I  suspect  that  AnacamptU  4'punciata  is  sometimes  called  Orchis  Nico^ 
demi;  at  leasts  a  specimen  of  it  so  labelled  is  in  Smith's  Herbarium^  and 
if  so,  it  is  not  improbable  that  the  plant  which  Rchb.  had  in  view  was 
Anacamptis  4'punciata, 

3.  Gymnadenia  comigena.     Rchb,  FL  Exc.  121. 

G.  '^  labio  trilubo  calyce  breviore  lobis  lateralibus  divaricalis,  calcare 
ovarium  sequante.**     Rchb. 

Hab.  in  Thuringia,  Rchb. 

**  Habitus  G.  conopsea  sed  robust ior  et  flores  ex  omni  parte  hreviores,  undc 


OPHRYDB.S.  277 

spica  insigniter  condensata  ;  bractes  long^  ultra  alabastra  productse^  de- 
mum  OTarium  subsequantes.*' 

4.  Gymnadenia?  elata. 

G.  ?  labello  obcordato  crenato^  cornu  subulato  depeodente. 

OrchweUUu    Poiret,  liin.  2,  p,  US.    Z>«/.  ^//.  2, 317.     WUld.  Sp.  PL  4y  26. 
Hab.  in  Barbaria,  Poiret. 

Caulis  2-pedalis  ct  ultra.  Spica  florum  S-pollicaris.  Florrs  dens^  con- 
ferti  violacei.  firactese  lanceolatae  floribus  multo  longiores.  Labellum 
emarginatum,  deuticulatum^  obcordatuin.  Calcar  longum^  subulatum> 
pendulum >  cauli  admotum. 

5.  Gymnadenia  sibirica.     Tourckaninoff  MSS» 

G.  foliis  angustis  obtusis  in  caule  acuminatia,  spicft  densft  cylindrace^^ 
sepalis  lateralibus  patentibus,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  subseqaaHbus  laterali- 
bu9  rotundatis  crispis  intermedio  integerrimo  acutiusculo^  calcare  arcnato 
filiformi  ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  Siberia,  Tourchaninoff.  {hab,  8»  sp.  comm.  eel.  Prescoft) 

Fort^  mera  G.  conopsem  varietas^  di versa  tamen  labello. 

6.  Gymnadenia  odoratissima.     Bich.  Annot, 

G.  foliis  angustis  acutis  in  caule  acuminatis  ssep^  gramineis^  spic&  densft 
cjlindraceiSl^  sepalis  lateralibus  patentibus«  labello  oblongo  rotundato 
piano  obscur^  trilobo^  calcare  filiformi  ovario  breviore. 

Orchis  odoraUBsinm.    Lbm.  Sp.  PI.  1335.    Jacq,  FL  Austr.  t.  264.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 32. 
Gymnadenia  odoratiBdma.    RcM.  PI,  Crit,  VI.  t.  814.    Ft.  Exc.  121.    Mayrhofer^  DU- 
MTt.  26. 

Satyrinm  odoratissimum.     Wahl,  FL  Suec.  557. 

fi.  spidt  laxiore,  bracteis  magis  foliaceis,  floribus  paulo  majoribus. 

O.  embeacens.    Zuccarini  I 

G.  aoaveolena.     Rckb.  Ft,  Exc.  p.  121,  excl.  synoti,  Viltarsii  ad  NigHtellam/ragrantem 
pertinentt, 

y.  labello  latiore  lobis  distinctis  rotundatis. 

O.  iberica.    Prescoti  in  lAtt.  vis.  Bieh* 

Hab.  in  pascuis  apricis  subalpintsque  EufojuB  medue  jitueqtie  occidentalis ; 
/3.  in  alpibus  Germanics,  (h.  s.  sp.) 

7.  Gybtnadenia  tridentata. 

G.  folio  solitario  radicali  oblongo  obtuso )  caulinis  2-5  mult5  angustioribus 
et  minoribus^  spic^  breri  laxiusculft,  sepalis  eampanulatis^  labello  piano 
truncato  obsolete  tridentato  sepalorum  longitudine>  calcare  filiformi 
arcuato  ovario  paulb  longiore. 

Orchis  tridentata.     Wiitd.  Sp.  PL  4, 41.    Punh.  FL  2, 587. 
Habenaria  tridentata.    ffooAer,  Esot,  Ft.t.91. 

Ordiia  clavellata.  Mictu  FL  Am.  Bor.  2, 156.  WUld.  Sp.  PL  4, 10.  Pmrak.  FL  2, 586. 
Nutt.  Gen.  2,  199.    Eitioti,  Sketch.  2,  4B6. 

Hab.  in  America  aptetUrionali :  Georgia  el  CaroHna,  Micliaux>  Elliott  | 
Canada,  Goldie.  (exam.  »,  sp.  in  hb.  Boett,) 

It  appears  from  the  researches  of  Dr.  Booit^  that  Orchis  claveUuta  and 
tridentata  ought  probably  to  be  reduced  to  one  species.  This  gentleman 
has  been  so  obliging  as  to  fiivour  me  with  the  fbUowing  note  upon  the 
subject. 


278  OPHRYDEJE. 

*'  I  have  specimens  of  0,  clavellata  from  Nuttal^  marked  ou  his  ticket 
'  0.  tridentata,*  and  on  reference  to  his  book  I  find  he  gives  it  as  a  Tariety 
of  0.  clavellata^  not  admitting,  therefore^  Michaux's  plant  ^  labello  integro/ 
as  observed  by  himself. 

*'  Elliott  quotes  0.  tridentata  as  a  synonym  of  his  O.  clavellata,  and, 
giving  Michaux's  character,  as  the  specific  one,  says,  from  his  own  obser- 
vation, that  the  labellum  is  ^  slightly  three-toothed  at  the  summit.* 

''  Willdenow  merely  copies  Michaux  for  0.  clavellata, 

**  I  suspect,  therefore,  that  there  is  an  error  in  Michaux*8  description  of 
the  plant,  viz.  that  he  has  overlooked  the  toothed  extremity  of  the  label-  ^ 
lum,  and  that  his  specimen  was  small,  which  his '  scapo  unifolio*  leads  me 
to  suspect. 

**•  Eaton,  in  his  Manual,  gives  0.  tridentata  as  a  synonym  of  0.  clavellata ; 
and  I  observe  in  a  Catalogue  of  Plants  made  in  Kentucky  by  Dr.  Short,  that 
he  has  the  0.  tridentata,  a  situation  near  Elliott's  habitat  for  his  0.  cla' 
vellata  ,*  viz. '  the  middle  and  upper  districts  of  Georgia  and  Carolina.* 

*'  All  this  amounts  to  a  probability  of  the  tridentata  being  the  same  as 
Michaux's  plant.  If  distinct,  it  would  seem  no  one  has  met  with  the  true 
clavellata  since  Michaux,  not  even  Elliott.*' 

8.  Gymnadbkia  cylindrostachya.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7056. 

G.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  basi  angustatis,  spicft  dens4 
cylindraceit,  sepalis  lateralibus  pendulis,  petalis  rhomboideis  hinc  in 
angulo  acuto  productis,  labello  oblongo  trilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  acutis 
intermedio  rotundato  medio  unicalloso,  calcare  fiUformi  ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali  (loco  incerto)  fValUch,  (h.  s,  tp,  e  mus,  Ang. 
Ind.) 

Obs.  Calli  adsunt  duo  ad  basin  labelli.  Lobi  laterales  stigmatis  moUes  et 
succulenti, 

9.  Gym NADENiA  violacea. 

G.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  acutis  pardm  decrescentibus,  spic^  densiL 
oblongft,  bracteis  foliaceis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  patulis  lateralibus 
acutis,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis,  labello  subrotundo  tridentato,  calcare 
filiformi  pendulo  ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  India  teptentrionali,  agro  Mussunensi,  Royle*  {exam,  s,  tp,  et  v.  ic, 
pict.  in  Jib,  Royle.) 

Folia  atroviridia.  flores  plumbeo-violacei  unicolores.  Exemplar  uni- 
cum  vidi. 

10.  GrYMNADBNiA  Orchidis. 

G.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  erectis  acutis,  spicll  dens&  cylindracelk, 
bracteis  foliaceis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  obtusis  patulis,  petalis 
oblongis  obtusis,  labello  subcuneato  trilobo  lobis  subssqualibus  truncatis 
denticulatis,  calcare  filiformi  pendulo  ovario  longiore. 

Platanthera  Orchidia.    Lindl.  in  WaU.  Cat,  no.  7039. 

Hab.  Gossaxnthan  et  Kamoan,  WalUch,  {hab,  $.  sp,  e  mu$.  Angl.  Ind,) 

11.  Gymnadbnia?  flexuosa.    Ach,  Rich,  Orch,  Maur.  ^J, 

G.  foliis  binis  radicalibus  erectis  secundis  (?),  caule  flexuoso  bisquamato. 


OPHRYDB^.  279 

spic^ibrevi  ovatlk^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  obtusis^  calcare  filiformi  labelli 
longitudine. 

Satyriom  flexoofium.    Thtnuert^  t,  7, 

Hab.  in  Mauritio,  Thouars. 

Cum  sequente^  generis  vald^  incerti ;  an  Peristyli  species. 

13.  Gtmnadbnia  rosellata.     Ach.  Rich,  Orch.  Maur.  27. 

G.  foliis  pluribus  ovato-oblongia  acutis  rosulatis^  caule  vaginato,  spic& 
angust^^  labelli  trilobi  lobis^  obtusis^  calcare  filiformi  ovario  breviore. 

SatTrium  rosellatam.    T^houars,  t,  8. 
^  Habenaria  Mascaranensis.    Spreng,  jyi/.  3.  690. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thonars. 

flores  minuti.  An  hnjus  generis }  an  Platantbera  I  Secuudnm  Ach. 
Richard  genitalium  fabrica  eadem  ac  in  Cynorchidibus  quibusdam. 

13.  Gymnadenia  cucuUata.     Rich.  Jnnot.  Reicfienb.  PL  crit  v.  l,t  816. 

G.  foliis  radicalibus  2  oblongis  aut  orbiculato-ovatis  submembranaceis> 
caule  vaginit  solitariit  acuminatissim^,  spic&  secund^^  sepalis  petalisque 
erectis  in  galeam  cobeerentibus,  labello  tripartito  horizontali  lobis  fili- 
formibus  intermedio  lineari  longiore,  calcare  ascendente  obtuso  labello 
supposito  et  breviore. 

Orchis  &c.     CfmcUnJi,  sib,  1.  p,  16.  t,  3./.  2. 

Orchis  cucullata.    Linn.  tp.  pi,  1332.     JFilld.  tp.  pL  4.  13.  Ledeb,Ji,  alt.  4. 170. 

Himantoglossam  cucnllatum.    BM.Ji.  excur*.  120. 

Hab.  in  muscosis  rupium  Eurapa  orientalis  et  omnis  StberuB.  (hab,  g,  sp. 
comm.  eel.  Prescoit.) 

41.  Gymnadenia  flava. 

G.  folio  inferiore  ensiformi  stricto  ferb  caulis  longitudine  :  caulinia  roulto 
minoribus  canaliculatis  acuminatis  supremis  minimis,  spic^L  densissim£l 
conico-cylindraceli,  labello  oblongo  acuto  margine  denticulat-o  calcare 
pendulo  infundibulari  apice  incurvo  subeequali. 

Orchis  flaya.  Nutt.gen,  am,  2.  188.  Elliott  Sketch  2. 485. 
Habenaria  Elliottii.    Beck  Bot,  N.  et.  M,  Amer.  348. 
Orchis  inte^.    Nutt.  gen.  Amer,  2. 188. 
Habenaria  Integra.    Spreng,  Beck.  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  locis  depressis  ^  Pennsylvania,  BooU  ;  CaroUms  et  Georgia,  Elliott  j 
^eto  Jersey,  Nuttall )  Alabama,  Drummond ;  Florida,  Alden,  (hab.  s.  sp. 
comm,  eel.  Boott,  Torrey,  &c.) 

I  discover  no  difference  worth  noting  between  the  two  supposed  species 
here  united  :  the  lip  in  G.  integra  is  perhaps  a  trifle  more  entire  than  in 
G.^fiava, 

15.  Gymnadenia  maci*antha. 

G*  caule  folioso>  foliis  oblongis  acutis  patentibus,  spidL  laxH,  bracteis 
foliaceis  floribus  sequalibus^  sepalis  angustis  patentibus  acutis,  petalis 
subfalcatis,  labello  obcordato  convexo  calcari  crasso  infundibulari  pen- 
dulo acuto  subsequali. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  Dotmna  Turner,  (exam,  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Hooken) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.  Flores  maximi,  lilacini,  distantesj  labellum  fer^ 
unciam  longum.  Anthera  omnino  Gymnadeniffi,  auriculis  duabus  ut  in 
Habenariis* 


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280  OPHRYDSJE. 

16.  Gymnadbmia  ChuBtia.     LindL  in  WalL  cat.  no.  7058. 

G.  caule  1-2-phyllo,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis,  spic^  secundA  S-S-florft, 
bracteis  foliaceis  acumiDatis  floribus  longioribu8>  sepalU  Uteralibus 
reflexis,  labello  oblongo  convexo  3-Iobo  lobis  subaequaiibus  lateralibus 
denticulat]S>  calcare  recto  apice  incrassato  paulo  breviore. 

Gym.  pabemla.    lAndL  in  Wall.  cat.  no.  7059. 
Orchis  chnsom.    I>on.prodr,  nef* 

Hab.  in  Go$$am  Than,  WaUicK  (hob.  9.  sp.  e.  mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 
Caulis  rix  ultra  spithamam  altus,  ssep^  brevior.    Flores  majusculL     La* 
belluin  ferh  semunciam  longum. 

17*  Gtmnadbnia  panciflora. 

G.  caule  S-phyllo  bifloro,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  distantibus  internodiis 
brevioribus^  bracteis  orato-laneeolatis  foliaceis  lloribus  subremotis  longi- 
oribuSy  sepalis  acutis  lateralibus  rcflexis,  petalis  conniventibus  obtosis, 
labello  cuneato  quadridentato  pubescente  calcare  subhorizontali  rectius- 
culo  breviore. 

Orchis  paociflora.    FUch,  Mm. 

Hab.  in  Dahuria,  Fucfier.  (hab.  s.  tp,  comm.  ceL  Ftsdier.) 

Spithamaea.  Folium  majus  9  poll,  longum.  Flores  violacei  magiutudine 
G.  Chususe.     (Tubercula  dicuntur  globosa  minuta^  FUcher.) 

18.  Gymnadenia  spatlxulata. 

G.  caule  nudo  folii  solitarii  spatbulati  obtusi  longitudioe,  spidL  densft 
secundit  3-4-florll,  bracteis  foliaceis  obtusis  lloribus  loogioribus, 
sepalis  petalisque  obtusis^  labello  oblongo  concavo  creoulato  calcare 
recto  duplo  loug^ore. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali,  in  Kedarkanta^  Royle.  (hab.  s.  $p.  comm.  ceL 
Royle.) 

§  Ldibellum  posticutn. 

19.  Gtmnadbnia  conica. 

G.  foliis  linearibus  acuminatis  sensim  in  squamis  acuminatis  angustatis^ 
racemo  conico,  sepalis  lateralibus  contortis  petalisque  obCustssimis^ 
labello  postico  linearis  calcare  ascendente  fiHformi,  ovario  recto. 

Hab.  in  Florida,  Cozzens.  (exam,  s,  sp.  ifi  herb.  Torrey.) 

Fkcies  omnino  G.  nivea,  qua  dififert  floribus  aureis^  labello  linearis  sepalis 
lateralibus  minoribus  spic&que  conicft.  Ovarium  etiam  pruiniL  eget,  et 
processus  papillis ;  auriculaeque  anthers  formam  ovatam  habent  «ec 
transversam  obtusissimam, 

20.  Gymnadbnia  nivea. 

G*  folii8  linearibus  acuminatis  sensim  in  squamis  acuminatis  angustatisj 
racemo  denso  cylindraceo^  sepalis  lateralibus  contortis  supremo  peta- 
lisque obtusisaimis  patentibus  duplo  majoribus^  labello  postico  ovato^ 
calcare  ascendente  fillformi^  ovario  recto. 

Habenarift  nivea.    Spreng,  syst.  3. 

Orchis  nivea.    Nuit.  gen.  Amer.  2,  188.    Biiiott  JBat^  Cttrtl.  ei  Qeorg.  2, 48|« 

Hab.  in  l^mda  oceideniali  Nuttall;  Georgia,  prope  Simbarj  Le  CawUe. 
(hab.  8.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Torrey.) 

Sesquipedalis^    gracilis,   focie   exemplaris    macilenti    Gynrnadenite  JIava 


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Flores  parvi,  nivei.  Sepala  et  petala  raembranacea.  Anthera  minima  5 
auriculis  duabus  (st.  ster.)  magnisr  latis.  Processus  carno^si  os  calcaris 
tegentes,  acuti,  intus  papiliosi.     Ovarium  pruinosum. 


CLXXII.  PERULARIA. 

Pemhuia.  lAndk  in  Boi.  Reg.  1701. 

Sepala  lateralia  deflexa.  Petala  carnosa,  sepalo  supremo  libera.  Label- 
lum  calcaratum,  camosum,  integrum.  Anthera  recumbens^  nana.  Pol- 
liniorum  glandulee  in  bursiculis  duabus  distantibus  bivalvibus  inclusse. 
Rostellum  plicatum. — Herba  Orcbidis. 

1.  Perularia  fiiscescens. 

Orchis  foscescens.  Lirm,  Sp,  PL  1336.     IFil/d,  Sp,  PL  4, 35. 
Orchis^  &c.  GmeL  FL  Sib.  I,  p.  20,  t.  4./.  2. 

Hab.  in  Sibiria  prope  fl.  Lenam  et  Ircuium  Gmelin ;  ad  BmcaUm,  PrescotL 
(hab,  s,  tp,  comm.  eel.  PreseoU.) 

Planta  facie  PUttanthera  hifoUcs  brachyglossa.  Floris  partes  omnes  car- 
nos®.  Sepalum  supremum  rotundatum,  qrenulatum ;  lateralia  pendula 
oblonga  obtusa.  Petala  erecta,  retusa.  Labellum  carnosissimum  medio 
elevatum  et  serie  unic^  tuberculatum,  basi  utrinque  auriculis  duabus 
acutis  divaricatis )  hinc  quasi  hastatum.  Calcar  pendulum,  clavatum 
labello  longius. 


CLXXIII.  NIGRITELLA. 

Nigritella.    Bich.  Orch.  Europ.  26.J!g.  4. 

Sepala  petala  et  labellum  subconformia,  omnia  membranacea,  hoc  posti- 
cum  indivisum  scrotiformi-calcaratum,  concavum.  Anthera  Orchidis, 
sed  glandulse  seminudse. — Folia  graminea.     Flores  congesti>  capitati. 

1.  Nigritella  angustifolia.     Richard.  Annot.  34. 
N.  foliis  linearibus,  calcare  brevissimo. 
a.  atropurpurea. 

Satyrium  nigmm.    Linn.  Mant,  488.  Jacq,  FL  Auatr.  t,  368. 
Orchis  nigra.    Swartz.  Act.  Holm.  1800,  p.  207.     fViUd.  Sp.  PL  4,  35. 
Orchis  miniata*     Grant z.  Stirp,  Austr.  487. 
Ilabenaria  nigra.    R.  Br.  H.  Kew.  5, 192. 

Nigritella  angnstifolia.    Rchb.Jl.  ait.  Vlll.  /.  1009.    FL  Exc.  121.  Mayrh.  DisserL  31. 
Lodd.  Bot.  Cab.  t.  1643. 

/3.  rosea. 

Hab.  in  alpibus  Europa;  /3  in  Gallia  meridional!,  Bentham.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

2.  Nigritella  fragran3.     Rchb.  PL  crit.  VIII.  f.  1010.  Ft.  Exc.  I'^l. 
N.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis,  calcare  arcuato  ovario  fusiform!  subsequali. 

Orchis  suaveolens.     VilL  Delph.  2.  /.  1.     De  Cand.  Flore  Fran^aise.  6. 331. 

Hab.  in  alpibus  £>e2/)^/ta/{i«,Villars,(et  Tyrole!fuibus,CaTmtluaci8que'R^\c\ih.}) 

Reichenbach  quotes  the  Orchis  suaveolens  of  Villars  to  his  Gyranadenia 
suaveolens  ;  but  surely  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  this  was  the  plant  in- 
tended by  Villars. 

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282  OPHRYDE^. 

CLXXIV.  ACERAS. 

Aceraa.    JL  Brown,  in  Hort.  Kew,  ed,  2.  5. 191.    Loroffloasoin*    Rick*  Orch,  Eur.  Annot* 

32.    Himantoglossum.    Spren^ •  ^<^.  3. 694 . 

Perianthium  clausumy  sestivatione  valvatlu  Petala  sepalis  multb  angns- 
tiora.  Labellum  brevissim^  saccato-calcaratum^  v.  gibbosum,  peodulum 
V.  patens^  tripartitum.  Anthera  erecta,  bQocularis,  loculis  parallelis 
basi  approximatis,  caudiculis  glandule  solitariffi  cucullo  unico  incluse 

adhffirentibus. Herbse^  radicibus  carnosis  fasciculatis^  lobo  uno  alte- 

rove   incrassato.     flores  luteo-herbacei,  v.  obscur^  violaceii  labello 
ssep^  maculato  discolore. 

1.  AcERAS  hircina. 

A.  foliis  oblongis  acutis,  racemo  multifloro>  labello  longissimo  flexuoso 
spiralique  S-partito  laciniis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  iDtermedi&  bifidlk> 
calcare  brevissimo  obtuso. 

SAtyrium  bircinam.    Idnn.  Sp.  PL  1337.    Eng.  Bot.  t,  34. 

Orchis  hircina.    Swartz  Act.  Holm.  1800. p.  207.     Willd.  Sp,  PI.  4.  28. 

Loroglossiim  hircinum.    Richard.  /,  r. 

HimaQtogloMiun  hircinnm.    Spreng.  tytt,  3.  694. 

Hab.  per  omoem  Europam  mediam  et  temperatam  in  pratis  siccis.  {kab.  s. 
et.  V.  V.  sp.) 

8.  Ac  ERA  8  caprina. 

A.  ''  labello  tripartito  :  line&  baseos  medlA  subpubescente,  laciniis  latera- 
libus falcato-lanceolatis  ',  medi&  linear!  longissimit  apice  bifidii,  petalis 
obtusts  conniventibu8>  nectario  scrotiformi.'*     Bieb. 

Orchis  caprina.    Bieb.  FL  Tour.  Cauc.  3.  602. 
Himantoglossnm  caprintim.    Spreng.  syst.  3.  694. 

Hab.  in  Tauria,  Bieberstein. 

3.  AcERAs  formosa, 

A.  '^  radicibus  testiculatis,  labello  trilobo ;  lateralibus  brevibus  repando- 
undulatis  medio  elongate  lineari-spatulato  emarginato,  petalis  conni- 
ventibus :  Interioribus  erosis,  comu  germine  paulo  breviore."    Bieb. 

Orchis  formosa.    Stetfen  in  Act.  Linn.  vol.  XI.  ^  417.  t.  39.  Bieb.  Tour,  Cauc.  3.  603. 
O.  mntabilis.    Stev.  Mem.  Afosq. 

Hab.  in  Caucaso  Orientali,  Steven^  Bieberstein. 

4.  AcERAs  anthropopbora.     jR.  Br.  in  H.  K.  I.  c. 

A.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  plerisque  radicalibus^  labeUo  4-partito  piano 
laciniis  linearibus  lateralibus  paul6  brevioribus. 

o.  labello  ovario  longiore. 

Ophrys  anthropophora.    lAnn.  tp.  Pi.  1343.  Willd.  sp.  PL  4.  63.  Eng.  Bot.  t.  29. 
Loroglpssun^  anUiropophorum.    Richard.  I.  c. 
Himantoglossam  anthropophonim.    Spreng  L  c. 

/3.  labello  ovario  dupl6  breviore. 

Ophrys  anthropomorpha.     Willd.  sp.  pi.  4.  63. 
Aceras  anthropomorpha.    Smith  in  Rees.  SuppL 
Loroglossum  brachyglotte.    Richard.  L  c. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam ;  /3.  in  Litsitania,  JJnk,  {v.  o.  sp.) 

5.  AcERAS  angustifolia.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  cat.  Ind.  no.  7061. 

A.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuniinatis,  spic^  rwk  elongatlt  secund^  parvi 


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florft^  petalis  subulatis^  labeUo  pendulo  lioeari  sepalis  dupl6  longiore 
apice  trifido :  lacini&  intermedii  breviore.     Bot  Reg.  i.  1525. 

Hab.  in  Gossain  Than,  WaUich,  (hob.  s,  sp,  e.  Museo  Jnglo-Indico.) 

6.  AcERAs  secundiflora.    LindL  in  BoL  Reg,  i,  1525. 

A.  foliis  maculatis^  spidi  dens^  secund^  parviflorft^  petalis  subulatis^  labeUo 
patente  oblongo  sepalis  equal!  basi  gibboso  trilobo :  lobo  intermedio 
obovato  mucronulato. 

Sa^rrinm  macolatnm.    Daf,  FU  jitl,  2.  p,  319.    «ec.  Camie*$6des, 

Ophijs  densiflora.    Be^.  Coroll.  p.n.t,l6. 

Orchis  secmidiflonu    "  Bertol.  Amcm,  Hal,  82."    Cambess.  enum,  PI,  bal,  140. 

Himantoglomm  secnndiflorom.    Rchb,  Fl,  Exc,  120. 

Hab.  in  GalUa  australi,  Italia,  insulis  Balearicis,  Cornea,  Barbaria,  Desf.  nee- 
non  in  Madera,  Lowe,  (v.  v,  c,  et  hab,  «•  sp,) 


CLXXV.  HOLOTHRIX. 

Holothrix.    Richttrd  Annot ,  p.  33. 


Sepala  conniventia,  sequalia*  Petala  libera,  patala»  sepalis  majora.  Label- 
lum  calcaratum,  cum  columna  eonnatum^  lobatum^  concayum.  An- 
thera  erecta,  loculis  parallelism   glandulis  poUiniorum  in   bursiculis 

duabus  segregatis  insertis. Herbs  parvss  (Capenses)}  foliis  minutis 

radicalibus ;  caule  esquamato  ;  floribus  herbaceis^  minutis. 

1.  Holothrix  parvifolia. 

H.  caule  floribusque  hirsutissimis. 

Orchis  hispidola.    lAim,  tujtpL  p,  40. 
O.  hispida.  Tkunb.  Ft.  Capem,  30. 

Hab.  in  Africa  Australi  5  in  arenosis  depressis  extra  Caput  B.  Sp.  in  sum- 
mitate  Taffelberg  et  rupibus  lateris  occidentalis  ejusdem  montis>  Thun- 
berg.  {hab,  s,  sp,  Comm,  eel.  Bentham.) 

Herba  vix  4-pollicari8^  lanuginosa.  Folia  solitaria,  subrotunda^  minuta, 
gemina^  hispida.  Caulis  esquamatus.  Racemus  strictus,  floribus  her- 
baceis  magnitudine  HerminU  Monorcfudis,  Bractes  apice  in  setas  lon- 
gissimas  tubulosas  diviss.  Petala  torta^  sepalis  majora.  Labellum 
infiindibulare^  calcare  obconico  horizon  tali,  limbo  concavo  trifido  :  laci- 
niis  ovatis  acutis.    Obs.  Flores  glabri,  salvis  sepalis. 

2.  Holothrix  exilis. 

H.  caule  apice  floribusque  glaberrimo. 

Orchidea  exilis.    Burchell  Cat.  Geogr.  no.  6738-1. 

Hab.  in  Africa  Australi,  BurcheU,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel,  Burchell,) 

Flanta  gracilis  4-unc.  alta.  Folium  1,  radicale,  minimmn,  ovatum>  recurvum, 
subtiUs  pilosum.  Caulis  fiUformis  strictus,  rigidus,  aphyllus>  basi  pilosus 
apice  glaberrimus.  Spica  subspiralis,  5-6-flora.  Flores  minimi  pilis 
aliquot  rarissimis  sparsis.  Sepala  membranacea^  libera,  secunda,  obtusa. 
Petala  camosa,  acuminata,  obtusa,  duplb  Idngiora.  Labellum  conca- 
Tum,    basi    membranaceum   infundibulare   ideoque   calcaratum,  apice 

:    carnosum  trilobum  3  lobo  intermedio  producto  acuminato  obtuso. 


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CLXXVI.     GLOSSASPIS. 

Glossula.     LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  862.     Glossaspis.     Sprtng,  SysU 

Sepala  cum  petalis  conformibus  galeata.     Labellum  tripartitum^  calcare 
brevi  inflato.     Pollinia  glandulis  %  cucnllis  duobus  discretis  inclusis. 

Rostellum   maximum  plicatum. Herba  foliis  Orchidia.     Flores 

parvi,  virides^  laciniis  lateralibus  labelli  longissimis. 

1.  Glossaspis  tentaculata.     Lindl.  I,  c.  cum  k,  sub  Glossula. 
Hab.  in  China,  (v,  v.  c.) 


CLXXVII.    PLATANTHERA. 

Platanthera.    Richard,  Orch,  Diu,  35. 


Perianthium  Orchidis.  Calcar  elongatum  fiiiforme.  Anthera  loculis  basi 
divergentibus.  Glandulse  nudse.  Stigma  labio  superiore  (rostello) 
piano,  antberse  adnato ;  canalibus  bases  antherse  retinentibus.  Pro- 
cessus carnosi  o. Herbae  habitu  et  indole  Orchidis. 

At  first  sight  this  genus  would  seem  to  be  the  same  as  a  section  of 
Habenaria  proposed  by  Dr.  Brown  in  his  Prodromus,  p.  SIS,  and  cha- 
racterized by  having  the  bases  of  the  anther  united  lengthwise  to  the 
column  ;  and  for  a  long  time  I  so  regarded  it.  But  as  the  bases  of  the 
anther  are,  in  all  undoubted  Habenarias,  united  to  the  stig^atic  canals, 
this  character  falls  to  the  ground  \  and  the  genus  has  to  depend  upon 
another  distinction,  to  which  I  can  discover  no  exception  ^  namely,  to  the 
absence  of  the  fleshy  processes  of  the  lower  lip  of  the  stigma.  Otherwise, 
Platanthera  is  the  same  as  Habenaria.  The  species  may  be  very  naturally 
arranged  as  under. 

$  1.  Labellum  indivitum, 

a,  Labellum  integmm,  nunc  bad  bidentatum,  aut  repandani. 

b,  Labellum  incisum ;  nunc  tantum  crenulatum. 
$  2.  Labellum  tripartitum,     Labiena. 

a.  Labelli  larinisB  indivisaB. 

6.  Labelli  lacinise  incisae  aequales. 

c,  Labelli  lacinise  incise ;  lateralibus  multb  majoribos. 

§  1.  Labellum  indivisum, 

a.  Labellum  integrum  ,*  nunc  b(ui  bidentatum ;  aut  repandum.     Series  specie- 
rum  ab  unifoliis  ad  foliosas. 

1.  Platanthkra  obtusata. 

P.  folio  solitario  obovato,  caule  ssepitis  aphyllo,  spic^  laxluscul^,  sepalo 
supremo  latissimo,  petalis  subtriangularibus  acuminatis  obtusis,  labello 
acuminato  apice  recurvo  calcaris  conici  arcuati  acuti  longitudine. 

Orchis  obtusata.     PursA, !  Fl,  ^m,  Sept.  2,  588. 

Habenaria  obtusata.  Richardson  in  Franklin,  Joum,  p,  761.  Graham  in  Edinb.  FhiL 
Jtmm,  App.^-'Jun,  1830. 

Hab.  in  America  et  Asia  septentrionali :  in  sylvis  Novsb  Scotise  frequens, 
Menzies ;  California,  Douglas ;  America  arctica,  Richardson  ;  Labradoria, 
Henn  ;  Sibiria,  Prescott ;  ora  America  occ.  Demidoff,  {hab.  s.  sip,) 

This  species  varies  with  its  spur  longer  or  shorter,  and  its  petals  more 


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or  less  triangular  and  acute.      Its  flowers  are  also  occasionally  very 
crowded. 

2.  Platanthera  tipuloides. 

P.  folio  radical!  solitario  obtuso  basi  angustato  caulino  oblongo  acutato 
superioribus  niinoribus,  spied,  brevi  laxli,  bracteis  foliaceis  linearibus 
acuminatis  floribus  duplb  longioribus,  petalis  labelloque  carnosis  ovatb 
obtusis  subsequalibus,  calcare  arcuato  filiformi  ovario  longiore. 

Orchis  tipaloides.    /Ann,/  Suppl. 401.     WUld.  Sp,  PL  4^  41. 

Hab.  in  Kamichatka,  Fischer,  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  ceL  Prescott,) 

Linnseus  petala  hujus  speciei  labello  annexit^  et  monstrum^  nulli  cognitum, 
effecit.  Extat  in  ejus  herbario,  et  procul  dubio  est  planta  a  eel.  fischero 
sub  nomine  O.  gracilis  divulgata. 

3.   PliATANTHERA  clcgans. 

P.  foliis  binis  oblongo-lanceolatis>  caule  squumis  parvis  ramentaceis,  spic^ 
long&  densit  cylindracelt>  bracteis  lineari-subulatis  florum  longitudine, 
sepalis  campanulatis  acuminatis  obtusis,  petalis  labelloque  carnosis 
ovato  linearibus  obtusis  subaequalibus,  calcare  filiform!  arcuato  OYario 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  America  boreali  occidentali,  Douglas,  {hab,  s,  sp.  comm,  Soc.  Hort.) 

Tubercula  indivisa.  Caulis  sesquipedalis.  Flores  parvi.  Glandular  pol- 
liniorum  maximse. 

4.  Platanthera  bifolia.  Reichb.  FL  Excurs.  Germ,  120.  PL  Critica,  IX. 
1143.     Mayrhofer,  Orch.  Austr,  p,  30. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  obovatis  caulinis  paucissimis  depauperatis,  spied, 
laxd  multiflor^^  sepalis  lateralibus  reflexis,  labello  linear!  obtuso  petalis 
duplb  longiore  calcare  filiform!  apice  incrassato  duplb  breviore,  antherse 
lobis  approximatis  parallel!  s. 

Orchis  bifolia.    Lmn.!  Sp.  PL    Bieb,  FL  Tour,  Cauc.  2,  362. 

Orchis  alba.    Lamarck. 

Habenaria  bifolia.     R,  Br.  in  Hort,  Kew,  5, 193. 

Satyrium  bifolium.     WakL  FL  Suec,  558. 

Platanthera  solstitialis.    a  Bnghn,  ex  Rchb. 

/3.  anthera  emarginata ;  labello  admodum  breviore. 

Fl.  bracbyglossa.    Hchb,  PL  Critic.  JX.  1144.    FL  Escurs,  Germ,  li?. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam ;  a  Suecia,  fVahlenberg,  et  Anglia,  ad  Florentiam> 
Strangways,  (v.  v.  et  s*  sp,) 

Flores  odorati3  nunc  inodori.  Sequente  multb  gracilior,  et  minils 
yirescens  in  floribus. 

5.  Platanthera  chlorantha.  Rchb,  PL  Critica,  IX.  1145.  Ft.  Excurs. 
Germ.  120  &  ^^. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  oblongis  acutiusculis  caulinis  squamseformibus, 
spic^  dens^  multiflor^  sepalis  lateralibus  reflexis,  labello  angusto  ovato- 
lanceolato  obtuso  petalis  duplb  longiore  calcare  filiform!  apice  incrassato 
duplb  breviore,  anthers  lobis  divaricatis  distantibus. 

Orchis  bifolia.    FL  Dan,  235.     Eng.  Bot.  t,  22. 

Orchis  vircscens.     Gaud.  FL  Helv,  5.  497. 

P.  bifolia.     Richard,  Orck,  Eur.  Annot.  35.    Lodd,  Bot,  Cab,  1653. 

P.  bifoUa,  /3.    Mayrhof,  p,  30. 


286  OPHRYDEA. 

Hab.  in  Eitropa ;  a  Scotia,  Bentham,  ad  Viennam,  Mayrhofer,  (hab.  #.  sp.  et 

Communis  in  Anglia.  In  partibus  Europse  australioribus  deest,  teste  eel. 
Strangways,  qui  nullibi  in  Italia  invenit,  ubi  PI.  bifolia  ubique  divulgatur. 

6.  Plat  ANTHER  A  Hookeri. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  orbiculatis  planis,  caule  nudo>  spidL  strict^  roul- 
t]flor&>  sepalis  lateralibus  reflexis,  labello  lineari-lanceolato  acuminato 
glabra  sepalis  parilm  longiore,  calcare  filiformi  arcuato  ovarii  longitu- 
dine,  antberee  lobis  basi  adnatis. 

Habenaria  Hookeri.    Torrey't  MSS.     Gray  m  Awu  Lye,  N.  York,  1834,  r.  3. 
Habenaria  orbiculata.    Hooker,  Exot,  Fl.  t,  145.    Loddiget,  Bot,  Cab.  U  1523  ? 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali :  a  Canada^  Goldie,  ad  Virginiam,  Hooker, 
(hab.  $.  sp.) 

Known  at  first  sigbt  from  tbe  following  by  tbe  flowers  being  sessile  in* 
stead  of  stalked,  by  its  mucb  shorter  lip  and  spur,  and  by  the  form  of  its 
anther  5  besides  which,  the  whole  plant  of  P.  Hookeri  is  smaller. 

7.  Platanthbra  orbiculata. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  orbiculatis  planis,  caule  subaphyUo*  racemo  lazo 
multifloro,  sepalis  lateralibus  reflexis,  labello  lineari  spathulato  basi 
pubesccnte  sepalis  fer^  tripl5  longiore,  calcare  arcuato  compresso  ovario 
dup]5  longiore,  antheree  lobis  basi  elongatis  liberis. 

Orchit  orbiculata.    Pursh.  Fl.  Am.  Sept.  2,  588. 
Habenaria  orbiculata.     Torrey,  Compend.  p.  318. 

Habenaria  macrophylla.  Hooker  1  in  Edinb.  Pkil.  Jour.  vol.  vi.33l.  Beck  Bot.  rf N,  and 
M.  St.  N.  Amer.  349. 

Hab.  in  Canada ;  in  sylvis  opacatis  prope  Montreal,  Goldie.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

1  am  indebted  to  Dr.  Torrey  for  the  adjustment  of  the  synonyms  of  this 
and  the  preceding  species. 

8.  Platanthbra  Menziesii. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  subrotundo-oblongis  erectis>  caule  subbisquamato, 
racemo  laxo  paucifloro,  sepalis  obtusissimis,  petalis  truncatis  labello 
lineari  obtuso  brevioribus,  oedcare  pendulo  obtuso  apice  inflexo  ovario 
subsequali. 

Hab.  in  ora  occidentali  America  sepUntrionaUs.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel. 
Menzies.) 

9.  Platanthbra  SchischmarefHana. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  obovato-lanceolatis  canaliculatis,  spicli  subsecund^ 
multiflor^,  bracteis  oblongis  obtusis  ovarii  longitudine,  sepalis  oblongis 
obtusis,  petalis  labelloque  carnosis  ovatis  obtusis,  calcare  arcuato  gracili 
labelli  longitudine. 

Habenaria  Scbiscbmareffiana.    Ckamitao  in  lAnnma,  3. 29* 
?  Spiranthes  unalaschcensis.    Spreng.  tyit.  3.  708. 

Hab.  in  Unalaschka,  Chanusso.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel,  Fischer.) 
Planta  facie  HerminU  Monorchis. 

10.  Platanthbra  K5nig^i. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  inferioribus  oblongo-lanceolatis  obtusis  emargina- 
tisque  superioribus  linearibus  spies  fer^  squalibus,  spied,  densit  cylindra* 


OPHRYDB^.  287 

cek,  bracteis  herbaceis  floribus  sequalibus^  labello  subrhombeo-lineari 
obtuso  calcare  inflexo  obtuso  longiore. 

a.  petalia  ovatis  acutis. 

Orchis  KGnigU.    Rett.  Fl,  Scamd,  1087.     WiUd,  Sp.  PL  4^  39.    FL  Dan,  t.  333. 

/3.  petalis  cordaiis  acumioatis. 

O.  doUchorhiza.    fUch,  /  AfSS. 

Hab.  in  circulo  arctico ;  a.  Islandia,  Mterck,  Giseke ;  /3.  Uoalaschka,  Langs* 
dorff,  (hab.  «.  jp.  comm,  cell.  Lehmann  et  Fischer.) 

11.  Platanthera  herbiola. 

P.  caule  fblioso,  foliis  inferioribus  oblongis  acutis  superioribus  lanceolatis 
acuminatis,  spicit  deosit  cylindraceli,  bracteis  herbaceis  acuminatis  flori- 
bus longioribus>  labello  lineari-lanceolato  basi  bidentato  medio  unitu- 
berculato  calcare  clavato  dupl5  breviore. 

Habeiuuria  herbioU.    ILBr.in  HorU  Kew,  5,  193.    Beck.  Bot,  N.  and  M,  Amer.  347. 

Orchis  herbioUu    Purah.  Fl.  Am.  Septr.  2,  743. 

Orchis  fascescens.    Id.  1 2,  587.    Lodd.  Bot.  Cab.    EiUott,  Bot.  Carol.  2, 488. 

Orchis  bidentaU.    ElUott,  L  c. 

?  Orchis  scutellata.    Nuttall  in  Amer.  Phil.  Tran$.  N.  8.  5,  p.  161. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrumati :  Massachussetts^  Torrey  ;  paludibus  et  pratis 
montanis.  Beck,  Pursh ;  Georgia  et  Carolina,  Elliott,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm. 
eel.  Torrey.) 

O.  scutellata  of  Nuttall  seems  to  differ  in  nothing  except  its  lip  being 
emarginate. 

12.  Platanthbra  hyperborea. 

P.  caule  foliosoj  foliis  lanceolatis  strictissimis  acutis>  spicit  laxiuscullt  sub- 
secund^  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  flore  longioribus,  sepalis  de- 
flexis^  petalis  labelloque  linearibus  obtusis  subsequalibus  calcaris  obtusi 
penduli  longitudine,  radicibus  longissimis  carnosis. 

Orchis  hyperborea.    Lhm.  Mont.  121.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 37.    Rets.  Oh».  Bot.  4, 30,  t.  3. 
Habenana  hyperborea.    R.  Br.  in  Hort.  Kew.  5, 193.    Richardson  in  Franklin, 

Hab.  in  circulo  arctico  :  Gr5nlandia,  Hb.  Lehmann ;  Islandia^  Kdnig. ;  Ame- 
rica arctica,  Richardson,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

13.  Platantbera  conyallariflefolia. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  sensim  decrescentibus,  spicit 
laxiuscullt  elongaik,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  herbaceis  floribus  longi- 
oribus^  petalis  falcatis  truncatis^  labello  lineari  obtuso  calcaris  longi* 
tudine. 

Orchis  conTallarisBfolia.    Fbch.  MSS. 

Hab.  in  Kamtchatka,  Fischer,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  ceL  Prescoti,) 

14.  Platantbera  dilatata.     Lmdl.  Beck.  Bot.  N.  and  M.  Amer.  347. 

P.  caule  folioso>  foliis  lanceolatis  gramineisve,  spidl  elongate  cylindracelt 
densli  lax&que,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  floribus  aequalibus 
longioribusque,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis>  petalis  minoribus  conformibus 
membranaceis,  lubello  rhomboideo  lineari-lanceolato  obtuso  calcaris 
obtusi  longitudine. 

Orchb  dilatota.    Purth.  FL  Am.  SepL  2,  588. 
Habenaria  dilatata.    Hooker,  Bsot.  FL  t.  95. 
Orchis  agastachys.    Pitcher,  MSS. 
Habenaiia  boretuis.    Chamisto  in  Linn,  3. 28. 


288  OPHRYDEiE. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ,  Canada,  Goldie,  Torrey ;  Labradoria^  Henn  ; 
ora  occidental!,  Douglas;  Unalascbka,  Langsdorff.  {hah.  s,  sp,) 

Variat  floribus  albis  suaveolentibus,  et  virentibus  fer^  inodoris.     Chamisio. 

In  my  specimens  of  P.  dilatata,  from  Dr.  Torrey,  the  flowers  are  rather 
smaller^  and  the  spike  much  more  lax  -,  but  I  see  no  further  difference.  In 
Habenaria  borealis  the  lip  is  scarcely  so  rhomboidal^  and  rather  longer  than 
the  very  obtuse  spur. 

15.  Platanthbra  huronensis. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  inferioribus  oblongis  superioribus  gramineis,  spic^ 
lax^  tenui,  bracteis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine  v.  longioribus,  labello 
ovato-lanceolato  calcaris  incurvi  compressi  longitudine. 

Orchis  huronensis.    Nuttall,  Gen.  Amer.  2, 189. 

Habenaria  huronensis.    Spreng,  Syst.     Beck.  Bot,  N.  and  M.  Amer.  348. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  locis  humidis  in  insulis  lacuum  Huron  et 
Michigan,  Nuttall ;  prope  Albany,  Torrey.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

P.  dilatata  et  septentrionali  proxima,  sed  flores  ferd  minores  quam  in 
P*  herbiola.  Character  essentialis  in  foliis  inferioribus  latis  florumque 
magnitudine  constat.  Caulis  in  unico  exemplare  quoil  examinavi  fer^ 
2-peda1is  fiiit. 

16.  Platakthera  leucostachys. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  obtusis,  spidi  longissim^  deDs4> 
bracteis  florum  longitudine,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis,  petalis  membranaceis 
linearibus  emarginatis,  labello  rhomboideo  lineari-lanceolato  calcare 
filiformi  arcuato  dupl5  breviore,  antherse  lobis  parallelis  rostello  maximo 
plicato. 

Hab.  in  ora  occidentali  America  septentrionalis,  Douglas,  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm. 
Soc.  Hort.) 

Kostellum  fer^  Gymnadenise  sed  magnum  et  prominens.  Flores  verosi- 
militer  albi. 

17.  Platanthbra  gracilis. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  linearibus  acuminatis  obtusis  debilibus  patentibus> 
spic^  lax£l  elongate  floribus  inferioribus  remotis,  bracteis  angustis  acumi- 
natis floribus  longioribus,  petalis  obliquis  acuminatis  obtusis,  labello 
lineari  obtuso  calcaris  apice  inflati  obtuslssimi  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  ora  occidentali  America  septentrionalis,  Menzies ;  Observatory  inlet 
Herb.  Hooker,  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Menzies.) 

Caules  debiles,  1 J  :2-pedales.  Folia  3 -poll.  longa»  pardm  acuminata,  nullo 
modo  acuta. 

18.  Platanthbra  stricta. 

P.  caule  folioso  stricto,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  internodiis  dupl6  longiori- 
bus, spic&  lax&  elongate,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  floribus  longioribus, 
sepalo  dorsal!  latiore,  petalis  ovatis  acuminatis  obtusis,  labello  lineari 
obtuso  calcare  apice  inflato  obtusissimo  dupl5  longiore. 

Hab.  in  America  boreali-occidentali,  Douglas,  {hab.  s,  sp.  comm,  Hort.  Soc. 
Lond.) 

Priore  differt  habitu  stricto,  foliis  brevioribus  (9  J -poll.)  latioribus  et  magis 
acuminatis,  demum  calcare  dupl5  breviore. 


OPHRYDE^.  289 

19.  Platanthbra  graminea. 

P.  cattle  folioso,  folils  strictis  inferioribus  lineari-lauceolatis  obtusiusculis 
superioribus  acuminatis,  spicll  laxiuscultL^  bracteis  acuminatis  floribus 
brevioribuSy  petalis  obliquis  apice  truncatis  tridentatis  labello  rbombeo 
lanceolato  undulato  venoso  aequalibus  calcare  clavato  arcuato  dupl6 
brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  ora  occidentaU  America  septentrionalis,  Menzies.  {hah,  s.  sp.  coram, 
ceL  Menzies.) 

Glandule  maxims  poUiniis  squales. 

20.  Platanthbra  arcuata. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  acutis,  racemo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis 
foliaceis  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus^  sepalis  secundis^  labello  linear! 
sepalis  longiore,  petalis  linearibus  liberis,  calcare  falcato  ovario  dupl6 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrumaU :  Mussooree^  Rayle,  (exam.  $,  tp.  in  hb,  Royle.) 

Caudicula  poUiniorum  cornea  crassa ;  glandule  maximft  membranace£L. 

21.  Platanthbra  latilabris. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutissimis,  spiciL  longfiL  laxiusculft, 
bracteis  ovatis  floribus  brevioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  ciliatis,  petalis 
conformlbus  glabris  carnosis  labello  carnoso  lanceolato  brevioribus^ 
calcare  davato  labello  dupl5  longiore,  ovario  rostrato. 

P.  •cniniimtii.    WtUL  cat,  no.  7040  par^, 

Hab  in  India  septentrionaii,  fValUch,  (hab,  s,  gp,  e.  mus.  Angl,  Ind.) 

M.  Platanthbra  acuminata.    lAndL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7040. 

P.  caule  fblioso,  foliis  oyato-oblongis  acutissimis,  spidL  long^  laxiusculi, 
bracteis  ovatis  floribus  brevioribus,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  ciliatis, 
petalis  ovatis  acuminatis  carnosis  glabris  labello  lineari  carnoso  seqni- 
longis  et  dupl61atioribu8,  calcare  arcuato,  labello  multo  longiore,  ovario 
rostrato. 

a.  foliis  acuminatis,  petalis  labelloque  luteis,  calcare  albo. 

/3.  foliis  apice  rotundatis,  acutis,  floribus  omnino  berbaceis,  calcare  viridi. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali :  Napalia  et  Kamaon,  WaUich,  occidentem 
versus  Royle,  (hab.  s.  sp,  e.  Museo  AngU  Ind,  et  v,  ic,  pid,  comm^  ceL 
Rayle.) 

This  varies  considerably  in  tbe  length  of  the  spur. 

2S.  Platanthbra  clavigera. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuminatis,  spidt  elongntH  laxius-* 
cuMl,  bracteis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine,  sepalis  petalisq;  ovatis 
obtusis  glabris,  labello  lineari  acuto  basi  bidentato  tuberculo  uno  in 
medio,  calcare  clavato  obtusissimo  labello  longiore. 

Hab.  in  India  Septentrionali ;  Simla,  Comitissa  Dalhousie.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  herb. 
Hook.) 

This  appears  to  vary  a  good  deal  in  the  size  of  the  flowers.    They  are 
smaller  than  in  P,  dilatata, 

September,  1835.  p  p 


290  OPHRYDBJB. 

24.  Platanthera  }  japonica. 

P.  '*  labello  lineari  subulato  integerrimo,  petalis  obtusis,  cornu  germine 
triplo  longiore,  caule  folioso,  foliis  lanceolatis  patentibus/'     W. 

Orchis  japonica.     Tkunb,  ft,  Jap.  26.  ic.  pL  Jap,  t,  3.     Willd.  tp,  />/.  4.  1 1 . 
Hab.  in  Japonia  Thunberg. 

25.  Platanthera  angustata. 

P.  "  labelli  limbo  linearis  calcare  attenuato." 
Mecosa  aogustata.    Blume  B\jdr,p,  404  ^  /•  1. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  montanis  Salak  et  Burangrang^  Blume. 

26.  Platanthera  Blumii. 

P.  "  labelli  limbo  ovato-oblongo^  calcare  clavato.** 

Mecosa  dilatata.    Blume  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Java,  in  altis  montis  Gede  et  Pangurangu,  Blume. 

27.  Platanthera  apbylla. 

P.  "  racemo  secundo^  floribus  campanulatis  albis,  nectario  fiUformi,  foliis 
nullis.'*     Forsk, 

Orchis  aphylla.    Forthahl, 

Habeoaria  aphylla.    Brown  Prodr,  ].  312.    Spreng*  tytt*  6.  690. 

Hab.  in  Arabia  ad  Uahfdt  et  KurmcL,  ForskahL  (v.  s.  tp.  m  herb.  Lehm.) 

Exemplar  quod  vidi  in  Hb.  Lehm.  feth  defloratum  fuit.  Aphyllum  inveni, 
vix  spithamseum,  caule  squamis  plurimis  oblongis  cuspidatis  Testito* 
Racemus  secundus,  4  p.  longus.  Flores  Goodyera  elaUt  f6rm&  et  mag- 
nitudine.  Sepala  et  petala  defii^re.  Calcar  filiforme,  incurvum,  apice 
inflexum.  Antheree  lobi  basi  inflexi  dilatati,  incurvi^  aucti^  more  omnino 
insolito.     Rostellum  planum. 

28.  Platanthera  obcordata.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat.  no.  7050. 

P.  caule  humili  dens^  folioso,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  spicit  deosft 
foliosjl,  petalb  sepalisque  galeatis  lateralibus  patentibus  labello^  obcor« 
dato  apiculato  calcare  longiore. 

Orchis  obcordata.    Don,  prodr,  nep.  23. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Kamaon,  WalUch,  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  hid,  et  v.  ic. 
pict,) 

Caulis  uncialis  ad  palmarem.    Flores  purpurei. 

29.  Platanthera  decipiens. 

P.  caule  folioso^  foliis  oblongis  vix  vaginantibus  inferioribus  obtusis  supre- 
mis  acutis,  spic^  multiflorlt  laxiu8cul£t>  bracteis  foliaceis  inferioribus 
flore  dupl6  longioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  august^  ovatis  acutiusculis, 
labello  cuneato  trident ato  calcare  curvo  conico  duplo  longiore. 

a.  labelli  dentibus  lateralibus  denticulatis  majoribus. 

/3.  labelli  dentibus  lateralibus  integerrimis  minoribus. 

Hab.  a  in  Sibiria,  Prescott  -,  /3  in  Kamtchaika  f  Id,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  eel. 
Prescott.) 

Planta  facie  PeristyU  bracteati,  spithamea  ad  pedalem. 


OPHRYDEiE.  291 

b.  LabeUutn  mdmm,  nunc  tantutn  crenulaium. 

30.  Platamthera  cristata. 

P.  caule  folioso,  folio  inferiore  longo  lanceolato  ceeteris  minoribus  acumi- 
natU,  spicit  oblong^  dens^  muUifloriL,  bracteis  acuminatissimis  florum 
loogitudinej  sepalo  supremo  oTato  lateralibus  deflexis  rotundatis,  petalis 
rotundatis  crenatis^  labello  ovato  raargioe  lacero  calcari  clavato  obliqu^ 
tniQcato  subsquali. 

Orchil  cristata.    Mick.  Jtmer.  bar,  2. 156.  Willd,  tp.pl  A,  9.  Purth.  2. 585.  ElUott^  Sketchy 

2.483. 
Habenaria  cristata.    R,  Br.  in  Hort,  Kew.  5. 194.  Lodd.  Boi.  Cab.  i.  1651.  Beck.  Sot.  M. 

and  N.  Amer.  348. 

Hab.  in  locis  udis  ad  margines  paludum^  cum  P.  blephariglotti  et  ciliari 
intermixta,  in  America  septentrionaU :  Carolina^  Ellioit ;  Pennsylvania^ 
Pursh ;  Alabama,  Dmmmond.  (hab.  s.  gp.) 

Flores  lutei.    Gymnadeniae  lutes  simillima. 

31.  Platantheba  holopetala. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis,  spic^  lax^  multiflor^, 
bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  ovarii  longitudine,  sepalis  suborbiculatis  ob- 
tusis  supremo  galeato,  petalis  linearibus  acuminatis  obtusis  integerrimis, 
labeUo  lanceolato  margine  lacero  calcare  filiformi  dupl5  breviore,  ovario 
rostrato. 

Habenaria  blephariglottis.    Hooker  I  Exot.  Fl.  t,  87,  nee  aliomm. 

Hab.  in  Canada,  Goldie.  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm,  eel.  Hooker.) 

Flores  albidi. 

I  conceive  that  this  plant  is  unknown  to  American  botanists ;  for  they 
all  agree  in  the  difficulty  of  distinguishing  P.  blephariglottis  from  cUiaris ; 
which  would  not  be  the  case  if  they  knew  this  species,  in  which  the  petals 
are  entire. 

39.  Platanthera  blephariglottis. 

P.  caule  folio8o>  foliis  inferioribus  lanceolatis  canaliculatis  sensim  de- 
crescentibus>  spidL  oblongll  multiflor^  density  bracteis  foliaceis  linearibus 
acuminatis  floribus  brevioribus>  sepalis  rotundato-oblongis  lateralibus 
reflexis,  petalis  spathulatis  dentatis,  labello  oblongo  piano  fimbriato 
medio  papilloso  calcare  recto  pendulo  tripl6  breviore,  ovario  longissim^ 
rostrato. 

Orchis  blephariglottis.     WiUd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 9. 

Habenaria  blephariglottis.    Beck.  Bog.  N.  and  M.  Amer.  348  ? 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionati :  Pennsylvania,  Muhlenberg  j  Canada, 
Schwemitz.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  cek  Bentham.) 

Flores  albidi. 

This  plant  is  well  defined  by  Willdenow )  but  it  appears  to  be  little 
known  to  the  writers  on  North  American  botany,  who  apparently  mistake 
for  it  what  I  conceive  is  a  white  variety  of  PI.  ciliaris.  In  many  respects 
it  is  very  like  that  species ;  but  its  flowers  are  smaller^  the  raceme  is  much 
more  compact,  the  lip  is  flat,  ovate-oblong,  with  short  and  nearly  simple 
cilise,  and  the  anther  is  at  least  as  tall  as  it  is  broad,  while  that  of 
P.  dUaris  is  always,  as  far  as  I  have  seen,  very  much  depressed,  so  as  to 
be  greatly  broader  than  tall. 


292  OPHRYDBJI. 

33.  Platanther^  ciliaris. 

P.  caule  folioso,  fbliis  iuferioribus  ovato-laoceolatis  supremis  minimis^ 
spic^  oblongll  densit  multiflorlky  bracteis  acumlnatis  ovario  brevioribus, 
sepalit  reflexis  ovato-subrotundis  obtiisis^  petalis  linearibua  reflexis  i^ioe 
hicisis^  labello  oblongo  margine  capillaceo  multifido  calcarc  arcnato 
dupl6  breviore*  ovario  colorato  longissim^  rostrato, 

a.  floribus  aureis. 

Orchis  ciliaris.     Linn.  Sp,    Mich,  Atner,  2,  156.     j^ndrews,  Bot.  Rep.  1,  /.  42.     UtOtf. 

Sp,  PL  4, 8.    Funh.  2, 585.    EUiottf  Sketch,  2, 483.    Bot.  M*gk  1. 166& 
Habenaria  ciliaris.    R,  Brown  in  Hart,  Kew,  5, 194. 

/3.  floribus  niveis. 

Orchis  blephariglottis.    ElUott^  Sketch.  2, 483>  et  Terodmiliter  pi.  Mct.  Ainer. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaU  $  a  Canada  ad  Curolinam.  (v.  v.  c  H  hob. 

8.  sp.) 

Variat  statura,  et  magnitudine  florum)  maximi  tunt  in  exemplaribna 
varietatis  aurese  a  Drummondio  in  Alabama  lectis,  minimi  in  Canadensi- 
bus  var.  nives  pertinentibus. 

§  2.  Labellum  tripartitum.     Labibna. 
a.  LabelU  lacrnia  indkn9dt. 

34.  Platantbeea  rotundifolia. 

P.  folio  solitario  radicali  subrotundo-oyato  piano,  caule  nudo>  tpidk  pan* 
ciflorit  laxiusculd,  bracteis  obtusis  ovario  breyioribus,  sepalis  petalisqne 
obtusisy  labello  trilobo  lobis  lateralibus  subfalcatis  intermedio  obcordato 
apiculato,  calcare  acuto  labelli  longitudine. 

Orchb  rotundifolia.    Pursh,  Ft,  Am,  sept.  2. 

Habenaria  rotundifolia.    Mchardeon  tm  Frankttn'e  Jtrnmey^  /».  761. 

Hab.  in  America  ieptentrionaU ;  Rocky  mountains,  Drummond ;  Hudson's 
Bay,  Pursh, ;  prope  Anticosti,  Goldie.  {hab.  s.  «p.  comm.  ceL  Hooker,} 

35.  Platanthera?  graminea. 

P.  caule  folioso^  foliis  gramineis,  spidl  brevi  pauciflorft,  bracteis  ovatis 
ovario  brevioribus,  labello  trilobo  lobo  intermedio  elongato  calcare 
longiore. 

Habenaria  graminea.     Spreng.  Syst,  3,  690. 
Satyrium  gramineum.     7%marSf  Orch.  Afr,  t,  6. 

Hab.  in  Madagatcaria,  Tbouars. 
Flores  purpurei. 

36.  Platanthera  cubitalis. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutissimis,  spicit  lax£L  foliosA, 
bracteis  cucuUatis  cuspidatis  acimiinatissimis  floribus  lon^oribus,  se- 
pal is  ovatis  obtusis,  petalis  subulatis^  labello  tripartito  laciniis  lateralibus 
retrorsum  falcatis  calcare  davato  pendulo  triplo  breviore. 

Orchis  cubitalis.    Linn.  Sp,  PI,  1333.    Fi.  Zeyl  320.     WiUd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 17, 
Habenaria  cubitalis.    R.  Br.  Prodr. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  Hermann  $  in  pratis  apricis  ad  latera  collium  altiorum 
prope  Maturata,  florens  Novembre^  Macrae,  {hab.  s,  sp.  el  ic,  pict.) 

Sepala  virldiu,  labello  purpurco. 


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37*  Platanthbsa  longibracteata.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat  no.  7048. 

P.  caule  folioso^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  bracteis  longissimis  fbliaceis 
acuminatissimis,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  linearibus  lateralibus  abbre* 
viatis^  calcare  obtuso  abbreviato. 

Hab.  in  regno  Burmano,  ad  ripas  fluminis  Irawaddy  ad  Sundya,  Wallkh, 
(Jiah,  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl,  Tnd.) 

Forte  Habenaria  ^  sed  processus  nuUos  detegi  in  alabattro  solitario  queoi 
examinare  potoi.    Ad  Peristylus  ? 

38.  Platanthera  brachyphylla. 

P.  foliis  duobus  radicalibus  carnosis  reniformi-orbiculatis,  scapo  squamis 
acuminatissimis  vestito,  bracteis  ovatis  cucullatis  acuminatissimis  florum 
loDgitudine^  sepalis  ovato-subrotundis  supremo  obtuso  lateralibus  acutis 
pendulis^  petalis  ininoribus  ovatis,  labello  alt^  trideotato  sepalis  breviore 
calcare  clavato  tripl6  breviore^  ovario  rostrato. 

Hab.  in  pemnmla  India  otietUaUi,  Wight,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  WighL) 

39.  Platanthera  flava. 

P.  '*  labello  trifido  integerrimo  j  lacinilt  mediil  inajore>  comu  filiform! 
longitudine  germinis,  spici  elongati  congest^,  bracteis  flore  longiori-* 
bus.**     Pursh.  sub  Orchide. 

Orchis  flava.    JUnn,  Sp.  PL  1336.    Willd.  Sp.  PL  4^  33,  nee  aliomm. 
Habenaria  flara.    R.  Br,  Prodr. 

Hab.  in  Virginia^  Clayton. 

Pursb  examined  this  in  the  Herbarium  of  Gronovius^  and  he  seems  to 
be  the  only  modern  botanist  who  has  seen  it.  I  have  adopted  his  cha* 
racter^  not  having  consulted  the  specimen  myself. 

b.  LabelU  lacinicB  ineisa  aqualet, 

40.  Platanthera  incisa. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  obovato-oblongis  sursiUn  decrescentibus^  racemo 
oblongo  multifloro,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus^ 
sepalis  oblongis  lateralibus  deflexis^  petalis  erectis  oblongis  denticulatis^ 
labelli  unguiculati  subrotundi  laciniis  cuneatis  inciso-denticulatis  inter- 
medilt  majore  calcare  dupl6  breviore. 

Orchis  incisa.     mUd.Sp,  PL  4, 40.    Punk,  2, 5S9. 

Habenaria  incisa.    Spreng,  Sytt.  veg,  3.    Beck,  Bot,  N.  and  M,  Amur.  349. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaii :  in  pratis  a  Noveboraco  ad  Virginiam, 
Pursh.  (hab,  «•  sp,  comm,  eel.  Beck,  &c.) 

Flores  purpurei. 

41.  Platanthera  fimbriata. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  surstim  decrescentibus,  racemo  oblongo 
multifloro,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  supremis  floribus  subsquali* 
bus,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  lateralibus  deflexis,  petalis  erectis  oblongis 
obtusis  incisis,  labelli  unguiculati  subrotundi  laciniis  cuneatis  inciso- 
denta*is  intermedin  majore  calcare  dupl5  breviore. 

Orchis  fimbriata.    Hort.  Kew,  ed.  1,3,297.     mtid.  Sp.  PL  4,39.    Purth,2,5SS. 
Habenaria  fimbriata.    B.  Br.  in  Hort^  Ktw.  5, 193.    B0ck.  Bot.  N.  mud  M^  Awun  349. 


294  OPHRYDB^. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaU :  a  Canada  ad  Pennsylvaniam,  in  pratit  et 
paludibus  montaniSj  Pursh,  {hab.  s.  tp,) 

Flores  purpurei. 

42.  Platanthera  crispa. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  angust^  lanceolatis  acuminatis  surstim  decrescenti- 
bus,  racemo  cylindraceo  denso  muUifloro,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis 
floribus  brevioribus^  sepalis  subrotundis  patentissimis,  petalis  conformi- 
bu8  inciso-crispis,  labelli  unguiculati  subrotundi  laciniis  cuneatis  inciso- 
crispis  intermedi4  majore,  calcare  triplb  breviore^  angulis  ovarii  crispis. 

Hab.  in  America  septentriofiali,  Frazer.  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

Flores  baud  majores  quam  in  P.  cristata ;  fieu^ies  quasi  b ybrida  inter  illam 
et  P.  incisam,     Distinctissima. 

43.  Platanthesa  fissa. 

P.  caule  folioso>  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  spidL  oblongft  multi- 
iLovkt  bracteis  acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus,  sepalis  subrotundo-ovatis 
obtusis,  petalis  obovatis  denticulatis,  labello  3-partito  laciniis  truncatis 
apice  denticulatis  latendibus  brevioribus  intermedio  bilobo,  calcare 
filiformi  dupl5  longiore. 

Orchis  fissa.    Phtk.  AmtOtk.  t,  434»/.  6,  bona.     WiUd,  Sp.  PL  4.  71.    PMr$A,  2, 589. 
Habenaria  fissa.    R,  Br.  Prodr.    Beck.  Bot.  N.  and  M,  Amer.  349. 
Orchis  incisa.    Nuit.  Gen.  2, 189»  nee  aliorum. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaU ;  in  pratis  montanis  a  Pennsylvania  ad  Vir- 
giniam,  Pursh.  (hab.  s.  sp.  a  Erazero.) 

Flores  magni  purpurei.     LabeUum  sessile. 

44.  Platanthera  gprandiflora. 

P.  characteribus  omnibus  P.  fimbriatse  sed  floribus  duplb  majoribus»  labelli 
laciniis  lateralibus  altitis  incisis  intermedin  latiore,  bracteis  inferioribus 
baud  floribus  longioribus. 

Orchis  grandiflora.    Bigelow. 

Habenaria  grandiflora.     Torreff  in  Beck.  Boi.  N.  and  M.  Amer.  349. 

Hab.  in  pratis  America  septenirumatis :  Massachussets,  Bigelow,  Beck,  (hab, 
s,  sp,  comm.  ceL  Boott.) 

This  is  probably  a  mere  variety  of  P.fimbriata, 

45.  Platanthera  leucopbsa. 

P.  foliis  angustis  ovato-lanceolatis  sensim  angustatis,  spicft  lax^  multiflorft, 
bracteis  ovato  lanceolatis  acuminatis  floribus  sequalibus,  petalis  obovatis 
inciso-crenatis,  labello  S-partito  unguiculato :  laciniis  multifidis  acumi* 
natis:  ungue  bilamellato,  calcare  filiformi  longissimo  apice  davato 
compresso  acuto. 

Orchis  leocophtta.    Nuttall  in  Am.  PhiL  Trant.  vol,  5,  n,  t.  p.  161. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaU,  agro  Arkansarum,  pratis  humidis  prope 
Kiamesha,  Junio  florens,  NuttaU,  (exam,  s,  sp,  in  herb,  Torrey.) 

Inter  PLJissam  et  psychodem,  utramque  magnitudine  florum  dupl6  superans 
candidorum.  Folia  prseterea  angustiora,  spicaque  multo  laxior  speciem 
diversam  satis  indicant. 

46.  Platanthera  psychodes. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  inferioribus  oblongis  obtusis  supremis  angusUssirob 


OPHRYDEJfi.  295 

acuminatis,  racemo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis  floribus  longioribus, 
sepalis  retusis  lateralibus  deflexis^  petalis  emarginatis,  labello  unguis 
culato  tripartito  laciniis  cuneatis  capiUaceo-multifidis  subsequalibus,  cal« 
care  ovario  dupl5  breviore. 

a.  laciniis  omDibus  labelli  miiltifidis. 

Orchis  psychodes.    Litm.  Sp,  PI,  1336.     WUld,  Sp.  PL  4, 39.    Purth,  2, 3. 

Orchis  lacera.    Mich.  Fl.  Am,  Bar.  2,  156.    Purah^  2,  586.    Elliott^  Sketch.  2,  484. 

Sweet  FL  Gard.  eer,  2,  t,  73. 
Habenftria  ptychodes.    Spreng,  Syet,  3.    Beck  J  Bot,  N,  and  M,  Amer,  349. 
Habenaria  lacera.    R.  Br.  Prodr. 

fi.  lacinill  intermedin  labelli  indivisft. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;   a.  a  Canada  ad  Carolinam ;   j3. . 

(hab.  o.  9.  sp*  comm.  eel.  Booti  et  Beck  ;  /3.  s.  sp,  Erazero  UciumJ) 

Flores  albi  virescentes. 

c.  Labelli  lacvnue  incisa  ;  kUeraUbus  tnultb  majoribus, 

47.  PiiATANTHBRA  Candida.     Undl.  in  Wall,  Cat.  fw.  7035. 

P.  caule  folioso  subbifloro,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  sapremis  cucullatisj 
sepalis  ovatis  acutis^  petalis  linearibus  nanis^  labello  cuneato-<rhoinboideo 
tripartito :  laciniis  lateralibus  latis  integris  intermedilt  linearis  calcare 
clavato  labello  duplb  longiore. 

Habenaria  triflora.    Don.  Prodr.  25. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa  et  Kamaon,  WalUch.  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl.  Ind.) 

48.  Platantheea  nniflora. 

P.  '*  labello  maximo  suborbiculato^  perianthii  foliolis  ovalibus  obtusis, 
calcaribus  ovario  fer^  duplb  longioribus.'*     Don.  Prodr.  25. 

Habenaria  uniflora.    Don.  Prodr.  25. 

Uab.  in  NapaUa,  Don. 

49.  Platanthbra  Susannas. 

P.  caule  folioso  subtrifloro,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  supremis  cucullatia 
acuminatiSj  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis  lateralibus  obliquis  dorsali  rhom^ 
boideo,  petalis  linearibus  acutis,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus 
truucatis  multifido-laceris  intermedin,  linear! •  calcare  duplb  longiore. 

Flos  SasannsB.    Ramph.  Ami,  5,  t.  99>yi  2. 

Orchis  Susanne.    Lmn.  Sp.  PL  1330.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4,  8.    Lour.  FL  Cochinch.  2, 638. 

Habenaria  Sosannas.    R.  Br.  Prodr,    Blume,  B\fdr.  1, 402. 

Platanthera  gigantea.    lAndL  in  Wail.  Cat.  no.  7052. 

Orchis  gigantea.    Smith,  ExoL  BoL  1. 100. 

Habenaria  gigantea.    Don.  Prodr.  24.    Hooker,  Bot.  Mag.  3374. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali:  Amboyna,  Rumph. ;  Java,  prope  Kuripan  locis 
paludosis,  Blume  3  prope  Canton,  Loureiro ;  Napalia,  fValUch.  (hab,  s.  sp* 
e  Mus.  Angl,  Ind.) 

I  can  discover  nothing  like  a  distinction  between  the  two  species  here 
combined.  It  is  evident  that  Blume*s  plant  is  the  same  as  the  species  in 
Nepal  and  China. 

50.  Platanthera  robusta.     IJndl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7036. 

P.  caule  folioso  4-5-floro,  foliis  oblongis  acutis  supremis  lanceolatis  cucul- 
lati8>  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  petalis  lineari-ovatis  nanis,  labelli  tripartiti 


296  OPHRYDE^. 

laciniis  lateralibus  cuneatis  truncatis  incisis  kitennedi£L  lineari  longiore, 
calcare  longissimo. 

Hab.  in  regno  Burmano;  Prome,  WalUch,  {hab,  s,  sp.  e  Mm,  Angl,  Ind,) 

51.  Platanthera  dentata. 

P.  *'  labello  tripartito,  laciniis  lateralibus  oblongis  dentatis,  intermedin 
lineari  obtus^  integr^,  cornu  germine  dupl5  longiore.*' 

Orchis  dentota.    Swartg  in  Act,  Holm.  1800^  f.  207.     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  A,  42. 
Hab.  in  China,  Swartz. 

59.  Platantheia  radiata. 

P.  foliis  ensifbrmibus  suberectis,  caule  subbifloro,  bracteis  acnminatis 
ovario  duplb  brevioribus,  labello  tripartito  piano:  laciniis  lateralibus 
dilatatis  ciliato-dentatis  intermedi£t  lanceolate,  calcare  filiformi  acuto 
ovario  squall. 

Orchis  Susaniue.    Tkimb,  Jap,  25. 

O.  radiata.     Thunb.  in  Act,  Linn.  Land.  2, 326.    /c.  PL  Jap.  t,  2.     WiUd,  Sp.  PL  4»  8. 

Hab.  in  Japoma,  Thunb. 


CLXXVin.    HEMIPILIA. 


Perianthium  Orchidis.  Calcar  elongatum.  Columna  cum  basi  labelli 
subconnata.  Anthera  subhorizontalis  j  basibus  divergentibus  adnatis* 
Glandulse  apicibus  canalium  (cucullis  dimidiatis)  inflexis  tects.  Ros- 
tellum  fornicatum,  liberum,  ultra  lobos  antherse  projiciens.  Processus 
camosi  o.  Folium  solitarium.    Racemus  secundus,  multiflorus. 

Radices  tuberculosse. 

This  genus  differs  from  Platantbera  in  having  the  glands  of  the  pollen 
masses  concealed  by  the  inflexed  points  of  the  stigmatic  canals,  which 
thus  form  an  imperfect  pouchy  and  in  the  enlarged  projecting  upper 
lip  of  the  stigma  or  rostellum.  Gymnadenia  Chusua  approaches  it  in 
structure,  but  the  cells  of  the  anther  of  that  species  are  parallel  and 
contiguous. 

1.  HsMiPitiA  cordifolia, 

Platanthera  cordifolia.    LindL  in  WaU.  Cat.  mo.  7049. 

Hab.  in  India  sepientrumali  $  Goesain  Than,  TFalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mas, 
Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  semipedalis^  folio  unico  radicali,  cordato,  obloogo,  acuto,  amplexi- 
caulij  caeterilm  fer^  nudus.  Racemus  secundus.  Bractese  ovatae^ 
acutffi,  ovario  dupl6  breviores.  Flores  magnitudine  Orchidii  maculaUz. 
Sepala  ovata,  patentia,  obtusiuscula.  Petala  paul6  minora,  c.  galea  non 
agglutinata.  Labellum  cum  basi  columns  connatum,  oblongum^  trilo* 
bum  3  lobis  subsequalibus  rotundatis  intermedio  productiore.  Caktr 
cylindraceum^  obtusum,  horizontale,  ovario  dupl6  brevius. 


OPHRYDEA.  297 

CLXXIX.    PERISTYLUS. 

Peristylus.    Blume,  B\}df,  \,  404. Benthamia.    Ach,  Rich*  OrcA.  Maurii. 

Omnia  Platantherae  -,  sed  calyx  semper  campanulatus  et  calcar  brevissi- 
mum  ssepitis  scrotiforme. 

Although  this  genus  is  separated  on  apparently  very  slight  grounds 
from  Platanthera  and  Herminium,  yet  it  collects  a  natural  group  of  species^ 
and  must^  I  thinks  be  adopted.  See  observations  under  Herminium,  to 
which  I  formerly  referred  sdl  the  species. 

1.  Pebistylus  Chorisianus. 

P.  foliis  binis  lato-ovatis  acutis,  spic^  pauciflor^  laxiuscul^^  bracteis  ovatis 
acuminatis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis  membranaceis 
patentibus,  petalis  carnosis  subrotundo-ovatis  conniventibus^  labello 
ovato  canaliculato  obtuso  apice  cucuUato,  calcare  brevissimo  subtereti. 

Habenaria  Chorisiaiia.    Chami9$o  m  Linn^ta,  3, 31. 

Hab.  in  UnaUuchka,  Cfutmisso,  {exam,  s,  sp.  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Caulis  vix  palmaris.    Calcar  scrotiforme  sec.  cl.  Chamisso. 

9.  Peristtlus  islandicus. 

P.  caule  diphyllo^  bracteis  foliaceis  :  inferioribus  spici  4-5-flor&  longiori- 
bus^  sepalis  ovato-lanceolatis,  petalis  triplb  angustiortbus^  labello  lanceo- 
lato  indiviso^  calcare  scrotiformi  subdidymo. 

Hab.  in  Islandia.  (excun.  s.  sp.  in  herb,  Lehmarm.) 

Tota  planta  vix  4  poll.  alta.  Folia  oblonga^  complicata.  Flores  cam- 
panulatij  Herminio  Monorchi  duplb  majores. 

S.  PsRiSTYLUs  obsoletus. 

P.  **  labello  oblongo  lanceolato  indiviso^  petalis  erectis^  cornu  obtuso 
scrotiformi,  germinibus  pedicellatis,  scapo  nudo,  bracteis  brevissimis 
squamaeformibus.'*     W. 

Orchis  obtoleta.     WUld.  Sp.  PL  4, 34. 

Habenaria  obsoleta.    Spreng.  Sytt,  veg.  3.    Beck.  Bot.  M.  and  N.  North  Amer.  p.  348. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali  in  locis  umbrosis;  a  Noveboraco  ad  Vir- 
giniam.  Beck ;  Pennsylvania,  Muhlenberg, 

4.  Peristtlus  latifolius. 

P.  caule  basi  folioso,  foliis  2-8  ovali-oblongis  acutis  basi  amplexicaulibus, 
spicit  longissimi  cylindracei^  labello  concavo  obsolete  trilobo  acuminato 
petalis  conformi,  calcare  apice  inflato. 

Satyrinm  latifoliam.     Thotiars^  Orch.  Afr,  U  10. 
Benthamia  latifolia.    Ach,  Rich,  Orch.  Maw,  U  7,  if,  2. 
Habenaria  chlorantha.    Spreng.  Syst. 
Herminivm  latifoliam.    lAndl,  in  Bot.  R^.  1499. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars;  MauriHo,  Bouton.  {hab.  a.  »p.  comm.  eel. 
Bouton.) 

5.  Peristylus  Commersonianus. 

.P.  *'  foliis  tribus  ad  basin  caulis  rosellatis  ovali-acutis  nervosis ;  caule  gra« 
cili^  spic^long^)  floribus  minutis  3  labello  subtriangulari,  basi  subca- 
naliculato,  calcare  brevissimo  recurvo." 

October,  1835.  q  q 


298  OPHRYDEJS. 

Gymnadenla  CommenonUna.    jich.  Rich.  Orch,  Mtmtit,  27«  f.  4* 
Hab.  in  sylvis  Borbonia,  Commerson. 

6.  Peristtlus  citrinus. 

P.  foliis  2  caulinis  oyato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  superioribus  multo  roinori* 
bus  subulato-acuminatis  subtus  glandulosis^  floribus  glaDdulosis^  labello 
cuneato  angulis  rotuadatis,  calcare  minimo  tereti. 

HabenarU  citriiuu    TTkouarM,  Orck.  Afr,  t,  16.    Ack.  RieJL  A  c  ^  21 ,  f.  3. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

7.  Peristtlus  densiflorus. 

P.  "  bulbis  ovalibuB  indivisis  $  foliis  radicalibus  lanceolatis  petiolatis ; 
superioribus  caulinis  spathfleformibus ;  spicit  density  calcare  scrotiformi.** 
Brot. 

Satyrinm  denslfloraiD.    Brot,  Fl.  LutU,  1,  22. 

Hab.  in  LusUania,  Brotero. 

8.  Peristtlus  cordatus. 

P.  caule  diphyllo,  foliis  cordatis  acutis,  spidl  secundtL,  sepalis  petaltsq. 
ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  subsqualibus,  labello  trilobo  basi  saccato^  sqiia- 
mis  anthers  lateralibus  elongatis  clavatis. 

Satyrium  diphyUum.    Link,  in  Schrad,  Dior.  1799, ;».  323. 

Orchis  cordata.     mild,  Sp,  PL  4,  28. 

Habenaria  cordata.    R,  Br,  Prodr,  312.    Spreng,  Syst,  3, 691.    Hooker  in  Bot.  Misc.  I, 

270,  /.  55.    Bot,  Mag.  3164. 
Herminium  cordatum.    lAndL  in  Bot.  Reg.  t,  1499. 

Hab.  in  Africd  boreaU'septentrionaU,  et  Europe  austraU-occidentali :  Lwitama, 
Link.  3  Tangier,  Salzmann ;  Maderd,  Lowe  i  ad  truncos  arborum  putres- 
centium  in  sylvlt  Las  Mercedes  Tener^a,  Webb  et  Berihelot.  (v,  o.  c.  ei 
hab.  s.  sp.) 

9.  Peristtlus  fallax. 

P.  folio  subsolitario  caulino  erecto  lineari-lanceolato  nunc  cuule  longiore, 
spic&  subsecundit,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  petalis  subulato-linearibus, 
labello  hastato-trilobo  laciniis  subsequalibus  acutis,  calcare  brevi  conico. 

Herminiam  fallax.    Lindl.  in  WaU,  Cat.  no,  7412. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  fVallich,  {hab,  $,  »p,  e  Mu$,  Angl,  Ind,) 

10.  Peristtlus  virescens. 

P.  ''  labello  lanceolate  crenato,  petalis  conniyentibus,  comu  obtuso  scro« 
tiformi,  bracteis  flore  longiorlbus.*'     W. 

Orchil  nrescens.    MuhL  in  mild.  Sp.  PI,  4, 37. 

Hab.  in  Pennsylvania,  Muhlenberg. 

Unknown  to  North  American  botanists.      Is  it  not  some  state  of 
Feriitylut  viridis,  or  bracieata  ? 

11.  Peristtlus  bracteatus. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  vel  retusis  sursum  angustatis  et 
acutioribus,  spic^l  lax&,  bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  floribus  duplb  trt« 
pl6que  longioribus,  petalis  linearibus  erectis,  labello  lineari  truncato 
subcuneato  angulis  apice  nunc  productioribus  calcare  inflato  breyi. 


OPHRYDB^.  299 

Orchi*  bractcata.     mUd.  Sp,  PL  4, 34.    SaU*b.  Paradis.  i,  1 10. 

HabenarU  bracteata.    R.  Br.  m  H,  Kew.  5,  1 92.    Sweet  Fl,  Oard.  O.S.I,  62.    Pur$h.  2, 
587.    Ex9i.  FL  3,  *.  175. 

p.}  angulis  ovarii  alatis  crispis. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali  frequens;    etiam  ia  Sibiria  ad  Georiefsk^ 
Prescott;  j3.  in  Sibiria,  Id.  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

I  doubt  whether  this  plant  is  really  distinct  from  P,  viridis ;  at  least,  I 
can  find  no  mark  of  distinction  beyond  the  length  of  the  bracts.  The  lip 
has  either  two  or  three  terminal  teeth.  My  Siberian  specimens  are 
identical  with  those  from  North  America. 

12.  Peristylus  yiridis.     Lindl.  Synops,  Brit,  Fl,  2d  edit.  p.  261. 

P.  caule  foliosoy  foliis  oblongis  inferioribus  obtusissimis,  spidi  dens& 
obtU!^ii,  bracteis  foliaceis  floribus  longioribus,  petalis  linearibus  erectis, 
labello  lineari  abrupt^  tridentato  dente  intermedio  minore,  calcare  brevi 
inflato. 

Satjriam  y^rSde.    Liim.  Sp.  PL  1337.    Enir-  ^'*  '•  9^« 

Orchis  viridis.    Swarts.  Act,  Holm.  1800,p.  207.     WiUd.  Sp.  PL  4, 33. 

Habenaria  yiridis.    Brown  in  Hort.  Kew.  b,  192.    Hooker,  Ft.  Land.  c.  ic, 

Gyiniiadenia  viridis.    Rich.  Annot. 

Platanthera  viridis.    lAndL  Synopg.  261. 

HimantogloRsam  viride.    RcAb.  Ft.  Escurt.  p.  1 19. 

Hab.  in  alpinis  turfosis  omnis  Europa  et  Asice  occidentalis ;  etiam  in  agro 
Alabama  Amenc<B  septenirionaUs,  Drummond,  (hab.  s,  sp,) 

13.  Pesisttlvs  albidus.    Lindl.  I,  c. 

P.  caule  folioso>  foliis  inferioribus  oblongis  obtusis  supremis  acutis  canali-^ 
culatis,  spicH  cylindracell  multiflorH,  bracteis  acutis  florum  longitudine, 
petalis  OTato-subrotundiSy  labello  trifido  laciniis  subsequalibus  acutis^ 
calcare  brevi  tereti  obtuso. 

Satyriom  albidam.    Linn.  Sp.  PL  1338.    Bng.  Bot.  t,  505. 

Orchis  albida.    Swarts.  Act.  Holm.  1800»  p.  207.     mild.  Sp.  PL  4,  38.     Fl.  Danica, 

t,  115. 
Orchb  alpina.    Crantt.  Stirp.  Auttr.  486. 

Habenaria  albida.    Brown  in  H.  Kew.  5»  193.    Hooker,  FL  Land,  c  ic, 
Gymnadenia  albida.    Rick.  Annot..p.     . 
Platanthera  albida.    lAndL  Synop».  261. 

Hab.  in  alpinis  Eurapa,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

14.  Peristtlus  Hamiltonianus. 

P.  foliis  (pluribus)  lanceolatis  acuminatis  spicll  dens4  cylindrace&  longiori- 
bus,  bracteis  setaceo-acuminatis  floribus  mult5  longioribus,  sepalis 
petalisq.  obtusis  conformibus  aequalibus,  labello  rotundato  tridentato^ 
calcare  orbiculari. 

Herminitim  Hamiltoniannm.    Lindl.  in  WalL  Cat.  no.  7069. 

Hab.  in  coUibus  Morang>  Indite  orientalis,  Hamilton,  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Museo 
Anglo^Indico.) 

15.  Peristylus  goodyeroides. 

P.  caule  basi  lax^  vaginato  medio  folioso^  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis 
abrupt^  in  squamis  acuminatissimis  transeuntibus,  spidi  \ongk  cylindra- 
ceft^  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  acutis  subsequalibus^  labello  tripartito 
laciniis  ovatis  acutis^  calcare  rotundo  inflato. 

Habenaria  g^oodyeroides.    Don.  Prodr.  Nep.  25. 
Herminiiun  goodyeroides.    Lkndi,  in  Wall.  Oat.  no,  7066. 


300  OPHRYDEJS. 

/3.  floribus  minoribus^  spiels  foliisq.  brevioribus. 

Habenaria  affinis.    Don,  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fValUch.  {hab.  8.  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-IndUco ;  j3.  comm.  eel, 
Lambert,) 

Caulis  altitudine  variat  a  palmari  ad  sesquipedalem. 
Flores  ochroleuci. 

16.  Peristtlus  plantaginea. 

P.  foliis  (3)  erectis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  spicse  fer^  8equalibu3>  sepal  is 
ovatis^  petalis  subrotundis  obtusis,  labello  rotundato  obtus^  tridentato^ 
calcare  sphseroideo. 

Herminiom  plantaginemn.    LindL  in  Boi,  Reg,  1499. 

Hab,  in  ZeyUma,  Macrae,  {hab,  s.  sp,) 

17*  Peri  STYLUS  constricta. 

P.  caule  basi  laxb  vaginato  medio  folioso,  foliis  pluribus  oblongo-lanceolatis 
scapo  brevioribus  abrupt^  in  squamis  acuminatis  transeuntibus,  sepalis 
lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  petalis  conformibus  dupl5  angustioribus, 
labello  trifido :  ]aciniis  acuminatis  lateralibus  aogustioribus  et  longiori- 
bus,  calcare  vesicato. 

Platanthera  constricta.    Lindt.  in  WklL  Cat,  no.  7043. 
HermiDium  constrictam.    Bot,  Reg,  I,  c, 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WalUch,  {hab,  s,  tp,  e  Museo  Anglo- Indico,  et  v.  ic,  pict,) 

18.  Pbristtlus  gracilis.     Blume,  Bydr,  2,  404. 

P.  "  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  labelli  limbo  S-partito,  laciniis 
lateralibus  angustissimis,  media  lanceolata,  calcare  subclavato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  sylvis  montium  Seribu  Provincise  Buitenzorg,  Blume, 

19.  Peristylus  grandis.     Blume,  I,  c,  t,  30. 

P.  '^  foliis  lato-oblongis  acuminatis,  labelli  limbo  semitrifido,  calcare 
obluso." 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  sylvis  bumidis  montis  Salak,  Blume. 

20.  Peristylus  aristatus. 

P.  caule  gracili  basi  nudo  vaginato  medio  folioso,  foliis  ovato^lanceolatis 
petiolatis  membranaceis  abrupt^  in  squamulis  quibusdam  (^)  distantibus 
transeuntibus,  spic&  rar^  paucifloriL,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  petalis  subu- 
latis  majoribus,  labello  tripartite  laciniis  lateralibus  setaceis  flexuosis 
intermedilt  rect&  carnos^  subulate  longioribus,  calcare  ovali  inflato 
antice  costato. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  in  lucis  prope  Peradeniam,  Macrae,  {hab.  s.  sp,  et  ic,  picl,) 

Caulis  gracilis  pedalis  et  ultra.    Flores  minimi  herbacei. 

?  21.  Peristylus  atlanticus. 

P.  foliis  lanceolatis  maculatis,  spic4  dens&  brevi  obtusft,  sepalis  acutis, 
labello  trilobo  lobis  linearibus  angustissimis  intermedio  loogiore  et 
latiore,  calcare  abbreviato  obtuso. 

Orchis  atlantica.     Wil/d.  Sp.  PI.  4,  42. 
Satyrium  atlanticum.    Ves/,  Ft.  Atl,  2, 319. 


OPHRYDEiB.  301 

Hab.  ia  AtlanMe,  Desfontaines. 

Caulis  semipedalis.    An  P.  aUndo  affinis  ?  An  potius  Acerati  amandandus  ? 


CLXXX*    SACCIDIUM. 


Sepala  conniventia,  lateralia  labello  supposita  et  saccata.  Petala  carnosa 
spathulata  diipl5  longiora.  Labellum  posticum  magnum  convolutum 
apice  carnosnm  et  divisum  brevUcalcaratum.  Anthera  reclinata,  loculid 
basi  distantibus  adnaiis.     Pollinia  parva,  glandule  vix  a  caudicul^  crassd, 

distinguend^. Folia Caulis  pilosissimus.     Spica  longa^ 

cylindracea^  densissima.    Flores  parvi. 

The  saccate  lateral  sepals  and  whole  habit  separate  this  from  Peristylus 
and  Platanthera  -,  to  say  nothing  of  the  very  curious  lip. 

I.  Saccidium  pilosum. 

Orchidea  pilosa.    Burch,  Cat,  Otogr,  no,  7483. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  Bamp  Spei,  BurchelL  {exam.  s.  sp.  m  herb.  BurchelL) 

Folia  nulla  adsunt  in  unico  exemplar!  quod  coram  habeo.  Caulis  sub- 
pedalis  pennse  columbinee  crassitudine^  purpurascens,  pilis  longis  divari- 
catis  vestitus.  Spica  8  poll,  longa,  densissima.  Bractese  ovatss  acumi- 
nata pilosae  ovario  breviores.  Flores  glabri^  4  lineas  longi.  Sepala 
sequalia  ovata  acuta,  lateralia  acut^  saccata.  Petala  spathulata,  obtusa, 
scabriuscula,  sepalis  dupl6  longiora.  Labellum  magnum^  convolutum^ 
petalorum  longitudine>  cuneatum,  tridentatum  ;  dentibns  camosis  sequa- 
libus  trilobis  iotermedill  nmic  integr^.  Calcar  breve  incurvum  sub« 
conicum. 


CLXXXI.    PACHITES. 


Sepala  patentia>  impare  paulo  majori.  Petala  et  labellum  posticum  ecal- 
caratum  conformia.  Anthera  stipitata>  resupinata,  loculis  basi  ferd 
adnatis  non  elongatis  divergentibus  i  glanduHs  nudis.  Stigma  brachiis 
duobus  canaliculatis  a  fronte  et  rostello  subquadrato  crassissimo  inter 

brachia  et  antheram  interposito. Herba  rigida^  foliis  radicalibus 

gramineis,  spic^  crassi  rig^dk,  iloribus  parvis. 

A  very  curious  plant,  with  a  rostelhim  so  thick  and  large  as  completely 
to  cut  off  the  anther  from  the  stigmatic  processes  or  arms,  which  project 
forward  like  two  horns.     The  anther  is  like  that  of  Repandra. 

1.  Pachites  appressa. 

Orchidea  appressa.    Burch.  Cat,  Otogr,  no,  7356. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  Bona  Spei,  BurchelL  {exam,  8,  sp.  in  herb,  BurchelU) 

Planta  sesquipedalis,  rigida,  crassa,  exsiccatione  ferruginea.  Radices 
videatur  fibrosse.  Folia  radicalia  4  uncias  longa,  linearia,  carnosa,  basi 
valdd  membranacea  et  dilatata.  Spica  fer^  pedalis,  densissima^  cylin- 
dracea^  floribus  arct^  appressis.    Bracte»  long^  acuminate,  appressa^, 


302  OPHRYDE^. 

floribus  longiores,  Sepala  3-4  lineas  longa^  ovata,  concava^  acuta, 
impare  lateralibus  latiore.  Petala  ovato-oblonga  acuta ;  labellum  ejus- 
cWm  formse  sed  angustius  ;  omnia  patula. 


CLXXXII.    CGELOGLOSSUM. 

Cseloglossum.    LindL  in  Bot,  Reg.  1701. 


Sepala  conniventia,  sequalia>  libera.  Petala  conformia,  ungui  labelli  ad- 
nata. Labellum  earno8um>  ung^iculatum,  calcaratum,  tripartitum, 
disco  ssepius  tuberculatum ;  uogue  valde  carnoso,  concavo>  ascendente, 
margine  nunc  eroso  et  glanduloso,  saepitis  (an  semper)  processus  9,  car- 
Dosos,  clavatos^  ex  ore  calcaris  ortos,  parallelos,  adnatos  gerente. 
Antbera  parva,  cavitate  unguis  brevior^  lobis  basi  ascendentibus,  rostello 

tridentato  brevi  adnatis.    Glanduke  nuds. Herbs,  (ludicse,)  radi- 

cibus  testiculatis^  caule  folioso  aut  vaginato.    Flores  omnium  minuti. 

1.  CcELOGLOssuM  laccrtifcrum. 

C.  foliis  radicalibus  !2-3  oblongo-lanceolatis  cseteris  squamseformibus  acutis 
appressis,  spicll  gracili  rar^  bracteis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine, 
labello  linear!  medio  callo  magno  elevato  apice  trilobo  lobis  linearibus 
acuminatis  intermedio  longiore,  calcare  ovato  inflate  obliquo  acuto. 

Gjrmnadenia?  tenuiflora.    LindL  Wail,  Cat,  no,  7055. 

Hab.  in  Tavoy,  WalUch.  {hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mm*  Angl,  Ind,) 

2.  CiELOGLossuM  acuminatum. 

C.  foliis  pluribus  radicalibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  csBteris  acuminatis  squamse- 
formibus,  spic^L  rar&  multiflor£^  bracteis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine, 
labello  tripartite  basi  bicalloso  laciniis  setaceis  divaricatis  intermedin 
breviore,  ungue  marginato  crispo,  calcare  ovato  inflate  apiculato. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WalUch.  {hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind.) 

This  plant  has  been  sent  from  India  by  Dr.  Wallich  under  the  name  of 
Goodyera  glabrata, 

3.  C<ELeGL08SUM  brcvifolium. 

C.  foliis  radicalibus  parvis  ovate -lanceolntis  cseteris  minutis  acuminatis 
squamceformibus,  spicft  rar&  gracili,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitu- 
dine,  labello  tripartite  laciniis  lateralibus  linearibus  obtusis  intermedin 
ovatn  breviore,  calcare  clavate  pendulo  labello  longiore. 

Habenaria  micrantha.     Wiall,  MSS. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WaUich,  (hab,  s.  sp,  e  Mus.  Angl.  Lid,) 

Is  it  possible  that  Habenaria  gracilis,  Celebreoke  MSS.  and  Hooker, 
Exot.  Fl.  t.  135,  is  this  plant?  If  not,  I  am  acquainted  with  no  Indian 
species  to  which  the  drawing  can  be  referred. 

4.  CiELOGLossuH  dcusum. 

C.  caule  folioso,  foliis  lanceelatis  acuminatis  sensim  decrescentibus,  spicft 
oblong^  densk,  bracteis  acuminata  floribus  sequalibus,  labello  tripartite 
laciniis  lateralibus  setaceis  intermedin  lineari  breviore :  unguis  margine 
incrassato  undulate,  calcare  pendulo  labello  dupl5  longiore. 


OPHRYDE^.  303 

Oymiiadeiiia?  tennlB.    Until,  in  Wall.  Cat,  no,  7057. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Sylhet,  Wallich,  (hab.  $.  sp.  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind,) 

5.  CoBLooLossuM  secundum. 

C.  caule  folioso,  foliis  obloDgo*lanceo1atis  acuminatis  planis,  spiciL  dens^ 
secundft,  bracteis  ovato-lanceolatis  setaceo-acuminatis  foliaceis  floribus 
longioribus,  labello  tripartito  laciniis  lateralibus  filiformibus  intermedio 
lineari  tripl5  breviore^  ungue  linear!  margine  eroso^  calcare  scrotiformi 
apiculato. 

Gymnadeiiia  secnncUu    Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7054. 

Hab.  verosimiliter  in  montibus  Mysorensihus.  (hab.  s.  sp,  e  Mtis.  Angl,  Ind.) 

The  specimens  of  this  plant  were  distributed  by  Dr.  Wallich  without 
any  locality  being  assigned  to  them.  Being  from  Heyne's  Herbarium 
they  could  not  have  been  from  the  North  of  Jndia^  but  were  probably  from 
the  Ghauts  or  from  Ceylon. 


CLXXXIIL    MONOTRIS. 

Monotris.    LindL  in  Bot,  Reg.  1701. 


Sepala  membranacea^  posticb  connata,  lateralibus  anticb  distinctis^  labello 
petalisque  duplb  minora.  Petala  carnosa^  acuminata.  Labellum  liberum, 
apice  camosum,  trifidum,  cucullatum>  basi  cornutum.  Anthera  libera^ 
erecta,  loculis  basi  divergentibus  :  valvulis  exterioribus  dilatatis,  in- 
curvis,  glandulam  tegentibus. Radices  testiculat®.  Folium  mini- 
mum radicale.  Caulis  retrorsum  hispidus.  Flores  parvi  secundi. 
Bractes  et  sepalorum  margines  hispida. 

1.  MoNOTBis  secunda. 

Orchidea  hbpida.    Burch.  Cat.  Otogr,  no.  6369. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  Bona  Spd,  BurcheU.  {exam.  $,  ap,  in  Kb.  Burchell,) 

Flanta  facie  Holotrichis  parmfoUa.  Folium  unum  solitarium  minimum 
ovatum  hispidum.  Caulis  aphyllus  retrorsum  hispidus.  Bractes^  cucul- 
lat«^  strigoso-hispidee,  floribus  dupl5  breviores.  Calyx  tridentatus 
ciliatus.  Petala  ovata,  acuminata,  carnosa,  calyce  dupl5  longiora, 
I«abellum  petalis  parallelum,  basi  infundibulare,  apice  carnosum  trilo« 
bum>  lobis  lateralibus  unidentatis  intermedio  paul5  brevioribus. 


CLXXXIV.    SCOPULARIA. 

Scopularia.    Lindl,  in  Bot,  Beg,  1701. 

Calyx  membranaceus,  connivens,  sepalis  lateralibus  minoribus.  Petala 
membranacea,  lacero -multi fida,  circa  labellum  convoluta.  Labellum 
erectum^  convolutum,  membranaceum,  calcaratum,  apice  lacero-multifi* 
dum.  Anthera  libera,  erecta>  loculis  approximatis,  parallelis,  basi 
dilatatis  ascendentibus  cucullum  magnum  insequilaterdem  glandulas 
tegentem  formantibus.  Glandulee  polliniorum  sub  basi  dilatatlL  loculo- 
rum  antherse  abscondits,  cucullo  nuUo  (quantum  videre  potui)  inclusse. 


304  OPHRYDRiB. 


Radices  testiculatse.      Folia  radicalia  membranacea.      Gaulis 
aphyllus.     Spica  elongata  subsecunda. 

1.  ScopuLARiA  Burchelli. 

Orcfaidea  pectinata.    Burch.  Cat.  Geogr,  no^  6709. 

Hab.  ad  Cajmi  Bona  Spei,  Burchell.  {exam,  $.  tp.  in  herb,  BurchelL) 

Radices  testieulataej  lanats.  Folia  radicalia  verosimiliter  2,  membranaceay 
suborbtculata  ?  Caulis  pilosus  8  poll,  altus,  omnino  nudus  nisi  squamulis 
quibusdam  distantibus  juxta  fastigium.  Spica  5^  poll,  longa,  multi- 
flora.  Bracteee  ovatse^  acuts,  glabrs,  ovario  multo  breviores.  Flores 
parvi.  Sepala  ovata  acuta,  impar  mi^us  et  longius.  Petala  cuueata, 
membranacea,  calyce  longiora,  apice  capillaceo-inultifida.  Labellum 
cum  petal  is  conyolutum,  trilobum ;  lobis  lateralibus  bifid  is  acutis  inter- 
medio  rotundato  margine  capillaceo-multifido. 


CLXXXV.    AOPLA. 

Aopla.    tindl,  in  Boi,  Reg,  1701. 


Calyx  bilabiatus.  Sepala  lateralia  deflexa^  supremum  erectum  cum  petalis 
agglutinatis  galeam  formans.  Labellum  lineare,  ecalcaratum.  Anthera 
brevis,  e recta,  lobis  brevibus  ascendentibus,  rostello  decurvo  elongato. 

ijlandulse  nudse. Herba  (Indica)  radicibus  testiculutis.     Folium 

solitarium,  radicale.     Spica  laxa  secunda.    Flores  berbacei. 

1.  AoPLA  reniformis. 

Herminiom  reniforme.    IatuU.  in  Walt,  Cat,  no,  7067. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  Wallich.  {hab,  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Jnglo'Indko,  et  v,  ic,  pict.) 

Folium  solitarium  suborbiculatum  cordatum.  Sepalum  supremum  petaloq. 
conniventia :  inferiora  subparallela  porrecia;  labellum  lineare  esaccatum. 


CLXXXVI.     HERMINIUlVf. 

Hermininm.    R.  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew.  ed,  2. Chamorchis.    Rich,  Annot,  p.  35. 

Sepala  membranacea,  subsequalia,  conniyentia.  Petala  magis  carnosa^ 
labello  subconformia.  Labellum  carnosum,  ssepius  vix  petalis  longius, 
rhomboideum,  integrum,  vel  tridentatum;  basi  nunc  planiusculum^ 
ssepitis  saccatum  v.  gibbosum.  Columna  utrinque  squam^  (anther^ 
sterili)  instructa.     Anthera  erecta,  minuta,  loculis  basi  divergentibus. 

Rostellum  planum.    Pollinia  glandulis  nudis. Herbse,  radicibus 

testiculatis.     Flores  parvi^  s»pius  berbacei,  nunc  albi. 

As  limited  by  Dr.  Brown,  this  genus  was  conflned  to  H,  tnonorchis,  and 
was  characterized  by  the  naked  glands  of  the  pollen  masses,  and  the  spur- 
less  labellum.  Richard  adopted  Dr.  Brown's  views,  but  added  the  flat 
rostellum  to  its  character.  But,  the  labellum  of  H.  monorchis  being  dis- 
tinctly saccate,  the  genus  might  be  considered  to  represent  a  group  of 
species  in  which,  as  in  Aceras,  a  short  spur  may  be  expected  to  occur : 
and  in  reality,  upon  studying  the  exotic  Ophrydeae,  it  is  impossible  not  to 


OPHRYDBifi.  905 

observe  that  there  is  a  number  of  plants  resembling  H,  monorchu  in  habit, 
but  differing  in  having  a  short  and,  usually,  inflated  spur.  In  some  respects 
it  might  be  advisable  to  combine  all  these  plants  under  one  generic  name ; 
and  I  formerly  thought  of  adopting  this  plan  3  but  upon  a  more  mature 
consideration  of  the  numerous  unpublished  species  with  which  I  have  since 
become  acquainted^  I  have  been  obliged  to  abandon  the  opinion.  This 
point  settled,  the  next  question  naturally  was,  are  they  to  be  placed 
in  Platanthera ;  with  which  they  may  easily  be  made  to  combine  techni- 
cally. There  is,  however,  a  certain  peculiarity  of  appearance  in  the  cal- 
carate  Herminia  which  is  unfavourable  to  their  combination  with  Pla- 
tanthera ;  and,  upon  the  whole,  I  have  at  last  made  up  my  mind  that  the 
best  course  to  take  is  to  adopt  Blume's  genus  Peristylus  for  all  the  plants 
that  would  be  Herminia  if  they  had  not  a  spur,  confining  the  latter  genus 
to  the  absolutely  spurless  species. 

Chamorchis  of  Richard  has  undoubtedly  a  folded  rostellum  -,  but  at  the 
same  time  the  plicature  exists  in  so  very  inconsiderable  a  degree,  and  the 
plant  agrees  so  neariy  with  true  Herminia  in  habit^  that  I  am  not  willing 
to  consider  it  distinct. 

1.  Hbrminium  monorchis.     R,  Rrown  in  Hort.  Kew,  I.  c. 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  ovato-oblongis,  labello  petalisque  tridentatis, 
spicll  longk  cylindracefiL  pedunculati, 

Ophrvs  monorcbis.    Unn,  Sp,  PL  1342.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4, 61.    £,  Bot.  /.  71. 

Orchis  monorchis.    Crant»»  Am$tr,  478. 

Satyriom  monorchis.    Pert* 

Arachnites  monorchis.    H^fm.  «ec  RcKb.  FL  Esc.  119. 

Hermininm  monorchis.    BicA*  Aimot,    Hwtker  in  FL  Land*  c.  ic, 

Hab.  in  pratis  saepitis  subalpinis  Europ^^  et  Asia  ocddentaUs.  (v,  v.  sp,) 

9.  Hbrminium  alpinum.     LindL  in  Bot.  Reg.  1499. 

H.  foliis  linearibus  gramineis,  labdlo  ovato  repando  petalis  acutis  dupl6 
majore,  spic4  pauciflori  foliis  breviore. 

Ophrvs  alpina.    Ldnn.  Sp.  PL    Jacq,  VInd.  t.  9. 
Orchis  gruninea.    Crmmtx,  FL  Auttr. 
Chamorchis  alpina.    BU:h.  Orck.  JSurop.  35. 

Hab,  in  alpibus  Europte.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

3.  Hbrminium  gramineum.     Lmdl.  m  WalL  Cat.  no.  7413. 

H.  folio  radicali  lanceolato  canaliculato,  labello  integerrimo  concave 
acuminato  petalis  dupl5  breviore,  spid  secund^  elongate. 

Neottia  monophyila.    Don.  Prodr. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fValUch.  (hab,  s.  sp,  e  Mas,  Angl.  Ind.) 

4.  Hbrminium  congestum.     Lindl,  in  Wall.  Cat.  no.  7068. 

H.  foliis  erectis  oblongis  apice  latioribus  spicse  densee  subsequalibus, 
bracteis  squamsformibus  ovario  brevioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis, 
petalis  ovalibus  subsequalibus,  labello  ovato  integro  convexo  basi  gib- 
boso  et  marginato.     Bot.  Reg.  1499. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WaUkh.  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Museo  Anglo-Indico.) 


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30G  OPHRYDRiG. 

CLXXXVIL    HABENARIA. 

Ilabenaria.     Wiild.  Sp.  PI.  4,44. 

Perianthium  Orchidis.  Calcar  elougatum.  Columna  libera  reclinato. 
Anthera  basibus  loculorum  solutis  divergent ibus  canalibus  stigmaticis 
adhfierentibus.  Glandulse  nuds.  Rostellum  planum,  anthers  adnatum. 
Processus  camosi  2  stigmatici,  ultra  antberam  projicientes,  ssepitis  ori 
calcaris  adnati,  form&  varii. Habitus  Orchidis. 

As  now  limited,  this  extensive  genus  comprehends  all  the  species  of 
Ophrydes  with  a  small  rostellum,  naked  glands,  and  a  long  spur,  provided 
they  have  two  fleshy  processes  of  the  stigma  projecting  from  the  back  of 
the  mouth  of  the  spur.  I  formerly  intended  to  define  the  genus  in  an- 
other manner  ^  but  a  very  careful  re-examination  of  every  species  to  which 
I  have  access  convinces  me  that  these  are  the  surest  characters  we  can 
depend  upon. 

A.  Erostres;  ovariis  peduncnlatit  tiibcylindraceii,mat  foaifonmbus,  nimqaain  rostratk* 

PUrteque  AmericatUB» 
$  1.  PetaU  2-3-fidm. 

*  Sepalum  tupremom  petalit  angnstins. 
**  Sepiilum  supremum  petalit  majus. 

a.  Petalomm  lacinin  latltodine  subsBqnalet. 

b.  Petalomm  lacinia  anterior  angustior  et  elongata. 

c.  Petalomm  lacinia  anterior  nana. 
S  2.  Petala  indima.    Hbnidia. 

a.  Labellom  simplex,  vel  laciniis  lateralibna  minimia. 

b.  Labellum  trifidum,  laciniis  filiformibus  indivisis. 

c.  Labellum  trifidam,  laciniis  lateralibns  dilatatis  v.  fissis. 

B.  RosTRATJB;    orariis  sessilibus  apice  anffustatis  sspibs  long^  rostratis.— Omnet 
Jndicm, 

A.  Ebostbbs, 

§  1.  Petala  S-S-fida. 

*  Sepalum  supremum  petaUs  angusiius, 

1 .  Habbnaria  rotundifolia. 

H.  folio  solitario  radical!  subrotundo-cordato  piano  obtuso^  racemo  S-floro : 
floribus  long^  pedunculatis,  petalis  latissimis  ovatis  acutis :  lacini& 
anteriore  subulatft,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  subeequalibus  intermedin 
latiore,  calcare  incurvo  clavato  obtuso  labello  paulo  longiore. 

Habenaria  ?  grandiflora.    LindL  in  Wall.  Cat,  ho.  7032. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali.  (hab.  s.  sp.  ex  herb.  Anglo^Ind,) 

Semipedalis.  Flores  mediocres,  quapropter  nomen  grandiflora  rejecL 
Sepala  explanata,  subsequalia,  ovata,  acuta.     Omncs  partes  glabrse. 

*  *  Sepalum  supremum  pelaUs  majus. 
a.  Petalomm  lacinise  latitudine  subsequales. 

2.  Habenabia  abortiens. 

H.  foliis  lanceolatis  erectis^  racemo  elongato  multifloro :  bracteis  foliosis 
florum  fer^  longitudine,  sepalo  supremo  nano,  petalis  minimis  lacinifiL 
anteriore  latiore  bifidfit,  labelli  tripartiti  lacinia  intermedin  lineari  obtusi 
lateralibus  dimidio  brevioribus  subulatis,  calcare  clavato  acuminato 
labello  longiore,  basibus  anthers  elongatis. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Htjpnke.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Martii) 

Radices  tomentosae,  tuberculo  in  exemplo  nullo.     Caulis  bipedalis  dens^ 


OPHRYDEiE.  307 

fbliosus.    Sepala  maxima,  reflexa^  falcate.   Processus  carnosi  lanccolati, 
decurvi.    Anthera  omniub  horizontalis. 

3.  Habbnaria  digiteto. 

H.  foliis  ovato-oblong^s  undulatis  acutis,  racemo  laxo  elongate  multiflofo, 
bracteis  lanceolatis  ovarii  longitudine^  petolis  bipartitis ;  laciniis  linear!- 
bus  anticis  cum  basi  labelli  connatis^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  subeequali- 
bus  linearibus  acutis  calcare  davato  acuto  brevioribus. 

Bonatea  puuduana.    Lindl,  in  WalL  Cat.  no,  70€S. 
Booatea  herbacea.     WalUch. 

Hab.  in  India  orientdli  supra  monies  Punduanas^  WalUch.  {hah.  s,  sp.  e 
Museo  Anglo- Ind.  et  v.  k.  pict,) 

Caulis  1-9-pedalis,  foliosus.  Floras  parvi>  berbacei^  laciniis  subulatis  basi 
albis.  Sepalum  supremum  suborbiculatum.  Processus  carnosi  oblongi 
et  bases  anthere  longo  intervallo  distentes.  Ut  Bonatea  lacinias  habet 
anteriores  petalorum  cum  labello  connatas;  sed  stigma  est  Habenaria 
nee  prioris  generis. 

4.  Habbnabia  secunda. 

H racemo  denso  subsecundo  multifloro^  bracteis  lanceolatis  acumi- 

natis  florum  fer^  longitudine^  petelis  bipartitis:  laciniis  anterioribus 
flEdcatis  paul5  angustioribus  et  long^oribus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis 
linearibus  obtusis  subsequalibus,  calcare  pendulo  crasso  clavato. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  {hab,  s,  tp,) 

Apicem  racemi  tanti)un  possideo.  Sepala  subsequalia,  supremum  latissimum 
complicatnm  subcordatum^  lateralia  explanate.  Antberae  partes  putrids 
baud  examinatu  idonese  smit. 

5.  Habbnabia  pentadactyla. 

H.  foliis  angust^  lanceolatis  carinatis>  racemo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis 
foliaceis  acuminatis  ovarii  arcuati  longitudine,  petelis  bipartitis  a  galea 
plana  liberis :  laciniis  posterioribus  membranaceis  conniventibus  an- 
terioribus linearibus  carnosis  patentissimis  longioribus,  labelli  tripartiti 
carnosi  sepalis  brevioris  laciniis  linearibus  sequalibus^  calcare  clavato 
apice  ventricoso  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Bonaria  in  paludosis^  Tweedy,  (hab,  s,  tp,  comm.  eel.  Hooker,) 

Caulis  spitbamseus,  dimidi£l  fer^  omni  superiore  floridlL  Folia  2^  poll* 
longa.     Sepala  patentissima ;  superiore  subrotundo  breviore. 

6.  Habbnabia  macrostachya. 

H.  foliis  obovato-lanceolatis  in  petiolo  angustetis,  racemo  laxo  multifloro> 
bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  ovario  subsqualibus^  petalis  bi- 
partitis :  laciniis  seteceis  longissimis  divaricatis  squalibus^  labelli  tri- 
partiti laciniis  subsqualibus  setaceis^  calcare  cylindraceo  pendulo  acuto^ 
sepalis  acuminatis. 

Hab.  in  umbrosis  Zeylon<B,  florens  Octobre,  Macrae,  {hab,  s.  sp,  et  v,  ic,  pict) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis  et  ultra^  basi  squamatus ;  tuberculo  oblongo  integro. 
Folia  atrovlridia  coste  rubescente.  Flores  berbacei.  Sepala  a^qualia^ 
explanata>  non  reflexa.  Petala  et  labellum  rubro  maculate.  Processus 
carnosi  lineares^  paralleli^  obtusi. 


308  OPHRYDB^. 

7.  Habbnaria  Salaccensis.     Blume,  Bydr.  i,  13. 

H.  **  labello  tripartito ;  laciniis  linearibus  media  longiore>  calcare  filifomu 
ovarium  subseqnante,  sepalis  interioribus  perianthii  tasi  bipartitis.*' 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  umbrosis  montis  Salak,  Blume. 

H,  macTO$iachy(B  vald^  affinis  videtur,  sed  petalorum  laciniae  anteriores  sunt 
nanae. 

8.  Habbnaria  arachnoides.     Thouars,  Orch,  Afr.  t.  18. 

H.  foliis  angust^  lanceolatis  acutis^  racemo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis  oTatis 

.    squamiformibus,  petalis  bipartitis  :    laciniis  linearibus  anterioribus  lon- 

gioribus^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  intermedin  duplb  breviori- 

bus>  calcare  filiform!  apice  inflato  obtu8<i>  sepalis  lateralibus  triangulari- 

bus  supremo  majoribus. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 

Flores  flavescentes. 

9.  Habbnaria  bractescens. 

H.  foliis  densis  lanceolatis  erectis^  racemo  paucifolio^  bracteis  foliaceis 
cucullatis  acutis  ovario  brevioribus^  petalis  blpartitis  :  laciniis  sub«equa« 
libus  sinu  lato  rotundato  divisis  auteriore  carnosiL  lineari  obtusiL  pos- 
teriori membranaceee  equally  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  carnosis  filiformi- 
lanceolatis  sequalibus  lateralibus  ascendentibus,  sepalis  subsequalibus 
patulis  supremo  galeato,  calcare  pendulo  apice  compresso  ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  paludibus  Bonaria,  Tweedy,  {hab,  $.  sp,  comm.  ceL  Hooker.) 

Subpedalis  dens^  foliosus.  Folia  verosimiliter  mollia^  3  poll,  longa. 
Sepala  }  unciam  longa.  Processus  camosi  anthere  maximi>  longis- 
8imi>  spatulati>  apice  rotundati. 

b,  Petalorum  lacinia  anterior  angustior  et  elongata. 

10.  Habbnaria  macroceras.  Spreng.  Syst,  veg.  3,  692.  Hooker,  Bot. 
Mag.  t.  2947. 

H.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis^  racemo  laxo  paucifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis  ovarii 
longitudine,  petalis  bipartitis  :  laciniSl  anteriore  filiformi  recurv^  dupl5 
longiore,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  filiformibus  recufvis  inter- 
medin breviore  lineari  emarginat^,  calcare  arcuato  subclavato  ovario 
triplb  longiore,  sepalis  lateralibus  reflex  is. 

Orchis  Habenaria.    Linn.  Sp.  PI.  1331 .    Swart*  !  Oht.  319»  t.  9. 
Habenaria  macroceratitia.     Willd,  Sp.  Pl.4f4i. 

Hab.  in  graminosis  depressis  subalpinis  Jamaica,  {hab.  «•  sp.  comm.  ceL 
Hooker.) 

Calcare  longo  curvato  nee  recto,  foliis  latis  oblongis  subundulatis,  et  spidk 
paucillorn  prim^  fronte  distinguenda  est. 

11.  Habjsnaria  longicauda.     Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  t.  2957> 

H.  foliis  angustis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis*  racemo  laxo  paucifloro^ 
bracteis  foliaceis  ovario  brev]oribus>  petalis  bipartitis :  lacinifiL  an- 
teriore filiformi  parum  longiore,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus 
filiformibus  recurvis  intermedin  breviore  acutn,  calcare  recto  pendulo 
filiformi  longissinio^  sepalis  lateralibus  reflexis,  processubus  caniosis 
acutis. 


OPURYDB^.  309 

Hab.  in  Demerara,  Parker,  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  eel.  Hooker.) 

Lacinia  posterior  petalorum  anteriore  latior;  nee  sequalis  ut  in  ic,  eel. 
Hookeri. 

12.  Habbnabia  Gourlieana.     OiUies  MSS. 

H.  foliis  angustis  ovato-laneeolatis  acuminatis,  raeemo  laxo  paucifloro> 
bracteis  foliaceis  ovario  brevioribus^  petalia  bipartitis :  lacini4  anteriore 
filiformi  longissim^^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  biteralibus  filiformibus 
recurvis  interroedift  breviore  acutft,  calcare  recto  pendulo  filiformi 
ovario  dupl5  longiore>  sepalis  lateralibus  erectis^  processubus  carnosis 
obtusis. 

Hab.  in  provinci^  Mendoza  ubi  in  locis  paludosis  semel  tantum  detegit  div. 
Gillies.  (Jiab,  s.  ^.) 

Priori  similliiua^  et  fortib  mera  varietas.  Flores  paul5  minores^  calcar 
breyiasy  et  laciuise  anteriores  petalorum  lougissimse. 

IS.  Habbnabia  bicomis. 

H.  ibliis  angttsto-lanceolatb  aeuminatis,  racerao  denso  strieto  fer^  corym« 
bo80,  bracteis  ovario  recto  cylindraceo  dupl5  brevioribus,  petalis  bi- 
partitis a  gale£l  plan^  liberis:  laciniH  anteriore  subsequali  ialcatim 
comutliy  labelli  tripartiti  camosl  laebuis  spatulatis  subsequalibus  sepalo- 
rum  Ipngitudine^  calcare  longissimo  inllexo  apice  compresso. 

Hab.  in  Cuba,  Poppig.  {exam.  s.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

Caulis  Ij-ped.  lax^  foliosus.  Ovarium  1^  poll,  longum.  Calcar  mnltb 
longius.  Sep.  lat.  4  1.  longa,  supremo  subrotundo  obtuso  dupl5  minora. 
Anthera  brevissima^  horizontalis,  basibus  solutis  brevissimis  ascendenti- 
bus.     Processus  carnosi  semioblongi^  convexi^  paralleli^  papillosi. 

1 4.  Habbnabia  maculosa. 

H.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  undulatis  acutis  coriaceis  basi  amplexicaulibus, 
raeemo  deoso  multifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis  ovario  brevioribus,  petalis 
bipartitis :  lacini^  anteriore  se^acek,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  linearibus 
acuminatis  subseqnalibus,  calcare  filiformi  compresso  ascendente  ovario 
paulo  longiore,  sepalis  lateralibus  pendulis. 

o.  lacinia  anteriore  petalo  longiore. 

/3.  lacinia  anteriore  petalo  multo  breviore. 

Hab.  in  insalis  Caribaisj  Jamaica,  Macfiidgen,  SK  Vincentii,  GuUdmg, 
Tortola,  Schomburgk,  Barbadoes,  H6.  VahL^  /3.  Peruvia,  Mathews j  1884. 
{hab,  s.  sp.) 

Radix  fibrosa  repens.  Caulis  pedalis  ad  2-pedalem,  maculis  parvis  pur- 
pureo-fuscis  conspersus,  prsesertim  versus  basim.  Verosimiliter  cum 
H.  brachycerate  confusa ;  petalis  bipartitis  et  caule  maculoso  diversissima 
est.  Anthera  parva>  basibus  solutis  longis  linearibus.     Processus 

carnosi  falcati,  glabri. 

15.  Habbnabia  Michauxii.  NuH.  Gen.  Jmer,  9,  189.  Elliott,  Bot,  S. 
Carol  2,  489. 

H.  foliis  ovali-lanceolatis^  racerao  longo  multifloro,  bracteis  acuminatis, 
petalis  bipartitis :  laciniis  anterioribus  setaceis  quam  sepalum  long^ori- 
bus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  setaceis  intermedial  longioribus, 
calcare  ovario  duplb  longiore. 

Orchis  qoloqueseta.    Mich.  Fl*  boreali-^m,  5, 155.    Purth,  Ft.  Am.  sept.  2,  586. 


310  OPHRYDEJS* 

Hab.  in  Carolina ;  rarissima  in  pinetis  siccis  prope  Beaufort^  Elliott  -,  florens 
Aug.-Oct. 

Bipedalis^  dens^  fbliosus.     Flores  albi, 

16.  Habenaria  repens,    Nutt  Gen.  Amer.  %  190.     ElUott,  Bot.  S.  Car, 
.  ^,  489. 

U.  caule  basi  radicante  folioso,  foliis  angustis  lanceolatis  erectis,  racemo 
longo  densifloroy  bracteia  acutis,  petalis  bipartitis :  laciniis  anterioribus 
setaceis  erectis  galeae  sequalibus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  subaequalibus 
lateral ibus  angustioribus  ascendentibus,  calcare  ovario  equali. 

Hab.  in  palustribus  prope  Savannah  in  Carolma  australi  frequens>  Elliott ; 
prope  Augustam^  Wray,  {hab.  8,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Hooker,) 

Prsecedenti  vald^  affinis.     Folia  mintis  coDferta>  setee  petalorum  breves,  et 

-  calcar  ovario  mintis  long^m,  necnon  ut  videtur  caulis  a  basi  sua  in  luto 
radices  longas  emittens  banc  satis  distinguunt. 

17*  Hab RN ARIA  maxillaris.     Lindl,  in  Hooker* s  Journal  Bot.  vol.  1. 

H.  foliis  lineari-oblongis  acutis,  racemo  denso  multifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis 
ovario  longioribus,  petalis  bipartitis  :  laciniis  eequalibus  anteriore  linear! 
acuminata,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  lateralibus  paul5  angustioribus  et 
brevioribus,  calcare  filifbrmi  subclavato,  sepalis  explanatis  sequilongis. 

Flatonthera  folioM.    ^d.  Bronga.  Voy.  de  la  CoquUU^p.  194,  /.  38,  B. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia  Cuming,  D*Urville.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Anthera  basibus  solutis  equalis ;  processubus  carnosis  latis  rectis  falcatis 
maxiUaribus. 

18.  Habbnaria  paucifolia. 

H.  foliis  2«3  ovato-ensiformibus  acuminatis,  caule  supeme  squamato,  racemo 
2-3-floro,  bracteis  foliaoeis  ovario  dupl5  brevioribus,  petalis  bipartitis : 
laciniis  subaequilongis  anterioribus  filiformibus  reflexis,  labello  tripartito 
sepalis  lateralibus  pendulis  sequali :  lacini£l  intermedin  lateralibus  latlore 
et  breviore,  calcare  pendulo  curvato  ovario  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Chile  austraU  ad  ripas  lacus  ''  de  Ranco'*  provincia  Valdivia, 
Bridges,  (no.  610.)  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Radix  fibrosus>  tuberculo  parvo  oblongo  indiviso.  Caulis  6-8  polL  Flores 
mediocres* 

19.  Habbnaria  lancifolia.     Ach.  Rich.  Orch.  Maurit.  p.  90,'<.  1. 

H.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  racemo  paucifloro  laxo,  bracteis 
apice  setaceis  ovario  duplb  brevioribus,  petalis  bipartitis  :  lacini^  ante- 

-  riore  setace^  dupl5  longiore,  labelli  linearis  trifidi  laciniis  lateralibus 
divergentibus  angustioribus  et  paul5  brevioribus,  calcare  recto  clavato 
obtusissimo  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Mauriiio,  Commerson. 

Caulis  vix  pedalis. 

20.  Habbnaria  vesiculosa.     Ach.  Rich.  Orch.  Maurit.  p.  20,  t.  3. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  in  petiolum  angustatis,  racemo  multifloro, 
bracteis  apice  setaceis  ovario  brevioribus,  petalis  bipartitis :  lacinilL  an- 
terior! filiformi  paul6  longiore,  labelli  linearis  trifidi  laciniis  lateralibus 
divergentibus  intermedifiL  angustioribus  et  subaequalibus,  calcare  apice 
inllato  ovarii  longitudine. 


OPHRYDEiE*  311 

Hob.  in  MaurlHo,  Neraud. 
Flores  yirescentes. 

Si.  Habbnaria  truncata. 

H.  foliis  ovato-lanceolalis  canaliculatis  acuminatis^  racemo  denso  cyliii- 
draceoy  bracteis  foliaceis  floribus  loDgioribus>  petalis  bipartitis :  laciniis 
anterioribus  setaceis  deflexis  cum  basi  bibelli  coDnatis,  labelli  tripartiti 
porrecti  laciniis  linearibus  acutis  subsequilongis  intermedial  latiore^  cal- 
care  clavato  pendulo  truncato  ovario  duplb  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria.  (exatn.  s,  ip.  in  hb.  Hook,) 

Planta  siccata  nigra  est.  Caulis  flexuosus,  pedalis,  foliis  supremis  infimis 
longioribus^  sed  magis  acuminatis  et  canaliculatis.  Labellum  est  quasi 
quinquefidum. 

32.  Habbnaria  crassicomis. 

H.  foliis  oyato-oblongis  acuminatis^  racemo  raultifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis 
acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine^  petalis  bipartitis:  laciniis  lateralibus 
setaceis  ascendentibus^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  linearibus  acutis  inter- 
medial paul6  breviore,  sepalis  lateralibus  explanatis  acutissimis,  calcare 
recurvo  compresso  valdd  clavato. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  de  Karwinski.  (exam.  $,  sp.  in  hb.  Reg.  Monac.) 

Vix  pedalis.  Folia  sensim  in  bracteis  decrescentia.  Flores  mediocres. 
Sepalum  supr.  cum  pet.  galeatum.  Processus  carnosi  magni  convexi 
glabri. 

33.  Habbnaria  flexuosa. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis,  floribus  distantibus,  bracteis  foliaceis 
acuminatis  cucuUatis  ovarii  longitudine,  petalis  bipartitis  :  laciniis  an- 
terioribus filiformibus  rectis  reflexis  galea  brevioribus,  labelli  tripartiti 
laciniis  filiformibus  aequalibus,  sepalis  lateralibus  pendulis  supremo 
flequalibus,  calcare  flliformi  compresso  recto  pendulo  ovario  dupl5 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  ad  S.  Pedro>  Oxaca^  de  Karwinski,  (exam.  s.  ip.  in  hh» 
Mart.) 

Caulis  subflexuosus,  9  poll,  altus^  foliis  sensim  in  bracteis  decrescentibus. 

24.  Habbnaria  dypeata. 

H.  foliis  parvis  ovatis  cuspidatis  sensim  decrescentibus,  racemo  multifloro, 
bracteis  foliaceis  cucuUatis  acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus^  petalis  bi- 
partitis: laciniis  anterioribus  linearibus  horizontalibus  posticis  cum 
sepalo  supremo  rotundato  galeam  orbiculatam  planam  efficientibus^ 
labelli  penduli  tripartiti  lacini£l  intermedill  lineari-lanceolat^  lateralibus 
linearibus  paul5  longiore,  calcare  compresso  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  de  Karwinsku  {exam.  i.  ip.  in  hb,  Reg.  Monac) 

Caulis  pedalis.  Racemus  oblongus,  multiflorus.  Galea  orbiculata  plana 
facie  omninb  peculiari  banc  speciem  induit, 

25.  Habenabu  entomantha. 

H.  foliis  parvis  ovatis  acutis  superioribus  squamiformibus  setaceo-acumina* 
tis,  racemo  multifloro,  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatissimis  ovario  duplb  brevi- 
oribus,  petalis  bipartitis :  luciniis  anterioribus  longissimis  setaceis^  labelli 


312  OPHRYDBiE. 

tripartiti  lacinift  iDtermedift  recti  linear!  lateralibus  longissimis  setaeets, 
sepalis  acuminatis  lateralibus  pendulis,  calcare  pendulo  compreaso 
ovario  longiore. 

Orchis  entomantha.    Liave,  Qrck*  Afexic,  2, 8. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  de  Karwimki ;  prope  Vallisoletum,  Llave.  (exam.  s.  sp,  in 
hb,  Reg,  Monac.) 

Flores  lactei.  Caulis  pedalis  supem^  defbliatus.  Anguli  tres  ovarii  mem- 
branaceo-alati.  Anthera  parva»  basibus  solutts  brevibus.  Processus 
carnosi  breves  rotundati  hispidi. 

26.  Habenabia  mystacina. 

H.  fbliis  vaginantibus  linearibus  setaceo-acuminatis,  raceme  multifloro, 
bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine,  petalis  bipartitis :  laciniis 
anterioribus  lineari-lanceolatis  erect  is  galea  long^oribus  barbatis  pos* 
ticis  glabris,  labelli  3-partiti  lacinii  intermedill  linear!  obtusi  basi 
lateralibusque  longioribus  acuminatis  barbatli^ sepalis  lateralibus  pendulis, 
calcare  pendulo  compresso  ovarii  longitudlne. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia;  in  campis  inter  Tejuco  et  radices  montis  Itamb^^  pro- 
vinciffi  Minarum ;  etiam  in  summo  Itambd^  Martins,  {exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb. 
Mart,) 

Caules  8tricti>  subaphylli>  2-pedales.  Flores  parvi,  albi.  Pill  petalorum 
et  labelli  articulati,  subramentacei.  Anthera  brevis,  basibus  solutis 
elongatis  ',  processus  carnosi  longi^  apice  uncinati^  glabri. 

27*  Habenabia  nuda. 

H.  foliis  linearibus  acuminatis  vaginantibus,  racemo  laxo  jnultifloro, 
bracteis  cucullatis  setaceo-acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus,  petalis  semi« 
ovatis:  laciniis  anterioribus  setaceis  ascendentibus,  sepalo  supremo 
subrotundo  emarginato  cuspidato  longioribus>  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis 
lateralibus  setaceo^filiformibus  intermedial  lineari  truncatiL  longioribus 
calcaris  long^tudine. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  in  provincia  Minarum^  MarHus,  (exam.  $,  tp,  in  hb.  Mart,) 

Pedalis  et  ultrk.    Folia  angustissima^  inferius  ssp^  fidcatim  recur vum. 

28.  Habenabia  setacea. 

H.  fbliis  linearibus  apice  setaceis,  racemo  laxo  5-7*floro,  bracteis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  setaceo-acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  ovario  arcuato,  petalis 
bipartitis  :  laciniis  anterioribus  setaceis  ascendentibus  galelL  acuminata 
longioribus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  setaceis  aequalibus,  calcare  ovarii 
longitudine,  sepalis  lateralibus  acuminatis. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia;  in  graminosis  ad  radicem  montis  Itamb€,  provincia 
Minarum^  Martins,  {exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb.  Mart,) 

Spithamsea,  fer^  defoliata.  Anthera  parva  subrotunda^  basibus  solutis 
brevibus.     Processus  carnosi  breves  dolabriformes. 

29.  Habenabia  gracilis. 

H.  foliis  radical! bus  subbinis  lanceolatis  erectis,  caule  vaginato,  racemo 
stricto,  bracteis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  petalis  bi- 
partitis :  laciniis  anterioribus  iiliformibus  galeae  longitudine,  labelli 
tripartiti  laciniis  filiformibus  suba&qualibus,  calcare  arcuato  ascendente 
compresso  ovario  longiore,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis  lateralibus  pendulis; 


OPHRYDEiE.  313 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  provincia  Minarum,  Martius.  (exam,  s.  sp,  in  hb.  Mart) 

Pedalis  et  paulb  major^  habitu  ob  caulem  distanter  vaginatuHi  graciles- 
cente.  Flores  densi^  ob  ovarium  rectiusculum  nee  more  solito  arcuatum. 
Anthera  parva  subrotunda^  basibus  solutis  brevibus.  Processus  carnosi 
breves  obtusi. 

30.  Habbnabia  aranifera. 

H.  foHis  paucis  lanceolatis  erectis^  racemo  elong^to  denso^  bracteis  ovato- 
lanceolatis  ovarii  hexagoni  longitudine>  petalis  bipartitis :  laciniis  a 
galea  liberis  projicientibus  lateralibus  e  lata  basi  setaceis^  labelli  tri- 
partiti  laciniis  linearibus  sequalibus  sepaiorum  longitudine^  sepalis  ovatis 
subeequalibus^  calcare  filiformi  crassiusculo  ovarii  longitudine. 

Uab.  in  Bonaria  in  paludosis,  Tweedie,  {hob,  8,  gp.  camm,  eel.  Hooker.) 

CauUs  pedalis.  Folia  2}-poll.  lon^  Petala  bipartite  porrecta,  cum 
laciniis  setaceis  flexuosis  et  labelTo  tripartito  insectum  simulant  cujus 
caput  est  anthera  parva  rotunda. 

31.  Habbnabia  imbricata. 

H.  foliis  lineari-oblongis  obtusis  cum  mucrone  sensim  in  squamis  acumi- 
natis  caulis  decrescentibus,  racemo  denso  multifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis 
imbricatis  floribus  sequalibus,  petalis  bipartitis:  laciniis  lateralibus 
setaceis  posteriorum  ovatarum  acutamm  longitudine,  labelli  tripartiti 
lacini^  intermedin  lineari-lanceolatll  obtusi  lateralibus  setaceis  arcuatis 
subequali,  sepalis  margine  serrulatis,  calcare  pendulo  clayato  ovario 
longiore  inter  bracteas  latente. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  MarHus,  (exam.  $.  tp.  in  hb.  Mart.) 

Pedalis.  Folia  majora  vix  2  poll.  long,  excedunt.  Flores  solito  minores, 
siccatione  pallid!  nee  nigricantes.  Margo  sepaiorum  est  pruinoso« 
serrulatus.   Anthera  parva  subrotunda.    Processus  carnosi  crassi  cuneati. 

3!2.  Habbnabia  ichneumonea. 

H.  *'  labello  tripartito :  laciniis  linearibus,  calcare  linear!  incurvato  apice 
orato^  calyce  7-phyllo,Miolis  lateralibus  exterioribus  majoribus  reflexis.*' 

Orchis  ichneomoDea.    Swartt  in  Pert,  Syn,  2, 506. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  Afzelius. 

33.  Habbnabia  membranacea. 

H.  "  labello  3-partito :  laciniis  lateralibus  lanceolato«'linearibus,  apice 
longissimo  capillaceo,  media  linear!,  calcare  subulato  genuine  breviore 
incurvo,  calyce  septemphyllo.*' 

Orchis  membraoacea.    Swartz  in  Pert.  Syn,  2, 506. 
Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  Afzelius. 

34.  Habbnabia  trifida.  Humb.  et  Kunih.  n.  g,  etsp.pL  I,  330.  Synops. 
1,323. 

H.  ''  caule  paucifloro,  foliis  lanceolato*oblongis,  foliolis  calycinis  tribus 
interioribus  trifidis.*' 

Hab.  in  locis  temperatis  opacatis  Regni  Novo  Granatenm,  inter  villam  San 
Miguel  et  eonvallem  Guachicon,  prope  Almaguer,  alt  810  hexap.  Floret 
Novembri.     Humboldt. 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.     Folia  acuta,  carinatn^  sesquipoU.     Sepala  subsequa- 

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314  OPHRYDEJS. 

lia,  ovata,  albovirescentia^  5  lin.  looga.  Petala  alba,  sepalis  panlb 
longiura :  laciniis  linearibus  obtusis^  inferiore  a  superioribus  approxima- 
tis  divergente.  Labellum  alburn^  laciniis  linearibus  approximatis.  Cal- 
car  bipoUicare^  pendulum,  apice  emarginatum  et  bituberculatum ;  ex 
Kuntk, 

c.  Petalorum  lacinia  anterior  nana. 

35.  Habenaria  montevidensis. 

H.  foliis  lanceolatis  canaliculatis  aciiminatis>  racemo  oblongo  densissimo, 
bracteis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine,  petalis  camosis  bipartitis :  laci- 
niis anterioribus  nanis  acutis,  labelli  carnosi  tripartiti  laciniis  2equalibus 
intermediiL  latiore,  calcare  oblongo  recto  inflato  labello  longiore,  sepalis 
patulis. 

Uab.  in  Montevideo ;  Commenon,  Tweedy,  {exam,  s.  sp,  in  hb,  Vahl,  et  Hook.) 

Caulis  4-5  poll,  altus.  Folia  superiora  vaginantia>  acuminatissima.  Flores 
herbacei. 

36.  Habenaria  brevideus. 

H.  foliis  inferioribus  ovalibus  acutis  superioribus  cucullatim  yaginantibus, 
racemo  denso  stricto  muUifloro,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine, 
petalis  carnosis  antice  unidentatis,  labelli  carnosi  tripartiti  lacini^  inter- 
medin lineari-ensiformi  obtusiusculfit  lateralibus  subfalcatis  aequilatis 
dupl6  longiore,  calcare  clavato  pendulo  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  provincia  Minarum,  Martins,  (exam.  $.  sp.  hb.  Mart.) 

Caulis  subpedalis.  Folia  radicalia  ferh  2  poll,  longa.  Sepalum  supr. 
subrotundum  mucronatum  ;  lateralia  pendula  acuta.  Anthers  steriles 
subrotundae  denticulatae.     Processus  carnosi  lineares  folcati  obtusi. 

37.  Habenaria  parviflora. 

H.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  erectis  canaliculatis,  racemo  cylindraceo  mul- 
tifloro,  bracteis  acuminatis  flore  longioribus^  petalorum  lacini£l  anteriore 
felcut^  posteriore  dupl5  breviore,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  deflexis  sub- 
sequilongis  lateralibus  angustioribus,  calcare  filiformi  pendulo  ovarii 
breviore. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  frequens ;  prope  Bahiam>  Salxmann ;  in  monte  Corcovado 
ad  Rio  Janeiro,  Martins,  Princeps  Neovidentis,  S(C.  (hab,  s.  sp.  comm.  ceL 
Prescott,) 

Caulis  strictus  l-9-pedali8>  foliis  strictis  angustis  sursum  decrescentibus 
vestitus.  Spica  4-6  poll,  longa,  siccatione  nigricans.  Flores  albo- 
virides.  Anthera  subrotunda,  basibus  solutis  brevissimis.  Processus 
carnosi  cuneati  truncati. 

38.  Habenaria  angustifolia.  Humb.  et  Knnth.  n,  g,  pi.  1,  330.  Synops. 
1,  3^23. 

H.  ''  caule  paucifloro,  foliis  lanceolatis,  foliolis  calycinis  interioribus 
bifid is>  labello  trifido.** 

Hab.  in  humidis  uliginosis  Gnyarue,  inter  £1  Trapiche  de  Farreras  et 
urbem  S.  Thomas  del  Angostura.    Floret  Junio.    Humboldt. 

Caulis  pedalis.  Folia  acuminata,  carinata,  tripollicaria,  6  I.  lata.  Petalo- 
rum lacinia  superior  oblonga,  inferior  trip15  brevior.  Labelli  lacinise 
lineares.     Calcar  pollicare )  ex  Kunth, 


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39.  Habbnaria  latifolia.     Humb.  ei  Kunth,  fi,  g,  ei  sp.  pi,  \,  331.     Synops, 

H.  "  foliis  ovato-oblongis  ;  floribus  spicatis ;  foliolis  calycinis  interioribus 
lateralibus  bifidis ;  labello  trifido.** 

Hab.  in  declivitate  orientali  Andium  Novo^Granatensium,  prope  Santa  Anna 
et  Mariquita,  alt.  400  bexap.     Floret  Junio.     Humboldt. 

Caalis  ]J-ped.  Folia  acuta,  bipoll.  9-10  1.  lata.  Spica  2-3  poll. 
Bractese  floribus  paulb  breviores.  Sepala  3  1.  longa  ovato-oblonga, 
obtusa.  Petalorum  lacinia  inferior  superiore  obtusll  tripl5  brevior. 
LabelU  laciniae  lineares  divergentes.  Calcar  pendulum,  9  1.  longum ; 
ex  Kunth, 

40.  Habbnaria  leptoceras.     Hooker  in  Bot,  Mag.  t.  2726. 

II.  foliis  lanceolatis  undulatis  planis  basi  angustatis,  racemo  longo  laxius- 
culo,  bracteis  foliaceis  ovarii  longitudine,  petalorum  lacini^  anteriore 
acut&  ascendente  posteriore  duplb  breviore^  labelli  tripartiti  lacini^l  inter- 
medilt  lineari-acuminatll  apice  dilatatll  lateralibus  falcatis  tripl5  longiore, 
calcare  filiformi  compresso  pendulo  ovario  longiore,  sepalo  supremo 
compresso  cuspidato  cucullato,  basibus  solutis  antberse  longissimis. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  Forbes,  (hab.  a,  sp,  ex  hb.  Hort.  Soc.) 

Caulis  l-l}-pedalis,  foliis  undulatis  erectis  dens^  vestitus.  Flores  virides, 
labello  lutescente,  calcare  albo.  Sepala  lateralia  concava.  Bases  soluti 
antherse  processubus  carnosis  obtusis  multo  longiores,  facillim^  a  canali- 
bus  glanduliferis  separabiles. 

§  2.  Petala  indivisa. 
a,  Labellum  simplex,  v.  laciniis  lateralibus  minimis. 

41.  Habbnaria  brachyceras.     Spreng.  Syst,  3. 

H.  foliis  angnsto-lanceolatis  acuminatis  patentibus,  racemo  laxiusculo 
multifloro,  petalis  ovatis  acuminatis  infra  galeam  obtusam  invicem  tra- 
jicientibus,  labello  filiformi  subclavato  integerrimo,  calcare  apice  com- 
presso ascendente  ovario  3  ptero  breviore. 

Orchis  moDorbiza.    Swart*  !  Prodr,  118.    FL  Ind.  Occ.  3, 1391. 
Habenaria  brachyceratitia.     WUid.  Sp.  Pi.  4, 44. 

Hab.  in  depressis  montium  Jamaica,  Swartz.  (hab.  s.  ^.  comm,  eel. 
Hooker.) 

Caulis  )J-2-pedali8  erectus,  foliosus.  Folia  summa  tantum  decrescentia. 
Processus  camosi  oblongi  obtusi  paraUeli  ultra  antheram  long^  product!. 
Alse  ovarii  latse,  membranaceoe. 

I  know  no  plant  which  will  answer  to  Swartz*s  description  of  0.  mo* 
norhiza  in  the  Flora  India  Occidentalis.  West  Indian  botanists  often  take 
Habenaria  maculosa  for  it  5  but  that  species  has  two  parted  petals.  Others 
consider  this  to  be  his  plant,  but  it  has  a  simple  lip ;  yet  in  VahUs  Her- 
barium is  a  specimen  of  this  from  Swartz  himself  marked  O.  monorhiza. 
In  all  probability  he  confounded  the  two,  for  both  are  common  Jamaica 
plants ;  thej  are,  however,  essentially  different,  as  may  be  seen  by  com- 
paring the  descriptions. 

42.  Habenaria  obtusa. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lauceolatis  canaliculatis  erectis,  racemo  laxo  multifloro. 


316  OPHRYDEiE. 

bractets  foliaceis  latis  cucullatis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalo  supremo 
rotundato  lateralibus  obtusis  reflexis,  labello  lineari  obtuso  ascendeiite, 
calcare  pendulo  clavato  compresso  ovario  dupl6  longiore. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  in  radice  montis  Itacolumi  ad  Villa  Rica,  proviocia 
Minarum,  Martius,  (exavi,  s.  tp.  in  hb.  Mart.) 

Caulis  strictus,  foliosus,  bipedalis>  foliis  baud  plusquam  3*pollicaribus. 
"  Sepala  supremum  supra  albidum ;  lateralia  reilexa  viridia.  Petala 
alba,  obliqui  laoreolata  3  lab.  lineare  viride.  Calcar  striatum,  eompres- 
sum/*  Martius,  Bases  antberae  longissimi  ascendentes.  Processus 
carnosi  glandulosi,  cuneati. 

43.  Habenaria  floribunda. 

H ,  racemo  laxo  longissimo,  bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis 

obtusis  ovario  sequalibus^  petalis  dimidiato-oblongis  truncatis  antice 
camosis,  labello  lineari  acutiuscuio,  calcare  pendulo  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Hanke.  (exam,  s,  gp,  in  hb.  Mart,) 

Racemus  ultrapedalis,  verosimiliter  subspiralis.  Flores  cum  ovario  simul 
sumpti  UDciam  longi.  Antherae  bases  long^  soluti.  Processus  cariiosi 
tnincati  glabri* 

44.  Habbnaria  quadrata. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis  moUibus,  racemo  longissimo  laxo, 
bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis  ovario  eequalibus,  petalis  quadratis 
cuspidatis  antice  carnosis  medio  veuosis,  labello  lineari  sepalis  lateralis 
bus  sequali,  calcare  pendulo  filiformi  compresso  ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa  ,*  in  ripa  fl.  Madeira,  provincia  fl.  Nigri,  Martius,  (exam, 
s,  sp,  in  hb.  Mart,) 

"  Radix  ^ciculata  et  bulbis  2  ovatis  se  propagans.  Caulis  sesquipedalis 
et  altior  acut^  angulatus.  Sepala  virescentia,  supremum  bemispberico- 
concavum  galeatum  erectum,  lateralibus  obliqu^  oblongis  reflexis  medio 
concavis.     Petala  albovirescentia.     Labellum  lineare,  obtusum,  flavo- 

virens,  deflexuro.**    Mart,  MSS, H,Jioribunda  simiUima,  sed  flores 

minores  et  petala  formae  diverss. 

45.  Habbnaria  hexaptera. 

H.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis,  racemo  longo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis  ovario 

sequalibus,  petalis  lineari-oblongis  obtusissimis,  labello  lineari  acuto 

sepalis  lateralibus  acutis  sequali,  calcare  falcato  compresso  ovarii  longi- 

tudine,  sepalo  supremo  subrotundo  serrulato,  ovario   hexaptero   alis 

.  crispis. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  provincia  Minarum,  Martius,  (exam,  s,  sp.  in  hb.  Mart.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis  et  altior*  Folia  majora  2f-poll.  longa.  Racemus 
semipedalis.  Processus  carnosi  circa  faucem  calcaris  ferrum  equinum 
referentes  cruribus  acutis.  Anthera  subrotunda,  basibus  solutis  proces- 
subus  brevioribus. 

46.  Habbnaria  petalodes. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis,  racemo  longo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis 
foliaceis  acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus,  petalis  cuneatis  sepalo  supremo 
rotundato  cuspidato  longioribus  patentibus,  labello  lineari  apice  dilatato 
basi  bidentato,  calcuro  compresso  clavato  acuminato  pendulo  ovario 
longiore. 


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Hab.  in  BraziUa;  in  Sierra  do  Itacolumi  provincia  Minarum,  Martius. 
(exam,  s.  sp,  in  hb.  Marl,) 

Caulis  S-3-pedalis^  foliosus.  Sepala  lateralia  reflexa^  semioblonga^  acuta. 
Anthera  latissima  j  basibus  solutis  elongatis.  Processus  carnosi  fungosi 
truncati,  sejuncti. 

47.  Habenaria  parvidens. 

H.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  canaliculatis>  racemo  laxo  multifloro, 
bracteis  acuminatis  foliaceis  floribus  sequalibus^  sepalo  dorsali  ovato 
obtuso  cum  apiculo  lateralibus  reflexis  acuminatis^  petalis  subfalcatis 
sepalorum  longitudine,  labeUo  filiformi  sepalorum  longitudine  basi 
utrinque  lacinill  brevi  linearis  calcare  filiformi  arcuato  labello  paulo 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  Peruvla,  Mathews>  (1885.)  {hah,  s,  sp.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.  Bases  anthers  parbm  elongati ;  processus  carnosi 
breves  acinaciformes.    Alabastri  semunciam  longi. 

48.  Habenaria?  purpurea.     Thouars.  Orch.  Afr,  U  17. 

H.  foliis  angustis  ensiformibus  acutis  radicalibus^  caule  squamato,  racemo 
laxo  paucifloro,  bracteis  brevibus  concavis  squamaeformibus,  labello 
cuneato  cuspidato^  calcare  incurvo  obtuso  labello  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Thouars. 

Flores  purpurei. An  PeristyU  sp. 

49.  Habenaria  linifolia.     Presl.  Reliq,  H€Bnk»  1,  91. 

H.  '*  scapo  paucifloro,  foliis  lineari*lanceolatis^  sepalis  integris,  labello 
lineari-oblongo  integerrimo  basi  angulato,  bracteis  ovario  brevioribus*** 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  ad  Huanoco,  Haenke. 

Scapus  septempollicaris.  Spica  bipollicaris,  laxa^  vix  18-flora.  Calcar 
ovarii  longitudine. 

b.  Labellum  trifidum,  laciniis  filiformibus  indivisis. 

50.  Habenaria  elongata.     R.  Brown,  Prodr.  Fl.  Nov.  HoU.  SIS. 

H.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  sensim  evanescentibus,  racemo  laxo  multifloro^ 
bracteis  ovatis  angustis  acuminatissimis  ovario  quadrupl5  brevioribus, 
labello  tripartito :  laciniis  fiMformibus  lateralibus  divaricatis  intermedin 
duplb  brevioribusy  sepalo  supremo  retuso,  calcare  filiformi  ascendente 
ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  tropica.  Brown,  {hab.  s.  tp.  comm,  eel.  R,  Brown.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.    Sepala  lateralia  ovata,  obtusa*    Petala  semiovata. 

51.  Habenaria  reflexa.     Blame,  Bijdr. 

H.  "  labello  tripartito  :  laciniis  linearibus,  media  elongata  recurra,  sepalis 
exterioribus  lateralibus  latioribus  reflexis,  calcare  clavato  arcuato  ovario 
breviore/* 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  calcareis  prope  Kuripan,  Blame. 

59.  Habenaria  arenaria. 

H.  foliis  binis  radicalibus  oblongo- ovatis  acutis,  scapo  vaginato,  racemo 
laxo  multifloro,  bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis  pedicellis  ovariorum 


318  OPHRYDEiE. 

longioribus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  filiformibus  latcralibus  recurvis 
brevioribu8>  calcare  pendulo  filiform!  ovario  longiore. 

Orchid,  arenaria.    Burch.  Hb*  5654. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  B,  Spei,  BurchelL  {hah,  8,  sp,  comm.  eel.  BurchelL) 

Caulis  1-lJ-pedalis.  Ovaria  abrupt^  pedicellata.  Sepala  lateralia  pen- 
dula. 

53.  Habenaria  filicorois. 

H.  caule  gracilliroo  bifolio^  foliis  strictissimis  vaginantibus  oblongo-line- 
aribus  obtusis,  racemo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis  subulatis  pedicellorum 
longitudine^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  filiformibus  obtusis  intermedin 
ascendente  lateralibus  deflexis  dupl5  longiore,  calcare  filiformi  com- 
presso  ovarii  longitudine. 

Orchis  fiUconiis.     Thonning  !  in  Sckumach,  Beskriv,  of  GuineUk.  Plemt,  2, 171 . 
Hab.  in  Guinea,  Thonning.  {exam,  s,  sp.  in  hb.  Hornem,) 

Caulis  l-l|-pedalis.  Foliorum  lamina  caule  parallela  obtusa.  Flores 
minuti,  ichneumonis  facie.  Petala  falcata  cum  sepalo  supr.  refracto  in 
galea  agglutinata.  Sepala  lateralia  majora  retrorsum  falcata.  Anthera 
acuminata  5  basibus  solutis  brevibus  erectis.  Processus  carnosi  acuti 
decurvi. 

54.  Uabe.varia  procera. 

U. "  labello  tripartito  :  laciniis  ascendentibus  lateralibus  linearibus  divari- 
catis  medin  subulatsL  porrectft  canaliculatiL,  calcare  lineari  obtuso  germine 
longiore,  foliolis  cal.  lateralibus  exterioribus  deltoideis/* 

Orchis  procera.    Swart t  in  Pert,  Syn,  I,  506. 

Hab.  in  Sierra  Leone,  Afzelius. 

55.  Habenaria  tridactylites. 

H.  foliis  2  radicalibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  petiolatis,  racemo  laxo  pauci- 
floro,  bracteis  membranaceis  ncuminatis  ovario  duplb  brevioribus,  labelli 
tripartiti  laciniis  filiformibus  intermedin  paul5  longioribus^  calcare 
filiformi  clavato  pendulo  ovarii  longitudine. 

Orchis  tridactylites.     Webb  et  Berth,  Fi,  Can,  ined. 

Hab.  ad  rupes,  et  in  caespitosis  ins.  Canarienswm  frequens,  Webb  et 
Berthellot.  {hab.  s,  sp,  comm,  cell.  fV,  et  B.) 

Caulis  spitbamaeus  v.  minor,  foliis  radicalibus  paul5  altior.  Sepalum 
supremum  lato-ovatum  acutum  cum  petalis  angustis  falcatis  galeam 
planiusculum  efformans.  Sepala  lateralia  linearia  obtusiuscula.  An- 
thera lata^  lobis  partim  solutis  divaricatis;  processus  carnosi  oblongi 
distantes. 

56\  Habenaria  graminea. 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  linearibus  acuminatis  scapo  filiformi  stricto  mult5 
brevioribus,  racemo  laxo  paucifloro,  bracteis  squamiformibus  acutis  vix 
pedicello  ovarii  longioribus,  labelli  tripartiti  sepalorum  longitudine 
laciniis  filiformibus  subsequalibus^  calcare  conipresso  clavato  ovarii 
longitudine. 

Flatanthera  linifolia.    JJndi.  in  Wall,  Cat,  no.  7041. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Silhet,  fVallich.  {hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl.  Jnd.) 


0PHRYDEJ5.  319 

Caulis  3-7  poll,  altus,  gracillimus,  strictus.  Folia  l|-2  poll,  longa. 
Flores  parvi  distantes.  Sepalum  suprem.  c.  pet.  galeatum^  lateralia 
deflexa^  acuta.  Aath.  subrotunda,  basibus  solutis  ascendentibus  brevi« 
bus.     Processus  carnosi  reniformes  fauci  calcaris  adnati. 

67.  Habenaria  viridiflora.     R.  Br,  Prodr.  in  annot, 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  pluribns  angustis  acutis  recurvis^  racemo  laxo  multi* 
floro,  bracteis  subulatis  pedicellorum  longitudiue,  petalis  ovatis  sepalis 
majoribus  conformibus,  labelli  tripartiti  sepalis  paulb  longioris  borizon- 
talis  laciniis  filiformibus  intermedin  longiore^  calcare  filiformi  pendulo 
ovarii  longitudine. 

Orcliis  Tiridiflora.    Swartx,  Act.  Holm.  1800,  p.  206.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4, 13. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  Indus  orientalise  Wight,  {hah.  s.  sp.  camm.  eel.  Wight.) 

Caulis  6-8  poll,  altus  basi  tantum  foliatus  supern^  squamosus.  Bases  an« 
therse  distantes,  porrecti,  nee  ascendentes.  Processus  carnosi  lineares 
obtusiusculi. 

58.  Habbnaria  lucida.     Wall,  MSS. 

H.  foliis  obovato-lanceolatis  acutis  planis^  racemo  elongato  laxo  raultifloro, 
bracteis  ovatis  acutis  ovario  dupl5  brevioribus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis 
lateralibus  linearibus  obtusis  divaricatis  ascendentibus  sepalis  longiori- 
bus  intermedin  ovat^  setaceo-acuminat^^  calcare  filiformi  apice  com- 
presso  ovario  longiore. 

Flatanthera  lucida.    LindL  in  WalL  Cat.  no.  7047. 

Hab.  in  regno  Burmano ;  Rangoon,  Wallich.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis,  apice  distanter  squamatus.  Flores  minores,  distantes. 
Sepala  lateralia  reflexa,  acuta,  supremum  erectum  obtusum  cum  petalis 
gaieatum.    Processus  carnosi  parvi  oblongi  subreniformes. 

59.  Habenaria  furcifera. 

H.  foliis  oblongis  planis  acutis  basi  angustatis,  racemo  angusto  elongato 
multifloro,  bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis  ciliatis  ovarii  longitudine, 
labello  trifido  laciniis  linearibus  furcatis  lateralibus  intermedio  breviori 
suppositis,  petalis  retusis  gale^  brevioribus,  calcare  compresso  ovario 
longiore  apice  involuto. 

Hab.  in  Mussooree,  Royle,  (hab.  s.  sp.  coram,  eel.  Royle.) 

Sesquipedalis,  facie  Aceratts  anthropophone.     Folia  radicalia  5  poll,  longa.  . 
Axis  racemi  Isevis.      Sepala  suba^ualia,  lateralia  deflexa.     Antherse 
steriles  maximse  orbiculatse,  bases  rectos  breves  loculorum  anthers 
fertilis  subrotundse  tegentes.    Processus  carnosi  breves  oblongi. 

60*  Habenaria  stenopetala. 

H.  foliis  obovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  planis,  racemo  denso  multifloro^ 
bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  labello  lineari  tri- 
fido laciniis  acuminatis  lateralibus  nanis,  petalis  setaceo-linearibus  a  galell 
liberis^  sepalis  setaceo-acuminatis,  calcare  recto  filiformi  ovarii  longi- 
tudine. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali,  Cashmeram  versus,  Royle.  {Iiab.  s.  sp.  comm. 
vel.  Royle,  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

Caulis  foliosus,  basi  nudus,  sesquipcdulis  vel  altior.     Flores  albi,  sepalis 


320  OPHRYDEJS. 

apice  virescentibus^  labello  flavescente.    Tuberculum  radicis  magnum, 
oblongum,  indi visum. 

61.  Habsnaria  HeyDeana. 

H.  foliis  angustis  ovalibus  acutis,  racemo  secundo  paucifloro  laxo,  bracteis 
foliaceis  cucullatis  subveotricosis  acuminatis  flore  longioribus,  labelli 
tripartiti  laciniis  subsequalibus  sepalorum  longitudine  intermedin  august^ 
ovali  lateralibu8  filiformibus  incurvis,  petalis  sepalisq*  subaequalibus 
conniventibus,  calcare  pendulo  filiform!  ovario  breviore. 

rUtanthera  Hcyneana.    lAndl.  in  WalL  Cai,  no,  7044. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  Indue  orientalis,  Heyne,  (hab.  s,  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  vix  spithamseus.  Folia  perfecta  2-3,  suberecta,  8ubit5  in  bracteis 
mutata.  Sepalum  supr.  fornicatum,  cstera  oyata  obtusiuscula.  An- 
thera  basibus  distantibus  panim  solutis.  Processus  carnosi  longissimi, 
cum  basi  labelli  connati,  lingiiaeformes,  divergentes. 

62.  Habenaria  Rumphii. 

U.  foliis  angustis  canaliculatis  acutis  erectis>  racemo  oblongo  denso  multi- 
floro,  bracteis  iioribus  longioribus  squamisque  caulis  setaceo-acuminatis, 
labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  filiformibus  lateralibus  brevissimis^  calcare 
clavato  labelli  longitudine. 

Platanthera  Rumphii.    Ad,  Brongn.  Voy,  de  la  CoquiUe,p.  194,  /•  38,  A. 
Orchis  amboinica  minor.    Rumph,  Amb.  p.  1 18,  /.  54,  /.  2. 

Hab.  in  Amboyna,  Rumph ius,  D'Urville. 

63.  Habenaria  Promensis.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat  no.  7033. 

H.  foliis  angustb  oblongis  acutis  canaliculatis  patentissimis  in  squamfs 
acuminatissimis  mutatis,  racemo  oblongo  denso  multifloro,  bracteis 
acuminatissimis  ovario  longioribus^  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  filiformibus 
subsequalibus  sepalis  longioribus,  sepalo  supremo  petalisque  £Edcatis 
fornicatis :  lateralibus  acutis  patentibus,  calcare  pendulo  clavato  ovarii 
longitudine. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Promensibus  Indice  orientaUs,  Wallich,  (hab,  s.  sp.  e  Mus. 
Angl,  Ind,) 

Caulis  spithamseus.  Folia  majora  2-5  distantia.  Anthera  brevissima; 
basibus  vix  solutis.     Processus  carnosi  lineares  basi  labelli  adnati. 

64.  Habbmaria  marginata.     Colebr.  in  Hook.  Exoi.  Fl.  t,  136. 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  planis  approximatis  patentissimis  cordatis  oblongis 
albomarginatis,  racemo  oblongo  denso  multifioro,  bracteis  acuminatis 
ovarii  longitudine,  labelli  tripartiti  penduli  laciniis  sepalis  longioribus 
lateralibus  linearibus  acuminatis  intermedin  lanceolate  obtusll  breviore> 
sepalo  supremo  petalisque  semiovatis  fornicatis :  lateralibus  ovato-lanceo- 
latis  patentibus,  calcare  pendulo  clavato  apice  ventricoso  ovarii  longi- 
tudine. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali;  Bengalia,  Kamaon,  Wallieh,  {hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus. 
Angl.  Ind,) 

Tubercula  oblonga,  indivisa;  radices  filiformes  paucse  breves  camosas. 
Caulis  vix  semipedalis  squamis  2  acuminatis  vaginatus.  Folia  obtusa 
aut  acuta.  Sepala  viridia.  Petala  et  lubellum  lutea.  Bases  antherse 
distantes  brevi  spatio  soluti.     Processus  carnosi  &lcati  fimbriati. 


OPHRYDBiE. 


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66.  Habbnaria  latifblia. 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  pluiibus  aggregatis  patentibus  ovato-oblongis  acutis» 
caule  distaoter  vaginato,  racemo  laxo  multifloro,  bracteis  membranaceis 
linearibus  acuminatissimis  ovario  brevioribus^  labelli  lacini^  medift  se- 
palis  longiore  lineari-oblongll  obtus^  lateralibus  setaceis  nanis  ascenden- 
tibus,  sepalo  supremo  petolisque  falcatis  fbmicatis  lateralibus  dup15 
brevioribus,  calcare  filiformi  pendulo  surstun  compresso  dilatato  ovario 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  ZeyUma,  Macrae,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Folia  6  poll,  longa^  9}  lata.  Scapus  pedalis.  Flores  magni  speciosi. 
Antbera  basibus  longis  ascendentibus  subulatis  solutis.  Processus  car- 
nosi  lineares  apice  fimbriati. 

66.  Habbnaria  ?  prsealta. 

H.  caule  folioso,  foliis  eusiformibus  canaliculatis  strictis,  racemo  longis- 
simo  cylindraceo,  bracteis  cucullatis  ovarii  longitudine,  labeilo  tripartito 
laciniis  linearibus  sequalibus,  calcare  clavato  ovarii  longitudine. 

SatTrinm  prsBaltum.    Thouars,  Orck.  Afr.  1. 1 1. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars, 

Flores  virescentes. 

c.  Labellum  trifidum,  laciniis  lateralibus  dilatatis  v.  fissis. 

67*  Habbnaria  pectinata.     Don.  Prodr.  p,  24. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acumiiiatis,  racemo  elongato  mtiltifloro, 
bracteis  foliaceis  acutis  florum  longitudine^  labelli  tripartiti  fer^  dupl6 
sepalis  longioris  laciniis  lateralibus  basi  simplicibus  surstim  capillaceo- 
multifidis  seg^entis  setaceis  subsimplicibus  intermedial  lineari  acumi- 
natli,  sepalis  lateralibus  deflexis  supremo  petalisque  anticd  repandis 
pubescentibus  in  galea  agglutinatis,  calcare  pendulo  filiformi  apice  cla- 
vato labello  dupl5  longiore. 

OrcbiB  pectiaatA.    Smitk,  Exot.  Boi.  t,  99. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrumati  orientem  versus ;  Napalia,  et  Kamaon,  Hamil- 
ton, WaUich.  {hab.  8.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Canlis  S-pedalis  v.  minor,  foliis  ad  summum  vestitus.  Sepala  7  1.  loiiga. 
Processus  camosi  comiformes,  pubescentes,  reflexi,  basibus  solutis 
anthers  longiores.  Galea  pallid^  viridis  i  sep.  lot  atroviridia ;  labellum 
album. 

68.  Habbnaria  ensifolia. 

H.  foliis  eusiformibus  caulem  vestientibus,  racemo  laxo  brevi  multifloro, 
bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine,  labelli  tripartiti  sepalis 
paulb  longioris  laciniis  lateralibus  capillaceo-multifidis  segmentis  fili- 
formibus  obtusis  ssepiils  fiircatis,  intermedin  lineari-acuminat&y  sepalis 
petalisque  lanceolatis  liberis  glabris  secundis,  calcare  pendulo  clavato 
labelli  longitudine. 

H.  intermedin  pars.    WaU.  Cat.  no.  7030. 

Hab.  in  Gossam  Than,  WaUich.  {hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  l-lj-pedalis,  foliis  erectis  ad  summum  vestitus.  Sepala  10 1.  longa, 
acuta,  omnia  ascendentia.  Petala  sepalo  supremo  supposila,  sed  nullo 
modo  agglutinati^  aut  antic^  repanda. 

October,  1835.  t  t 


322  OPHRYDEA. 

In  the  distribution  of  Dr.  WaUich*s  Herbarium  I  confounded  this  with 
H,  intermedia,  from  which  the  characters  now  assigned  to  that  species 
abundantly  distinguish  it. 

69.  Habenaria  intermedia.     Don,  Prodr.  Nep.  24. 

H.  caule  1-5-floro,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuminatis  distantibus  patentibns, 
bracteis  foliaceis  planis  patentibus  ovario  brevioribus,  labelli  tripartiti 
laciniis  lateralibus  ab  ips&  basi  cnpillaceo-multifidis  segmentis  longis- 
simis  setaceis  indivisis  intermedin,  lineari  acuminatii,  sepalo  supremo 
petalisque  glabris  antic^  planis  in  gale^  agglutinatis  lateralibus  falcatis 
ascendent! bus,  calcare  ascendente  infracto  filiformi  labello  vix  longiore. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  orientem  versus,  Hamilton,  fVallich.  {hah,  s.  sp.  e  Mus. 
AngL  Ind,) 

Caulis  spithamaeus  ad  pedalem,  paucifoliatus.  Sepala  pollicaria.  Petala 
sepalo  supremo  agglutinata,  margine  anteriore  hand  repando.  Flores 
in  H.  pectinata  noagni,  in  H,  ensifoUa  adhuc  majores,  in  H,  intermedia 
sunt  maximi. 

70.  Habenaria  pubescens. 

H.  foliis  pluribus  radicalibus  oblongis  acutis  planis,  racemo  elongato 
cylindraceo  muUifloro  axi  pubescente,  bracteis  acuminatis  pubescentibus 
ovario  longioribus^  labelli  tripartiti  lacinid.  intermedin  lineari  carnos^ 
lateralibus  longioribus  apice  dilatatis  fissis,  calcare  arcuato  compresso 
ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali  ad  Sabathoo,  Royle.  (exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb.  Rof/le,} 

Caulis  sesquipedalis,  robustus,  pubescens.  Folia  sexpoUicaria.  Bases 
antherae  a  canalibus  stigmaticis  liberi.  Processus  carnosi  parvi  tuber- 
culiformes. 

71.  Habenaria  cephalotes. 

H.  foliis  oblongis  acuminatis  canaliculatis,  racemo  oblongo  denso  multi- 
floro,  bracteis  cucullatis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  labelli  trilobi 
pubescentis  lacinifil  intermedin  lineari  acut^  lateralibus  rotundatis  multi- 
fido-ciliatis  longiore,  sepalo  supremo  petalisque  conniventibus  galeatis 
pubescentibus  sepalis  lateralibus  intus  tomentosis  dupl5  minoribus, 
calcare  pendulo  upice  clavato  labello  longiore. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  India  orientalis,  Wight,  {hab.  8,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Wight.) 

Spithameea.  Folia  infer iora  ^J-poUicaria,  sensim  decrescentia.  Anthera 
glabra,  processubus  carnosis  rectis  basibus  loculorum  solutis  porrectis 
paul5  longioribus.  Petala  obliqu^  triangularia,  margine  scabro.  Sepa- 
lum  supr.  3-costatum,  intus  glabrum,  lat.  1-costata. 

7^.  Habenaria  longicornis.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7027. 

H.  foliis  lanceolatis  canaliculatis  recurvis,  racemo  laxo  pauciiloro,  bracteis 
membranaceis  acuminatissimis  ovario  arcuato  brevioribus,  labelli  tri- 
partiti lacinin  intermedin  lineari  lateralibus  falcatis  crenatis  obtusis 
breviore,  sepalis  lateralibus  triangular! bus  supremo  erecto  a  petalis 
horizon  tali  bus  incurvis  libero,  calcare  clavato  compresso  ovario  longiore* 

Hab.  in  India  orientali,  Heyne,  {hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl,  Ind,) 

Vix  5  poU.  altus.    Folia  radical ia  5,  subit6  in  squamis  acuminatissimis 


OPHRYDEiE.  323 

mutata.     Sepala  patula,  nulla  reflexa.     Calcar  1}  p.  longum.     Bases 
soluti  antherse  elongati.     Processus  cariiosi  reeurvi. 

73.  Habenaria  ochroleuca.     R.  Brown,  Prodr.  313. 

H.  foliis  brevissimis  appressis  ovato*laDceolatis  acutis,  racemo  raro  pauci- 
floro,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovario  dupl5  brevioribus,  labelli  trifidi  lacini^ 
inteniiedi^  compress^  fiUforml  lateralibus  lanceolatis  divaricatis  paul5 
brevionbus>  sepalo  supremo  petalisque  dupl6  minoribus  subquadratis : 
lateralibus  patentibus  majoribus  cum  laciniis  labelli  lateralibus  parallelis, 
calcare  peodulo  apice  clavato  ovarium  subsequante. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  tropica,  R,  Brown,  (hob,  s.  sp,  comm.  eel.  R.  Br.) 

Caulis  tenuis,  10  poll,  altus,  foliis  tarn  parvis  ut  potius  squamatiun  quam 
foliatum  diceres.  Flores  parvi.  Bases  soluti  antherse  breves  porrecti  $ 
processus  camosi  lineares  divergentes  basi  labelli  accreti. 

B.    ROSTRATJB. 

74.  Habenaria  plantaginea. 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  oblongis  aut  obi. -lanceolatis  acutis  obtusisve,  spicft 
lax4  sequndii,  bracteis  membranaceis  acutis  ovario  dupl6  brevioribus, 
labelli  trifidi  subrotundi  lacinill  intermedin  lineari  acut^  lateralibus 
latissimis  denticulatis  subsequali,  sepalis  subsequalibus  ascendentibus> 
calcare  arcuato  filiformi  pendulo  ovario  rostrato  long^ore. 

Orchis  pla^hyllos.    Rosb.  Fi.  Ind.  3, 451. 
Oymnadenia  piantag^ea.    LindL  in  WeUL  Cat,  no.  7053. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  Indue  orienialu :  in  angustiis  inter  Tenevelly  et  Tra- 
vancore,  WalUchs  Mongbir,  Hamilton,  (hab.  s»  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind,) 

Caulis  aphyllns  squamis  acutis  vaginatus,  spitbamseus  ad  pedalem.  Sepala 
ovata  acuta,  labello  tripl5  minora.  Processus  carnosi  oblongi,  paruUeli, 
agglutinati.     Ovarium  brevius  rostratum  quam  in  priore. 

75.  Habenaria  platyphylla.     Spreng,  Syst.  S, 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  orbiculatis  acutis  horizontalibus,  spicft  dens^  multi- 
flor^,  bracteis  setaceo-acuniinatis  ovario  dup16  brevioribus,  labelli  tri- 
dentati  lacini^  intermedin  lineari  acut^  lateralibus  denticulatis  nanis, 
sepalis  a^qualibus,  calcare  longissimo  filiformi  apice  incrassato. 

Orchis  plantaginea.    Roxb,  Coram.  l,p,  32,  /.  37.    Flora  Indica, 3,  450. 
Orchis  platyphyllos.     WilM,  Sp.  PL  4, 10. 
Orchis  Roxburghi.    Pers.  Syn,  2, 503. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  Indus  orientalis ;  montibus  Circar,  Roxburgh ;  dumetis 
et  sylvestribus  montium  Vendalore,  Wight,  fValUch.  {hab,  s,  sp.  e  Mus. 
Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  l-l-J-pedalis  squamis  acuminatissimis  vestitus.  Flores  albi,  fra- 
grantes.  Sepala  ovata,  lateralia  reflexa.  Petala  linearia.  Ovarium 
rostratum.     Anthers  bases  soluti  porrecti. 

76.  Habenaria  crinifera. 

H.  foliis  radicalibus  oblongo-lunceolatis,  spic&  dens&  multiflorlk,  bracteis 
acuminatis  ovario  triplb  brevioribus,  labello  unguiculato  basi  appendi- 
culato  quadripartito  laciniis  acuminatissimis  sepalis  4-pl6  longioribus, 
sepalo  supremo  petalisq.  galeatis,  calcare  ascendente  clavato  compresso 
labelli  longitudine. 


324  OPHRYDBA. 

Hab.  in  Tscyhna ;  in  iimbrosis  ad  ripas  fluviorum  intra  sylvas^  Macrae,  flo- 
rens  SeptembrL  (hah,  s.  sp,  et  ic,  pict.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.  Flores  majusculi,  sepalis  pallid^  viridibus,  labello 
albo.  Sepalum  supremum  in  labellum  pronum  lineis  tribus  purpureis 
in  dorso.  Lacinise  labelli  nunc  denticulate  nunc  integerrim®.  Bases 
antberse  longissimi  soluti.  Appendix  e  fauce  calcaris  cocblearifbrmis^ 
brevis. 

77.  Habbnaria  trichosantba.     WalL  CaL  no.  7028. 

H.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuoiinatis  subamplexicaulibus,  spidl  brevi  densft, 
bracteis  ciliatis  acurainatis  ovarii  longitudine,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis 
lateralibus  capillaceo-multifidis  intermedin  lineari-lanceolat^,  sepalis 
lateralibus  reflexis  supremo  erecto  a  petalis  libero,  calcare  compresso 
ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  regno  Burtnano,  in  monte  Taong  Dong^  fFalUch,  (hob.  s.$p.e  Mut, 
AngL  Ind,) 

Caulis  l-l}-pedali8«  parcb  foliatus.     Folia  2^  poll,  longa* 

78.  Habenaru  geniculata.     Don.  Prodr.  Fl.  Nep.  25. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  planis^  spidk  cylindracell  multiflorft,  bracteis 
setaceo-acuminatii  ovarii  longitudine,  labelli  subrotundi  trilobi  lobis 
lateralibus  dentatis  planis  inter  medio  linear!  acuto,  petalis  sepalo  supremo 
galeato  dup15  brevioribus^  calcare  basi  infiindibulari  sursiim  cylindraceo 
clavato  obtuso. 

PUtanthera  geniculata.    lAndl.  in  Wmtl.  Cat.  no.  7042. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  et  regno  Burmano :  Grossain  Tban»  montibus  Prome  et 
Taong  Dong,  WaXUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.  e  Mus.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Planta  staturu  et  ^Eicie  O.  mascula.  Bases  soluti  antberse  ascendentes. 
Processus  carnosi  lineares,  longissimi,  porrecti.  Sepala  lateralia  su- 
premo dupl5  majora.    Ovarium  brev^  rostratum. 

79.  Habenaria  longifolia.     Hamilt.  MSS. 

H.  foliis  ang^stis  acuminatis  canaliculatis  erectis,  spicft  laxd,  multiflorli, 
bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  labello  subrotundo 
piano  trilobo  :  lobis  lateralibus  semioblongis  integris  intermedio  linear! 
acuto,  sepalo  supremo  cum  petalis  squilongis  in  galea  agglutinatis, 
calcare  filiform!  ovario  longiore. 

GymDadenia  longifolia.    Lindl,  in  WaU.  Cat.  no.  7060. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali ;  Nathpur,  Hamilton,  Mussooree  et  portu 
Kheree,  Royle.  (hab,  i,  sp.  e  Mtts.  Angl.  Ind.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis  foliosus.  Flores  albL  Labellum  sepalis  S-p16  majus, 
magis  minusve  divisum.  Rostellum  liberum,  subulatum,  compressum, 
anthers  fer^  squale,  loculis  subparallelis.  Calcar  yiride.  Ovarium 
sessile  apice  aogustatum,  vix  rostratum.  Capsulam  baud  vidi.  Pro- 
cessus carnosi  apice  dilatati  uncinati. 

80.  Habenaria  stenopetala. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis  patentibus,  vaginis  caulis  laxis 
ncuniinati^isirois,  spicft  pauciflor^  subcorymbosSL^  bracteis  acuminatissimis 
floribus  longioribus,  labello  basi  appendiculato  linear! -oblongo  camoso 
trilubo  :   lobis  acuminatis  lateralibus  nanis  intermedio  sepalorum  long!- 


OPHRYDRiB*  32a 

tudioe»  petalis  setaceo- linear ibus,  calcare  filiforini  obtuso  ovarii  longi- 
tudine. 

Hab.  in  Zeylana,  in  umbrosis,  florens  Decembri,  Macrae,  {hab.  s,  tp,  et  ic, 
pkt.) 

Spithamsea,  basi  tan  turn  foliata.  Flores  nivei.  Sepalum  supremtim 
convexum,  non  galeatum>  lateralibus  subsquale.  Calcar  basi  infiindi- 
bulare.  Appendix  labelli  parvus,  convexus,  pubescens.  Bases  antherse 
longissimi  porrecti.     Processus  carnosi  parvi,  ori  calcaris  adnati. 

81.  Habenaria  commelinifolia.     fValL  MSS. 

II.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  plants,  spic^L  laxk  multiflor^,  bracteis  foliaceis 
acuminatis  ciliatis  ovario  long^  rostraio  subaequalibus,  labello  trifido 
laciniis  lateralibus  setaceis  divaricatis  intermedin,  lineari  acuminata 
longiore,  petalis  oblongis  et  sepalo  supremo  cucullato  galeatis  laterali- 
bus reflexis  triangularibus  rotundatis,  calcare  filiformi  clavato  ovario 
dupl5  longiore. 

Orchis  commelinifolia.    Roxb,  FL  Ind.  3, 451. 
Platanthera  commelinifolia.    LindL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7037. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  India  orientaUs;  Bengalia,  Roxburgh^  regno  Burmano, 
WaUkh,  (hah,  s.  sp.  e  Mu$,  AngL  Ind,  et  v,  ic,  pict.) 

Canlis  sesquipedalis.  Vaginae  supremae  setaceo-acuminat®.  Flores  aibi, 
inodori.  Bases  soluti  anther®  longissimi.  Labelli  lobus  medius  yaldi 
convexus. 

82.  Harbnabia  rostrata.     Wall.  MSS, 

H.  foliis  oblongo-Ianceolatis  radicalibus,  spic&  oblongjl  densft,  bracteis 
acuniinatissimis  ciliatis  ovarii  longitudine^  labello  tripartito  sepalis 
dup15  longiore  laciniis  filiformibus  acuminatis,  sepalo  supremo  galeato 
lateralibus  latis  apice  falcatis^  calcare  clavato  ovario  breviore. 

Platanthera  rostrata.    LhuU,  in  WalL  Cat.  no,  7051. 

Hab.  in  regno  Burmano,  fVallkh.  (hab.  s,  sp,  e  Mu$,  Angl,  Ind,) 

Pedalis.  Spica  crassa^  multiflora.  Bases  antherse  recurvi.  Processus 
carnosi  breves  oblongi. 

S.S.  Habrnaria  linguella. 

H.  foliis  oblongo-Ianceolatis  erectis,  squamis  supremis  setaceo-acuminatis, 
spi(&  subrotund^  multiHor^,  bracteis  acumiiiutissimis  ciliatis  ovario 
arcuato  rostrato  ffiqualibus  v.  brevioribus,  labelli  tripartiti  laciniis  6li- 
formibus  intermedin  deflexd,  lateralibus  brevissimis,  sepalo  supremo 
petalisque  ovatis  convexis  liberis  galeam  efficientibus  :  lateralibus  pen- 
dulis  contiguis,  calcare  filiformi  compresso-clavato  ovario  longiore. 

Hab.  in  China,  Dom.  Millett ;  Zeylona,  Macrae,  (hab,  s,  sp,  et  v,  in  hb. 
Hooker.) 

Caulis  pedalis  et  ultra.  Spica  iacie  H,  rostrata  a  qua  vix  differt  nisi 
labello.     Flores  aurei  ex  Macrae, 

84.  Habenabia  acuifcra.     Wall,  MSS, 

H.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  angust^  lanceolatis  erectis,  squamis  caulis 
setaceo-acuminatis,  spicfil  subrotundii  dens^,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovario 
brevioribus,  labello  lineari  tripartito  :  laciniis  lateralibu^ubulatis  nanis. 


326  OPHRYDBJfi. 

sepalo  supremo  piano  :  lateralibus  dupl6  mijoribus,  calcare  cylindraceo 
apice  obtuse  inflexo  ovario  brevius. 

Platanthera  acuifenu    Lindl,  m  Walk  Cat,  no,  7045. 

Hab.  io  regno  Burmano;  Tavoy,  WaUick,  (hab*  8.  sp,  e  Mm.  Angl,  Ind.) 

Spitbamsea.  Spica  brevis.  Bases  antherse  liberi  elongati.  Processus 
camosi  parvi,  os  calcaris  ambientes.  Antb.  steriles  ovatse,  elongatse. 
Sepala  lateralia  labelli  longitudine. 

• 

85.  Habbnaria  densa.     fVall.  MSS. 

H.  caule  folioso^  foliis  oblongis  acuminatis^  spic&  longissimd,  cylindraced. 
dens^l,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine,  labello  linear!  obtuse 
indiviso^  petalis  sepalisque  conformibus  ovatis  acutis  conniventibus, 
calcare  clavato  ventricoso  ovario  breviore. 

Platanthera  densa*    Lindl,  in  Wall.  Cat,  no.  7046. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  WalUch.  (hab.  8.  8p.  e  Mu8.  Angl.  Ind,) 

Caulis  2-pedalis  et  ultra.  Folia  5  poll,  longa.  Spica  fer^  sesquipedalis. 
Flores  parvi.  Capsulae  ovatae,  brevirostrata:,  hexagons^  angulis  tribus 
costatis.     Processus  camosi  oblongi  obtusi  divergentes. 

Species  facie  proprilu  Perianthium  campanulatum  cum  Habenaria  mal^ 
quadrat;  sed  notam  nullam  inveni  ad  genus  novum  conficiendum 
idoneam. 

Species  dubia ;  fort^  tUversi  genem. 

Habbnaria  Sigillum.     Thouar8.  Orch.  Afr,  t.  SO. 

Hah.  in  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

Folia  in  medio  tantum  caulis  bipedalis«  oblonga,  acuminata>  nervosa. 
Racerous  laxus  multiflorus.  Bractese  brevissimse,  squamiformes.  Flores 
nlhi.  Sepala  ovata^  patula,  subaequalia.  Petala  postic^  emarg^nata, 
sepalis  paul6  minora.  Labellum  5-fidum  :  laciniis  linearibus  basilaribus 
nRnis>  intermediis  latioribus  subMcatis,  intermedin  e  latll  basi  projiciente. 
Calcar  filiforme,  ovarii  longitudine.     Ad  ic.  ThouarsU. 


CLXXXVIII.    ATE. 


Perianthium  Orchidia.     Anthera  basibus  divergentibus  attenuatis  canalibus 
stigmaticis  adnatis.     Glandulae  nudse.     Processus  camosi  liberi,  laminft 
corned,  spatulatfl,  deflex&,  canaliculate  interpositli.     Antherae  steriles  a 
lata  basi  angustatae,  fertilis  fer^  longitudine,  apice  incrassatae. 
Herba  radice  tuberculosa,  caule  folioso^  floribus  herbaceis  galeatis. 

This  very  distinct  genus  differs  from  Habenaria  in  having  a  curious, 
horny^  channelled,  recurved  tooth>  arising  from  the  anterior  edge  of  the 
orifice  of  the  spur,  and  curved  down  upon  the  lip :  its  use  is  unknown  to 
me.  On  account  of  its  situation  it  cannot  be  considered  analogous  to  the 
little  appendage  we  find  at  the  base  of  the  lip  of  H.  crinifera  and  steno' 
petala ;  whatever  it  may  be,  it  is  an  organ  so  very  highly  developed^  that, 
considering  the  great  length  of  the  sterile  stamens^  and  the  peculiar  habit 
of  this  plant,  1  think  we  must  admit  it  as  a  good  generic  character. 


OPHRYDEiB.  327 

1.  Atb  virens. 

nabenaria  barbata.     Wight  in  WaU.  Cat,  no.  7034. 

Hab.  in  peninsula  lndi(B  orientaUs  prope  Dindigul,  in  montibus  alt.  4000 
ped.  Wight,  (hab.  s.  sp,  e  Mm,  AngL  Ind,  et  v,  ic,  pict.) 

Pedalis.  Folia  ovata>  acuminata,  omnem  caulem  occupantia,  subitb  in 
bracteis  mutata.  Racemus  secundus,  laxus,  4-6-fIorus^  bracteis  foliaceis 
ovario  longioribus.  Flores  virides,  galeati.  Sepala  8  U  longa,  ovata, 
acuminata,  glabra,  lateralia  reflexa;  supremum  cum  petalis  galeam 
formans.  Petala  pubescentia  sepalo  duplS  latiora,  bifida,  laciniis  acumi- 
natis  anteriore  breviore.  Labellum  pendulum,  pubescens,  trifidum, 
sepalis  longius,  lobis  linearibus  acuminatis  aequalibus.  Calcar  filiforme, 
ovarii  longitudine,  obtusum. 


CLXXXIX.    BONATEA. 


Bonatea.     Wilid.  Sp.  PL  4, 43.    Lindl  Illustr.  of  Orchidetmt  Plants  by  Bauer,  Gbnrra, 

//.  12, 13. 

Perianthium  et  Anthera  HabenaruB.  Stigma  labio  superiore  (rostello) 
libero,  elongato,  cucullato  v.  complicato.  Processus  carnosi  2>  stig- 
matici,  nunc  longissimi,  nunc  abbreviati.  Habitus  Orchidia. 

Obs.  Bonatea  est  Habenaria  stigmate  evolutissimo. 

a.  Petala  hvpartita. 

1.  Bonatea  speciosa.     WUld.  Sp.  PL  4,  43.     Bot  Mag.  t.  S926. 

B.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  subundulatis  laxd  vaginantibus,  racemo 
multifloro  compacto,  bracteis  membranaceis  cucuUatis  acuminatis  ovarii 
longitudine,  floribus  galeatis,  petalis  bipartitis  lineari-lanceolatis  galeae 
longitudine^  laciniis  anterioribus  labello  adnatis,  labello  tripartito  laciniis 
linearibus  acuminatis  convexis  undulatis  apice  revolutis,  rostello  ciliato, 
processubus  carnosis  spatulatis  canaliculatis  obtusis  sepalorum  longitu- 
dine, calcare  filiformi  pendulo  labello  eequali. 

Orchis  speciosa.     Linn.  Suppl.  Syst.  Nat.  p.  401.     Tkunb.  Fl.  Cap,  1, 27. 

Hab.  prope  rivulos  plures  ad  Caput  B,  Spei,  Thunberg.  (v,  o.  c.  et  hab.  s,  sp. 
comm.  eel,  Burchell.) 

8.  Bonatea  cirrbata. 

B.  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  subundulatb  planis,  racemo 
paucifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  ovarii  long^  pedunculati  longi- 
tudine, floribus  galeatis,  petalis  bipartitis  :  laciniis  setaceis  liberis  pos* 
teriore  brevi  anteriore  longissimi  flexuos^l,  labello  tripartito  laciniis 
capiUaceis  lateralibus  brevioribus,  rostello  subulato  glabro  antheHk 
breviore,  processubus  carnosis  capitatis  galeae  longitudine,  calcare 
longissimo  compresso  convoluto. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Lyall,  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.  Sepala  lateralia  triangularia,  9  1.  longa.  Petala 
cirrbata  2^  poll,  longa. 

3.  Bonatea  incamata. 

B.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ensiformibus  canaliculatis  erectis^  racemo  denso 


328  OPHRYDE^. 

cylindraceo^  bracteis  membranaceis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus^  sepalis 
omnibus  reflexis  supremo  duplb  ininore>  petalis  bipartitis:  lacini^ 
posteriore  membranaceli  subulaUi  reflex^  anteriore  carnosft  Itneari- 
lanceolatll  antrorstim  arcuate,  labello  tripartiio  laciniis  linearibus  acutis 
sepalorum  lateralium  longitudine,  rostello  subulato  authera  breviore, 
processubus  carnosis  capitatis  auther^  brevioribus^  calcare  falcato  oyario 
longd  pedunculato  s&quali. 

Habenaria  incamata.    Xyo//,  MSS, 

Hab.  io  MadagoMcaria,  LyalL  (exam  s.  sp,  in  kb.  Hooker.) 

Caulis  bipedalis.  Folia  6-8  poll,  longa.  Racemus  semipedalis.  Flores 
inter  ininores.  Petala  duo  cornua  bovina  simulant.  Anthers  steriles 
sunt  emarginatse. 

4.  BoNATBA  Bilabrella. 

B.  caule  gracili  basi  folioso,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  abrupt^  in  vaginis 
laxis  acuminatis  transeuntibus,  racemo  laxo  oblongo  multifloro,  bracteis 
membranaceis  acuminatis  pedicellis  vix  squalibus,  sepalis  reflexis  su- 
premo lineari-lanceolato  canaliculato  lateralibus  dimidiato-oblongis  apice 
vald^  obliquis^  petalis  carnosis  pubescentibus  bipartitis  :  laciniis  ante- 
rioribus  ovatis  obtusis  posticis  erectis  recurvis  linearibus  duplb  longiori- 
bus  cum  sepalo  quasi  labium  superius  formantibus,  labello  tripartite 
laciniis  lateralibus  angustissim^  lanceolatis  intermedin  filiformi  brevi* 
oribus,  rostello  comuto  antherse  longitudine,  processubus  carnosis 
capitatis  antherll  longioribus^  calcare  falcato  basi  infimdibulari. 

Bilabrella  falcicomis.    Bot.  Beg.  1701. 

Orchidea  falcicomis.    Burch.  Cat*  Oeogr.  no.  5178. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  Borus  Spei,  Burchell.  (exam,  s,  sp.  m  herb.  BurchelL) 

5.  BoNATEA  pratensis. 

B.  caule  basi  tantum  folio3o>  folib  angustis  ensiformibus  erectis,  racemo 
subcorymboso  paucifloro,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovario  triplb  brevioribus, 
floribus  galeatis,  petalis  bipartitis :  laciniis  anterioribus  linearibus  M- 
catis  quam  posteriores  lanceolate  Meats  brevioribuSj  labello  tripartite 
sepalis  lateralibus  squall:  laciniis  squilongis  lateralibus  linearibus 
subialcatis  obtusis  intermedin  lineari-lanceolatn,  rostello  obtuso  cucul- 
lato  anthera  longiore^  processubus  carnosis  crassis  truncatis  nanis^ 
calcare  recto  clavato  ovarii  longitudine. 

Orchis  pratensis.    Salznuum. 

Hab.  in  Brazilian  Bahia,  Salzmann,  Don}  Rio  Belmonte,  ad  rivulura 
prope  Francoso,  Princeps  Neovidensis.  (haL  s,  sp,) 

Subpedalis.    Folia  3-4  poU.  longa.     Flores  verosimiliter  lutesceiUes. 

6.  BoNATEA  flexuosa. 

B.  caule  vald^  flexuoso,  foliis  coriaceis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  canaliculatis, 
racemo  laxo  paucifloro^  bracteis  foliaceis  cucullatis  ovario  longipeilun- 
culato  longioribus,  floribus  galeatis,  petalis  carnosis  bipartitis  :  laciniis 
anterioribus  linearibus  reflexis,  labello  carnoso  tripartite :  laciniis  coa« 
vexis  linearibus  obtusis  intermedin  longiore  ascendente>  rostello  trun- 
cate anthern  longiore,  processubus  carnosis  planis  rotundatis  inflexis^ 
calcare  pendulo  recto  clavato  bractearum  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  BraxiUa,  province  Minarum,  Martius,  (exam,  s.  sp,  m  hb.  Mori.) 


OPHRYDEiE.  329 

Flanta  facie  omnino  Iridaces  cujusdam  spathacese.  Caulis  IJ-^-pedalis. 
Sepala  lateralia  reflexa  6  1.  longa.    Glandulae  anthers  maximffi  lutese. 

7.  BoNATEA  pauciflora. 

B.  caule  folioso  1-2-floro^  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  canaliculatis, 
bracteis  foliaceis  cucullatis  peduncuHs  brevioribus,  floribus  galeatis 
long^pedunculatis,  petalis  carnosis  bipartitis  :  laciniis  lateralibus  brevi- 
oribus  reilexis  linearibus  acutis,  labeUo  carnoso  3-partito  sepalis  bre- 
viore  :  laciniis  deflexis  linearibus  acutis  subiequalibus,  rostello  compli- 
cato  acuto  recurvo  antherfl  longiore,  processubus  carnosis  crassis  nanis 
truncatis,  calcare  clavato  pedunculi  longitudioe. 

Orchis  longicomn.    Sal»nuam. 

Hab.  in  BrtuUia}  Bahia>  Scdzmann.  (hob.  t,  ip.) 

Caulis  pahnaris  ad  1  J-pedalem,  gracilis.  Calcar  S-poUicare.  Pedunculi 
arcuati,  longissimi.    Anthers  steriles  roagnse  lineares  apice  crenatae. 

b.  Petala  indima, 

8.  BoNATSA  fbliosa. 

B.  caule  dens^  folioso,  foliis  brevibus  oblongis  acutis  erectis  in  bracteis 
sensim  decrescentibus,  racemo  denso  multifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis  cucul- 
latis succulentis  ovario  duplb  brevioribus,  floribus  galeatis^  petalis 
oblongis  obtusis  sepalis  duplb  majoribus«  labello  linear!  obtuso  basi 
bidentato,  rostello  complicato  ovarii  longitudine,  processubus  carnosis 
brevibus  obovatis  canaliculatis,  calcare  recto  pendulo  clavato  apice 
ventricoso  ovario  breviore. 

OrtbiB  folioM.    Swmrt9,^et.  Holm,  1900,  p,  206,     WUid,  Sp.  PLi,U. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  B,  Spd^  Swartz,  BurcheU.  (hab.  «.  tp,  comm.  eel.  BurcheU.) 

Caulis  vix  pedalis  foliis  brevibus  basi  lax^  vag^'nantibus  imbricatis  dens^ 
tectus.    Labelluro  7  I*  longum^  sepalis  lat.  deflexis  squale. 

9.  BoNATBA  gracilis. 

B.  caule  gracili  subbifloro  basi  tantum  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  acutis,  flori- 
bus longipedunculatis  galeatis,  bracteis  vaginantibus  pedunculis  brevi- 
oribus,  ld)ello  obovato  tripartito  laciniis  indivisis  intermedia  lineari 
lateralibus  dilatatis  ^catis  breviore,  rostello  complicato  crenulato 
anthers  longitudine^  processubus  carnosis  teretibus  obtusis  petalorum 
longitudine,  calcare  longissimo  apice  clavato  compresso. 

Hab.  in  India  orientaUs  peninsula,  Wallich.  (hab.  s.  sp,  e  Mus.  Angl.  hid.) 

Folia  3  poll,  longa.  Caulis  pedalis.  Sepalum  supreinum  ovatum  obtu- 
sum  a  petalis  conformibus  angustioribus  liberum ;  luteralia  majora 
reflexa  falcata.  Labellum  unciani  longum.  Bases  anthers  flexuoss 
cornuts.    Calcar  5  poll,  longum. 

10.  BoNATBA  micrantha. 

B.  foliis  oblongis  succulentis,  caule  gracili  supern^  aphyllo  distanter 
squamato,  racemo  laxo  elongato  multifloro,  bracteis  linearibus  acutis 
pedunciilis  longioribus,  floribus  galeatis  long^  pedunculatis,  labello 
tripartito  sepalis  squali  carnoso  :  laciniis  linearibus  acutis  subsquali- 
bus,  rostello  subulato,  processubus  carnosis  reniformibus,  calcare  com- 
presso recto  apice  uncinato. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  B.  Spei,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

Oeiober,  1835.  u  u 


330  OPHRYDEiE. 

Subpedalis^  gracilis.    Flores  minimi  generis.     Racemi  2}-6  poll,  longi. 

Rostello  subulate  et  processubus  parvis  transitum  efficit  inter  Bonateam  et 
Habenariam, 


CXC.     DIPLOMERIS. 


Diplomeris.     Don,  Prodr,  Nep,  26. Diplochilus.     Undl.  in  Bot,  Reg,  1499.^— 

Paragnathit.    Spreng,  Syst,  3, 694. 

Perianthium  campanulatam  calcaratum ;  sepalis  quam  petala  et  labellum 
indivi8\im  minoribus.  Anthera  horizontalis  basibus  loculorum  elonga* 
tis  liberis  distantibus.  Glanduls  nudse.  Stigma  labio  superiore  (ros- 
tello) maximo  membranaceo  dilatato  piano ;  processubus  duobus  car- 
nosis  collateralibus  porrectis  nunc  cohsrentibus  labium  inferius  sima- 
lantibus.  Herbae  humiles  paucifoliee^  caulibus  nudis  v.  unisqua- 

matiSj  bracteis  cucullatis  subsolitariis.     Radices  tuberculiferae. 

A  Bonatea  differt  stig^ate  bilabiato  et  perianthio  campanulato ;  Habenaria 
rostello  maximo  perianthioque. 

1.  Diplomeris  pulchella.     Don,  I,  c, 

D.  caule  2-3-phyllo  subbifloro^  foliis  ensiformibus  glabris^  colcare  recto. 

Paragnathis  pulchella.    Spreng,  /.  c, 

Diplochiios  longifoliam.    LindL  in  Wall,  Cut.  no,  7064.     Bot,  Reg.  1499. 

Hab.  in  montibus  Silhet,  WalUch.  (hab,  $.  sp,  e  Mus,  Angl.  Ind,  et  v,  ic» 
pict,) 

Caulis  4-5  poll,  altus^  squamft  solitari^  canaliculate  acutfc  in  medio. 
Bractese  ovatse^  cucuUatae,  acutae.  Flores  nivei.  Sepala  T  1*  longa, 
ovato-lanceolata  acuta.  Petala  longiora^  dupl5  majora^  ovato»oblonga. 
Labellum  obcordatum,  mucrone  inteijecto^  planum.  Calcar  1}  poll, 
longum  rectum  corapressum.  Anthera  horizontalis,  v.  krh  resupinata. 
Stigmatis  labium  superius  obovatum,  planum,  integrum^  mtttkibrana- 
ceum,  ultra  antheram  long^  prominens ;  inferius  e  processubus  duobus 
carnosis  collateralibus  ascendentibus  sejunctis  constans. 

^.  Diplomeris  hirsuta. 

D.  caule  monophyllo  unifloro,  folio  oblongo  hirsuto,  calcare  incurvo. 

DiplocluloB  hirsutum.    lAndL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7065.    Bot,  Reg,  1499. 

Hab.  in  Gosscun  Tlian,  fVallich,  (hab,  s,  sp,  e  Mus,  AngL  Ind,) 

Tota  planta  vix  3  polL  alta.  Caulis  erectus  nudus.  Bractea  magna» 
cucullata,  ciliata.  Petala  8  1.  longa.  Labellum  obcordatum  mUcrone 
nullo  interjecto.  Rostellum  emarginatum.  Processus  carnosi  paralleli, 
ascendentes,  plani,  canalium  stigmaticorum  longitudine,  in  labium 
inferius  cohsrentes. 


CXCI.    CYNORCHIS. 

Cynosorchis.     Thouart,  Orck,  Afr. Gymnadenis  sp.    Ach,  Richard,  Orch,  Mamr, 

Sepala  sequalia  conniventia.     Petala  sub   sepalo  superiore  agglutinata. 
Labellum  columna  coimatum,  calcaratum,  saepiiis  4'partitum,  sepalis 


OPHRYDEJE.  331 

multb  majus,  et  texturse  diversissimee.  Columna  nana.  Anthera 
horizontalis  v.  resupinata,  loculis  distantibus  elongatis.  Rostellum 
planum^  dilatatum,  tripartituro.  Pollinia  glandulis  nudis.  Stigma 
lobis  duobus  carnosis  rostelli  lobis  lateralibus  suppositis.— — -Herbs, 
Africae  australis  et  insulanim  Mascarensium ;  radicibus  testiculatis. 
flores  nunquam  herbacei.     Caules  seepiiis  squama  vaginante  in  medio. 

The  lip  connate  with  the  column^  the  great  dilated  trifid  rostellum,  the 
horizontal  or  resupinate  anther,  are  the  principal  characters  of  this  genus. 
The  lip,  moreover^  is  usually  4-lobed ;  but  C.  squamosa  is  an  exception. 

1.  Ctnorchis  uniflora. 

C.  foliis  binis  ensiformibus  acuminatis  erectis  caulis  uniflori  longitudine, 
bracteft  vaginante  euspidatii  pedunculi  longitudine,  sepalis  obtusissimis, 
labelli  4-lobi  lobis  oblongis  rotundato*truncatis  lateralibus  major! bus> 
calcare  clavato  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  LyalL  (c.  s,  sp  in  herb.  Hooker,') 

Radicis  tuberculum  oblongum  lanatum.  Caulis  spithamseus  et  parum 
ultra.     Labellum  fer^  1  i  P<  longum^  calcari  eequale. 

2.  Cynorcbis  purpurascens.     Thouars,  t,  15. 

C.  foliis  radicalibus  erectis  longis  lanceolutis  acuminatis,  caule  medio 
unisquamato,  floribus  nunc  corymbosis  nunc  racemosis,  bracteis  acuint- 
nulatis,  labelli  4-lobi  lobis  subsequalibus  rotuudato-truncatis,  cnlcare 
filiformi  ovarii  longitudine. 

Gymnadenia  purpurascens.    Ach,  Rick,  Orck.  Maur.  29,  t,  6,  /.  1. 
Orchis  purpurascens.    Spreng.  Syst,  3,  687. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars,  Madagascaria,  Lyall,  (ex,  s,  sp,  in 
herb.  Hooker,) 

Tubercula  radicis  oblonga,  lanata.  Caulis  l-l^-pedalis.  Folia  8-9  poll, 
longa.  Flores  purpurascentes.  Labellum  1  poll,  longum.  Rostellum 
membranaceo-dilatatum  alt^  3-fidum,  lobis  lateralibus  subulatis,  inter- 
medio  lato  lineari  truncato.     Icon  Richard!  omnino  erronea  est. 

3.  Cynobchis  Boryana. 

C.  caule  monophyllo  squam&  unidl  acuminatit  lax^  vaginante  in  medio^ 
folio  ovato-lanceolato  acuminato^  labelli  trilobi  lobis  truncatis  squali- 
bus^  calcare  inflato  brevissimo  incurvo. 

Oymimdeiiia  Boryana.    Ach,  Rich.  Orck,  Mmtr.  28^  t.  5. 
Hab.  in  Mauritio,  monte  du  Pouce  dicto,  Bory. 

Tubercula  radicis  ovalia.  Caulis  8-10  poll.  Bracteae  breves^  acuminatae. 
Flores  purpurascentes  distantes^  labello  verticali,  8  lineas  longi.  Ros- 
tellum ex  icone  Richardi  bilobum,  maximum,  lobis  parallelis  truncatis ; 
an  rect^  visum  ?     Ovarium  pilis  quibusdam  glandulosis  conspersum. 

4.  Cynobchis  flexuosa. 

C.  folio  solitario  oblongo  5-suIcato,  caule  flexuoso  medio  vaginato,  spic& 
laxfit  .flexuos^  bracteis  acuminatis,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  me<lio  cuneato 
emarginato  lateralibus  abbreviatis  truncatis,  calcare  filiformi  labelli 
longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  Lyall.  (ex,  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Hooker.} 


332  OPHRYDEJE. 

Radicis  tubercula  subrotunda*  Caulis  spithamseus^  valdb  flexuosus. 
Labellum  8  lin.  longum.  Rostellum  maximum^  trifidum,  lobis  acumi- 
natis  iDtermedio  majore.    Petala  linearia  subfalcata. 

5.  Cynorchis  fostigiata. 

C.  foliis  binis  radicalibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis  horiooD  tali  bus, 
caule  unisquamato,  racemo  corymboso^  labello  quadnfido:  laciniis 
squalibus  truncatis,  calcare  loDgissimo  filiformi. 

Cynosorchis  fastigUU.     TAouars,  t.  13. 

Orchis  niauritiana.    Sieber,  FL  Maurit.  no,  169,  non  LamarcML 

Gymoadenia  fastigiata.    Ach.  Rick.  Orck,  Maur,  25. 

Orchb  fastigiata.    Spreng,  Syst,  3,  687. 

Hab.  in  locis  humidis  insulee  Mauritu,  Thouars,  Sieber,  Bojer,  (hab.  s.  sp, 
comm,  ccl,  Prescott,) 

Rostelli  lobi  aequales,  acuti,  parallel!.     Flores  lutei. 

This  was  referred  to  0.  mauritiana  by  ReicheDbach  in  the  distribution 
of  Sieber's  plants.     Whatever  that  plant  may  be,  it  certainly  is  not  this. 

6.  Cynorchis  triphylla. 

C.  foliis  2-3  radicalibus  lineari-lanceolatis  3-costatis  horizon  tali  bus,  caule 
unisquamato  paucifloro  corymboso,  labello  quadriiido  ;  laciniis  sequiili* 
bus  truncatis,  calcare  longissimo  filiformi. 

Cynosorchis  triphylla.     Thouars,  t.  \4, 
Gymnadenia  triphylla.    Ach,  Rich,  Orch.  A/our,  26. 
Orchis  triphylla.     Spreng,  Syst.  3,  687. 

llab.  in  insula  Mauritii,  Thouars. 
An  mera  varietas  C.  fastigiatae  ? 

7.  Cynorchis  squamosa. 

C.  foliis  1-2  radicalibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis,  caule  squauiis  paucis 
acutis  vaginatoj  racemo  brevi  oblongo^  labello  postico  cuneato  truncato 
basi  bidentato^  calcare  gracili  tereti  labelli  longitudine. 

Orchis  squamosa.     Poir,  Enc.  Meth.  4,  601.     Willd,  3,  42. 
?  Amphorchis  calcarata.     Thouars^  Orch,  t.  4. 
Crymnadeoia  squamata.    Ach,  Rich.  Orch,  Alaur.p,  24,  /•  6,  /.  2. 
Habenaria  Amphorchis.    Spreng.  Syst,  3,  689. 

Hab.  in  insula  Mauritio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars,  Commersoa.  (v.  s.  sp.  in 
herb.  Lehm,) 

Caulis  6*8  poll,  altus,  gracilis.  Flores  purpurascentes,  inter  miniiuos 
generis.     Rostelli  lacinise  verosimiliter  lineares>  obtusSi  sequales. 


An  hujus  generis  ? 

Orchis  mauritiana.    Lam.  Encycl,  4, 562,     WWd.  Sp.  PI.  3, 42. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio,  Poiret. 

**  Caulis  flexuosus.  Folia  erecta,  lanceolata,  acuta,  rouUinervata.  Flores 
solitarily  pedunculati,  pedunculis  longitudine  internodiorum  alternis. 
Bractese  brevissiuiee,  obtuss,  basi  vaginatae.  Petala  superiora  erecta 
lanceolata,  acuta ,  bina  lateridia  linearia  expansa.  Cornu  longissimum, 
filiforme,  bis  flexuosum.  Germen  longum>  erectum>  cornu  mult5 
brevius.'* 


OPHRYDEM.  333 

I  have  seen  do  specimen  which  answers  even  tolerably  to  this  descrip^ 
tion.  Sprengel  refers  it  as  a  synonym  to  Cynorohis  tripkyUa,  and  Reichen* 
bach  to  C.  fastigiata ;  with  both  of  which  its  characters  are  totally  at 
variance. 


CXCn.    TRYPHIA. 

Tryphia.     LMl.  im  HM.  Beg,  1701. 


Sepala  conniventia>  aequalia,  herbacea.  Petala  linearia,  membranacea, 
sepalis  longiora>  &ciei  baseos  labelli  adnata  eoque  siniilia.  Labellum 
membranaceum>  alt^  partitum  cimi  columna  connatum.  Anthera  erecta, 
nana)    lobis  divergentibus.     Rostellum  ovatum^  planum.    Glandnlie 

poUiniorum  nudse. Herba,  Africs  australis,  foliis  membranaceis 

radicalibuSy  floribus  secundis.    Radices  testiculats, 

1.  Tryphia  secunda. 

Orchis  secanda.    Tkunb.  Proir.  Capem*  4.    Flora  Capemii,  31. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  B.  Spei,  Thunberg»  prope  sinum  Algoa,  Forbes.  (Jiab,  s.  $p* 
e  MuB.  Hort.  Soc.) 

Tubercula  radicis  sphaerica  $  radiculee  lanatse.  Folia  radicalia  bina^  ovalia, 
acuta.  Caulis  palmaris^  nndus.  Racemi  secundi>  S  p.  longi.  Petala 
linearia,  obtusa.  Labellum  laciniis  lateralibus  petalis  sequalihus  et  con- 
formibus,  intermedin  cuneatii  tridentat^  Calcar  breve  obconicum  apice 
unciuatum. 


CXCIir.     ARNOTTU. 

Amottia.    ^ck.  Rich.  Orch.  Maur.  p.  33. 

Flores  resupinatL  Sepala  inaequalia*  lateralibus  majoribus  aleeformibus 
patulis,  imparl  minore  erecto.  Petala  angustiora  ascendentia.  Label- 
lum posticum^  ecalcaratum  petalis  basi  coalitum  et  conforme.  Anthera 
resupinata  loculis  subparalleUs  basi  divergentibus,  glandulis  nudis. 
Herba  terrestris  radice  tuberculiferik,  caule  monophyllo,  floribus 
spicatis.     Char,  ex.  Ach,  Rkh. 

1.  Arnottia  mauritiana.    Ach.  Rich.  L  c.  t  7>  /•  1* 

?  Amphorchis  inermis.    Tkouan,  Orch,  Afr%  U  5. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Commerson,  Thouars. 

Foluim  radicale  ovali-oblongum,  9-3  poll.  long.  I  poll.  lat.     Caulis  spi- 
thamseus.     Spica  densa>  globosa>  flores  purpurascentes. 

Probably  the  Amphorchis  inermis  of  Thouars  is  a  different  species  from 
this.  As  the  other  Amphorchis  appears  to  be  a  Cynorchis,  it  is  as  well  to 
suppress  the  former  name  altogether,  in  ficivour  of  M.  Achille  Richard's 
ArTwttia. 


CXCIV.    BARTHOLINA. 
Bartholioa.    B.Br.H.  K€w.5,\iH, 
Calyx  basi  tubulosus.  secunduei,  laciniis  squalibi 


334  OVHRYDU/E. 

Petala  sepalis  parallela,  falcata^  infern^  labello  aubconnata.  Labellum 
calcaratum,  explanatum,  patens^  S-lobum  •  lobo  medio  multiiido  laterali- 
bu8  trilobis  :  laciniis  omnibus  filiformibus.  Antbera  erecta,  elongata, 
lobis  parallelis  cucullatis :  cucuUi  distincti^  basibus  valvularum  inflexis 
absconditi.   Pollinia  parva^  caudiculis  longissimis  canaliculatis^  glandulis 

intra  cucuUos  inclusis. Herba  pusilla,  uniflora^  unifolia>  birsuta, 

radicibus  tuberculiformibus. 

1.  Bartholina  pectinata.     R.  Brown,  I  c. 

Bartholina  Barmaiiniana.    Ker  in  Brande**  Journal^  4, 204,  /.  5,^.  2« 

Orchis  pectinata.     Willd,  Sp,  PL  4, 1 1.     Thunb,  Fl,  Cap,  28. 

Orchis  Burmanniaiuu    Linn,  Sp,  PI,  1334.    Swartw  in  Web.  et  Mokr  Archiv,  1, 55,  /.  3. 

Arethusa  ciliaris.    lAnn,  St^L  405. 

Hab.  ad  Caput  Bona  Spei,  prope  urbem  etc.  in  montium  lateribus,  Tbnn- 
berg.  (©.  V.  c.) 

Folium  reniforme,  lobulis  baseos  imbricatis,  pilosum  ut  omnes  partes 
Tirides.  Caulis  vix  palroaris,  erectus,  fuscus,  teres,  uniflorus.  Bractea 
unica>  ovata,  cucuUata,  ovarium  tegens.  Calyx  basi  tubulosus,  viridis, 
laciniis  secundis,  erectis,  parallelis,  lanceolato-linearibus.  Petala  fal* 
cuta,  acuminata,  alba,  violaceo  colore  tincta,  supra  antberam  curva,  basi 
cum  labello  levissim^  connata,  glabra.  Labellum  unciam  latum,  medio 
viride,  basi  calcare  brevi  conico  pubescente  cavo  prseditum,  laming  ex- 
planatft,  circumscriptione  orbicularis  trilobum  ;  laciniis  laterallbus  tri- 
lobis, intermedifit  multifidft,  omnibus  violaceis  filiformibus.  Antbera 
erecta,  loculis  elongatis,  basi  contiguis  :  suturis  ob  torsion^m  valvularum 
basi  approximatis ;  cucuUis  distinctis,  sub  basibus  valvularum  exte* 
riorum  antberse  absconditis.  Pollinia  parva,  aurantiaca^  caudiculis 
longissimis  fiilvis  linearibus  canaliculatis ;   glandulis  parvis  in  cucullia 

suis  latentibus. Obs.  foramen,  v.  areola  transparens  muco  repleta  in 

cucullo  utroque  adest  sub  glandulis.  Stigma  areola  madida,  oblonga,  ad 
basin  columnse,  ubi  calcar  ab  ovario  separatur. 


CXCV.     BICORNELLA. 

Bicomella.    IawU,  in  Bot.  Reg,  1701< 


Sepala  insequalia  5  lateralia  majora,  labello  extus  obliqu^  adnata.  Petala 
sepalo  supremo  in  galeam  convexam  agglutinata*  Labellum  calcara- 
tum,  indivisum>  angustum,  canaliculatum,  columnae  nanse  adnatum. 
Antbera  fer^  borizontalis>  lobis  ascendentibus,  basi  elongatis,  lohis 
lateralibus  rostelli  adnatis,  extus  appendice  lingueeformi  (stamine  sterili) 
auctis.     Rostelli  lobus  medius  ovatus,  planus,  abbreviatus.     Pollinia 

minima;  retinaculo  longo  lineari  basi  anthers  elongatlL  tecto. 

Herbae  (Mascarenenses)  caule  folioso  v.  subfolioso.      Flores  parvi, 
spicati. 

1.  BicoBNELLA  gracilis. 

B.  caule  squamis  acuminatis  vagpnato,  foliis  brevibus  ensiformibus,  petulis 
sepalo  sequalibus,  ovario  scabro^  anthers  lobis  labello  semiliberis : 
appendicibus  spatulatis  obtusis. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  Lyall,  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Hooker,) 

Flores  majores  quam  in  sequente,  et  minus  approximati.      Statura  et 


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facies  esedem.  Folia  caulina  nulla  nisi  vaginae  foliantes.  Rostelli  lobus 
iTiedius  nanus^  laterales  elongati  apice  dolabriformes,  k  labello  liberi. 
Appendices  anthcree  lineares  loborum  rostelli  longitudine.  Calcar  apice 
incrassatum.     Labelliun  lineari-lanceolatuin,  vix  undulatum. 

2.  BicoRNELLA  longifoHa. 

B.  caule  folioso  foliis  lincari-ensiformibus  erectis  vix  longiore>  petalis 
sepalo  minoribus^  ovario  glabro,  antherse  lobis  labello  connatis :  ap- 
pendicibus  ovatis  obtusis. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  Herb.  Lehmann.  (exam.  s.  sp,  in  Hb.  Lehm,) 

Orchide  laxiflora  hand  absimilis  sed  flores  parvi  et  magis  approximati. 
Caulis  If-pedalis.  Folia  graminea  sensim  in  bracteas  acuminatas 
evanescentibus.  Rostelli  lobus  medius  ovatus  lateralibus  sequulis, 
iisque  connatus.  Appendices  antherse  breves,  carnosi,  oblongi.  Calcar 
filiforme.     Labellum  lineari-lanceolatum^  acuminatum,  crispum. 


The  remaining  genera  of  Ophrydeie  will  be  given  in  the  next  part. 


>•  **  THE 


GENERA  AND   SPECIES 


OP 


ORCHIDACEOUS  PLANTS 


BY  JOHN  LINDLEY,  Ph.  D.  F.  R.  S.  L.  S. 

CoiTCsponding  Member  of  the  Royal  Acad.  Sc.  BerL  ;  Member  of  the  Imp.  Acad. 

Nat.  Cor.,  Bot.  Soc.  Ratisb.^  PhTsiogr.  Soc.  Lnnd.,  Liniu  Soc  Stockh., 

etc;   Honorary  Member  of  the  Dutch  Soc  of  Science,  Ro3ral 

Pnusian  Hort.  Soc,  Lyceum  Nat.  Hiat.  N.  York,  etc. 

Profeasor  of  Botany  in  University  College,  London,  and  in  the  Royal  Initi- 

tntion  of  Great  Britain  ^  Vice  Secretary  of  the 

Horticultural  Society  of  London,  etc. 


Part  V.     Ophryde^. 

(CONCLUDED.) 


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OPHRYDBiE.  335 

fkcies  eaedem.  Folia  caulina  nulla  nisi  vaginae  foliantes.  Rostelli  lobus 
medius  nanus^  laterales  elongati  apice  dolabriformes,  \  labello  liberi. 
Appendices  antherse  lineares  loborum  ro3telli  longitudine.  Calcar  apice 
incrassatum.     Labellum  lineari-lanceolatum^  vix  undulatum. 

2.   BicoRNEiiiiA  longifolia. 

B.  caule  foHoso  foliis  lincari-eftsiformibus  erectis  vix  longiore,  petalis 
sepalo  minoribus,  ovario  glabro^  antherse  lobis  labello  connatis :  ap- 
pendicibus  ovatis  obtusis. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  Herb.  Lehmann.  (exam,  $,  sp.  in  Hb,  Lehm.) 

Orchide  Icuci/iora  baud  absimilis  sed  flores  parvi  et  magis  approximati. 
Caulis  If-pedalis.  Folia  graminea  ^sensim  in  bracteas  acuminatas 
evanescentibus.  Rostelli  lobus  medius  ovatus  lateralibus  sequuUs, 
iisque  connntus.  Appendices  antherse  breves,  carnosi,  oblongi.  Calcar 
filiforme.     Labellum  lineari-lanceolatum,  acuminatum^  crispum. 


CXCVI.     SATYRIUM. 


SatTrium.     Swartt  Act,  Holm.  1800,  p.  214.    R.  Broum  in  Hort.  Kew.  ed.  2;  5.  196. 

Diplecthrum.     Richard  in  Pen.  syn.  2.  508. 

Perianthium  ringens,  labio  inferiore  e  sepalispetalisque  confecto,  superiore  e 
labello  galeato  bicalcarato  aut  bisaccato.  Columna  sessilis  aut  elongata. 
Anthera  resupinata ;  loculis  parallelis  aut  divergentibus.  Glandulae  pol- 
liniorum  nudae  discretse.     Stigma  bilabiatum  ;  labio  superiore  maximo 

inferius  superante. Herbse  Africse   Australis,    insularum  Masca- 

rensium  Indiaeque  temperatae^  habitu  omninb  Orcbidis.     Radices  testi- 
culatse. 

Fabrica  columnae,  ulteribs  quoad  specierum  differentias  investigandae, 
verosimiliter  characteres  stabiliores  ad  species  quasdam  distinguendas 
praebebit.  Sectiones  nostras  faciles  equidem,  sed  mer^  artificiales,  prae- 
sertim  duae  priores. 

§  1.  Longicalcarata  ;  nempS  calcaribus  ovario  a?qualibus  v.  longioribus., 
§  2.  Brevicalcarata  ;  nemp^  calcaHbus  ovario  omninh  brevioribus. 

§3.  Saccata;  nemp^  labello  bati  bisaccato,  nee  calcar ato;  sacci$  nunc  elongatis  sed  recti* 
obtusissimis  nee  acuminatis, 

§  1  a.  Longicalcarata ;  bracteis  sub  antbcsi  erectis  aut  patulis. 

1.  Satyrium  membranaceum.     Swartz  in  Act  Holm,  1800,  p,  216, 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  magnis  orbiculatis  cordatis^  vaginis  caulis  imbricatis 
membranaceis  cucullatis,  spic^  subdens^,  bracteis  oblongis  ovatisque 
membranaceis  concavis  floribus  brevioribus  demdm  reflexis,  sepalis 
lateralibus  lineari-oblongis  triveniis  intermedio  angustiore  infra  medium 
trivenio,  petalis  linearibus  undulatisbasi  5-veniis  margine  laceris,  labello 
galeato  apice  serrato  calcaribus  longissimis. 

Hab.  in  Prom.  B,  Spei ;  Burchell  no.  -j-  j  ad  sinum  Algoa,  Forbes,  in  Zuu- 
rebergen,  Drege.  {hab.  «.  sp.) 

Caulis  palmaris  ad  bipedalem^  vaginis  membranaceis  conspicuus. 

2.  Satyrium  longicolle*. 

S.  foliis  binis  radicalibus  ovato-subrotundis  obtusis  planis,  vaginis  caulis 
membranaceis  acutis  imbricatis^  spic^  elongate  conic^  bracteis  ovalibus 

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836  OPHRYDEiB. 

membranaceis  erectis  floribus  brevioribus^  laciniis  periantbii  alt^  con- 
natis,  sepalis  lineari*oblongis  petalisque  linearibus  brevioribus  carinatls, 
labello  oblongo  carinato  a[>ice  dilatato  crenulato  obtuso,  calcaribus  lon- 
gissimis  reflexis,  ovario  elongato  lioeari. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  in  Albany,  pr.  Botram,  Drege,  {fiab.  $,  sp,) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis,  vaginis  bracteisque.  acutis   arct^   appressis  omninb 
membranaceis. 

8.  Satyrium  carueum.  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew.  ed,  8.  6.  196.  Bot,  Mag. 
t.  1512. 

5.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  orbieulatis  carnosis,  vaginis  caulis  coriaceis 
foliaceis  cucuUntis  acutis,  8pic&  densk  ovatooblongiL,  bractels  maxim  is 
patulis  concavis  acutis  ciliatis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  obtusis  late- 
ralibus  ovato-oblongis  leviter  carinatis  intermedio  linearis  petalis  obo- 
vatis  acuminatis  obtusis  inaequilateris,  labello  galeato  apiculo  obtuso 
reflexo,  calcaribus  deflexis  ovario  omnin5  spqualibus. 

Orchis  caruea.    Hort,  Kew.  ed.  1. 

Hab.  in  Prom,  B.  Spel,  in  sabulo  alto  puro,  arbustis  obumbrato,  Herschell; 
in  collibus  arenosis  circa  Groenevalei,  Dr^ge ;  (hah,  s,  sp,  et  v,  v,  c. 
comm,  illustr,  HertchelL) 

Flores  maxim t  generis,  albi  cameo  suffusi.  Bractese  roseo-marginatae. 
Stigmatis  labium  inferius  ovatum  acuminatum  decurvum,  superius 
lineare  obtusum  inferiore  dupl5  longius. 

4.  Satyrium  ]mrviflorum.    Swartz  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p.  216. 

8.  foliis  inferioribus  ovato-lanceolatis  caulinis  inflatis  acuminatis,  spidi 
cylindrace^,  bracteis  oblongo-  lanceolatis  obtusis  cucuUatis  erectis,sepalis 
lateralibus  ovato-lanceolatis  patentibus  intermedin  petalisque  lineari- 
lanceolatis  apice  canaliculatis  squalibus,  labello  galeato  acumine  reflexo^ 
calcaribus  subulatis  ovario  paulb  longioribus. 

Orchis  bicornis.    Jacq,  hort,  Schdnhr,  2,  26  t,  179. 
Diplecthmm  parTiflorum.    Pers.  syn,  2.  509. 

Hab.  ad.  Prom,  B,  Spei,  Ecklon ;  ad  Mord-Kuil^  pr.  Breederivier,  Dr^e, 

{hah,  8,  sp,) 

6.  Satyrium  stenopetalum. 

5.  foliis  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  vaginis  caulis  oblongis  concavis  erectis,  spici  laxk  multi- 
flor^,  bracteis  erectis  oblongis  acutis  concavis  floribus  brevioribus, 
sepalis  lateralibus  linearibus  basi  angustatis  membranaceis  apice  obtusis 
concavis  carnosis  intermedio  linear!  patente,  petalis  linearibus  carnosis 
revolutis  apice  canaliculatis,  labello  convexo  ovato  acuminato  apice 
reflexo  marginibus  carnosis^  calcaribus  longissimis. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B.  Spei,  Burchell,  no.  6856,  6880.  {hah.  s.  sp,  comm,  eel,  in- 

vent  or,) 

5.  parvifloro  proximum,  staturk  humiliore,  calcaribus  longissimis,  necnon 
sepalis  angustioribus  diversum. 

6.  Satyrium  foliosum.  Swartz  in  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p,  216.  Thunh,  Fl,  Cap. 
ed,  Schult€s,p,  18. 

S.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  erectis  cucullatis  imbricatis  caulis  fer^  longi- 
tudine,  spicSl  dens£L  obtus^  imbricate,  bracteis  ovalibus  erectis  iinbricatia 
floribus  loogioribuSj  sepalis  lateralibus  lineari-oblongis  patentibus  inter- 


OPHRYD'EJS.  Xi7 

medio  linear!  decurvo,  petalis  linearibus  obtnsis  suberectis^  galeft  bemis- 
phsericft  apiculat^  calcaribus  filifonnibus  pendulis  ovario  longioribus. 

13,  helonioides  (Burchell  hb.  no.  4379.)  bracteis  paul5  brevioribus^  et  sepalis 
petalisque  magis  obtusis. 

Hab.  in  Prom,  B.  Spei,  Thunberg,  Ecklon,  Burchell;  inter  Vanstaadesrivier 
et  Gamtoosrivier,  Drlge.  {hab  s,  sp,) 

Flores  parvi^  (erecti,  pallid^  purpurascentes^  Thunb.)  Caulis  1-1 J  pedalis, 
folio8us>  nee  squamis  vaginatus. 

7>  Satyrium  sphserocarpum. 

S.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  erectis  acutis  sensim  in  vaginis  caulis  foliacejs  mu- 
tatis>  spied.  elongatlL  multiflord.,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  patulis  floruo) 
longitudine>  sepalis  labello  longb  adnatis  lateralibus  oblongis  intermedio 
linearis  petalis  linearibus  suprk  minute  pubescentibus,  lubello  galeato 
apiculato  calcaribus  subulatis  ovario  subrotundo  aequalibus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B.  Spei,  prope  sinuin  Delagoa^ /br6es.  (hab.s.  sp.  comm,  hart, 
soc,  Lond  ) 

Planta  facie  et  statur^  S.foUosi,  quo  differt  floribus  majoribus>  sepalis  late- 
ralibus labello  long^  connntis,  calcaribus  brevibus,  fructu  subrotundo. 

8.  Sattrium  amoenum.   Ach.  Rich,  Orch,  Maurit.  p.  31. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  oblongis  acutis  caulinis  squamseformibus  distanti- 
bus  acutis  vaginantibus^  spicft  oblongd,  bracteis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis 
floribus  longioribus  deflexis^  sepalis  ovalibus  acutis  patentibu8>  petalis 
conforuiibus  minoribus,  labello  galeato  convexo  emarginato  calcaribus 
crassis  cylindraceis  ovario  longioribus. 

Diplectrum  amaeauin.    Thovars  Orch.  Afr,  t,  21*  22. 

Hab.  in  inmlft  Borbonia,  Thouars. 

Caulis  pedalis.  Folia  4  poll,  longa.  Flores  magnitudinis  mediocris,  pur- 
purei.     Thouars, 

§  1.  b.  Longicalcarata ',  bracteis  sub  antbesi  reflexis. 

9.  Satyrium  maculatum.  Burchell  herb,  6854. 

S.  foliis  binis  radicalibus  suborbiculatis  membranaceis  planis^  vaginis  caulis 
membranaceis  cucullatis  acutis,  spic4  laxd,  bracteis  membranaceis  ovato- 
lanceolatis  retrofractis,  sepalis  petalisque  angustioribus  linearibus  ob< 
tusisglabrisi  labello  oblongo  convexo  apice  rotundato  di1atato>  calcaribus 
a  basi  lat4  sensim  filiformibus  ovario  elongato  longioribus. 

Hab.  ad.  Prom.  B.  Spei,  Burchell ;  ad  Driefontein  pr.  Gauritzrivier,  et  iu 
Zuurebergen^  Drlge,  {hah,  $.  sp,  comm.  eel,  inventor,) 

Habitu  S.  membranaceo  accedit,  sed  petalis  integris^  brar^teis  cauli  re- 
trorsiini  appressis^  ovariisque  elongatis  diversissimum  est. 

10.  Satyrium  longicauda. 

S.  foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  vaginantibus  cauli  appressis>  spied  oblongd 
densft  multiflor^  bracteis  membranaceis  ciliatis  ovato-lanceolatis  acumi- 
natis reflexis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  linearibus  patentibus  carinatis, 
petalis  linearibus  erectis  ciliatis  carinatis  apice  recurvis  pubescentibus, 
labello  ovato  convexo  apice  dilatato  crispo  tomentoso,  calcaribus  flli- 
formibus  longissimis. 


338  OPHRYDE/E. 

Hab.  ad  Pnm,  B.  Spei,  inter  Zandplaat  et  Komga,  Dr^e.  {exam,  s.  sp.  in 
herb.  Dieg,) 

S.  sienopetalo  affine,  bracteis  longis  patulis  ctliatis  reflexis  floribusque  di- 
versuQi.     In  utr^ue  specie  folia  radicalJa  absunt  3  an  semper  ? 

11.  Satyrium  macropbyllum. 

S.  foliis  erectis  oblongo-lunceolatis  supremis  angustatis  itnbricatis  caulem 
arctfe  vaginaritibus,  spica  oblongSl  angustd  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis 
acutissimis  reflexis  floribus  longioribus,  perianthio  infundibulari^  sepalis 
petalisquc  linearibus  patulis  cum  labello  fornicato  dorso  carinato  ultra 
medium  connatis,  calcuribus  ovario  aptero  longioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  inter  Omsamwubo  et  Omsamcaba^  Dr^ge,  (exam.  s. 
sp.  in  herb.  Dreg.) 

Species  bipedalis  et  ultra,  foliis  9-10  poll,  longis,  membranaceis,  circiter 
7-nervii8. 

12.  Satyrium  rostratum. 

S.  foliis  ovato-laceolatis  erectis  caulem  prope  basin  vaginantibus,  vaginis 
caulis  appressis  obtusis>  spic&  lax^  oblong^  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis 
ciliato-scabris  rellexiSi  sepalo  intermedio  petalisque  linearibus  ascen- 
dentibus  lateralibus  oblongis  dimidiatis  deAexis,  labello  fornicato  ros- 
trato  Iffivi  cum  sepalis  alt^  connato,  calcuribus  longissimis. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Lyall.  (exam,  s.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

S.  macrophyllo  proximura^  characteribus  indicatis  satis  diversum. 

13.  Satyrium  gracile. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  ovalibus  acutis  patentibus,  caule  gracili  vaginis 
appressis  acuminatis  distantibus,  spic^  gracili  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis 
acuminatis  reflexis^  sepalis  linearibus  basi  angustatis^  petalis  ascenden* 
tibus  angustioribus^  labello  acuminato  apice  crispulo  intus  pubescente^ 
calcaribus  Rliformibus  arcuatis  ovario  multb  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  Madagascaria,  Lyall.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm,  eel.  Hooker.) 

Caulis  pedalis  vel  sesquipedalis^  pennae  corvinse  crassitudine.  Flot^s 
parvi.     Sepala  lateralia  minutissim^  ciliata. 

14.  Satyrium  lupulinum. 

S.  caule  folioso,  foliis  radicalibus  oblongis  planis  erectis  superioribus 
angustioribus  acutis  patulis  basi  tanttim  vaginantibus,  spied  elongate 
multiflor^  densSt  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  herbaceis  reflexis  floribus 
longioribus  foliat^^  sepalis  revolutis  obtusis  intermedio  longiore,  petab's 
erectis  labello  approximatis  semirbomboideis  apice  reflexis  crispis,  labello 
galeato  oblongo  apice  reflexo  crispo  marginato^  calcaribus  filiformibus 
pendulis  ovario  longioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  ad  sinum  Algoa,  Forbes,  in  Tafelberg,  Drkge.  (hab. 
s.  sp. ) 

Species  distinctissima^  facie  specierum  sect.  3  pertineutium  aed  multb 
major.  Caulis  pedalis  ad  sesquipedalein,  foliosus,  uec  squamatus^ 
bracteis  verosimiliter  herbaceis  densis  reflexis.  Fabrica  petalorum  in- 
signis  ',  in  exeinplaribus  quibusdam  glabrescunt^  in  aliis  pube  minut^ 
vestiuntiir. 


OPHRYDK.E.  339 

15,  Satyrium  cucullatum.  Thunb.  FL  Cap.  ed,  SchuUes  17.  Bot.  Reg,  t.4\6, 

S.  foliis  binis  orhiculatis  ciliato-scabris^  vaginis  caulis  utriculatis  inflatis 
distantibus  furfuraceo-ciliatis^  bracteis  oblongis  obtusis  concavis  re- 
flexis,  sepalo  intermedio  linear!  obtuso  petalis  conformibus  apice  plano- 
convexis  carnosis  loiigiore :  lateralibus  majoribus  oniDibus  basi  alt^ 
connatis^  labello  acuto  carnoso  ecristato  apice  recto,  calcaribus  pendulis 
ovario  longioribus. 

Orchis  bicomis.    Linn,  Sp,  pL  1330,  Bot.  Repot,  /.  315. 
Satyrium  bicome.     Thunb,  prodr,  p.  6. 

Hab.  ad.  Prom.  B,  Spei  j  in  collibus  prope  Cape-town  alibique  in  locis 
vere  inundatis,  Thunberg  j  in  Paarlberg,  Drhge;  cum  Satyrio  candido, 
Herschel,  {hab,  8.  sjf,  et  v.  v.  c.  comm,  eel,  Herschel.) 

Flores  vi rides,  odore  ingrato.  Stigmatis  labium  posticnm  lineare  erectum 
emarginatum  apice  denticulatum  antico  piano  porrecto  tridentato  longius. 

In  a  dried  state  this  is  extremely  like  S.  candidum  ;  but  it  may  be  dis- 
tinguished by  the  ciliated  ovate  leaves,  without  having  recourse  to  the 
form  of  the  stigma. 

16.  Satyrium  candidum.     Lindl,  in  Bot.  Reg.  1838,  misc,  no.  153. 

S.  foliis  binis  subrotundo-ovatis  glabris,  vaginis  caulis  utriculatis  inflatis 
distantibus    mnrgine   pellucidis    Isevibus,    bracteis   oblongo-lanceolatis 

.  aciitis  rcflexis,  sepalis  linearibus  obtusis  patentibus,  petalis  confor- 
mibus minoribus  ascendentibus  apice  recurvis,  labello  inflato  obtuso 
apice  reflexo  dorso  carinato  calcaribus  pendulis  ovario  longioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B,  Spei;  prope  Gnadenthal  et  Riebekscasteel,  Dr}:ge ;  in 
sabuletis  apricis,  Herschel,  {hab,  s,  sp.  et  v,  v.  c,  comm,  eel,  Herschel.) 

Flores  albi,  aromatic!,  gratissimi,  quam  S.  cucullati  majores.  Stigmatis 
labium  posticum  rotundatum,  antico  ovato  piano  bilobo  paul5  longius, 
basi  bi tuberculatum.  Antherse  lobi  divaricati.  Planta  interdum  ses- 
qui  pedal  is. 

17*  Satyrium  acuminatum. 

8.  foliis  binis  ovatis  cordatis  acuminatis  undulatis  planis,  vaginis  caulis 
3  dittantibus  apice  foliaceis  acuminatis  undulatis  recurvis,  spic^ 
tenui  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  reflexis  Horum  longitudine,  sepalis 
petalisque  ovalibus  obtusis  membranaceis  venis  3  intermedin  eva- 
nescente,  labello  apice  obtuso  carnoso  crispo>  calcaribus  pendulis 
ovario  longioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prow.  B,  Spei;  supra  Katberg,  Drege.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Facies  S.  cucullati,  sed  flores  verosimiliter  candidi  v.  flavi,  et  folia  vagi- 
naeque  acuminata.  Labellum  etiam  sepala  et  petala  textur^  form^ue 
differunt. 

18.  Satyrium  humile. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  ovato-oblongis,  vaginis  caulis  duabus  cucullatis  acutis 
distantibus,  spic&  laxk  (6-fiorlL)  bracteis  angustis  ovato-oblongis  acutis 
deflexis  florum  longitudine,  sepalis  cum  labello  alt^  connatis  lateralibus 
oblongis  intermedio  lineari  apice  concavo,  petalis  ascendentibus  linea. 
ribus  obtusis  apice  recurvis,  labello  basi  angustato  apice  recurvo  car- 
noso obtuso>  calcaribus  filiformibus  ovario  longioribus. 


340  OPHRYDE^. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  in  montibus  circa  Dutoitskloof^  Drhg$.  {hah,  t* 
sp,) 

This  looks  like  a  starved  state  of  S.  cucullatum,  but  the  fcrm  and 
texture  of  the  flowers  are  different.     The  stem  is  about  6  inches  high, 

19.  Satyrium  densifloruro. 

S.  foliis  radicaltbus  oblongis  erectis  caulinis  breyioribus  patentibus  basi 
vaginantibus,  spic^L  ovatSL  elongate,  densissim^  bracteis  lineari-lanceo- 
latis  acutissimis  reflexis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  lateralibus  ob- 
longis obtusis  recurvis  intermedio  mult6  minore  lineari  apice  concavo 
obtuso,  petalis  minoribus  erectis  cuneatis  retusis^  labello  carnoso  apice 
rotundato  crenato  reflexo  dorso  costato^  calcaribus  filiformibus  pen- 
dulis  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B,  Spei,  prope  Baksteinvalei,  Ecklon.  {hab,  s.  tp,  comm.  ceL 

Dr^ge.) 

20.  Satyrium  nepalense.     Don  Prodr.  Fl.  Nep.  9,6^ 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuti?,  vaginis  caulis  distantibus 
inflatis  acuminatis^  spic^L  lax&  multiflor^  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis 
reflexis  flonim  longitudine,  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis  intermedio 
petal  isque  linearibus  glabris,  labello  galeato  apiculato  dorso  crista  to 
calcaribus  filiformibus  ovario  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali;  Napalia>  Sirmore,  Kamaon,  Sylhet^  ^aZ^A  ^  Zey- 
lona>  in  monte  Nuera  Ellia,  Macrae,    {hab.  s»  sp.) 

Caulis  pedalis  et  ultra.  Flores  rosei.  Radices  testiculatse.  Labelli 
latera  margine  dilatata  unde  quasi  trilobum  evadit. 

§  9.  a.  Brevicalcaraia ;  bracteis  sub  anthesi  erectis  aut  patulie. 

21.  Satyriuu  Wightianum. 

S.  foliis  oblongis  coriaceis  acutis  radical!  piano  caulinis  1-2  angustioribus 
vaginantibus,  spic^  oblong^  densll  bracteis  ovalibus  reflexis  florum  lon- 
gitudine^  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis  intermedio  lineari  obtuso  petalis 
linearibus  breviore  omnibus  glabriusculis,  labello  galeato  apiculato  acuto 
ecristato  calcaribus  filiformibus  ovario  mult5  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Indid  orientali,  Wight,  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  inventor.) 

Caulis  spithamaeus,  in  exemplare  nostro  folio  uno  piano  radically  proximo 
patulo  complicato,  tertio  erecto  vaginante,  quarto  squamaceo  cauli 
appresso.  Florum  siccatorum  superficies  minute  papillosa  a  margine 
ciliato  S.  ciliati  diversa  est. 

22.  Satyrium  erectum.     Thunb.  FL  Cap,  ed.  Schultes,  p.  16. 

S.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  coriaceis  margine  cariilagineis  scabris  paten- 
tibus sensim  in  vaginis  coriaceis  convolutis  imbricatis  mutatis,  spic^ 
multifior^  bracteis  oblongis  concavis  reflexis  floribus  longioribus,  se- 
palis oblongis  petalisque  linearibus  acutis  labello  oblongo  galeato  ferb 
longioribus,  calcaribus  filiformibus  ovario  brevioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  ubi  vocatur  "  Geele  Trewa'*  Thunb.)  ad  sinum 
Algoa,  Forbes;  Klein  Drakensteen^  Dr^e.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Caulis  Ij — 2-pedalis,  robustus,  totus  vaginis  coriaceis  foliaceis  tectus. 
Flores  aurei  ex  Harvey  in  hb.  Hooker^  flavo-aurantiaci  s.  pallidi  secuud. 
Thunberg. 


OPHRVDEiE.  341 

In  many  respects  this  is  nearly  the  same  as  S.  coriifoHum ;  it  is  however 
abundantly  different  in  the  characters  above  noticed,  in  addition  to  which 
it  is  a  much  taller  plant,  remarkable  for  its  very  large  bracts. 

83.  Sattbium  papillosum.     LindL  in  Bauer  s  lUusir,  t  14.  fructification. 

S.  foliis  binis  radical ibus  cordato-orbiculatis  planis  papillosis,  vaginis 
caulis  appressis  apice  acutis  foliaceis  patentibus  complicatis,  spick  ob- 
long4  obtusiL  multiflorll,  sepalis  linearibus  convexis  recurvis  obtusis 
petalisque  conformibus  minoribus  patulis,  labello  oblongo  acuto  maf- 
gine  revoluto  dorso  rristato  apice  subcrispo  recurvo  :  omnibus  alt^  con- 
natis,  calcaribus  ovario  paul5  brevioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  in  collibus  arenosis  ad  Saldanhabay,  et  supra 
Camiesbergen ;  necnon  prope  Donkerhoek,  et  Liefde,  Drlge ;  in  argil- 
laceis  sole  induratis>  nee  in  sabuletis,  Herschel,  {hab,  $,  sp, ;  et  v,  c,  comm. 
illusir.  Herschel.) 

Caulis  spithamsus,  pedalis  et  sesquipedalis,  crassus  i  folia  papillis  elevatis 
micant.  Flores  carnei,  sanguineo  aut  purpureo  guttati,  suaves^  an- 
thoxanthi  odorati  fragrantiam  simulantes. 

§  8  b.  Brevicalcarata ;  bracteis  sub  anthesi  prim&  reflexis. 

94.  Satyrium  cassideuui* 

S.  foliis  binis  radicalibus  ovato-subrotundis  planis  membranaceis^  vaginis 
caulis  foliaceis  canaliculatis  patentibus  acuminaiis>  spic&  laxiuscul^L 
multiflorft,  bracteis  ovatolanceolatis  acuminatis  reflexis  floribus  brevio- 
ribu8>  sepalis  concavis  obtusis  lateralibus  oblongis  intermedio  linearis 
petalis  minoribus  obovatis  erectis  :  omnibus  labello  carnoso  galeato 
rotundato  margine  revoluto  multb  brevioribus>  calcaribus  rigidis  re- 
curvis ovario  dupl5  brevioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B.  Spei,  Burchell,  no.  3864 ;  prope  Paarl  et  in  Outniqua- 
land,  Drege,  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

Caulis  gracilis,  pedalis  ad  sesquipedalem.  Flores  facie  5.  cucullati,  labello 
salvo  margine  carnoso  sepalis  petalisque  membranaceis. 

25.  Satyrium  coriifolium.  Swarlz  in  Jet.  HoUn.  1800,  p,  216.  Bot.  Mag. 
i.  2172.    Bot.  Reg.  t.  703. 

S.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  coriaceis  margine  scabriusculis  paten- 
tibus, vaginis  caulis  2-3  coriaceis  acutis  distantibus,  spic^  pauciflor^L 
bracteis  ovatis  submembranaceis  acutis  reflexis  florum  longitudine, 
sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis  glabris  labello  maximo  transverso 
orbiculari  brevioribus,  calcaribus  cylindraceis  obtusis  ovario  brevio- 
ribus inttis  barbatis. 

S.  cncuUatum.    Loddiges  Bot.  Cab,  t.lOA,  nee  Swartz. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei^  Forbes,  Burchell,  no.  6067 ,  ad  Paarlberg,  Dr^e. 
(hab.  s.  sp.) 

This  is  usually  cited  as  a  synonym  of  S.  ereclum  Thunb.,  but  it  will  be 
seen  by  comparing  their  characters  that  they  are  essentially  distinct  from 
each  other. 
Flores  vitellini. 

26.  Satyrium  ciliatum. 

S.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  erectis  in  caulem  ascendentibus,  spic^  ovali  im- 


342  OPHRYDKiE. 

bricat^  bracteis  ovato-lance6latis  demtim  reflexis  floribus  dup16  longio* 
ribus,  sepalis  Hnearibus  obtusis  petalisque  angiistioribus  ciliatis,  labello 
galeato  apice  inembranaceo  obtuso  dorsu  carinato  calcaribus  conicis 
petalis  partitn  long^uribus. 

Hab.  in  Nepalia,  Wallich.  (hub,  s.  sp,  e  mtu.  AngL  Ind,) 

Planta  spithamaea  Orchidis  latifoUa  facie.  Flores  dupl5  majores  quam  in 
S,  nepalensi,  Stigmatis  labiunr  inferius  (labello  proximum)  cuneatum 
erosum,  superius  trilobum  :  lobo  medio  dilatato  emarginato  rotundato 
lateralibus  abbreviatis. 

A  very  distinct  species,  mixed  with  S.  nepaletise  in  the  distribution  of 
Dr.  Wallicb*s  specimens.  It  is  readily  known  by  its  very  long  leafy  bracts 
and  very  short  spurs. 

27.  Satybium  ligulatum. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  pluribus  oblongo-lunceolatis  (undulatis  ?)  erectis  su- 
premis  vaginseformibus,  spic&  angust^  multiflorii  bructeis  ovato-lanceo- 
latis  ucuminatis  reflexis  floribus  paul5  longioribus,  sepalis  petalisqi^e 
ascendentibus  in  acumen  longum  lineare  obtusum  membranaceum  an- 
gustatisy  labello  galeato  carnoso  apice  membranaceo  ligula;formi^  calca- 
ribus decurvis  acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  prope  Nieuwekloof,  Drlge,  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

Caulis  bipedalis,  vaginis  caulis  baud  imbricantibus. 

28.  Sattrium  militare. 

S,  foliis  radicalibus  pluribus  ovalibus  carnosis  erectis,  vagitiis  caulis  2-3 
apice  foliaceis  pntulis,  spic&  long&  densit  cylindrace£l  bracteis  ovato« 
lanceolatis  reflexis  floribus  longiorSbus^  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis 
intermedio  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis  basi  cum  labello  alt^  connatis 
deflexis,  labello  obtuso  dorso  ven^  alat&  cristato,  calcaribus  acutis  de- 
flexis  ovario  brevioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B,  Spei,  inter  Gekau  et  Basche,  Drlge.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Orchidis  fusca  habitus,  staturit  bipedali  et  majore.  Folia  sicca  coriacea, 
superficie  planll  nee  foveolat&. 

29.  Satybium  eriostomum. 

S.  foliis  oblongis  erectis  canaliculatis  acutis  caulem  vaginantibus,  spidt 
elongate  lax^  bracteis  ovato-lanceolatis  angustis  reflexis  floribus  lon- 
gioribus,  sepalis  lateralibus  semi-orbiculatis  glabris  petalisque  linea- 
ribus tomentosis  labello  carnoso  inflato  ecristato  apice  reflexo  toraentoso 
undulato  multb  minoribus,  calcaribus  carnosis  deflexis  ovario  paulb 
longioribus. 

Hab.  ad  Pronu  B.  Spei,  in  Katberg,  Drlge.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  herb.  Dreg.) 

Sesquipedalis,  foliosa,  Satyrii  cucullati  facie.  Flores  carnosi,  labelli  ore 
contracto  tomentoso,  superficie  minute  scabr^.  ^ 

§  3.  a.  Saccata  ;  bracteis  patulis. 

30.  Satybium  bracteatum.  Thunb.  Prodr.  cap.  6,  FL  Cap.  ed.  Schulies, 
p.  18. 

S.  foliis  ovatis  amplexicaulibus  S-nerviis  caulem  rectum  pubescentem  ves* 
tientibus,  spic^  dens^  multiflor^,  bracteis  subrotundo-ovatis  acumi- 
natissimis  patulis,  sepalis  lateralibus  carnosis  oblongis  concavis  patentis- 


OPHRYDE^.  343 

simis  intermedio  pendulo  membraoaceo  lioeari-ovato  obtuso  petalis- 
que  angusl^  triangularibus  acutissimis  membranaceis  nniveniis,  la. 
bello  galeato  latiore  quam  longo  extus  avenio  pubescente,  column^ 
sessili. 

Opbiys  bracteata.    Linn.  SuppL  403.  v 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  Thunberg,  BurchHl  no,  650 )  in  montibus  prope 
Dutoitskloof^  Dr^ge.    {hab,  s,  sp.) 

Spic&  elongate,  bracteis  patentibus  horizontalibus,  caule  pubescente  et 
labelli  formlk  ab  omnibus  vald^  diversutn.  Folia  radicalia  multinervia 
videntur. 

31.  Satyrium  retusum. 

S.  foliis  inferioribus  ovato-oblongis  cordatis  superioribus  ovatis  caulem 
amplectantibus,  spic^  dens^  elongatSl,  bracteis  ovatis  concavis  erecto- 
patentibus  acutiuscu1is>  sepalis  lateralibus  erectis  oblongis  obtusis  labelli 
longitudine^  petalis  linearibus  multb  minoribus,  labello  ventricoso  apice 
depresso  retuso  infra  apicem  apiculato,  calcaribus  duobus  retrorsis  cy- 
lindraccis  ovario  mult5  brevioribus. 

a^  bracteis  floribus  squalibus. 

ft,  bracteis  floribus  multb  longioribus,  et  spic&  crassiore. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei ;  a  Mundt  in  hb.  Hooker  ^  fi,  ad  Ruigtevalei, 
Drlge,  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

This  agrees  pretty  well  with  the  specific  character  of  S.  striatum  in 
Thunberg's  Flora  Capensis^  but  it  does  not  at  all  correspond  with  the 
detailed  description  of  the  flowers.  It  is  a  good  deal  like  S.  bracteatum  at 
first  sights  but  very  different  when  carefully  examined. 

32.  Satyrium  bicallosum.  Thunb.  Prodr.  6.  Swartz  Act,  Holm,  1800. 
p.  216.    Thunb.  Fl.  Cap.  p,\9,  ed.  SchuUes. 

S.  foliis  ovatis  amplexicaulibus  obtusis  nervosis  caulis  longitudine^  spicH 
dens^  bracteis  ovatis  setaceo-acuminatis  patentibus  erectisque  floribus 
multb  longioribus^  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis  petalis  acutis  mucronu- 
latis  sepaloque  intermedio  pluries  longioribus>  labelk)  ventricoso  acuto 
apice  depresso  inflexo  glabro  basi  bisaccato. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B,  Spei ;  in  monte  Paardeberg,  Thunberg,  ad  Klein  Draak- 
ensteen>  et  prope  Liefde,  Dr^ge,  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

This  plant  does  not  in  all  respects  answer  to  the  description  given  by 
Thunberg ;  it  is  especially  difficult  to  reconcile  with  it  the  expression 
**  galea  excisa.**  Nevertheless  I  can  find  nothing  else  among  the  many 
Cape  Orchidacese  in  my  possession  which  at  all  agrees  with  it  3  and  the 
galea  may  have  been  incorrectly  observed. 

§  3.  b.  Saccata ;  bracteis  reflexis. 

33.  Satyrium  lineatum. 

S.  foliis  ovatis  amplexicaulibus  nervosis  caulem  flexuosura  ssepihs  glabrum 
vestientibus^  spied  dens^  elongate  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  reflexis, 
sepalis  petalisque  secundis  linearibus  obtusissimis  univeniis  lateralibus 
majoribus  faloatis,  galed,  ovatii  acuti  glandulos^  carinat4  basi  bisaccato 
margine  pubescente  venis  tribus  elevatis  scabris  aliisque  immersis  abbre- 
Tiatis  striat^^  stigmate  villoso. 

November,  1838.  v  y 


344  OPHRYDEJE. 

S.  bracteatum.     Ker  in  Brande^s  Journal,  viii.  931.  /.  3./.  \.? 

fi.  ga\ek  minus  glandulos^,  caule  flexuoso  foliato,  spiciL  abbreviate  sub 
lO-flor^. 

y.  foliis  radicalibus  2  oblongis^  caule  pubescente,  spica  breviorc,  floribus 
majoribus. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B.  Spei ;  a,  io  Piquetbergen,  Dr^ge ;  (i,  Ecklon ;  y,  ad 
Nieuwekloof,  Dr^ge,  (hab.  j.  sp,) 

S,  braciealo  vald^  affine  5  diversum  tamen  spicft  minins  elongate,  bracteis 
reflexis,  caet. 

34.  Satyrium  pictum. 

S.  folio  infimo  oblongo-subrotundo  superioribus  ovalibus  basi  cauleni  vagi- 
nantibus,  spicH  angust^  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  paten tissim is  floribus 
longioribus,  sepalis  petalisqe  linearibus  obtusis  1-veniis  laleralibus 
longioribus,  gale^  glabr^  striata  acuminata  ecarinat^  apice  ciliatft,  cal- 
caribus  brevissimis  gibbosis. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B,  Spet,  in  Ruigtevalei>  Dr>ge.  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

Facies  S,  bracteati,  quo  di£fert  bracteis  longioribus,  caule  glabro^  foliorum 
labelli  petalorumque  form^.     Flores  striatic  parvi. 

35.  Satyrium  cordifolium. 

S.  folio  (solitario  ?)  subrotundo-cordato  acuto  caul  is  unifoliati  longitu- 
dine,  spic^  oblong^  nutante,  bracteis  triangularibus  cordatis  acumina- 
tissimis  densissimis  reflexis  ciliatis  floribus  multo  longioribus,  sepalis 
lateralibus  falcatis  obtusis  sepalis  petalisque  acutiusculis  multb  majori« 
bus^  labello  glabro  galeato  vald^  convexo  carinato  basi  bisaccato,  ovario 
carinltque  labelli  pubescentibus^  stigmatis  labio  galeae  proximo  bi- 
dentato. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  in  Katberg,  Dr^ge.  {hab.  8.  sp,) 

A  most  distinct  species,  with  very  large,  densely  imbricated,  reflexed, 
acuminated  bracts.  The  flowers  are  the  largest  of  any  in  the  section, 
except  S,  muticum, 

36.'  Satyrium  muticum. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  cordato-orbiculatis  planis,  vaginis  caulis  striatis  ap- 
pressis  imbricatis  apice  foliosis,  spied,  oblongH  laxiuscul^  bracteis  ob- 
longis  concavis  reflexis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  membranaceis  in- 
tegerrimis  papillosis  intermedio  linear!  obtuso  lateralibus  oblongis  fal- 
catis^ petalis  spathulatis  pubescentibus  crispis  lacerisque  cum  sepalis 
alt^  connatis,  labello  oblongo  galeato  ecalcarato  apice  membranaceo 
crispo. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B,  Spei,  Mundt,  ad  Driefontein,  prope  Gauritzrivier,  Dr^e. 
{hab,  $,  sp,) 

Species  eximia,  foliis  fere  Platantliera  orbiculata,  Caulis  pedalis>  crassus, 
rectus.  Spica  sub  12  flora.  Flores  inter  maximos  generis.  Petalis 
laceris  S,  membranaceo  accedit. 

37.  Satyrium  trinerve. 

S.  foliis  caulinis  angust^  lanceolatis  carinatis  trinerviis  erectis  supremis 
vaginasformibus  obtusis,  spied  densd  ovatd  angulis  omnibus  scabris, 
bracteis  acuminatis  patentibus  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis   lateralibus 


OPHRYDE^.  345 

Iinearibu9  petalis  et  intermedio  dupl5  mojoribus^  labello  I4>ice  obtuso 
subrecurvo  basi  bisaccato^  ovario  tomentoso. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  LyalL  {exam,  8,  sp,  in  herb.  Hooker.) 

Folia  radicalia  desunt.     Caulis  sesquipedalis^  gracilis.     Spica  sesquipolli- 
earis.     Flores  parvi. 

Spedet  dubia,  mihi  ignota, 

38.  Satyriuh  striatum.  Thanh,  Prodr,  Cap,  6.  FL  Cap,  ed,  Sch.  p,  19. 

S.  *'  foliis  ovatis  cucullatis,  floribus  spicatis,  bracteis  rbombeis  erectis^ 
ga\ek  excisH^  calcaribus  brevibus  ovatis.*' 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  in  Picketberg,  prope  rivulos,  Thunberg. 

Galea  latissima,  inttls  striis  quinque  purpureis,  fornicata,  obtusa,  subex- 
cisa,  dorso  sulcata.     Sepala  lateralia  oblonga,  apice  latiora,  striis  obso 
letis  purpureis  lineata.     Petala  obtusa,  subfalcata^  strid,  duplici  purpu- 
rea.    Thunb. 


CXCVII.     SATYRIDIUM. 


Sepala  libera,  secunda,  patentia,  sequalia.  Petala  conformia^  paten tia. 
Labellum  posticum,  patens,  planum,  acuminatum,  basi  bicalcaratum. 
Columna  gracilis,  libera ;  antherit  rect^,  resupinat^,  biloculari  3  stig- 
mate  minuto  truncato  ad  apicem  columnse.     Pollinia  caudiculis  2  con- 

natis  glandulffi  unicse  (stigmatis  apici)  agglutinatis. Planta  ca- 

pensis  babitu  Orchidis. 

Genus  Satyrio  diversum  glandule  solitariH,  floribus  explanatis^  et  stigmate 
minuto  1-labiato  nee  dilatato  bilabiato. 

1.  Sattaidium  rostratum. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  in  montibus  prope  Dutoitskloof,  Dr^ge.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Planta  spithamsea,  recta,  glaberrima,  radicibus  testiculatis.  Folia  angust^ 
lanceolata,  acuta,  senslm  caulem  vaginantia,  inferiora  sesquipollicaria. 
Spica  sesquipollicaris,  laxiuscula,  bracteis  ovatis  retrofractis  floribus 
brevioribus.  Flores  vero8imilitera1bi,purpureo  sufi^usi.  Sepala  linear i- 
lanceolata^  obtusiusculn,  subsequalia.  Petala  conformia  sed  magis  erecta, 
teneriora,  patentia,  basi  torta.  Labellum  posticum,  patens,  a  latll  basi 
in  acumen  planum  abrupt^  acutum  productum,  bicalcaratum,  purpureo 
Diaculatimi^  calcaribus  crassis  obtusis  ovario  dupl5  brevioribus. 


CXCVIII.     AVICEPS. 


Sepala  ringentia,  basi  connata^.  labello  galeato  basi  bisaccato>  sepalis  in 
labium  inferius  tridentatum  coadunatis.  Petala  O.  Columna  teres, 
elongata,  sub  galek  recondita.  Stigma  bilabiatum  :  labio  postico 
maximo  emarginato,  antico  utrinque  in  bracbium  porrectum  producto. 
Anthera  resupinata  ;  caudiculis  nudis  secus  brachia  stigmatis  productis ; 

glandulis  2   nudis. -Herba  pumila,  foliosa,  radicibus  testiculatis. 

Flores  ringentes,  axillares,  inter  folia  abditi. 


346  oPHRYDCiC:. 

I .  Aviceps  pumila. 

?  Satyrinm  pamilum.  Tkunb,  Prodr,  Cap.  6,  Ft,  Cap.  ed,  Sch.  19.    Swart  €  Act.  Holm. 
1800.  p.  216. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Sp^;  prope  Ezelsfontein  et  Leliefontein^  Dr^ge ;  in 
monte  Picketberg  dicto,  prope  rivulos,  Tbunberg.  {hah.  s,  sp,) 

Planta  l^-^  poll,  alia,  erecta,  dens^  foliacea  -,  tuberculis  oblongis  aim* 
plicibus  ut  ill  Orchide  mascula.  Folia  ^-4,  ovata^  acuta,  undulata>  gla- 
bra, basi  in  petiolum  membranaceum  angustata,  1-1}  poll,  longa.  Spica 
pyrnmidalis,  a  caule  folioso  pnrum  diversa ;  bracteis  erectis,  foliis  om- 
nin5  similibus,  sed  senslm  apicem  versas  diminutis.  flores  bracteis 
duplb  breviores,  semipoUicares  (fortfe  majores),  striati,  ringentes,  quo- 
dammudo  caput  uviculse  simulantes.  Galea  acuta,  recta,  labio  inferiore 
loDgior,  leviter  carinata,  basi  sacculis  9  ovatis  aucta  ',  labium  inferius 
planiusculum,  tridentatum  :  laciniis  lateralibus  obtusis  apice  incurvis, 
intermedin  minore,  ovat&,  omnibus  \enk  medi^  simplici  incmssat&. 

I  tbink  tbis  plant  must  be  Thunberg*s  Satyrium  pumilum  ;  but  he 
speaks  distinctly  of  the  petals  of  that  species,  under  the  name  of  *'  lacinise 
duse  interiores  anteriores,"  and  of  the  sepals  which  he  calls  '*  laciniae 
laterales  exteriores.*'  The  former  are  present  and  are  the  sepals  ; 
but  the  latter  have  no  existence.  I  presume  however  there  has  been 
some  mistake  in  the  description  given  by  Thunberg,  for  in  all  other 
respects  it  agrees  well  with  the  prej^ent  species. 


CXCIX.     DISA. 

Diiw.     Linn.  SuppL     Swartz  AcU  Holm.  1800.  p.  208.  /.  3./.  B. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  libera,  squalia,  intermedio  galeato,  calca- 
rato  vel  saccato.  Petala  minora,  erecta,  basi  columnse  adnata.  La- 
bellum  liberum,  filiforme  aut  dilatatum,  integrum  aut  raultifidum. 
Columna  bipartita  (anthera  et  stigmate  sejunctis).  Anthera  bilocularis, 
erecta  vel  supina,  glandulis  duabus  distantibus  nudis.  Stigma  trun- 
catum  V.  convexum,  disco  obscurfe  trilobum,  sajpfe  tubercutifbrme,  ad 
basin  columns  sitnm.*     ^emina  in  pluribus  speciebus  (an  omnibus  ?) 

atra,  crustact*a,  nitida,  tcst^  adheerente  apice  et  basi  tantum  libera. 

Herbee  terrestres,  Capenses,  habitu  vario,  scapo  terminal!  uai-multi- 
floro. 

Genus  speciebus  pulcherrimis  superbiens,  form£^  variis,  genitalibus  diver- 
sissimis,  difficillim^  ordinandum  et  Botanicorum  Capensiuni  in  solo  na- 
tal! studio  anxi^  commendatum.  Mihi,  post  specierum  ultra  trigint^ 
investigationem  cautam  an  unum  solum  sit  genus,  Penthea,  Herschellia 


*  In  Mr.  Bauer's  IllnstratioDS,  p.  xi.  line  1 1  from  the  bottom,  the  word  *'  usually  "  is 
accidentally  omitted  after  **  and.'*  This  error  gives  a  very  incorrect  view  of  my  opinion  as 
to  the  nature  of  the  stigma  in  planta  of  this  series  of  Ophrydee.  I  understand  the  tubercle 
at  the  base  of  the  tip  of  Disa,  &c  to  be  the  anterior  stigma,  which  is  usually  rudimentary 
or  suppressed,  in  a  perfect  state,  the  two  posterior  lobes  being  in  this  case  abortive.  The 
generic  characters  of  Monadcnia,  Schizodium,  Penthea,  &c.  sufficiently  explain  this. 


OPHRYDEiE.  347 

Monadenia  Schizodioque   sejunctis,  an  plura  omninb  dubium  videtur. 
Interek  sectiones  1 1>  characteribus  variis  fretas  proponere  licebit. 


^  1.  Macrantbse. 
§  2.  Micranthie 


Conspectus  sectionum. 

A.  Anther^  erects 

B.  Anther^  supin^. 


§  3.  Repandra.    Galea  incumbens,  poatica,  calcarata.    Labellum  olflongnm  ant  lineare. 

Petala  supina,  falcata.    Flores  spicati. 
$  4.  Pkkbidia,    Galea  iofundibuliformis,  recurya.    Labellum  oblongum.    Petala  sapina 

unidentata.    Caulis  nniflorus. 
$  5.  Vaginarvu     Galea  antica,  horizontalis.    Labellum  oblongum.     Petala  lobata  anri- 

culseformia.    Flores  sessiles  termiDales  subsolitarii. 
$  6.  Pardoglosta.  Galea  antica,  saccata.  Labellum  oblongum  utrinqne  in  angulum  acutum 

productum.    Petala  falcata,  supina,  apice  callosa.    Flores  coiymbosi. 
§  7.  Coryphaa,    Galea  erecta,  basi  infundibuliformis  rel  saccata.    Labellum  filiforme 

aut  acuminatum.    Petala  erecta.-^^Flores  ssepitis  corymbosi  ;  bracteae  magnie  mem- 

branacese. 
$  8.  Stenocarpa.    Galea  erecta,  basi  infundibularis.    Labellum  apice  dilatatum  lobatum. 

Petala  supina,  falcata,  basibus  productis  antherse  adnata.— ^-Flores  laxfe  racemosi.  Sp. 
§  9.  Oregura,    Galea  incnmbens,  infundibularis.    Labellum  oblongum.    Petala  supina, 

falcata,  libera. ^Floras  lazd  spicati.     Folia  setacea. 

§  10.  Trichochila.    Galea  incnmbens,  calcarata.    Labellum  lacerum,  sessile  rel  sspids 

unguiculatum. Flores  laxd  spicati,  nunc  subsolitarii.    Folia  setacea. 

§11.  Disella.    Galea  postica,  basi  saccata.     Labellum  filiforme.    Petala  erecta. 

Flores  dens^  spicati,  minuti.     Folia  saepii^s  filiformia. 


A.  Anthera  erecta. 
§  1.  Macrantfup, 


1.  DiSA  grandiflora.  jLinn.  SuppL  406.  Swartz  Act.  Holm,  1800.  p.  210. 
Thunb.  FL  Cap.  ed  Sch.  7.     Bot.  Reg.  t.  926. 

D.  caule  folioso  sub-bifloro,  foliis  lanceulatis  acutis,  sepalis  oblongis  acumi- 
natis,  galeSl  cucullatd,  obtus^  vel  acutiL,  calcare  supra  basin  brevi  conico 
pendulo^  petalis  senrvilanceolatis  denticulatis  erectis,  labello  lineari-lan- 
ceolato. 

Disa  uniflora.    Berg.  Fl.  Cap.  348,  /.  4,/.  7. 
Satyrium  grandiflorum.     Thunb.  Prodr.  4. 

Hab.  ad  dp.  B.  Spei,  Burchell  (858)  ;  in  summitate  niontis  Tabularis, 
Thunberg,  ad  margines  paludum  turfosarum,  sestate  siccatis,  hyeme  in- 
undatls,  temperie  inter  3 1 J^  et  96^  Fahr.  Herschel  ^  ad  Dutoitskloof, 
Dr^ge.  {hab.  s.  sp.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

A  most  beautiful  species  with  flowers  3  or  4  inches  in  diameter.  The 
lateral  sepals  are  bright  crimson  -,  the  dorsal  one  is  pnler  on  the  outside, 
and  on  the  inside  blush-coloured,  delicately  veined  with  crimson.  Of  the 
habits  of  this  and  some  other  Cape  Ophrydese^  an  account  is  given  by  Sir 
John  Herschel  in  the  Proceedings  of  the  Horticultural  Society, vol,  i.  p.  76. 


348  OPHRYDE^. 

9.  DiSA  secunda.     Swartz  L  c.     Thunb,  Fl,  Cap,  14* 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  breyibus  ensiformibus  erectis^  caule  nudo  distanter 
vaginato,  floribus  distantibus  secundis,  sepalis  oblongis  sequalibus  infra 
apicem  mucronatis^  gale&  cooformi  infra  medium  dors!  saccate,  petalis 
oblongis  acutis^  labello  iiliformi  sepalis  dup15  breviore. 

D.  racemosa.    Unn,  SuppL  406. 
Satyr ium  secundum.     Thunb,  Prodr,  4. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  prope  Franscbe  Hoek,  Tbunberg ;  id  Dutoits- 
bergen,  et  Draakensteensbergen,  Drlge,  {hab.  s,  sp.) 

Flowers  large,  purple,  from  4  to  7  on  a  scape  about  2  feet  high.  It 
varies  with  narrower  leaves^  and  sepals. 

d«  DiSA  crassicomis. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  erectis  superioribus  rainoribus, 
spicH  rar&  pauciflorii,  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis  sub  apice  mucronatis, 
gale&  minore  \ongh  infundibulari  arcuato  horizontal!,  petalis  reflexis 
labelloque  lanceolatis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  in  summo  monte  Witbergen,  Dr^ge,  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

Vix  pedalis,  scapo  foliis  obtecto.  Spica  in  excropl.  nostro  4-flora.  Galea 
cum  calcare  bipoUicaris.  Stigma  latum  margine  superiore  crenato, 
disco  radiis  tribus  elcvatis  carnosis  auctum.  Anthera  linearis,  erecta, 
stipitata,  rostello  brevi,  utrinque  cucuUo  lacero  aucto.  Pollinia  baud 
vidi  5  si  his  cucullis  glandulse  includuntur  genus  erit  Disft  diversuro, 
cui  nomen  Pachycera  idoneum  videtur. 

§  2.  Micrantha. 

4.  DiSA  incarnata. 

D.  caule  basi  vaginato  sursum  folioso>  foliis  linearibus  caulinis  latioribus 
appressis  acutis  vaginantibus,  spici  ovat£l,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis 
florum  longitudine,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis,  gale^  convex^  obtusH 
medio  calcare  pendulo  clavato  ipsd,  longiore  auctd,  petalis  orbiculatis 
dimidiatis  galeae  appressis  marginibus  contiguis  rectis  rostratis,  labello 
filiform!  sepalis  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Madagascar,  Lyall,  {hab,  s.  sp,  coram,  eel.  Hooker,) 

Caulis  pedalis>  fioridus  vaginatus,  sterilis  foliosus.  Spica  pyramidalis, 
bipoUicaris. 

5.  DisA  gracilis. 

D.  caule  basi  folioso  sursum  vaginato,  foliis  ensiformibus  erectis,  vaginis 
laxis  acutis,  spiciL  gracili  multiflor^,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  florum 
longitudine,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  coriaceis,  galeii  infra  medium  in 
calcar  carnosum  inflatum  pendulum  ovario  brevius  product^,  petalis 
obovatis  emarginatis  membranaceis,  labello  linear!. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  Langekloof,  Dr^ge,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

This  plant  has  much  the  appearance  of  a  Monadenia ;  its  stem  is  two 
feet  high,  with  a  slender  spike ;  the  expansion  of  the  flowers  is  about 
^  an  inch.  D,  physodes  of  Thunberg,  which  I  have  never  seen,  seems 
from  the  description  to  be  nearly  allied  to  it.  Perhaps  this  is  only  a 
starved  state  of  Disa  chrysostachya ;  Mr.  Drege  sent  both  under  the  same 
number. 


OPHRYDEiE.  349 

6.  DiSA  chrysostachya.     Swartz  I.  c.  fVilld.  sp,  PL  S.  47* 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  erectis  lanceolatis^  spic^  longissim^  densissim^ 
cylindraced,  apice  attenuatll^  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  florum  longitudine, 
sepal  is  oblongis  obtusis  coriaceis^  galeSi,  infra  medium  in  calcar  car- 
nosum  inflatum  pendulum  ovario  brevius  product^,  petalis  obovatis 
apiculatis  membranaceis^  labello  lineari. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Burchell  (4129)  5  in  Langekloof,  Dr^ge.  {hah.  $,  sp,) 

Caulis  tripedalis,  robustus.  Folia  radicalia  sesquipedalian  superiora  sensim 
minora.  Spica  sesquipedalis.  Flo  res  parvi,  D.  gracili  simillimi.  An 
species  ista  hujus  forma  macilenta  ? 

7.  DiSA  polygonoides. 

D.  caule  basi  folioso  apice  vaginato,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  caule  parilm 
brevioribus,  Vaginis  summis  abbreviatis  acutis  arctb  appressis^  spici 
dens^  ovato-cylindrace&n  bracteis  oblongis  floribus  brevioribus,  sepalis 
petalisque  oblongis  obtusis,  gale^  obtus^  infra  medium  dorsi  in  calcar 
tenue  clavatum  ipsiL  paulb  longius  productSL,  labello  lineari. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  inter  Omtata  et  Omsamwubo,  Drlge,  {hab.  s.  sp,) 

Caulis  bipedalis  et  ultra.  Folia  pedalia^  semi-pollicem  lata.  Spica  den- 
sissima^  3-poll.  longa.     Flores  parvi  verosimiliter  albi  aut  rosei. 

B.   Anthbra    supina. 

§3.  Repandra.  Galea  incumbens,  postica,  calcarata,  Labellum  oblongum 
aut  Uneare.     Peiala  supina,  falcata,     Flores  spicati. 

8.  DiSA  cornuta.     Swartz  I.  c.  Thunb,  FL  Cap.  7. 

D.  caule  folioso>  foliis  lanceolatis  erectis  basi  cucullatis^  spic^  multiflor^» 
bracteis  oblongo-lanceolatis  floribus  longioribus^  sepalis  oblongis  api- 
culatis^  gale&  orbiculata  in  calcar  infundibulare  product^,,  petalis  fal- 
catis  supinis  basi  auriculatis^  labello  nauo  oblongo  obtuso  velutino. 

Orchis  cornuta.    Linn,  I  sp.  pi,  1330. 
Satyriam  comatum.     Thunb.  prodr.  5. 

Hab.  ad.  Cap,  B.  Spei,  multis  locis  }  etiam  in  Outniqualand^  Dr^ge,  {hab, 
s,  sp,  et  V,  V,  c.) 

Statura  variat  a  palmar!  ad  tripedalem.  Labellum  apice  atrum  aut  pur- 
pureum. 

9.  DiSA  macrantha.     Thunb,  Fl,  Cap,  8. 

D.  '^  gale^  acut&  erectile  calcare  conico  porrecto^  petalis  interioribus  re- 
tusis,  labello  oblongo  acuto  carinato*** 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Thunberg. 

Calcar  attenuatum,  galek  brevius.  Flores  D.  cornuta  (erh  majores.  Mibi 
ignota* 

10.  DiSA  longifulia. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  linearibus  erectis  caule  longioribus,  spic4  oblong^ 
folios^  bracteis  longissimis  linearibus  basi  vaginantibus,  sepalis  linea- 
ribus obtusis  inttis  pubescentibus,  gale^  fornicatll  acut&  pubescente 
basi  in  calcare  glabro  subrotundo  product^,  petalis  auriculatis  falcatis 
emarginatis  supinis,  labello  lineari  pubescente. 

Hab.  ad.  Cap.  B,  Spei,  in  Piquelberg,  Drlge.  {hab,  s.  sp,) 


350  OPHRYDE^. 

§  3.  Phlebidia.  Galea  infundibularis,  recurva,  Labellum  oblongum,  Pe^ 
tala  supina,  unidentaia,     Caulis  uniflonis. 

11.  DiSA  longicornis.     Linn.  SuppL  406,  SwarU  L  c.  Thunb,  PL  Cap,  8. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  oblongis  petiolatis,  caulis  uniflori  vaginis  9  membra- 
naceis  inferiore  spice  folios^,  sepalis  oblongis  labelloque  lineari-oblon^ 
venosis  membranaceis,  gtx\ek  pendul^  infundibulari,  calcare  ovario  Ion- 
giore,  "  petalis  sublinearibus  apice  sensim  attenuatis  obtusis  a  latere 
exteriore  dente  obtuso  magno  decurrente  auctis  sepalis  loogioribus.** 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  In  monte  Tabular!,  in  praeruptis  summitatis  mentis 
ad  latus  sinistrum,  Tbunberg.  (hab,  s.  sp,  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

Caulis  vix  palmaris^  uniflorus.  Flos  caeruleus  venosus,  2  pollices  latus, 
calcare  sesquipollicari. 

§  5.  Vaginaria.  Galea  antica  horizontalis.  Labellum  oblongum.  Petala 
lobata  auriculaformia.     Flores  sessiles  terminales  subsolitarii. 

12.  DiSA  fasciata. 

D.  caule  foliis  parvis  latis  cuspidatis  squamseformibus  laxb  vaginato,  flo- 
ribus  solitariis  geminisque  terminalibus,  sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  mu- 
cronulatis  interaiedio  antico  basi  calcare  conico  acuminato  brevi  acuto, 
petalis  nanis  subrotundis  concavis  auriculaeformibus  lobatis,  lebello  ob- 
longo-lanceolato  concavo  membranaceo. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Ecklon,  (v,  s.  sp,  in  herb.  Hooker  et  Lehmann.) 

Vix  palmarls.  Caulis  maculis  atris  fasciatus.  Flores  pallidi,  majusculi, 
brauteis  semiimmersi. 

6.  Pardoolossa.  Galea  antica,  saccata.  Labellum  oblongum,  utrinque 
in  angulum  acutum  productum,  Petala  falcata,  supina,  apice  callosa. 
Flores  corymbosi. 

13.  DiSA  rosea. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  ovato-oblongis  obtusis,  caule  erecto  sub-flexuoso,  fio- 
ribus  corymbosis,  bracteis  angustis  acutis  vix  pedicellis  longioribus, 
sepalis  oblongis  obtusis,  gale^  pendul^  sacco  rotundato  auctd,  petalis 
contortis  subdentatis  supinis  apice  camosis  subemarginatis,  labello 
ovato-lanccolato  obtuso  canaliculato  utrinque  angulato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  Hesse,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker  et  Grisebach.) 

Caulis  semipedalis  corymbo  6-7-floro. 

§.  7*  CoRYPHAA.     Galea   erecta,  basi  in/undibularis  vel  saccata.    Labellum 
Jiliforme  aut  acuminatum.      Petala  erecta,     Flores   saepitis   corymbosi; 
bractese  magnse  membranaceae. 

14.  DiBA  sagittalis.     Svoartz.  I.  c,  Thunb,  Fl.  Cap,  9. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  angust^  oblongis  obtusis  margine  revolutis,  caulis 
vaginis  3  acuminatis  distantibus,  raceoio  paucifloro  subcorymboso, 
bracteis  oblongis  acuminatis  membranaceis  ovarii  longitudine,  sepalis 
angustb  oblongis  acutis,  galek  sagittate  pubescente  basi  acut^  conicd, 
petalis  a  lat4  basi  abrupt^  acuminatis  pubescentibus,  labello  lineari- 
ianceolato  pubescente. 

Orchis  sagittalis.    Linn.  SuppL  399. 


OPHRVDEJB*  351 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Speiy  Hesse,  Burchell,  5344;  in  collibus  Houtniquas,  Thun- 
berg.  (hab.  s,  sp,) 

Caulis  digitalis.     Bractese  verosimiliter  coloratse. 

15.  DiSA  attenuata. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  oblongis  ohtusis  basi  angustatis,  caulis  vagiois  4  acutis 
appressis,  racemo  subcorymboso,  bracteis  ovario  attenuato  duplb  bre- 
vioribus,  sepalis  lineari.oblongisapiculatis.gale^apice  hastate  pubescente 
basi  cunic^  pendul^,  petalis  a  lati  basi  abrupt^  acuminatis  villosis^ 
label!  o  lineari  obtuso  basi  angustato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  ad  Keureboomsrivier  et  in  rupestribus  Kopje^  Drlge, 
{fiab,  s.  sp,) 

Palmaris,  J>.  sagittalis  facie.  Flores  minores,  ovarium  magis  attenuatum, 
bracteae  minores  ovario  duplb  breviores^  galea  diversa. 

16.  DisA  triloba. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus ,  caulis  vaginis  4  acutis  appressis^    corymbo 

denso  multifioro,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  membranaceis  ovarii  longi- 
tudine,  sepalis  lanceolatis  acutis,  gale&  glabrd  obovatk  apice  subtrilobd, 
petalis  linearibus  obtusis  rectis  basi  hinc  dilatatis,  labello  lineari  obtuso 
sepalis  breviore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  in  collibus  prope  Breederivier,  Drlge.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Statura  et  facies  D.  sagUtalls,  characteribus  indicatis  diversa. 

17-  DiSA  glandulosa.     Burchell,  MSS. 

D.  glanduloso-pubescens,  foliis  radicalibus  parvis  subrotundo-ovatis^  caulis 
vaginis  8  membranaceis  acuminatis  appressis,  floribus  5-6  dens^  corym- 
bosis,  bracteis  venosis  ovarii  longitudine,  sepalis  concavis  ovatis,  galelt 
basi  in  calcar  lat^  conicum  ipsius  longitudine  productii,  petalis  subfal- 
catis  labelloque  sequalibus  oblongis  obtusis  erectis  apiculatis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Burchell,  7337.  (exam.  s.  sp.  in  hb.  Burchell.) 

18.  DiSA  venosa.     Swartz.  l.  c.     Thunb.  Fl.  Cap.  15. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  lanceolatis  glaucis,  caulis  vaginis  4-6  appressis  acutis, 
racemo  paucifloro  iaxo,  bracteis  ovatis  acutis  ovario  duplS  brevioribus, 
sepalis  oblongis  obtusis  venosis^  galelt  patul^  dorso  obtus^  conicH,  petalis 
oblongis  obtusis  integris,  labello  lineari  sepalis  multb  breviore. 

Orchis  tripetaloides.    Linn,  I  Snppl.  398. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  Thunberg,  Burchell,  7409  (hab.  s,  sp.  comm,  ceL 
Burchell,) 

The  Orchis  tripetaloides  certainly  belongs  to  this  species,  and  not  to  the 
D.  excelsa  of  Thunberg,  of  which  I  have  seen  no  specimens,  but  which 
would  seem  from  the  description  to  be  quite  a  different  plant. 

19.  DiSA  caulescens. 

D.  caule  gracili  folioso  ascendente,  foliis  distantibus  inferioribus  lineari- 
lanceolatis  supremis.linearibus  diminutis,  racemo  laxo  flexuoso,  bracteis 
linearibus  acutis  ovario  brevioribus,  sepalis  oblongis  angustis  horlzon- 
talibus  sub  apice  mucronulatis,  galelL  pendul&  basi  conic&  acut^>  petalis 
subrotundo-cuneatis  apice  denticulatis,  labello  (iliformi. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,ad  Malbrokskloof,  et  Dutoitskloof,  Dr^ge.  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

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Palmaris  ad  sesquipedalem,  raceuio  d-19-floro.  Flores  D.  renostf  similes, 
scd  pallidiores. 

20.  DisA  nervosa. 

D.  caule  folioso  rigido  stricto,  foliis  nervosis  ensiformibus  acutatis,  raceoia 
denso  ovato  obtuso  bracteis  angustb  oblongis  apiculatis  fiore  paul5  bre- 
vioribus,  sepalis  oblongis  erectis  obtusis  sub  apice  acut^  et  lat^  carinatis, 
ga1e&  paul5  breviore  obtus^  basi  in  calcar  filiforme  product^,  petalis 
linearibus  subfalcatis  apice  truneatis  denticulatis.  labello  lineari. 

Hab  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  inter  Omtata  et  Onisamwubo>  et  prope  Omsamcala, 
Drege,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis  et  bipedalis.  Folia,  in  sicco,  vald^  nervosa,  semipe- 
dalia.     Racemus  tripollicaris.     Sepala  fer^  uncialia.     Hractese  nervosae. 

21.  DiSA  Draconis.     Swartz.  I.  c.     Thunb,  FL  Cap,  10. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  angustis  canaliculatis  recurvis,  vaginis  caulis  brac- 
teisque  floribus  subsequalibus  membranaceis  acutis  reticulatis,  racemo 
oblongo  laxo  multifloro,  sepalis  elongatis  oblongisve  acutis,  gale&  erect& 
obtus^  ealcare  longissimo  subulato  ovario  longiore,  petalis  acuminatis 
retusis  sepalis  paulb  brevioribus,  labello  lineari  apice  dilatato  obtuso. 

Orchis  Draconin.    Linn.  Suppl.  400. 
Satyrium  Draconis.     TAunb,  Prodr,  5. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  in  Roggevelt,  Fransche  Hoek,  alibique,  Tbunberg  i 
Paarlberg,  Nieuwe  Kloof,  et  Camiesbergen,  Dr^ge.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Species  pulchra,  sesquipedalis,  bracteis  vaginisque  membranaceis  reticu- 
latis  insignis.     Galea  alba,  sepala  flavescentialba,  petala  striis  margi- 
.    neque  antico  purpureis,  labellum  album,  ex  Ttiunb. 

§  8.  Strnocarpa.  Galea  erecta,  basi  infundibularis.  Labellum  apice  dilo' 
tatum,  lobatum.  Petala  supina,  fa Icata,  Lasibtis  produces  antherm  adnaia. 
Flores  lax^  racemosi. 

9.2.  DisA  gladiolifiora.     Burchell,  MSS. 

D.  foliis  .  •  .  ,  caule  gracili,  vaginis  angustis  distantibus  apice  berbaceia 
setaceis,  racemo  laxo  9-10-floro,  bracteis  ovatis  setaceo-acuminatis 
ovario  gracillimo  duplb  brevioribus*  sepalis  Hnearibus  apice  latioribus, 
gale^  arcuate  erectiL  obtusft  subdentatft  basi  in  comu  arcuato  productiL, 
labello  lineari  apice  latiore  tridentato  sepalorum  longitudine^  petalis 
falcatis  acuminatis  basi  dilatatis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Burchell,  5184,  (^6.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Burchell,) 

Caulis  sesquipedalis.     Flores  parvi. 

§  9.  Okegura.  Galea  incumbens,  infundibularis.  Labellum  oblongum.  Peiala 
supina,  falcata,  libera.  Flores  lax^  spicati.  Folia  setacea.  Caulis  calami- 
formis. 

23.  DiSA  porrecta.  Swartz  l.  c.  Willd.  Sp.  FL  no.  8.  Ker  in  Brandes 
Journal,  vol.  5,  t.  b,f.  1. 

D.  foliis  radicalibus  setaceis  basi  lanatis,  caule  stricto  vaginis  distan- 
tibus membranaceis  setaceo-acuminatis,  spick  ovat^L  v.  oblongk  laxk, 
bracteis  setaceo-acuminatis  ovario  brevioribus,  sepalis  oblongis  con- 
cavis  infra   apicem   cirrhosis,   galek   borizontali   infundibular!   ealcare 


OPHRYDEiB.  353 

ovario  breviore,  petalis  supinis  falcatis  basi  auriculatis  liberis^  labello 
laoceolato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  {hah.  $.  »p.  comm.  eel,  Burchell,  no,  8199.) 

Flores  cocci nei  9  lineas  longi.  Caulis  sesquipedalis^  calamum  corvinum 
crassus.     Folia  vix  semipedalia. 

§  10.  Trichochila.  Galea  incumbens,  calcarata.  Labellum  lacerum,  sessile, 
vel  sapiils  unguiculatum,  Flores  lax^  spicati,  nunc  subsolitarii.  Folia 
angustissima. 

24.  DiSA  spathulata.  Swartz  I.  c,  Thunb,  Fl.  Cap,  15.  Bauer's  Illustr, 
Gen,  t,  XIV. 

D.  foliis  angustissimis  rigidis  striatis  apice  latioribus  subfalcatis^  caulis 
strict!  foliis  duplo  longioris  subbiflori  vaginis  3  distantibus  laxis  acumi- 
natis,  bracteis  oblongis  acuminatis  ovario  dupl5  brevioribus^  sepalis 
ovatis  apice  inflexis  acuminatis  tortis,  gale^  ovat^  incumbente  crenulat^ 
calcare  brevi  recto  inttis  villoso  supra  basin  auctll,  labello  subrotundo- 
cordato  trilobo  crenato  long^  unguiculato>  petalis  supinis  falcatis  bipnr- 
titis  serratis  basi  auriculatis. 

Orchis  spathulata.     Linn.  Suppl,  396. 
Satyrium  spathulatum.     Thunb,  Prodr,  5. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  in  collihus  prope  villain  Mosselbank,  juxta  Mossel- 
banks  Rivier,  prope  Ribcck  Casteel^  Picketberg,  in  Roodezand  et  prope 
urbem  Cap.,  iloreus  Septembri,  Octobri,  Thunberg  -,  inter  Paarl  et 
Paarleberg,  Drbge,  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Caulis  subpedalis,  lev  iter  flexuosus.  Tubercula  radicis  testiculata  lanata. 
Folia  basi  glabra. 

According  to  Thunberg,  the  Colonists  of  the  Cape  call  this  plant  Moder 
Haartslag.     It  is  a  pretty  species  with  green  and  pink.ilowers. 

25.  DiSA  tripartita. 

D.  foliis  angustissimis  rigidis  striatis  falcatis  versus  apicem  latioribus, 
caulis  foliis  paul5  longioris  subbiflori  vaginis  3  laxis  acuminatis  distan- 
tibus, bracteis  oblongis  acuminatis  ovario  duplb  brevioribus,  sepalis 
ovatis  apice  inflexis,  galed,  ovat&  incumbente  obsolete  crenato  calcare 
brevissimo  recto  obtuso  supra  basin  auct&,  labello  tripartito  laciniis 
linearibus  intermedial  flexuos^  longissim^,  petalis  supinis  bidentatis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  prope  Albany,  Drlge,  {hah.  s.  sp.) 

I  have  seen  only  one  specimen  of  this  remarkable  plant,  which  re- 
sembles Disa  spathulata  in  habit,  but  has  quite  a  different  lip.  It  has  not 
been  in  my  power  to  determine  with  certainty  the  form  of  the  petals. 

26.  DiSA  multifida. 

D.  foliis  filiformibus  rigidis  striatis,  caulis  gracilis  calamiformis  vaginis 
6-7  membranaceis  acuminatis  distantibus,  floribus  paucis  secundis  brac- 
teis ovatis  acu^is  ovarii  longitudine,  sepalis  ovatis  patulis  rectis  apice 
mucronatis,  gale&  acut^  basi  conic^  ovario  duplb  breviore,  petalis  .  .  .  ., 
labello  a  lat^  basi  unguiculato  multifido. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  in  Cederbergen,  Drlge,  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

Tubercula  radicum  fusiformia,  fabric^  intern^  in  hac  aliisque'valdb  sin- 


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354  OPHRYDE^, 

gulari,  quasi   cellulis  cotnpositis   separabilibus   farct^,    microscopistis 
commendat^.     Caulis  ferh  bipedalis.     Flores  magnitudine  D,  harhatce, 

27.  DisA  barbata.     Swarlz,  L  c.     Thunb  FL  Cap   11. 

D.  foliis  angustissimis  rigidis  nervosis  caulis  longitudine,  caule  calami- 
forrai  vaginis  7-8  distantibus  meiubranaceis  acuminatis^  floribus  se- 
cundis  racemosis  bracteis  ovatis  acuniinatis  vix  pedicellis  lougioribus, 
sepalis  ovatis  acutis  patulis,  galeft  subrotundo-ovatA  acutA  erects  pos- 
i\ch  in  calcar  breve  conicum  ascendens  product^l,  petalis  abrupt^  geni- 
cuLitis  apice  obliqub  dilatatis  inaequaliter  3-4*dentatis,  labelio  sessili 
multipartito. 

Orchis  barbata.     Linn.  Suppl.  399. 
Satyriam  barbatum.     Thunb.  Prudr.  5. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  prope  fluvios  Kalbeljaus  et  Zeekorivier,  nee  non  in 
Hottentots  Hollandberg,  Tbunberg.  (hab.  s,  sp.  comm.  celL  Hooker  et 
Burchell,  no.  4574.) 

Caulis  2-3-pedali8,  6-00-flonis,  (2-8-floru8  Thunb.).  Flores  cinerei,  venis 
caerulescentibus. 

28.  DisA  lacera.     Swartz  I.  c.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4.  50.     Thunb.  Fl.  Cap.  12. 

D.  foliis  filiformibus  rigidis  contortis  striatis  caulis  longitudine,  caule 
calamiformi  vaginis  5-6  vald^  raembranaceis  et  appressis  acutissimis« 
floribus  subsecundis  racemosis  bracteis  ovatis  acutis  pedicellis  paul6 
longioribus,  sepalis  oblongis  cum  acumine^  gale^  subrotundo-ovata  ob- 
tus£  cum  acumine  in  calcar  conicum  ovario  dupl5  brevius  productcl^ 
petalis  falcatis  obtusis,  labelio  sessili  ovato  fimbriato. 

Eulophia  hiaus.    Spreng.  Syat,  Veg.  3.  720.     Supra,p.  183. 

Satyriam  hians.     Linn.  Suppl.  401. 

Liniodorum  hiani.     Swartz  /.  c.     Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4.  128.  nee  Thunb.  Fl.  Cap. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei  j  in  Langekloof,  Drtge.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

This  is  very  like  D,  barbata  in  some  respects  $  but  its  leaves  are  nar- 
rower, the  flowers  not  more  than  half  the  size,  and  according  to  Thunberg 
whitish. 

§11,  DiSELLA.  Galea  postica,  basi  saccala.  Labellum  filiforme.  Petala 
erecia.     Flores  dens^  spicati,  minuti.     Folia  S8?pitis  filiformia. 

29.  DiSA  bracteata.     Swartz  I.  c.     Willd.  Sp.  PL  4.  48.     Bat.  Reg.  324. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  lanceolatis  erectis  basi  vaginantibus,  spicA  multi- 
florSl  laxiusculSij  bracteis  foliaceis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine,  sepalis 
reflexis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis,  galell  ovali  obtus&  basi  in  calcar  breve 
obtusum  product^,  petalis  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis  basi  obliquis  cor- 
datis,  labelio  linear!  obtuso. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Ecklon.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Lehmann.) 

Flores  parvi  virides,  gale^  fuscSi.     Caulis  spithamaeus. 

30.  DisA  tenuis. 

D.  foliis  setaceis  caule  tenui  distanter  vaginato  multb  brevioribus,  spic^ 
lax^  multiflor^  angulat^  flexuosSL,  bracteis  setaceo-acuminatis  ovarii 
longitudine,  sepalis  ovatis  sub  apice  mucronatis,  gale&  erects  basi  co- 
nical ascendeute,  petalis  linearibus  subfalcatis  obtusis  basi  auriculatis, 
labelio  filiformi  sepalis  breviore. 

Hab.  ad  Cup.  B.  Spei,  prope  Wynberg,  in  arenosis,  Dr'hge.  (hab,s.  sp.) 


OPHRYDE^.  355 

31.  DiSA  tenella.     Thunh.  FL  Cap.  ed,  Sch.  11. 

D.  caule  folioso^  foliis  e  lat^  basi  filiformibus  flexuosis,  spic^  dens^,  brac- 
teis  subrotundo-ovatis  apice  foliaceis  calcare  sepalorum  longitudine^ 
label lo  spatulato^  petalis  acutis. 

Orchis  tenella.    Linn,  Suppi,  400. 
Satyrium  tenellum.     Thunb.  Prodr.  p.  5. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Hesse ;  in  caropis  arenosis,  locis  inundatis  inter  ur- 
bem  Cap.  et  seriem  tnagnam  montium,  florens  Junio^  etc.  Thunberg ; 
Roodezand^  Drlge ;  Uitenhage,  Ecklon,  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Flores  rubric  Thunb,  Caulis  digitalis.  Bracteae  apice  foliaceae^  acuminats^ 
floribus  duplb  longiores.  Sepala  oblonga.  Petala  acuta^  rhomboidea, 
nullo  modo  acuminata.     Labellum  apice  latius. 

82.  DisA  brachyceras. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  e  lat4  basi  filiformibus  flexuosis^  spic^  dens^,  brac- 
teis  subrotundo-ovatis  apice  foliaceis  superioribus  baud  floribus  longio- 
ribus^  calcare  brevi  conico  acuto,  labello  linearis  petalis  acuminatis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  prope  Donkerhoek^  Dr>ge,  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Preecedenti  similis,  sed  flores  duplb  minores.  Sepala  acuta.  Petala  rhom- 
boidea,  in  acumen  obtusum  producta.  Labellum  lineare  basi  latius. 
Bractese  inferiores  floribus  longiores. 

S3.  DiSA  obtusa. 

D.  caule  folioso,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis,  spic^  dens^,  bracteis  oblongis 
concavis  florum  longitudine,  calcare  brevissimo  obtuso,  labello  lineari 
membranaceo  6epalis(|ue  lateralibus  supremo  multo  brevioribus,  petalis 
minimis  linearibus  subfalcatis  basi  in  deotem  obtusum  productis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  Sieber,  {exam,  s,  sp»  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

Caulis  palmaris,  foliis  erectis  lineari-lanceolatis  basi  vaginantibus  vestitus. 
Spica  elongata.  Bracteae  oblongse,  concavas,  fiorum  longitudine  vel 
paulb  breviores.  Galea  oblonga^  obtusa,  erecta,  bq^i  in  gibbum  ob- 
tusum brevem  producta.  Sepala  lateralia  oblonga  obtusa.  Petala  mi- 
nora, versus  dorsum  galeae  arcuata^  linearia^  obtusa,  basi  anteriore  in 
angulum  obtusum  extensa. 

%  Species  mihi  ignotce, 

34.  DiSA  (Oregura?)  bifida.  Thunb.  Fl,  Cap.  ed,  Sch,  9, 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  in  interioribus  regionibus,  Thunberg. 

Scapus  pedalis.  Flores  secundi,  bracteis  acuminatis  capsule  multoties  bre- 
vioribus.  Galea  fornicata,  erecta,  calcare  cylindraceo,  horizontali^  un- 
guiculari,  apice  bifido.  Sepala  oblonga,  obtusa,  carinata,  patentia.  Petala 
galelt  tecta,  recurva,  basi  latiuscula,  erecta.     Labellum  sepalis  simile. 

35.  DisA  (Oregura  ?  ?)  ferruginea.     Thunb,  I,  c.  1 1. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  in  frontispicio  montis  Tabularis,  Thunberg. 

Scapus  pedalis,  vaginis  pluribus  membronaceis,  cuspidatis.  Spica  polli- 
caris,  rarior.  Flores  resupinati.  Galea  fornicata,  calcare  saccato, 
subulato,  basi  ampliore,  capsule  fer^  longiore.  Sepala  ovato-lanceolata, 
setaceo'cuspidata,  Petala  linearia.  Labellum  sepalis  brevius,  conca- 
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356  OPHRYDI;:^. 

36.  DiSA  cernua.     Thunb.  L  c. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  Thunberg. 

Tuberculam  diffbrme.  Caulis  foliosus,  pedalis  et  ultrk.  Folia  carinata, 
rigida,  subcoriacea,  margine  membranacea.  Spica  peda]is,  apice  cernwt, 
subdensa.  Galea  erecta,  fornicata.  Calcar  subinflatum,  venosum.  Se- 
pnla  ovato-lanceolata,  acuta,  e recto-paten tia.  Petala  galea  tecta,  e  basi 
lat^t  lanceolato-acuininata,  falcata,  venosa,  Labellum  lineare,  obtusum. 
An  Monadenia  ?     An  potius  Curyphseis  affinior  ? 

37.  DiSA  physodes.     Thunb,  I,  c.  12. 

Hab  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  infra  Paarlberg,  Thunberg. 

Caulis  foliosus,  pedalis  et  ultrk.  Folia  equitantia,  spithamaea.  Spica  pe- 
dalis, apice  cernua ;  laxiuscula.  Galea  erecta>  fornicata,  emarginata, 
calcare  gibbo  subdidymo  dependente.  Sepala  ovata,  obtusa,  reflexa. 
Petala  gale&  tecta,  sublinearia,  basi  latiora  concava,  apice  emarginata, 
crassiuscula^  saturate  purpurea.  Labellum  lineare,  obtusum,  integrum. 
An  Monadenia  ? 

38.  DisA  cylindrica.     Thunb.  I,  c. 

Caulis  pedalis.  Folia  alternntim  vaginantia,  pollicaria  v.  ultra.  Spica 
subcylindrica,  digitalis.  Flores  minuti,  numeiosissimi.  Galea  fornicata^ 
ovata,  calcare  brevi.  Sepala  ovato-lanceolata,  vix  acuta,  patentia.  Pe- 
tala lanceolata  erecta.  LabfUum  lineari-oblongum,  apice  obovatum.  An 
Monadenia,  densiflorae  affinis  ? 

39.  DiSA  (Coryphaea  ?)  excelsa.     Swartz.  I,  c,     Thunb,  L  c. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  in  collibus  Houtniquas,  prope  rivos  in  Langekloof> 
et  Kramrivier,  florens  Novembri,  Thunberg. 

Folia  radicalia,  6  v.  plura,  lanceolata,  acuta,  erecta,  digitalia.     Scapus^^- 

formis,  bipedalis.     Spica  rara,  palmaris  et  ultra,  floribus  20-30.     Galea 

calcare  brevissimo  obtuso  porrecto.     Sepala  ovato-lanceolata.     PeUila 

minima,   lanceolata,  falcata.     Labellum   integrum,  concavum^  leviter 

margine  undulatum. 

The  Orchis  tripetaloides  of  Linnsus  is  apparently  the  Z>.  venasa  of  Thun- 
berg, although  quoted  by  that  author  to  the  present  species,  which 
seems  quite  different,  so  far  as  can  be  judged  by  the  description  in  the 
Flora  Capensis. 

CC.     MONADENIA. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  membranacea,  libera,  supremo  galeato 
basi  calcarato.  Petala  carnosa.  Labellum  liberum,  oblongum,  car- 
nosum,  planum.  Columna  nana,  bipartita  (stigmate  antherltque  se- 
junctis).  Stigma  carnosum,  elevatum,  truncatum,  basi  labelli  situm. 
Anthera  resupinata,  caudiculis  in  glandula  unica  connatis.     Stamina 

sterilia,  libera .     Herbs  Capenses,  radicibus  testiculatis,  foliis 

facieque  Ophrydis. 

Genus  a  Died,  caeterisque  affinibus  optim^  distinctum  glandulis  polliniorum 
in  unam  concretis  petalisque  subsequalibus  carnosis  nunc  conformibus 
nunc  labello  lineari. 

1 «  Monadenia  rufescens. 

M.  foliis  radicalibus  binis  oblongis,  caule  vaginato^  bracteis  oblongis  acutis 
tloribus  multo  brevioribus,  calcare  lineari  pendulo  sepalis  multo  longiore. 


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Satyrium  rofescens.     Thunb,  Prodr,  5. 

Disa  nifescens.    Swartz  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p,  210.     Thunb,  Fl.  Cap,  ed.  Schultes,  13, 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Forbes  ',  in  arenosis  GroeDekloof,  Thunberg ;  in 
Draakensteeubergen  et  prope  Gnadenthal,  Dr^ge  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

Corolla  purpurascens.     Thunb, 

I  know  no  plant  to  which  the  definitions  of  Swartz  and  Thunberg  exactly 
apply.  It  would  seem  as  if  they  had  not  distinguished  M.  brevicornis 
from  rufescens,  and  had  described  the  leaves  of  one  and  the  flowers  of 
another.  The  description  however  in  Thunberg  s  Flora  Capensis  applies 
exclusively  to  this. 

9.  MoNADENiA  brevicornis. 

M.  foliis  ensiformibus  acuminatis  caulem  vestientibus,  bracteis  oblongis 
acuminatis  fioribus  longioribus^  calcare  inflato  compresso  sepalis  vix 
longiore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  Mundt.  {hab.  s,  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

A  prapcedente  bracteis  longis  foliisque  acuminatis  erectis  caulem  loco 
squamarum  vestientibus  primo  intuitu  distinguenda.  Petala  praeterea 
brei'iora  sunt>  et  magis  emarginata.     Statura  palmaris. 

3.  MoNADENiA  micrantha. 

M.  foliis  ensiformibus  acuminatis  caulem  vestientibus,  bracteis  apice 
foliosis  longb  acuminatis,  sepalis  petalisque  acutis,  calcare  filiformi  ob- 
tuso  sepalis  longiore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei;  TItom,  Burchell,  {no,  6 \39)  ;  ad  Nieuwekloof,  et 
Ruigtevalei,  Drege,  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

Facie  omnino  M.  brevicornis;  foliis  bracteisque  longb  acuminatis,  flori- 
busque  multb  minoribus  diversissima.  Galea  apice  acuta  iaflexa.  Se* 
pala  ovata,  acuminata.  Petala  ovata,  acuminata,  apice  inflexa.  La- 
bellum  lineare,  obtusum^  membranaceum,  sepalis  brevius. 

Folia  lutescentia.  Flores  maleolentes,  apicibus  roseis.  Thorn  in  Herb, 
Hooker. 

4.  MoNADENiA  densiflora. 

M.  foliis  erectis  lanceolatia  canaliculatis  acutis  caulis  longitudiue,  spic^i 
dens^  cylindrace^  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  concavis  fiorum  longitudine, 
sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis  supetiore  brevioribus,  calcare  pendulo  fili- 
formi antic^  alato,  petalis  ovatis  subtortis  apice  carnosis  obtusis  gale4 
dupl5  brevioribus^  labello  lineari-spathulato  carnoso  sepalis  longiore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Thorn  -,  prope  Paarl,  Drlge.  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

5.  MoNADBNiA  macrostachya. 

M.  foliis  radicalibus  lanceolatis  erectis  caulis  brevis  longitudine,  spic& 
elongate  apice  rariore  bracteis  lanceolatis  fiorum  longitudine,  sepalis 
lanceolatis  acutis  lateralibus  membranaceis  calcare  infiato  pendulo  semi- 
cylindraceo,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis  facie  subverruculosis  margine  pos- 
tico  in  angulum  obtusum  producto,  labello  lineari  obtuso  sepalorum 
longitudine. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei ;  in  Camicsbergen,  Dr^ge.  {hab.  s,  sp.) 


358  OPHRYDEiE. 

6.  MoNADENiA  macrocera. 

M.  foliis  paucis  ensiforniibus  canaliculatis  distantibus  caulem  vestientibus, 
spic^  strictissim^  floribus  distantibus  axi  arct^  appressis>  bracteis  ovario 
lungissimo  brevioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  calcare  longissimo  filifonni 
pendulo,  petalis  labelloque  pendulo  ovatis  acutis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Thorn,  {exam,  8,  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

Species  pal  maris,  exilis^  caule  spidk  tertid,  parte  breviore.  Ovarium 
unciale. 

7.  MoNADENiA  ophrydea. 

M.  caule  fiexuoso  folioso,  foliis  distantibus  linearibus  patulis  basi  vagi- 
nantibus,  spiciL  4-flor£t  floribus  long^  distantibus,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis 
ovarii  longitudine,  sepalis  lateralibus  oblongis  supremo  obtusissimo^ 
calcare  iiliformi  ovarii  longitudine,  petalis  oblongis  obtusissimis  mar- 
gine  posteriore  dilatatis  facie  verruculosis,  labello  lato-lineari  sepalis 
longiore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  Draakensteensbergen,  Drlge,  (hah,  s,  sp,) 

Caulis  palmaris.  Folia  infima  squamiformia,  in  caule  3.  Ovarium  fer^ 
2  poll,  longum,  intemodio  paul5  longiore.    Flores  maximi  generis. 

8.  MoNADENiA  prasinata. 

M.  foliis  radicalibus  ensiformibus  caulinis  erectis  canaliculatis  acuminatis 
imbrlcatis  patulis,  spicSl  ovat&  densll,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  floribus 
subbrevioribus,  sepalis  lateralibus  lineari-oblongis  obtusis  supremo  cune- 
ato  obovato  fornicato  calcare  partim  breviore,  petalis  lanceolatis  apice 
obliquis  obtusis  emarginatis  supra  basin  puncticulatis,  labello  linear! 
acutiusculo  sepalorum  longitudine. 

Disa  praainata.     Ker.  in  Bot,  Reg.  3.  t,  210. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei, 

This  is  very  near  the  last  species,  and  is  perhaps  the  same ;  but  it  ap- 
pears to  differ  in  having  denser  flowers,  a  shorter  spur,  and  emarginate 
petals.  The  flowers  are  green  with  3  crimson  stripes  within  the  upper 
sepal^  and  a  few  dots  of  the  same  colour  at  the  base  of  the  lateral  ones. 


CCI.     SCHIZODIUM. 


Disa  torta.     Swartz  Act.  Holm,  1800,;?.  211.     Thunb.  FL  Cap.  ed.  Schultes,  10.     Orchis 
biflora.     Linn,  Sp,  1330.     Satyrium  tortum.     Thunb.  Prodr.  5. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  libera,  canaliculata  5  supremo  basi  calcarato. 
Petala  nana,  apice  carnosa,  inaequaliter  biloba  aut  obliqu^  torta,  basi  sae- 
pitis  auriculata,  per  baseos  medium  columnae  adnata.  LabcUum  liberum, 
lineare,  acuminatum,  sepalis  sequale,  supra  basin  constrictum,  hypo- 
chilio  concavo  membranaceo,  epichilio  carnoso  canaliculato.  Columna 
bipartita  (stigmate  antherisque  sejunctis).  Stigma  carnosum,  elevatum, 
truncatum  aut  excavatum,  basi  labelli  situm.  Anthera  resupinata,  aut 
horizontalis,  rostelli  brachiis  nunc  truncatis,  nunc  acuminatis  contortis. 

Polliniorum  glandulae  2,  nudae .     Herbae  capenses,  tuberculis 

pedunculatis.     Folia  radicalia,  ovata  aut  obovata,  petiolata,  patentia. 
Caulis  saepitis  flexuosus,  ad  flexuras  squamis  vaginatus.     Racenii  laxi. 


OPHRYDE^.  359 

pauciflori^  aut  flos  terminalis  solitarius.     Flores  parvi^  pedicellis  fili- 
formibus. 

Several  very  distinct  species  appear  to  have  been  mentioned  under  the 
name  of  Disa  torta,  so  that  it  is  not  possible  to  tell  from  descriptions  or 
definitions  to  which  the  name  has  been  applied.  I  have  therefore  quoted 
no  synonym  to  the  majority  of  the  species,  but  have  placed  them  under 
the  genus, 

Schizodium  differs  from  Disa  in  its  very  peculiar  habit>  in  the  form  of 
the  labellum,  and  in  the  nearly  constant  lobing  of  the  petals.  The  species 
are  defined  chiefly  by  the  characters  of  their  flowers. 

I.  Schizodium  flexuosum. 

S.  sepalis  subrotundo-oblongis  obtusis  venosis  superiore  apiculato  calcare 
brevi  inflexo^  petalis  integris  basi  dilatatis  apice  linearibus  carnosis 
galece  longitudine,  labello  ovato  crispo  apice  acuminato  integro. 

Disa  flexnosa.     Swart z  in  Act,  Holm.  1800,  p,  212.     Thunb,  Fl,  Cap.  ed.  Schuites,  9. 
Orchis  flexuosa.    Linn.  Sp,  PL  1331. 
Satyrium  flexuosum.     Thunb,  Prodr,  9. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei ;  in  arenosis  depressis  et  vere  inundatis  campia 
Groenekloof  et  Swartland,  inter  Cap  et  Draakenstein,  atque  Stellen- 
bosch,  florens  a  Junio  usque  in  Octobrem,  Thunberg,  prope  Klein 
DraakensteiUj  Drkge.  (hab,  s.  sp. ) 

Maximum  generis,  caule  1-lJ-pedali,  rigido,  nitido,  vald^  flexuoso,  ad 
oranem  flexuram  vagin^  rigid^  erects  concav^  obtus^  aucto*  Flores 
crocei. 

9.  Schizodium  arcuatum. 

S.  sepalis  acuminatissimis  canaliculatis  arcuatis  lateralibus  longioribus 
calcare  ascendente  filiformi,  petalis  duplb  brevioribus  lobo  altero  lineari 
auricum  baseos  lineari  rotundat^  integerrimSl,  labello  glabro  epichilio 
filiformi  basi  rhombeo  concavo  marginibus  inflexis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei  j  prope  Caledon  ?  Drlge.  (hah.  s,  sp.) 

3.  Schizodium  longi petal um. 

S.  sepalis  acuminatissimis  canaliculatis  arcuatis  lateralibus  longioribus 
calcare  descendente  flliformi>  petalis  sepalo  supremo  sequalibus  lobo 
altero  lineari  basi  exauriculatis,  labello  glabro  epichilio  filiformi  recto 
basi  dilatato  subrotundo  membranaceo. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei;  in  Paarlberg,  Dr^ge.  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

Flores  paulb  minores  quam  in  prsecedente. 

4.  Schizodium  obtusatum. 

5.  sepalis  linearibus  subeequalibus  obtusis  calcare  ascendente  apice  retuso 
petalis  brevissimis  pubescentibus  obliqu^  truncatis  auriculfi  baseos  ad- 
nata rotundat^  glabrH,  labello  pubescente  epichilio   ovato  acuminato 
obtuso  canaliculato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  ad  Dutoitskloof,  Dr^ge.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Flores  prsecedentibus  minores,  pallid!,  maculatl. 

5.  Schizodium  obliquura« 

S.  sepalis  linearibus  acutis  lateralibus  longioribus  calcare  horizontali  fili- 
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360  OPHRYDE^. 

formi  obtuso,  petalis  brevissimis  insequaliter  bidentatis  auricuU  bascos 
semiliber^  rotundat^  subserrat^,  label lo  basi  puberulo  epicbilio  OTato 
acuminato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  Forbes,  (hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  Hort,  Soc,  Lond.) 

6.  ScHizoDiUM  clavigerum. 

S.  sepnlis  petalisque  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  planis  calcare  clavato  ascen- 
dente,  petalis  bidentatis  sepalo  dupl5  brevioribus  dente  altero  rotundato 
basi  oblique  tortis  aurieullL  semiliber^  integerrim^,  labello  filiformi 
recto  caruoso  basi  lineari  meiiibranaceo  sepalis  longiore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  inter  Paarl  et  Groenekloof,  Dr^ge,  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

Flores  omnium  minimi. 

7.  ScHizoDiuM  rigidum. 

S.  caule  basi  tanttim  flexuoso,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  acutis  subaequa- 
libus  calcare  filiformi  obtuso,  petalis  linearibus  acut^  bidentatis  sepalis 
brevioribus,  epichilii  dimidi^  inferiore  oblong^  membranacefil  ascendente 
superiore  carnoslL  tereti  reflex^. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  prope  Buflfeljagtrivier,  Dr^ge,  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

Flores  maximi  generis  exceptis  S,  Flexuosi,  baud  satis  examinavi }  exem- 
plar unicum  tantum  possideo  biflorum. 

8.  ScHizoDiuM  inflexum. 

8.  foliis  obovatis  long^  petiolatis,  caule  unifloro  vaginis  acutis  arct^  ap- 
pressis,  sepalis  oblongo-linearibus  obtusis  calcare  conico  elongato,  pe- 
talis obliqu^  tortis  apice  rostratis  emarginatis  carnosis  sepalo  brevi- 
oribus  basi  obsolete  auriculatis>  epicbilio  oblongo  concavo  apice  carnoso 
abrupt^  rostrato. 

Disa  inflexa.     Afundt  in  hb,  Lehm, 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  Mundt,  Hesse,  Burchell  (655).  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  cell 
BurcheU  et  Grisebach.) 

Sequenti  simile,  sed  characteribus  indicatis  ben^  distinguendum. 

9.  ScHizoDiUM  maculatum. 

S.  caule  imifloro  vaginis  caulis  laxis  obtusis  (maculatis),  sepalis  lateralibus 
oblongo-linearibus  intermedio  dorso  conico,  "  petalis  linearibus,  labello 
lanceolato  obtuso.** 

D.  macolata.    Linn,  SuppL  p.  407.     Thunb,  Fl,  Cap,  ed,  Schultcs,  14. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  prope  Winterhoek,  in  Rodesand  sub  prseruptis 
montium  lateribus,  florens  Octobri,  Thunberg.  (v,  s,  sp.  in  hb,  Fahl.) 

Vaginae  caulis  membranaccae,  rufo-maculatae.     Flos  cseruleus.     Tfmnb. 

Of  this  very  distinct  species  1  have  only  seen  one  specimen  in  Vahrs 
herbarium.  It  was  glued  to  paper,  and  not  susceptible  of  being  examined 
as  to  the  interior  structure  of  the  flower.  Thunberg*s  description  appears 
to  be  a  good  one. 

ecu.  PENTHEA. 

Penthea.     Lindl,  Nat.  Syst.  Bot,  ed,  2,  p.  446. 

Perianthium  ringcns.     Sepala  membranacea,  libera,  aequalia  aut  insequalia. 


OPHRYDE^.  361 

iDtermedio  ecalcarato  scepiils  diversiformi.  Petals  antherse  utriDque  ad- 
nata^ ssepitis  carnosa,  sepalis  dissimilia.  Labelluni  lineare,  simplex, 
liberuin,  petalis  multb  angustius,  a  column^  stigmato  saepius  trilobo 
sejuDctum.  Anthera  terniinalis,  erecta  v.  reclinata,  loculis  parallelism 
basi  productis  et  ssepitis  divergent! bus,  brachiis  totidem  stigmatis  in- 

cumbentibus.     Glahdulee  du«,  nudse. Herbs  Capenses,  foliis  va- 

g^naeformibus  aut  ang-ustissimis  radicalibus  planls^  fioribus  corymbosis 
aut  spicatis>  nunc  solitariis  geminisve. 

Dis4  differ t  sepalo  altero  ecalcarato. 
1.  Penthba  melaleuca. 

P.  foliis  linear!  vel  oblongo-lanceolatis,  vaginis  caulis  acuminatis  patulis> 
corymbo  denso  multifloro,  sepalis  paten ti  bus  oblongis  obtusis  squalibus^ 
petalis  oblongis  basi  et  apice  denticulatis,  labello  lineari-oblongo  apicu- 
lato  pone  basin  utrinque  obsolete  dentato. 

Disa  melaleuca.     Thunb.  Fl.  Cap,  ed.  SchulteSy  16. 
Serapiaa  melaleuca.    Id,  Prodr,  3. 
Ophrys  biralvata.    Linn,  Suppl,  403. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B.  Spei,  Burchell  (no.  6855)  ;  in  planitie  frontis  Montis 
Tabularis,  et  locis  depressis  juxta  Uexrivier,  Thunberg  j  in  Dutoitkloofs- 
bergen,  et  Cederbergen,  Dr^ge,  {hab,  s.  sp,) 

Exemplar  olim  vidi  in  herbario  Vahliano,  nunc  in  museo  Hafniensi  con- 
servator nomine  Satyrii  hiantis  notatum^  quod  corymbo  magis  con- 
tractor sepalis  lateralibus  ovatis  apice  carnosis  obtusis  intermedio  Ian* 
ceolato  acuto  membranaceo  differre  videbatur  -,  an  species  diversa,  an 
varietas  nescio. 

9.   PSNTHEA  obtUSa. 

P.  foliis  .  . . .  r  vaginis  inflatis  ercctis  acutis,  corymbo  denso  contracto, 
sepalis  sequalibus  obovatis  obtusissimis  concavis  subaequalibus,  petalis 
labelloque  emarginato  cuneatis  membranaceis. 

Disa  Richardiana.    Lehm,  MSS, 

Hab,  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  Ecklon.  {hab.  s,  sp,  comtn.  eel,  Lehmann,) 

Palmaris,  glaberrima.   Bractese  obovatae,  concavae.    Species  distinctissima. 

3.  Penthea  filicornis. 

P.  foliis  setaceis,  vaginis  foliaceis  acuminatis  patulis^  spic&  ovat&  multiflor^r 
sepalo  supremo  erecto  subsessili  oblongo  galeato  apiculato  lateralibus 
oblongis  basi  obliquis,  petalis  linearibus  falcatis  obtusis,  labello  se- 
taceo. 

Disa  filicornis.     Thunb.  Fl,  Cap,  ed.  Schulies,  1 7, 
Disa  pateos.     Swartz  Act,  Holm,  1 800,  /».  214 . 
Orchis  filicornis.    lAnn,  Suppl,  400. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  Ecklon ;  ad  Lowryspas,  etin  montibus  prope  Liefde, 
Drlge. ;  in  ericetis  humidis  prope  Wynberg,  Sinum  Falsum  versus  et 
Stellenbosch,  Harvey,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

Flores  purpurascentes. 

4.  Penthea  reflexa. 

P.  foliis  lineal i-setaceis  carnosis^  vaginis  foliaceis  acuminatis  patulis,  spiciL 
ovatii  multiflorCi,  sepalo  supremo  unguiculato  cordato  subrotUndo  con- 
cavo  reflexo  lateralibus  ovato-oblongis  basi  insequalibus,  petalis  falcatis 
linearibus  obtusis  antherSl  longioribus^  labello  setaceo-filiformi  pcndulo. 


362  OPHRYDEiE. 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Speu  Hesse  ;  in  Outniqualand,  Drkge,  {hah,  s  sp,) 
Similis  P.filicomi ;  an  mera  varietas  ? 

5.  Penthea  patens. 

P.  foliis  infimis  setaceis  superioribus  vaginisque  latioribus  acuminatiff, 
corymbo  uni-multifloro  patulo,  sepalo  supremo  subrotundo  cordato 
acuto  lateralibus  ovatis  acuminatis  basi  angulo  ferb  recto  obtuso  pro- 
ductis^  petalts  ovatis  acutis  obtusisque  antherae  subaequalibus. 

Disa  patens.     Thtmb.  FL  Cap*  ed,  Schuites,  16, 

Serapias  patena.    Id,  Prodr,  3. 

Ophrys  patens.     Linn.  SuypL  404. 

Disa  tenuifolia.     Swartz  Act.  Holm.  1800,/).  214. 

Hab.  ad  Prom,  B,  Spei,  Hesse,  Burchell  (no.  656)  j  in  planitie  frontis,  in 
summo  cacumine  Tafelberg,  Thunberg  j  etiam  ad  Dutoitskloof,  Drlge, 
{hab.  s,  sp,) 


CCIll.  FORFICARIA. 


Perianthium  concavuni^  ringens.  Sepala  libera,  concava,  iniermedio 
niutico  majore  antico  Interalia  sestivatione  imbricante.  Petala  libera, 
subulata  aestivatione  abrupt^  bis  flexa.  Labellum  carno6un\,  truucatum, 
liberum,  nanum.  Antbera  rcclinata,  loculis  parallelism  approximatis^ 
glandulis  duabus  triangularibus  imbricantibus  nudis^  stigmate  adnato 
excavato  simplici. 

Genus  Pentheae  galek  mutic&  accedens,  sestivatione,  antbera  labelloque 
facile  distinguendum. 

1.  FoRFicARiA  graminifolia. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  ad  Dutoitskloof,  Drlge,  {hah.  s.  sp,) 

Planta  Disa  lacera  barhatceque  facie.  Folia  rigida,  linearia,  acutissima, 
caule  breviora.  Racemus  laxus,  8-10-florus,  bracteis  meoibranaceis 
acuminatissirois  ovario  brevioribus.  Sepalum  intermedium  cymbi- 
forme,  lateralibus  acutis  carinatis  majus,  glabrum,  membranaceum. 
Petala  setacea,  genuflexa,  hirsuta.  Labeiluai  camosum,  truncatum, 
pubescens,  anther^  brevius. 


CCIV.  HERSCHELIA. 


Perianthium  patens.  Sepalum  supremum  galeatuni,  inflatum,  dorso  ca!- 
caratum,  lateralibus  majus.  Petala  sub  galei^  abscondita,  carnosa,  col- 
lateralia,  basi  auriculata,  apice  dolabriformin,  column^  dupl6  longiora. 
Labellum  oblongum,  carnosum,  tntegerrimum.  Columna  nana,  bipar- 
tita  (stigmate  antheri^que  sejunctis.)  Stigma  carnosum»  elevatum,  con- 
cavum,  basi  labelli  situm.  Rostellum  tripartitum,  laoiniis  lateralibus 
angustioribus  acuminatis  ;  appendice  dorsali,  lineari,  bilobo,  utrinque 
tuberculato  ante  antheram  sito.  Antbera  horizontalis,  loculis  paral- 
lelis,  abbreviatis ;  glandulis  duabus  maximis  truncatis  cornels  dentatis. 

Herba  Cnpensis  radicibus   tuberculiformibus.    Folia  setacea. 

Flores  pauci,  magni,  speciosi. 

Herschelio  filio,  asironomo  ccleberrimo,  patria  sua  decori,  Orchidacearum  Ca- 


OPHRYDEiB.  363 

pensium  indagatori/elici,  species  hac  pulcherrma  colore  cceU  ausiralis  intense 
cctruleo  super biens  sit  sacra. 

The  structure  of  the  column  of  this  beautiful  plant  is  very  singular,  and 
not  to  be  well  understood  without  better  materials  for  examination  than  I 
have  procured.  A  single  flower  is  all  that  I  have  been  able  to  analyse. 
The  appendix  at  the  back  of  the  rostellum,  between  it  and  the  anther,  is 
very  remarkable. 

1.  HERScnBLiA  coelestis. 

Disa  graminifolifi.     Ker  in  Brande's  Journal,  Vol,  VI,  p,  44.  t,  \,f,  ? 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  Masson,  Burchell,  nos.  7801,  737^  j  in  sabuletis  inter 
plnntas  junceas  scirpoideasque  duras  luxurians,  Herschel,  {exam,  s,  sp. 
in  herb.  Burchell.) 

Caulis  gracilis,  sesquipedalis,  squamis  9-3  acutissimis  arct^  appressis  vagi- 
natus.  Folia  setacea.  Racemus  4-6-florus.  Flores  magni  intense  coe- 
rulei,  labello  oblongo  basi  pallido  supra  medium  purpurascente. 
Galea  inflata,  subrotunda,  calcare  brevi  obtuso  ascendente  supra  basin. 


CCV.  BRACHYCORYTHIS. 


Perianthium  obliquum,  subglobosum.  Sepalum  supremum  muticum,  con- 
vexum,  lateralibus  liberis  multb  minus.  Petala  ovata,  obtusa,  erecta, 
basi  obliqua,  medio  carnosa,  sepalo  supremo  duplb  majora,  sepalis  late- 
ralibus duplb  minora.  Labellum  sepalis  lateralibus  majns,  coriaceum, 
basi  cavum,  apice  dilatatum  3-dentatum.  Anthera  reclinata,  bilocularis, 
pedicellata,  stigmati  maximo  ovali  intra  cavitatem  labelli  abscondito 
adnata ;  glandulis  2,  nudis.  Herba  capensis,  foliosa,  floribus  inter 

folia  superiora  axillaribus. 

Genus  ab  omnibus  hue  usque  notis  structure  labelli>  perianthio  valdb 
obliquo  galellque  muticH  distinctum. 

1.  BBActfYcoRYTHis  ovata. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  inter  Omsamwabo  et  Omsamcabe^  Drlge,  (exam,  s. 
sp.  in  herb,  eel,  Dregd  ) 

Caulis  pedalis  et  ultra,  foliis  magnis  ovatis  acutis  densb  -imbricatis  ves- 
titus.  Flores  axillares  inter  folia  superiora  iisque  breviores.  Labellum 
posticum,  coriaceum,  basi  inflatum  Stanhopes  more>  sulcatum,  ultra 
cavitatem  in  lobum  cuneatum  tridentatum  productum.  Planta  siccatione 
ni^escit. 

CCVI.  CERATANDRA. 

Perianthium  bilabiatum.  Sepalum  supremum  et  petala  in  galeam  (ssepitis 
anticam  pendulam)  agglutinata  3  lateralia  patula  libera.  Labellum  un- 
guiculatum,  lunatum,  faciei  columnse  adnatum,  nudum,  vel  appendice 
carnoso  apice  libero  auctum.  Columna  hippocrepica.  Anthera  resu- 
pinata,  loculis  distantibus  brachiis  stigmatis  adnatis )  glandulis  nudis. 
8tigma  parvum,  trilobum,  in  sinu  brachiorum,  verticale.  Herbae 

capenses,  siccatione  nigrescentes,  foliis  lineari-setaceis  basi  dilatatis 
caulem  totum  vestientibus.  Radices  fasciculate,  longs,  carnoss,  to< 
mentoss.     Flores  dens^  spicati. 


364  0PHRYDE2E. 

1.  Euceratandra.     SHgmatis  brachia  angusta,  dittantia,  omninb  ferri  equini 
formd  (Hippopodiuio^  Harvey,  MSS.), 

*  Labello  appendiculato, 

1.  Ceratandra  chloroleuca.  Ecklon  in  herb,  Lehm,  Bauer's  Illustr,  Ge- 
nera, tab,  xvi 

C.  foliis  ciliatis,  spic^  cylindrace4>  sepalis  lateralibus  basi  squalibus,  la- 
bello long^  unguiculato  luDato  acuto  5  appendice  dentato  subquadrato. 

Fteiygodium  stratum.    Swartz  in  Act.  Hohn,  ISOO,  217.     Thumb,  Fl,  Ctqt,  ed,  Sch,  24. 
Ophrys  strata.    Linn.  Afant,  121. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  arenosis  Swartlandiae,  Thunberg,  florens  Sept. 
Oct.  J  Paarlberg  et  Dutoitskloofbergen^  Drlge,  {hab,  $.  sp.) 

Caulis  palmaris  et  minor  ad  sesquipedalem.  Sepala  viridia^  purpureo 
striata.     Petala^  label! um  et  columna  lutea.     Appendix  fuscus. 

Mr.  Harvey  distinguished  this  plant  from  Pterygodium  in  a  letter  to  Sir 
W.  Hooker  under  the  expressive  name  of  Hippopodium  (atratum)  -,  but 
I  had  already  received  it  from  Prof.  Lehmann^  with  £cklon*s  name  of  Ce- 
ratandra, which  priority  requires  that  I  should  adopt.  The  specific  name 
atratum  is  best  suppressed,  as  it  is  common  to  the  whole  genus,  and  the 
black  colour  when  dried  is  one  of  the  marks  by  which  it  is  generally  dis- 
tinguished from  Pterygodium.  Thunberg  describes  his  P.  atratum  as 
having  a  crenulated  labellum ;  but  I  have  seen  no  specimen  which  an- 
swers to  that  description. 

2.  Ceratandra  auriculata. 

C.  foliis  ciliatis,  spic^  cylindracelL,  sepalis  lateralibus  basi  auriculatis,  la- 
bello long^  unguiculato  lunato  obtusoj  appendice  integerrimo  subro- 
tundo, 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei,  Burchell,  no.  6900,  Thorn  in  hb.  Hooker,  {hab.  s,  sp. 
comm,  eel.  Burchell.) 

Prsecedenti  simillima. 

*  *  Labello  nudo, 

3.  Ceratandra  globosa. 

C.  foliis  scabriusculis  supremis  minoribus,  spidi  subglobos^,  petalis  cor- 
dato-ovatis  acutis,  labello  nudo  subrotundo-ovato  brevitcr  unguiculato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  Dutoitskloofbergen  et  Cederbergen,  Dr'kge,  (hab, 
s,  sp.) 

4.  Ceratandra  parviflora. 

C«  foliis  margine  scabriusculis  supremis  minoribus,  spicSl  subglobos&,  pe- 
talis  margine  anteriore  in  angulum  obtusum  productis,  labello  nudo 
transverso  rhomboideo  angulis  acutis  ungue  cuneato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Burchell  no.  560.  {hab.  s,  sp,  comm.  eel.  Burchell.) 

Prsecedenti  similis  sed  flores  duplb  minores  et  forma  partium  diversa. 

5.  Ceratandra  grandifiora. 

C.  foliis  margine  pilosis  supremis  minoribus,  spiciL  densissimd,  oblong^, 
petalis  semicordatis  basi  cucuUatis,  labello  nudo  subrotundo  cordato 
subsessili. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei ;  in  Zuurebergen,  Drege.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 


OPHRYDB^.  365 

A  beautiful  species^  with  deep  yellow  flowers  twice  as  large  as  those  of 
any  other. 

2.  Evota.  Stigmatis  brachia  dilatata,  conniventia,  galea  speciem  formantia 
(Calota,  Harvey,  MSS.). 

6.  Ceratandra  Harveyana. 

C.  foliis  linearibus  acuminatis  involutis,  spic&  pauciflor^  laxiuscul^^  bracteis 
ovatis  acutis  convexisi  petalis  cuneatis  rotundatis  unguiculatis  margine 
crispis,  labello  sagittato  appendice  rhoniboideo  carnoso  integro* 

Hab.  ad  Prom.  B.  Spei,  in  locis  udis  "  Flats  **  dictis  inter  Wynberg,  et 
False  Bay,  rarb  florens  Novembr.  Harvey* 

I  only  know  this  curious  plant  from  a  drawing  and  description  by  Mr. 
Harvey,  in  the  possession  of  Sir  W.  Hooker.  It  is  represented  as  growing 
about  six  inches  high,  with  green  sepals,  and  all  the  other  parts  of  the 
flower  yellow.  The  dilatation  of  what  I  presume  to  be  either  the  arms  of 
the  stigma  or  the  rostellum^  is  very  remarkable,  and  led  Mr.  Harvey  to 
consider  it  distinct  from  Ceratandra  and  Pterygodium,  naming  it  Calota 
capensis  ;  but  it  is  in  all  other  circumstances,  so  far  as  I  can  judge  from 
the  drawing,  as  well  as  in  habit,  so  entirely  a  Ceratandra  that  I  do  not 
think  it  expedient  to  separate  it.  It  forms  however  a  good  section  of  this 
genus,  for  which  the  name  Calota  might  have  been  retained  if  we  had  not 
already  a  Calotis,  and  for  which  that  of  £vota,  a  word  with  the  same 
meaning,  has  been  substituted. 


CCVIL    OMMATODIUM. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  et  petala  inaequaliter  lobata 
apice  fornicata  in  galeam  agglutinata  -,  lateralia  patula  libera.  Label- 
lum  hastatum,  sessile,  columns  adnatum,  appendice  membranaceo  tu- 
buloso  auctum.  Columna  membranacea,  tnmcata.  Anthera  erecta, 
loculis  distantibus,  subparallelis,  basi  truncatis  ;  glandulis  nudis.  Stigma 
horizontale,  brachiis  incurvis.  Herba  radicibus  testiculatis,  Ace- 

ratis  habitu. 

This  genus  is  essentially  different  from  Pterygodium  in  its  anther  being 
perfectly  erect,  and  very  much  like  that  of  a  Platanthera.  Its  name  is 
taken  from  the  eye-like  spots  on  the  labeUum. 

1.  Ommatooium  Volucris. 

Pterygodium  Volacris.    Swart z  Act,  Holm,  1800,  ;>.  218.     Thunb.  Fl,  Oqf,  22.    Ker  in 

Brandies  Journal,  vol,  9,  /.  4,/.  1. 
Ophrys  Volucris.  Linn.  Suppl.  403. 
Opbrys  tripfhylla.     Thunb.  Prodr,  2. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  collibus  prope  Mosselbanksrivier,  Paardeberg, 
Rebeeks-casteel,  florens  Sept.  Oct,  Thunberg.  {hub.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel. 
Lehmann  et  Hooker.) 

Folia  2-3,  cordata,  ovata,  basi  amplexicaulia  ;  supremo  floribus  distante, 
multb  minore.    Spica  elongata,  multiflora.    Petala  semiobovata  biloba  ; 
lacini^  interiore  minimi  obtus^.     LabeUum  hastatum,  ovatum,  acumi 
natum,  membranaceum,  deflexum  ;  angulis  posticis  in  limbum  incurvis 


366  OPHRYDEiE. 

eique  adnatis.     Appendix  tubulosus^  metiibranaceus,  unilabiatus,  vald^ 
obliquus  ;  labio  antico  producto  integerrimo. 


CCVIII.     PTERYGODIUM. 

Pterygodium.    Swartz  ^ct.  Holm.  1800,  217. 

Perianthium  fornicatum.  Sepalum  supremum  et  petala  maxima  indivisa 
concava  in  galeam  ssepius  posticam  agglutinata ;  lateralia  libera,  pa- 
tentia.  Labellum  sessile,  faciei  columnae  adnatum,  basi  appendice  ma- 
gno  (stigmate  tertio  sterili  ?)  Hngua^formi,  erecto,  vel  supra  dorsum 
anthers  inflexo,  auctum.  Anthera  resupinata,  loculis  distantibus  ab- 
breviatis  stigmatis  brachiis  incurvis  tortis  adnatis ;  glandulse  nudse. 
Stigma  lineare,  trans versuro,  basi  appendicis  label li  inter  ilium  et  an- 

theraro,  utrinque  in  brachium  productum. Herbs  radicibus  testi- 

culatis>  caule  folioso,  foliis  oblongis  basi  vaginantibus,  floribus  solitariis 
aut  racemosis. 

1.  Pterygodium  platypetalum. 

P.  caule  tenui  l-S-phyllo,  foliis  linearibus,  floribus  subsolitariis,  ovario 
subrotundo,  petalis  latissimis  truncatis  extbs  rotundatis,  labello  mini  mo 
trilobo  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  integerrimis  intermedio  majore  acuto, 
appendice  trilobo  margine  integro. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  Mont.  Dutoitskloof,  Dr^ge.  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

Herba  gracilis,  digitalis  vel  palmaris.  Flores  P.  cathotico  similes.  Glan- 
dula  parva  nigra  in  centro  utriusque  lobi  lateralis  labelli. 

2.  Ptebygodium  catliolicum.  Swartz  L  c.  Thunh,  Fl.  Cap,  ed.  Sch.  ^^. 
Brandes  Journal,  voL  6,  t.  1,/.  3. 

P.  caule  subdiphyllo,  foliis  oblongis  obtusis,  floribus  geminis  aut  racemosis, 
petalis  hinc  rectiusculis  inde  rotundatis  cordatis,  labello  minimo  ovato 
acuto  crispo,  appendice  acuminato  utrinque  unidentato  supra  dentes 
sulcato  et  serrato. 

Ophrys  catholica.    Linn,  Sp.  PL  1344. 
Opbrys  alaris.    Limn.  Suppl,  404. 
Arethnsa  alaris.     Thunb,  Prodt,  3. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B.  Spei ;  juxta  et  extra  urbem  Cap,  et  in  Swartland,  florens 
Aug.  Sept.,  Thunberg ;  Gnadeuthal,  Drlge.  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

3.  Pterygodium  acutifolium. 

P.  caule  subdiphyllo,  foliis  oblongis  acutissimis,  floribus  racemosis,  petalis 
hinc  rectiusculis  inde  rotundatis  cordatis,  labello  minimo  ovato  acuto 
undulato,  appendice  acuminato  integerrimo  apice  sulcato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Ecklon,  Hawey ;  Dutoitskloof,  Dr^e,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

A  very  distinct  species  resembling  P,  catholicum,  from  which  it  is  im- 
me()iately  distinguished  by  its  darker  coloured  flowers,  taller  stems,  and 
acute  leaves. 

4.  Pterygodium  alatum.  Swariz  L  c.  Thunb,  B,  Cap,  U.  Brandes 
Journal,  vol,  8,  t.  3,/.  2. 

P.  caule  folioso,  foliis  canaliculatis  acutis,  floribus  dens^  racemosis,  petalis 


OPHRYDE^.  367 

hinc  rectiusculis  inde  rotundatis,  labello  dilatato  trilobo  laciniis  latera- 
]ibu8  crenatis  intermedin  minimi  acut^^  appendice  carnoso  obtuso  re- 
pando  infra  apicem  bifoveato. 

Ophrys  alata.     Thunb,  Prodr.  2. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei ;  prope  urbem,  Thunberg ;  Kleindrankenstein  et 
Breederivier,  Dr^ge.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

6.  Pterygodium  caflfrum.     Swartz,  L  c.     Thunb.  L  c. 

P.  caule  folio60>  foliis  inferioribus  oblongo-ovatis  cucullatis,  floribus  race- 
inosis,  petalis  cuneatis  hinc  rectis  inde  rotundaiis^  labello  dilatato  bilobo 
laciniis  rotundatis  integerrimis  mucronulo  interjecto,  appendice  oblongo 
ovato  membranaceo  sub  apice  excavato. 

Ophrys  caffra.     7%unb,  Prodr,  2. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  prope  Montem  Paarl  in  arenosis  depressis,  inque 
monte  Paardeberg  et  ejus  depressis  arenosis,  flurens  Oct.,  Thunberg.  (hab. 
s,  sp.  comm.  eel,  Dr^ge.) 

6.  Pterygodiubi  carnosum* 

P.  foliis  subdistichis  ensiformibus  acuminatissimis  canal iculatis,  floribus 
dens^  spicatis  carnosis,  petalis  obovatis  pubescentibus  concavis  cum  se- 
palo  intermedio  galeam  formantibus,  sepalis  lateralibus  lat^.  ovatis  ob- 
tusis,  labello  transverso  emarginato  subsessili  appendice  uncinato  carnoso 
integro  subtus  eicavato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  in  Dutoitskloofbergen,  Dr^ge,  (hab,  $.  sp.) 

Vix  pedale,  siccatione  nigerrimum.     Folia  Corycii  orobanchoidis. 

7.  Ptebygodium  venosum. 

P.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  convolutis  caulem  vestientibus,  spidl  dens^  cy- 
lindrace^^  sepalis  ovatis  concavis  squalibus,  petalis  cuneatis  sernitis, 
labello  subrotundo-cordato  serrato,  appendice  minimo  labello  adoato 
excavato,  rostello  bialato  alis  lanceolatis  reflexis. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Reeves  et  v,  s,  sp,  in  herb. 
Hooker  et  Lambert,) 

It  is  very  singular  that  this  remarkable  species  should  not  appear  in  any 
of  the  collections  of  Hesse,  Ecklon,  Dr^ge,  or  Harvey.  One  specimen 
exists  in  Mr.  Lambert*8  Herbarium  j  Jinother  in  Sir  \V,  Hooker's,  without 
locality,  and  my  own  is  probably  a  cultivated  one,  having  been  obtained 
by  Mr.  Reeves  from  Villet,  the  Cape  nurseryman. 

8.  Pterygodium  inversum.  Swartz,  L  c.  Thunb.  L  c.  Brandes  Journal^ 
vol,  9,  t.4,f,  I. 

P.  foliis  subdistichis  lanceolato-ensiformibus,  floribus  dens^  spicatis,  petalis 
invcrsis  oblongis  hinc  rectiusculis,  labello  parvo  unguiculato  rotundato 
postico,  appendice  linguteformi  erecto  emarginato  anticb  bilamellaCo. 

Ophrys  inversa.     TTiunb.  Prodr.  2. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei ;  in  Swartland,  infra  Rebeck- Casteel,  inque  regio- 
nibus  Picketberg,  florens  Sept.  Oct.,  Thunberg;  prope  Breederivier, 
Gill  in  hb.  Hooker  -,  inter  Grqienekloof  et  Saldanha  bay,  necnon  in  Ca- 
miesbergen,  Dr^ge.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Caulis  ferh  2-pedalis,  crassus,  densb  foliosus.  Spica  densissima,  foliosa. 
Capsula  in  collum  longum  incurvum  producta. 

January,  1839.  bee 


368  OPHRYDEi^:. 


CCIX.     CORYCIUM. 

Corycium.     Swartz  Act,  Holm.  1800,  p,  220. 

Perianthium  clausum,  hians.  Sepala  membranacea,  angusta,  erccta ;  in- 
termedio  nunc  libero,  nunc  petalis  in  galeatn  aprglutinato,  lateralibus 
connatis.  Petala  9^,  concava  vel  saccata,  sepalis  diflformia^  carnosa^  libera. 
Labellum  faciei  coliimnae  adnatum,  integ;rumj  nunc  muticum^  saepiiis 
appendice  maximo  eimplici  vel  bilobo  auctum.  Anthera  dorsalis,  resu- 
pinata ;  loculis  nunc  parallelis  npproximatis^  nunc  longissimd  distan- 
tibus,  divaricatis,  stiguiatis  expansione  quasi  divulsis.  Glanduls  nudse. 
Stigma  angustum,  inter  basin  labelli  et  counectivum )  rostello  trilobo, 
lobo  medio  connectivi  formli  eique  appresso^  lateralibus  linearibus  ad- 

natis  aut  divergentibus. Herbae  terrestres  Ca[)enses,  radicibus  tes- 

ticulatis.    Caules  foliosi.    Folia  ssepitis  undulata,  busi  vaginantia.  Flores 
dens^  spicati. 

Columns  structura  varia  in  variis  speciebus. 

§  1.  Labellum  inappendiculatum, 

1.  CoRYCiuM  crispum.     Swartz,  I.  c.     Thunb,  Ft.  Cap.  ed.  Schulles,  p.  21. 

C.  foliis  undulatis  margine  crispis^  spic^  laxiusculft,  petalis  truncatis  saccatis 
cum  sepalo  agglutinatis^  labello  obovato  retuso  basi  nudo. 

Aretbusa  crispa.     TAunb.  Prodr.  3. 

Orchis  coccinea,  foliis  serratis  in  caprcolum  abeuntibns.     Buxb.  Cent.  3,  p.  7,  /.  11. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei ;  in  arenosis  prope  Cap,  in  Groene  Kloof  et  Swart- 
land,  florens  Sept.  Oct.,  Thunberg,  Dr^ge,  Ecklon.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Antherse  loculi  antic^  sub  labello  approximate  Stigmatis  brachia  incurva^ 
apice  dilatata  quasi  petaloidea. 

§  2.  Labellum  bast  appendice  (stigmate  sterili  9)  auctum. 

2.  CoRYciuM  bicolor.  Swartz,  I.  c.  Thunb.  I.  c.  Lindley  in  Bauer's  Illus- 
trations, Genera,  t.  15.     Ker  in  Brandes  Journal,  6,  t.  \,/.  I. 

C.  foliis  margine  crispatis,  spied,  densissim&  cyliudraced,,  petalis  ovatis  con- 
cavis  versus  sepalum  supremum  tortis,  labello  bilobo  sessili,  appendice 
cordato-ovato  subttis  carinato. 

Ophrys  bicolor.     Thunb.  Prodr.  2. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spei,  Thunberg,  Burchell  (no.  6605).  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm. 
eel.  Burchell.) 

Spic^  densissim£t  cylindraeed  et  fioribus  parvis  statim  dignoscitur. 

3.  CoRYCiu&i  excisum. 

C.  foliis  linearibus  convolutis  basi  dilatatis,  spic&  dens^  oblongi,  petalis 
truncatis  concavis  inflexis,  labello  long^  unguiculato  bilobo  basi  carnoso 
appendice  cordato  subrotundo  emarginato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B.  Spe\,  inter  Pikenierskloof  et  Olifantrivier,  Drlge.  {hab.  s. 
sp,  et  V.  s.  sp,  in  herb.  Hooker  a  cl.  Harvey  ledum.) 

Spica  C.  bicolor  simulat,  sed  flores  majores.  Folia  angustissima.  Statura 
variat  a  digital!  in  pedalem. 


OPHRVDEiB.  369 

4.  CoRTCiUM  microglossum. 

C.  foliis  e  basi  latissim^  vaginante  in  acumen  productis,  8p\ck  oblongd, 
petalis  liberis  cuneato-subrotiindis  concavis  pubesccntibus^  labello  linear! 
lanceolate  integerriino,  appendice  ovato  emarginato. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  in  Paarlberg,  Dr^ge,  {hab.  s.  sp,) 

Sesquipedalis.  Flores  extus  pubescentes.  Spica  fere  semipednlis,  densa, 
multiflora.  Appendix  carnosus,  glaberrimus,  erectus,  incurvus.  Antherse 
loculi  minimi  et  stigmatis  brachia  divaricatissima.  Rachis  et  bracteas 
scabrse. 

5.  CoBYCiUM  orobanchoides.  Swartz,  L  c,  Thunh.  I,  c,  Ker  in  Brande*s 
Journal,  vol,  8,  t,  3,  f,  3  } }  {caricatura) ,  Lindl,  in  Dot,  Reg,  1838, 
t.46, 

C.  foliis  ensiformibus  carinatis  basi  vaginantibus,  spic&  cylindrace^  v.  ovali 
densiflor^,  petalis  saccatis  cum  sepalo  intermedio  agglutinatis,  labello 
deflexo  bilobo,  appendice  reflexo  bipartite  laciniis  acuminatis. 

Satyrium  orobanchoides.    Linn,  Suppl.  402. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  vulgaris  ;  in  arenosis  Thiinberg.  (hab,  s,  sp.  et  v,  v.  c.) 

6.  CoRYciUM  vestitum.     Swartz,  I,  c,     Thunb.  /.  c. 

C.  foliis  oblongis  cucullato-vaginantibus  venoso-reticulatis,  spic^  cylindra- 
ce^  dens^,  sepalo  supremo  angusto  concavo  apice  latiorc  obtuso  exciso 
cum  petalis  ovatis  ventricoso-saccatis  cohserente,  labello  dilatato  obtuso 
exciso,  appendice  reflexo  bipartite  laciniis  lanceolatis  obtusis  deflexis. 

Ophrys  volucris.     Thunb.  Prodr,  2. 

H<ib.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei,  in  dunis  prope  Picketberg,  et  Verbooren  Valley, 
Thunberg. 

The  above  character  is  taken  from  Thunberg  whose  description  shews 
this,  to  me  unknown,  species  to  be  very  distinct.  It  seems  near  C.  oro- 
banchoides. There  is  nothing  like  it  in  the  collections  of  Burchell,  Hesse, 
Harvey,  Ecklon,  Drfege,  Thorn,  Gill,  or  Forbes  ! 


CCX.     DISPERIS. 


Disperis.    Swartz,  Act,  Holm,  1800,  p.  218.     Dryopeia.     Thouars,  Orch.  Afr,  t.  1-3. 

Dipera.    Spreng.  Syst.  3,  696. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  cum  petalis  in  galeam  co- 
hserens;  lateralia  saccata,  patentia,  libera,  aut  connata.  Labellura 
ungniculatum,  faciei  columnae  adnatum,  inter  lobos  antherse  ascendens, 
appendice  saepitis  apice  villoso  supra  columnam  infiexo.  Anthera  re- 
supinata,  vel  supina>  im5  erecta  j  glandulis  nudis.  Stigma  angustura, 
trans versum,  divaricatum,  brachiis  duobus  cartilagineis  saepfe  contortis. 

Herbse  pusillae  Capenses,  Mascarenses,  Zeylanicae,  saepitis  vil- 

losse,  caulibus  apice  unifloris  aut  paucifloris  mono-diphyllis.     Radices 
testiculatae  et  tuberosse. 

The  genus  Dryopeia  of  Thouars  appears  to  me  distinguishable  from 
Disperis  by  no  certain  character,  nor  even  by  habit,  for  D.  micrantha  is  an 
intermediate   form   between   the   Cape   and  Mascarenian  species.     The 


370  OPHRYDE^. 

union  of  the  lateral  sepals  loses  its  value  by  means  of  D.  iripetaUndes  in 
which  they  are  separate  5  the  want  of  an  appendage  to  the  lip,  which  is  a 
character  ef  D.  oppositifoUa,  is  of  no  importance  because  of  the  presence 
of  an  appendage  in  D,  tripetaloides,  and  moreover  the  genus  Ceratandra  for- 
bids us  to  attach  consequence  to  this  circumstance.  If  the  structure  of 
Dryopeia  were  really  such  as  is  described  by  Ach.  Richard,  it  would 
doubtless  be  a  genus  perfectly  distinct  from  Disperis ;  but  I  presume  there 
is  some  error  in  the  description  published  by  that  learned  botanist. 

§  1 .  Lnbellum  appendice  auctum, 

1.  DisPEEis  capensis.  Swartz,  I,  c.  Thunb,  Fl,  Cap.  ed,  Sch,  25.  Ker  in 
Brande*8  Journal,  v,  t,  I./.  2. 

D.  caule  apice  glabro  basi  patentlm  piloso,  foliis  linearibus  accuminatis 
apice  setaceis,  floribus  solitariis,  sepalis  omnibus  liberis  glabris  acumi- 
natissimis,  labello  lineari-lanceolato  appendice  pone  apicem  acuminato 
utrinque  dentato. 

Arethusa  capensis.     Linn.  Suppl,  405. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei ;  in  Leuwekop,  in  coUibus  infra  Tafelberg  et  urbem, 
inque  summitate  montis  Tabularis,  Tbunberg;  Burchell  8527  i  Ruigte- 
valei,  Drige,  {hab,  «.  sp,) 

Sepala  patentissima,  acuminatissima,  lateralia  pone  basin>  supremum 
sub  apice  saccatum,  petalorum  margini  arctissim^  agglutinatum.  Pe- 
tala  subcucullata,  oblonga,  obtusa,  margine  posteriore  subrhomboidea, 
leviter  pubescentia.  Labellum  lineare,  spatulatum,  apici  columns 
flexurd  sigmoided  adnatum,  apice  membranaceuni  acuminatum  re- 
flexum,  sub  apice  subtuberculatum  appendice  brevi  lanceolati  laceri. 
Anthera  erecta,  bilocularis,  ad  dorsum  sita  stigmatis  maximi  membra- 
nacei  rhomboidei  :  processibus  spiraliter  tortis  cartilagineis  acuminatis. 

2.  DisPERis  secunda*     Swartz,  L  c.  Thunb.  I.  c.  Ker.  I.  c.  5.  t,  1./.  3. 

D.  foliis  linearibus,  racemo  laxo  folioso  secundo,  sepalis  lateralibus  diva- 
ricatissimis  unguiculatis  saccatis  (sacco  basi  obtuso  calloso),  labello 
cordato-ovato  acuminato  apice  cucullato,  appendice  lineari  apice  vil- 
loso. 

Orchis  circumflexa.    Linn,  Sp,  PI.  1344. 
Arethusa  secunda.     TAunb,  Prodr,  3. 

Hab.  ad  Cap.  B,  Spei ;  prope  urbem,  florens  Aug.  et  mens.  seq.  Thun- 
berg  i  in  Draakensteensbergen,  Drege,  {liab,  it.  sp,) 

Petaia  gales  agglutinata,  rhomboidea,  angulo  externo  obtuso.  Labellum 
ovatum,  acuminatum,  complicatum,  apice  saccatum,  appendice  longo 
filiformi  apice  villoso  intra  galeam  intruso  desinente.  Processus  stig- 
matici  inter  membranaceam  et  cartilagineam,  obtusi.  Flores  ochro- 
leuci. 

3.  Disperis  micrantha. 

D.  caule  debili  1-3-floro  diphyllo,  foliis  cordatis  amplexicaulibus  glabris, 
sepalis  aristatis  lateralibus  multb  minoribus  medio  saccatis,  labello  sa* 
gittato  appendice  lineari  apice  dilatato  rotundato  villoso. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Mund.  (hab,  s.  sp,  comm,  eel.  Hooker,) 

Species  omnin6  Dryopeiarum  Mascarensium  facie. 


OPHRYDE^.  371 

4.  D18PERI8  tripetaloidea. 

D.  caule  erecto  2-4-floro^  foHis  cordato-oblongis  acutis^  sepalis  glabris 
lateralibus  pendulis  sessiHbus  basi  im&  connatis  pone  bash)  foveatis^ 
labello  filiform!  pubescente  apice  dilatato-rotundato  appendice  minimo 
concavo. 

Dryopeia  tripetaloidea.     Thouara  /.  c.  /.  3.    A,  Rich,  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  Commerson  ;  Zeylond,  prope  Rambodde  et  Phoosalowe^ 
Walker,  (c.  ic.  pict,  zeylan.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

I  have  seen  no  specimens  lately  of  this  plants  but  it  appears  to  be  iden- 
tical with  a  species  found  in  Ceylon  by  Mrs.  Cummin,  the  daughter  of 
Colonel  Walker,  from  whom  the  botany  of  Ceylon  has  received  so  many 
illustrations.     The  latter  has  pretty  pink  flowers. 

5.  DispERis  cordata.     Swariz,  I,  c. 

D.  caule  erecto  bifioro,  foliis  cordatis  acutis,  sepalis  lateralibus  semicon* 
natis,  (labello  bilobo  appendice  recurvo  clavato.) 

Dryopeia  discolor.     TAimars,  I.  c,  t,  2.     A,  Rich,  I,  c.  36. 

Hab.  in  Mauritio, 

I  have  seen  no  specimens  of  this,  and  am  unable,  from  Thouars*  figure, 
to  form  any  exact  opinion  concerning  the  structure  of  the  labellum. 
A.  Richard  calls  it  '^  cruciatum.** 

§  9.  Labellum  muticunu 

6.  DispERis  yillosa.     Swartz,  L  c.     Thunb,  L  c,     Ker,  /.  c.  6,  i.  1,/.  5. 

D.  undique  pubescens,  caule  erecto  apice  1-multifloro  basi  diphyllo,  folio 
inferiore  ovato-oblongo  petiolato  superiore  acuminato  complicato  basi 
vaginantc,  sepalis  lateralibus  divaricatis  sub  apice  gibboso-saccatls>  la- 
bello lineari  apice  latiore  acuminato  supra  columnam  incurvo  basi  bi- 
calloso,  bractell  flore  breviore. 

Aretbusa  villosa.    Linn,  Suppl.  403. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei ;  in  collibus  prope  urbem,  florens  Aug.  Sept.,  Thun- 
berg  I  in  Draakensteenbergen,  necnon  prope  Bergrivier  et  Paarl^  in 
collibus,  Dr^ge.  {hab.  s,  sp.) 

7.  DispBRis  cucullata.     Swartz,  L  c.     Ker,  I,  c.  6,  t,  \,f,  4. 

D.  caule  erecto  diphyllo  unifloro  foliisque  oblong  is  basi  vaginantibus 
superiore  angustiore  subttis  pubescentibus,  floribus  glabris,  sepalis  late- 
ralibus divaricatis  acutis  medio  acut^  saccatis^  bracted  flori  sequali  vel 
longiore. 

Hab.  ad  Cap,  B,  Spei,  Forbes ;  in  Paarlberg,  Drlge,  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Priori  similis,  sed  flores  majores,  et  folia  omninb  diyersa.  Quatuor  tan- 
tum  exemplana  vidi,  omnia  uniflora.  Labelli  fabricam  baud  determi- 
navi. 

8.  DispERis  oppositifolia.     Smith  in  Rees, 

D.  glabra,  caule  diphyllo  unifloro  vel  apice  corymboso,  foliis  ovatis  sessi- 
libus  suboppositis,  sepalis  lateralibus  foveatis  unguicukitis  ultra  sacculos 
connatis,  labello  unguiculato  bilobo  pubescente  :  laciniis  linearibus  di- 
varicatis. 

Dryopeia  oppositifolia.     Thouars,  Orch.  Aft.  t,  1.    Ach.  Rich,  Orch.  Aiaurit,  p,  35. 


372  OPHRYDB^. 

Hab.  in  Borbonia,  et  Mauritio.  (exam.  s.  sp,  in  hb,  Lehm.  et  Hooker.) 

The  description  of  this  plant  given  by  Ach.  Richard  in  the  place  above 
quoted  is  at  variance  with  this  character  5  but  it  appears  to  me  that  he  has 
fallen  into  some  errors  in  his  account  of  the  btructure  of  the  species.  The 
petals,  which  he  calls  "  minima,"  I  find  as  long  as  the  upper  sepal  and 
pressed  close  to  it  j  the  divaricating  and  lengthened  bases  of  the  anther 
are,  I  presume^  the  cartilaginous  arms  of  the  stigpna. 


CCXI.     OPHRYS. 

Oplirys.     Swartzy  Act,  Holm,  1800,  ;;,  222,  U  3,  /.  />.     R.  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew.  5.  195. 

Richard,  Orch,  Eur,  etnnot,  p,  26. 

Perianthium  explanatum,  regulare  ;  petalis  nanis.  Labellum  dependens, 
convexum^  integrum  vel  trilobum,  saepiils  villosum,  nunc  callis  vel 
cornibus  2  prope  basin  munitum,  ecalcaratum.  Columna  erecta,  libera^ 
saepiils  acuminati  -,  antherll  antic^,  loculis  parallelis  basi  approximatis. 
Pollinia  2  5    caudiculis  totidem   cucullis  distinctis  inclusis.     Stigma  e 

facie  columnse  excavatum. Herbae  Europaes,  Asiatics,  et  Mauri- 

tanicae,  radicibus  testiculatis. 

Of  this  beautiful  genus  I  give  little  more  than  a  catalogue ;  for  I  find 
it  impossible  to  ascertain  from  dried  specimens  (the"  only  materials  a  bo- 
tanist resident  in  this  country  can  have)  the  limits  of  the  species,  or  the 
nature  of  the  variation  to  which  they  are  subject. 

§  1.  MuTicjE.     Labello  basi  mutico, 

1.  Ophrts  vespifera.     Willd,  Sp,  PL  4.  65. 

O.  labello  mutico  glaberrimo  trilobo :  lobis  rotundatis  medio  emarginato, 
caule  paucifioro. 

O.  insectifera  D.  glaberrima.    Det/,  AtL  2,  321* 
O.  glabra.    Pers,  Syn,  2,  510. 

Hab.  in  Barbaria,  Desfontaines. 

This  appears  to  be  well  distinguished  by  its  smooth  lip.  It  must  not  be 
confounded  with  the  0.  vespifera  of  Swartz,  which  is  0.  ItUea, 

2.  Ophbys  lutea.  Cav.  ic.  2.  46.  t.  160.  Willd.  Sp.  PL  4.  70.  Hooker 
exot.Jl.  t.  10.     Rchb.  ic.  Eur.  t.  857- 

O.  labello  mutico  oblongo  trilobo  apice  dilatato  limbo  glaberrimo  luteo 
disco  sanguineo  velutino  :  lobo  intermedio  rotundato,  petalis  glabris. 

O.  vespifera.     Pert.  Syn.  2,  510. 

Hab.  in  Europa  meridionali ;  Lusiiania  et  Hispania,  umbrosis  humidis,  Ca- 
vanilles  5  Gibraltaria  ;  Jpulid  et  Aprutio,  Tenore  5  Sicilia,  Presl  j  Gallid 
ausiraU  propreMouspelium,  Bentham.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

This  seems  to  vary  in  the  degree  of  smoothness  and  division  of  its  lip  ; 
the  figure  given  by  Uchb.,  which  correspondn  with  my  French  specimens, 
represents  one  extreme,  that  by  Hooker  the  other. 

3.  Ophrys  funerea.     Vivian.  Cors.  p.  1 5. 

O.  labello  mutico  basin  versus  sensim  coarctato  conico  tenuissim^  sericeo 
lateribus  defiexis  antic^  trilobo  :  lobis  omnibus  rotundatis  medio  paulo 
majore  subintegerrimo. 


OPHRYDE^.  373 

Hab.  in  collibus  Corsica  australis,  et  prope  Genuam  secus  aquseductus,  Vi- 

viani. 
Labellum  ex  atro  Isevissim^  purpura8cens>  margine  virescent^  cinctum. 

Ab  0.  luted,  cui  propids  accedit,  floribus  dup16  minoribus  et  labelli  form^ 

differt  Viviani.     An  O.fusca  ? 

4.  Ophrys  fusca.  Link  in  Schrad.  Diar.  BoL  1799.  2.  3^4.  Willd.  Sp. 
PL  4.  69.  Tenor.  FL  Nap.  <2, 303,  t.  92.  Rchb.  ic.  Eur.  L  855.  Cam- 
bes8.  Balear.  no.  551. 

O.  labello  mutico  velutino  oblongo  trilobo  :  lobis  lateralibus  nanis  inter- 
medio  emarginato,  petalis  glabris. 

O.  latea.    Bivona  Bernard,  cent,  2,  p.  41,  /.  5. 

/3.  tricolor ;  labello  caeruleo  fasciato  :  lobis  lateralibus  brevioribns. 

O.  iricolor.    Vesfont.  choix.  p.  6,t,3,     Rchb.  ic,  Eur.  t,  856. 
O.  fusca.    Bot.  Begr.  t.  1071. 

Hab.  in  Europa  meridionali ;  Lusitania,  Link,  Sicilia,  Bivona,  Calabria, 
Tenore,  Gallia  prope  Aginnum,  et  in  insulis  Balearicis^  Cambess^des  ;  ft 
in  pascuis  coUinis  prope  Cagliari,  Rchb.,  Gibraltaria.  {hab,  a  $.  sp.  comm, 
eel,  Tineo ;  (i  v,v,  c.) 

5.  Ophrts  Myodes.  Jac.q.  ic.  rar,  1,  t.  184.  Willd.  Sp.  PL  4.  64.  Rchb. 
ic.  Eur,  t.  854. 

O.  labello  mutico  emarginato  trilobo  pubescente  :  lobis  lateralibus  lineari- 
bus  acutis  intermedio  multb  majore  oblongo,  petalis  subulatis  obtusis 
cUiatis,  colunanll  muticli. 

O.  insectifera  a  myodes.    lAnn.  Sp.  PI,  1343. 

O.  muscifera.    Smith  FL'Britt.  3,  937.    Eng.  Bot,  t.  64. 

Hab.  per  omnem  f^re  Europam  mediam ;  in  septentrionalibus  et  regionibus 
australibus  deficere  videtur.  (hab,  s.  sp.  et  v.  v,  s.) 

6.  Ophrys  Speculum.  Link  in  Schrad,  Journ.  1799,  %  324.  Bot.  Reg. 
t.  370.     Rchb.  ic.  Eur.  L  859. 

O.  labello  mutico  oblongo  trilobo  limbo  barbato  atropurpureo  disco  glabro 
c8eruleo  luteo  circumdato  :  lobis  lateralibus  pone  basin  nanis  intermedio 
oblongo  emarginato^  petalis  minimis  glabris. 

O.  ciliata.    Bivon.  Bernard,  cent.  1.  60,  no.  69. 

O.  vernixia.     Brot.  Fl.  Lus.  1, 24.     Cambess.  Balear,  141. 

O.  Scolopax.    Brot,  Phyt.  Lus.  8,  t.  3,/.  2. 

Hab.  in  Europd  meridionali ;  Lusitania,  Brotero,  prope  Coimbram  ;  prope 
Malagam,  Salzmann  ;  Sicilid,  Brown,  Algeria,  BovS.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

7.  Ophrys  canaliculata.     Vivian.  App.  Cors.  p.  7. 

O.  labello  basi  cuneiform!  convexo  trifido :  lobis  lateralibus  ovato-acumi- 
natis  hispidis  brevioribus  intermedio  **  in  duos  lobos  antic^  expanso," 
petalis  minimis  ciliato-hispidis. 

Hab.  in  collibus  Bonifacio  in  Corsica^  Viviani. 

8.  Ophrys  Pectus.     Mutel  in  Ann.  Sc.  n.  s,  3,  242,  L  8,  B.f.  3. 

O.  labello  mutico  trilobo  velutino  :  lobis  lateralibus  deflexis  nanis  et  inter- 
medio rotundato  reflexis,  petalis  linearibus  obtusis  glabris. 

Hab.  in  Algeria,  prope  Bonam,  Mutel. 

Labellum  fuscopurpureum  basi  albidum  turgidum  pectigerum.     Mutel. 


374  OPHRYDEA. 

9.  Ophrts  sphegifera.     fViUd,  Sp^PL  4,  65. 

O.  labello  pubescente  tripartito  angusto  dongato :  lacinii  medii  int^er- 
rraill  appendiculat^. 

O.  insectifera  C.  apiformis.    Desf,  AH,  2, 321. 
Hab.  in  Barbaria,  Desfontaines. 

10.  Ophrys  umbilicata.     Desf,  t%ai77f.  mus,  t,  15. 

O.  labello  testaceo  obovato  3-partito  laciniis  lateralibus  ovatis  acutis  inter- 
medin convex^  rotundat^  albo-zonat£l  maculis  3  luteis  supra  zonaui^ 
sepalis  petalisque  herbaceis. 

Hab.  in  Oriente,  Tournefort. 

11.  Ophrys  Bertolonii.  MoretH.  C.  B.  PresL  FL  Sie,  XLI.  TenorCs  Syl^ 
log.  460.     Rchb.  ic.  Europ.  t.  865. 

O.  labello  mutico  velutino  obovato  apice  obsolete  trilobo  retuso  sepalis 
niultb  longiore :  maculli  disci  obcordati  gktbrll  nitente^  petalis  glabri- 
usculis. 

O.  Speculum.    **  Bertoi<mi,  PI.  Gen,  p,  124."     Bivona,  cent.  1,  no.  70,  t,  3. 

Hab.  in  Sicilia,  Bivona  ;  Dalmatia,  Welden. ;  Regno  Neapolitano^  Tenore. 
{hah.  s.  sp,) 

1^.  Ophrys  nraneola.  Rchb,  Fl.  Excurs.  \,  no.  871  >  addenda;  ic,  Europ, 
t.  861. 

O.  labello  subrotundo  subacuto  pubescente  basi  mutico  sulcis  e  basi  binis 
nigris,  petalis  glabris. 

Hab.  in  Vallesia,  Rchb. 

13.  Ophrys  aranifera.  Smith,  Fl,  Britt,  3,  939.  Eng,  Bot,  t,  65.  Willd. 
Sp.  PL  4,  66,    Bot.  Reg.  t.  1197.     Rchb.  ic,  Eur,  tt,  862-3-4. 

O.  labello  velutino  oblongo  emarginato  pandurifbrmi  bast  mutico,  petalis 
lineari-oblongis  glabriusculis  columnll  lougioribus. 

O.  fucifera.    Curt.  Fl.  Lend,  t,  67.    Smith,  Eng,  FL  4, 32. 

Hab.  in  Europd  medid  ec  meridionaU,  (hab.  s.  sp,  et  v.  v,  9,) 

This  is  a  variable  plant  in  the  form  and  marking  of  its  lip,  but  seems 
defined  by  the  above  character.  Two  or  three  varieties  are  figured  by 
Rchb. 

§  2.  CoRNUTJB.     Labello  basi  utrinque  comuto, 

14.  Ophrys  Scolopax.  Cav,  ic,  2,  t.  161.  Mutel  in  ann.  sc.  n.  s.  S,  244, 
t.  8,  B.f.  \, 

O.  labello  basi  bigibbo  obovato  velutino  :  lobis  lateralibus  deflexis  barbatis 
intermedio  oblongo  apice  inflexo  emarginato,  petalis  velutinls  apice  an- 
gustatis. 

O.  bombyliflora.     Link,  in  Schrad.  Joum.  1799,  2,  p.  325.     mild.  Sp,  Pi.  4,  68.     Rchb. 

ic,  Eur.  t.  867. 
O.  apiculata.    Rich,  Orch.  Eur.  p.  33.  fide  Rchb. 

Hab.  in  Lusitania,  Link. ;  Algeria,  Mutel ; 

Rchb.  and  Mutel  both  refer  here  0.  apiculata.  Rich.,  and  the  former 
does  so,  apparently  upon  the  authority  of  an  authentic  specimen.  I  must 
however  observe  that  this  species  does  not  agree  with  Richard's  defini- 
tion '*  labello  subrotundo  margine  indiviso  ;**    a  character  which  applies 


OPHRYDE^.  375 

perfectly  to  a  Luxembourg  plant  given  me  by  M.  Dumortier  as  the  real  O. 
apiculata  (see  O.fudflora). 

15.  Ophbys  apifera.  Huds.  Angl.  391.  Willd,  Sp.  PL  4,  66.  Rchh.  ic. 
Europ.  t,  866.     Eng.  Bot,  t.  383. 

O.  labello  trilobo  ba<^i  bigibboso  :  lobis  lateralibus  deflexis  acutis  rillosis 
intermedio  glabriusculo  apiculato  apiod^reflexo^  petalls  villosis  column^ 
brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Europd  medid.  {v,  v,  s,) 

Can  the  O.  purpurea  of  Tausch.  (Bot.  Zeii,  1831,  1,  2«2)  belong  to  this 
species  ?  If  it  is  correctly  described,  which  seems  improbable,  it  must 
be  very  distinct  from  any  I  have  ever  seen  or  heard  of. 

16.  Ophrts  brachyotus.     Rchb.  FL  Excurs,  1,  128,  ic.  Europ.  t  871. 

O.  labello  velutino  obovato-triangulari  utrinque  dentato  basi  bigibboso  ap- 
pendiculo  infiexo,  petalis  subrotundo-ovatis  velutinis  columnse  obtuss 
vix  squall  bus.  ' 

Hab.  prope  Genuam,  Rchb.  -,  Tergestum,  Agardh.  {hah.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel. 
Agardh.) 

17.  OPHRYi  cornuta.  Slen.  Mem.  Mosq.  %  174,  U  10.  M.  B,  Fl.  Taur. 
2,  370.     Rchb.  k.  Europ.  t.  I87O. 

O.  labello  villoso  obova to- triangular!  trilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  brevibus 
cornua  duo  longissima  gerentibus  intermedio  obtuso  cum  appendiculo 
brevi  inflexo,  petalis  brevissimis  villosis. 

O.  bicomis.    Sadler  in  Linn^a,  205  lift. 

Hab.  in  Tauria,  Steven  ;  Dalmatia,  Welden.  -,  Hungaria,  Nendtvich. 

18.  Ophrys  picta.  Link,  in  Schrad.  Journ.  i799,  2,  325.  WUUt.  Sp.  PL 
4,69. 

O.labelli  trilobi  laciniis  lateralibus  bipartitis  alteriL  parte  surstim  alterU 
deorstun  versis,  medial  emarginatll  appendiculatft  fusco  flavoque  varift,  pe- 
talis linearibus  acutis  purpureis,  bracteis  floribus  multb  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  Lusitania,  Link. 

19.  Ophrys  tabanifera.     JViUd.  Sp.  PL  4,  68.     Rchb.  ic.  Europ.  t.  873. 

O.  labello  bigibboso  ovato  acuto  tripartito  villoso :  lobis  lateralibus  de- 
flexis acutis  intermedio  ovato,  petalis  ciliatis  acutis. 

O.  picta.     Salzm.  exticc.  nee  Link, 

O.  insectifera  B.  biflora.    Desf.  atU  2, 320. 

O.  palla.     Tenor.  Fl.  Nap.  2, 31 1,  /.  97. 

O.  hialca.     Seh.  et  Maur.  Rom.  PI.  Cent.  13,  43,  t.  2,/.  2. 

O.  OMtrifera.     Steven  in  Mem.  Motq.  2, 176,  /.  11,/.  4,  5. 

O.  distoma,     Bivon,  Bernard.  Cent.  \,p.  59. 

O.  bombyliflora.     Afutel  in  ann.  tc.  n.  s.  3,  243,  t.  8,  B.f,  4. 

Hab.  in  Europa  meridionali  et  Barbaria  ;  agro  Romano,  Mauri ;  Sicilia, 
Bivona  5  Lucania,  Apulia,  Aprutio,  Tenore  5  Algeria,  Bov4.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

20.  Ophrys  bremifera.  Steven  in  Mem.  Mosq.  2,  174,  t.  11.  Bieb.  Taur. 
Cauc.  2,  370. 

O.  "  caule  folioso,  labello  villoso  basi  bicorni  trilobo,  lobo  medio  cmargi- 
January,  1839.  c  c  c 


376  OPHRYDEA. 

nato  cum  appendictilo  brevi^  perianthii  ibliolit  interioribus  yillosis  bre- 


vissimis;'* 


Hab.  in  Tauria,  Steven. 

21.  Ophrts  pseudospeculum.   DC.  Fl.  Fr.  VL  332.   BA:hh.  tc.  Eur,  t,  860. 

O.  labello  oblongo  indiviso  basi  bicalloso  apice  obsolete  3-dentato  limbo 
villoso  disco  glabratOj  petalis  pabescentibus  coluranee  brevirostri  «qua- 
libus. 

Hab.  in  Gallia  australi,  prope  Monspelium  (hab,  s.sp.  comm.  ceL  Bentham.) 

22.  Ophrts  fticiflora.  Hall.  tc.  Helv.  t.  24,/.  2,  3.  Rchb.  tc.  Eur.  t.  S6S, 
869. 

O.  labello  obovato*triangulari  velutino  indiviso  basi  bigibboso  apice  appen- 
dice  rhombeo  inflexo,  petalis  convolutis  columnom  brevirostrem  subae- 
quantibus  velutinis. 

O.  arachnites.    En^.  Bat,  SuppL  t.  2596. 

O.  crabronifera.     Sebast.  et  Mauri  R&m.  PL  Cent.  13,  /.  2,/.  1. 

O.  exalUta.    Tenare  Append.  Alt.  83,  fide  Rchb. 

O.  apiculata.    Richard  Ore.  Eur.  33,  sec.  descr. 

O.  OBStrifera.    Rchb.  FL  Excurs.  1, 128,  nee  Ster. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam  mediam,  {hab.  i.  sp.) 

It  appears  to  me  that  Richard  must  bave  intended  this  plant  by  his  O. 
apiculata,  notwithstanding  the  supposed  authority  to  the  contrary  of  a  spe- 
cimen of  O.  Scolopax  figured  by  Rchb.  who  even  quotes  that  plant  as  a 
synonym  of  this  in  his  Flora  excursoria. 

23.  Ophrys  atrata.  Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  fol.  1087.  Rchb.  Ft  Excun,  \, 
129. 

O.  labello  emarginato  integerrimo  convexo  villoso  bivittato  versus  basin 
bicorni,  petalis  ovatis  pubescentibus. 

Hab.  in  Italia  prope  Romam,  Mauri ;  in  Istria,  Rchb.  Bentham,  Horns- 
chuch.  {hab.  8.  sp.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

24.  Ophrys  aracKnites.  Host.  Synops.  49^.  Willd.  Sp.  PI.  4,  67.  Bot. 
Mag.  t.  2516.     Rchb.  tc.  Europ.  t.  872. 

O.  labello  indiviso  latissimo  trapezoideo  vix  velutino  appendice  incurvobasi 
bigibboso,  petalis  glaberrimis  columnam  obtusam  aequantibus. 

Hab.  in  Europa  media;  Austria,  Host.  (hab.  s,  sp.  comm.  eel.  Jacquin.) 

25.  Ophrys  tenthredinifera.  JVUld.  Sp.  PL  4,  67>  Bot.  Reg.  t.  205,  1093. 
Bot.  Mag.  t.  1093.  Rchb.  ic.  Eur.  t.  874.  Fl.  Grac.  t.  929.  Bioon. 
cent.  2,  t.  4. 

O.  labello  integerrimo  subquadrato  cuneato  villoso  appendiculato  basi  au- 
riculato  cornuto  sub  apice  barbato  disco  glabro  :  appendice  inflexo,  pe- 
talis ovatis  acutis  tomentosis,  bracteis  florum  longitudine. 

O.  villoaa.     Desf.  in  Ann.  Mut.  10,  225,  /.  14.    BcKb.  L  c.  t.  875. 
O.  grandiflora.     Tenore  App.  Alt.  83,  FL  Ncp.  t.  94. 

Hab.  in  Europd  meridumaU,  Sicilia,  Calabria,  Graecia,  insulis  Balearicis ; 
etiam  in  Asia  minore  et  Barbaria  {hab.  s.  s.  p.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

26.  Ophrys  Tenoreana.  Lindl.  Bot.  Reg.  fol.  1093.  Rchb.  ic.  Europ. 
t.  876. 

O.  labello  integerrimo  trapezoideo  angulato  velutino  appendiculato  basi  bi- 


OPHRYDEA. 


377 


calloso  disco  fusco  line^  flexuo6&  hxUk,  petalis  ovatis  acutis  tomentoais^ 
bracteis  floribus  longioribus. 

O.  tenthrediaifera.     TeTtore  FL  Nap,  308,  t.  93. 
O.  fusca.    FL  Grac.  t,  930. 

Hab.  in  Calabria  dumetis,  nee  non  in  Gracia  (hab.  s,  sp»  comm.  eel,  Strang- 
ways.) 

27.  Ophbys  ferrum  equinum.     Desf.  in^Jlnn,  Mus,  10.  t.  15. 

O.  labello  oblongo  subquadrato  apiculato  violaceo  macullt  elbk  bippocre- 
picll  in  medio,  sepalis  roseis.  • 

Hab.  in  Oriente,  Tournefort. 

Verosimiliter  O.  tenthredinifera  proxima,  et  fort^  varietas. 

28.  Ophbys  mammosa.     Desf.  in  Ann.  Mus.  10,  t.  12. 

O.  labello  fusco  basi  bimammoso  oblongo  apice  viridl  obsolete  trilobo 
disco  bivittato  mammisque  violaceis. 

Hab.  in  Oriente,  Tournefort. 

f  Ophbys  crucigera.     Jacq.  ic.  Rar,  t.  185  is  an  imaginary  figure. 


CCXII.  SERAPIAS. 

Serapias.    Linn.  Gen.    Swart*,  Act.  Holm.  1800, ;».  223,  /.  3,/.  H.  Brown,  H.  K,  5, 194. 

Rich.  Orch,  p.  32. Helleborine.     Pers.  Syn.  2, 512. 

Perianthium  galeatum.  Sepala  convoluto-conniventia,  lateralibus  superiori 
agglutinatis  rimam  pro  labello  exscrendo  efficientibus.  Petala  nana 
basi  dilatata.  Labellum  trilobum,  basi  bilamellatum,  laciniis  lateralibus 
rotundatis  columnam  amplexantibus  intermedin  pendulll  elongatll  basi 
constrict^.  Anthera  erecta,  rostrata,  loculis  parallelis  contiguis.  Polli- 
nia  caudiculis  duabus  glandulse  unicse  cucuUo  communi  inclusae  aflixis. 

Stigma  oblongum,  e  facie  columns  excavatiim. Herbae  europseae, 

radicibus  testiculatis,  spic^  tenninali  subspirali  pauciflor^l. 

1.  Sebapias  cprdigera.  Linn.  Sp.  PI.  1345.  Desf.  AtL  2,  321.  FL  Grcec. 
t.  982.     Bol  Repos.  t.  475. 

S.  labello  cordato-ovato  gland uloso-piloso,  floribus  congestis  bractearum 
longitudine. 

Helleborine  cordigera.    Sebast,  Maur.  Prodr.  Rmn.  t.  X. 
Serapias  ovalis.    Richard^  Orch.  Eur.  32. 

Hab.  per  oras  maris  mediterranei,  nee  non  in  Hispania.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

2.  Sebapias  Lingua.  Linn.  Sp.  PI.  1344.  Tenore  Syll.  458.  Hooker 
Exot.  FL  t.  U.  Bot.  Cat.  t.  655.  Rchb.  FL  Excurs.  1,  129.  FL  Grac. 
t.  931. 

S.  labello  ovato-lanceolato  basi  pubescente,  bracteis  floribus  brevioribus. 

Helleborine  Lingua.    Pers.  Syn.  2. 

a.  Sepalis  acuminatis  lobis  lateralibus  labelli  longioribus. 

/3.  Sepalis  acutis  lobis  lateralibus  labelli  sequalibus. 

Hab.  in  Europd  ausirali ;  /3  prope  Messinam.  (hab.  s.  sp. ;  fi  comm.  eel. 
Swainson.) 

Tbe  variety  /3  is  a  remarkable  plant,  and  by  no  means  that  figured  in 
£xotlc  Botany,  which  was  also  furnished  by  Mr.  Swainson. 


378  OPHRYDE^. 

S.  Sbrapias  loDgipetala.     Rchb.  Fl.  Excun.  I,  130.     Tenore  SyH  458. 

S.  labello  ovato-lanceolato  acuminato  basi  glanduloso-piloso^  bracteis  flori- 
bus  longioribus. 

Helleborine  longipetala.     Tenore,  Fl.  Nap.  Prodr.  53.    Sebast.  et  Maur.  Fl,  Bom.  Produ 

312. 
Helleborine  pseudo-cordigera.     Sebast,  Rom,  PL  Fate,  1, 14,  /.  4,/.  1. 
Serapias  lancifera.     St.  y/mans,  Fl.  Ag,  378. 
Serapias  cordigera  var.  longipetala.    Bot,  Reg,  t.  1189. 
S.  cordigera.    M.  B,  Fl,  Tour.  370. 

/3?  Parviflora ;  floribus  multo  minoribus* 

Serapias  parriflora.  Parlatore  in  Linn^a,  12, 347,  t,  4. 

Hab.  in  ItaUdt  Tenore ;  Iberia  et  Grusid,  Steven,  Gallid  auitraii,  St.  Amans  -, 
prope  Melos  et  Colchis  vMe  frequens,  D*Urville;  /3.  id  udis  martimis 
prope  Panormum  a  Mondello.  {hab.  s.  sp,  et  v,  v.  c.) 

4.  Serapias  oxyglottis.     fVilld.  Sp,  PL  4,  71  ? 

5.  labello  lineari-lanceolato  acuminato  glabriusculo,  sepalis  acuminatissiroiSj 
bracteis  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  Algerid,  Bov^.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Possibly  Rchb.  may  be  right  in  referring  to  S.  longipetala  the  figures  in 
Petiver  on  which  Willdenow  founded  this  species  5  but  the  character  given 
by  the  latter  botanist  suits  this  in  all  respects,  and  it  is  the  only  plant  I 
have  seen  which  it  suits  at  all. 

5.  Serapias  triloba.  Vivian,  FL  Ital,  Fragm.  p.  11,  t.  12,/.  1.  Rchb,  Fl. 
Excurs.  1,  130. 

S.  '*  labelli  lobis  subsequalibus  omnibus  exsertis  rotundatis  undu]ato<  cre«^ 
natis/* 

Hab.  prope  Genuam,  Viviani. 


OPHRYDBA. 


379 


NoTfi.    The  Total  number  of  Orchidaceous  plants  belonging  to  the  Tribe 
Ophrydeffi  is  as  follows  ; 

Certain        438 
Doubtful       1 1 


Total  449 
Their  geographical  arrangement  is  thus  : 


Names  of  the 
Genenu 


160.  Oidkifl  . 

170.  Anacamptis 

171.  Gymnadenia 
178.  Pemlaria 

173.  NUrritella 

174.  Aceras  . 
17s.  Holothrix 
170.  GIOMaspto 

177.  Platantnera 

178.  HemipUia 

179.  Perittylos 

180.  Saccidhun 

181.  Pachltes 
183.  CcBlogloBsnm 

183.  MoDotria 

184.  Scopnlaila 

185.  Aopla 
180.  Hermininm 

187.  Habeaaria   . 

188.  Ate 

189.  Bonatea 

190.  Oiplomeris 

191.  Cynorchis 
193.  Tryphia 

193.  Arnottia 

194.  BarthoUna 
1^.  Bicornella 
190.  Satyriiim 

197.  Satyridioin 

198.  Avlceps 

199.  Diaa 
SOO.  Monadcnia 
201.  Schlzodinm 
S02.  Penthea 

903.  Forficaria 

904.  Henchelia 
906.  Brachyeoryfliis 

200.  Ceratandra 

207.  Ommatodiiim 

208.  PteryTOdiom 

209.  Corycdnm 

210.  DUperis 

211.  Ophrys 

212.  Serapiaa 


THE 


GENERA    AND    SPECIES 


OP 


ORCHIDACEOUS  PLANTS. 


BY  JOHN  LINDLEY,  Ph.  D.  F.  R.  S.  L.  S. 

Corresponding  Member  of  the  Royal  Acad.  Sc.  Berl.;  Member  of  the  Imp.  Acad. 

Nat.  Cur.,  Bot.  Soc.  Ratisb.,  Physiogr.  Soc.  Lund.,  Linn.  Soc.  Stockh., 

etc. ;  Honorary  Member  of  the  Dutch  Soc.  of  Science,  Royal 

Prussian  Hort.  Soc.,  Lyceum  Nat.  Hist.  N.  York,  etc. 

Professor  of  Botany  in  University  CoUege,  London,  and  in  the  Royal  Insti- 
tution of  Great  Britain ;  Vice  Secretary  of  the 
Horticultural  Society  of  London,  etc. 


Part  VI.       ARETHUSEiE. 


LONDON : 

RIDGWAYS,  PICCADILLY. 
M.DCCC,XL. 


LONDON  : 
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ORCHIDACE^. 


Tribe  V.     ARETHUSEiE. 


Orchidea,  TribuB  Arbthusea,  et  GastroDiea.    UndL  Orch,  SceL  7  and  10.     Va- 
NILLACEiE.     Id.  Key  to  Botany  73*     Nat,  Syst.  ed.2.3il» 

Pollen  pulvereum,  aut  in  lobulos  minutos  elastic^  cohaerentes  colligatum. 
Anthera  terminalis^  opercularis^  persistens  aut  deeidua.  Herbee  babitu 
varise  ssepius  terrestres,  rarius  epiphytee,  regiones  temperatas  utriusque 
bemisphserse^  prsesertim  australis,  habitantes^  in  Africit  verosimiliter 
ignotse^  qusedam  apbyllse,  in  radices  plantarum  parasiticae,  rufse, 
Orobancbis  facie.  Folia  membranacea>  graminea,  nunc  reticulata^  nunc 
plicata,  aliquando  succulenta^  rar6  dura  evaginata  et  cum  caule  complete 
articulata.  Flores  plurimanim  membranacei^  speciosi^  rarius  parvi  et 
berbacei. 

After  mucb  consideration^  and  a  careful  examination  of  a  large  pro- 
portion of  tbe  species  bereafter  described,  I  bave  come  to  tbe  conclu- 
sion tbat  Gastrodieie,  a  section  first  limited  by  Dr.  Robert  Brown,  are 
not  to  be  considered  of  tbe  same  importance  as  tbe  otber  tribes  ad- 
mitted in  tbis  book,  but  as  a  mere  section  of  Aretbuseae.  In  like  man- 
ner my  Vanillacese  lose  tbeir  distinctive  character  through  Cyrtosia  of 
Blume,  which,  till  it  was  published  in  the  Rumphia  with  a  figure,  I 
had  supposed  to  be  a  genus  of  Malaxidese. 

Confined  within  the  limits  now  proposed,  Aretbuseae  form  a  distinctly 
marked  tribe  of  Orchidaceae,  passing  into  Ophrydeae  through  Gastrodieae, 
and  especially  the  genus  Ceratopsis,  and  into  Neottieae  by  Microtis.  The 
genus  Cyrtostylis  may  be  considered  an  analogue  of  Liparis  among'  Malaxi- 
deae,  and  Limodorum  of  Orchis  in  Ophrydeae.  Sobralia  and  Cyutboglottis 
represent  the  Evelyna  of  Epidendreae  ;  but  I  find  nothing  that  can  be 
compared  with  any  known  genus  of  Vandeae,  taking  both  flowers  and 
leaves  together.  The  nearest  approach  is  apparently  through  Geodorum 
to  Cephalanthera. 


Artificial  Analysis  of  the  Genera. 

Div.  I.  Gastrodira.   Pollen  sectile :  lobulis  elastic^  cofaaerentibus.  Stigma 

ad  columnaB  basin. 

PcrianthiiiiD  monopliylliim.  ...  215.  Gastrodu. 

214.  Oamoplbxis. 
Perianthium  pentaphyllum. 

Labellaro  indirisiim,  calcaratum.  -  .  213.  Crratopsis. 

Labellum  trilobum,  saccatum.  -  ...        212.  Epipogiijm. 

January,  1840.  d  d  d 


382 


ORCHIDACBiB. 


Div.  II.  EuARETHUdEA.     Pollen  granulosum  v.  pulvereum.     Stigma  ad 
columnse  apicem.     Folia  vaginantia  c.  caule  continua. 


PeriAntbiam  monopbyllum  -  -  -  - 

PeriAnthium  4-5  phyllum. 

Galea  sepalis  multb  major. 

Labellum  basi  appendicalatam, 

disco  glandaloso  .... 

disco  nudo  .... 

Labellum  basi  muticum. 

Sepala  lateralia  et  petala  labello  supposita  minora 
Gilea  maxima.  -  - 

Galea  fornicata. 
Petala  ascendentia. 

Columna  nana,  teres.         ... 
Columna  elongata.  ... 

Galea  sepalis  subsqualis  aut  minor. 

Columna  maxima  petaloidea.  ... 

Columna  teres,  alata,  aut  marginata. 

Perianthium  ringens  manifesto  bilabiatum. 
Labellum  basi  nudum 

calcaratum.  -  -  - 

ecalc  longd  unguiculatum. 
Unguis  geniculatus 
Unguis  rectus. 

Columna  biauriculata. 
Columna  aptera. 
ecalc.  sessile  v.  subsessile. 

Columna  membranaceo-alata. 
Labellum  columns  adnatum. 
Labellum  liberum. 

Petala  sepalis  conforroia,  aut  1 


238.  Anthogonium. 


217.  Chiloglottis. 

218.  Pterostylis. 


220.  CoRYSANTHBt. 

223.  Cyrtostylis. 

221.  Microtis. 
219.  Lvpbranthcs. 


minora 


243.  Caleana. 


224.  LiMODORUM. 

242.  Drakaa. 

241.  Spiculaa. 
240.  Eriochilus^ 


-      239.  ARETHUSA. 


234.  Caladbnia. 


-    233.  Leptoceras. 


232.  PoooNiA. 

225.  Chlorjea. 

226.  BinNNULA. 


222. 
227. 


AcfANTHUS. 
ASARCA. 


Petala  sepalis  longiora. 
Columna  semiteres. 

Labellum  omnin6  sessile. 
Labellum  unguiculatum. 
Sepala  lateralia  indivisa 
Sepala  lateralia  pinnata. 
Labellum  basi  bicallosum. 
Poll.  4.  Sepala  acuminatissima. 

Pollinia  4  r.  2  bipart.        -       '    - 
Perianthium  subaequale. 

Labellum  petalis  conforme     - 
Labellum  petalis  form&  diYersum, 
c.  column^  connatum. 
liberum, 

basi  bicallosum.      ... 
basi  ecallosum, 

appendiculatum.  - 
muticum, 

medio  constrictum.    - 
continuum, 
disco  nudum, 
disco  seriatim  glandulosum» 

unguiculatum  -    236.  Calopogon. 
subsessile         -    229.  Codonorchis. 


216.  Macdohaloia. 
237.  Crybb. 

-      228.   CLBltTBS. 

235.  Glossodia. 
-    231.  Cephalanthera. 
230.  Haplostelus. 


Div.  III.  Vanilleji.  Pollen  pulvereum,  granulosum,  aut  pulposum. 
Stigma  ad  columnae  apicem.  Folia  saepius  evaginata,  reticulata^  cum 
caule  articulata. 


LabeUum  c.  columni  alt^  connatum. 
Labellum  liberum  v.  sublibcrum. 


247.  Vanilla. 


ORCHIDACEA.  383 


Calyculus.  ....  246.  Epistephium. 

Calyculus  null  us. 

Colnmna  aptera.     -  -  -  -        244.  Cyathoglottis. 

Colurona  apice  utriuque  aurita. 

Fructus  capsularis  -  -  245.  Sobralia. 

Fructus  baccatus. 

Labellum  nudum  integerrimum    -        248.  Cyrtosia. 
Labellum  seteitrilobum  plicatum      -    249.  Erythrorchis. 


Div.  1.    GASTRODIEJE. 


Stigma  ad   basin  columnse   situm.     Pollen   sectile,   in   lobulos  elastic^ 
cohserentes  colligatum. 


CCXII.     EPIPOGIUM. 


Epipogium,      Chnel,  sibir,  I.  11.    Brown  Prodr.  in  notis  1.  330.     Nee»  Jun,  Gen,  PL 
Europ./asc.  x,  t,  10.— — Epipogum.  //.  C.  Richard.  Orch,  Eur,  anuot.  p,  28. 

Perianthium  bilabiatum.  Sepala  angusta,  acuta,  defl^xa.  Petala  con- 
forraia,  deflexa.  Labellum  posticum,  basi  veutricoso-saccatum,  tri- 
lobum  ;  lobis  lateralibus  auriculiformibus,  intermedio  tuberculis  seriatis 
lineato.  Columna  brevis,  truncata,  stigmate  tabular!  prominente. 
Anthera  bilocularis.  Pollinia  4,  per  paria  cohserentia,  caudiculis  duabus 

glandulse    communi    deltoideee   adhserentibus. Herba    europaea 

apbylla,  radice  ramosa,  corallina^  carnosa.     Scapus  distanter  membra- 
naceo-vaginatus^  pauciflorus. 

1.  Epipooium  Gmelini.  L.  C.  Richard,  annoi.  36.  Host.  Fl.  Amtr.  II.  536. 

Satyriam  Epipogiom.  Linn.  8ytt.  Veg.  ^76.    Jacq.  Fl.  Auttr,  t.  84.    Crants.  Austr.  A77. 

no.  10. 
Limodomm  Epipogium.    Swortz  n.  Act.  Up».  6.  80. 
Epipogium  aphyllum.     Rchb.Jt.  escurs.  135.    Mayrhof.  dissert.  52. 
Epipogum.     Gmel.  sib.  1.  12.  /.  2./.  2. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  subalpinis  Austriat  Host ;  in  altis  sterilibusque  locis  mon- 
tium  Sibiria,  Gmelin.  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Bentham  et  A.  De  Candolle.) 

Scapus  fistulosus,  squamis  fuscis  vaginatus.  Racemus  2-8-florus.  Flores 
pendulij  resupinati.  Labellum  albidum,  colore  dilute  purpareo  suf- 
fusum>  ad  murglnes  lineis  elevatis  undulatis  percursum.     Mayrhofer, 


CCXIIL     CERATOPSIS. 


Sepala  et  petala  parallela  ?  subsequaliai  libera,  tenera.  Labellum  ovatum, 
nudum,  basi  calcaratum,  indivisum,  sub  apice  tuberculutum.  Columna 
minima,  truncata,  apice  in  fronte  bicirrhosa.  Anthera  pedicellata,  ter- 
minalis,  incumbens,  bilocularis,  cristata.  Pollinia  granulata,  sectilia. 
Herba  aphylla,  membranaceo-vaginata,  Indiae  orientalis. 

Genus  mal^  definitum,  mihi  exemplare  unico  incompleto  notum^  mox 
eruendum  -,  interea  satis  diatinctum. 


384  ORCHIDACBJB. 

1.  Cbratopsis  rosea. 

Limodorum  rosenm.    Don  Prodr,  nep,  30. 

Hab.  in  Nepalia  superiore,  Wallicb.  {hab,  8,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Rudge,) 

Herba  palmaris,  aphylla,  squamis  scariosis  vestita.     Columna  minima. 


CCXIV.     GAMOPLEXIS. 

Gamoplexis.     Falconer  in  Royle*s  lUustr,  p.  367. 

Herba  facie  Orobanchis,  montis  Himalensis  Dhunoultce  incola,  perianthio 
monophyllo,  sepalis  petalis  in  tubum  connatia. 

Nothing  further  is  known  of  this  genus,  which  is  said  by  its  discoverer 
to  belong  to  the  tribe  of  Gastroilieie.  The  character,  as  far  as  it  has 
been  given,  is  that  of  Gastrodia  itself. 


CCXV.     GASTRODIA. 


Gattrodia.     R  Brown    Prodr,   330.     Endlich,  genera^  no.   1544.     ?Epiphanes.     Bktwu 

Bijdr,  p.  421,  tab,  IF. 

Perianthium  monophyllum,  tubulosum,  ventricosum,  ore  5*lobo,  patente  ; 
lobis  antrorstim  subsecundis.  Labellum  inclusum,  liberum,  unguicu- 
latum,  columnffi  incumbens,  intus  bilamellatum.  Columna  elongata, 
fistulosa,  apice  cava,  basi  antic^  incrassata  stigmatosa.  Anthera  termi- 
nalis,  mobilis,  decidua,  carnosa,  loculis  approximatis.  Pollinia  4,  sec- 
tilia,  lobulis  elastic^  cohaerentibus. Herbae  supra  radices  para- 
sitica, aphyllsB,  squamats,  rufescentes.  Flores  racemosi,  albicantes  v. 
ochroleuci.     Squamae  et  bractese  margine  membranaceiB. 

1.  Gastrodia  sesamoides.     Brown  Prodr.  330. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  Brown  >  in  rupestribus 
aridis,  nee  non  in  sylvis  sabulusis,  A.  Cunningham;  in  Tasmanuia 
in  solo  vario  frequens,  Gunn  (613)  ;  etiam  in  Nova  Zelandia,  A. 
Cunningham,  (hab,  s,  sp,  et.  v,  ic,  Ferd,  Baueri  a  eel,  EndUcher  ben^^ 
communicat.) 

Radix  tuberosa,  ohlonga,  carnosa,  nigritis  escam  praebens,  Racemus 
ante  anthesin  nutans,  mox  erectus  j  fiores  penduli. 

2.  Gastrodia  ?  Javanica. 
Epiphanes  Javanica.    Blume  Bijdr.  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  sylvis  humidis  montium  Seribu,  Blume. 

''  Planta  terrestris.  Radices  tuberoses.  Scapus  aphyllus,  stipulis  altemis. 
Flores  spicati,  pedicelhiti,  bracteati,  mcdiocres.  Perianth,  monophylluro, 
concavum,  ore  quinqucBdo,  laciniis  biscrialibus.  Labellum  mediocre, 
sellaiforme,  ungui  gynostemii  arcuato  affixum,  basi  angustatum,  utrinque 
callosum,  intus  cristatum,  gynostemio  incumbens.  Gynostemium  erec- 
tum,  apice  cavitate  antherifer^i  et  utrinque  dente  lalerali  instructuau 
Anthera  terminalis,  biloculuris,  loculis  longitudinaliter  dehiscentibus. 
Masses  pollinis  pulverese."     Blume. 


ORCHIOAGBiC.  385 

I  doubt  whether  this  plant  really  belongs  to  Gastrodia,  notwithstanding 
its  apparent  resemblance }  for  the  pollen  is  described  as  pulverulent^  and 
the  stigma  is  represented  in  Blume*s  figure  atthCapex  of  the  column. 


Div.  2.     EUARETHUSE^. 


Stigma  ad  columns  apicem.  Pollen  granulosum,  aut  pulvereum.  Folia 
vaginantia,  membranacea,  sspitis  pilosa^  cum  caule  continua.  Radices 
ssepissim^  tuberculos  amylo  repletos  promentes. 


CCXVI.     MACDONALDIA. 

Macdonaldia.    R,  Gunn  in  litu  1838.    Lindl,  Bot.  Reg.  App,  No.  217. 

Perianthium  patentissimum  squale.  Sepala  et  petala  conformia  ^  his  an- 
gustioribus.  Labellum  petalis  simile,  omninb  calvum.  Columna  brevis, 
clinandrio  postic^  elevato  carnoso  trilobo,  lobis  lateralibus  declivibus, 
nunc  appendiculatis.  Anthera  tomentosa,  antic^  intrusa«  valvis  mem- 
bran  aceis.*^— Herbs  Australasicffi  flexuosse,  flexur^l  qu^que  folio 
suffult^  linear!.  Flores  lutei,  ▼.  purpurei^  tcrminales>  solitarii  ▼.  raritis 
gemini  aut  plures. 

This  genus  differs  from  Thelymitra  as  Cephalanthera  from  Epipaciis, 
§  1 .  Verse ;  cUnandrii  lobis  lateralibus  obsoletis. 

• 

1.  Macdonaldia  Smithiana.  Gunn  mss.  lAndl.  in  Bot.  Reg,  App.  no.  217- 
t.  ix.  B. 

M.  caule  unifloro  3-phyllo^  floribus  luteis,  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis,  cuculli 
trilobi  glabri  laciniis  lateralibus  nanis  intermedial  mutic^,  antherd,  to- 
mentos^. 

Hab.  in  Tasmanniaf  in  agris  sterilibus  arenosis  prope  Circular  Head, 
Ounn,  945  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  ceL  inventor.) 

8.  Macdonaldia  concolor.    Lindl.  L  c.  no.  218. 

M.  caule  triphyllo  subbifloro,  floribus  luteis>  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis, 
cuculli  trilobi  glabri  laciniis  lateralibus  majoribus  rotundatis,  intermedin 
minimli  glabrd^ 

Thelymitra  flezansa.  EndL  dec.  no.  29. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandus  or&  occidental!  ad  sinum  regis  Georgii^  Collie,  (hab.  «• 
sp.  comm.  soc,  Linn,  Lond.) 

A  plant  with  all  the  habit  of  the  last. 

3.  Macdonaldia  antennifera^  Lindl.  L  c.  t.  9.  C.  no.  219. 

.  M.  caule  subtriphyllo  paucifioro,  floribus  luteis^  sepalis  petalisque  obtusis, 
cHnandrio  a  tergo  appendicibus  2  eamosis  clavatis  emarg^atis  aucto. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  or&  ocddentali ;  Swan  River^  Drummondf  ad  Au- 
gustam>  Da.  RMloy.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

The  roots  are  eaten  by  the  natives  of  Augusta  according  to  Mrs.  Molloy. 

$  2.  Biaurella;   clinandrii  hbo  medio  obsoleto  lateralibus  appendiculatis, 

4.  Macdonaldia  variegata.     Lindl.  I.  c.  no,  220. 

M.  floribus  purpureis,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  acumioatis,  clinandrii 


386  ORCHIDACBA. 

laciniis  lateralibus  lanceolatis  subcarinatis  intermedin  obsolete  papillosft, 
aotherft  carno8&  obtus4  elongate  loculis  brevibus  semicircalaribus  mem- 
braoaceis. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  or&  occidentali,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  {hab. 
i»  sp,) 

Stem  1-1 J  ft.  high.     Flowers  large  for  the  geous,  purple,  variegated. 

5  Macdonaldia  spiralis.     Lindl.  I,  c.  no.22\. 

M.  folio  radicali  spirali  caulino  solitario  ovato,  caule  unifloro,  floribus 
purpureis,  clinandrii  laciniis  lateralibus  carnosis  dolabriformibiis  in- 
termedin obsolete  papillose,  anther^  obtus^  apice  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia  or£L  occidentali,  ad  Swan  River.  Drummond  (hab, 
s.  sp.) 

About  a  foot  high.     Appendages  of  the  column  yellow. 

6.  Macdonaldia  cyanea.     LindL  L  c,  no.  ^92. 

M.  caule  stricto  subbifloro,  floribus  cvaneis,  clinandrii  laciniis  lateralibus 
apice  dentatis  intermedin  obsolete  papillose,  anther^  apice  triloba. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  ad  Rocky  Cape  et  Circular  Head,  Dec.  Gunn.  938, 
944  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Stem  I  to  9  feet  high,  with  two  distant  close-pressed  sheaths.     V^aries 
with  white  and  violet  flowers. 

7»  Macdonaldia  venosa.     Lindl,  L  c.  no.  823. 

M.  caule  stricto  bifloro,  floribus  cseruleis  campanulatis,  labello  sepalis  peta- 
lisque  serrulatis,  clinandrii  lobis  lateralibus  splraliter  involutis  intermedio 
papilloso,  anthern  basi  verrucosa. 

Thelymitra  venosa.     R,  Brown  Prodr.  1 70. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandid,  prope  Sydney,  R.  Brown,  (hab.  ic.  Baueropictam  comm. 
eel.  EndUcher.) 

Stem  slender  a  foot  or  more  high.  Leaf  linear,  about  half  the  length  of 
the  stem. 


CCXVn.    CHILOGLOTTIS. 


CUiloglottis.     Br.  Prodr.  1. 322.    EndUch.  ge%.  no.  1591. 

Perianthium  bilabiatum,  sepalo  supremo  fornicato,  lateralibus  canaliculatis 
apice  teretibus,  elongatis,  labello  suppositis.  Labellum  unguicu- 
latum,     disco    indiviso    glanduloso    basi    appendicular.       Columna 

elongata,  arcuata,  apice  bifida.  Pollinia  4. Herbs  terrestres,  Aus- 

tralasics,  tuberculis  sphericis  cauliculum  descendentem  radiciformem 
terminantibus.  Folia  radicalia  2,  approximata,  ovalia,  multivenia,  ba- 
sibus  angustatis  vagina  scariosa  inclusis.  Scapus  uniflorus,  sub  pedicello 
bracteatus.    Flores  rufi. 

1.  Chiloolottis  diphylla.  R.  Brown  Prodr.  322,  Ferd.  Bauer,  Illustrat.  t.  8. 

C.  sepolo  dorsali  spathulato  acuminato  petalis  reflexis  integris  angustiore, 
labelli  obovati  disco  to  to  tuberculato. 


ORCHIDACB^.  387 

AcianthuB?  bifoliofl.    A.  Br,  Prodr,  322.     Supra  no,  4. 
Epipactis  reflexa.     Labillard,  Nov.  HoU.  /.  211./.  1. 

Hab.  in    Nova  HolUtndia ;    ad    Portum  Jackson,   R,  Brown;  Tasmanniu 
in  sylvarum  udis   sabulosis  umbrosis  inter  iduscos,  Februario  florens 
Gunn,  no.  914,  {hab.s.sp.) 

2.  Chiloglottis  Gunnii. 

C.  sepalo  dorsali  obtusiusculo  petalis  erectis  bine  serrulatis  latiore  et  lon- 
giore,  labelli  subrotundi  disco  nudo  axi  seriebus  tribus  tuberculato. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  in  sylvae  densse  udis  sabulosis  umbrosis  inter  muscos 
prope  Circular  Head,  florens  Novembre.  Gunn,  no,  913,  {hab,  $,  sp., 
a  cL  incentore,) 

Planta  rarissima  prscedente  humilior  et  minils  gracilis.  Folia  erecta, 
oblonga,  scapo  sequalia.  Flores  multb  roigores.  Labellum  subrotundo- 
ovatum,  glabrum,  tuberculo  uno  pone  basin  maximo  pedicellato,  turn 
paucis  lateralibus  parvis  etiam  pedicellatis,  proximo  tribus  majoribussub- 
sessilibus,  denique  altero  reniformi  terminali  omninb  sessili. 


CCVni.    PTEROSTYLIS. 

PterostyliB.   Brovm  Prodr.  1.326.    EndLgen,  no,  1595. 

Periantbium  ringens.  Sepala  apice  elongata  attenuata  aut  mutica,  inter- 
medio  galeato.  Petala  galeae  agglutinuta  et  conformia.  Labellum  un- 
guiculatum,  subinclusum ;  limbo  angusto  mutico  basi  appendice  fim- 
briatd  vel  indivisft  aucto  5  ungue  sepal  is  adnato.  Columna  elongata,  ar- 
cuata,  semiteres,  apice  auriculis  petaloideis  alata.  Anthera  persistens, 
loculis  approximatis.  PoUinia  4,  compressa.  Stigmatis  labia  inferiora 
in  medio  columns,  cum  superiore  sub  anther^  sito  per  canalem  tenuem 
juncta.-  Folia  membranacea,  nunc  radicalia  stcllata,  nunc  caulem 

1-00-fiorum    vestientia)    nunc  fer^  deBcientia.     Flores  venis  viridibus 
picti.    Labellum  ssep^  irritabile. 

§  1.  CaulefoUoio  unifloro ;  foliis  omnibus  conformibus, 

1.  Ptbrostylis  reflexa.     R,  Br,  Prodr,  3^7. 

P.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  setaceo-acuminatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  setaceo- 
acuminatis  reflexis  dorsali  acuminato  inflexo  longioribus,  labelli  laminft 
senslm  acuminata  :  appendice  penicillatd. 

Disperis  alata.     Labillard,  N,  Holl,  t.  210  ? 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  ,•  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown  5  in  sylvis  gra- 
minosis  prope  Paramatta,  ubi  copiosb  provenit,  florens  Aprili,  J,  Cunnings 
ham,  (hab.  s,  sp,  comm,  eel.  A,  Cunn.) 

2.  Ptbrostylis  grandiflora.  R,  Br.  Prodr.  327.  Ferd,  Bauer,  k,  n.  Holl. 
Guillem.  k\  Liih.  t,  6. 

P.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  intermediis  longioribus,  sepalis  lateralibus 
setaceo-acuminatissimis  sursilm  elliptico-dilatatis  dorsali  acuminata 
multb  longioribus,  labelli  laminll  apice  filiformi  obtus^,  appendice  peni- 
ciUatft. 

Hab  in  Nova  HoUandia ;  in  valleculis  umbrosis  versus  mare  declivibus 
juxta  Portum  Jackson,  Maio  florens,^.  Cunningham,  {hab.  s,  sp.cofnm^ 
eel.  A,  Cunn.) 


388  ORCHIDACEJB. 

8.  Pterostylis  Bankflii.  A,  Cunningham,  in  Bot.  Mag,  59.  t  3178. 

P.  **  caule  folioso  unifloro,  foliis  lato-lanceolatis  infim^  carinatis  basi  va- 
ginantibus,  labello  oblongo  ovato  subuncinato  obtusiusculo  columnam 
aequante,  appendice  penicillata.'* 

Hab.  ID  Nova  Zelandia,  ad  rivuli  Kana-Kana  marginem  in  sina  insulanim 
et  ad  Waogaroa,  A.  Cunningham.  Vernacul^  Tae»toe  sire  Mar^ru  dicitur. 

4  Pterostylis  scabra.   Lindl,  Swan.  Riv,  no,  955. 

P.  caule  scabro,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis,  labelli  laminll  apice  fili- 
formi  cla%'at&,  appendice  penicillatft,  sepalorum  lateralium  acumine  fill- 
formi  ipsia  breviore.   • 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  occidental!  5  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond  {hob. 
«.  $p.) 

5.  Ptbbostylib  prsecox. 

P.  caule  scabriusculo  tenui,  foliis  ovnto-lanceolatis  acuminatis  margine 
glabris,  sepalislateralibus  filiformi-acuminatis  erectis  dorsali  acuto  partial 
longioribus,  labelli  lamin&  lineari-lanceolatd,,  appendice  penicillatft. 

Hab.  in  Taitnannia,  in  saxetis  siccis,  Julio  florens,  Gunn  751.  (hab,  s.sp.  ab 
indefesso  inventor e.) 

Praecedeiui  habit u  similis,  sed  tenuior,  et  characteribus  datis  abund^ 
di versa.  ^ 

6.  Ptero8tyli8  pyramidalis.    UndL  Swan  Riv,  no  953. 

P.  foliis  inferioribus  ovatis  in  petiolum  angustatis  superioribus  minoribus 
sessilibuSf  labelli  laming  lineari  apice  paulolatiore,  appendice  penicillat4, 
sepalis  lateralibus  filiformibus  suprenii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Novd  Hollandid  occidentali  5  ad  Swan  River^  Drummond  {hab, 
i.  gp,) 

7  Pterostylib  barbata.  DndU  I.  c.  no,  254. 

P.  foliis  ovatis  acuminatis  imbricatis  supremis  vaginantibus  inflatis,  labelli 
laminft  subulate  clavatll  barbatll  sub  apice  nudft^  appendice  glabr^l  apice 
denticulate,  sepalis  acuminatissimis. 

Hab.  in  Novd  Hollandid  occidentali,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond  {hab„ 
s,sp,) 

8.  Ptbrostylis  squamata.     R.  Br,  Prodr,  S27. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  erectis  imbricatis  acuminatis  in  caulem  ascendeatibus 
caulinis  nunc  squamseformibus,  sepalis  lateralibus  linearibuf)  pendulis  dor- 
sali mult5  minoribus,  labelli  lamin£l  filiformi  luteo-barbatH  apice  dilatat^ 
lunate  glabra.    - 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia  $  infrequens  in  arenosis  sterilibus  prope  Circular  Head^ 
nee  non  in  coUibus  aridis  juxta  Launceston,  florens  Novembre^  Gunn, 
603.  {hab.  8,  sp,  comm.  cl,  Gtinn,) 

Labellura  dependens,  baud  irritabile,  R,  Gunn, 

§  2.  Caule  folioso  muUifioro ;  foliis  omnibus  conformibus. 

9.  Pterostylis  longifolia.     R,  Br,  Prodr.  327. 

P.  foliis  linearibus  acutis  subttis  glaucis,  sepalis  acutis  dorsali  galeato  late* 


ORG  HID  ACE  J£.  389 

ralibus  pendulis  semiconnatis,  labello  linear!  oblongo  quadridentato 
basi  glanduloso,  appendice  brevissiro^  obtus^  indivis^,  columns  alia 
barbatis. 

Uab.  in  Nova  Hollandia;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  Sieber  no.  160; 
in  Tasmanni^  inter  lapides  rupesque  quartzosas,  in  solo  sterili,  florens 
Octobri,  Gunn  345.  (hab,  8,  sp,) 

Labellum  valdb  irritabile^  Gunn, 

10.  Ptbrostylis  vittata.     Lindl.  Swan  Riv.  no,  9S%. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  nullis  caulinis  ovato-lanceolatis,  labello  bifido  fimbriato 
appendice  indivisli,  columnse  alls  deorsum  acuminatis  barbatis. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  ocddeniali;  ad  Swan  River,  DntminoM J ;  ad  sinum 
R.  Georgii,  ColUe,  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Priecedenti  similis,  sed  folia  multb  latiora,  nee,  ut  videtur,  subtiis  glauca. 

11.  Pterostylis  parviflora.     R,  Br,  Prodr.  327. 

P.  "  caule  2-5  floro^  labio  inferiore  breviore,  appendice  apice  trifurclL." 
Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  prope  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown. 

§  3.  Caule  folioso,  unifloro ;  foliis  radicalibus  sfelhtis,  vel  $allkm  a  caulinis 

vald^  diver  sis. 

12.  Ptbrostylis  obtusa.     R.  Brown,  Prodr,  327. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis  ovalibus  petiolatis,  caulinis  lineari-oblongis 
sessilibus  acutis  acuminatisque,  sepalis  lateralibus  erectis  fiHformi-aciN 
minatis  dorsali  longioribus,  labelli  laminll  lanceolate  obtusll,  appendice 
penicillatft,  columns  aljs  glabris. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia ,-  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R,  Br,  in  Tasmannia,  Gunn^ 
S57«  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

Caulis  gracilis,  palmaris  ad  pedalem,  floridus  basi  aphyllus. 

The  Tasmannian  plant  has  the  leaves  more  taper  pointed  than  in  speci- 
mens from  Port  Jackson  given  roe  by  Dr.  R.  Brown.  The  acumen  of  the 
dorsal  sepal  is  variable  in  length. 

13.  Ptbrostylis  revoluta.     R,  Brown,  Prodr.  327. 

P.  '^  caule  unifloro,  labelli  laminSi  apice  sensim  angustatd  acutii,  appendice 
penicillatiL,  foliolorum  lateralium  margine  interiori  medio  dilatato  ere- 
nato  inciso.** 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia  ,*  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown. 

14.  Ptbrostylis  scabrida. 

P.  foliis  in  caulem  ascendentibus  infimis  tanttim  Htellato  patentibus  ovato- 
oblongis  acutis,  bracte^  foliace^  cucullat^,  sepalis  minutissim^  pubes- 
centibus  basi  scabridis  lateralium  acumine  ipsts  breviore,  labelli  lamin^l 
lineari-lanceolate  obtus^,  appendice  apice  fimbriate. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid,  ad  ripas  fluminis  nigri,  solo  udo  arenoso  humo  inter- 
mixto,  locis  dens^  oburabratis,  Nov.  et  Dec.  florens,  Gunn.  9C6.  {hab, 
s.  sp,  comm.  eel.  inventor.) 

This  and  the  two  next  species  are  less,  or  little  more,  than  a  hand's 
breadth  in  height,  and  are  readily  recognized  by  their  solitary  erect  flower 
supported  by  a  large  cucullate  bract. 

February,  1840.  ebb 


390  ORCHIDACRiE. 

15.  Pterostylis  furcata. 

P.  foliis  in  caulem  ascendentibii8  infimis  taDttim  stellato-patentibus  ovato- 
lanceolatis  acutis,  bractell  fuliace^i  cucullat^  ovario  breviore  aut  parhm 
longiore^  sepalis  glaberrimis  lateralium  acumine  ipsis  loDgiore,  labelli 
lamin&  linear!  obtuscl,  appendice  apice  fimbriate. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid,  {hah,  s,  sp,  a  ceL  Gunn,  602.) 

16.  Pterostylis  cucullata.     R.  Br.  Prodr,  3^7. 

P.  foliis  ovalibus  acutis  vel  in  caulem  ascendentibus  v.  omninb  radica- 
libus,  bracte^  foliace^  cucullatll,  sepalis  extils  tomentosis  lateralibus 
acutis  galeae  subsequalibus,  labelli  laminli  lineari  obtusd,  glabrft,  appen- 
dice apice  fimbria tli. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid ;  in  solo  fertili  argillaceo,  florens  Sept.  Oct.  Nov. )  nee 
non  prope  Circular  Head  in  coUibus  arenosis>  ubi  omninb  pygmsea^ 
Gunn,  904,  905,  355.  (Jiab,  8,  sp,  a  eel,  Gunn.) 

17.  Pterostylis  dubia.     R,  Br,  Prodr,  328. 

P.  **  foliis  radicalibus  ,  ,  ,}  caulinis  duobus,  florali  pedunculo  breviore^ 
perianthio  pubescentulo,  labelli  laming  integrli  appendice  penicillat^*' 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia,  R.  Brown. 

§  4.  Foliis  omnibus  radicalibtts  stellatis,  caule  multi/ioro  vaginato. 

1 8.  Pterostylis  mutica.     R,  Brown,  Prodr,  328. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  racemo  spirali,  labiis  calycis  obtusiusculis, 
labelli  laming  oblong^  membranaced  unguiculat4. 

Hab.  in  Nov,  Hollandia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown ;  in  sylvis  apertis 
per  coloniam,  florens  Sept.  A.  Cunninghams  in  Tasmannia,  in  coUibus 
arenosis  juxta  Circular  Head,  alibique,  copios^,  Oct. ',  in  solo  argil- 
laceo  pingui,  Nov.  Gunn,  900,  901,  605.  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

The  labellum  of  this  species  being  vertical  when  at  rest,  displaying  the 
small  black  appendage  to  view,  its  sudden  elastic  spring  upwards  to  cover 
the  orifice  of  the  flower  is  very  obvious.  It  resumes  its  old  position  after 
a  time.     R,  Gunn, 

19.  Pterostylis  gibbosa.     R,  Br,  Prodr.  328. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  vaginis  scapi  distantibus,  labiis  calycis  acumi- 
natis,  labelli  lamin£l  crassiuscul^  basi  utrinque  uniset^  supra  nud£l. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia,  prope  Portum  Jackson,  il.  Brown,  (hab.  s.  sp.  a 
eel,  inventore,) 

20.  Pterostylis  rufa.     R,  Br.  Prodr.  327. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  vaginis  scapi  remotis,  labiis  calycis  acumi- 
natis,  labelli  laming  crassiuscul^  obtusi  indivisli  ciliat4. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia;  prope  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown;  in  coloniae 
terris  interioribus,  Mitchell,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

§  5.  Foliis  omnibus  radiealibus  stellatis,  caule  unifloro  vaginato. 

21.  Pterostylis  curta.  R.  Br.  Prodr,  326.  Gmllem.  ic.  lith.  t.  2.  Bot. 
Mag.  58.  /.  3086. 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,   bractels   scapi   praeter   floralem   2-3,  flore 


ORCUIDACE^.  391 

erectiusculo,  lubio  calycis  inferiore  gaXek  acatiusculd,  breviore>  labelli 
laminll  lineari-obloogd  obtus^  supra  carinat^^  appendice  bifida  fim- 
briate. 

Hab.  in  NovaHoUqndia ;  prope  Portum  Jackson^  R.  Brown  ;  in  Tasmannilt, 
Gunn,  600.  (hab*  s.  sp,) 

8^.  Ptbrosttlis  nutans.     R.  Br.  Prodr,  327-     Boi.  Mag.  58.  t  3085. 

P.  **  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis^  flore  nutante,  labiis  longitudine  subsequa- 
libus,  gale^  acuminate^  labello  apice  attenuate  truncato." 

Hab.  in  N  Hollandia ;  prope  Portum  Jack8on>  R,  Brown,  Sieber  155  j  in 
Tasmanni^l,  sabulo  sterili  prope  Circular  Head^  Sept. — Dec.  Gunn,  604. 
{hab,  i.  sp, ) 

This  plant  varies  in  the  length  of  the  petioles^  and  in  the  distance  be- 
tween the  flower  and  the  bracts  which  is  usually  immediately  under  the 
ovary,  but  sometimes  separated  from  it  by  a  considerable  interval.  Mr. 
Gunn  finds  the  labellum  irritable. 

23.  Pterosttlis  concinna.  R,  Br,  Prodr,  3^6.  Hooker,  BoUJourn.\. 
274.  t,  136.     Bot  Mag.  62.  t,  3400. 

P.  *'  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  scapo  medio  unibracteato,  labelli  lamind, 
emarginat£l  inclus^  columnam  sequante.** 

P.  acuminata.     Sieb.  Herb,  Nov.  Holl.  no.  157. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia ;  prope  Portum  Jackson,  R,  Brqum,  ad  vallecu- 
larum  margines.  A,  Cunningham,  etiam  prope  Sidney,  Id.  (^hab.  s,  sp.) 

24.  Pterosttlis  acuminata.     R.  Br.  Prodr.  326.     Bot,  Mag,  62.  t,  340  U 

P.  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  bracte^l  scapi  prseter  floralem  unidt,  flore 
erectiusculo,  labio  inferiore  partim  longiore  gale^  acuminatd,  labelli 
laming  integrft  apice  attenuate  exsertll  columnam  superante. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia,  prope  Portum  Jackson,  R,  Brown,  (hab.  s,  $p,  a  eel. 
invent.) 

25.  Pterostylis  pedunculata.     R.  Br,  Prodr,  327. 

P.  ''foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  bracte&  scapi  praeter  floralem  pedunculo 
aliquoties  breviorem  unic£l^  flore  erectiusculo  glabro,  labio  inferiore 
piultb  longiore  galeli  acutiuscul^,  labello  integro  incluso  obtusiusculo 
columnd,  breviore."    ' 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid ;  prope  Circular  Head  vulgaris,  in  solo  argillaceo  inter 
gramina,  Sept. — Nov.  Gunn,  629.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

26.  Pterostylis  nana.     R.  Br,  Prodr.  327. 

P.  "  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis  ovatis  acutis  petiolo  parbm  longioribus, 
scapo  pubescentulo,  flore  erecto,  labio  inferiore  longiore  gale£l  acutius- 
cul&,  labello  lanceolato  integro.'* 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid;  in  arend,  sterili  quartzosll,  infrequens,  circa  Circular 
Head  et  Woolworth,  Oct.  Gunn,  902.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

27.  Pterostylis  ophioglossa.  R,  Br.  Prodr,  326. 

P.  "  foliis  radicalibus  stellatis,  scapo  medio  ebracteuto,  labelli  laming  emar- 
ginat&  columnam  superante  apice  exserto.'* 


392  ORCHIDACBif:. 

Hab.  in  Nova  HoUandia ;  pru|)e  Fortnin  Jackson^  nee  hod  intra  tropioos, 
R.  Brown. 

§  6.  Folia  omninb  nulla,  nisi  scapi  vagina  squamaformes. 

28,  Pterostylis  aphylla. 

P.  scapi  l-2*flort  squamis  prseter  floralem  £-3  acutis  apice  patulis,  calycis 
labio  inferiore  caneato  acute  bifido  superiore  acnto  petalk  apice  in* 
curvis  obtusis  breviore,  labello  lineari  obtuso  ;  appendice  bifida  fimbri- 
ate, columnse  alls  ciliatis  apice  setiferis,  stigmaiis  labiis  inferioribus  au- 
riculse-forinibus. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid  -,  juxta  Circular  Head  frequens^  in  sabuletis  sterilibus, 
hieme  udis^  fruticibus  Myrtaceis  Epacridaceis  Endogenisque  plurimia 
abundantibuSi  vix  autem  graminosiSj  Dec.  Gunn,  903.  {hab,  i,  $p.  a  eel. 
inventors,) 

A  very  small  plants  only  a  few  incb^  bigb,  and  apparently  destitute  of 
any  other  leaves  than  some  small  scales  upon  its  slender  stem. 


CCXIX.    LYPRRANIHUS. 

LyperanthuB.    liroum  Prodr,  l,'S25,  Endi,gen,no  1596. 

Perianthium  ringens,  extols  eglandulnsum,  sepalo  postico  fornicator  late- 
ralibus  petalisque  planiusculis  aagustis  subequalibus.  Labellum  bre- 
vius,  marginibus  ascendentibus  semicucullatum^  apice  angustatum,  disco 

glandulosum.  Columna  linearis.   Pol1inia4. Herb©  Australasicae, 

terrestres,  glabrs,  tubercula  cum  railicibus  gerentes.    Caalis  juxta  basin 
unifolius.     Scapus  vaginatus.  Racemi  aecundi,  floribus  atrorufis. 

1.  Ltpbranthus  nigricans.  R,  Brown  Prodr.  325.  Endlkh,  Iconogr.  gen. 
t.  1596. 

L.  folio  cordato-ovato,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  in  labium  tetraphyllum 
deflexis>  labello  crispo  inciso  obtuso  apice  revoluto  disco  papilloso. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia ;  ad  Purtum  Jackson,  in  ericetis  aridis  sabulosis, 
prope  Sydney  et  Paramatta,  Nov.  A,  Cunningham ;  nee  non  ad  Swan 
River,  Drummond.    (hab,  s.  sp,) 

Radices  villosse.  Caulis  palmaris  ad  pedalem,  vaginis  pluribus  cucullatia 
vestitus.  Racemus  9-5-florus,  internodiis  flexuosis  floribus  longioribus. 
Tota  planta  siccatione  nigrescit. 

12.  Lypkranthus  ellipticus.     R,  Brown,  Prodr.  3^5. 

L.  '^  folio  lanceolato-elliptico,  labelli  disco  papuloso :  marginibus  nudis.** 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown. 

3.  Ltperanthub  suaveolens.     R,  Brown,  Prodr,  S^b. 

L.  folio  lineari  elongato>  labio  culycis  inferiore  diphyllo,  petalis  adscen- 
dentibus^  labelli  disco  glandulis  scriatis  sessilibus^  marginibus  nudis. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia ; ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,m  sylvis  sabulosis  per 
totam  coloniam,  etiam  occidentem  versus^  A.  Cunningham,    (hab.  $,  i^.) 


ORCHIDACE^.  393 

Cftalis  pedalis  ad  setquipedalem.  FoHum  gramineam  caulis  longitudine. 
Racemus  secundus  3-6-floru8.  Flores  fbenum  novum  redolent.  Sicca- 
tione  haud  nigrescit. 

4.  Lypbranthus  serratus. 

L.  folio  linear!  elongato^  labio  calycia  inferiore  diphyllo,  petalis  adscenden- 
tibus,  labello  apice  eerrato  disci  glandulis  seriatis  conicis  cessilibus 
marginibus  muricatis  et  papillosis. 

Hab.  in  N,  HolUtndia  occidentali^  ad  Swan  River>  Drummond,    {hah.  b.  sp,) 

This  has,  when  dried^  so  much  the  appearance  of  L,  suaveolens,  that  I 
mistook  it  for  that  species.  It  is  however  a  much  stouter  plant ;  and,  as 
will  be  seen  by  the  above  character,  the  labellum  is  altogether  di£Perent. 


CCXX.     CORYSANTHES. 


Corysantlies.     Brown  Prodr,  I.  328.    Endlich.  genera  no,  1597.    Cory\ieA,  SaUth,  parad, 
Lond.     t.  83.     Calcearia.  Blume  Bijdr,  417.  /.  xxxiii,     Endlich,  gen,  no,  1599. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  maximum,  galeatum ;  lateralia 
angustissima,  nana,  basi  connata,  labello  occultata.  Fetala  angustissima, 
nana,  labello  tecta.     Labellum  maximum,  cucullatum  v.  tubulosum. 

Anthera  unilocularis,  semibivalvis,  persistens.    Pollinia  4. Herbs 

Australasicse,  et  Javauicee,  pusillse,  glabrae.  Folium  radicale  unicum^  sub- 
rotundum,  quandoqnc  sublobatum.  Flos  maximus,  subsessilis,  saturate 
rufiis. 

Endlicher  has  two  sub-genera,  of  which  one,  Steleocorys,  has  an  ungui- 
culate  helmet,  and  an  ecalcarate  labellum,  and  contains  C.  unguicuiaia  only ; 
the  other,  Coryhas  receives  the  bicalcarate  species.  To  the  latter  I  refer 
Calcearia  of  Blume,  which  has  the  same  habit,  and  for  which  I  find  no 
sufficient  distinctive  mark. 

1.  CoRYSANTHKS  fimbHata.  il.  Br.  Prodr,  328.  Id.  in  Flinders*  Foyage, 
App.  c.  ic. 

C.  flore  sessiii  folio  mult5  minore,  labello  ecalcarato  infr^  cucullato  supi^ 
dilatato,  disco  glabro  marginibus  inllexis  fimbriatis,  gale^L  currat^  apice 
obtusfil.     B.  Cunningham  in  N.  S.  Wales,  Magazine,  no,  1 . 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  in  fissuris  rupium  in  ork  prope  Portum  Jackson,  nee 
non  sub  umbra  saxoruin  Paramattee  Nov.  &  Dec.  Cunningham,  {hab. 
s,  sp.) 

8.  CoRTSANTHBS  pruiuosa.     R.  Cunningh.  L  c. 

C. ''  labello  ecalcarato  infrd  cucullato  suprk  dilatato  disco  hirsuto  margini- 
bus inflexis  fimbriatis,  gale£l  basi  attenuate  erecta,  apice  mucronati.** 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia,  prope  Sydney,  R.  Cunningham. 

S.  CoBTAKTHES  dicmenica. 

C.  flore  pedunculato  ssepitis  folio  majore,  labello  ecalcarato  cucullato  den* 
tato  basi  convoluto,  gale&  obtus^  rotundatft  inflex^. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid,  juxta  Circular  Head  vulgaris,  Junio  ct  Julio,  (medio 


394  ORCHIDACBA. 

byeme)  florens,  inter  folia  putrida^  &c.  in  solo  levi  argillaceo,  Gmtu, 
614  {hab,  8,$p,  comm.  ceL  inventor,) 

Flowers  dark  purple  ;  the  helmet  gives  the  plant  the  appearance  of  a 
snail,  Gunn.  Very  near  CJimbriata,  from  which  it  seems  to  differ  in 
having  much  larger  flowers  ;  perhaps  it  is  only  a  southern  variety. 

4.  CoRYSANTHES  uuguiculata.     R,  Br.  Prodr,  328.     Endl.  ic.  gen.  L  1597- 

C.   labello   ecalcarato   convoluto  medio  glandulis  cristato    apice  aperto 
obliquo,  galed  unguiculatft,  flore  pendulo. 

Hab.  in  N,  HoUandia,  prope  Sydney  in  praeruptis  et  inter  saxa,  Maio.     A. 
Cunningham,  (hab.  s,  $p.) 

§    CORY&AS. 

Cory  has.  Salisb.     Calcearia.  Btume. 
Labellum  basi  bicalcaratum. 

5.  CoRTSANTHES  bicalcarata.     R.  Brown  Prodr,  328. 

C.   ''  labello  tubuloso ;    apicis  dilatati   marginibus   reflexis ;  basi   bical- 
carata. 
Corybas  aconitiflonis.  8aU»b.  parmd,  83. 
Hab.  In  Nova  HoUandia;  prope  Portum  Jackson,  rarissim^,  R.  Brown. 

6.  CoRYSANTHBS  Qudulata.     R,  Cunningh.  /.  c. 

C.  **  labello  basi  bicalcarato  infr^  cucullato  supr&  dilatator  marginibus  in- 
flexis  undulatb." 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia ;  prope  Sydney,  R.  Cunningham. 

7.   CoRTSANTHES  piCta. 

C.  labello  cucullato  bicalcarato  apice  rotundato  denticulato  in  tils  bicalloso, 
sepalo  supremo  cuneato-subbilobo  apiculato,  lateralibus  petalisque  lon« 
gissimis. 

Calcesria  picta.    Blume  /.  c.  tmb,  ssxm.  ic,  dextr, 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  cacumine  montis  Salak  locis  humidis,  Blume. 

8.  CoRYSANTBES  fomicato. 

C.  labello  bicalcarato  acuto  denticulato  intils  bicalloso,  sepalo  supremo 
lineari-obovato  apice  rotundato  fornicato,  lateralibus  petalisque  labelli 
longitudine. 

Ctlcearia  fomicata.    Blume  L  c  t.  xxxiU,  <c.  sinisir, 

Hab.  in  Java,  Blume. 

As  £Eur  as  I  can  collect  from  the  descriptions  and  figures  of  Blume,  the 
two  Java  species  of  this  genus  have  the  following  characters  in  common. 

Herbffi  terrestres,  Javanicse,  tuberose.  Folia  radicalia>  cordata,  reticulata, 
nervosa,  membranacea.  Flores  solitarii,  sessiles,  1-bracteati,  purpurei. 
Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  oblongum,  fomicatum  j  late- 
ralia  cum  petalis  angustissima,  subulata.  Labellum  petaloideum,  liberam 
L«.i  -^olumnam  amplectens,  bisaccatum  j  limbo  patente  suhbilobo  intiis 
•).  Colurona  nana,  carnosa,  stigmate  totam  faciem  occupante. 
terminalis,  unilocularis.     Pollinia  duo,  biloba. 


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ORCHIDACEiE.  395 


CCXXI.     MICROTIS. 

Microtis.     Brown  Prodr.  1.  320.     Endl,  gen,  no.  1588. 

Perianthium  ringens,  sepalo  supremo  galeato,  lateralibus  sessilibus  labello 
suppositis.  Petala  angufltiora^  ascendentia.  Labelluro  oblongum,  ob- 
tusum^  sessile  vel  unguicuiatum,  integerrimum  vel  lobatam^  basi  callosum. 
Columna  nana^  teres^  apice  utrinque  auriculata.     Anthera  subrotunda^ 

mutica.  PolliDia  4. Herbse  terrestres,  glabrse,  Australasics.  Bulbi 

indivisi,  nudi.    Folium  caulinum  unicum,  fistulosum^ teres,  basi  vaginans. 
Flores  herbacei,  spicatl,  parvi,  nunc  albi. 

1.  Microtis  parviflora.  ft.  Br.  Prodr.  321.  Bot.  Mag.  t.  3377*  Endl,  ic. 
gen.  t.  15S8. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  revolutis  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis,  labello  ovato 
acuto  margine  nudo  apice  teoui  basi  utrinque  callis  verrucosis  aucto, 
spies  floribus  omnibus  approximatis. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia;  juxta  Portum  Jackson,  in  or&  austral!  nee  non  inter 
tropica^  R.  Brown ;  in  sylvis  depressis  humidis  solo  argillaceo,  A.  Cun* 
ningham. 

2.  Microtis  atrata.     Lindl.  Swan.  Riv.  Jpp.  no.  261. 

M.  folio  basi  cucuUato  caule  longiore,  spidL  densli  cylindrace^,  sepalis  la- 
teralibus oblongis  revolutis  supremo  subrotundo,  petalis  ovatis  acutis, 
labello  oblongo  obtuso  nudo.  ^ 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia  occidental!,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab,  «•  sp.) 

Flowers  very  small,  almost  black  when  dried.     The  smallest  species  of 
the  genus. 

3.  Microtis  porrifolia.     Spreng.  syst.  veg.  3.  713. 

M.  sepalis  acutis  patulis,  petalis  obovato-linearibus,  labello  obovato-ob- 
long^  retuso  basi  bicalloso  margine  tuberculato-incrassato,  spicse  floribus 
inferioribus  distantibus. 

Opbrys  nnifolia.    Font.  Prodr.  n.  31 1 . 

Epipactis  porrifolia.    Swartz.  in  act.  Holm.  1800.  p.  233. 

M.  Baoksii.     A.  Cunn.  in  Bot,  Mag,  tub,  t,  3377.  compan,  2.  376. 

In  N.  Zelandia  filicetis  apertis,  inter  sinum  Insularum  et  Wangaroa, 
Banks,  Forsier,  A  Cunningham,  (v.  «.  sp.  in  hb.  Lamb,) 

Perianthium  ringens  ^  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  lateralibus  labello  suppositis, 
superiore  muU5majore  erecto  galeato^  petalis  minoribus  obtusis.  La- 
bellum  oblongum,  margine  crispum  et  crassum,  apice  cuneatum  emargi- 
natum,  basi  bicallosuro.  Columna  teres,  minuta,  apice  utrinque  auricu- 
lata; adticc. 

4.  Microtis  pulchella.     ft.  Brown  Prodr.  321. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  petalisque  ovali- oblongis  patentibus  obtusiusculis, 
gale^  planiuscul^,  labello  oblongo  obtuso  crispo  emarginato  nudo  callis 
baseos  confluentibus  concavis. 

?  /3,  vivax ;  sepalis  petalisque  acutis. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia  ork  meridional!,  R.  Br. ;  in  sinu  Regis  Georgii,  F, 
Bauer;  Tasmannia,  a.  in  locis  humidis  Dec,  /3.  in  solo  arenaceo  argillaceo 
Nov.  Gunn,  918,  915,  {hab,  $.  sp,  comm.  eel,  Gunn.) 


394  ORCHIDACBA. 

byeme)  floreos^  inter  folia  putrida,  &c.  in  solo  lavi  argillaceo,  Gunn, 
614  (hab,  s,ip.  comm,  ceLinvenlor.) 

Flowers  dark  purple  ;  the  helmet  gives  the  plant  the  appearance  of  a 
snail,  Gunn.  Very  near  C.Jimbriata,  from  which  it  seems  to  diffier  In 
having  much  larger  flowers ;  perhaps  it  is  only  a  southern  variety, 

■ 

4.  CoRYSANTH£8  uuguiculata.     R.  Br.  Prodr.  328.     Endl.  ic.  gen.  t.  1597. 

C.   labello   ecalcarato   convoluto  medio  glandulis  cristnto    apice  aperto 
obliquo,  gale^  unguiculat^,  flore  pendulo. 

Hab.  in  N,  HoUandia,  prope  Sydney  in  praeruptis  et  inter  saxa,  Maio.     R, 
Cunningham,  (hab.  s.  tp.) 

§    CORTBAH. 

Corybas.  SalUb.     Calcearia.  Blume. 
Labellum  basi  bicalcaratum. 

5.  CoRTBANTHES  bicalcarata.     R,  Brown  Prodr.  328. 

C.   ''  labello  tubuloso  5    apicis  dilatati   marginibus   reflexis  >  basi   bical- 
caratll. 

Corybas  aconitiflonis.  Salisb.parad,  83. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia;  prope  Portum  Jackson,  rarissim^,  R.  Brown. 

6.  CoRTBANTHBs  uudulata.     R,  Cunningh.  I,  c. 

C.  *'  labello  basi  bicalcarato  infrk  cucullato  suprft  dilatato  -,  marginibus  in- 
flexis  undulatis.** 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia ;  prope  Sydney,  R.  Cunningham. 

7.  C0RT8ANTHE8  picta. 

C.  labello  cucullato  bicalcarato  apice  rotundato  denticulato  intiis  bicalloso, 
sepalo  supremo  cuncato-subbilobo  apiculato,  lateralibus  petalisque  lon- 
gissimis. 

Calcearia  picta.    Blume  /.  c.  tab,  ssxiii,  ic,  dextr, 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  cacumine  montis  Salak  locis  humidis,  Blume. 

8.  C0RYSANTBE8  fornicata. 

C.  labello  bicalcarato  acuto  denticulato  intiis  bicalloso,  sepalo  supremo 
liueari-obovato  apice  rotundato  fornicato,  lateralibus  petalisque  labelli 
long^tudine. 

Calcearia  fornicata.    Blume  I,  c,  t.  xsxiU.  ic.  tinittr, 

Hab.  in  Java,  Blume. 

As  far  as  I  can  collect  from  the  descriptions  and  figures  of  Blume,  the 
two  Java  species  of  this  genus  have  the  following  characters  in  common. 

Herbse  terrestres,  Javanicse,  tuberosae.  Folia  radicalia,  cordata,  reticulata, 
nervosa,  membranacea.  Flores  solitarii,  sessiles,  l-bracteati,  purpurei. 
Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  oblongum,  fomicatum  ,-  late- 
ralia  cum  petalis  angustissima,  subulata.  Labellum  petaloideum,  liberum 
basi  columnam  amplectens,  bisaccatum ;  limbo  patente  subbilobo  inttis 
bicalloso.  Columna  nana,  carnosa,  stigmate  totam  faciem  occupante. 
Anthera  terminalis,  unilocularis.     Pollinia  duo,  biloba. 


ORCHIDACEiE.  395 


CCXXI.     MICROTIS. 

Microtis.    Brown  Prodr,  1.  320.    Endl,  gen,  no,  1588. 

Perianthium  ringens,  sepalo  supremo  galeato,  lateralibus  sessilibus  labello 
suppositis.  Petala  angustiora,  ascendentia.  Labellum  oblongum,  ob- 
tusum>  sessile  vel  unguicuiatum,  iotegerrimum  vel  lobatam^  basicallosum. 
Columna  nana,  teres,  apice  utrinque  auriculata.     Anthera  subrotunda, 

routica.  Pollinia  4. Herbse  terrestres,  glabrse,  Australasics.  Bulbi 

indivisi,  nudi.    Folium  caulinum  unicum,  fistulosum^ teres,  basl  vaginans. 
Flores  herbacei,  spicatl,  parvi,  nunc  albi. 

1.  Microtis  parviflora.  ft.  Br,  Prodr.  321.  Bot.  Mag,  t,  3377*  EndL  tc. 
gen,  t,  15S8. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  revolutis  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis,  labello  ovato 
acuto  margine  nudo  apice  tenui  basi  utrinque  callis  verrucosis  aucto, 
spies  floribus  omnibus  approximatis. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia;  juxta  Portum  Jackson,  in  or&  austral!  nee  non  inter 
tropica,  R.  Brown  ;  in  sylvis  depressis  humidis  solo  argillaceo^  A.  Cun* 
ningham. 

2.  Microtis  atrata.     Lindl,  Swan,  Riv,  App,  no.  261. 

M.  folio  basi  cucullato  caule  longiore,  spicli  densd.  cylind raced.,  sepalis  la- 
teralibus oblongis  revolutis  supremo  subrotundo,  petalis  ovatis  acutis, 
labello  oblongo  obtuso  nudo.  ^ 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia  occidentali,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  (hah,  «•  sp,) 

Flowers  very  small,  almost  black  when  dried.     The  smallest  species  of 
the  genus. 

3.  Microtis  porrifolia.     Spreng,  $yit,  veg,  3.  713. 

M.  sepalis  acutis  patulis,  petalis  obovato-linearibus,  labello  obovato-ob- 
long^  retuso  basi  bicalloso  margine  tuberculato-incrassato,  spies  floribus 
inferioribus  distantibus. 

Opbrys  unifolia.    Forst,  Prodr,  ».  31 1 . 

Epipactis  j^rrifolia.    Swartz.  in  act.  Holm.  1800.  p,  233. 

M.  Banksti.     A,  Cunn,  in  Bot,  Mag.  tub.  t,  3377.  compan.  2,  376. 

In  N,  ZelanduB  filicetis  apertis,  inter  sinum  Insularum  et  Wangaroa, 
Banks,  Forster,  A  Cunningham,  (v.  s,  sp,  in  hb.  Lamb,) 

Perianthium  ringens  -,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  lateralibus  labello  suppositis, 
superiore  mult5  majore  erecto  galeato;  petalis  minoribus  obtusis.  La- 
bellum oblongum,  margine  crispum  et  crassum,  apice  cuneatum  emargi- 
natum,  basi  bicallosuro.  Columna  teres,  minuta,  apice  utrinque  auricu- 
lata; ad  sice. 

4.  Microtis  pulchella.     ft.  Brown  Prodr,  321. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  petalisque  ovali- oblongis  patentibus  obtusiusculis, 
gale^  planiuscul^,  labello  oblongo  obtuso  crispo  emarginato  nudo  callis 
baseos  confluentibus  aincavis. 

?/3,  vivax  f  sepalis  petalisque  acutis. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia  or£l  meridional!,  R.  Br. ;  in  sinu  Regis  Georgii,  F, 
Bauer;  Tasmannia,  a.  in  locis  humidis  Dec,  /3.  in  soloarenaceo  argillaceo 
Nov.  Gunn,  918,  915,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  eel,  Gunn,) 


396  ORCUIDACEiE. 

The  following  are  Mr.  Gunn's  notes  upon  the  plants,  which  I  have  for 
the  present  regarded  as  varieties  of  each  other. 

When  collecting  the  various  kinds  of  Microtis,  during  a  period  of  two  or 
three  months,  in  an  immense  number  of  localities,!  imagined  I  perceived  ob- 
vious differences  in  the  size  of  the  upper  sepals,  the  lip,  and  other  parts, 
but  when  dried,  the  change  of  colour  and  shrivelled  state,  from  their  usual 
succulent  appearance,  alters  them  so  much,  that  I  candidly  confess  myself 
puzzled. 

The  variety  /3.  is  common  at  Circular  Head,  flowering  in  all  November ; 
soil  a  light  loam,  approaching  to  sandy.  It  is  very  difficult  to  dry,  many 
being  two  months.  Numerous  specimens  threw  out  a  small  tuber  at  the 
bottom,  in  the  papers.  The  number  of  species  of  Microtis  are  more  nu- 
merous than  I  at  first  supposed,  and  I  anticipate  many  other  species  in 
other  parts  of  the  colony. 

5.  Microtis  arenaria. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  linearibus  revolutis  obtusis  dorsali  orbiculatll  acu- 
minata galeatii,  petalis  filiformibus  obtusis,  labello  oblongo  truncate 
apiculato  piano  medio  carnoso  :  callis  basebs  confluentibus  concavis. 

Hob,  in  Tasmannia  in  sabulo  juxta  mare  sub  fine  Dec.  Gunn,9l6.  {hab. 
s,  tp.  comtn,  eel.  inventor.) 

Of  a  stouter  habit  than  M.  pulchella  vivax.  CoHected  in  sand  near  the 
sea  in  the  end  of  December.  Fresh  water  appeared  to  percolate  through 
from  behind  the  neighbouring  sand  hills,  Gunn, 

6.  Microtis  rara.     R.  Brown  Prodr.  321. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  revolutis  petalisque  linearibus  acutis,  labello  ob- 
longo-cuneato  retuso  infra  apicem  calloso  margine  subundulato  nudo« 
baseos  callis  confluentibus,  spicae  floribus  inferioribus  distantibus. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  prope  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown ;  ora  meridional!, 
nee  non  in  Tasmannia  in  paludosis  abund^,  Dec.et  Januario  florida,  Gunn, 
917*  ihab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel,  Gunn,  ^c.) 

7^  Microtis  media.     R.  Br.  Prodr,  321.  Bat.  Mag.  t.  3378. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  revolutis  oblongis  acutis,  petalis  linearibus  obtusis, 
labello  oblongo- cuneato  truncato  verrucis  globosis  granulosis  margi- 
nato  basi  utrinque  incrassato  disco  bicalloso. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  ora  meridionali,  R.  Brown  ;  austro-occidentali,  Cun- 
ningham. 

8.  Microtis  alba.     R.  Brown  Prodr.  321. 

M.  sepalis  lateralibus  revolutis  linearibus  acutis,  petalis  obovato-linea- 
ribus  obtusis,  labelli  dimidi^  inferiore  lineari  superiore  dilatat£l  bifidll : 
disco  incrassato  marginibus  undulatis  calloso-tuberculatis. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  ork  meridionali  R.  Brown  -,  occidentali  ad  Swan 
River,  Drummond ;  in  sinu  regis  Georgii,  Collie,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 


CCXXII.     ACIANTHUS. 

AciaDthus.     R.  Br,  Prodr.  1.  321.     Supra  p.  24. 

Sepala  subringcntia,  acumiiiatissima,  libera  :  lateralibus  labello  suppositis. 


ARBTHUSE^.  397 

Petala  minora^  acuminata.  Labellum  liberum,  integrum,  basi  bicallosum. 
Columna  semiteres,  clavata.  Anthera  terminalis^  recumbens,  bilocu- 
laris.     Stigma  ovatum,  prominens,  transversum.     Pollinia  8,  subpul- 

verea. Herbae  tenerae,  glabellae.   Tubcrcula  indivisa  solitaria  nuda^ 

Qovello  pedicellato.  Caulis  unifblius,  ad  ipsam  basin  vagin^  brevi  in- 
closus^  supern^  ebracteatus.  Folium  profundi  cordatum,  reticulato- 
venosum^  subtus  rufum.     Flores  racemoei,  v.  solitarii,  rufi^aut  purpurei. 

I  formerly  included  this  genus  among  Malaxidese,  partly  on  account  of 
its  resemblance  in  habit  to  Liparis,  and  partly  because  of  the  firmness  of 
the  pollen  masses.  Its  relation  to  Cyrtostylis  is  however  so  great,  and 
the  cohesion  between  the  particles  of  pollen  is  so  slight  that  it  seems 
better  upon  the  whole  to  place  it  here.  There  can,  however,  be  no  doubt 
that  this  genus^  and  Cyrtostylis,  connect  the  sections  of  Arethusese  and 
Malaxidese,  as  I  have  already  stated,  p.  25. 

1.  AciANTHus  exsertus.     R.  Brown  Prodr.  321.        ' 

A.  floribus  racemosis,  aristis  brevissimis,  gale&  basi  attenuate,  petalis  hori  • 
zontaliter  reflexis,  labello  apice  papuloso,  column^  exsertd. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson  Nova  HollanduB,  R.  Brown  3  cum  A.  fornicato 
A,  Cunningham ;  nee  non  in  Tasmannia  in  solo  Isevi  argillaceo,  medio 
hyeme  (Jun. — Jul.)  florens.  Gunn  752.  {hab,  i.  sp.) 

2.  AciANTHUS  fornicatus.     R.  Brown  Prodr.  321.  EndL  ic,  gen.  t,  1589. 

A.  floribus  racemosis^  aristis  perianthio  quadruplb  brevioribus,  petalis  erec- 
tiusculis,  labello  longitudinaliter  papuloso,  column^  inclus^. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson  Nov<b  Holland'uBt  R.  Brown,  in  preeruptis  obum- 
bratis  abunde.  A,  Cunningham,  (hab,  s,  ttp,) 

3.  AciANTHUS  caudatus.     R,  Brown  Prodr.  321. 

A.  scapo  1-2-floro,  aristis  longissimis,  folii  marginibus  undulatis. 

(3,  ater ;  folio  mintis  undulato  subrepando,  aristis  brevioribus  et  latio- 
ribus. 

Hab.  ad  Portum  Jackson  Nova  Hollandia,  R.  Brown,  in  prseruptis  um- 
brosis  ad  littus  Junio  flor.  rar6,  R.  Cunningham,  /3  in  Tasmannia  juxta 
Woolnorth,  Oct.  Gunn.  758.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

The  plant  found  in  Van  Diemen's  land  by  Mr.  Gunn  has  larger  flowers 
than  that  of  Port  Jackson,  with  shorter  aristae,  and  may  be  a  distinct 
species.  I  have  given  it  to  some  of  my  friends  under  the  name  of 
A,  ater.  Mr.  Gunn  says  that  its  small  size  and  dark  colour  cause  it  to  be 
readily  overlooked. 

4.  AciANTHUS  rivularis.     A,  Cunningh,  in  Bot.  Mag.  Compan.  2.  376. 

A.  caule  unifloro  folio  breviore,  sepalis  lateralibus  petiilisque  longissim^  et 
tenuissim^  aristatis,  galed  acuminata,  labello  cordato  acuminato  venoso 
disco  papilloso  margine  tenuissim^  eroso-crenulato. 

Hab.  in  N.  Zelandia,  prope  Wangaroam,  inter  muscos  in  alveo  rivuli 
saxoso  inter  rup^s  altas  fluentis>  Nov.  jR.  Cunningham,  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

A  most  rare  and  curious  little  plant,  only  a  few  inches  high,  with  the 
lai^est  flowers  known  in  the  genus. 


February,  1840.  f  f  f 


398  ARETHUSEA. 

CCXXIII.     CYRTOSTYLIS. 

Cyrtostylis.     Brown  Prodr.  1,322,     Endl,  gen,  no.  Ib90, 

Perianthium  herbaceum,  bilabiatum.  Sepalum  supremum  erectum,  ga- 
leatum ;  lateralia  cum  petalis  linearia  labello  sujiposita.  Labellum 
unguiculatum,  indivisum,  planum,  basi  bicallosum,  lineis  dnabus  ele- 
vatis.  Columna  elongata,  apice  incurva,  dilatata,  auriculata,  basi  semi- 
teres.  Anthera  terminalis,  bilocularis,  persistens.  Polliuia  4.— — 
Herba  terrestris  Australasiea,  tuberculis  solitariis  sphsericis,  cauliculum 
descendentem  radiciformem  terminantibus.  Caulis  unifolius.  Folium 
tenerum,  membranaceum,  amplexicaule,  reticulatum.  Scapus  nudus. 
Racemus  secuudus  pnuciflorus.     Bractese  squamseformes. 

1.  Cyrtostylis  reniformis.     R.  Brown  Prodr.  32^. 

Hab.  in  N,  HoUandld;  prope  Portum  Jackson  R,  Brown,  in  rupestribus 
siccis  per  omnem  coloniam  A,  Cunningham,  in  sinu  regis  Georgii 
Collie,  in  Tasmannia  in  solo  fertili,  abund^  Sept.  et  Oct.  florens,  Gtmn 
dl5,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

This  little  plant  has  quite  the  habit  of  a  Liparis  liUi/olia,  and  varies  in 
size  from  the  height  of  two  inches,  with  a  single  flower  only,  to  that  of 
6  or  7  inches,  with  4  or  5  flowers.  The  Swan  River  plant  has  a  narrower 
lip,  and  may  be  a  distinct  species. 


CCXXIV.    LIMODORUM. 


Limodorum.     Tount,  inst.  437 •     L.  C.   Richard  Orch.  Eur,  Annot,2XS,     Nee$,  jun,  gen. 

plant,  faac.  V»  t,  11.     EndUcher,  gen,  no,  1607. 

Perianthium  galeatura.  Sepala  squalia.  Petala  breviora  et  multb  au- 
gustiora.  Labellum  ascendens,  has!  calcaratum,  columnam  amplectens, 
limbo  articulato  indiviso.     Columna  elongata,  semiteres,  stigmate  snb- 

rotundo.    Anthera  subcordata,  cernua.    Pollinia  2,  integra. Herba 

australi-europaea,  aphylla,   radice  flbrosll.     Scapus    vaginatas.     Spica 
elongata,  laxiuscula. 

In  Persoon*s  synopsis  (9.  513)  this  plant,  with  the  doubtful  Serapias 
erecta  andfalvata  of  Thunberg,  are  formed  into  a  subgenus  called  Ubr* 

MINIUM. 

1.  Limodorum  abortivum.  Swariz  Act,  Holm.  G,  p,  80.  Willd.  Sp,  PI, 
4.  129.     Nees  ab  Esenb.  gen,  germ,  I,  c. 

Orchis  abortiva.     Linn,  Sp.  PL  1336.     Jacq.Jt.  Austr,  t,  193. 

Epipactis  aphylla  &c.     Hall,  ffeh   t,  36. 

Serapias  abortira.     Pert.  »yn, 

Limod.  sphxrolabium.     Viv.  in  Rchb,  Ic.  Bat,  Eur.  Cent.  IV,  comment,  p.  82. 

Hab.  in  Galliae,  Uelvetiae,  Italise,  Germaniae,  Corsicee,  sylvis  umbrosis. 
{hab,  s,  sp.) 

Flowers  purple.  Stem  from  1  to  2  feet  high.  I  do  not  see  in  what 
the  L.  sphserolabium  of  Viviani  differs  from  this ;  he  says  its  lip  is  rounded, 
not  ovate  or  elliptical,  but  as  the  remainder  of  his  specific  character  agrees 
altogether  with  L,  abortivum,  of  which  this  supposed  species  has  all  the 


ARETHUSBJS.  399 

habit,  it  may  be  safely  considered  an  accideDtal  form  of  that  well  known 
plant. 


CCXXV.     CHLOR^A. 


Chlonea.     lAndl.  in  Braitde'sJourTuU,  March,  IS27,     Pdppig  n,g,etsp,  l,2B.    Asarca. 

Lindl,  /.  c.  non  PSppig, 

Perianthium  ringens^  basi  obliquum,  petalis  sepalo  supremo  suppositis  et 
galeam  referentibus.  Sepala  lateralia  ba$>i  producta  sed  vix  gibbosa^  apice 
sspiiis  callosa.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  cordatum^  cucuUatum,  mem- 
branaceum,  integrum  aut  trilobum^  lobo  medio  lateralibus  partim  angus- 
tiore>  venis  ssepius  cristatis  aut  glandulosis.  Columna  erecta,  mem- 
branaceo-marginata,  clavata,  petalis  fer^  sequalis  iisque  dorso  adnata, 
antic^  utrinque  producta.  Stigma  oblongum,  prominens.  Anthera 
terminalis,  opercularis,  semiquadrilocularis.  Pollinia  4>  vel  2  bipartita. 
Herbae  terrtstres  Americae  australis  extra  tropicam>  radicibus 
fasciculatis  carnosis  (gummoso-farinaceis  Pdppig,),  Folia  radicalia. 
Scapus  vaginatus.  Racemi  densi^  multiflori.  Flores  ^*  ssepe  permagni, 
speciosi,  albidi,  virescentes^  'flavidi,  vel  crocei,  nunquam  purpurei/* 
colore  nigro  nonnunquam  adjecto.     "  Odor  nonnullis  aromaticus.'* 

This  genus  is  now  limited  better  than  when  I  first  published  it  in  the 
year  1827.  The  discoveries  of  Mr.  P5ppig«  and  the  opportunities  he  has 
had  of  examining  the  species  iii  a  living  state,  have  shewn  that  a  part  of 
my  Chloreas  properly  form  a  new  genus,  and  that  Asarca  as  I  originally 
defined  it  must  be  merged  in  Chloreea.     $ee  Asarca. 

§  1 .  Labellum  integrum  v.  obsolete  trilobum. 
a.  Labelli  vena  omnes  pariter  lamellaUe  v,  seloice. 

1.  Chlobjia  speciosa.     Pdppig*  1.  28.  t,  46. 

C.  labello  integro  rhombeo :  cristis  ancipitibus  setoso-ciliatis  ad  apicem 
usque  excurrentibus,  sepalis  lanceolatis  spiralibus  revolutis,  petalis 
oblongis  obtusis  nudis  quam  sepalum  posticum  latioribus,  spic&  pauciflor^. 

Hab.  in  Chile  auttralis  pratis  pulcherrimis  alpinis  ad  vicum  Antuco, 
5-6000  ped.  elevat.  ab  incolis  "  Azuzena  del  campo/*  i.  e.  planta  liliacea, 
dicta.     Floret  Octobre  3  Pdppig. 

Sweet-scented.  Scape  a  foot  to  15  inches  high.  Flowers  large,  milk- 
white,  Pdppig. 

2.  Chlorjba  barbnta.     Lindl,  in  Hook.  Joum,  Boi,  1.  5. 

C.  labello  ovato  indiviso  :  marginibus  laceris  per  faciem  totam  setis  cre- 
berrimis  cristato  basi  unguiculato  tuberculato,  sepalis  lateralibus 
lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis,  petalis  oblongo-linearibus  obliquis  margine 
anteriore  venisque  papillosis. 

Hab.  in  Chile  prope  Valparaiso^  Cuming,  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

3.  Chlorjba  campestris*     POppig.  1.29.  t.  49. 

C.  labello  integro  elliptico-lanceolato  rarit^r  cartilagineo-dentato  :  setis 
pinnatlm  seriatis  tecto,  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  lateralibus  apice 
tereti  incrassatis,  petalis  falcatis,  spic&  elongate  multiflori. 


400  ARETHUSEiB. 

Hab.  vulgaris  in  terra  Chilensibus  interioribus  locis  glareosis,  v.  c.  in 
planitie  ad  Cnsablnnca,  ad  urbem  S.  Jago,  inque  provincia  Concepcioo 
ad  Andes  usque.  Floret  a  Novembre  in  Januarium ;  P5pplg.  {hab,  s. 
sp,  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

Scape  sometimes  as  much  as  two  feet  high.  Flowers  from  20  to  40. 
Flowers  very  small  for  the  genus,  white,  with  green  netted  veins,  ac- 
cording to  Piippig. 

4.  CnLORiBA  cuneata. 

C.  labello  cuneato  apice  gross^  dentato  ad  latera  integro  lamellis  6  percurso 
quarum  centrales  interruptae  et  papillis  2*3  in  septin.se  loco,  sepalis 
petalisque  membranaceis  nudis. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  Cuming}  (hab,  s.  ip.) 

This  very  distinct  species  exists  in  my  Herbarium,  with  Mr.  Cuming's 
name  attached  to  it ;  but  it  has  no  number  anfl  may  possibly  have  belonged 
to  the  dried  plants  of  some  other  collector.  It  is  a  tall  slender  species, 
apparently  with  white  flowers. 

5.  CHLORiBA  longipetala. 

C.  labello  membranaceo'obovato  obtusissimo  integro  basi  multilamellato 
venis  6  nppendicibus  falcatis  interrupt^  crisUitis,  sepalis  lateralibus 
lanceolatis  basi  aiiirustatis  apice  acnminatis  callosis,  petalis  oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis  obtusis  falcatis  venis  basi  callosis. 

Hab.  in  Chile  auntrali,  Rey voids,  (r.  a.  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker), 

Flores  5  6,  magni,  ringentes.  Scapus  palmaris.  Sepala  lateralia  ipso 
apice  tantum  callosa  j  snjii^mum  obtusum  apice  inflexum. 

This  is  very  near  C.  viridifora,  from  which  it  differs  in  the  form  of  the 
lip,  and  in  the  broken  lamellee  which  form  the  crests  of  the  veins  being 
regularly  disposed  and  very  few  in  number. 

b.  Labelli  vena  centrales  ultra  medium  lamellata  v.  cristata. 

6.  CHLORiBA  Piquichen. 

C.  labello  oblongo  inciso-dentato :  venis  7  centralibus  appendicibus  fal- 
catis cristatis,  se])ali8  lateralibus  apice  rotundatis  discoloribus,  petalorum 
venis  basi  varicosis. 

Epipactis  flore  viresceDte  et  variegato  vulg5  Piquichen.  FeuiltSe  t,  19. 
Cymbidium  virescens.     WiUd,  gp.  pi,  4.  106. 

Hab.  in  Chile,     (hab.  s,  sp,  comm.  eel.  Solly,) 

This  plant,  of  which  I  have  only  seen  one  solitary  specimen,  agrees 
exactly  with  Feuill^e*s  figure,  and  is  certainly  distinct  from  all  the  others 
now  mentioned.  It  approaches  nearest  to  C  barbata,  from  which  it  differs 
both  in  habit  and  in  the  7  central  veins  of  the  lip  only  being  crested,  in 
the  veins  of  the  petals  being  very  much  less  varicose,  and  in  the  Up  having 
no  tubercles  at  the  base. 

7.  Chlor^a  lamellata.     Lindl.  in  Brande'sJourn,  March.  1827. 

C.  labello  oblongo  obtuso  crenato  juxta  marginem  verrucoso  :  venis  7 
centralibus  appendicibus  falcatis  cristatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  apice  cod- 
cavis  incrassatis,  petalis  nudis  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  prope  Concepcion,  Macrae,  (hab,  s.  sp.) 


ARETHUSE^.  401 

This  plant  varies  in  the  form  of  the  lamellee^  which  crest  the  middle  of 
the  lip,  and  in  their  size,  and  is  perhaps  a  mere  variety  of  C.  multiflora,  of 
which  it  has  all  the  habit;  but  its labellum  is  very  differently  formed. 

It  is  probably  the  plant  whose  lip  is  represented  at  fig.  3,  t.  55,  of 
Poppig*s  book  as  a  variety  of  his  C.  dedpiens,  ray  C.  multiflora,  and  I 
presume  it  also  includes  the  j3  and  y  of  this  celebrated  botanist. 

8.  Chlor2ba  multiflora.     Lindl.  in  Brandes  Journ.  March.  1827. 

C.  labello  subrhombeo  obtuso  bnsi  integerrimo  ultra  medium  crenulato juxta 
margines  papilloso  venarum  centralium  append icibus  distantibus  falcatis 
in  tuberculos  cis  apicem  mutatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  apice  incrassatis, 
petalis  nudis. 

C.  decipiens.    Poppig,  1.  31.  t.  55.  excl.Jig,  3. 

Hab.  in  Chile;  in  totius  agri  campis  montosis  aridis,  vere florens, P5ppig ; 
prope  Valparaiso,  Septembr.  Mathews,  Februario,  Macrae,  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

According  to  Poppig,  this  plant  is  very  variable  in  the  size  and  colour  of 
the  flowers,  which  are  in  some  varieties  white,  in  others  yellow,  and  also  in 
the  height  of  the  scape  and  the  form  of  the  lip  -,  of  such  supposed  varieties 
he  enumerates  5.  But  I  have  stated  under  the  last  species  that  his 
/3  and  y  appear  to  belong  to  C.  lamellata,  and  I  believe  his  c  is  C.  crispa,  a 
most  distinct  plant. 

According  to  a  note  by  Mr.  Mathews  in  my  herbarium,  this  is  the  Pica 
de  Loro  of  the  Chilenos. 

9.  Chlorjba  cristata.     Lindl.  in  Hook,  Journ,  Bot,  1.  4. 

C.  labelli  subrhomboidei  lateribus  inferioribus  rotundatis  verrucosis  inte- 
gerrimis  superioribus  laceris  :  venis  centralibus  ad  apicem  usque  creber- 
rimb  glandulosis,  sepalis  lateralibus  apice  concavis  incrassatis,  petalis 
acutis  nudis. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  prope  Valparaiso,  Cuming,  {hab,  s.  sp,) 

This  also  would  probably  be  regarded  by  Poppig  as  a  variety  of  C.  mul' 
tiflora :  its  lip  is  however  so  different,  that  I  cannot  think  it  right  to  join 
them.  It  is  possibly  his  C.  decipiens  ^,  "  floribus  candidis,  labello  magis 
anguloso,  cristis  elevatis  ancipitibus  apice  setigeris,**  which  he  himself  sus- 
pects to  be  a  distinct  species. 

10.  CHLORiBA  crispa. 

C.  labello  subrotundo-oblongo  apice  crispo  nudo  basi  subiutegro  et  pone 
margines  papilloso,  venis  centralibus  7<9  setosis,  sepalis  lateralibus  apice 
vix  incrassatis,  petalis  acutis  part&m  hrevioribus  basi  granulosis. 

C.  decipiens  e.  PSppig.  I,  c,p,  32  ? 
Cymbidium  luteuro.     Willd,  sp.  pi,  no,  45. 
Epipactis  Garilu.    FeuilUe  JL  t,  20. 

Hab.  in  Odle  prope  Concepcion.  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Bentham,) 

The  only  specimens  I  have  seen  of  this  fine  species  were  collected  near 
Concepcion  by  Lord  Colchester,  and  as  exactly  answer  to  Feuill^e*s  figure 
as  it  is  to  be  supposed  that  any  plant  will  -,  for  this  reason  I  presume  it  to 
be  Pdppig's  fifth  variety  of  his  C.  decipiens  j  from  which,  however,  I  con- 
ceive it  to  be  quite  distinct. 

11.  Chlorjba  membranacea. 

C.  labelli  oblongi  obsolete    trilobi  longc   unguiculati  subglandulosi  lobo 


402  ARETHUSEifi. 

intermedio  obtuso  lateralibus  productiore  et  ang^ustiore  axi  glandulis 
clavatis  atris  cristato>  sepalis  pecalisque  omninb  nudis  valdb  membra- 
naceis. 

Hab.  in  Bonarid ;  in  aggeribuB  argillaceis  udis,  Tweedie,  (hab.  s.  sp,  comm. 
eel.  Hooker,) 

c.  Labelli  vena  centrales  basi  tantitm  lamellata,  cateriUn  nuda, 

pubescentes  v,  papillosa. 

12.  CHLORiBA  viridlflora.     POppig.  1.  ^9.  t.  47. 

C.  labelio  integro  rhombeo  obtusb  apiculato  cristis  ancipitibus  nudis  ad 
medium  usque  tecto  apicc  verrucoso,  sepalis  oblongis  infimis  deflexis 
planis^  petalis  obliqu^  ovatis  quam  posticum  latioribus,  spicli  pauci- 
flor&. 

Hab.  in  Chile  austraUs  lapidosis  alpinis  montis  Pico  de  Pilque  ad  vicum 
Antuco.     Floret  Decern bre  -,  FOppig. 

Scape  a  foot  or  more  high.  Flowers  deep  yellow  green^  with  the  ^eins 
and  points  of  the  lateral  sepals  deep  green.  Column  crimson  at  the  base; 
Pdppig. 

13.  CHLORiBA  cylindrostachya.  P&ppig,  1.  30.  i.  50. 

C.  labello  integro  obovato-oblongo  sepalis  longiore  revoluto  postic^  setoso 
apice  granuloso>  sepalo  postico  ovali  acuto  infimis  spiralibus^  petalis 
angustis  falcatis^  spic^  multiflorik. 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  alpibus  elevatioribu8>  locis  saxosis  ad  pedem  montis 
ignivomi  Antucensis.     Floret  Decembre^  Januario  ^  Pdppig. 

From  1  to  4  feet  high.  Spike  sometimes  bearing  more  than  50  flowers. 
Flowers  greenish-yellow,  with  dark  green  veins  j  Piippig, 

14.  Chlobjba  incisa.     Pdppig,  1.  31.  t,  54. 

C.  labello  trifido  subrotundo  gross^  inciso-serrato  postic^  integerrimo  disco 
•nlcato  lameUato.  sepalis  linearlbus  infimis  apice  incrassatis,  petalis  ver- 
rucosis, spic^  pauciflorft,  floribus  distantibus. 

Hab.  in  Chile  auslraUs  campis  lapidosis,  v.  c.  ad  Antuco,  Tucapel,  etc. 
Floret  Decembre  j  Poppig. 

Scape  two  feet  or  more  high.  Flowers  6  to  9,  pale  chesnut  colour,  with 
doll  veins  ;  the  lateral  sepals  thickened  and  blackish  at  the  point.  In  Chili 
in  summer  it  is  a  great  ornament  of  the  dried  up  sterile  plains,  and  is  called 
TuUpan  del  campo  according  to  P5ppig. 

d.  Labelli  vena  omnes  nuda. 

15.  Chlorjia  nudilabia.     Pdppig,  1.  30.  t,  59. 

C.  *'  labello  integro  oblongo  lateribus  angustato  ecristato  laevi  nervoso 
membranaceo  sepalis  aequalibus  aveniis  conformi.*' 

Hab.  in  ChUe  austraUs  Andibus  Antucensibus.  In  locis  rupestribus  montis 
Pico  de  Pilque,  florens  Januario ;  Poppig. 

Flowers  bright  orange,  8  or  10,  distant,  in  a  spike  4  inches  long ; 
Poppig. 


I 

ARETHUSEiG.  403 

16.  CHLORiBA  grandiflora.     Pdppig.  1.  29.  t.  48. 

C.  labello  integro  ovato  deltoidco  apice  bidentato  crassissimo  ecristato 
dens^  granuloso^  sepalis  insequalibus  postico  ovali  infimis  lanceolato* 
oblongis  deflexisj  petalis  latb  ovatis  obliquis,  spic&  pauciflor^. 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  pratis  herbidis  subalpinis,.  v.  c.  in  inonte  La  Mes^^^ 
de  Antuco.  Floret  Decembre ;  Pdppig. 

Scape  a  foot  to  15  inches  high  5  fbwers  white,  with  dull  green  netted 
veins,  smelling  of  Wallflower. 

§  2.  Labellum  manifest^  trilobuni. 
a.  LabelU  vena  omnes  parith'  appendiculaUe, 

\7*  Cbloraa  aurantiaca. 

C.  labelli  trilobi  basi  angustati  lobis  ovatis  rotundatis  venis  omnibus 
parit^r  tuberculatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  retusis,  spies  elongats  floribus 
distantibus,  bracteis  acuminatissimis. 

Asarca  aurantiaca.     LindL  in  Hook,  Journ,  Bot,  1.  4. 

Hab.  in  Chile^  prope  Valparaiso,  Cuming,  (hab,  $.  spJ) 

A  slender  species  with  flowers  rather  less  than  those  of  C.  multiflora. 
Its  stem  is  two  feet  high. 

b.  Labelli  vena  centrales  appendicibiu  conformibus. 

18.  Cblorjia  alpina.     Pdppig.  1.  30.  t.  53. 

C.  labelli  trilobi  integerrimi  lobo  intermedio  ovato  :  cristis  disci  ancipitN 
bus  ad  apicem  continuis^  lobis  lateralibus  nudis,  sepalis  lanceolatis 
acutis,  petalis  spathulato-oblongis,  column^  latissim^,  spic&  pauciflor^, 
scapo  humili  folioso. 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  alpinis  glareosis  montis  Pico  de  Pilque  in  viciniis 
vicus  Antuco.     Floret  Novembre  ;  P6ppig. 

Stem  dwarfer  than  in  other  species.  Flowers  4  or  5«  deep  yellow,  with 
scarcely  any  smell.  Called  by  the  inhabitants  of  Antueo  TuUpan  del 
Monte ;  according  to  Pdppig.     See  C.  dis<ndes  no.  28. 

19.  CHLOBiBA  chrysantha.     Pdppig.  1.  31. 

C.  labelli  rhombeo-oblongi  subtrilobi  lobo  terminali  ovato  lat^  et 
sequalit^r  dentato  lobis  lateralibus  integerrimis  nudis  :  setis  disci  lamel- 
losis  falcatis  seriatis,  sepalis  petala  excedentibus,  scapis  laxis  foliosis^ 
floribus  crocets. 

Hab.  in  convaltibus  graminosis  Chile  borealis,  Augusto  florens,  nee  non  in 
campis  lapidosis  subandinis  provinciarium  austraUum  ubi  ab  Octobre 
ad  Februarium  floribus  ornatur  3  Poppig. 

Stem  often  3  feet  high.  Flowers  deep  orange  colour,  with  a  deep  green 
net-work,  according  to  Pdppig. 

20.  CHLORiBA  semibarbata. 

C.  labelli  oblongi  utrinque  rotundati  lobis  lateralibus  intra  marginem 
crenulatum  papulosis  intermedio  mult5  majore  serrato  nudo*:  venarum 
5  appendicibus  falcatis  conformibus,  sepalis  lateralibus  obtusis  concavis 
incrassatis,  petalis  nudis  basi  obsolete  varicosis. 

Hab.  in  Chile  australi,  Reynolds,  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 


404  ARETHUSEiB. 

Nearly  allied  to  C.  chrysantha  from  which  the  form  of  the  lip,  which  is 
distinctly  papillose  within  the  margin,  distinguishes  it. 

^1.  Chloraa  PavonU. 

C.  labelli  trilobi  venis  5  centralibus  glandnli<<  clavatis  uniformibus  cristatis  : 
lobis  lateralibus  apice  rotundatis  undulatis  intermedio  angustiore  oblongo 
obtuso  crispo. 

Asarca  speciosa.    Lmdl.  in  Brandt? $  Journ.  March  1827. 
Serapias  Gavilu.    Pavon.  in  herb.  Lambert, 

Hab.  in  Chili,  Pavon,  (pltm  v,  s.  sp,) 

This  is  very  different  from  the  Epip.  Gavilu  of  Feuill^  ;'  I  only  know  it 
by  the  notes  formerly  made  upon  it  in  Mr.  Lambert's  herbarium,  and  by  my 
drawing  of  the  labellum,  which  is  quite  different  from  that  of  any  other 
species  now  mentioned. 

c.  LabelU  vena  centrales  appendicibus  biformibus, 

22.  CHLORiBA  virescens.     LindL  in  Brande's  Journ.  March,  1 827. 

C.  labelli  trilobi  lobis  ovatis  obtusis  intermedio  dupl5  majore  :  venls  9  basi 
lamellis  totidem  parallelis  squalibus  acutis  deind^  appendicibus  qui- 
busdam  elongatis  t.  falcatis,  sepalis  apice  obtusis  coucavis  incrassatis, 
petulorum  venis  varicosis. 

Uab.  in  Chile,  prope  Concepcion,  Cuming,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

23.  Chlor^sa  disoides,  LindL  in  Brande*s  J6um.  March,  1827. 

C.  foliis  acutis  scapi  longitudine,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis 
apice  incrassatis  creuatis  intermedio  ovato  obtuso  carnoso  disco 
verrucoso,  venis  7  lamellis  serratis,  sepalis  lateralibus  apice  obtusis  in- 
crassatis, petalis  nudis. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  prope  Valparaiso,  Cuming,  Macrae,  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

A  dwarf  species,  with  the  leaves  acute  and  as  long  as  the  scape.  I  sus- 
pect C.  alpina  is  the  same,  for  although  P5ppig  expressly  states  tliat  beyond 
the  5  or  7  crests  of  the  lip,  which  are  continuous,  there  are  no  glandular 
appendages  in  that  plant,  yet  some  tubercles  are  represented  in  his  fig.  2, 
as  existing  upon  the  middle  lobe,  and  the  habit  of  the  two  species  is  exactly 
the  same. 

24.  CHLORiBA  ulanthoidcs. 

C.  labelli  cuneato-oblongi  lobis  lateralibus  apice  serratis  intermedio  brevi 
traiiverso  serrato  medio  incrassato  parum  latioribus  :  venis  5  basi  paritbr 
obscurb  lamellatis  delude  appendicibus  paucis  latis  falcatis  munitis, 
sepalis  lateralibus  apice  rotundatis  planis  creuatis  discoloribus,  petalo- 
rum  venis  incrassatis. 

Chloraea  bletioides.     lAndl,  in  Branded  Journ.  March,  1827. 

Hab.  in  Chile  prope  Cumbre,  Andium  claustrum,  Nov.  Macrae ;  Val- 
paraiso, Cuming,  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

This  is  the  finest  species  of  the  genus,  with  a  stem  2  to  3  feet  high 
and  very  large  flowers  apparently  white,  stained  and  veined  with  deep 
green. 

The  name  of  bletioides  is  so  inappropriate  that  I  cannot  now  account 
for  my  having  given  it  to  the  plant,  and  I  therefore  change  it.  The  flowers 
are  more  like  those  of  Hooker's  Ulantha,  when  dried. 


ARBTHUSEifi.  405 

25.  Chlorjia  affiois.     lAndL  in  Hook.  Journ.  Bot.  1.4. 

C.  labelli  ungue  lato  concavo  :  limbo  subrotundo  oblongo  S-lobo  i  lobis 
lateralibus  integerrimis  intermedio  productiore  rotundato  dentato^  venis 
omnibus  basi  calloso-cristatis  deinde  tuberculatis^  sepalis  lateralibus 
oblongis  apice  obtusissimis  obliquis  crenatis^  petalis  ovato-lanceolatis 
obtusis  basi  hinc  varicoso-venosis. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  prope  Valparaiso,  Cuming,  {hab.  #.  sp.) 

Very  near  the  last  species  but  much  more  slender,  and  the  flowers  are 
not  half  the  size. 


The  previous  sheet  had  been  printed  off  when  I  met  with  the  two  fol- 
lowing characters  of  Chlorseas  by  M.  Adolphe  Brongniart,  in  Duperreifs 
Voyage  p.  189. 

9,6.  CuLORiBA  Gaudichaudii ',  caule  folioso,  foliis  lanceolatis  acutis  crectis, 
floribus  spicatis,  bracteis  maguis  ovato-lanceolatis  margine  scario^is 
ovario  longioribus  involutis,  sepalis  sequalibus  usque  ad  apicem  mem- 
branaceis  ovato-lanceolatis,  petalis  subae(}ualibus  obtusis,  labello  petalis 
breviore  subtrilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  abbreviatis  margine  fimbriatis 
laclniis  ad  apicem  incrassatis ;  lobo  medio  linguseformi  parteque  medid 
disci  caruuculiscuneiformibus  elongatis  dens^  tectis,  gynostemio  labellum 
subdequante  apice  dilatato  alato. 

Arethusa  lutea.     Cfaudich.  in  ^tnn  sc.  nat.  5.  101. 

r 

Hab,  in  insniis  Magellanicis,  Gaudichaud,  D'Urville,  Lesson. 

27*  CuLOBiEA  Commersonii ;  caule  folioso,  foliis  inferioribus  oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis  obtusis  superioribus  acutioribus  cauli  adpressis,  floribus  dens^ 
spicatis,  bracteis  lanceolato-subulatis  angustis  ovarium  subsequantibus, 
sepalis  lanceolatis  acutis  inferioribus  longioribus  apice  subulatis  camosis, 
petalis  brevibribus  obtusis,  labello  petalis  dupl5  breviore  trilobo  :  lobis 
lateralibus  rotundatis  integris  medio  ovato  canmculis  densissim^  tecto, 
gynostemio  brevissimo  alato. 

Serapias  latea.    Pert.  ^tnop*.  2.  513. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  freti  Magellanici  ad  sinum  Bougainville!  et  Gallicum, 
Commerson. 

Unfortunately  the  only  copy  of  Duperrey*s  Voyage  which  I  have  an  op- 
portunity of  consulting  is  deficient  of  the  figures  illustrating  these  plants. 
It  is  probable  however  that  Ch.  Gaudichaudii  is  ^  true  Chlorsea,  allied  to 
C.  alpina  if  not  the  same  3  while  Ch.  Commersonii  would  appear  from 
its  short  column  to  be  an  Asarca  allied  to  A.  ordoratissima. 


CCXXVI.    BIPINNULA. 


Bipinnula.    Juss.gen.65.    Lindl.  in  Brande's  Journal,  March.  IS27.    Endiicher,  gen. 

no.  1606. 

Omnia  Chlorseae,  nisi  sepala  latcralia  elongata  pectinata  aut  multifida ; 
hujus  generis  sectio  taulum  si  velis  5  sed  florum  vultus  omnin5  pecu- 
liaris,  nee  inter  Chlorsas  ullus  in  talem  structuram  nixus  inveniendus. 

February,  1840.  o  o  o 


406  ARRTHUSEiE. 

1.  BiPiNNULA  Commersonii.     UndL  in  Brande*$  Joum.  March,  1827. 

B.  caule  unifloro^  sepalis  lateralibus  pinnatis  ;  laciniis  brevibus  clavatis. 

Arethuta  biplumata.    Linn,  Suppl,  105.  Smith,  ic,  t.  23. 
BipiQDula  bonariensis.    Spreng.sysL3»7Ab: 

Hab.  in  agro  Bonariensi,  Jussieu. 

Of  this  rare  plant  I  have  seen  no  specimen  :  but  it  is  evidently  very 
distinct  from  the  two  other  species  of  the  genus. 

2.  BiPiNNULA  plumosa.     LindL  in  Brande's  Joum.  March,  18^7. 

B.  8pic&  muUiflorft,  sepalis  lateralibus  acuminatissimis  pinnatis ;  laciniis 
filiformibus  elongatis,  labelli  margine  multipartito  inciso. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  ad  Colinse  balneos^  Macrae,  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Stem  IJ  to  2  feet  high;  lateral  sepals  in  the  dried  specimen  an  inch 
and  three  quarters  long. 

3.  BiPiNNULA  mystacina.  lindl.  in  Hook.  Joum.  Bot.  1.  5. 

B.  spic4  multiflorlt^  sepalis  lateralibus  apice  dilatatis  pinnatis :  laciaiis 
filiformibus  ramosis,  labelli  diroidio  superiors  seriatim  tuberculato 
inferiore  lamellato. 

Chlorsa  fimbriata.     PSpp.  nov.  gen,  Sfc,  1.  p,  50.  /.  51. 

Hab.  in  Chile ;  prope  Valparaiso,  Cuming ;  in  montibus  maritimis  arenosis 
inter  Colletiarum  agmina  horridissima,  Jul.  Aug.  POppig.  {hab.  s.  sp,) 

In  P5ppig's  figure  the  divisions  of  the  lateral  sepals  are  represente<f  as 
simple,  but  I  presume  this  is  an  error,  for  his  plant  agrees  in  all  other 
respects  with  mine.  According  to  this  botanist  the  sepals  are  pale  green, 
the  petaU  yellow,  the  lip  white,  with  green  appendages. 


CCXXVII.     ASARCA. 
Asarca.  POppig,  n,  g,  et  tp»  pi.  2. 13.— Gavilea,  /tf.  1.  28. 

Ferianthium  explanatum,  basi  obliquum,  petalis  patentissimis.  Sepala 
lateralia  basi  producta  sed  vix  gibbosa,  kibello  supposita,  reflexa, 
apiculata,  et  sspiiis  callosa.  Labellum  ungue  brevi  bicalloso  columnae 
adnatum,  camosum,  trilobum,  lobo  medio  lateralibus  multb  angustiore 
et  productiore,  venis  prsBsertim  disci  glandulosis  aut  laraellatis.  Co* 
lumna  erecta,  brevis,  semiteres,  apice  incrassato-marginatii.  Stigma 
oblongum,   prominens.    Anthera  et   pollinia    Chloraeae.  Herbg 

Chlorseee  facie,  (Flores  albi^  aurantii,  interdum  tricolores,  odoratissimi, 
P6ppig,) 

When  I  proposed  the  genus  Asarcn,  in  Brande's  Journal,  I  intended  it 
to  contain  those  Chlorsea-like  Chilian  plants  whose  sepals  are  destitute  of 
a  thickening  at  the  apex.  But  an  examination  of  more  species,  and  the 
evidence  afforded  by  Poppig*s  work,  has  satisfied  me  that  this  distinction 
is  not  sufficiently  constant  or  important  for  the  purpose  to  which  I  applied 
it.  Among  the  Chlorceas  I  meant  to  include  the  Gavilu  of  Feuill^ 
t.  18,  with  a  short  column,  and  spreading  flowers,  and  some  congeneric 
species  actually  were  included.  These  Poppig  has  rightly  separated,  under 
the  name  of  Asarca,  and  he  has  g^ven  figures  of  several  of  them.   It  is  to  be 


ARETHUSE^.  407 

regretted  that  be  did  not  persevere  in  retaining  for  them  the  name  Gavilea, 
as  he  appears  to  have  in  the  first  instance  intended ;  but  although  his 
Asarca  and  mine  are  different,  and  the  name  does  not  apply  to  his  genus, 
yet  I  am  unwilling  to  increase  the  confusion  of  names  by  making  further 
change,  and  therefore  I  adopt  this  excellent  Botanist's  nomenclature,  and 
abandon  my  own.  The  error  of  POppig  seems  to  have  arisen  from  his 
having  supposed  the  Serapias  Gavilu  of  Pavon's  herbarium,  quoted  by 
me  as  a  synonym  of  Asarca  speciosa,  to  be  the  same  genus  'as  the  Gavilu 
of  Feuill^e. 

a.  Labellum  omninb  nudum. 

1.  Asarca  bidentata.     PSppi^,  l*  c.  U  121. 

A.  labello  subsessili  rhombeo  obovato  nudo  coriaceo  medio  utrinque 
unidentato  postic^  integerrimo  anticb  obtuso  ac  denticulato,  sepaUs  la- 
teralibus  obtusis,  petalis  nudis,  spic&  pauciflor&. 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  graminosis  alpinis,  ad  Antuco,  Floret  Januario  -, 
Pappig. 

*  Flowers  3-coloured,  almost  scentless,  whitish  green,  with  the  lateral 
sepals  deep  green  at  the  points,  lip  saffron  coloured,  according  to  Pdppig. 

b.  Labellum  medio  cristatum, 

2.  AsABCA  glandulifera.     Pdppig,  I,  c.  t.  120.  B. 

A^  labello  unguiculato  cordato  acuminato  convexo  utrinque  bicristato  : 
disco  appendicibus  clavatis  creberrimis  barbato,  sepalis  lateralibus  ovatis 
apice  obtusis  concavis,  petalis  obovatis  venis  tuberculatis,  floribus  dis^ 
sitis. 

Chlonea  Volucris*    Lindl,  in  Hook.  Jaum,  Bot,  1. 3. 

Hab.  in  Chile  \  prope  Valparaiso,  Cuming,  in  graminosis  alpinis  ad  Antuco, 
Decemb.  Pdppig.  {hah.  s.  sp,) 

I  have  no  doubt,  notwithstanding  the  absence  of  all  mention  of  the  glan- 
dular petals  by  Mr.  Pdppig,  that  this  plant  is  the  same  as  his  Ji.  glandu' 
Ufera,  He  describes  the  flowers  to  be  very  sweet  scented,  and  whitish 
green ;  but  the  lip  is  yellow,  with  deep  green  glands. 

3.  AsABCA  acutiflora.     Pdppig.  L  c.  t.  120.  A. 

A.  labelli  lobis  lateralibus  subquadratis  nudis  terminali  linear!  integerrimo 
verrucoso  lamellato,  perianthii  foliolis  lanceolatis  angustis  acuminatis, 
spicll  thyrsoidelu" 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  sylvis  subalpinis  graminosis  Pico  de  Pilque,  in 
Andibus  Antucensium,  Floret  Decembre ;  POppig. 

Flowers  sulphur  coloured.  Lateral  sepals  prolonged  into  a  taper  deep 
green  point.  Glands  of  the  lip  cylindrical,  much  thickened  at  the  points, 
deep  green  -,  according  to  Pdppig. 

4.  AsABCA  odoratissima.     Pdppig,  l,c,  t.  118. 

A.  *'  labelli  postic^  transversim  ovalis  disco  glanduloso  cristato :  lobis 
subsqualibus  lateralibus  rotundatis  nudis  terminali  ovato  repando 
obtusato.** 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  graminosis  alpinis,  Andes  de  Antuco,  Floret  De- 
cembre; Pdppig, 

Scape  from  3  to  5  feet  high,  with  dark  chesnut  coloured  or  brown  skin. 


408  ARETHUSEM. 

Spike  mai^y  flowered,  from  9  inches  to  a  foot  long.  Flowers  elosdy 
packed,  oraDge  coloured,  with  greenish  white  reticulated  bftcis,  very  sweet 
scented,  with  (he  odour  of  violets,  which  may  be  perceived  at  the  distance 
of  40  paces,  according  to  Poppig. 

5.  AsARCA  sinuata. 

A.  labelli  trilobi  pubescentis  venis  inferioribus  lamellatis ;  lobis  lateralibus 
rottindatis  intermedio  elongato  lineari  calloso-sinuato,  sepalis  lateralibus 
acuminatis  apice  incrassatis,  bracteis  acuminatissimis. 

a.  labello  magis  pubescente  :  lamellis  disci  interruptis. 

Chlorsa  longibractcata.  LindL  in  Brandes  Journ.  March,  18^7*  Bentham 
in  Botanist,  t.  94. 

/3.  labello  fere  glabro  :  lamellis  disci  continuis  tenuioribus^  floribus 
verosimiliter  minoribus^ 

Hab.  in  Chile ;  a  juxta  Concepcion,  Oct.  Macrae ;  /3  Valparaiso.  {hab»  s.  ip.) 

It  is  not  improbable  that  /3  is  a  distinct  species,  but  I  have  only  seen  an 
imperfect  specimen.  The  original  species  has  flowers  with  the  petals  and 
upper  sepal  white,  the  lateral  sepals  tipped  with  green,  the  labellum  yellow 
with  a  green  edge  and  spots. 

6.  AsAHCA  Icucantha.     Pdppig,  L  c.  ^.  IS.  t,  119. 

A.  labelli  postic^  transversim  ovalis  disco  setoso-cristato  :  lobis  insqua- 
libus  lateralibus  subrotundis  nudis,  terminali  lineari  serruto  revoluto 
supra  verrucoso. 

Epipactis  flore  albo,  vulgd  GavUit.  FeuilUe  t.  18. 

Hab.  in  Chile  borealis  locis  sylvcstribus  convallis  los  Chorillos  (80-^00  ped. 
elev.)  Augusto  florens.  Lecta  quo.que  in  sylvis  graminosis  Andium 
Antucensiuro  (4000  ped.  elev.)  mense  Noverabre,  Pdppig. 

Scape  about  '2  feet  high.  Flowers  sweet-scented.  Variegated  with  white 
green  and  yellow,  with  very  actite  yellowish  green  bracts.  Appendages 
of  the  lip  deep  green  j  according  to  P6ppig. 

The  whole  habit  of  this  plant  is  like  the  last,  of  which  I  should  have 
been  inclined  to  consider  it  a  variety  if  the  labellnm,  very  carefully  de- 
scribed by  P5ppig,  \%ere  not  so  entirely  different. 

e.  Labellum  medio  nudum,  v,   obsolete  lamellafum,  pone  marginem  papil- 
losum. 

7.  AsARCA  maculosa.     Pdppig,  l-  c.  t.  l^\,Jig.  A,  a^^d, 

A.  labelli  unguiculati  obsolete  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intra 
marginem  suum  lamellatis  et  tubcrculatis  intermedio  incra-ssato  rotun- 
dato  integerrimo  nudo,  sepalis  lateralibus  obtusissimis,  petalorum  venis 
et  margine  tubcrculatis. 

ChlorSM  galeata.     Lindl.  in  Brande't  Journal,  March,  1827. 

Hab.  in  Chile  borealis  graminosis  ad  Concon.  Floret  Augusto,  POppig; 
ad  Cumbre,  Andium  claustrum,  Novemb.  Macrae*  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Stem  a  foot  and  half  to  two  feet  high.  Flowers  variegated  with  white 
and  green,  petals  yellow  with  black  tubercles.  Lip  white^  deep  green  at 
tbe  point. 

8.  AsARCA  alaris. 

A.  labelli  subsessilis  cucullati  trilobi  denticulati  lobis  lateralibus  rotun- 


ARBTHUSBJB.  409 

datU  obsolete  tnbercnlatis  intennedio  creberrim^  verrucosa,  sepalo 
dorsali  reflexo  acuminaiolateralibus  linearibus  patolis  obtusissimis  apice 
incrassatis  atratisque,  petalis  rhorabeis  acutis  maculatis. 

Chloriea  alaris.    Lindl.  in  Brandt  $  Journal ,  March,  1827. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  prope  Concepcion^  Oct.  Macrae,  Valparaiso^  Cunmg,  {hab. 
s.gp.) 

This  may  possibly  be  the  same  as  the  next  species^  and  I  should  have 
inclined  so  to  consider  it  if  the  flowers  had  at  all  deserved  the  name  of 
small,  which  they  do  not.  It  is  also  to  be  observed  thut  Poppig  describes 
the  back  sepal  of  his  A.  parviflora  as  being  fornicate,  and  the  sepals  as 
being  half  united  to  the  back  of  the  column,  none  of  which  characters  are 
to  he  found  in  this  species. 

9.  AsARCA  parviflora.     Pl^ppig,  l.  c,  t,  \2l»  B. 

A.  labelli  unguiculati  rhonibeo-ovalis  subtrilobi  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis 
intra  marginem  papulosis  interniedio  elongato  lineari  eniarginato 
"  lamelloso/*  sepalo  dorsali  fornicato  lateralibus  augustioribus  lineari- 
bus obtusis  apice  incrassatis  et  nigris,  petalis  cum  column^  semicon- 
natis  viridi-punctatis. 

Hab.  in  Chile  eustralis  campis  lapidosis  vulgatissima>  Floret  Decembre, 
Pdppig. 

Flowers  about  20,  of  three  colours  3  sepnls  green ;  lip  yellow,  at  the 
point  black,  like  the  lateral  sepals ;  according  to  P5ppig. 


CCXXVIII.  CLEISTES. 

Cleistes.    Rich.  Annot.p.  9.  ^ 

Perianthiumconni%en9,sub8equale.  Sepala  libera,  inter  se  squaliu.  Tetala 
latioru,  magis  merobraoacea,  libera.  Labellum  oblong um,  membra- 
naceum,  liberum,  circa  columnam  convolutum,  integrum  nut  trilobum, 
bast  xroncavum  bicallosum,  cam  column^  articulatum,  in  medio  lamel- 
latum.     Columna  libera,  elongata,  clavata,  semiteres,  clinandrio  dentato. 

Anthera  pedicellata,  inflexa,  bilocularis,  loculis  discreiis. Herbae 

Guaynnenses,  terrestres,  radice  tuberos^,  Uvularise  vultu.  Folia  nume- 
rosa,  basi  cucullata,  caulem  simplicem  a  basi  vestientia.  Flores  axillares, 
nutantes,  foliis  breviores. 

Of  the  original  species  of  this  genus  I  know  nothing  more  than  is  to  be 
found  in  Aublet.  It  does  not  however  appear  to  differ  from  those  I  have 
examined,  in  anything  more  than  its  labellum  being  short  and  three  lobed, 
to  the  latter  of  which  characters  there  is  an  approach  in  C  parviflora.  It  is 
probable  that  Guayana  contains  other  species,  of  which  I  have  some  indi- 
cations, but  not  sufficient  for  publication. 

§  1.  Labello  trilobo. 
1.  Cleistes  lutea. 

C.  labelli  trilobi  abbreviati  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  crispo 
emarginato. 

Limodomm  grandifloniro.    AubL  guian,  2. 818.  /.  321. 
Cymbidium  grandiflorum.     mild.  5p.  PL  4. 1 10. 


410  ARETHUSEiB. 

Hab.  in  Guayand  in  pratis  Courou,  sex  mill,  a  maris  littore  ;  Aublet. 
Corolla  latea  amplissima.     Labellum  brevissiraura. 

§  ^.  Labello  convoluto  indiviso,     Hachia  Schomburgk, 

2.  Clbistes  rosea. 

C.  labello  convoluto  acuminato  integerrimo  sepalorum  longitadine  lamellis 
laceris  per  medium. 

Hab.  in  Guayana,  Schomburgk,  (hab,  s.  ip,  cotnm,  indefeaus  inventor.) 

A  beautiful  plant  with  flowers  of  a  lively  rose  colour  and  2)  inches  long. 
Mr.  Schomburgk  gives  me  the  following  note  upon  this  plant  made  during 
his  stay  in  Guayana. 

"  I  found  this  pretty  species  at  the  Savannahs  adjacent  to  the  lake 
Capooey,  Arabisee  Coast  of  Essequibo^  where  it  appeared  to  be  in  great 
abundance.  It  is  from  3  to  5  feet  high,  its  leaves  lanceolate,  acate, 
amplexicaul,  marginate,  smooth,  entire  -,  the  scape  terete  and  smooth ; 
leaves  and  scape  glaucous ;  the  flowers  in  the  bosom  of  the  leaf.  There  is 
a  gland  where  the  flowerstalk  is  connected  with  the  scape.  The  sepals 
are  recurved,  greenish  outside,  lake  coloured  inside,  the  floral  envelopes 
a  lilac  approaching  pink  ;  at  the  base  of  the  crested  lip  there  are  two 
ovate  glands  of  a  whitish  colour ;  it  is  likewise  remarkable  for  a  hairy 
canal  with  which  the  column  appears  to  be  connected ;  The  column  is 
white  and  appears  almost  succulent.  The  tuber  is  oblong  and  as  fiur  aa  I 
have  observed  uni-gemmiparous. 

3.  Clbistbs  parviflora. 

C«  labello  convoluto  oblongo  obtuso  apice  obsolete  trilobo  subcrispo  se- 
palorum longitudine,  lameUft  per  medium  unidL  fissft  carnosft  apieem 
versus  denticulate. 

Hab.  in  Guayand,  Schomburgk.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Sesquipedalis.  Folia  cuivis  cauli  4,  oblongo-lanceolata,  basi  cucullata, 
intemodiis  paulb  longiora  ;  floralia  immutata.  Flores  nutantes,  vero* 
similiter  sang^inei,  pedicello  suo  subsequales )  alabastri  unciam  tantum 
longi. 


CCXXIX.    CODONORCHIS. 

Ferianthium  campanulatum,  sepalis  petalisque  squalibus  liberis.  La- 
bellum unguiculatum,  ovatum,  medio  seriatim  glandulosum.  Columna 
elongata,  alata,  stigmate  longitudinali  lineari.    Anthera  apiculata,  mem- 

branaceo-marginata.  Pollinia  bina,  compressa,  farinosa. Herbse  ter- 

restres,  antarctic®,  tuberculis  sphsericis  cauliculum  descendentem  ter- 
minantibus.  Caulis  uniflorus  basi  vaginft  membranace^  cinctus.  Folia 
membranacea,  verticillata.  Scapus  nudus.  Flos  sessilis,  bracteft  cucul- 
latH  suffultus. 

1.  CoDONOBCHis  P5ppigii. 

C.  foliis  3-4  oblongis  brevissimb  petiolatis,  labelli  laminiL  rhombeo^^vat^ 
acuminate  per  axin  glandulis  clavatis  cristati. 

Pogonia  tetraphylla.     PSppig  and  Endl.  n.  gen.  2. 16.  /.  122. 

Hab.  in  Chile  australis  sylvis  alpinis  umbrosis.  montis  Pico  de  l^que,  in 
Andibus  Antucensium,  flor.  Jan.  Poeppig. 


^RETHUSBiE.  411 

Flos  viridi-purpureus. 

2.  CODONORCHIS  LessoDii. 

C.  foliis  2-4  ovatis  acutis^  labelli  laming  ovato-subrotundft  acumiDat& 
obtusiuscul^ :  glandulis  basi  aggregatis  elongatis  superitis  abbreviatis 
versus  apicem  papillseformibus. 

Calopogon  Lessonti.    Ad,  Brongn.  in  It,  Duperrey  p,  188.  t,  Z7,f,  1. 

/3.  foliis  obovatis  obtasis  minus  membranaceis>  floribus  majoribus. 

Hab.  in  insult  Staten,  Webster ;  in  Chile  prope  Valdiviam  ad  "  los  Canellos" 
locis  umbrosis.  Bridges  767 ;  /3.  ad  Caput  Horn>  Eyletts.  (hab.  s,  tp.  *,  /3. 
V.  s.  sp.  in  Hb.  Hooker,) 

The  var.  a.  differs  from  /3.  in  its  thinner  and  more  acute  leaves^  and 
much  smaller  flowers ;  the  latter  may  be  a  distinet  species. 


CCXXX.    HAPLOSTELLIS. 

Aplottellii.     Thouar$  orch,  §fr,  t,  24. Haplostellii.    EndL  gen,  no.  1603. 

Perianthium  patens^  sequale,  liberum,  labelli  longitudine.  Labellum  in- 
tegrum, cucullatum,  erecto-patulum>  (nudum?).  Columna aptera, labello 
brevior.  Herba  mascarensis,  tuberosa,  aphylla^  humilis,  uniflora, 

vix  nota ;  an  Pogonis  species  } 

1.  Haplostbllis  truncata. 

H.  labello  indiviso  convolnto  apice  dentato  truncato. 

Arethnsa  simplex.     Thouarg  orch.  afr,  t.  24. 
Hab.  in  MauriHo,  florens  Octobri^  Thouars. 


CCXXXI.   CEPHALANTHERA. 

Cephalanthera.    L.  C.  Richard  orch,  amnot,  p,  29.  Neu  jun,  gen,  pi,  ic,    JBndiieher,  gen. 

pi.  no,  1608. 

Flores  sessiles,  foliis  bracteati.  Perianthium  petaloideum  connivens.  Se- 
pala  seroipatentia.  Petala  conformia,  galeata.  Labellum  liberum, 
columnam  amplexans ;  hypochilio  saccato  concayo  cum  epichilio  nudo 
apice  recurro  articulato.  Columoa  teres^  elongata.  Anthera  terminalis, 
semiquadrilocularis,    substipitata.     Stigma    transversum,    prominens. 

Pollinia  duo,  linearia,  pulverea. Herbse  terrestres^  radicibus  fibrosis^ 

foliis  plicatls  basi  cucuUatis. 

1.  Cephalantbbba  pallens.  Richard,  I,  c,  p,  21.  Nees  ab  Esenb.  gen. 
gertnan,  c,  ic,    Koch.Jl.  germ,  694. 

C.  bracteis  foliuceis  ovario  glabro  longioribus,  epichilio  cordato-ovato 
latiore  quam  longo  obtuso  ven&  medi&  cristate,  ovario  glabro. 

Serapias  Lonchophyllam.    lAnn.  Suppl.  405. 
Serapias  grandiflora.    lAnn.  syst.  veg.  679. 
Serapias  lancifolia.    Roth.  tent.  2.  2. 409. 
Serapias  longifolia.    Hudt.Jl,  angl,  393. 


412  ARRTHUSfiA. 

Epipactis  pallens.     Wilid.  tp,  pi,  4. 85.    Hookji.  Land.  n. «.  /.  7^, 

Epipactis  pallida.    SwarU.  act.  Holm.  1800.  p,  232. 

Epipactis  grandiflora.    Stnith.  Eng,  Bot.  /.  271. 

Epipactis  ochroleuca.     Baumgart.  in  Rchb.Jl.  excurs.  1.  140.  tuppl. 

Epipactis  caale  paucifloroy  lioeis  obtnii  labelli  IsBvibos.  HmU.  kelv.  n.  1298.i.  41. 

Hab.  in  Europe  nemoribus  montosis  inter  frutices  ;  in  Iberid,  Steven,  {hab, 
$.  $p.) 

3.  Cbpbalanthbba  acununata.     UndL  in  fVall.  cai.  no.  7405« 

C.  bracteis  setaceis  acuminatis  superioribus  ovario  brevioribuSj  epicbilio 
cordato-ovato  obtuso  sub  apice  barbato  lineis  baseos  quinque  elevatis, 
ovario  glabro. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  fFalUch,  Royle,  (hab.  9.  sp.) 

A  very  distinct  specie^,  with  -a  habtt  tntermecUate  bet^-cen  CpMem  and 

ennfolia. 

3.  Cephalanthbra  ensifolia.     Richard  L  c,  Koch.  L  r. 

C.  bracteis  miniinis  squamsefornubus^  epichilio  obtusissimo  latiore  qnam 
longo  venk  medi&  lamellat^^  ovario  glabro. 

Epipactis  ensifolia.     Swartz,  act.  holm,  1800.  p,  232.  Hook.^.  Lond,  n.  $.  t.  77. 

Serapias  ensifolia.    Smith  Eng.  Bot.  t.  494. 

Serapias  xiphophyllum.    Liwi^.  tuppl.  404.    Flora  Danica  506. 

Serapias  nivea.    Dtsf.Jl,  ail.  2.  p.  321. 

Hab.  in  Europa  nemoribus  montosis ;  in  regno  neapoiitano  Tineo ;  nee 
non  in  Algeria,  Desfontaines.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

4.  Gefhalanthera  rubra.     Richard  I.  c.   Koch.  L  c. 

ۥ  bracteis  linearibus  acutissimis  foliaceis,  epichilio  ovato  acuminato  lineis 
elevatis  undulatis  cristato^  ovario  rachique  tomentosis. 

Epipactis  rubra.    Swarts.  act.  holm.  1800.  p.  232. 

Serapias  rubea.     Linn.  tyst.  veg.  679.  ^.  dan.  t.  345.  Engl.  Bot.  t.  437. 

Epipactis  purpurea.     Crantx.  st.  austr.  457. 

Serapias  etegans.     Chesnel, 

Hab.  in  Europa  nemoribus  ;  (hab.  s.  sp.) 


an  hujus  generis  ? 

5.  Epipactis  erecta.     Swartz.  act.  holm.   1800.  p.  33?. 
Serapias  erecta.     Thunb.Jl.Jap.  27.  ic.jap.  t.  A. 

Hab.  in  Japonia,  Thunberg. 

Pol»  ovala  amplexicaulia.     Caulis   spitbamieus.      Plores  spicati^  erectly 
albi,  minuti.     Japonic^  Kutzinawa  Itsig.  Thunb, 

6.  Serapias  longifolia,  (bulbis  Gbrosis  foliis  ensiformibus  sessilibuSj  floribus 
pendulis.  Japonic^  Skio  Ran,  Sju  Ran.)  Thunberg ^.  jap.  98. 

Hab.  in  Japonia,  Thunberg. 

7.  Epipactis  falcata.     Swartz.  I.  c. 

Serapias  falcata.     Thunb.  jap.  28.  ic.  jap.  t.  5. 

Hab.  in  Japonia,  in  monte  Fakoma,  fiorens  Aprili,  Thunberg. 

epulis  spithamseus.     Folia  ensiformia,  convoluta,  glabra,  falcata.    Flores 
spicati,  erecti  -,  Japonic^  Kin  Ran.  Thunb. 


ARETHUSBiG.  413 


CCXXXII.   POGONIA. 

Pogonia.  Ju*#.  gen.  65.     R.  Brown  in  hort,  Kew.  5.  203. Triphora.  Nutl.  gen,  II.  192. 

— — Odonectia   Rafinesque  in  iV.    York  med,   repos.   Jowm,  Boi.  1.  221.^— Isotria, 
Id,  in  Joum.  Pky*.  89.  261. Nemlia.     Gaudick,  ad  Freycin,  421.  /.  35. 

PeriaDtbium  irregulare^  subriDgens^  patulum,  sepalis  petalisque  liberis, 
nunc  similibus  nunc  diffbrmibus.  Labellum  libenim,  ecalloaum,  cum 
columnii  elongate  parallelum,  petaloideuni^  trilobum,  disco  lamellato 
cristato  aut  villoso.  Columna  elongata,  clavata,  marginata  aut  semitereS| 
apice  subauricidata.     Anthera  stipitata^  bilocularis.     Pollinia  2,  sulcata. 

Herbs  terrestres,  babitu  varis^  tuberculis  spbsericis  cauliculum 

desceudentem  terminantibus.     Folia  in  Nerviliis  bysteranthia  plicata. 

§  1 .  Eupogooia ;    cauk  florido  foliato,  sepaUs  petalisque  subconformibus. 

1.  PoooNiA  opbioglossoides.  Nutt,  gen.  2.  192.  Bot.  Reg.  i,  148. 
Hook,  exot.ft.  70.    Elliott.  Carolina,  2.496. 

P.  folio  solitario  ovali-lanceolato,  bractdi  foliaceii,  sepalis  petalisque 
coloratis  obtusis  subsequalibus,  labello  oblongo  obtuso  serrato  basi  an- 
gustato  apice  integro :  axeos  glandnlis  inferioribus  minoribus  pubescen- 
tibus  superioribus  elongatis  glabris  cristatis. 

Arethuaa  opbioglossoides.  Linn,  sp.  pi.  1346.  Purth,/l.  am,  sept.  2. 591.  Lam,  illustr. 
t.  729./.  2. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali,  in  turfosis  spbagnetisque^  a  Canada  ad 
Carolinam^  Pursb.  &c.  (hab.  $.  sp.) 

The  flowers  are  usually  bright  pink^  but  according  to  Pursb  tbey  are 
sonaetimes  white.  According  to  Elliott  the  leaves  vary  from  narrow-lan- 
ceolate and  very  acute  to  oval-lanceolate  scarcely  acute,  with  the  stem 
shorter  and  flowers  larger. 

2.  PoGONiA  pendula*     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  t.  90S. 

P.  foliis  ovatis  squamseformibus  amplexicaulibus«  floribus  axillaribus  nu- 
tantibus,  pedunculo  foliis  multb  breviorCi  sepalis  patulls  petalisque  erectis 
linearibus  obtusis  conformibus,  labello  apice  trilobo  medio  granuloso : 
lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  oblongo  crispo  brevioribus,  ovario 
obsolete  hexaptero. 

Arethnsa  parviflora.    Mich.  am.  bor.  2. 160. 

Arethusa  trianthopboros.    Swart x,  act.  holm.  1800.  p.  230. 

Arethnsa  pendula.     WiUd.  sp.  pi.  4.  82. 

Tripbora  pendula.    Nuttall.  gen.  am.  2.  193.     Elliott ^  Carol.  2.  498. 

Helleborine  mariana,  &c.    Pluk,  mant.  100.  /.  348./.  6. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  in  sylvis  umbrosis  ad  fagorum  radices,  a 
Novo  Eboraco  ad  Kentucky,  Pursh  3  Canada,  Douglas  3  in  Carolinae  agro 
humido  fertili,  Elliott,  {hab,  s.  sp,) 

Flowers  small,  white,  tinged  with  pink. 

3.  PoGONiA  gentianoides. 

P.  caule  multifloro  subcorymboso,  foliis  squamsformibus  cucullatis  apice 
rotundatb,  pedunculis  bracteis  acuminatis  trinervibus  multb  longioribus, 
petalis  sepalis  brevioribus,  labelli  apice  trilobi  lacinift  mediii  subrotundft 
plicatll  lateralibus  minoribus  ovatis  integris  lineis  tribus  elevatis  ex- 
asperatis  per  axin  productis. 

March,  1840.  h  h  h 


414  ARBTHUSBJE. 

Areihusa  gentiimoides.    Swart 9,  Ji,  imL  oca.  3. 1436. 
Limodorum  ?  gentianoides.    Id,  Prodr,  119. 
IViphora  gentianoides.     Nutt,  gen.  amer.  2.  193. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica  australis  frutetis  umbrosis^  prope  Morant  Bay,  Swartz. 

Caulis  4-10-pollicAri8,  6-12-floru8.  Pedunculi  1-S  poll  ices  Iongi>  filiformes, 
rubri.  Flores  subclausi,  pallidi,  parvi,  fusco-purpurei,  glaucescentes, 
subringentes.     Capsula  tricarinata  ^  ex  Swartzio. 

§  8.  Odonectis  ;  caule  fiorido  foUato,  sepalis  quam  petala  multb  hngioribus 

et  angustUmbus. 

4.  PoGONiA  verticillata.     Nutt.  gen.  9.  193.     Elliott,  Carolina,  2.  497. 

P.  foliis  verticillatis  oblongis  acutis,  sepalis  linearibus  erectis  petalis 
oblongis  acutis  dup]6  longioribus,  labello  angust^  oblongo  apice  trilobo 
per  axin  lamellato :  lobis  lateralibus  acutis  intermedto  multb  majore 
rotunduto  deflexo. 

Arethusa  verticillata.     Wtlld.  »p,  pi.  4.  81. 
Odonectis  verticillata.     Rafinesque.  in  Joum.  Bot,  1.  221. 
Artthusa  raedeoloidcs.     Pursh  ft.  am.  sept.  2.  591. 
Helleborines  affinis,  &c.    Pluk,  mant.  101.  /.348./.  1. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionalis  provinciis  temperatioribus ;  Pennsylvania, 
Muhlenberg  *,  New  Jersey,  Torrey ;  Carolina  ct  Georgia  in  quercetis, 
Elliott,  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Torrey.) 

5.  PoGONiA  divaricata.  R,  Brown,  in  Hart.  Kew.  5.  £03.  Elliott,  Carolina 
2.  496. 

P*  folio  solitario  lanceolato,  bracte^  foliacelL^  sepalis  linear!  lanceolatis 
patentissimis  discoloribus  petalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  coloratis  cbnniven- 

•  tlbiis  lotigioribus,  labello  bilamellato  oblongo  lanceolato  cilcullato 
trilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  elOngato  ncuminato 
serrulato  medio  cristii  lacer^  aucto. 

Arethusa  diyaricata.    Linn.  sp.  pi.  1346.  Lam,  illustr.  i.  729./.  3* 

Hab.  in  America  sepleriirionalis  provinciis  temperatis  -,  In  palustribus  marl- 
timis  a  Virginia  aH  Floridam,  Pursh  -,  in  udis  circa  puteos  in  pinetis 
Carolina,  Elliott,  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Torrey.) 

§  3.  Nervilia ;    foliis  solitariis  plicaiis  hysteranthiis,  sepdKs  p^talisque  sub* 

aqualibus,  capsulis  hexapteris. 

6.  PoGoNiA  Juliana.     Wall.  Cat.  no,  7399. 

P.  folio  cordato  septemnervi,  scapo  uniflord,  labelli  lobii  lateralibus 
nanis  rotundatis  intermedio  subrhomboideointegerrimoacutobasi  piloso. 

Epipactis  Juliana.     Poxb.ft.  (net,  3.  453. 

Hab.  in  Bengalin,  in  solo  tenaci  inter  gramina  locis  uinbrosia,  fior.  Junio« 
Roxb.  (r.  ic.  pict.) 

The  whole  plant  is  about  4  or  5  inches  high^  and  stained  With  purple. 
The  sepals  and  petals  are  linear-lanceolate  and  purplish  green  -,  the  lip  is 
much  broader,  white  or  very  pale  pink,  mottled  with  bright  red. 

7.  PoGONiA  carinata. 

P.  fblio  cordato  7-t)ervi,  scapo  multifloro,  labelli  rhomboidei  subtrilobi 
VenosI  inicis  lanati  lobo  intermedio  crenato. 

Epipactis  carinata.    Roxh.ft.  ind.  3.  454. 


ARETUUSEA.  415 

Hab.  in  BengaUa$  inter  gramina  Aprili  florens  tempestate  aridH  et  lenridlt, 
Roxbui^h. 

Flowers  large,  drooping ;  the  sepals  and  petals  unilateral,  linear- lan- 
ceolate, spreading,  pale  green  3  the  lip  with  purple  veins  and  spots  upon 
a  pale  greenish  yellow  ground.  Bracts  ensifonn,  as  long  as  the  peduncle 
and  ovary  taken  together.     Roxburgh. 

8.  PoooNiA  plicata. 

P.  foljo  subrotundo-cordato  plicato  piloso  discolori  multinervi,  scapo 
2-3-fiQro,  labello  convoluto  bilobo. 

Epipactif  plicata.    Roxb.Jl.  ind,  3.  454. 

Hab.  in  Bengalia ;  prope  Calcuttam  sub  Bambusarum  umbrft  opacft, 
Maio  Junio  florens,  Roxburgh. 

Leaves  ferruginous  on  the  surface,  greener  underneath,  on  both  sides 
clothed  with  short  distinct  white  bristles.  Scape  generally  bearing  on  its 
apex  2  large  flowers,  embraced  by  2  or  3  sheathing  scales.  Flowers  yel« 
lowish  green  with  a  rose  coloured  lip.  Sepals  and  petals  equal,  lan- 
ceolate, ''  three  suberect  and  two  below.  Lip  subcylindric,  the  margins 
towards  the  base,  where  broadest,  being  incurved  into  a  tube  which  con- 
nects the  column  of  fructification  ;  lamina  2-lobed." 

Such  is  an  abstract  of  Roxburgh's  account,  who  adds  that  the  plant  is 
propagated  by  suckers /rom  the  apex  of  the  petiole,  just  below  the  leaf,  and 
under  the  surface  of  the  soil. 

9.  PoGONiA  flabelliformis.     LindL  in  JValL  Cat.  no,  7400. 

P.  folio  cordato-subrotundo  repando  membranaceo  glabro  multinervi, 
scapo  multifloro  racemoso,  floribus  dembm  pendulis,  labelli  trilobi  lobis 
lateralibus  nanis  intermedio  oblongo  obtuso  undulato-crispo  piloso. 

Nervilia  Aragoana.     Gaudich.  in  ii,  Freyc,  t,  85.  p.  422. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  Wallich,  ad  Sukanagar,  Junio,  Hamilton ;  necnon  in 
insuUi  Mariannis,  Guam,  ad  terram,  vernac.  Maissa  houlou^  Gaudichaud. 
{hab,  s,  sp,) 

Flowers  numerous,  pendulous,  about  i  inch  long,  apparently  white, 
at  first  erect,  afterwards  pendulous.  Sepals  and  petals  linear-lanceolate^ 
nearly  equals  longer  than  the  labellum. 

10.  PoGONiA  ?  ovata. 

P.  "  fibrosa,  caulibus  simplicibus  articulatis  foliatis  erectis  bracteisque 
pubescentibus,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  membranaceis,  floribus  coSta- 


nets. 


Nervilia  ?   ovata.     Oaudich.  /.  c. 

In  ittwlis  Mariannis,  Rota,  in  rupibus,  Gaudichaud. 

An  Apaturis  species  ? 


CCXXXin.    LEPTOCEIUS. 


Leptoceras,  Caladeaiae  $.  A.  Rrown  Prodr.  325.    LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  App<nd,  no,  244. 

Perianthium  bilabiatum,  glandulosum.     Sepala  membranacea,  supremum 
fornicaturo,  lateralia  minora  aut  equalia  deflexa.     Petala  duplo  longiora 


416  ARETHUSBiE. 

erecta^  clavata,  apice  incrassata  et  glandulosa.  Labellum  liberum,  cum 
culumnii  articulatum,  nunc  glanduHs  seriatis  cristatum,  nunc  nudum. 

Colurona  membranaceo-alatn.      Anthera  et  Pollinia  Caladenis. 

Herbae  terrestres,  australasicse^  parcfe  piloss  v.  glaberrims,  radicibus 
fibrosis  tuberculiferis.  Folia  radicalia  solitaria  v.  gemina>  basi  vaginata. 
Scapus  medio  vaginii  solitarift  instructus,  i-pluriflorus.  Flores  aliquando 
fragrantissimi. 

1.  Lbptoceras  Menziesii. 

L.  folio    ovali-Ianceolato,   caule    stricto    l*^-floro    pilosiusculo,    labello 

glabro  oblongo  apice  angustato  obtuso  glandulis  capitatis  biseriatis. 
Caladenia  Menziesii.    R*  Brown,  /.  c, 

Hab.  in  No^a  HoUandia  orft  meridional!,  R.  Brown)  Tasmannia, in 
locis  diversis  praesertim  humidis  per  Novembrem  florens,  Ounn  348. 
753.  (hab,  s,  sp\) 

Flowers  have  a  delightful  fragrance,  somewhat  resembling  that  of  the 
Hyacinth,  according  to  Mr.  Gunn. 

^.  Leptocekas  macrophylla. 

L.  "  folio  elongato-lanceolato,  labelli  glandulis  quadriseriatis."  R.  Brown, 
L  c.  sub  Caladenia  macrophylla, 

Hab.  in  N,  HoUandia  otk  meridionali,  Menzies. 

3.  Leptocbras  sulphurea. 

L.  "  folio  lanceolato  piano  5-nervio  (s.  obsolete  3-nervio)  subliUs  glauco, 
glandulis  disci  labelli  congestis  basi  biseriatis.**  Cunningham,  in  field's 
N.  S.  Wales,  p.  361.  sub  Caladenia  sulphurea, 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  Cunningham. 

"  L.  Menziesii  affinis.*' 

4.  Leptoceras  oblonga.     Lindl,  I.  r.  no.  944. 

L.  folio  oblongo  obtuso,  racemo  elongato  intcrnodiis  floribus  longipedun- 
culatis  longioribus>  labelli  oblongi  apice  angustati  crispi  glandulis 
9- seriatis  teretibus  :  infimis  fasciculatis. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Mangles,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

This  has  the  habit  of  Leptoceras  Menziesii  but  is  a  much  larger  plant, 
and  the  glands  of  its  lip  are  quite  different. 

5.  Leptoceras  fimbriata.     Lindl.  I,  c,  no,  245. 

L.  glaberrima,  folio  minimo  cucullato  acuminato,  caule  stricto  tenui 
1  -3-tioro,  floribus  approximatis,  labello  pubescente  cuneato  eglanduloso 
apice  dentibus  glandulosis  fimbriato. 

Hab.  cum  prsecedente,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

This  and  the  following  are  slender  rigid  erect   smooth    plants,   with 
coriaceous  leaves. 

6.  Leptoceras  pectinata.     Lindl,  I.  c,  no.  246. 

L.  glaberrima,  folio  ovato  acuminato,  caule  stricto  2.floro,  flore  inferiore 
internodio  breviorc,  labello  pubescente  cuneato  eglanduloso  apice  dentibus 
glandulosis  medio  excepto  pectinatim  marginato. 

Hab.  cum  prscedente,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 


ARETHUSBiG.  417 

CCXXXIV.    CALADENIA. 

Caladenia.    Br,  Prodr,  1.  323.     Endlich.  genera,  no,  1593. 

Perianthium  bilabiatum,  glandulosum.  Sepala  apice  siinplicia  aut  elon- 
g^ta  carnosa ;  supremum  erectum^  lateralia  labello  supposita^  nunc  cum 
petal  is  labium  inferius  constituentia.  Pelala  apice  simpHcia.  Labellum 
unguiculatum,  cucuUatum^  trilobum  aut  indi visum,  disco  glandulis 
seriatis  cristatum.     Columna  membranaceo-dilatata.     Anthera  sfepius 

mucronata.     Pollinia  4,  semibiloba. Herbae  terrestres,   austral- 

asics,  glandulis  pilisque  vestitse,  bulbosse.  Folia  radicalia,  solitaria, 
angusta,  basi  yagin^  inclusa.  Scapus  medio  vagin^  solitari^  instructus, 
uniflorus,  nunc  apice  bi-trifurcus.     Flores  inodori,  colore  varii. 

§  1.  EucALADENiA.  (Litidl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  append,  no.  230.)  Sepala  et  petala 
subfequalia,  ringeutia,  baud  acuminata.  Labellum  seriatim  glandulosum, 
ssepbsim^  trilobum. 

1.  Caladenia  alba.     R.  Brown,  I,  c. 

C.  *'  perianthii  foliolis  acutiusculis,  columnii  labelloque  evlttatis,  glandulis 
biseriatis :  superioribus  arcuatis  capitulo  concolori>  lobo  intermedio 
longitudinaliter  fimbriato  :  disco  eglanduloso." 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  (hub.  s,  sp) 

2.  Caladenia  carnea.     R,  Brown,  L  c,     EncU,  ic.  gen,  1594. 

C.  perianthii  foliolis  acutis,  column^  labelloque  ssepitis  vittatis,  glandulis 
sub  biseriatis  *,  inferioribus  strictis  capitulo  luteo^  lobo  intermedio  inciso 
vel  serrato }  disco  nudo. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  ft.  Brown ;  in  ora  meridional!  -, 
nee  non  in  Tasmannia,  in  locis  humidis  solo  sabudoso  Nov.  Gunn  912, 
et  ad  arborum  radices  Oct.  Nov.  Gunn,  606,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

This  little  plant  varies  much  in  size  and  in  the  form  &c.  of  the  lip } 
some  of  my  specimens  from  Tasmannia  are  scarcely  2|  inches  high, 
others  from  the  south  coast  of  N.  Holland  are  nearly,  a  foot  high,  with  the 
flowers  large  in  proportion,  and  ihe  bands  of  the  lip  and  column  nearly 
obsolete.  In  this  latter  too  I  find  a  second  line  of  glands  imperfectly 
formed  upon  the  lip.  The  form  of  the  lip  is  also  far  from  constant.  In 
Mr.  Gunn*8  no.  606.  the  middle  lobe  is  only  serrated  and  much  longer 
than  the  lateral  ones;  in  his  no.  912  the  same  part  is  deeply  cut  at  the 
edge,  and  so  little  longer  than  the  side  ones  as  to  give  the  lip  almost  a 
cuneate  figure. 

3.  Caladenia  caerulea.     ft.  Brown,  I,  c, 

C.  perianthii  foliolis  acutis,  labello  vittato ;  glandulis  biseriatis,  lobi  in- 
termedii  marginibus  integerrimis  :  disco  glanduloso,  bracte^  scapi  ad- 
press^,  folio  brevi  patulo  piloso. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  prope  Portum  Jackson,  et  in  Tasmannia,  R.  Brown, 
(t?.  ic,  Baueri,  comm,  eel,  Endlicher,) 

A  very  small  plant  readily  known  from  the  two  preceeding  by  its  short 
spreading  hairy  leaves,  and  the  entire  middle  lobe  of  the  labellum.  Other- 
wise it  is  much  like  them.  I  have  seen  no  certain  specimen,  except 
that  distributed  among  Sieber*s  plants  no.  163. 


418  ARBTHUSEiC. 

4.  Caladbnia  sericea.     LmdL  in  Bot,  Reg.  Append,  no.  236. 

C.  folio  obloDgo-ovato  rooUiter  sericeo  caule  1-2-floro  pluri^  brev]ore> 
sepalis  petalisque  obtusiusculis,  labelli  cuneati  glandulie  minutis  4-8e- 
riatis  basi  maximis  carnoeis :  lobU  sequalibus  integerrimis  intermedio 
disco  gland uloso. 

Hab.  ill  N.  Holland^,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummmd,  (kab,  s.  sp.) 

Stem  a  foot  and  half  high.  Flowers  large,  blue  or  purple.  Labellum 
glandular  on  the  outside. 

5.  Caladbnia  barbata. 

C.  perianthii  foliolis  obtusiusculis  subeequalibus,  labelli  subcuneati  pu- 
bescentis  lobis  lateralibus  antic^  pectinatis  intermedio  inciso-serrato> 
glandulis  densd  4-seriatls  ad  medium  lobi  inedii  currentibus  inferioribut 
truncatis,  vagin^  scapi  patente  foliace^,  folio  glabro  nunc  cauli  aequali. 

?  C.  deformis.    R,  Browne  /.  c. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia  ;   Tasmaiini^,  Gunn,  347.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

The  plant  now  described  has  flowers  almost  ns  reg^ular  as  those  of  the 
§  Pbntisea.-  My  specimens  are  from  3  to 4  inches  high,  and  the  leaf  is  in 
all  of  them  unusually  long  for  this  genus.  I  am  not  certain  whether  tills 
is  Brown*8  C.  deformis ;  but  from  some  parts  of  the  character  assigned  to 
that  plant  I  think  it  probably  is  so. 

6.  Caladbnia  unguiculata.     Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  Append,  no.  232. 

C,  folio  lineari  caule  unifloro  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque  obtusiusculis, 
labelli  cuneati  longb  unguiculati  glandulis  4-scriatis  ramentaceis  in- 
fimis  majoribus  :  lobis  dentatis  lateralibus  truncatis  intermedio  oblongo, 
disco  glanduloso. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  blue.  A  slender,  nearly  smooth  plant,  from  5  to  6  inches  high. 
Both  the  labellum  and  its  ramentaceous  glands  are  downy. 

7.  Caladbnia  alata.     R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

C.  *'  perianthii  foliolis  acutissimis ;  interiorum  lateralibus  divaricatis, 
column^  labelloque  vittatis  glandulis  biseriatis,  lobo  intermedio  basi 
utrinque  unidentato,  disco  eglanduloso,  folio  lineari.*' 

AretbtiM  eatenata.     SnUih  exot.  bot.  t,  104.  sec,  autoris  ijni  tenteniiam  m  Ree$  Cyd, 
SuppL  sub  Caiadenia. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Portum  JacksOn,  R.  Brown. 

8.  Caladbnia  flava.     R.  Br.  I.  c. 

C.  "  perianthii  foliolis  acutis,  labelli  laming  basi  cordatd,  glandulis 
biseriatis ;  infimis  longioribus  :  supremis  fasciculatis,  lobo  intermedio 
basi  utrinque  bidentato  dentibus  lobum  subsequantibus  disco  eglan- 
duloso ;  lateralibus  acutis  mucrone  antheram  sequante,  folio  lanceulato 
scapoque  hirsuto  2-3-floro.** 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia  meridional!,  Menzies  i  ad  sinum  Regis  Georgii,  ColUe, 
Swan  River,  Drummond.  {luib.  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  large,  yellow,  with  the  two  lateral  sepals  unguiculate  and 
laxger  than  the  upper  sepal  and  petals.  The  leayes  are  broad  and  often 
as  long  as  the  scape,  which  is  from  3  to  9  inches  high. 


ARBTHUSBiE.    «  419 

9.  Caladbnia  latifolia.     12.  Brown,  L  c. 

C.  perianthii  foliolis  obtusiusculis,  labelli  cordati  glandulis  biseriatM 
approxiinatis>  lobo  intermedio  basi  utrinqae  2-3-dentato  dentibus  lobo 
ter  brevioribus  -,  disco  eglanduloso,  folio  laDceolaCo*obloDgo  pubesceate, 
scapo  hirsuto  3-3*floro. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid,  R.  Brown  3  in  collibua  sabulosis  circa  Circular 
Head  et  Wool  worth  Sept.  Oct.  Gunn,  750.  (hab,  s. «/).) 

Flowers  usually  purple  or  bright  rose  colour^  occasionally  white,  ac- 
cording to  Mr.  Gunn. 

10.  Caladbnia  reptans.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  Append,  no.  235. 

C.  fiAxo  oblongo  caule  unifloro  dupl5  breviorCi  sepalis  petalisque  obtusiu9- 
cutis,  labelli  glandulis  biseriatis  approximatis  :  lobis  lateralibus  ovatis 
obtusis  intennedio  ovato  subdentato  omninb  eglanduloso. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  {ha  b,  s.  sp,) 

Stem  from  5  to  6  inches  high.     Flowers  purple. 

11.  Caladrnia  elongata.     Idndl.  L  c,  ^4. 

C.  folio  lineari-oblongo  caule  elongato  4-pl5  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque 
acutiusculis,  labelli  glandulis  biseriatis  approximatis :  lobis  lateralibus 
oblongis  infra  apicem  dente  subsolitario  instructis  intermedio  lanceo- 
lato,  disco  nudo  utrinque  basi  pluridentato,  antherii  long^  mucronatii. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab.  t,  sp,) 
Stem  a  foot  and  half  high. 

13.  Caladbnia  mollis.     Lindl,  I,  c,  233. 

C.  folio  oblongo  caule  elongato  4-pl5  brcvlore,  sepalis  petalisque  acutius- 
culis,  labelli  glandulis  biseriatis  approximatis  :  lobis  lateralibus  rotun- 
datis  intermedio  lanceolato  utrinque  basi  3*dentato,  disco  nudo. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond*  {hab.  s,  sp,) 
Stem  1}  foot  high.     Flowers  pink. 

13.  Caladbnia  marginata.     Lindl,  L  c,  230. 

C.  folio  radicali  oblongo  cauli  subsequali,  sepalis  petalisque  obtusiusculis,. 
labelli  glandulis  biseriatis  Bliformibus  conformibus :  lobis  lateralibus 
rotundatis  intermedio  triangulari  basi  iimbriato  apice  glandulis  mar- 
ginato,  disco  nudo. 

Hab.  in  iV.  Hollandia,  ad  sinum  regis  Georgii>  Collie,  {hab,  s.  sp,) 

About  4  inches  high.     Scape  2-3-flowered.     Flowers  .ipparently  dingy 
purple. 

14.  Caladbnla  ochreata.     Lindl,  L  c,  23  I. 

C.  folio  oblongo  acuto  basi  ochre^  laxll  truncate  vaginato  caule  subra- 
moso  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque  obtusiusculis,  labelli  glandulis  biseriatis 
filiformibus  conformibus  :  lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  trian- 
gulari acuminato  subcrispo  margine  calloso,  disco  nudo. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab.  s,  sp.) 

Stem  3  to  4-flowered>  about  6  inches  high ;  perhaps  a  TarieCy  of  the 
last,  of  which  it  has  the  habit. 


420  ARETHUSBJB. 

15.  Caladbnia  testocea.     R,  Brown,  L  c. 

C.  perianthii  foliolis  acutis,  labelli  glandulia  depressis  quadriseriatis  :  lobis 
lateralibus  apice  pectinatis  intermedio  gLanduloso-crenato^  glandulis 
disci  paucis  congeatis. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Portum  Jackson^  R.  Brown,  Paramatts  in  svl- 
vestribus  sterilibus^  Dec.  A.  Cunningham ;  juxta  Sydney^  R.  Cunmngham, 
(hab.  8.  sp.) 

A  small  slender  plant,  with  very  narrow  leaves.  In  this  respect  how« 
ever  it  appears  to  vary,  unless  different  species^  which  I  cannot  distin- 
guish with  the  materials  in  my  possession,  are  confounded  by  me  under 
this  name.  Brown's  original  specimens,  for  which  I  am  indebted  to  that 
gentleman,  are  very  much  smaller  than  others  sent  me  ^  om  Sydney  in 
spirits  by  Mr.  R.  Cunningham^  and  have  scarcely  any  h.  t^  on  the  leaves. 
Flowers  small,  apparently  brown. 

16.  Caladenia  congesta.     R.  Brown,  L  c. 

C.  ''perianthii  foliolis  acutis,  labelli  glandulis  subquadriseriatis  depressis^ 
quatuor  infimis  stipitatis  dissimilibus,  lobis  lateralibus  longioribus  quam 
latis  intermedioque  nudo,  disco  glanduloso." 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia ;  Tasmanni^,  Paterson  ;  in  sylvestribus  prope  Bathurst, 
Oct.  A.  Cunningham  -,  Swan  River,  Mangles,  (hab.  s.  ip.) 

I  know  this  plant  only  from  specimens  so  named  by  Mr.  Cunningham, 
with  which  the  Swan  River  plant  also  agrees ;  but  there  is  nothing  like 
it  among  Mr.  Gunn*s  collections.  The  stem  is  slender,  and  sparingly 
covered  with  short  transparent  glandular  hairs.  The  leaf  is  filiform. 
I  do  not  find  any  material  difference  between  the  glands  at  the  base  and  in 
the  middle  of  the  lip  in  the  flowers  I  have  had  an  opportunity  of  dis- 
secting. 

17.  Caladenia  angustata. 

C.  perianthii  laciniis  acutis,  labelli  ovalis  undulati  sub  apice  semilati 
glandulis  erectis  4-seriatis  conformibus,  disco  obsolete  papilloso,  folio 
lineari  glabro,  scapi  pilosiusculi  vaginal  appr^ssft. 

Hab.  in  Tastnannid,  ad  arborum  radices,  Oct.  Nov.  Gunn,  91 1.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  slender  species  with  the  stem  and  foliage  of  C  congesta  and  the  flowers 
of  C.  Camea,  so  far  as  size  and  general  appearance  are  concerned. 

§  2.  Pentisea.  Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia  patula  hand  producta  ;  labello 
Indiviso  undique  glanduloso.     Lindl.  in  app.  Bot.  Reg.  no.  237> 

18.  Caladenia  gemmata.     Lindl.  I.  c. 

C.  folio  ovato  undulato  coriaceo  caule  villoso  unifloro  aphyllo  pluri^ 
breviore,  labello  subrotundo-ovato  acuto  glandulis  depressis  undique 
tecto. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab,  s,  sp.) 
A  plant  about  6  inches  high  -,  with  large  erect  purple  flowers. 

19.  Caladenia  ixioides.     Lindl.  I.  c.  no.  238. 

C.  folio  ovato  obtuso  scapo  bibracteato  unifloro  ter  breviore,  labello 
oblongo  medio  constricto  apice  serrulato  glandulis  minutis  ramentaceo. 


ARETHUSEiE.  421 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River^  Drummond.  (hab.  s.  $p,) 
In  habit  similar  to  the  last^  but  with  large  yellow  flowers. 

§  3.  Calonema.  Sepala  et  petala  ringentia  longissimb  acuminata;  labello 
integro  sspius  margine  fimbriato.    lindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  append,  no.  239. 

SO.  Caladenia  filifera.     Lindl,  L  c. 

C.  folio  lineari  caule  duplb  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque  apice  filiformibus 
plumoso-glandulosis,  labello  ovato-lanccolato  obtuso  dentato  baai  in- 
tegro medio  constricto ;  gland ulis  biseriatis. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond ;  etiam  in  or4  meridio^ 
nali  ?  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  deep  purple.     Can  this  be  Brown*8  C.  filamentosa  ? 

21.  Caladenia  denticulata.     LindL  L  c.  no.  240. 

C.  folio  lineari  caule  villoso  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque  apice  filiformibus 
plumoso- gland ulosis,  labello  ovato-lanceolato  obtuso  supra  medium 
denticulate :  glandulis  biseriatis. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  like  the  last,  but  bright  yellow  with  purple  glands. 

22.  Caladenia  hirta.     Lindl.  /.  c.  no.  241. 

C.  folio  oblongo  caule  furcato  elato  multb  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque 
acuminatis,  labello  oblongo  serralo  obtuso  :  glandulis  4-seriatis  infimis 
capitatis. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond  s  ad  sinum  Regis 
Georgii,  Collie,  (hab.  8.  sp.) 

A  broad  leaved  plant  with  something  of  the  habit  of  Leptoceras  MenziesO. 
Flowers  whitish  yellow,  tinged  with  purple  -,  the  tips  and  the  glands  of 
the  lip  purple. 

23.  Caladrnia  pallida. 

C.  folio  liAeari  glabro  basi  piloso  ultra  vag^nam  scapi  uniflori  foliaceam 
patulam  elevato,  sepalis  acnminatissimis  clavatis  apice  scabriusculis, 
petal  is  brevioribus  apice  setaceis  glabris,  labelli  ovati  acuminati  basi 
incisi  apice  integri  glandulis  squalibus  filiformibus  quadriseriatis. 

Hab.  in  Tastnannid,  ad  Circular  head,  solis  diversis  sed  vix  fertilibus, 
abund^,  Oct.  et  Novemb.  initio,  Gunn,  907.  (^a6  s,  sp.) 

A  slender  species  with  flowers  entirely  colourless  or  only  a  little  tinged 
with  purple  at  the  tips  of  the  sepals. 

24.  Caladenia  filamentosa.     R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

C.  folio  lineari  pilosiusculo  caule  1-2-floro  multb  breviure,  sepalis  peta- 
lisque fillformi-acuminatis  scabris,  labelli  ovati  obtus^  acuminati  medio 
serrati  apicem  versus  integri  glandulis  sequalibus  filiformibus  quadri- 
seriatis. (biseriatis  R.  Br.) 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid  R.  Brown,  in  solo  sterili  arenoso,  a  lOma  Dec.  ad 
Januarii  initium,  Gunn,  910.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

I  can  find  no  Tasmnnnian  plant  of  this  section  with  the  glands  of 
the  lip  in  two  rows ;  I  am'  therefore  uncertain  whether  or  not  this  is 
really  the  species  of  Brown.     It  however  agrees  with  his  character  pretty 

March,  1840.  i  i  i 


422  ARETHUSE^. 

■ 

well  in  other  respects^  and  I  was  assured  by  the  late  Mr.  Cunningham  that 
this  is  really  the  species  intended  in  the  Prodromus.  I  fear  it  it  is  hardly 
distinct  from  C.  PatersonL  Sepals  and  petals  yellowish  green,  with 
brown  purple  glands.     Lip  deep  purple  above  the  middle. 

25.  Caladenia  clavigera.     A.  Cunn,  MSS. 

C.  folio  lineari  lanceolato  villosissimo  caule  unifloro  mu1t6  breviore,  vagin^ 
scapi  subfoliace^  patu1&,  sep^lis  petalisque  acuminatissimis  glabris  apice 
ssepius  clavntis,  labelli  subrotundo-ovati  integri  medio  subserrati  glan- 
dulis  4-seriatis  infimis  subdissiniilibus. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia ;  convalle  Clwyd  dictfii,  inter  montes  csruleos,  Oct. 
A,  Cunningham ;  Tasmanni^  Gunn  344.  {hab,  $,  sp,) 

A  smaller  plant  than  C.  filamentosa.  Flowers  apparently  of  the  same 
colour.     Can  it  be  a  hybrid  between  C.  dilatata  and  filamentosa  ? 

26.  Caladenia  dilatata.     R,  Brown,  L  c. 

C.  folio  lineari  oblongo  villoso  caule  unifloro  multb  breviore,  vaginll 
scapi  subfoliace^  apice  setaceii  patul^L,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatissimis 
clavatis  glabriusculis,  labello  trilobo :  lobis  lateralibus  falcatis  margine 
anteriore  fimbriatis  posteriore  integerrimis  intermedio  ovato  basi  inciso 
apice  integro,  glandulis  disci  quadriseriatis  inferioribus  longioribus 
confertis. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid  R.  Brown ;  in  cam  pis  virentibus  Australiae  felicis 
praf,  Mitchell,  in  terrft  granitic^  sylvarum  apertarum  prope  Bathurst, 
Oct.  A,  Cunningham,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  pale  green  with  a  purple  rib  along  the  sepals  and  petals  which 
are  nearly  smooth,  sometimes  clavate  and  sometimes  setaceous  at  ^e 
point ;  lip  green  with  purple  glands  and  sometimes  with  a  purple  apex. 

27.  Caladenia  Patersoni.     R.  Brown,  L  c. 

C.  folio  lineari  pilosiusculo  caule  1-floro  mul(5  breviore,  vagin&  scapi 
subfoliace&  apice  setace&>  sepalis  petalisquc  acuminatissimis  glanduloso- 
scabris,  labelli  ovato  -  lanceolati  basi  pectinati  apice  serrati  glandulis 
4-6  serialibus  falcatis  disco  apicis  subverrucoso. 

fi,  sepalis  petalisque  minus  acuminatis  latioribus,  labelli  disco  manifest^ 
verrucoso. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid  R.  Brown,  Everett ;  in  solo  sterili  arenaceo  sub  fine 
Octob.  et  Nov.  initio,  infrequens  Gunn,  909.  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

Flowers  pale  greenish  yellow  with  purple  brown  glands.  Lip  of  the 
same  colour,  but  with  purple  glands  and  toothings.  Mr.  Gunn,  who  has 
sent  me  numerous  specimens,  says  that  this  flowers  immediately  after 
C.  pallida,  and  is  succeeded  by  C.Jilamentosa. 

The  var.  /J  is  a  more  dwarf  plant,  with  larger  flowers,  shorter  and 
broader  sepals,  more  hairy  leaves,  and  the  disk  of  the  lip  below  the  apex 
manifestly  tuberculated.  In  this  latter  respect  C.  Patersoni  is  very  variable, 
some  specimens  having  no  tubercles  at  all.  I  also  find  the  number  of 
rows  of  glands  along  the  lip  uncertain,  sometimes  4  sometimes  6. 

28.  Caladenia  longicauda.     Lindl.  L  c.  no,  242.  tab.  VIIL  A. 

C.  folio   angust^  oblongo  canaliculato  villosissimo   caule    furcato  elato 
.  mult5  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque  filiformi-acuminatissimis  glandulosis. 


ARBTHUSEiB.  423 

labello  ovato-obloDgo  obtuso  basi  cordaio  fimbriato  ultra  medium  ser- 
rato :  glandulis  conformlbus  4-6-8eriati9  versus  apicem  evauesceDtibud. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hah.  $,  sp.) 

-    Varies  in  height  from  one  to  two  feet,  and  proportionably  in  tlie  size  of 
the  flowers. 

29.  Caladenia.  discoidea.     Lindl.  I,  c,  no.  243. 

C.  folio  oblongo-lineari  obtuso  villoso  caule  subbifloro  breviore,  sepalis 
petalisque  acutissimis  aristatis,  labelli  ovalis  pectinati  disco  glandulis 
depressis  sine  ordine  onusto. 

Hab.  in  N,  HoUandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp*) 

Flowers  yellowish  green  streaked  with  purple;  veins, glands, and  fringes 
of  the  lip  of  the  same  colour.  In  this  species  and  probably  in  the  next 
the  acumination  of  the  sepals  and  petals,  characteristic  of  his  section, 
almost  disappear. 

SO.  Caladenia  gracilis.     R.  Brown,  I,  c. 

C.  **  perianthii  foliolis  (icutis,  labelli  glandulis  quadriseriatis  lobis  latera- 
libus  latioribus  quam  longis  nudiusculis,  intermedio  breviter  fimbriato ; 
disco  basi  glanduloso.*' 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid,  R.  Brown. 


CCXXXV.     GLOSSODIA. 

Glossodia.     Brownprodr.l,Z2b.    Endlick,  gen,  no,  1594. 

Pertanthium  patens,  petaloideum,  sepalis  petalisque  sequalibus.  Labellum 
dissimile,  brevius,  indi visum,  eglandulosum,  appendice  inter  ipsum  et 

columnam.     Columna  membranaceo-dilatata.     PoUinia  4. Herbse 

terrestres,  pilosse,  Australasicee,  bulboss.  Folium  radicale  unicum, 
basi  vaginii  membranace^  inclusum.  Scapus  medio  vaginatus,  unifiorus 
vel  apice  furcatus  et  biflorus. 

1.  Glossodia  major.     12.  Broxon,  I.  c,     Endl,  ic,  gen.  1594. 

G.  labello  ovato  acuto  apice  glabro  basi  pubescente,  appendice  unguicu- 
lat£l  labello  multb  breviore  apice  bilobft  laciniis  patentibus  acutis. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia ;  juxta  Portum  Jackson  R.  Br.,  in  ora  meridional! 
Miller,  Tasmannid  circa  Circular  Head  abund^,  alibique  in  solo  sterili 
sabuloso,  med.  Oct.  Gunn  608.  {hab.  8.  sp.) 

A  plant  extremely  variable  in  stature  and  in  the  size  of  the  flowers.  The 
stem  is  from  4  inches  to  a  foot  iu  height,  and  while  my  original  specimens 
from  Dr.  Brown  have  the  petals  not  more  than  9  lines  long,  I  find  them  as 
much  us  an  inch  long  in  others  from  the  south  coast  of  N.  Holland.  The 
flowers  are  brilliant  blue. 

2.  Glossodia  minor.     R,  Brown,  I.  c. 

G.  labello  ovato  acuto  apice  glabro  basi  pubescente,  appendicis  bipartitsd 
laciniis  obtusis  parallelis  labello  multb  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  {hab.  s.  sp.) 


424  ARETHUSEiE. 

This  also  seems  to  vary  much  in  the  size  of  its  flowers ',  unless  diffe- 
rent species  are  combined  by  the  character  above  assigned  to  this  plant. 

§  Elytranthera.      Columna   supra    aniheram    producta,     (Glythraiithera 

Endlich,  Die.  no,  20.) 

3.  Glossodia  emarginata. 

G.  labello  oblongo-lineari  retuso  glabro  medio  geniculato,  appendicibus 
2  linearibus  truncatis  parallelis  labelli  longitudinci  caule  unifloro. 

Hab.  in  N,  HoUandia  occidentali  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,    (hab,  s.  tp.) 

It  is  probable  that  this  is  included  by  Endlicher  in  the  next  species,  and 
perhaps  rightly.  I  however  separate  it  because  of  its  constantly  (?)  one 
flowered  scape,  and  the  differences  in  the  labellum  noticed  in  the  specific 
character.  In  both  this  and  the  following  the  leaves  are  much  less 
conspicuously  fringed  with  glandular  hairs  than  in  G.  major  and  minor, 

4.  Glossodia  Brunonis.     Endl,  dec.  no,  20. 

G.  labello    lineari    obtuso    glabro   genii'ulato,   appendicibus  2    oblongfs 
acuminatis  obtusis  labello  subeequalibus^  caule  apice  furcato. 

Hab.  in  N.  HoUandia ;  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  Hugel.  (hab.  «.  jp.) 

Flowers  apparently  blue^  with  deeper  spots  of  the  same  colour. 


CCXXXVI.    CALOPOGON. 


Calopogon.     R.  Brown  in  Uort.  Kew.  V.  2Ct4.  (1813).— — — Cathea.     Salisbury  in  ffort. 

Trans.  1.261.  (1812). 

Perianthium  explanatum,  petaloideum,  sepalis  petalisque  subsequalibus. 
Labellum  (posticum)  liberum,  disco  barbatum>  apice  dilatatum,  basi 
angustaturo.     Columna  apice  alata,  elongata,  stigmate  transverso  rimoso. 

Anthera  sessilis,  subroluiida^  bilocularis  ;    connectivo  obsdleto. 

Herbs  tuberosae,  Americae  septentrionalis.  Scapus  nudus,  basi  va- 
ginatus.  Folia  solitaria^  graminea,  basi  vaginantia.  Racemus  termi- 
nalis>  secundus. 

1.  Calopogon  pulchellus.  R,  Brown,  I.  c.  Sweet  British Jlower  garden,  II. 
t.  115.     EllioU  Carol.  499. 

C.  folio  ensiformi  acuminato  subquinquenervi,  scapo  2-4-floro,  labelli 
ungue  basi  utrinque  auriculato  laming  cuneat^  rotundat^  infra  apicem 
villos^  medio  glandulosiL  basi  lamellis  tribus  muUipartitis  in  unguem 
decurrentibus  auct^. 

Limodorum  tuberosu^.    Linn.  syst.  vcg.  680.     Bot.  Mag.  t.  116. 
Cymbidium  palchellum.     Swartz.  n.  act.  ups.  6.  75.     WilM.  sp.  pi.  no.  42. 
Cathea  pnlcbella.     Salisb.  /.  c. 
Ophiys  barbata.     Walt.  Carol.p.  22. 

Hab.  in  Americd  sepientrionali ;  Canada,  Gouldie,  &c.,  Nova  Scotia,  Menxie$, 
New  Orleans,  Drummond,  inter  muscos  et  gramina  aquatica  in  insulis 
fluitantibus  Carolins^  Elliott,  Texas  Drummond.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

2.  Calopogon  parviflorus. 

C.  folio  filiformi  stricto,  scapo  3-5-floro,  labelli  ungue  oblongo  margine 


ARETHUSE^.  425 

revoluto  lamioi  rotnndato-CDneatlt  apiculatlL  infra  aplcem  pnbescente 
baai  lamellis  3  baud  decurrentibus  in  gloDdulis  clavaiis  solutis  cristati. 

?  C.  pnlcbellas  var.  graminifolia.    Elliott ^  L  r. 

Hab.  in  Am.  septentrionalis  provinciis  meridionalibus ;    prope  New  Or- 
leans, r.  Drummond  329.  {hab,  8,  sp,) 

It  is  probable  that  this  is  the  pine*barren  variety  mdntioned  by  Elliott 
when  speaking  of  C.  pulchellus,  but  if  so  the  name  is  very  inapplicable. 
Its  small  flowers,  closely  arranged  in  a  onesided  spike,  and  the  remarkable 
form  of  the  labellum,  distinguish  it  readily. 

3  Calopogon  multiflorus. 

C.  foliis  rigidis ,  spic^  multiflor^  quaquavers^,  labelli  ungue  alato 

lamin£L   cuneatft  truncate  apiculati    medio    pilis    flliformibus  subcon- 
formibus  barballi,  sepalis  petalique  ovatis  acutis. 

Hab.  in  Florida,  F.  Colzen$,  {hah,  s,  sp,  comm.  eel,  Torrey.) 

A  very  distinct  species  with  flowers  as  small  as  those  of  C,  parviflorm, 
and  as  many  as  10  in  a  cylindrical  spike.  The  leaves  in  my  specimens 
are  burnt,  as  if  the  district  in  which  they  were  growing  had  been  fired, 
and  therefore,  I  am  unable  to  judge  what  thty  are  in  a  natural  state. 
'J  he  sepals  and  petals  appear  to  be  much  more  acute  than  in  either  of  the 
other  ppecies. 


CCXXXVII.    CRYBE. 

Crybe.     lAndley  Nat.  My  ft,  ed.  2.  p  446.  in  Bot,  Register,  t,  1872. 

Perianthium  ventricosum,  inaperturo.  Sepala  herbacea,  lanceolata,  lateralia 
basi  obliqua.  Petala  conformia,  petaloidea,  Labellum  multb  majus, 
membranaceum,  cucullatum,  cum  column^  clavatli  marginal^  semicon- 
natum.  Columna  basi  teres^  ^iltra  iu^ertionem  labelli  marginata,  paul6 
supra  labellum  bidentata,  apice  subcucullata.    Anthera  polliiie  granulari. 

Uerbffi  tuberosse,  mexicanse,  foliis  plicatis.      Scapus  radicalism 

squamis  distantibus  vaginatus.     Flores  penduli  racemosi. 

1.  Crtbb  rosea.     Lindl,  I.  c, 
Hab.  in  Mexico ;  {v.  v,  c.) 

In  the  systematical  index  to  the  Botanical  Register,  I  was  led  to  refer 
to  this  plant  the  Bletia  campanulata  of  Llave,  upon  the  authority  of  Mr. 
Bateman,  who  saw  it  so  labelled  in  Professor  Kunth*s  herbarium  at  Berlin. 
I  have  however  met  amons  Mr.  Hartweg's  plants  with  a  Bletia  quite  agree- 
ing with  the  description  of  the  Mexican  Botanists,  and  therefore  I  presume 
there  is  some  mistake  in  supposing  it  to  be  Crybe. 


CCXXXVIII.    ANTHOGONIUM. 


Anthogonium.     Wall,  mss,    Lindl,  nat,  syst,  ed,  2,p,  341. 

Perianthium  tubulosum^  apice  ringens.     Sepala  in  tubum  loogum  con- 


426  ARETHUSE^. 

nata^  lateralibus  latioribus^  apice  obliquis.  Petala  spathulata,  colla- 
teralia,  apice  oblique  inflexa.  Labellum  integerrimum  apice  truncatum 
apiculatum,  vel  obsolete  trilobum,  columnam  amplexans  eique  aeiuiad- 
natum,  inttis  nudum.  Columna  semiteres,  clavuta,  stigmate  excavato. 
Authera   tcrminulis,  bilocuIaris>  ktipitata,  loculis  di^junctis   parallelis. 

Pollinia  4,  per  paria  apicibus  counata. Herba  (epiphyta  ?)  Indica, 

acaulis,  radicibus  fibrosis.  Folia  lata,  graminea.  Scapus  radicalism  basi 
vagiuatus,  apice  racemosus. 

I  know  tbis  genus  only  from  a  bad  dried  specimen,  a  single  imperfect 
flowerbud,  and  an  Indian  drawing.  The  pollen  masses  I  have  not  seen, 
but  they  seem  to  be  powdery  if  1  can  trust  the  Indian  drawing.  Perhaps 
it  ought  to  be  stationed  near  Acanthophippium. 

1.  Anthogonium  gracile.      fValUch,  Cat,  Herb,  Ind,  no,  7398. 

Hab.  in  NapaUa,  H^allich,  {hab,  8,  sp,  et  v,  ic,  pict) 

Folia  sesquipedalia,  4*8  poll,  lata,  graminea,  radicalia,  scapus  foliis  paul5 
brevior,  apice  flores  7-8,  pollicares,  sanguineos  in  racemo  gerens.  Petala 
linearia,  acuta,  libera,  sepalis  angustiora. 


CCXXXIX.    ARETHUSA. 


Arethusa.     Gron.  virg,  184.     Swart t,  act,  hoim.  1600.  p.  230.  /.  3.  /.  0.     Bromn,  H.K, 

5.  205.     Endlicher,  genera  no,  1602. 

Perianthium  galeatum,  sepalis  basi  cohserentibus,  petaloideis,  ascendentibus. 
Petala  conformia,  fornicata.  Labellum  basi  columns  adnatum,  supern^ 
cucullatum,  disco  inttis  viUosum.  Columna  apice  petaloideo-dilatata. 
-— -  Herba  boreali-americana,  terrestris,  aphylla,  tuberosa,  scapo 
unifloro  distanter  squamato.     Flos  terminalis,  basi  bibracteolatus. 

1.  Abbthusa  bulbosa.  fuinn,  sp,  pi.  1346.  fViUd,  sp,  pi,  4,  80.  Pursh. 
ft,  am,  sept.  2.  590.  Lam,  illustr.  t.  7^9.  Jig,  1.  Hot,  Mag,  t.  2204. 
Lodd.  Bot,  Cab,  ^  1170.     Bauer's  illustr.  t.  FIL  fructification, 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  Canada  Gouldie,  Nova  Scotia  Menzm, 
usque  ad  Carolinam  in  sphagnetis  Pursh.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Flowers  purple,  sweet-scented. 


Arethusa  petrsa,  Afzelius  in  Pers,  syn,  2.  512,  is  perhaps  the  same  as  Ga* 
leandra  extinctoria. 

Arethusa  tigridisefolia,  Llave  orch.  mex,  2.   14.,  does  not  belong  to  the 
genus^  nor  do  I  know  what  it  can  be. 


CCXL.    ERIOCHILUS. 

EriochiluB.     Brown  Prodr.  1.  323.    Endtich,  gen,  no,  1592, 
Perianthium  bilabiatum,  sepalo  supremo  breviore  erecto,  lateralibus  ungui- 


ARBTHUSEi£.  427 

culatis,  majoribus  labello  suppositis.  Petala  scpalo  supremo  conformia, 
erecta.  Labellum  unguiculatum^  inappendiculatum^  indivisum,  pu- 
bescensy  eglandulosum.  Columna  semiteres,  aptera.  Pollinia  4.— — 
Herbae  australasicas,  terrestres.  Folium  radicale  solitarium,  angustum, 
basi  cucuUatum,  vagini  scabiosi  ssep^  inclusum.  Scapus  nudus.  Flores 
pauci,  secundi,  racemosi,  aibi  vel  purpurascentes^  exttis  pube  glan- 
dulos^  brevissimi  conspersi. 

1.  Eriochilus  autumnalis.     R.  Brown,  Prodr,  323.     Endl.  icgen,  t,  1592. 

£.  folio  epigaeo  ovato  basi  cucullato,  caule  1-plurifloro  puberulo,  bracteis 
subrotundis  membranaceis  ovariisque  pubescent! bus^  petalis  apice  dila- 
talis  denticulatis^  labello  obovato  revoluto^  sepalo  dorsali  columnll  paulo 
loDgiore,  anthers  rimli  glabriL 

Epipactis  cucullata.    LabiU,  nov,  Holl,  t.  211./.  2. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  juxta  portum  Jackson^  R.  Brown,  in  sylvis  colonies 
abund^  florens  Marte  Maio,  A.  Cunningham,  nee  non  in  Tasmannill^ 
Marte  Aprili  Gunn,  607*  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Folia  post  flores^  Gunn. 

2.  Eriochilus  scaber.     LindL  Swan  River,  pL  no.  247- 

£.  folio  epigseo  coriaceo  subrotundo* ovato  acutissimo,  caule  nano  unifloro 
ovario  bracte^ue  oblongll  scabris. 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  t.  tp.) 

3.  Eriochilus  tenuis.     LindL  I.  c.  no.  248. 

£.  folio  epigseo  mcmbranaceo  ovato-oblongo  elongato  obtuso,  caule  tenui 
unifloro  bracte^ue  ovati  glabris,  ovario  tomentoso. 

Hab.  cum  prsecedente.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

4.  Eriochilus  dilatatus.     UndL  I.  c.  no.  249. 

E.  folio  medio  caulis  inserto  lineari-lanceolato  coriaceo  basi  dilatato,  caule 
paucifloro  ovariisque  glabris. 

Hab.  cum  prsecedente.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

5.  Eriochilus  latifolius.     Lindl.  L  c.  no,  250. 

E.  folio  medio  caulis  inserto  lineari-oblongo,  caule  multifloro  apice  pu- 
bescente,  bracteis  oblongis  ciliatis  rachi  ovariisque  tomentosis^  labello 
subrotundo,  sepalo  dorsali  column^  mult6  longiore,  autberee  rimi  to- 
mentosd. 

Hab.  cum  prsecedente.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

6.  Eriochilus  multiflorus.     Lindl.  /.  c.  no.  251. 

E.  folio  medio  caulis  inserto  ovali  acuminato,  caule 'multifloro  apice  pu*- 
bescente,  bracteis  oblongis  ciliatis  rachi  ovariisque  tomentosis,  labello 
ovali  obtuso,  sepalo  dorsali  column^  paul6  longiore,  antherse  rim& 
glabriusculi. 

Hab.  cum  prsecedente.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 
Flowers  much  smaller  than  in  the  last  species. 


428  ARETUUSE£. 

CCXLI.    SPICUUEA. 

Spicnlmu    UndL  in  Swam  Rher  plants,  no,  264. 

Sepala  et  petala  linearia,  conformia,  patentia.  Labelli  unguis  elon- 
gatus,  teres,  inarticulatus ;  lamina  linearis,  peltata,  apice  appendice 
mobili  aucta.  Columna  elongaia,  arcuata,  infra  medium  semiterea, 
marginata,  superiils  alata  :  alis  marginantibus.  basi  liberis  falcatis,  apice 
circa  antheram  in  cucullum  breve  quadrilobum  confluentibus  :  lobis 
lateralibus  longioribus.  Anthera  terminalis,  persistens,  loculis  approxi- 
matis.     Stigma  meniscoideum. 

1.  Spiculjsa  ciliata.     LindL  I,  c.Jig.  4. 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollanclia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab,  $,  sp,) 

Herba  spitbamaea,  glabra,  verosimiliter  fusca.  Folium  radicale  cori* 
aceum,  cordatum,  acuminatum.  Scapus  medio  unisquamatus.  Race- 
mus  multiflorus,  2-3  poll,  longus.  Sepala  filiformia,  spathulata  ;  petala 
etiam  angustiora,  baud  apice  dilatata,  5  lin.  longa.  Labelli  lamina 
carnosa,  supra  medium  affixa,  basi  angustata  ciliata  retusa ;  appendice 
apicis  ovali  membranacell. 


CCXLII.    DRAKiEA. 

/ 

Drakfta.     Lindl.  in  Swan  River  plants^  no,  263. 

Sepala  et  petala  linearia,  conformia,  reflexa.  Labelli  unguis  longissi* 
mus,  medio  articulatus;  lamina  pel tnta,  con vexa,  cum  pede  suo  mobilis, 
decidua.  Columna  elong^ta,  clavata,  semiteres,  basi  utrinque  auricu- 
latu.  Anthera  terminalis,  persistens,  loculis  approximatis.  Rostellom 
ovatum,  acuminatum,  convexum. 

I.  Drakaa  elastica.     LindL  I,  c.Jig.  S, 

Hab.  in  N.  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  t.  sp.) 

Radices  lanatae,  apice  bulbosse.  Folium  radicale  coriaceum,  subro- 
tundum,  cordatum.  Scapus  erectus,  pedalis,  glaber,  squamulll  infra 
medium  solitari^,  uniflorus.  Labellum  basi  tuberculatum,  crinitum, 
angustatum,  utrinque  dente  retrorso  auctum,  tactu  levissimo  irritabile. 


CCXLin.  C  ALE  ANA. 

Caleana.    Brown,  prodr.  1 .  329.— — Caleya.     Endiicher,  gen,  no.  1598. 

Perianthium  bilabiatum,  sepalis  petalisque  subsequalibus  angustis.  La- 
bellum unguiculatum,  limbo  peltuto  cavo,  foramine  exteriore.  Co- 
lumna petaloidea,  concava,  antherd  persistente :    loculis  approximatis. 

Poltinia  4. Herbs  terrestres,    glabrae,  Australasicae,      Folium 

radicale,    unicum,    lineare,   basi    vaginal  inclusum.     Scapus  nudus  v. 
bracte^  unic&  in  medio,   I-2-fiorus.      Flores  fuscovirides,  labello  co- 


ARBTHUSEiG.  429 

lumD^ue  ruBs.      (Labellum    mobile,    reflexum,  irritatione    inflexum^ 
columns  incumbens>  R,  Br,) 

1.  Calbana  major.     Brown,  Prodr.  329.     Endl,  ic.  gen,  t,  1598. 

C.  '*  folio  lanceolato  lineari  piano,  scapo  medio  unibracteato  lamin& 
labelli  Isevi :  utrlLque  extremitate  angustat&  semiovatft.** 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollatidia^  juxta  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  in  sylvis  sterilibus, 
A,  Cunningham,  juxta  Rocky  Cape  solo  sterili  arenaceo  in  Tasmannift, 
Dec.  Gunn,  946.  (hab,  8,  sp,) 

Upon  this  singular  plant  Mr.  Gunn  has  favoured  me  with  the  following 
note.  '*  This  is  a  most  curious  species.  When  expanded,  the  top  is 
erect,  resembling  as  my  men  said,  the  lid  of  an  antique  pewter  pot ;  but 
the  least  shake  made  it  close  downwards  with  a  sudden  spring,  so  that 
when  first  collected,  not  aware  of  this  peculiarity,  I  believed  the  upper 
parts  of  the  flowers  to  have  been  knocked  off.  With  the  greatest  care 
1  could  only  get  three  or  four  specimen^  into  my  paper  without  the  lids 
closed.  The  irritable  part  appeared  to  be  the  lower  part  of  the  hinge, 
OS  I  tried  many  with  ends  of  a  straw.  The  colour  is  a  dark  red,  pretty 
well  preserved  in  drying.  To  me  the  whole  looked  not  unlike  a  bird's 
head  and  body." 

2.  C  ALE  AN  A  minor.     R.  Brown,  Prodr,  329. 

C.  ^*  folio  filiformi-lineari  canallculato,  scapo  medio  ebracteato,  labelli 
lamina  tuberculata :  apice  angustato  bilobo.*' 

Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  juxta  Portum  Jackson,  R,  Brown,  {hab,  s.  sp.  a 
eel.  invent) 

3.  Calbana  nigrita.     Lindl,  Swan  Rwer,  pi,  no.  262. 

C.  folio  ovato  ncuminato  obtuso  basi  cucullato,  scapo  nudo,  labelli  laming 
lineari  tuberculatii  basi  subcordat^  apice  angustato  indivis^. 

'Hab.  in  N,  Hollandia,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

For  an  account  of  the  singular  irritability  of  this  plant  see  the  sketch  of 
Swan  River  Vegetation  in  the  Appendix  to  the  first  twenty -three  volumes  of 
the  Botanical  Register,  page  liv. 


Div,  3.    VANILLEiE. 

Vanillaceie.     Lindi.  Nat,  Syst.  ed.  2.  p.  341. 


Stigma  ad  column©  apicem.  Pollen  pulvereum,  granulosum,  aut  in 
massH  pulpos4  concretum.  Folia  evaginata,  cum  caule  articulata, 
sspitis  reticulata  glabra  dura  et  plicata.  Caulis  in  quibusdam  scandens. 
Radices  omnium  tibrosse.  Fructus  sspitis  carnosus.  Semina  in  Vanilla 
et  Cyrtosia  aptera,  in  Erythrorchi  marginata,  ceteris  ignota. 


April,  1840. 


K   K  K 


430  ARRTHUSEiB. 

CCXLIV.    CYATHOGLOTTIS. 

CyathogloUis.     PBppig  et  Endlich.  n.  g.  et  sp,  I,  55.    Endiicker,  gen.  no,  1610. 

Perianthiiim  connivens,  sepalis  petalisquc  inter  se  et  basi  sequalibus.  La* 
bellum  minus,  facie  infernb  cum  columnse  basi  connatum,  marginibus 
eundem  amplexans  j  laminft  indivisft  planiL    Columna  clavata,  membra- 

naceo-marginata.     Anthera  terminaiis,  opercularia Herbe 

Peruvianse,  andicole,  epipbytae,  radicibus  repentibus  csespitosis,  cau- 
libus  suffruticosis.  Folia  rigida,  plicata.  Flores  spicati  v.  racemosi, 
fug^cissimi,  crocei  v.  candidi.     Endlicher,  I.  c.  quxhu$dam  mutatis, 

1.  CYAToooLOTTia  crocca.     POppig,  I,  c, 

C.  *'  caule  apice  2-3-floro>  floribus  sessilibus^  labello  columnam  3-p15  su- 
perante.'* 

Hab.  in  arboribus  Peruvia,  ad  praedium  Pampayaco,  raritis,  Pdppig. 

Stems  1-2  feet  bigh,  simple,  rigid,  witb  a  polished  epidermis.  Leaves 
articulated  with  their  sheaths,  and  readily  thrown  off  while  drying,  tapered 
into  a  long  point  which  is  usually  bifid.  Flowers  yellow,  very  fugitive, 
withering  by  2  P.M.  Pdppig, 

2.  Ctathoolottis  Candida.     Pdppig,  I,  c.  t.  94. 

C.  *'  floribus  terminalibus  long^  pedunculatis,  pedunculis  bracteatis,  labello 
columnam  dimidio  superante.*' 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  cum  praecedente^  P5ppig. 

Stems  somewhat  angular,  a  foot  high.  Leaves  of  the  same  texture  as 
those  of  the  common  reed,  about  6  inches  long  and  an  inch  wide.  Flowers 
snow-white,  very  fugitive^  so  transparent  and  tender  that  they  almost 
wither  at  the  touch.   Pdppig. 


CCXLV.    SOBRALIA. 


Sobralia.    Fl,  Peruv,  prodr,  120.  t.  26.    Supra,  p,  176.     Plipp.  et  Endlich,  «.  g,  et  sp. 

I.  54.     Endlich,  gen.  pi.  no.  1611. 

Perlanthium  maximum,  petaloideum,  subsequale ;  sepalis  patentibus  vel 
reflexisy  petalis  erectis.  Labellum  cucullatum,  columnam  amplexans, 
basi  angustatum^  disco  plicato-barbatum^  apice  bilobum.  Columna 
elongata,  marginata^  clavata,  apicis  trifldi  lobo  medio  cucullato  anthe- 
rifero.  Stigma  marginatum,  basi  gibbere  gemino  nectarifero.  Anthera 
terminalis,  stipitata,  semiquadrilocularis.     Pollinia  farinacea,  4,  com- 

pressa,  postic^  cohaerentia  et  contortuplicata,  ecaudiculata. Herbs 

Americse  lequinoctialis,  terrestres,  simplices,  ssepe  triorgyales,  foliosis- 
simse ;  foliis  plicatis ;  floribus  racemosis  terminalibus^  vel  axillaribus 
geminis,  niveis,  roseis,  sanguineis,  violaceisve.  Omnes  ferb  species 
loca  rupestria,  sicca,  apnea,  calidissima  eligunt>  dumeta  ssepius  ampla 
^formantes. 

Character  reformatus  ad  Pdppigium  et  £ndlicherum>  paucis  tantum  mutatis. 


arethu8e;e.  431 

1.  SoBRALiA  dichotoma.  FL  Peruv.  syst.  ^2.  prodr,  t.  96.  Pdppig  et 
Endl,  I  c.  54. 

S.  caule  Isvi,  foliis  ovatis  long^  acuininatis>  racemis  axillaribus  sofitariis 
bifidis  muUifloris,  labelli  creDati  laceri  disco  carinato  crispo  filisque 
UDcinatis  barbato. 

Hab.  abund^  in  Peruvus  nemoribus  Muna,  Pozuzo,  et  Chinchao  per 
runcationes  in  locis  calidis  et  saxosis,  Ruiz  et  Pavoa ;  in  summitate 
scopulosa  et  fruticosa  jugi  Casapillo,  P5ppig.  (v.  s,  sp.  in  herb.  Lambert,) 

Stem  from  19  to  SO  feet  higb>  sometimes  forming  impervious  tbickets. 
Flowers  2  inches  long,  white  without^  violet  within.  According  to 
P5ppig  they  smell  like  wallflowers,  but  do  not  open  for  more  than  90  days 
together,  in  the  month  of  January.  The  Peruvians  name  it  Flor  del  pa- 
raiso,  because  of  its  extraordinary  beauty.  The  Indian  name  according  to 
the  Flora  Peruviana  is  Tahuetahue, 

9.  SoBRALiA  fimbriata.     Pdppig,  I.  c* 

S.  caule  scabrido,  foliis  lat^  ovalibus  brevit^r  acuminatis,  flore  terminali 
solitario,  labelli  finibriati  disco  setis  camosis  barbato,  petalis  lacero- 
ciliatis. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Omnium  rarissima,  semM  lecta  in  trunco  arboris  vetusto 
collapso  crepidinis  obscuras  ad  praedium  Pampayaco,  mense  Februario, 
Poppig. 

Stems  9  feet  high.     Flowers  9  inches  long,  snow  white. 

S.  SoRRALiA  setigera.     P^pig,  L  c. 

S.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  long^  acuminatis  chartaceis  vaginis  terminalibus 
bracteisque  in  strobilum  bi-triflorum  imbricatis  setoso-scabris^  labelli 
fimbriati  margine  cristis  multifariis  ancipitibus. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia ;  rar6  in  scopulosis  sylvestribus  jugi  montium  inter 
Cuchero  et  Casapi  prsedia  siti,  loco  Cussapillo  dicto  j  floret  Januario, 
P5ppig. 

Stems  weak^  about  as  high  as  a  man.  Bracts  chesnut  coloured  inside. 
Flowers  about  9  inches  long,  snow  white  according  to  POppig. 

4.  SoBRALiA  rosea.     Pdppig.  L  c.  t.  93. 

5.  foliis  oblongis  acuminatis  basi  angustatis,  r^cemo  flexuoso  paucifloro, 
bracteis  alternis  distichis  distantibus  cymbiformibus  glabris,  labello 
obcordato  inciso  undulato  subplicato  setis  camosis  secus  venam  mediam 
parc^  barbato. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia }  in  runcationibus  prope  Cuchero^  P^PP^g>  {hab.  t .  sp 
ab.  indef.  Matthews  no,  1894^ 

Stems  4  to  6  feet  high,  wavy  at  the  upper  end.  Inflorescence  like 
that  of  a  Heliconia.  Flowers  3  inches  long,  when  expanded  as  much  as 
four  inches  across^  pale  lilac>  exceedingly  beautiful.  The  two  lateral 
sepals  are  sometimes  united  into  one.  Pdppig. 

5.  SoBRALiA  macrantha.     Sertum  Orchidaceum,  sub  t.  99. 

S.  foliis  ovalibus  acuminatis  basi  planis^  bracteis  strobili  (uniflori  ?)  im- 
bricatis glabris,  petalis  oblongis,  labello  emarginato  piano  glabro. 


432  ARETHUSEiE. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  Karwinski ;  in  rupibus  umbrosis  Hacienda  de  la  Laguna, 
Julio,  Schiede ;  Hacienda  del  Carmen,  Hartweg,  {hab,  s,  $p.) 

Flowers  the  largest  in  the  genus,  when  dried  as  much  as  four  inches 
long,  rose  colour.  From  their  being  exceedingly  pressed  in  drying  1  am 
unable  to  ascertain  the  exact  form  and  surfoce  of  the  parts. 

6.  SobralIa  Liliastrum.     Supra,  p,  177-     Serium  Orchidaceum,  L  99. 

S.  foliis  lanceolatis  acutissimis  vaginisque  striatis  glaberrimis,  racemo 
multifloro  disticho,  rachi  flexuosll,  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  spathaceis 
distinctis>  sepalis  patentibu^  angustis  lanceolatis  acuminatis,  petalis 
conformibus  undulatis,  labello  undulato-crispo  plicato  eroarginato  pu- 
bescente  venis  ele? atis  flabellatis,  alis  columnse  maximis  falcatis. 

Hab.  in  Bahiam,  in  fruticetis  sabulosis,  Salzmann ;  in  Guayand  angUcd 
Schomburgk,  no,  1059.    (hab.  s,  sp,) 

Stems  10  to  19  feet  high.  Flowers  large,  pendulous,  white  or  bright 
rose  colour  3  the  former  the  genuine  colour  of  the  species,  the  latter  a 
variety,  or  according  to  Schomburgk  a  distinct  species.  Both  are  figured 
in  the  Sertum  Orchidaceum. 

7.  SoBRALiA  biflora.     Fl,  Peruv.  SysL  239. 

S.  "  bulbis  fasciculatis,  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutissimis,  culmis  bi- 
floris," 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  in  Pozuzo  runcationibus  et  calidis  locis,  versus  Chenifo 
et  Tramo  tractus  :  Ruiz  et  Pa  von. 

Floret  a  Maio  ad  Septeo^brem. 

8.  Hue  etiam  fortass^  referenda  est  Bletia  ciliata  Presl.  Reliq.  Hsenk.  p. 
99.  quae  S.  dichotoma  esset,  si  flores  majores. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia. 


CCXLVI.    EPISTEPHIUM. 


Epiitephium.     Kunth,  in  Numb,  et  Bonpl.  n.  g,  et  sp.pl.  FIL  158.     Emdticher,  gen. 

no.  1612. 

Perianthium  basi  urceolo  dentato  cinctum.  Sepala  patentia  v.  reflexa 
libera  ;  lateralia  labello  supposita.  Petala  angustiora.  Labelluni  sessile, 
liberum,  indivisum,  circa  columnam  convolutum,  disco  barbatum  v. 
cristatum.  Columna  semiteres,  marginata,  infra  stigraa  bitubercolata, 
apice  membranacea,  dilatata,  trifida,  lobo  medio  cucullato  antherifero. 
Anthera  terminalis,  persistens,  loculis  upproximatis  semiquadrilocularis. 

Pollinia  4,  compressa,  basi  retroplicata Herbse  American  aequinoc- 

tialis,  terrestres.     Folia  reticulata,  nervosa,  evaginata.     Flores  maximi 
conspicui. 

According  to  P5ppig  and  Endlicher  this  genus  differs  from  Sobralia  in 
little  except  the  presence  of  a  calyculus  at  the  apex  of  the  ovary.     The 


ARETHU8EA.  433 

same  character  occurs  more  or  less  completely  in  most  Vanillas^  and  is 
Tcry  conspicuous  in  Vanilla  palmarum. 

1.  Epistbphium  elatum.     Kunth,  in  H,B.K,  nov,  gen.  et  $p.  6.  L  632. 

£.  fbliis  sessilibos  amplexicaulibus  oblongis  acuminatis  basi  rotundatis 
multinerviis,  floribus  spicatis,  bracteis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  ovario 
dimidio  brevioribus^  labello  obsolete  trilobo  interni  barbae  :  lobis 
lateralibus  columnam  involventibus  intermedio  crenato  uudulato,  co- 
lumns auriculis  rotundatis. 

Hab.  in  regno  N,  Granatensi,  prope  Santannam  alt-400  hexap ;  florens 
JuHo^  HBK  5  {BrazUia,  in  prov.  Goyaz,  Pohl^  secundum  eel.  P5ppi- 
gium.) 

2.  Epistephium  sclerophyllum. 

£.  foliis  sessilibus  subrotundo-ovatis  ovatisque  amplexicaulibus  coriaceis 
multinerviis  marginatis  reticulars,  spic&  elongate  multiflor&»  bracteis 
minutis  squamseformibus,  labello  obovato  undulato  crispo  indiviso  con- 
voluto  secus  medium  retrorsum  ramentaceo. 

Hab.  in  BraziUa,  prov.  Min.  Ger.  Martins,  {v,  s.  sp,  in  hh,  Martius.) 

Is  this  the  plant  found  in  the  province  of  Goyaz  by  Pohl,  and  referred 
by  Poppig  to  the  E.  elatum  ?  If  the  figure  of  the  latter  in  Humboldt  is 
correct  this  must  be  different. 

3.  Epistephium  amplexicaule.     P&ppig  et  Endlicher,  nov,  gen.  1.  52.  ^.91. 

E.  caule  ramoso,  foliis  cordato-semiamplexicaulibus  ovato-oblongis  acu- 
minatis coriaceis  utrinque  nitidis  paruro  reticulatis  multinerviis,  spied 
terminali  elongate,  bracteis  foliaceis  ovario  paul6  brevioribus,  petalis 
revolutis,  labello  subrotundo  obcordato  cucullato  margine  lacero  secus 
medium  barbato. 

Sobralia  amplexicaulis.    Fl.  Peruv,  sytt,  233.  Supra,  p.  177.  no.  5. 

Hab.  in  Perucia  versuris  et  fruticetis  calidis,  florens  ab  Octobre  ad  Feb- 
ruarium ;  versus  Chihuamccala  in  viciniis  Cuchero,  Pogpig.  (hab.  s.  sp. 
comm.  eel.  Matthews,  no.  1893.) 

Stem  from  3  to  7  feet  long.  Raceme  as  much  as  10-flowered.  Flowers 
campanulate,  crimson,  according  to  Pdppig. 

4.  Epistephium  monanthum.     Pdppig  et  Endlich,  I.  c.  I,  53.  t.  9^. 

E.  caule  simplici,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  basi  cucullatis  subcordatis  mem- 
branaceis  flaccidis  multinerviis  glaucis,  Hore  terminali  solitario,  bracte^ 
spathaced  ovario  longiore,  petidis  erectis>  labello  obovato  integerrimo 
convoluto  piano  secus  medium  bilamellato  ecristato. 

Hab.  in  PeruvuB  fruticetis  graminosis  aridiusculis  inter  Cuchero  et  Chi- 
huamccala^  flor.  Dec.  P5ppig. 

Stem  erects  simple,  2  feet  high.  Flowers  about  2  inches  long ;  sepals 
yellowish  lilac  with  2  mucros  at  their  point ;  petals  white,  deep  violet  at 
the  point,  according  to  Poppig. 

5.  Epistephium  parviflorum. 

^*  foliis  petlolatis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  reticulatis  septuplinerviis, 
bracteis  minimis  acutis,  spicis  terminalibus  et  axillaribus  laxis  multifloris, 
floribus  cernuis,  labello  crinito. 


434  ARETHUSEiB. 

Hab.  in  Guayand  Brilannicd;  in  pratislacus  Tapakomse  litiorali  Arabisie, 
nee  non  seeus  flumina  Deinerara  et  Berbice,  Schomburgk,  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

Four  or  five  feet  high  according  to  Mr.  Schomburgk.  I  have  only  been 
able  to  examine  a  flowerbud  of  this  very  distinct  species,  and  from  its 
crushed  state  I  am  unable  to  ascertain  the  form  of  the  parts.  The  flowers 
when  dry  are  7  lines  long,  and  appear  to  have  been  pink. 


CCXLVII.    VANILLA. 

Vanilla.     Plumier,  Swartz,  nov,  act.  upt.  6.  p.  66.  /.  5./.  1.     End&cher.  gen,  no.  1614. 

Myrubroma.     SalUb.  par  ad,  82. 

Pelianthium  apice  tantilm  patens,  cum  ovario  articulatum,  saspiils  calicu- 
latum.  Sepata  et  petala  subsequalia,  conformia,  basi  libera.  Labellum 
cum  column^  connatum,  integrum,  coucavum,  medio  barbatum.  Co- 
lumna  elongata,  sptera.  Anthera  terminals,  opercularis.  Pollinia  9, 
biloba,  granulosa.  Fructus  siliquiformis,  carnosus,  a  latere  dehlscens, 
placentis  3-6  seminiferis.     ^Semina  globosa,   testi  arctb  adnata,  cru- 

8tace&,  fragili. Herbs  scandentes,     Americee  et  Asis  tropicse 

incolse.  Caules  teretes.  Folia  cum  caule  articulata,  carnosa,  basi  sub- 
cordata.  Flores  carnosi.  Fructus  in  quibusdam  aromaticus,  oleo  essen- 
tiali  et  acidi  benzoici  crystallis  scatens. 

1*  Vanilla  aromatica.  Swartz,  in  act.  ups.  6.  p,  66.  R,  Brown,  in  Hort. 
Kew,  t>.  2^0. 

V.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuminatis  sessilibus,  perianthii  campanukti  la- 
ciniis  5  undulatis  acuminatis  npice  revolutis,  labello  acuminato  basi 
cucuUato  line^  medift  nudi  elevatli  (capsulis  cylindraceis  longissimis. ) 

Vanilla  flore  viridi  et  albo,  fmctu  nigricante.  Plum,  ic.  183.  /.  188. 
Epidendnim  Vanilla.    Linn.  sp.  pi,  1347. 

Hab.  in  America  tneridionali,  in  sylvis  subhumidis  montium,  Swartz. ;  io 
BrazlUa,  prope  Rio  Janeiro,  Gardner  632,  in  prov.  Min.  Ger.  Martius. 
(hab,  t.  sp,) 

The  only  specimens  of  this  plant  which  I  have  met  with  are  from  Brazil, 
and  they  perfectly  agree  with  Plumier's  figure  on  which  the  species  is 
founded.  I  do  not  however  find  that  the  leaves  are  more  ribbed  than  io 
other  species,  and  it  does  not  appear  that  any  of  the  Brazilian  Vanillas  form 
the  substance  known  in  trade.  A  kind  of  Vanilla  is  said  to  be  preserved  in 
sugar  in  Brazil  and  used  in  the  country,  or  occasionally  sent  to  Lisbon,  but  it 
is  not  fit  to  dry  for  the  purpose  of  commerce.  Can  this  be  Schiede's  F.  Pom- 
pona,  no,  \\}  It  is  certainly  to  be  suspected  that  V. aromatica  has  nothing 
to  do  with  the  fruits  of  commerce. 

2.  Vanilla  claviculata.  Swartz.  in  Schrad.  Joum,  1799.  ^.Jig,  \,fl,  ind. 
occ.  1515. 

V.  foliis' lanceolatis  acutis  concavis  recurvatis  rigidis,  floribus  aggregatis, 
sepalis  carnosis  ovato-lanceolatis  obtusis  concavis,  petalis  ovuto-lanceo- 
latis  obtusis  postic^  carinatis,  labelli  limbo  ovato  dilatato  deflexo  undulato- 
crispo  ungue  sulco  hirsuto-ciliato  exarato ;  ciliis  ramentaceis  multi- 
fidis,  fructu  oblongo  insipido. 


ARBTHUSBiC.  435 

Epidendrum  cUviculatum.    Swartz,prodr.  120. 
Cerei  affinis,  &c.    Sioane  p.  160.  /.  224./.  3.  4. 

Hab.  in  Antillis,  in  sylvis  interioribus  locis  montosis  calcareis  siccissimis, 
Swartz. 

Flowers  large  white.  The  plant  is  called  in  Jamaica  Greenwith  among 
the  negroes.  A  decoction  of  the  whole  plant  is  thought  by  them  of  great 
value  in  siphilitic  cases.  In  Hispaniola  the  expressed  juice  is  employed  as 
a  vulnerary,  and  the  plant  is  named  Liane  d.  blessure.  The  taste  is  bitter, 
the  smell  that  of  Orchidaceae  but  very  powerful,  Swartz. 

3.  Vanilla  planifolia.  Bot,  Repos.  t,  .538.  R.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew,  V.  ^O. 
Bauer's  illustr.  Genera,  it.  10  et  11.  Blume  Rumphia,  1.  197.  t,  68. 
Morren  in  Ann.  of  Nat,  History,  3.  1. 

V.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  planis  obsolete  striatis,  sepalis  petalisque  ob- 
longis  erectis  obtusiusculis,  labelli  laming  emarginat^l  crenai&  crisp^ 
utrinqiie  recurv^  medio  lamellis  brevibus  transversis  cuneatis  dentatis 
retrorstim  imbricatis  cristate  sub  apice  verrucosa,  column^  antice  pilosll, 
fructu  cylindraceo  longissimo  odoratissimo. 

Myrobroma  fragrans.    Salisb.  parad.  t,  82. 
Vanilla  viridiflora.    Blume,  b^jdr.  422. 

Hab.  in  India  occidentali,  Aiton  ;  unde  Angliae  apportata  in  orientalis  insulis 
migravit.  {hab,  s,  et  v,  v.  c.) 

This  is  the  species  from  which  Professor  Morren  has  succeeded  in  ob- 
taining excellent  fruit  in  the  Botanical  Garden  at  Leyden.  And  it  is 
highly  probable  that  it  is  the  source  of  at  least  some  part  of  the  Vanilla  of 
commerce.  The  botanist  just  quoted  regards  Schiede*s  F,  syhestris  as 
being  probably  a  synonym  of  V,  planifolia,  but  there  is  no  sufficient  evi- 
dence to  shew  that  this  is  so.  (See  Morren  in  Annals  of  Natural  History, 
vol,  3,  p,  1.  for  a  detailed  account  of  the  culture  &c.  of  Vanilla.) 

4.  Vanilla  albida.     Blume  Bijdr,  4^^.  c.  analyst.     Rumphia  1.  197.  t,  67. 

V.  foliis  petiolatis  lanceolatis  crassis  planis  obsolete  nervosis,  spicis 
3-9  floris,  labelli  limbo  ovato  rotundato  antic^  et  in  fauce  disco  barbato 
instructo,  column^  glabrd,  fructibus  triquetris  falcatis  inodoris. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  intactis  uvidis  et  montanis  Java ;  juxta  fluvium  Tjapus, 
circa  monies  Salak,  in  montosis  Parang,  cet.  semper  fer^  florens, 
Blume.  , 

Fruit  about  3  inches  long,  shining,  pale  green,  with  brown  spots.  Sepals 
and  petals  greenish.     Labelluin  milk  white. 

5.  Vanilla  grandiflora. 

V.  foliis  .  .  .  . ,  spic^  brevi  multiflor^,  bracteis  latis  rotundatis  striaiis, 
sepalis  petalisque  elongatis  rectis  planis  oblongis  obtusiusculis  basl 
angustatis,  labelli  retusi  apiculati  crispi  limbo  basi  lamellis  brevibus 
transversis  cuneatis  dentatis  retrorstim  imbricatis  cristato  sub  apice 
glabro  venis  paul6  elevatis,  columnlk  antic^  pilosd,. 

Hab.  in  Guayand  Gallicd,  Martin,  {hab»  s,  sp,  comm.  amic,  N,  B,  Ward.) 

Although  I  have  seen  nothing  more  of  this  plant  than  a  cluster  of  dried 
flowers,  there  can  be  no  doubt  of  its  distinctness  from  all  those,  the  flowers 
of  which  I  have  examined.      It  is  nearest   V.  planifolia  from  which  its 


A 


436  ARETHUSEiE. 

jarger  flowers,  much  narrower  and  longer  sepals  and  petals,  and  the  absence 
of  tubercles  from  the  tip  of  the  labellum  at  once  distinguish  it. 

Whether  or  not  it  is  one  of  the  kinds  seen  in  Cayenne  by  Aublet,  it  is  not 
possible  for  roe  to  determine.  This  author  says  there  are  three  kinds  in 
that  country,  one  of  which  agrees  with  Plumier*s  figure,  and  is  therefore 
V.  aromatka ;  another  (la  petite  Fanille)  has  the  pods  ouly  S  inches  lon^, 
by  an  inch  and  a  half  in  diameter,  and  must  be  a  very  different  species ; 
the  third  or  groste  Fanille  is  not  described.  See  this  author's  account  of 
the  culture  &c.  of  the  Vanilla  in  his  Plantes  de  la  Guiane  Fran^aise,  vol.  2. 
p.  77.  appendix, 

6.  Vanilla  bicolor.     LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  1838.  misc,  no,  58. 

V.  foliis  ovato*oblongis  subsessilibus  acutis  striatis  margine  nibescentibus, 
sepalis  lineari  -  lanceolatis  acutis  patentibus  dorso  rotundatis,  petalis 
conformibus  carinatis,  labello  membranaceo  seroilibero  convoluto  apicu- 
lato  undulato  :  venis  ramentaceis  in  medio  dens^  stuposis,  columnft 
barbatl^,  clinandrii  auriculis  crenulatis. 

Hab.  in  Demerara,  Schomburgk.  (v.  v.  c.  in  herb,  Loddigen.) 

Very  fragrant.  The  flowers  are  pale,  three  inches  long,  with  dull  red 
sepals  and  petals,  and  a  cream  coloured  lip. 

7.  Vanilla  Palmarum. 

V.  foliis  ovatis  subcordatis  brevi-petiolatis  succulentis,  floribus  geminis, 
sepalis  petalisque  angustis  oblongis  erectis  planis,  labello  membranaceo 
,  ovario  calyeulato. 

Epidendrum  Palmanim.    Saismann,  pi,  esHcc,  brax. 
Epidendrum  Vanilla.    Flora  Jluminentis  c,  ic. 

Hab.  in  BaJiia  in  caudicibus  palmarum,  Salzmann,  (hab,  s,  $p,) 

I  have  endeavoured  in  vain  to  ascertain  the  structure  and  form  of  the 
lip  in  three  specimens  of  this  plant,  which  I  have  had  the  opportunity  of 
examining.  It  is  however  from  all  the  i)ther  described  species  clearly 
different  in  its  ovate  subcordate  leaves,  and  in  the  calyculus,' which  although 
often  present  in  others  in  an  obscure  degree  is  not,  that  I  am  aware  of, 
ever  so  large. 

8.  Vanilla  aphylla.     Blume  Bijdr,  49?.     Rumphia,  1.  198.  t,  68. 

V.  aphylla,  pedunculis  subtrifloris,  labelli  limbo  undulato  obtuso  medio 
barbato,  anther&  bilob^,  fructu  cylindraceo  (insipido  ?) 

Hab.  in  alluvialibus  Java  regionibus,  inter  frutices  et  ad  margines  sylva- 
rum  ;  etiam  in  insult  Nusa  Kambangan  in  virgultis  prope  litus,  Blume  -, 
in  Indiae  peninsula  Wight,  (hab,  t.  sp.  eel.  fVight.) 

My  specimens  of  this  plant  from  Dr.  Wight  agree  witli  the  figure  and  de- 
scription of  Blume  so  far  as  I  can  discern,  from  their  crushed  state,  except 
in  the  number  of  flowers,  which  are  more  than  5  instead  of  3  ;  the  limb  of 
the  lip  also  appeared  to  me  acute  in  the  only  flower  I  have  been  able  to 
dissect.  According  to  Blume  the  flowers  which  are  green,  with  a  violet 
labellum,  are  extremely  sweetscented. 


ARETHUSE^.  437 

Besides  these  we  have  the  following  additional  species  mentioned  by 
Schiede  in  the  Linnaa,  voL  IF",  p.  573.  the  accounts  of  which  are  too  im« 
perfect  for  me  to  ascertain  how  they  should  be  characterized.  Their 
flowers  are  all  unknown. 

9.  Vanilla  saliva  -,  foliis  oblongis  succulentis,  floralibus  minimis,  fructibus 
esulcatis. 

BftTnilla  manta  Hispano-Mexicanorum. 

Hab,  in  Mexico;   sponte  Papantlae,  Misantls,  Nautlee  et  Colipse  inque 
iisdem  pagis  colitur. 

Probably  confounded  with  K  planifoUa.  Its  Vanilla  is  considered  the 
best  of  all,  and  is  an  object  of  cultivation. 

10.  Vanilla  sylvestris;  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  succulentis,  floralibus  mi- 
nimis, fructibus  bisulcatis. 

BaynlUa  ciinarrona  HUpano-Mexicanorum, 

Hab.  in  Mexico  ;  Papantlee,  Nautlse,  Colips. 

Probably  confounded  with  F.  planifolia.  The  fruit  is  mixed  with  that 
of  V.  sativa  when  gathered. 

11.  Vanilla  Pompona  ;     maxima,   foliis    oblongis    succulentis   subinde 
latissimis  et  basi  subcordatis,  floralibus  mmimis,  fructibus  bisulcatis. 

BayniUa  Pompona  Hupano^Mexicmnorum, 
Hab.  in  Mexico ;  Papantls  et  Colipe. 

In  the  form  of  leaves  this  almost  agrees  with  V.  sativa,  the  fruit  is 
the  largest  of  all,  rich  in  ethereal  oil  and  with  an  agreeable  odour;  yet  as 
it  will  not  dry,  but  always  remains  soft,  it  cannot  be  transmitted  to  Europe 
as  an  article  of  commerce. 

12.  Vanilla  inodora ;   foliis  ovali-  vel  ovato-lanceolatis   membranaceis, 
floralibus  maximis^  fructibus  bisulcatis  inodoris. 

Baynilla  de  pnerco  MisantUrmum, 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  Misantlse. 

A  very  distinct  species  ;  with  insipid  fruit. 

There  is  also  a  Vanilla  de  mono,  cultivated  in  Mexico.  The  Baynilla 
meitixa  is  nothing  but  a  sample  of  fruit  intermediate  between  that  of 
F,  sativa  and  V,  sylvestris.  For  further  particulars  concerning  this  fruit 
see  the  Linnaa  and  the  Rumphia  at  the  places  quoted. 


Vanilla  angustifolia.  fVilld.  sp,  pi.  4.  121,  founded  upon  Angurek«wama 
Kampf,  amcm,  t,  869./.  1.  is  a  Javanese,  not  a  Japanese  plant,  and,  ac- 
cording to  Blume>  (Rumphia  1. 197)>  must  be  removed  from  the  genus. 


April,  1840.  l  l  l 


438  ARETHU8EA. 

CCXLVIII.    CYRTOSIA. 

Cyrtosia.     Blume  Bijdr.  396.  UbeilenS.    Supri  p,  25.     Emn.  gen.  no.  1613.     Bham 

Rumpkia,  I.  p.  199.  /.  69. 

Perianthinm  pentaphyllam^  erecto-connivens.  Labellutti  ecalcartitum, 
imi  basi  column^  continuum  ;  limbo  erecto  integerrimo.  Columna 
basi  teres,  sursuro  dilatata  utrinque  alata  dentata,  apice  subfornicata. 
Anthera  hilocularis.     Pollinia  2,  tereti-falcata,  farinoso-pulposa,  libera. 

Bacca  siliquifomiis,  cnrnosa.     Semina  in  pulpft  nidulantia,  aptera. 

Herba  terrestris,  caulescens,  aphylla.     Caules  raniosi,  crecli,  squamati. 
Flo  res  fusci,  carnosi,  lax^  spicati  5  ad  Blume, 

According  to  Blume  the  pollen-masses  of  this  genus  are  in  each  cell 
combined  into  a  free  rather  solid  mass^  after  the  manner  of  Malaxides  • 
to  which  I  formerly  referred  it. 

1 .  Cyrtosia  javanica.     Blume  L  c.     Rumplda  t.  G9. 

Hab.  in  Java  occidentali,  in  saltibus  altiorum  montium,  veluti  in  monte 
Salak,  super  agros  Cofleft  cunsitos  elevatiores,  Blume. 

A  plant  with  the  aspect  of  an  Orobanche.  Flowers  fleshy,  brittle, 
middlesized,  pale  pink  changing  to  dull  yellow.  Fruit  fleshy,  red,  fid- 
cate,  pendulous,  about  2  inches  long  3  according  to  Blume. 


CCXLIX.    ERYTHRORCHIS. 

Erythrorcbii.     Blume  Rumpkia.  1.  200.  f.  70. 

Omnia  Cyrtosis,  sed  labellnm  semitrilobum  plicatum,  columna  aptera, 
capsulse  inanes  rimis  longitudinalibiis  obsoletis  dehiscences,  et  semina 

roembranaceo  -  marginata. Herba     terrestris    aphylla.       Caules 

sarmentosi,  nodoso-articulati,  ad  nodos  radicantes,  squamis  solitariis  pro 
foliis  instruct!.    Flores  laxd  spicati,  Blume. 

1.  Erythbobcbis  altissima,  Blume,  I.  c. 

Cyrtosia  altissima.    Blume  Bidjr,  396.  Supra,  p.  26. 
Vaailla  pterosperma.    lAndl,  in.  Wall.  cat.  no.  7402. 

Hab.  in  Singapur,  JVallich ;  in  Java  provinces  eccidentalibus^  in  sylvis, 
prsesertim  montium  calcareorum,  Blume.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

The  stems  of  this  curious  plant  are  from  .50  to  120  feet  long,  scramble 
over  trees,  and  are  of  a  pale  dull  red.  The  flowers  are  middle  sized,  whitish 
yellow  }  the  lip  is  white  tinged  with  pale  blue,  and  is  described  by  Blume 
as  being ''  erect,  concave,  half  3-lobed,  with  the  lateral  divisions  rounded, 
transversely  streaked  with  purple  inside,  surrounding  the  column,  and 
united  to  it  at  the  bottom ;  below  the  middle  lobe  %vhich  is  milk  white 
and  plaited,  is  found  a  somewhat  downy  fleshy  prominence,  and  lower  still 
a  broad  projecting  longitudinal  downy  band.**  The  capsules  are  3  or  4 
inches  long,  tapering,  straight,  purplish,  smooth,  and  leathery,  according 
to  Blume. 


ARBTHUSBA.  439 

Genus  omninb  dubium, 
HYSTERIA. 

V 

Hysteria.     Betrtwardt,  Bot,  Zeitung.  1825.  Vol.  2.  p,  5.     Endlieher  gen,  no.  1546. 

Corolla  5  petala  :  petala  exteriora  canaliculata,  interiora  uDguiculata. 
Labellum  unguicula(um  integram  reflexum.  Stylus  teres.  Stigma 
safirittatum  bifidum.  Anthera  postica  persistens  apice  dehiscens.  I^l^sa 
poUinis  bipartita  granulans  botryoidea.  Reinwardt, 

1.  Hysteria  veratrifolia.     Reinwardt.  Bot,  Zeitung.  Vol  II.  1825.  p.  5. 

Hab.  in  Java. 

Caulescens,  terrestris.   Spica  termioalis. 


440 


ARETHU8Ei£. 


NoTB.  The  total  number  of  Orchidaceous  plants  belonging  to  the  Tribe 
Arethusese  is  as  follows ; 

Described     206 
Doubtful         12 


Total      918 
Their  geographical  arrangement  is  thus  : 


Names  of  Uie 
Genera. 


219.  Epipogrlom  . 
813.  Ceratopsis 
SU.  Gamoplezis . 
915.  Gantrodla 
810.  Macdonaldia 

817.  Cblloglottit 

818.  Pteroetylls    . 
810.  LyperanthiiB 
380.  CorysantheB 
881.  MicrotiB    . 
388.  Adanthaa    . 
883.  Crrtottylis 
384.  limodomm . 
325.  Chlonea    . 
88tf.  Bipinnala 
337.  Asarca 

888.  Clelstes 
880.  Codonorchis 
;830.  HaploatelHs 
831.  CephalanUiera 
1 333.  PoffonSa 
333.  Leptoceraa 
234.  Caladenia     . 
1 335.  OloModia 
836.  Calopogon 
1837.  Crybe   . 
838.  Anthogoniam 
330.  Arethnsa 
'840.  EriochiloB 
1 341.  Spiculeea 
1243.  Drakna     . 

843.  Caleana 

844.  Cyatho^lottU 

845.  Sobrelia    . 
840.  Bplstephiom 

347.  Vanilla      . 

348.  Cyrtosia 
340.  ErythrorchU 

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Or  Figures  and  Descriptions  of  the  Vegetable  Remains  found  in  a 
Fossil  State  in  this  Country. 

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BY  JOHN  LINDLEY,  Ph.  D.  F.  R.  S.  L.  S. 

Corresponding  Member  of  the  Royal  Acad.  Sc.  Berl.  and  Munich  and  of  the  Hort. 

Soc.  Vienna;  Member  of  the  Imp.  Acad.  Nat.  Cur.,  Bot.  Soc.  Ratisb., 

Phytiogr.  Soc.  Lund.,  Linn.  Soc.  Stockh.,  etc. ;  Honorary 

Member  of  the  Dutch  Soc.  of  Science,  Royal  Prussian 

Hort.  Soc,  Lyceum  Nat.  Hist.  N.  York,  etc 

FrohMtor  of  Botany  in  University  CoUege,  London,  and  in  the  Royal 

Institution  of  Great  Britain ;  T^ce  Secretary  of 

the  Horticultural  Society  of  London,  etc 


LONDON  i 

RIDGWAYS,   PICCADILLV. 
April  1830  to  October  1840. 


TO 


NATHANIEL  WALLICH,  M.D.  F.R.S. 

^c.  8fc.  ^c. 


THIS  WORK 


IS    GRATEFULLY    INSCRIBED 


IN    TESTIMONY    OF    THE    HIGH    RESPECT 


AND 


VERY    SINCERE    ESTEEM 


OF 


THE  AUTHOR. 


(June,  1830.) 


PREFACE. 


This  work^  which  has  been  ten  years  in  execution^  would  have 
been  long  since  brought  to  a  close  had  the  subject  been  less  diffi- 
cult, or  one  which  demanded  less  exact  examination.  It  has,  how- 
ever, proved  a  most  laborious  task  to  examine  with  the  necessary 
care  so  large  a  number  of  plants  of  a  very  intricate  structure,  in  a 
dried  state;  and  the  author's  other  engagements  have  left  him 
little  leisure  for  the  steady  prosecution  of  this  enquiry,  so  that  it 
has  been  impracticable  to  advance  with  greater  speed. 

This  explanation  is  due  to  those  friends  of  science  whose  collec- 
tions have  been  entrusted  to  the  author  for  all  this  long  period. 
He  regrets,  however,  to  add  that,  during  the  ten  years  that  have 
elapsed  since  the  appearance  of  the  first  part  of  the  work,  his 
materials  for  the  classification  of  Malaxese,  Epidendrese,  and  Van- 
dese,  have  so  much  increased  by  the  acquisition  of  species  in  his 
herbarium,  or  by  the  introduction  of  living  plants  to  the  gardens 
of  Europe,  as  to  render  a  reconsideration  of  those  tribes  indispen- 
sable. This  will  take  place  in  a  Revision  of  the  Order,  which  is 
even  now  in  preparation,  and  which,  if  his  life  is  spared,  may  be 
expected  to  appear  about  two  years  from  this  time,  illustrated  with 
numerous  figures  of  genera.  In  that  work  will  be  incorporated  all 
the  author's  recent  acquisitions,  with  such  others  as,  in  the  mean- 
while, may  be  sent  him;  and  an  attempt  will  be  made  to  sub- 
divide the  other  tribes,  upon  the  same  principles  as  have  been 
adopted  in  the  classification  of  Neottese.  The  author  will  be  very 
grateful  for  assistance ;  but  he  finds  it  necessary,  in  consequence 
of  the  great  numbers  of  dried  plants  sent  him  for  determination, 
to  be  returned  to  the  owners,  to  condition  that,  from  this  time  for- 
ward, with  the  exception  of  those  in  his  hands  at  the  present  time, 
he  shall  not  be  expected  to  return  the  dried  plants,  which  his 
correspondents  may  send  for  names,  but  that  he  shall  have  full 


VI  PREFACE. 

liberty  to  incorporate  them  with  his  own  herbarium,  unless  some 
express  arrangement  is  made  to  the  contrary.  For  it  is  unjust  that 
he  should  sacrifice  his  time  to  this  kind  of  enquiry,  merely  to  satisfy 
the  curiosity  of  those  who  are  unable  to  determine  Orchidaceous 
plants  for  themselves.  The  author  will,  however,  in  all  cases 
quote  in  the  intended  "  Revision**  of  the  order,  the  numbers  attached 
to  the  specimens  sent  to  him  and  preserved  by  him ;  so  that  if  those, 
who  are  so  obliging  as  to  communicate  them,  will  preserve  dupli- 
cates with  similar  numbers,  they  will  be  able,  when  that  work 
appears,  to  ascertain  what  their  plants  have  proved  to  be. 

In  the  prosecution  of  his  task  thus  far,  the  author  has  received 
from  numerous  quarters  most  essential  assistance.  He  is,  how- 
ever, still  in  great  want  of  communications  from  some  parts  of  the 
world,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  following  geographical  arrangement 
of  the  evidence  upon  which  his  knowledge  of  species  has  been 
formed. 

European  species  have  been  supplied  by  many  botanists,  espe- 
cially by  the  late  Baron  Jacquin,  Professors  Tineo  and  Tenore, 
Dr.  Hornschuch,  and  Messrs.  Bentham,  Talbot,  Strangways,  &c. 

Those  of  Siberia  and  Northern  Asia  were  furnished  by  the 
late  lamented  Mr.  Prescott,  whose  access  to  Russian  herbaria 
enabled  him  to  procure  severid  species,  of  which  nothing  has  been 
seen  elsewhere.  Materials  have  been  also  communicated  by  Dr. 
Fischer,  Professors  Ledebour  and  Bunge,  and  others ;  but  more 
information  is  still  required  for  the  species  of  the  Southern  pro- 
vinces  of  Russia,  and  of  the  more  easterly  provinces  of  that 
power  in  Asia, 

Of  North  American  species  there  are  few  which  have  not  been 
carefully  examined.  Those  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  have 
been  given  to  the  author  by  Mr.  Menzies,  Drs.  Torrey,  Asa  Gray, 
and  Booth,  and  by  Sir  W.  Hooker ;  others  have  been  purchased.  In 
addition  he  has  examined  the  valuable  collections  formed  in  Cali- 
fornia and  North  West  America,  for  the  Horticultural  Society,  by 
Douglas,  and  in  Texas  and  Carolina  by  Drummond.  For  Mexican 
species  considerable  materials  have  been  furnished  by  the  ample 
collections  of  Earwinski,  in  the  Royal  Museum  of  Munich ;  of 
Deppe  and  Schiede,  communicated  by  Professor  Schlectendahl ; 
of  Hartweg,  and  others;  and  by  the  large  importations  of  living 
plants  into  this  country.  But  a  considerable  number  of  species 
described  by  Llave  and  Lexarza,  have  as  yet  escaped  observation, 
and  remain  for  future  determination.  Information  concerning  them 
is  greatly  needed. 


PRKFACE.  Vll 

For  Central  America  the  materials  at  the  disposal  of  the 
author  have  been  less  copious,  considering  the  great  richness  of 
those  countries  in  plants  of  this  natural  order ;  and  yet  they  have 
been  considerable.  The  species  of  Peru,  collected  by  Mathews,  of 
Quito  and  the  Quitinian  Andes  gathered  by  Professor  Jameson 
and  the  late  Col.  Hall,  and  preserved  in  the  herbarium  of  Sir  W. 
Hooker,  and  a  few  others  have  yielded  the  greater  part  of  the  in- 
formation in  the  possession  of  the  author;  for  the  diflSculty  of  com- 
munication between  England  and  these  parts  of  the  world,  for  the 
present,  forbids  the  acquisition  of  many  species  in  our  gardens. 
It  will,  therefore,  be  found  that  many  of  the  specie&^of  Humboldt 
and  Bonpland,  of  Ilanke,  Poppig,  and  the  authors  of  the  Flora 
Peruviana,  still  remain  to  be  examined  by  the  author.  Of  the 
latter,  however,  a  portion  has  been  found  in  the  collection  of  Mr. 
Lambert. 

The  East  coast  of  equatorial  America  and  the  West  Indies 
are  more  completely  investigated.  Our  gardens  are  rich  in  species 
from  those  parts  of  the  world,  and  herbaria  are  less  deficient  in 
them.  A  great  quantity  of  information  has  been  furnished  by  the 
collections  of  Mr.  Schomburgk  in  Tortola  and  British  Guayana; 
of  Martin  in  French  Guayana,  for  whose  plants  the  author  is 
indebted  to  Mr,  N.  B.  Ward,  and  of  various  Botanists  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  West  Indies.  There  are,  however,  many  of 
the  old  species  of  Swarte,  about  which  no  evidence  seems  to  exist 
in  this  country ;  for  it  is  certain  that  the  Flora  of  Jarnaica  is  less 
known  to  Botanists  of  the  present  day  than  that  of  India,  Few 
collections  of  dried  plants  would  present  greater  botanical  interest 
now  than  those  of  Jamaica  and  St.  Domingo,  from  the  mountains. 

For  the  Brazilian  Flora  the  author  has  had  the  advantage  of 
consulting  the  large  collections  brought  home  by  Dr.  Von  Martins, 
and  the  drawings  by  Descourtilz  in  the  possession  of  Baron  Ben- 
jamin Delessert;  but,  unfortunately,  both  these  sources  of  informa- 
tion were  supplied  after  the  publication  of  the  Vandeee;  great 
additions  have,  therefore,  still  to  be  made  in  Brazilian  plants  to  both 
the  genera  and  species  of  Malaxeae,  Epidendreap,  and  Vandeee,  all 
which  will  be  introduced  into  the  "  Revision"  already  alluded  to. 
Fortunately,  however,  our  gardens  are  particularly  rich  in  Brazilian 
Orchidaceas;  and  the  collections  of  Salzmann  at  Bahia,  of  Forbes, 
Douglas,  G.  Don,  Macrae,  Gardner,  and  other  travellers,  together 
with  specimens  brought  home  by  Russian  botanists,  and  procured 
for  the  author  by  Mr.  Prescott,  have  placed  a  considerable  mass 
of  materials  within  the  author's  reach. 


via  PREFACE. 

Chile  and  the  parts  of  South  America  beyond  the  tropic  have 
been  well  investigated  by  Douglas,  Cuming,  Mathews^  Cruckshanks^ 
Bridges,  Tweedie,  Gillies  and  others,  all  of  whose  collections  have 
been  carefully  studied  3  but  there  are  many  of  the  species  mentioned 
by  Poppig,  which  the  author  has  never  seen. 

The  North  of  Africa  possesses  few  species  of  this  order  not 
common  to  the  South  of  Europe,  Salzmann's  collections  from 
Tangiers,  Dr.  Leman's  in  Madeira,  some  kinds  met  with  by  Bovd 
near  Algiers,  and  Mr.  Webb's  Canary  herbarium  have  furnished  the 
author  with  the  greater  part  of  them. 

His  knowledge  of  the  species  of  Tropical  Africa  is  principally 
derived  from  plants  found  by  G.  Don  at  Sierra  Leone,  a  few  from 
Cape  Coast  Castle  and  the  Isle  of  France  in  the  Herbarium  of  Sir 
W.  Hooker,  some  Madagascar  species  gathered  by  Dr.  Lyall,  and 
preserved  in  the  same  rich  magazine,  and  from  the  English  gardens, 
where  several  have  from  time  to  time  produced  their  flowers.  The 
author  has  not,  however,  been  so  fortunate  as  to  meet  with  much 
to  elucidate  the  obscure  species  of  Du  Petit  Thouars,  from  the 
Isle  of  France,  Bourbon,  and  Madagascar,  and  he  earnestly  solicits 
{assistance  with  respect  to  those  islands. 

Of  Cape  species  his  examination  has  been  pretty  complete.  The 
beautiful  plants  found  by  Mr.  Drege  and  most  admirably  preserved, 
have  been  placed  at  his  disposal  by  that  liberal  botanist ;  besides 
which  he  has  been  able  to  study  the  species  of  Dr.  Burchell, 
communicated  by  himself,  of  Mr.  Harvey,  of  Forbes,  of  Ecklon, 
and  of  some  of  the  older  collectors  preserved  in  the  herbaria  of 
Vahl,  Horncmann,  and  Lehmann,  for  which  he  has  been  indebted 
to  the  two  last  eminent  naturalists. 

In  the  warmer  parts  of  Asia,  copious  materials  have  been 
furnished.  Ceylon  species  in  abundance  were  communicated  by 
the  late  Mr.  Macrae,  besides  which  the  herbarium  formed  by 
Col.  Walker  in  that  island  has  been  consulted.  The  vast  collections 
of  botanists,  travelling  under  the  patronage  of  the  East  India  Com* 
pany,  have  been  most  liberally  given  up  to  unrestricted  examination 
by  the  Honourable  Court  of  Directors  of  the  East  India  Company ; 
besides  which  the  author  has  been  largely  indebted  to  the  private 
friendship  of  Drs.  Royle,  Wallich,  and  Wight,  and  of  Mr.  Griffith. 
By  these  means  the  Flora  of  the  Himalaya,  of  a  great  part  of 
Hindostan,  of  Burma,  Assam,  and  some  parts  of  the  Malayan 
Archipelago,  has  been  extensively  incorporated  hi  this  work.  It 
is,   however,   a  subject  of  great  regret   to  the  author  that  the 


PREFACE.  IX 

OrchidaceiB  of  Java^  Sumatra,  and  the  Philippines^  countries  so 
peculiarly  rich  in  those  plants,  should  at  present  be  compcn'atively 
unknown  to  him.  Many  Chinese  specimens  have  been  obtained 
through  the  Rev.  Mr.  Vachell,  who  sent  his  plants  to  Professor 
Henslow^  of  Cambridge,  and  from  Mr.  Reeves ;  but  of  that  country 
and  Japan  very  little  can  be  said  to  be  known. 

The  Orchidaceae  peculiar  to  New  Holland  were  carefully 
examined  by  Dr.  Brown  and  Mr.  Ferdinand  Bauer  during  Flinders's 
Voyage ;  and  the  author  has  been  so  fortunate  as  to  be  favoured* 
with  authentic  specimens  of  some  of  them  from  Dr.  Brown  him- 
self; he  has  also  been  kindly  furnished  by  Pr.  Endlicher  with 
tracings  of  most  of  Mr.  Bauer's  drawings  preserved  in  the  Imperial 
Library  at  Vienna ;  and  he  has  received  materials  from  the  late 
Mr.  Allan  Cunningham,  the  Council  of  the  Linnean  Society,  Mr. 
Everett,  Sir  Thomas  Mitchell  and  others.  It  is,  however,  to  the 
collections  of  Swan  River  plants  formed  by  Mr.  Drummond,  and 
most  especially  to  a  very  large  quantity  of  Tasmannian  specimens, 
most  liberally  furnished  by  Mr.  Gunn,  that  the  author  is  indebted 
for  means  of  examining  the  Orchidaceae  of  Australia,  as  is  amply 
testified  by  the  references  in  the  following  pages.  There  are  still, 
however,  many  species  from  the  East  and  North  Coast,  with  which 
he  has  no  acquaintance. 

New  Zealand  is  as  yet  almost  an  unknown  land  witH  respect  to 
Orchidaceae.  Species  from  that  island  or  from  any  parts  of  the 
Pacific  will  in  all  cases  be  particularly  welcome. 

In  an  order  like  this,  so  peculiarly  intricate  in  the  structure  of 
the  organs  of  fructification,  collections  of  dried  plants  would  be 
of  little  value,  in  the  absence  of  that  kind  of  knowledge  which 
can  only  be  obtained  from  the  study  of  hving  species.  For  the 
latter  the  author  is  so  extensively  indebted  to  the  friends  of  science 
in  this  country,  that  to  acknowledge  his  obligations  particu- 
larly, would  be  to  publish  a  list  of  all  the  principal  gardens 
where  such  plants  are  cultivated  in  Great  Britain.  It  would, 
however,  be  unjust  not  to  mention  the  names  of  his  friends,  the 
Messrs.  Loddiges,  as  the  most  constant  of  all  his  correspondents, 
and  as  those  to  whom  he  has  been  indebted  during  many  years  for 
a  continual  and  most  abundant  supply  of  beautiful  living  specimens 
of  the  utmost  rarity.  The  large  quantities  of  plants  sent  him  by 
James  Bateman,  Esq.,  the  author  of  the  noble  work  on  the  Orchida- 
ceae of  Mexico  and  Guatemala,  and  by  George  Barker,  Esq.  of 
Birmingham,  the  possessor  of  an  invaluable  collection  of  Mexican 

B 


PREFACE. 


and  other  speeieg^  chiefly  imported  by  himself^  will  ako  justify  the 
author's  expressing  his  particular  obligations  to  those  gentlemen. 

It  is  only  necessary  to  add  that  the  total  number  of  species 
included  in  this  work  amounts  to  1980.  Of  those  which  are 
regarded  as  well  established  species  the  author  has  analyzed  the 
organs  of  fructification  of  more  than  three  fourths. 

London  J  October,  1840. 


ORCHIDACEiE. 


The  following  are  the  priocipal  writiDgs  upon  this  order  since  the  revivat 

of  Natural  History  by  Linnaeus. 

1737*  C.    Linnseij   Genera   plantarum,      Gynandria  Monandria^    and  G. 
Diandria, 

1762.  C.  Linnsei,  Species  plantarum,  voL  ^^     Gynandria^  Monandria^  and 
G.  Diandria. 

1789.  A.  L.  Jussieu^  Genera  plantarum,  p.  64.    Orchides. 

1791.  J.  G.  Konig^  DescripHone$  Epidendrorum,  in  Retzu  Observat.  Botan, 
fasc,  6, 

1800.  O.  Swartz,  in  Act.  Holm. 

1805.  C.  L.  Willdenow^  Species  plantarum,  vol.  4.     Gynandria. 

1806.  O.  Swartz^  Flora  India  occidentalis  vol.  3,  p.  1391. 

1810.  R.  Brown,  Prodromus  Flora  N.  HollanduB,  309.    Orchideae.  (1810.) 

1813.  R.  Brown,  in  Ait.  Hort.  Kew.  ed.  2.  5.  188. 

1815.  Al.  de  Humboldt,  A.   Bonpland,  et  C.  S.  Kunth,  Nova  Genera  et 
Species  Plantarum,  vol.  1. 

1818.  L.  C.  Richard,  De  Orchideis  Europais  annotationes,  in  Mimoires  du 
Museum,  4.  23. 

1821.  J.  Lindley,  Collectanea  Botanica. 

1822.  A.   du   Petit  Thouars,   Histovre  particulthe  des    plantes   Orchidies 

recueillies  sur  les  trois  iles  australes  d^Afrique^de  France,  de  Bourbon 
et  de  Madagascar. 

1824-1840.  J.  Lindley,  Botanical  Register. 

1825.  P.  de  la  Llave  et  Joh.  Lexarza,  Orchitlianum  Opusculum  in  Nov.  Veg. 

descr.fasc.  2. 

C.  L.  Blume,  Bijdragen  tot  de  Flora  van  Nederlandsch  Indie,  Sink 
6,  7,  8,  met  vijf  Tabellen. 

1826.  J.  Lindley,  Orchidearum  Sceletos. 

1828.  Ach.  Richard,  Monographic  des  Orchidies  des  ties  de  France  et  Bourbon. 

1830.  J.   Lindley,   Genera  and  Species  of  Orcludaceous  plants.     Part  1. 
Malaxidese. 

Id.  An  Introduction  to  the  Natural  System  of  Botany.    Orchides. 

Th.  Fr.  Battling,  Ord.  Nat.  Plantarum,  54.  Orchideae. 


J 


Xll  ORCHIDACEJE. 

1830-1838.  Fr.  Bauer,  Illustrations  of  Orchidaceous  plants ;  with  notes  and 
prefatory  remarks,  by  John  Liodley. 

1831.  J.    Lindley,    Genera  and  Species  of  Orchidaceous  plants.      Pari  2 

Epidendreae. 

R.   Brown,    Observations   ofi   the    sexual    organs   of    Orchidea  and 
Asclepiadea^ 

1832.  W.  Roxburgh,  Flora  India,  Vol.  III.     Gynandria. 

C.  Mayrhofer,  dissert,  de  Orchideis  in  'terriiorio  Vindobonensi  cres- 
centibus. 

1833.  J.  Lindley,  Genera  and  Species  of  Orchidaceous  Plants.  Part  3.  Vandeae. 

1834.  Idem,  Catalogue  of  the  Orchidea  in  Mr.  Cuming's  collection  of  South 

American  Plants,  in  Hooker's  Journal  of  Botany,  Vol.  I.  p.  4  j 
also  Notes  upon  a  small  collection  of  Peruvian  Orchidea,  \o\.  1. 
p.  8. 

1835.  Idem,  Genera  and  Species  of  Orchidaceous  plants.     Part  4.  Ophry- 

dearum  pars. 

C.  L.  Blume,  Humphia,  Vol.  I.  p.  195. 

£.  Poppig  et  SL  Endlicher,  Nova  genera  et  species  planlarum. 

1836.  J.  Lindley,  Notes  on  the  Cape  Orchidacea  of  Drege,  in  Companion  to 

the  Botanical  Magazine,  Vol.  II.  p.  201. 

Id.  Notes  on  some  genera  and  species  of  American  Orchidacea,  in 
Companion  to  the  Botanical  Magazine,  Vol.  II,  p.  353. 

Id.     A  Natural  System  of  Botany,  p.  336.     Orchidede. 

1837.  St.  Endlicher,  Genera  Plantarum,  p.  185.     Orchideae. 
1838-1840.  Jas.  Bateman,  Orchidacea:  of  Mexico  and  Guatemala. 

J.  Lindley,  Sertum  Orchidaceum. 

1838.  Id.  Genera   and  Species  of  Orchidaceous  plants.   Part.  5.     Ophry- 

dearum  pars. 

1839.  Id.  A  note  upon  the  Anatomy  of  the  roots  of  Ophrydea,  in  Unn.  Trcms. 

Vol.  XVIII.  p.  423. 

1840.  Id.     On  four  new  species  of  Cape  Orchidacea,  id  Annals  of  Natural 

History,  Vol.  IV.  p.  314. ;  also  on  twenty  new  species  of  American 
Orchidacea,  p.  381. 

Id.  Genera  and  Species  of  Orchidaceous  plants.  Part  6.     Arethusese. 

Id.  Characters  of  5  new  Orchidaceous  plants,  in  Annals  of  Natural 
History,  Vol.  V.  p.  115;  also  Notes  upon  the  genus  Epidendrum 
in  Hooker* s  Journal  of  Botany,  Vol.  III.     November. 

Id.    Genera  and  Species  of  Orchidaceous  plants.  Part  7.     Neotte» 
and  Cypripedese. 


Xlll 


CHARACl'ER  NATURALIS. 


Hbrba  semper  perennes,  per  totum  orbem  nisi  in  regionibus  frigidissimis 
et  siccis  calidissimis  degentes,  per  zonnm  temperatam  utriusque  hemis- 
phaerae  maximd  pro  parte  terrestres,  rar6  radicibus  parasiticae,  intra  tro- 
picos  h  contrario  in  arborum  truncos  rupes  et  saxa  vegetantes,  terris 
temperatis  humidisque  ubi  frigora  hyeniis  ignota  sunt  copiosissimae^ 
sylvas  et  lucos  arborumque  umbraoi  amantes,  baud  raro  tamen  per 
campos  et  pascuas  apneas  sparsae.  Radices  fibrosae^  fasciculatae,  car^ 
nosae,  v.  tuberculi formes ;  turn  amyli  plenae  et  nucleis  cornels  materle 
outriente  Bassorin  dktk  repletis  scatentes.  Caules  nulli>  v.  elongati 
unnui^  aut  saepitis  perennes  lignosi^  rbizoma  ramosve  articulatos  vagina- 
tos  refercntes.  Folia  fer^  semper  vaginantia,  nonnunquam  cum  caule 
articulata^  membranacea,  coriacea,  teretia,  imo  dura  et  pUcata^  semper 
tamen  indivisa,  ne  margine  quidem  serrata,  nunc  denticulis  cartilagineis 
as|>era,  parallel^  venosa,  rarissim^  subreticulata. 

Florbs  bermaphroditi,  irregulares,  formal  insoliti  et  diversissimi,  spicati  v. 
racemosij  raritis  solitarii,  nunc  racemoso-paniculati,  semper  bracteSl  sc>]i- 
tari^L  fulti ;  saepitis  odore  gratissimo  scatentes,  nunc  iuodori,  quandoque 
foetidi. 

Frrianthium  varium,  berbaceum  aut  petaloideam,  membranaceum  v. 
carnosum>  clausum  v.  reflexum,  persistans  et  emarcidum,  v.  cum  ovario 
articulatum  deciduumque  ^  partibus  serle  duplici,  rarissim^  triplici  ordi- 
natis^  liberis  v.  diversimod^  cohaerentibus ;  seepius  ovarii  torsione  resupi** 
natum. 

Sepala  (morpbologic^  petala  dicenda)  3,  basi  nunc  aequalia,  nunc  vari^ 
producta  et  expausa ;  duo  lateralia  torsione  ovarii  antica,  tertiumque  s. 
dorsale  axi  proximum ;  rarissim^  calyculo  (calyce  vero)  cincta. 

Fetala  (stamina  sterilia  habenda)  saepibs  3,  rarissim^  1,  sepalis  interpo- 
sita,  majora  v.  minora;,  lateralia  sepalo  dorsal!  saepitis  siniilia,  rarb 
form&  omninb  diversa.  Tertium  posticum,  sed  torsione  ovarii  saepis- 
sim^  anticum,  polymorphum,  labellum  tlictum^  caeteris  saepitis  majus  et 
formi  omninb  alien^^  basi  baud  rarb  in  calcar  productum,  v.  cum  pede 
columns  basibusque  sepalorum  lateralium  productis  cornu  efficiens  -, 
nunc  cum  column^  omninb  connatum ;  aliquando  vi  qu^dam  irritabili 
elastic^  mobile  -,  continuum^  indivisum,  v.  trilobum,  aut  semel  bisve  con* 
strictum  et  tum  in  hypochilio,  mesochilio  et  epichilio  distinguendum ; 
nudum  aut  tuberculis,  pUcis,  laniellisve  in  s|)eciebus  diversis  sat  constan- 
tibus  ornatum ;  nunc  appendice  carno2^&  duplici  simplicive  e  stigmatc 
ortum  ducente  auctum. 


XlV  CHARACTER    NATURALIS. 

CoLUMNA  genitalium  e  stylo  starainibusque  in  corpus  solidum  coDferrumi* 
natis  couflata,  ita  ut  ille  ejusdeni  faciem  labello  obversam^  hsec  dorsalem 
constituant ;  cum  ovario  continua  et  recta>  v.  pede  plus  minus  producto 
in  ejusdem  verticem  obliqua  v.  prona ;  ssepius  camosa  et  indivisa,  ali- 
quand5  tenuissima  petaloidea,  fer^  semper  sepalis  breviorj  rarissiml^* 
ultra  perianthium  long^  extensa. 

Stamina  3,  sepalis  opposita^  central!  tantum  antherifero>  nisi  in  Cypripe- 
deis  quarum  stamen  intermedium  dilatatur  dum  abortat  et  lateralia  an- 
theris  coronantur ;  seepiils  conferruminata^  quandoque  tamen  lateralibus 
sterilibus  omninb  liberis,  camosis  v.  petaloideis.  Anthbra  nunc  l-lo- 
cularis^  sspius  bilocularis  ;  loculis  simplicibus  y.  8-4-locellati8 ;  8olit5 
per  2  lineas  medias  dehiscens^  nunc  facie  loculorum  separabili  et  de- 
fiex&  bilabiataj  connectivo  aut  membranaceo  inconspicuo^  aut  car- 
noso  et  in  cristam  cornuve  extenso  3  erecta  et  columnam  terminans^  v. 
dorsalis  cum  stigmatis  dorso  subparallela^  y.  opercularis,  in  clinandrium 
8.  columns  apicem  excayatum  prona.     Pollen  nunc  puWereum,  nunc  in 

.  granulis  adhserens,  nunc  in  cuneolos  materie  elastic^  colligatos^  nunc  in 
polUnia  s.  massas  cereaceas  numero  definitas  conferniininatum.  Pol* 
LiNiA  aut  libera  aut  ssepitis  materie  supra  dict4  elastic^  diaphan^  {cau" 
diculd)  connexa^  ej usque  ope  stigmatis  apici  s.  glandula  affixa. 

Ovarium  inferum^  l«loculare,  e  carpellis  6  constans^  quorum  3  petalis 
opposita  placentas  didymas  polyspermas  parietales  gerunt,  stigmatibus 
nullis^  dum  3  sepalis  opposita  in  stigmata  totidem  producuntur. 
Stylus  nullus  distinctus  nisi  in  Cypripedio  Neotteisque  quibusdam^  sed 
filamentis  conferruminatus.  Stigmata  seeping  in  discum  mucosum  ca- 
vum  nunc  prominentem  cnnfluentia  3  dorsale  in  marginem  superiorem 
glandulis  1-9  in  Vandeis  Neotteisque  separabilibus  instructum,  saepe  in 
rostellum  elougatum  v.  plicatum,  v.  in  bursiculas  excavatum  productum, 
quandoque  in  brachia  bina  parallela  v.  divergentia  canaliculata,  ope 
membranse  s.  rostelli  plicati  connexa  extensum  3  lateralia  in  plurimis 
obsoleta^  nunc  basi  labelli  appendicis  s;  latdellarum  callorumve  fonak 
adnata. 

Caps'ula  rarb  indehiscens^  carnosa^  siliquiformis,  seepissim'e  in  yalvis  6, 
siccis^  ligneis,  rigidis^  quarum  3  seminifera  solubilis. 

Sbmina  plurima,  minutissima^  test&  lax&  reticulatd^  rarb  atr&  crustace&« 
nonnunquam  in  alam  circularem  compresslL;  embryone  exalburainoso, 
solido,  carnoso;  chalaz&  apici  seminis  proximo  idebque  radicu)^  hilo 
contigu^L. 

The  general  structure  of  Orchiddceie,  brieEy  embodied  in  the  foregoing 
description^  has  been  treated  of  at  such  length  in  the  prefatory  matter 
of  the  Illustrations  of  Orchidaceous  Plants,  that  it  is  unnecessary  to  do 
more  than  refer  the  reader  to  that  work.  I  must,  however,  take  the 
opportunity  of  correcting  one  part  of  the  theoretical  view  which  was  there 
taken  of  the  structure  of  the  column.  While,  in  common  with  Dr. 
Brown,  I  regarded  the  stigma  as  really  consisting  of  three  parts,  usually  in 


•  This  occurs  only  in  the  obscure  plant  called  Coryinbis  by  Du  Petit  Thouars,  of 
which  1  have  a  specimen,  but  unfortunately  in  the  same  imperfect  state  as  is  repre- 
sented by  that  author. 


XV 

a  state  of  confluence,  I  also  supposed  the  position  of  the  stigmata  io  be 
opposite  the  petals  5  being  led  to  that  conclusion  by  the  constant  position 
of  the  stigmatic  arms  of  Ophryds.  That  opinion  I  now-rctract,  in  con- 
sequence of  the  position  of  the  stigmata  in  Cypripedium^  which  C.  specta- 
bile  shews  most  clearly  to  be  opposite  the  sepals;  and  therefore  the 
stigmatic  arms  of  Ophrydse  are  to  be  understood  as  side  lobes  of  that  stigma 
which  is  opposite  the  dorsal  sepal.  This  circumstance,  however^  only  con- 
firms the  accuracy  of  my  view  of  the  true  nature  of  the  stamens,  which 
are  certainly  all  opposite  the  lobes  of  the  stigma  in  Cypripedium. 

While,  however  the  untenableness  of  my  first  opinion,  concerning  the 
relation  borne  by  the  stigmata  to  the  other  parts  of  the  flower,  is  thus 
admitted,  there  remains  a  difficulty  that  opposes  itself  to  the  view  1 
now  take  io  common  with  Brown,  and  which  must  not  be  overlooked.  It 
is  that  the  placentiferous  pieces  of  the  ovary  are  not  opposite  the  stig- 
mata, but  alternate  with  them,  while  the  seedless  pieces  of  the  ovary 
are  in  a  line  with  the  stigmata!  This  seems  to  show 'that  the  ovary 
is  composed  of  6  carpellary  leaves,  of  which  three  bear  stigmata  without 
ovules>  and  three  bear  ovules  without  stigmata.  However  paradoxical 
this  may  appear,  it  is  by  no  means  incompatible  with  the  due  perform- 
ance of  the  functions  of  impregnation ;  for  the  carpellary  leaves  do 
'not  adhere  into  a  solid  mass,  either  in  the  ovary  or  in  the  style.  On  the 
contrary  they  form  a  cavity  open  from  the  stigmatic  apex  down  to  the 
ovules,  and  the  whole  of  that  cavity  is  lined  with  a  lax  conducting  tissue, 
which  may  nevertheless  be  exclusively  furnished  by  3  stigmas  only,  and 
may  become  so  confluent  with  the  placentse  as  to  form  a  perfect  channel  of 
communication  for  the  pollen  tubes  in  their  descent  into  the  ovules. 


The  order  owes  its  chief  peculiarities  to  the  following  circumstances : 
firstly,  to  the  consolidation  of  all  the  sexual  organs  into  one  common  mass, 
called  the  column  j  secondly,  to  the  suppression  of  all  the  anthers,  except 
one  in  the  mass  of  the  order,  or  two  in  Cypripedese  ;  thirdly,  to  the  pecu- 
liar condition  of  its  pollen,  and  the  anther  which  contains  it ;  and  fourthly, 
to  the  very  general  developement  of  one  of  the  inner  leaves  of  the  perianth 
or  petals  in  an  excessive  degree,  or  in  an  unusual  form.  These  peculiarities 
are  in  most  cases  so  striking,  and  all  so  strongly  manifested  in  the  same 
flower,  that  the  inexperienced  botanist  may  b^  unable  to  discover  their  real 
character.  We  find,  however,  that  the  true  nature  of  each  part  is  mdicated 
by  special  cases  of  structure  occurring  in  different  parts  of  the  order. 

Thus  in  Cypripedium  not  only  are  two  lateral  stamens  furnished  with 
anthers,  while  the  central  stamen  is  antherless,  but  the  stigma  and  style 
separate  from  the  filaments  nearly  to  the  base>  and  the  triple  nature  of  the 
former  is  distinctly  shown,  together  with  the  relation  of  its  lobes  to  the 
other  parts  of  the  flower.  The  pollen,  which  has  so  anomalous  an  appear- 
ance in  its  waxy  or  sectile  state,  presents  the  usual  appearance  of  that 
substance  in  Goodyera,  and  many  Neottese,  And  the  irregularity  of  the 
labellum  disappears  in  such  genera  as  Thelymitra,  Paxtonia,  Macdonaldia, 
Hexisea,  and  some  others,  whose  flowers  are  almost  as  regular  as  those  of 
a  Sisyrinchium. 

It  is  indeed  to  the  latter  genus,  more  nearly  than  to  any  other,  that 
Orchidacese  seem  to  approach  in  structure,  except  to  Zingiberaceae  -,  so 


XVI 

that  they  may  be  supposed  to  pass  into  Iricloceae  through  Thelymitra  and 
Sisyrinchium  on  the  one  hand,  and  into  Zingiberaces  through  Phrynlum 
and  such  a  genus  as  Evelyna*  on  the  other. 

With  regard  to  Apostasiaceae,  their  relation  to  that  order  does  not  appear 
to  me  to  be  greater  than  to  either  of  the  two  now  mentioned ;  and  in  the 
absence  of  all  evidence  as  to  the  connecting  links  which  join  OrchidaceaB 
and  Apostasiaceae  it  seems  unnecessary  to  advert  further  to  the  subject.  It 
may^  however,  be  observed  that  Apostasia  has  apparently  as  much  claim 
to  be  rcirarded  as  a  diantlrous  monadelphous  Amaryllidaceous  plunt  allied 
to  Hypoxidee  and  standing,  perhaps,  in  the  same  relation  to  that  order  as 
Gilltesia  to  Liliacese^  as  it  has  to  be  regarded  as  a  trilucular  Orchidaceous 
plant  with  the  gynandrous  organization  lost. 

In  classifying  this  order  the  most  important  characters  appear  to  reside 
in  the  pollen,  which  in  many  is  consolidated  into  Jinn  wuxy  masses  of  a 
definite  number  in  each  species,  and  in  others  is  either  in  its  usual  loose 
powdery  condition,  or  is  collected  in  granules  or  small  wedges  the  number  «if 
which  is  fiir  too  great  to  be  counted. 

Of  thoife  with  waxy  pollen  masses  some  (Malaxeji)  are  destitute  of 
any  visible  processes  by  which  the  masses  are  brought  into  contact  with 
the  stigma  ;  others  (EpiD^NDRKiS)  have  strap-shaped  caudiculae,  which  are 
either  bent  down  upon  the  masses  themselves,  or  serve  to  hold  them 
together,  without,  however,  forming  any  organized  union  with  the  stigma; 
while  the  remainder  (VANOEiS)  have  acaudicula,  which  adheres  firmly  to  a 
gland  found  on  the  upper  margin  of  the  stigma  and  separating  freely  from 
that  organ.  The  last  form  is  much  more  distinct  from  the  two  first  than 
they  are  from  each  other,  and  I  am  inclined  to  think  that  hereafter  it  will 
either  be  requisite  to  combine  Malaxes  with  Epidendreae,  or  to  exclude 
from  the  former  not  only  Acanthophippium,  Ctelogyne  and  Pholidota,  but 
several  other  e^enera  at  present  referred  to  them. 

The  genera  with  powdery,  granular,  or  sectile  pollen  cannot  be  classified 
so  conveniently  by  modifications  of  that  f>art,  but  are  readily  divided  into 
3  natural  tribes  by  peculiarities  io  the  anther.  In  some  (Ophrea)  the 
anther  is  erect,  not  hinged  to  the  column  but  continuous  with  it,  and 
stands  above  the  stigma,  the  pollen  masses  having  their  points  directed  t*> 
the  base  of  the  lobes  of  the  anther  ;  in  others  (Aretuuse^)  the  anther  is 
hinged  to  the  column,  upon  the  end  of  which  it  is  placed  transversely  like 
a  lid  ;  and  in  others  (Neottejb)  it  is  also  hinged  to  the  column,  but  is 
stfitioned  at  its  back  so  as  to  be  nearly  parallel  with  the  stigmatic  surface. 

If  to  this  we  add  that  Cypripedej£  have  two  anthers^  while  all  the 
others  have  one  only,  we  find  the  order  divided  into  se^en  tribes^  of  which 
the  following  is  a  tabular  view. 


*  This  genus  has  been  published  in  Pdppig  and  Endliclier's  genera  plantarum  while  the 
present  work  was  passing  through  the  press  and  will  be  introduced  into  the  '*  Rerisioo.* 
The  Bietia  capitata  of  R.  Brown,  p.  123,  is  a  species  of  it. 


XVI I 


A  Tabular  view  of  the  Tribrs  of  Orchidacejb. 

I.  Anther  one  only. 

A.  Pollen  masses  waxy. 

a.  No  caudicula  or  separable  stigmatic  glnnd^ 

Tribe  I.  Malaxed  (or  Malaxideae).  p.  3. 

6.  A  distinct  caudicula,  but  no  separable  stigmatic  gland, 

Trilie  IL  EpiDBNOREiS.  p.  95. 

c.  A  distinct  caudicula,  united  to  a  deciduous  stigmatic  gland. 

Tribe  III.  Vande«.  p.  135. 

B.  Pollen  powdery,  granular,  or  sectile. 

a.  Anther  terminal,  erect. 

Tribe  IV.  Ophrea  (or  Ophrydeae.)  p.  257. 

b.  Anther  terminal,  opercular,  -  Tribe  V.  Arethusea.  p,  381. 

c.  Anther  dorsal         -  -   -    Tribe  VI.  NEOTTSiS.  p.  441. 


II.  Anthers  two 


Tribe  VII.  Ctpripedejb.  p.  526. 


So  far  as  the  present  enumeration  of  species  illustrates  the  geographical 
distribution  of  those  tribes,  the  following  table  shows  their  proportions  in 
various  parts  of  the  world.  It  is,  however,  to  be  observed  that  the  number 
of  species  of  Malaxes,  Epidendress,  and  Vandcse  is  far  too  low. 


• 

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1 

1 

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1 

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Tribes. 

91 

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380 

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44 

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24 

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1 

a 

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a 

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1 

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46 

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1 

1 

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26 

«         Africa  within  the  tropi 

1 

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I.  Malazbjb.    . 

162 

10 

II.  EPiDSKnnsjB 

153 

• 

. 

1 
2 

8 

5 

4 

10 

4 

1 

• 

• 

112 

• 

. 

2 

• 

. 

III.  VAxnajB      . 

487 

1 

1 

2 

68 

41 

24 

109 

11 

8 

6 

2 

198 

• 

14 

34 

9 

. 

IV.  Opbbsjb   .     . 

449 

83 

38 

42 

48 

17 

9 

7 

3 

2 

2 

• 

33 

6 

186 

31 

6 

23 

V.   ARSTBVtSJB 

S18 

S 

1 

8 

5 

3 

• 

9 

• 

3? 

116 

. 

26 

31 

• 

1 

• 

• 

VI.  Nbottsjb.     . 

«70 

11 

6 

.9 

11 

16 

10 

28 

3 

• 

77 

1 

90 

7 

• 

2 

• 

2 

ni.'CTPRIFBDBiS 

S3 
1980 

S 
107 

4 
42 

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72 

1 
822 

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31 

2 
16 

• 

209 

• 

13 

6 
611 

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42 

• 

149 

• 
36 

9 

24 

• 

Total 

189 

126 

ORCHIDACEJE. 


Tribe  VI.     Neotteje. 


ORCHiD£Ay  Tribus  Neoitiea.    LindL  Orck,  SceL  No,  7.    Nat,  Sy»t.  ed.  2.  jv.  341. 

EndUch,gen.p,  212. 

Polleo  pulvereum,  aiit  in  lobulos  elastic^  cohserentes  colligatum.  Stigma 
saepitis  in  rostellum  fissile  productum.  Anthera  dorssJis^  persistens, 
cum  stigmate  aut  columns  facie  subparallela.  Herbse  omnes  terrestres, 
radicibus  fasciculatis ;  nunc  casu  quodam  arboribus  innascentes,  regiones 
temperatas  et  tropixsas  humidas  montanas  utriusque  hemispbserse  habi- 
tantes,  circulo  arctico  ignotae ;  qusedam  apbylls,  in  radices  plantarum 
parasiticse,  rufse.  Folia  membranacea,  ensiformia  v.  petiolata,  sspitis  in 
vaginani  caulem  circumdantem  expansa  ^  rarb  dura,  plicata^  arundinacea. 
Flores  spicati,  rarissim^  paniculati,  saepitis  gland uloso-pubescentes^  in 
plurimis  parvi  semiherbacei. 

These  plants  are  distinctly  separated  from  Arethusese  by  their  dorsal, 
not  opercular  anther ;  but  they  cannot  be  distinguished  by  their  pollen, 
"which  is  either  pulverulent,  farinaceous,  granular,  or  sectile.  In  the 
majority  of  cases  too,  the  stigma  is  prolonged  into  a  rostellum  M^hich  is 
divisible  into  two  setae  or  membranous  arms,  in  consequence  of  the  portion 
connecting  them  adhering  to  the  pollen  masses  and  falling  away.  The 
parts  are  very  difficult  to  examine  in  a  dried  state,  and  require  the  patient 
observation  of  botanists  who  possess  the  opportunity  of  studying  and  draw- 
ing them  when  fresh. 

Thehard  dry  plaited  form  of  leaf  which  occurs  in  Sobralia  among  Arethusese 
exists  here  in  Tropidia,  Cnemidia,  and  Chloidea,  but  I  cannot  combine 
those  genera  into  a  section  by  any  good  character.  Thelymitra  may  be 
"considered  to  form  a  transition  from  the  whole  order  to  Iridacese. 

Neottese  pass  into  Arethusese  more  especially  from  Epipactis  to  Cepha- 
lanthera,  and  from  Prasophyllum  to  Microtis ;  into  Malax ese  from  Listera 
to  Liparis ;  and  into  Ophrese  from  Neottia  to  Platanthera.  They  naturally 
separate  into  the  following  divisions  : 

Div,  I.  Cranichida.  Columna  recta,  carnosa,  teres.  Labellum  difforme 
(posticum)  concavum,  in  columnam  incumbens  eanique  ab- 
scondens.     Sepala  patula  v.  revoluta.     (Rostellum  truncatum.) 

Dip.  II.  LusTERiDiB.  Columna  recta,  carnosa,  teres.  Labellum  diSbrme 
(anticum)  patens,  ecalcaratum.  Sepala  patula  aut  reflexa. 

Div,  III.  SpiRANTHiDiB.  Columua  in  pedem  producta,  carnosa,  teres. 
Labellum  difforme,  (anticum)  c.  column^  parallelum,  canalicula- 
tum,  nunc  in  calcar  v.  cuniculum  intra  sepalorum  bases  latentem 
productum.  Flores  ringentes  j  nemp^  sepalis  et  pe talis  in  2  labia 
cohserentibus. 
September,  1840.  m  m  m 


442  NBOTTEJE. 

Dto.  IV.  Phtsuridjb.     Columua  recta^  carnosa^  teres.    Labellum  di£Fbnne 

(anticum)  sspiils  ventricosum  v.  calcare  ultra  sepala  producto 

munitum.     Flores  ssepibs  ringentes. 
Div,  V.  DiuRiDJB.   Columna  petaloidea^  v.  appeodicibus  petaloideb  aucta. 

Labellum  difforme. 
Div,  VI.  Th£|<ymitrid^.     Labellum  petala  et  sepala  petaloidea^  formft  et 

directione  conformia. 


256.  Altbnsteinia. 

257.  Cranichis. 


Artificial  Analysis  of  the  Genera. 
Division  I.  CRANicHiDiS. 

Labellum  cum  petalis  columnte  adnatum  ...    250.  Ponthi£¥A. 

Labellum  libenim. 
Columna  nanat 

Sep.  lat.  et  lab.  bianriculatum  in  saccum  connata       -    261.  Frescottia. 
Sepala  lateralia  libera. 

Labellum  camosum,  intra  basin  suam  yentri- 
cosam  columnam  includens. 

Periantb.  ringens.  Pet.  unguic.  longiora        -    251.  Pterichis. 
Periantb.  rerolutum.   Pet.  sepalit  conformia  ' 

Clinandrium  margine  lacemm.     Lab. 

apice  appendiculatum  -  -    252.  Cryftostyus. 

Clin,  margine  callosum.   Lab.  inappend.    253.  Zosterostylis. 
Labellum  merobranaceum  concayum 

Periantbium  cruciatum        ...    258.  Tripleora. 
Pf  rianth.  ringens. 

Poll.  2.  Clinandr.  nudum.  Col.  solida. 
Anth.  rautica.         .  •  - 

Poll.4. Clinandr.alatum.CoL  2- partita. 
Anth  rostrata. 
Labellum  sepalis  conforme      •  -  •'      259.  Chlorosa. 

Columna  elongata. 

Clinandrium  profundissimum  -  -  -        260.  Rophostbhon. 

Clinandrium  planum. 

Sepala  et  petala  libera  ...         2ar4.  Gomphichis. 

Sepala  et  petala  in  tubum  connata       •  -         255.  Stbnoptbra. 


Division  I[.  Listeridje. 

Labellum  medio  constrictum,  basi  calceiforme.  -  -  265.  Epipactis. 

Labellum  continuum, 

in  barbam  solutum     .....  264.  Calochilus. 
l«Ye. 

Caulis  apbylluSy  raginatus  ...  263.  Neottia. 

Caulis  dipbyllus,  nudus  ....  262.  Listera. 

Division  III.  Spiranthidjs. 

Sepala  lateralia  connata.    Labellum  calcaratum  •  -    266.  Cnemioja. 

Sepala  lateralia  discreta.    Lab.  ecalcaratum, 

callis  duobus.        -  -  • .  -  -  -    267.  Spirantrbs. 

callia  nullis. 

Rostellum  comeura  subulatum.    Lab.  acuminatum    -    268.  Stenorhynchus* 
Rostellum  membranaceum.    Lab.  apice  dilatatum. 

Columna  elongata ;  stigmate  triangulari  indiviw.  1  geg.  Sauroglossum, 
.  oepal*  lat.  incurva        -  -  -  -  J 

Columna  nana ;  stigmate  fiisili.  Sepal,  lat.  recta      270.  Pblexia. 


NBOTTBA. 


443 


Division  IV.     Physurida. 


PoUinia    8.    - 
Pollinia  2^. 


•    271*  Plbxaure. 


*  LabeUum  hasi  convexum,  out  piatmnu 

Labellum  columnA  adnatum, 

lodiviBam,  sepalis  brevius  ....    273. 

fiasum,  sepalit  longius      .....    274. 
Lftbellam  Uberum. 

Sepala  omnia  connata        .... 
Sepala  libenu 

Labellum  lameUatam  maximum        ...    285. 
Labellum  Isve  y.  pllosum      ....    272. 

**  LabeUum  ventricotum* 

Sepala  petaloidea,  lateralia  patentia  y.  refleza 
Per.  reflexum.  Col.  recta  c  labello  connata 
Per.  conniyens.  Co\.  torta,  libera  -  •  - 

Sepala  herbacea,  lateralia  labello  supposita. 
Columna  recta,  nuda. 

Lab.  nanum.  carnosum.  ore  constricto  apiculato. 
Lab.  yentricosum*  in  limb.  plan.  simpL  productum, 
basi  bicallosum   .  -  -  . 

basi  ecallosum. 

Anth.  obtusa.  Stigm.  rotund,  y.  emarg. 
Anth.  in  acumen  longum  producta. 
Stigma  obtusum,  indiyisum 
Stigma  in  brachia  duo  setacea  fissile 
Lab.  yentricotum,  bilamellatum,  in  limbum  paryum 
abrupt^  expansum .  .  -  - 

Columna  obliqufe  torta^basi  appendice  bilamellatA  instructa 


Zbuxinb. 
monochilus. 


-    275.  Cheirostylu). 


276. 
277. 


Ulantha. 
Chloidia. 


Myoda. 

HiEMARlA. 


278.  Hylophila. 

279. 

280. 


/Etheria. 
goodyera. 


:} 


281.  EucoRiA. 

282.  Georcuis. 

284.  Tropidia. 

283.  Macodes. 


*  *  *  LabeUum  calcaratum. 


Labellum  fittum,  stigmate  bituberculato 
Labellum  integrum. 

Anthera  camosa,  turbinata.  Stigma  fomicatum     - 
Anthera  membranacea.  Stig^ma  planum. 
Labellum  nudum,  onmino  liberum 

Petala  libera.  Columna  nuda        ...    288. 
Petala   columns    adnata.     Col.  basi  appendice  Ingo 
cyathiformi  aucta        -  -     '      -  -  j 

Labellum  lamellatum,  c.  columna  connatum  -  -    290. 


-      286.   ANiBCTOCHlLUS. 


-    287.  Galbra. 


Pbtsuros. 

Baskervilla. 

Herpysma. 


DivisUM  V.      DlUBIDiB. 


-     291.  DiURiS. 


Petala  unguiculata       •  .  -  .  . 

Petala  sessilia. 

Sepala  lateralia  filiformia  elongata 
Sepala  subsequalia. 

Columna  utrinque  aurita        ... 
Columna  nuda. 

Petala  libera.    Labellum  planum  -  -    294.  Burnettia. 

Petala  columnaB  adnata.  Labellum  basi  cucullatum  295.  Genoplesium. 


-  292.  Orthoceras. 

-  293.  Prasophyllum. 


Divinon  VI.     Thblymitridji. 


Labellum  nudum 

Labellum  basi  in  barbam  solutum 


296.  Thelymitra. 

297.  EriBLBMA. 


444  NEOTTB.fi— CRANICHIDiB. 


Dwision  I.    CRANICHID^. 


CCL.    PONTHIEVA. 

Pontbicya.    Brown.  H.  K.  5,  199.    Endlicker  genera  no,  1573. 

Sepala  patula^  libera,  sequalia;  dorsali  petalis  apposito.  Petala  sepalis 
conformia^  cum  labeUo  coluoiDfle  medio  adnata.  Labellum  posticum, 
unguiculatum,  ovatum,  concavum,  patens.  Columna  ^-loba ;  dimidift 
stigmntiferll  rostrate  ;  (stigmate  in  P.  glandulosd,  et  clinandrio^  utrisqae 
membranft  marginatis,  ideoque  columna  quasi  tetraptera).  Antbera 
dorsalis,  linearis^  pedicellata,  bilocularis  ;  valvulis  membranaceis.     Pol- 

linia  2,  biloba. Herbae  terrestres,  American®,  radici  bus  fiaciculatis. 

Folia  radicalia,  lata,  nervosa.    Scapus  terminalis,  vaginatus,  multiflonis; 
glanduloso-pubescens. 

1.  PoNTHiEVA  glandulosa.     R,  Br,  in  Hort,  Keio.  5. 900. 

P.  foliis  cuneato-oblongis  in  petiolum  brevem  angustatis,  sepalis  lateralibus 
plants  dorsali  cum  petalis  in  laminam  rbomboideam  tridentatam  lax^ 
agglutinatis. 

Ophrys  pubera.     Michattxjl,  Bor,  Am.  2.  p,  158. 

Epipactis  pubescens.    Pur*h,Jl,  Am,,  S€pt,2.  591. 

Neottia  glaodulosa.     Bot,  Mag,  t,  842. 

Cranichis  multiflora.     Nutt.  gen,  2.  191.     ElUot  Carolinay  2.  493. 

Listera  pubesceDS.     Elliot  Carol,  2.  494. 

Arethusa  racemosa.     Walt,  Carol.  222. 

Hab.  in  Indid  occidentali;  in  Mexico  ad  San  Cornelio,  HaWtreg,  inter  gramina, 
Januario;  necnon  in  Carolina  Elliot  et  prope  arccm  King  ad  sinum 
Tampa  Florida  occidentalism  Torrey.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Stem  about  a  foot  higb.     Flowers  brigbt  green,  with  the  edge  of  the 
petals  white. 

2.  PoNTHiEVA  petiolata.     LindL  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  760.     Bot.  Cab.  t.  1190. 

P.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  margine  crispis  petiolis  brevioribus,  sepalis  latera- 
libus  margine  revolutis  dorsali  cum  petalis  in  laminam  oblongam  in- 
divisam  agglutinatis. 

Hab.- in  insul^L  St.  Vincentii,  Macrae  (v.  v.  c). 

Sterna  foot  and  a  half  .high.     Leaves  each  5-7 -nerved.     Flowers  yel- 
lowish cinnamon-coloured. 


CCLI.     PTERICHIS. 


Flores  ringentes.  Sepala  ovata,  herbacea  -,  lateralia  postica,  libera,  erecta* 
basi  eequalia,  dorsale  anticum,  pendulum.  Petala  unguiculata,  dilatata, 
patentia.  Labellum  posticum,  coriaceum,  galeatum,  acuminatum, 
columnam  abscondens,  intra  marginem  verrucosum.  Columna  nana  -, 
stigmatis  semicircularis  bilabiati  labio  exteriore  brevi  rotundato,  interiore 
acuto.  Antheradeflexa,  in  clinandrio  cucullato,  alt^  excavato,  Qiarginibus 

membranaceis  inflexis,  abdita. Herba  terrestris.  Peruviana,  Sarco- 

glottidis  minoris  habitu. 


NEOTTBiB CRANICHID^.  445 

This  singular  genus  has  the  habit  of  Spiranthidse^  but  the  structure  of 
Cranichidas.  It  approaches  Cryptostylis  in  the  structure  of  the  flowers, 
especially  in  the  column,  but  the  remainder  of  the  flower  is  quite 
different. 

1.  Pterichis  galeata. 

Hab.  in  Peruvla  ;  Mathews,  1882  ihab.  s.  sp.) 

Folia  ignota.  Scapus  lJ-2  pedes  altus,  tomentosus,  pennee  anserinse  crassi- 
tudine,  squamis  vaginantibus,  distantibus,  appressis,  verosimiliter  her- 
baceis  vestitus.  Spica  flexuosa,  4-8-flora,  rara.  Bractes  ovatae,  acutse, 
glanduloso-tomentosse,  ovario  appressae  eique  subsequales.  Sepala 
dens^  gland uloso-tomentosa ;  lateralia  4  lin.  longa,  ovata,  acuminata, 
obtusa,  coriacea ;  dorsale  lanceolatum  obtusum.  Petala  unguiculata, 
Diuridis  ad  instar  torta,  sicca  4  lin.  longa,  lanceolata,  glabra.   Labellum 

•  coriaceum,  intbs  puberulum,  subrotundo-ovatum,  acuminatum,  basi 
sagittatum,  secus  marginem  interims  verrucarum  serie  ornatum,  in  galess 
speciem  compressum.     Columna  minima. 


CCLII.     CRYPTOSTYLIS. 

Cryptostylis.    Brown  predr.  1*  ,317.    Endlicher  genera  no,  1579. 

Sepala  lineari-lanceolata,  acuminata,  libera,  patula.  Petala  similia  sed 
minora.  Labellum  posticum,  sessile,  indi visum,  carnosum,  intra  basin 
ventricosam  columnam  includens,  sub  apice  appendiculatam.  Columna 
nana,  indivisa  3  stigmatc  ovato  3  clinandrio  margine  membranaceo 
lacero.  Anthera  stigmati  parallela,  obtusa,  bilocularis.  PoUinia  4, 
pulverea.  Herbee   terrestres  asiaticse.     (Bulbi   fasciculati.     Folia 

radicalia,  plana,  petiolata,  pauca.    Flores  scapum  vaginatum  terminantes, 
spicati,  sordid^  rufi,  inodori.     R,  Brown.) 

1.  Cryptostylis  longifolia.  Brown,  prodr,  S17*  Bauer* s  Illustrations,  ge^ 
nera  t.  17  et  18.    Endlich,  Iconograph.  c.  ic. 

C.  floribus  porrectis,  labello  convexo  marginibus  recurvis :  axi  a  basi 
striis  2  elevatis  desinentibus  in  callum  ovatum  apice  approximatum, 
foliis  oblongis,  spidL  elongate. 

Malaxis  subalata.    Lab.  nov.  HoU.  t.  212. 

Hab.  in  Australia ;  prope  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown ;  in  Tasmannia,  in 
uliginosis  arenaceis,  Februario  et  Marte  florens>  Gunn,  358,  (o.  v.  c.  et 
hab.  s.  sp.) 

Of  this  dusky-flowered  plant  the  stem  is  from  1  to  1^  foot  high,  and 
the  leaves  from  4  to  5  inches  long  without  their  petiole.  Mr.  Gunn  re- 
marks that  the  base  of  the  scape  and  the  petioles  of  the  leaves  are  very 
brittle. 

2.  Cryptostylis  ovata.     R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

C.  floribus  porrectis,  labello  convexo  marginibus  recurvis  :  axi  inttis  infra 
medium  Isvi ;  juxta  apicem  prbcessu  didymo  elongato  obtuso  pubes- 
cente  calloso,  foliis  oblongo-ovatis  petiolo  suo  longioribus,  spic^t  co- 
arctatll. 

Hab.  in  Australia  australi,  Brown,  (v.  ic,  comm,  eel.  EndUcher,) 


446  NBOTTEiB CRANICHIDiE. 

3.  Cryptostylis  erecta.     R,  Brown,  L  c. 

C.  ''  floribus  erectis^  labello  suprk  concavo  axeos    carinll  saprk  membra- 
n&cek  elevatiore.'* 

Hab.  in  Auttralia,  prope  Portum  Jacksoo^  R.  Brown. 


CCLIII.    ZOSTEROSTYLIS. 

Zosterostylis.     Blume  B\jdr,  418. 

Sepala  sequalia,  libera,  acuminata,  patula,  Petala  conformia  minora. 
Labellum  liberum,  canaliculatum,  sessile,  posticum,  inappendiculatam, 
columnam  intra  basin  excavatam  fovens.  Columna  brevissima,  crassa  5 
stigmate  emarginato ;  dinandrio  •  •  •  •  Anthera  pedicellata,  a  stigmate 
fer^  disjuncta,  rostrata,  bilocularis  :  locnlis  discretis.  PoUinia  2,  biloba. 
Herbae  terrestres,  radicibus  fasciculatis.  Folia  petiolata,  lata,  ner- 
vosa. Scapus  radicalis,  vaginatus.  Flores  sessiles,  distantes ;  bracteis 
conspicuis. 

I  formerly  regarded  this  genus  as  the  same  with  Cryptostylis,  from 
which,  however,  its  anther-bed  and  labellum  seem  to  distinguish  it  suffi- 
ciently. Blume  describes  his  plant  as  having  a  "  G}'nostemium  breve, 
crassum,  apice  eniarginatum,  postice  cavitate  aMhenferd  ampUsnmd  ad  mar-' 
gmem  ca/^^i-instructum.*'  If  this  structure  is  analogous  to  the  membran- 
ous lacerated  border  of  the  anther-bed  in  Cryptostylis,  the  distinctions 
between  the  genera  will  be  diminished  ;  but  1  cannot  find  such  a  forma- 
tion in  the  only  flower  of  Z,  zeylanica  which  I  have  been  able  to  examine, 
and  I  do  not  at  all  understand  the  figure  given  in  Blume's  Tabellen, 

1.  ZosTEROSTYLis  Arachnitcs.     Blume,  I.  c.  tabellen.  32. 

Z.  labello  lineari-oblongo  glabro,  sepalis  petalisque  setaceis. 
Hab.  in  Java ;  in  sylvis  opacis  montium  Salak  et  Seribu,  Blume. 
Pedunculus  infern^  vaginatus,  tetragonus,  Blume. 

2.  Z08TEROSTYLI8  zeylanica. 

Z.  labello  ovato  acuminato  intiis  tomentoso,  sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis. 

Hab.  in  Zeyhna  ^  in  humidis  obumbratis  sylvarum  Peradenis,  Julio 
florens,  \Af acrae,  {hab,  $.  sp.  et  ic.  pict,) 

Folia  ovalia,  4-5  pollicaria,  trinervia,  atroviridia,  petiolis  brevioribus  pur- 
pureis.  Scapus  purpureus,  radicalis,  pedalis^  bi vaginatus.  Spica  sub- 
pedalis,  laxa  5  bracteis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus. 
Flores  herbacei.  Li^Uum  marginibus  revolutum,  intiis  purpureum  et 
punctatum. 

This  yery  curious  plant  deserves  the  attentive  examination  of  some  na- 
turalist who  can  study  it  in  a  fresh  state.  A  single  flower  is  all  I  have 
had  an  opportunity  of  dissecting. 


CCLIV.    GOMPHICHIS. 

Sepala  et  petala  subsequalia,  patula,  omnin5  libera.     Labellum  posticum. 


NBOTTEJB — CRANICHIDiE.  447 

concavum^  ccallosum^  in  columnam  incumbens  -,  ungue  suo  basi  breviter 
connato  sepalorum  lateralium  adnato.  Columna  clavata,  (villosa^)  labelli 
fei^  longitudine  -,  stigmate  subrotundo^  tranvergo ;  dinandrio  utrioque 
membran^L  lacer^  marginato.  Anthera  ovata,  obtusa ;  Pollinia  2^  bi- 
loba>  Herba  Peruviana  Goodyerae  facie. 

1.  GoMPHicHis  Goodyeroides. 

Hab,  io  Peroviaj  provincia  Cbachapoyas,  Mathews,  {exam.  $.  sp,  in  hb. 
Hooker.) 

Herba  robusta^  bipedalis  et  ultra.  Folia  coriacea,  erecta,  lanceolata,  in 
petiolum  canaliculatum  angustata.  Vaginae  caulis  inferiores  inflatae, 
ibliaceas.  Scapus  upice  tomentosus.  Spica  densissima^  oblonga,  to- 
mentosa.  Bractese  oblongo-lanceolatse,  tomentosce,  florum  longitudine. 
Sepala  oblonga,  tomentosn.     Labellum  cordatum,  ovaturo^  complica* 

*  turn  sub  apice  constrictum>  apice  concavum,  intils  tomentosum. 


CCLV.    STENOPTERA. 

Stenoptera,    Pretl,  Reliq.  Heenk,  v,  L  p.  95. 


Flores  ringentes,  laciniis  omnibus  in  tube  angusto  connatis.  Sepala 
lateralia  postica,  erecta^  basi  sequalia^  dorsale  anticum  cseteris  brevius^ 
pendulum^  aut  patens.  Petala  linearia  patentissima.  Labellum  dor* 
sale,  fornicatum,  unguiculatum,  indi visum,  columnam  abscondens.  Co* 
lumoa  teres,  (tomentosa,)  elongata,  antrorstim  arcuata  5  rostello  acuto 
glabro.  Antbera  antica,  rostello  supposita,  linearis,  bilocularis>  obtusa  > 
clinandrio  raarg^inato.— —  Herbse  terrestries,  Americse  calidioris.  Folia 
radicafia  Orchidis.     Flores  spicati,  herbacei  vel  colorati. 

This  remarkable  genus  is  essentially  characterized  by  its  sepals  and 
petals  being  combined  into  a  long  tube,  its  dorsal  fornicate  lip,  its 
long  narrow  spreading  petals,  and  its  long  column  which  follows  the  curve 
of  the  lip  that  presses  on  it,  in  consequence  of  which  the  anther  is 
forced  into  the  front  of  the  column.  Its  long  narrow  flexuose  petals,  and 
the  adhesion  of  the  parts  of  the  flower  into  a  neck,  divide  it  from  Gom- 
phichis. 

1.  St£noptera  peruviana.    PresU  L  c.  t.  14. 

S.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acutis  planis  glabris,  scapo  pubescente  squamis 
coriaceis  obtusiusculis  distantibus,  spic^i  tenui  elongate  tomentos^,  brae* 
teis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  collo  floris  brevioribus,  sepalis  herbaceis  to- 
mentosis  apice  recurvis  lateralibus  oblongis  antico  lineari,  petalis  lineari- 
bus  patentibus  revolutis,  labelli  lamin^i  coriaceft  oblongd  emai^natlt, 
column^  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  Peruvld  >  in  montanis  ad  Huanoco,  Hsenke ;  prov.  Chachapoyas ; 
Mathews,  {exam.  s.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

Flowers  small  and  apparently  green ;  all  the  parts  very  tough  and  thick. 

S.  Stsnoptera  acuta* 

S.  foliis  radicalibuB  lanceolatis  acatissimis  in  petiolum  angustatis  (vero- 
similiter  scapo  sequalibus  v.  longioribus),  vaginis  scapi  acuaiinatis  sub* 


448  NROTTEA — CRANICHIDJS. 

imbricatis.  glabris  inferioribus  foliaceis,  spidt  densfii  elongate  iDuUiflor&, 
bracteis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  ovarii  longitudine,  collo  floris  pubescentis 
abbreviato,  sepalis  lateralibus  lanceolatis  acutis  falcatis  antico  ovato 
breviore  obtusiusculo,  petalis  lineari-lanceolatis  acutis  ciliatis,  labelH 
laming  oblongil  acut^  serrat&  crisp^,  column^  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia ;  in  nemoribus  ad  £ga,  et  Noguelra,  prov.  Flum.  nigr* 
Martins,  {exam,  s,  sp,  in  hh.  Mart,) 

Leav^  a  foot  long,  and  an  inch  and  half  broad  in  the  widest  part. 
Whole  scape,  including  the  spike,  which  is  6  or  7  inches  long,  but  little 
higher  than  the  leaves,  in  the  specimen  before  me.  Flowers  about  the 
size  of  S.  peruviana. 

3.  Stbnoptbra  cardinalis. 

S.  foliis  hysteranthiis,  glaberrima,  squamis  scapi  superioribus  membrana- 
ceisacurainatis  vaginantibus,  spic^oblong^  raultiAor^,  bracteis  ovatis  acu- 
minatis  ovarii  longitudine,  collo  floris  elongato,  sepalis  lateralibus  lan- 
ceolatis ovario  sequalibus  antico  petalisque  patentissimis  spiralibus  line- 
ari,  labelli  laming  lanceolate,  column^  tomentos2l. 

Hab.  in  Peruvid^  Limse,  Cuming,  977*7  prop^  Obrajillo  secus  fluminis 
ripas,  Mathews,  678,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  beautiful  plant,  with  a  stem  as  thick  as  a  goose-quill,  and  flowers  of 
the  colour  of  Lobelia  cardinalis,  and  as  large,  arranged  in  a  spike  from  4 
to  6  inches  long.  Mr.  Mathews  remarks  that  that  it  had  no  leaves  in  the 
month  of  July,  when  he  gathered  it  in  flower  at  the  Quebrada  of 
Obrajillo. 


The  following  plants  are  perhaps  also  of  this  genus  :•— 

4.  Cranichis  tubularis  (Llaveorch.  mex.  p.  6).  Hab.  in  Mexico  juxia  prse- 
dium  vulgo  del  Rincon,  prope  Vallisoletum,  florens  Maio  et  Junio; 
vemac.    Acatlzauhtli. 

**  Planta  humilis  terrestris.     Radix,  tuberculis  crassis,  fasciculatls,  prse* 

morsis.  Folia  radicalia Caulis  cylindraceus,  squalidus,  vaginatus 

squamulis  foliacco-membranaceis,  acutis.  Flores  altemi,  paululum 
incurvati,  bracteolis  pallescentibus  cincti.  Perigonium  tubulatum> 
pallido-carneum,  hians :  tubus  incurvus,  laciniis  tribus  externis  sub- 
sequalibus,  dnabus  intemis  angustioribus  acutis,  omnibus  longitudine 
lineatis,  nervosis,  exttis  pubescentibus.  Labellum  ovatum,  amplum, 
concolor,  pendulum,  limbo  emargiuato.  Genitalia  basi  laciniarum  intimd 
adnata.*' 

* 

5.  Cranichis  speciosa.  (Llave  1.  c.  p.  5.)  Hab.  in  Mexico,  cum  prsce- 
dente  3  vemac.  Atzauhtli. 

''Radix  fasciculata,  tuberculis  oblongis,  caruosis,  subhyalinis,  fcetidis. 
Folium  unicum  radicale  lanceolatum,  glaucum,  caulem  amplectens. 
Caulis  teres,  squalidus,  membranis  laceratis  juxta  basim,  filamentisque 
rigidis  tectus.  Squamulse  caulinse  membranaces,  vaginantes,  acutse. 
Flores  altemi,  incurvati,  bracteis  lineatis  prsecincti.  Perigonium  infun- 
dibuliforme,  ringens,  pallido-caraeum,recurvum,  laciniis  duabus  internis 
hrevioribus,  omnibus  lanceolatis  basi  conniventibus,  ad  apicem  reflexis> 
lineis  longitudinalibus  rubris  et  ochreis  alternatim  dispositis  variegatis. 


NEOTTE^ — CRANICHIDJS.  449 

Labellum  amplificatuin>  venosum^  album,  venis  virescentibus  ramificatuin, 
limbo  undulato.'* 


CCLVI.    ALTENSTEINIA. 

AltenBteinia.    Humb,  Bonpl,  et  Kunth,  Nov,  gen,  etgp,  1.  p,  333. 

Sepala  et  petala  patula  aut  revoluta  ;  his  minoribus  conformibus.  Label- 
lum posticum,  basi  concavum^  liberum,  membranaceum^  incolumnam 
incumbens.  Columna  nana,  indivisa,  apice  antheram  sessilem  rotunda- 
tnm  dorsalem  gerens^  stigmate  emarginato^  clinandrio  immarginato. 

Pollinia  2,  granulosa,  caudiculis  nullis. [Plantae  terrestres,  Americs 

equatorialis,  tuberosse.  Caulls  foliatus.     Flores  densb  spicati,  sessiles. 
Kunth:\ 

This  gedus  differs  but  little  from  Cranichis,  Its  principal  characteristics 
are  two  pollen  masses,  and  a  pointless  anther,  which  is  not  seated  upon  a 
filament  constituting  one  half  of  the  column,  but  is  sessile  upon  the  apex 
of  an  undivided  truly  gyuandrous  centre. 

1.  Altbnsteinia  fimbriatai     Humb,  Bonpl,  et  Kunth,  L  c,  t  72. 

A.  ''  spicil  elongatil  cylindracell,  labello  subrotundo-ovato  fimbriato,  gynos- 
temio  apice  denticulato." 

Hab.  in  Quito,  in  umbrosis  humidis  ad  fluvium  Guallabamba,  alt.  1030 
hex.,  florens  Junio  -,  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

2*  Altenstkinia  pilifera.     H,  B,  K,  I,  c.  t,  73. 

A.  "  spidl  ovato-oblong^,  labello  oblongo  acuminato,  gynostemio  apice 
pilifero." 

Hab.  in   Quito ;  in  locis  muscosis  nemorosis  inter  pagum  Cumbe  et  los 
-   Banos  de  Cuenca,  alt.  1380  hex.  florens  Julio  -,  Humb.  et  Bonpl. 

3.  Altbnsteinia  paleacea.     Kunth.  Synops,  1.  325. 

A.  vaginis  caulis  bracteisque  ramentaceis  membranaceis,  spic&  cylindrace& 
densissim^,  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  obtusis  recurvis,  labello  obliqu^ 
inilexo  calceiformi  fimbriato. 

Opbrys  paleacea.    H,  B,  K,  nov,  gen,  etsp.l.  334." 

Hab.  in  Quito;  in  montosis  prope  pagum  Lloa  Chiquito  ad  radicem 
montis  ignivomi  Pichincha,  alt.  1662  hex.  Horens  Martio,  Humb.; 
in  Peruvia  juxta  Obrajillam  Mathews,  alt.  1 170  hex.  Crukshanks,  {hab, 
s,  sp,) 

A  singular  plant  looking  like  Spiranthes  ramentacea.  I  have  seen  no 
leaves.  The  stems  are  two  feet  high,  covered  with  loose  membranous 
rugged  sheaths,  and  terminated  by  very  small  flowers  in  a  close  cylindrical 
head  about  3  inches  long.  The  concave  or  rather  slipper- shaped  lip  is 
very  unlike  that  of  the.  other  species  of  this  little  known  genus. 


September,  1840.  n  n  n 


450  NE0TTBJ5 ORANICHID^. 


CCLVII.    CRANICHIS. 

Cranicbis.     Suartz,  act,  holm.  1800. p.  226.  t.  3./.  A.     FL  Ind.  occ,  3.  1418. -  Endlicker 

GenfrOy  no,  1574. 

Sepala  patentia^  libera,  lateralia  majora  in  columnam  incumbeDtia.  Petala 
minora,  conformia,  libera.  Labellum  posticum,  membranaceutn,  basi 
exauriculatum,  concavutn,  in  columnam  pronum.  Columna  bipartita ; 
lacinili  anticli  apice  stigmatifer^  integr^  v.  emarginatd,  posticb  membra- 
nace&j  dorsali  antherifer&.     Anthera  bilocularts,  connectivo  rostrato. 

Pollinia    4. Herbfe    terrestres,  Americs    calidioris,     radicibus 

fasciculatis.      Folia  radicalia,   lata,  membranacea.     Scapus  terminalis, 
vaginatus.     Floras  spicati,  nervosi,  herbacei. 

This  is  the  least  gynandrous  genus  yet  known  among  Orchidaceae.  Pos- 
sibly Ophrys  puhescens  and  parviflora  of  Presl,  Reliq,  Hankeana,  may  be 
other  species. 

1.  CsikNiCHM   aphylla.     Swartz.  Prodr,  199.     Fl.  Ind.  Occ.  1431.  t.  W* 

C.  aphylla,  scapo  Bliformi  pubescente  vaginulis  membranaceis^  spicft 
dens&,  bracteis  minutis  ovatis,  sepalis  conniventibus^  labello  fornicato 
sepalis  majorc  et  culoratiore. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica ;  in  sylvis  montium  altissimoruro  Paroeciae  Clarendon, 
locis  humidis  tenebrosis,  inter  quisquilias,  Autumno  florens,  Swartz. 

Scapus  semipedalis  albescens.  Spica  sesqui-s.  biuncialis.  Flores  pallida 
albidi ;  ex  Swartzio. 

2.  Cbanichis  diphylla.     Swartz.  Prodr.  IW.     Fi.  Ind.  Occ.  3.  1423. 

C.  foliis  1-2  petiolatis  cordatis  acuminatis  nitidis,  scapo  filiformi  Taginulis 
paucis  minutis,  spic&  parv&,  sepalis  persistentibus,  petalis  tenerioribus 
deciduis,  labello  postic^  carinato  sepalis  minore. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica  ausirali ;  inter  muscos  in  uliginosis  montium  altissimorum, 
Februario  florcns,  Swartz. 

Folia  venosa,  nitida,  laet^  virentia.  Scapus  semipedalis,  glaber.  Spica 
parva,  floribus  numerosis  sparsis  minutis  albidis.  Sepala  pallid^  viridia, 
petala  alba ;  ex  Swartzio. 

3.  Cbanichis  pauciflora.     Swartz,  FL  Ind.  occ.  3.  1431. 

C.  foliis  rosulatis  oblongis  sessilibus,  scapo  apice  pubescente,  spicll  lax&, 
bracteis  brevibus  cucullatis  ovarioque  pubescentibus,  se])alis  patulis 
oblongis  acutis,  petalis  linearibus  obtusis  seouilongis,  labello  ventricoso 
acuminato  membranaceo. 

llab.  in  Jamaica  ausirali,  in  montium  umbrosis,  Swartz,  D'lstin.  {ejcam,  t. 
sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

The  flowers  of  this  species  are  larger  than  most  of  the  others.  Swartz 
seems  to  have  seen  a  small  specimen  only ;  one  of  those  in  Sir  William 
Hooker*s  Herbarium  has  IS  flowers,  and  a  spike  five  inches  long  ',  so  that 
the  trivial  name  is  by  no  means  applicable.  The  long  pointed  membranous 
lip  is  very  characteristic. 


HEOTTEiE — CRANICHID^.  461 

4.  Cranichis  muscosa.    Swartz.  Prodr.  120.  ft.  ind,  occ.  3.  1429.  U  29./.  3. 

C.  foliis  petiolatis  ovato-oblongis  oervosis^  vaginarum  laming  subrotundo- 
oblonga  foliaceft^  spic^  laxiuscul^,  ovariis  elongatis  acuminatis,  sepalis 
petalisque  patentibus>  labello  oblongo  concavo  venis  inths  tuberculatis. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica,  in  syWis  umbrosis  subhumidis  montium,  Swartz. ;  nee 
non  10  Dominica,  Henslow,  et  Sanclo  Vincentio,  Guilding,  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

This  plant  varies  mucb  in  its  size,  and  in  that  of  the  flowers.  I  have  seen 
specimens  from  6  inches  to  two  feet  in  height. 

&.  Cranichis  ovata.     fVikiir,  in  Linnaa  v,  5.  p.  90. 

C.  "  radicibus  .  .  • .,  caule  paucifolio,  fol.  radicalibus  petiolatis  ovatis  acutis 
obsolete  nervosis,  caulinis  subsessilibus,  spica  pauciflora,  bracteis  ovato- 
lanceolatis^  labello  .  •  ,,  capsulis  subellipticis." 

Hab.  in  Guadaloupe,  Wikstrom. 

This  seems  to  be  a  small  variety  of  C.  muscosa,  of  which  there  are 
many.  That  species  is  said,  however,  to  differ  by  the  following  cha- 
racter :  **  radicibus  fasciculatis  flliformibus  tomentosis,  caule  folioso,  foliis 
radicalibus  petiolatis  ovalibus  nervosis  reticulato-venosis,  spica  multiflora, 
labello  intiis  punctato,  capsulis  ovalibus.*' 

6.  Cranichis  tubulosa. 

C.  foliis ,  caule  glabro  distanter  vaginato,  spiclL  elongatH  imbricatlu 

bracteis  lanceolatis  (glaucis?)  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  petalisque 
patentibus  basi  in  tubo  brevi  connatis>  labello  ovato  medio  camoso, 
stigmate  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  Karwinski  {hab.  s,  sp.  comm.  eel,  Bateman.) 

Of  this  plant  I  have  seen  no  leaves.  The  portion  in  my  herbarium  con- 
sists of  part  of  a  scape  about  a  foot  long,  terminated  by  a  close  spike  5J 
inches  long.  The  iiniou  of  the  sepals  and  petals  into  a  short  tube  is  not 
known  elsewhere  in  the  genus  Cranichis,  and  the  deeply  emarginate  stigma 
is  peculiar )  but  the  value  of  these  marks  is  at  present  uncertain* 

In  the  Royal  Herbarium  of  Munich  there  is  another  specimen. 

7.  Cranichis  ciliata.     Kunth.  synops,  1.  324. 

C.  foliis  petiolatis  OTato-ellipticis>  scapo  pubescenti,  spicft  ovatll  glabrll 
laxiuscul^,  ovariis  linearibus  bracteis  longioribus,  floribus  patulis;  petalis 
ciliatis,  labello  obovato*subrotundo  trinervi  venis  validis  abbreviatis 
rectangulis  picto. 

Ophrys  ciBata.    H,  B.  K.  nov,  gen,  et,  »p,  pi,  1.  /.  74. 

Hab.  in  declivitate  nobilissimi  montis  Avilse  vel  Silla  de  Caracas,  prope 
£1  Pexual,  alt.  1020  hex.  Januario  florens,  Humboldt  et  Bonpland. 
{hab,  s,  sp,) 

8.  Cranichis  foliosa. 

C.  foliis  radicalibus  obovato-lanceolatis  petiolis  et  scapo  diphyllo  lon- 
gioribi|9>  spicil  laxH  multiflor^  glabr&,  sepalis  petalisque  subsequalibus 
patulis,  labello  cymbseformi  basi  angustato  inttis  verrucoso. 

Pontbieva  multiflora.    Poppig,  nov.  gen,  2, 16.  t,  123. 

Hab.  in  Peruvix  orien talis  arboribus  vetustis  rare,  Cerro  de  S.  Cristobal  in 
viciniis  praedii  Cucheru,  florens  Februario,  Poppig. 

Herba  1*2  pedes  alta.     Flores  parvi  albi  inodori ;  ex  Poppig. 


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452  NEOTTBiB — CRANICHIDiE. 

CCLVIII.    TRIPLEURA. 

Tripleara.    Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  tub,  1618.    Endlich,  gen,  no.  1572. 

Perianthium  explanatum,  cniciatum,  quasi  tetraphyllum,  sepalo  supremo 
lato  petalis  agglutinato,  lateralibus  Unearibus  patentissimis.  Labellum 
posticum,  libenim,  concavum.  Columna  teres,  brevissima,  antice  pro- 
cessibus  Smembranaceis  (stain,  steril.)  coraiformibus  instructa.     An- 

thera  subrotunda,  apiculata,  terminal  is. Herba  Indi«  oriental  is» 

terrestris,  glabra^  caulescens.  Folia  linearia^  summa  tan  turn  quasi 
faseiculata,  virentia.  Scapi  squams  membranacese,  baud  vaginate?. 
Spica  densa  parviflora. 

1.  Tbiplbura  pallida.     Lwdl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7391. 

Hab.  in  India  orientaUs  provinciis  temperatis  5  Sylbet.  fVallich,  {hab.  «.  sp.) 

Stem  very  slender,  apparently  growing  among  decayed  leaves,  erect, 
with  th^  lower  leaves,  for  some  inches,  dead,  withered  and  distant,  while 
the  upper  are  scarcely  separated  by  any  visible  internodes,  and  have  a 
clustered  appearance ;  they  are  linear,  acute,  revolute  at  the  edges,  and 
about  ^  inches  long.  Scape  smooth,  terminal,  with  about  4  membranous 
acuminate  scales  which  do  not  sheath  at  the  base.  Flowers  very  small, 
quite  smooth,  white,  in  a^dense  cylindrical  or  oblong  spike,  about  IJ  or  2 
inches  long. 

CCLIX.     CHLOROSA. 

Cblorosa.    Blume  Bijdr,  420.  tabell,  xxxi. 

Perianthium  erecto-patens  herbaceum,  sepalis  petalis  labelloque  liberis 
conformibus.  Labellum  columnam  amplectensr  Columna  nana,  crassa. 
Anthera  bilocularis.  PoUinia  farinosa.— — Herbae  epiphytae,  liiizoma- 
tosse.  Folia  radicalia,  petiolata,  nervosa,  roembranacea,  inaequilatera. 
Scapus  radicalis,  basl  vaginatus.    Flores  racemosi,  virides.    £x  Blume, 

1.  Chlorosa  latifolia.     Blume,  L  c.  tc. 

C.  *'  foliis  Bubsplitariis  ovatis  vel  ovato-oblongis,  scape  paucifloro  lax^ 
spicato." 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  vicinitate  cataractarum  calidarum  moutis  ignivomi 
Gede,  et  in  altioribus  Salak ;  Blume. 

2.  Chlorosa  gracilis.     Blume,  I,  c. 

C.  *'  foliis  binis  ovato-oblongis  undulatis,  scapo  ad  apicem  dens^  spicato.** 
Hab.  in  Java ;  in  cacumine  montis  Burangrang,  Blume. 


CCLX.    ROPHOSTEMON. 

Rophostemon.    Blume  Ji.Jav.prttf,  FT,  CordyU.  /<f.  JB(^r.  416. 

Perianthium  connivens.  Sepala  carinata.  Petala  minora.  Labellum  ecal- 
caratum,  concavum,  erectum ;  limbus  sublobatus.  Columna  clavata, 
apice  cavitate  antheriferit  profundissimft  instructa.  Anthera  camosa, 
bilocularis,  denti  dorsal!  columnse  affixa.  Pollinia  duo,  subbiloba,  gra- 
nulosa, margini  stigmatis  insidentia. Plants  terrestres,  acaules. 


NEOTTB.S— CRANICHIDJE.  453 

tuberosse.  Folium  radicale^  petiolatum^  ovato-cordatum,  nervosum,  post 
sstivationem  vernans  QV.).  Pedunculus  radicalis,  basi  vaginatus>  nutans. 
Flores  remote  spicati^  pedicellati,  cernui  5  Blume. 

1.  RoPHosTEMON  concolor. 

R.   *'  foliis   concoloribus   glabris,    scapo    multifloro.'*      Blume,  l.  c,  sub 
Cordyla. 

Hab.  in  Java  umbrosis  montis  Salak^  florens  Octobri>  Blume. 

2.  R0PHO8TEMON  discolor. 

R.  "  foliis  discoloribus  supra  et  in  nervis  infra  muricatis,  scapo  subbifloro.*' 

Blume,  I.  c.  sub  Cordyla. 
Hab.  in  Java  sylvis  bumidis  montis  Salak,  florens  Octobri,  Noverabri ; 

Blume. 


CCLXL    PRESCOTTIA. 


PresGottia.    lAndley  in  Hooker  Exotic,  flora^  115.     EndlicAer  Genera,  no*  1575. 


Decaisnia  A*  Bronguiart  in  Duperrey,  192.  /.  39.    Endiicker  Genera,  no,  1587. 

Sepala  reflexa  aut  patula;  lateralia  cum  labello  in  saccum  connata. 
Petala  minora*  Labellum  posticum,  carnosum^  cucullatum,  integerri* 
nium,  in  columnam  incumbens,  basi  utrinque  auriculatum.  Columna 
nana ;  clinandrio  nunc  marginato  v.  auriculato ;  rostello  obtuso.  An- 
thera  rotundata,  loculis  completis  sejunctis ;  connect! vo  camoso  vix  pro- 

ducto.     Pollinia  2,  biloba^  fturinacea. Herbse  terrestres^  radicibus 

fasciculatis.     Folia  cbartacea,   nervosa^  succulenta^  sspius  petiolata. 
Scapus  tenninalis^  yaginatus.  Spicu  densa  cylindracea.    Flores  herbacei. 

1.  Pbescottia  plantaginea.     Lindley  in  Hooker  exotic  flora,  U  115. 

P.  foliis  erectis  lanceolato-oblongis  in  petiolum  laminfil  breviorem  sensim 
anguslatis,  spidl  strictfil  densi  cylindraoe^  bracteis  ovarii  longitudine, 
labello  oblongo  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  Forbes,  Gardner,  no.  121^  (v.  v.  c.  et  h.  s.  tp.) 

2.  Prbscottia  phleoides. 

P.  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  erectis  in  petiolum  laminft  breviorem  sensim 
angustatis^  spidl  strictll  densissimll  ovali,  bracteis  florum  longiiudine^ 
labello  ovato  acuto. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia;  in  campis  ad  Contentas,  prov.  Min.  Ger.  Martins, 
{exam.  t.  sp,  in  hb.  Mart.) 

Parva  species^  vix  palmaris. 

S.  Pbescottia  lancifolia. 

P.  foliis  erectis  lanceolatis  acutissimis  in  petiolum  angustatis  scapo  squa- 
libus>  vaginis  bracteisque  setaceo*acuminatis,  spidl  cernui  imbricatll> 
labello  hemispheerico. 

Hab.  in  Brazilid,  Gardner,  681 ;  prope  Ilba  grande  inter  humum^  Descour- 
tilz^  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

About  a  span  high.    Flowers  white^  scentless^  in  a  long  conical  nodding 
spike. 


454  NBOTTBA-— CRANICHIDJB. 

4.  Prb8cottia  colorans.     Lmdley  in  Boi.  Reg.  t,  1915. 

P.  folio  solitario  ovato-oblongo  acuminato  bas!  cucullato  petioli  longitu- 
dine,  spic^  dens^  longissimii  erects,  petalis  subulatis  asceDdentibus. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  Loddigei,  (v.  v,  c.) 
Scapus  bipedalis^  glauco-purpurasceos. 

5.  Pbescottia  petiolaris.     LindL  I,  c. 

P.  foliis  latis  ovali-lanceolatis  acuminatis  petiolo  longissimo  brevioribus^ 
spic^  densissim^  elongatli  multiflorft^  petalis  sepalisque  reyolutis. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia^  Mathewt,  1875,  (exam,  t.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

A  very  large  species.  The  leaves  alone  are  nearly  18  inches  long, 
including  the  petiole,  which  is  more  than  twice  as  long  as  the  blade.  The 
spike  in  Sir  W.  Hooker*s  herbarium  is  more  than  a  foot  long. 

6.  Prbscottia  stachyodes.     LindL  I,  c. 

P.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  basi  cucullatis  petiolo  aeiqualibns,  spicH  imbricate 
basi  rariflorft,  petalis  sepalisque  revolutis>  labello  conico  aoriculis  elon- 
gatis,  bracteis  ovarii  lougitudine. 

Cnuacbifl  itachyodes.    SwmrU.Jt,  ind,  occ,  3.  1427.  t.  29.  /.  4. 

Hab.  in  Jntillis ;  in  locis  lapidosis  muscis  obtectis,  montium  caeruleoram  Ja- 
maicae,  Swartz ;  Tortola,  Schomburgk,  (hab,  t.  sp,  comm.  eel,  Schomburgk.) 

Scapus  saepe  bipedalis. 

7*  Prescottia  oligantha. 

P.  fbliii  petiolatis  ovatis  v.  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  luridis>  scapo  fili- 
formi,  vaginulis  minutis  acutis,  spic&  filiformi,  lloribus  numerosis  om- 
nium minutissimis  approximatis,  sepalis  conniventibus,  labelli  galeati  ob- 
tusissimi  auriculis  elongatis. 

Cranichis  oligantha.    Swartz,  prodr,  120,  Jl.  ind,  occ.  3. 1425.  t,  29,  f,  2, 

Hab.  in  Jamaica ;  inter  dejecta  arborum  vegetabiliumqe  in  montlbus  sum- 
mis,  Februario  florens,  Swartz. 

Scapus  semipedalis.     Flores  albido-rubri,  ex  Swartzio. 

8.  Prescottia  leptostachya.     Undl,  I,  c. 

P.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  petiolis  suis  dup16  longiore,  spicll  tenui  rariflorft 
petalis  sepalisque  revolutis,  labello  oblongo  emarginato  basi  yald^  gibbo, 
bracteis  ovario  mult6  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia ;  in  fruticetis  sabulosis  ad  Bahiam,  Salzmann,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

A  slender-spiked  plant  very  near  P.  stachyodes^  from  which  its  short- 
stalked  leaves  and  minute  bracts  distinguish  it. 

9*  Prescottia  tenuis. 

P.  foliis  rosulatis  ascendentibus  ovalibus  acutis»  spic4  imbricatll  baal  rart- 
floral,  sepalis  lateralibus  erectis,  petalis  sepaloque  dorsali  ovak>-triangu- 
laribus  subeequalibus  reflexis,  labello  subrotundo  mucronato,  bracteb 
ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Mathews,  1869,  {exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

A  small  slender  species  about  9  inches  high.  The  spike  thin,  and  less 
than  1 1  inch  long. 


NEOTTE  JB — LISTERID^.  455 

10.  Prescottu  nucraotha.    Lmdl.  I.  c. 

P,  fbliis  k-08u1at!s  ovalibus  S-nerviis  acutis,  spicH  gracili  imbrtcatlt^  sepalis 
revolutis^  petalis  linearibus  oblusis^  labello  subrotundo  mucroiiato  cum 
sepalis  lateralibus  in  gibberem  connato^  bracteis  ovario  subsequalibus. 

Hab.  in  BrasiUd;  Sierra  d*Estrella>  Griseback,  Trancoso^  Pr.  Max,  Wieden-- 
sis,  {hab.  s.  sp,) 

Flowers  about  the  size  of  the  last,  which  it  much  resembles^  except  that 
its  lower  flowers  are  but  little  removed  from  the  others. 

11.  Pbescottia  densiflora.    lindl,  in  ann,  nat.  hist.  vol.  vi. 

P.  foliis  rosulatis  oblongis  obtusis  multinerviis,  vaginis  scapi  patulis,  spic& 
densissim^  cylindraced  basi  rariore,  sepalis  petalisque  revolutis,  labello 
subrotundo  acuto  cum  sepalis  lateralibus  in  gibberem  connato,  bracteis 
ovario  longioribus. 

Decaisnea  densiflora.    Ad,  Brongn,  in  Duperrey,  192.  /.  39. 

Hab.  in  BrasiUd;  insula  Stse.  Catharins,  {hab.  s.  sp.  com,  eel.  A,  Bron- 
gniart.) 


Division  II.    LISTERIDiE. 


CCLXII.     LISTERA. 

Llstera  R.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew,  5, 201.  Neesjun,  gen,  germ.  c.  ic.  Endlicher  gen,  no.  1552. 
Dipkyllum  Rafinetq,  Joum.  Phyt.  89.  261.  fide  Eudiich. 

Sepala  et  petala  conformia,  berbacea,  patula  aut  reflexa.  Labellum  lU>erum« 
seepids  pendulum,  sepalis  longius,  lineare,  integrum  aut  bifidum  basi 
caualiculatum.  Columna  nana,  oarnosa,  libera  -,  rostello  rotundato,  labio 
stigmatis  inferiore  majore.  Clinandrium  cucullatum,  vel  margine  mem- 
branaceum,  ultra  antherse  basin  elevatum.  Anthera  dorsalis,  ovata, 
bilocularis.  Pollinia  %  sulcata,  pulverea,  glandule  mioutissim^  coUigata* 

Herbae  terresires  radicibus  repentibus.     Caulis  medio  bifolius. 

Folia  opposita.     Scapus  nudus  v.  rar5  squamulosus.     Flores  herbaoei 
spicuti. 

1.  LiSTBBA  ovata.    R.  Br.  I.  c.  Neesjun*  gen.  ic. 

L.  fbliia  subrotundo-ovalibus,  scapo  pubescente  squamul^  unk  alter&ve 
ovat^  appressft  instructo,  labello  bipartito  basi  rotundato  sepalis  erectis 
^  phis  duplo  longiore. 

Opbrjs  ovata.    Linn,  Sp,  PI.  1340.    Fl,  Dan,  t,  137.     Eng,  Bot.  U  1548. 
Epipactis  ovata.    Swartz,  act.  holm.  1800.  232.     Wtlld.  4,  87. 
Neottia  latifolia.    Rich,  orch.  annot.  37. 

Hab.  in  herbidis  per  omnem  Europamj  {v.  v,  sp.) 

S.  LiSTBBA  Banksiana. 

L.  foliis  obloDgis  acutis,  scapo  filiform i  pubescente  squamulft  un4  akerllve 
foliace^  patulll  instructo,  labeUo  elongato  cuneato  emarginato  sepalis 
lanceolatis  patulis  duplb  longiore. 

Ophrys  Banksiana.    Mentie*  MtSS» 


456  NBOTTEA — LISTERID^. 

Uab.  in  insula  Banfa,  Menziet,  {hah,  s,  sp.  comm.  eel.  inventor.) 

A  slender  plants  from  6  inches  to  a  foot  and  a  half  high.  The  flowers 
are  arranged  in  loose  racemes^  upon  pedicels  3  lines  long.  The  anther-bed 
18  hooded  as  in  L.  ovata, 

3.  LisTBRA  Escholtziana.     Chamiu.  in  Linnaa  3.  33. 

L.  foliis  orbiculato-ovatis  scapi  longitudine,  racemo  pubescente^  bracteis 
pedicellis  sequalibus,  sepalis  acutis  mox  reflexis,  labello  obcordato  paten te, 
column^  elongate  rectll. 

Hab.  in  Unalaschka,  ad  radices  montium  in  graminosis  copios^,  Chamisso. 

Hooker  unites  this  plant  with  the  next  species;  but  Chamisso  says 
that  the  leaves  are  rounder  than  in  L.  cordata,  the  raceme  downy,  the 
bracts  as  long  as  the  pedicels  ',  none  of  which  circumstances  accord  with 
L.  convallarioides. 

4.  LiSTEBA  convallarioides.  Nutt.  gen.  ^.  191.  Hooker  Jl.  bor,  am.  S.  904. 
205. 

L.  foliis  oblongis  obtusis  scapo  nudo  eequalibus,  racemo  glabro,  bracteis 
pedicellis  dupl5  brevioribus,  sepalis  lanceolatis  demum  reflexis,  labello 
obcordato  basi  utrinque  dentato,  column^  elongatfiL  arcuatll. 

EpipActis  conrallarioides.    Swart t.  act.  holm.  1800.  332.     WiUd.  4.  88.  escK  *yn.  MUk, 
Neottia  conrallarimdes.    Bich.  I.  c. 

Hab.  in  Jmer.  septentrionaU ;  Canada,  Torrey ;  in  montes  scopulosos  sylvis 
umbrosis  paludosis,  Drummond  ^  ore  occidentali,  Menzies.  {hab.  t.  sp. 
comm.  ceL  Hooker.) 

A  small  plant,  with  the  look  of  Ltparis  nepalensii. 

5.  LiSTBRA  cordata.     R.  Br.  I.  c. 

L.  foliis  subrotundo-ovatis  subcordatis  scapo  nudo  brevioribus,  racemo 
glabro,  bracteis  minimis  obtusis,  sepalis  ovatis  patentibus,  labello  lineari 
bipartito  basi  utrinque  lobato,  sepalis  vix  dupl5  longiore,  ovario  pedicelli 
longitudine. 

Ophrys  cordata.    Linn,  tp,  pi.  1340.    Engr,  Bot.  t.  358. 
Epipactit  cordate.    Swartx  Act,  Holm.  1800.  232.     Willd.  4.  88. 
Neottia  cordata.    Rich.  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  hemisphara  septentrionaU  utriusque  orbis;  humidis  alpiois  frigidis ; 
Anglis,  Lupponise,  Suecise,  omnis  Germanise  et  Helvetiae,  Sitchee, 
Labradoriae,  Unalaschks,  Americse  occtdentalis  et  orientalis,  {hab.  t.  sp.) 

This  little  plant  varies  much  in  stature.  I  have  it  3  incfies  high  from 
Sitcha  and  Lapland,  while  my  North  West  American  specimens  are  more 
than  a  foot  in  height.  It  seems  to  vary  a  little  in  the  form  of  the  leaves 
which  sometimes  become  oblate  :  otherwise  its  structure  appears  to  be 
very  uniform. 

6.  LisTERA  australis. 

L.  foliis  ovatis  acutis  scapo  nudo  brevioribus,  racemo  minutissim^  glan- 
duloso-scabro,  sepalis  ovatis  reflexis,  petalis  revolutis,  labello  lineari 
bipartito  basi  subsagittato  scpi^lis  ter  quater  longiore,  laciniis  setaceis, 
ovario  pedicellis  glandulosis  dupl5  breviore. 

Listera  conrallarioides.    Elliott  Carol.  2.  494. 

Hab.  in  Carolina ;  ElUott,  Drummond.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 


NEOTTEA — LISTERIDA.  457 

This  species  is  quite  distinct  from  L.  cordaia  to  which  it  approaches 
nearest,  and  is  readily  known  by  its  thin  ovate  leaves,  very  long  lip,  and 
loosely  racemose  flowers. 


Lisiera  reniformis  (Don  prodr.  p.  28)  is  the  Jopla  reniformU  described  at 
p.  304  ',  as  the  learned  author  has  obligingly  informed  me. 


CCLXIII.   NEOTTIA. 


NeotUa.    Lhm,  in  act,  ups,  1740.  p.  33.    Richard  diss.  37.    ErutUch,  gen,  m,  1551.  parte, 

nee  Swart zU,  Persoonii,  aui  Brownii, ^Neottidium.  Schlecht.JI,  Beroi.  LXF, 

Diostomiea.    Spenner,  /.  Friburg.  fide  Endl, 

Sepala  et  petala  conformia,  dbcolora*  patula  aut  reflexa.  Labellum 
iibenim,  pendulum,  oblongum,  sepalis  longius,  basi  excavatum,  apice 
bilobum.  Columna  elongata,  teres,  carnosa,  libera;  rostello  ovato, 
obtuso,  labio  stigmatis  inferiore  minore.  Clinandrium  planum,  margine 
carnosum,  rarb  in  cucullum  aut  processum  productum.  Anthera  dorsalis, 

ovata,  bilocularis.    PoUinia  2,  sulcata,  pulverea ;  glandnlfii  null&  ? 

Herbse  in  radicibus  parasitica,  apbyllee,  radicibus  carnosis  vermiculari- 
bus,  intertextis.    Scapus  vaginatus.     Flores  racemosi. 

It  seems  to  me  inexpedient  to  abstract  the  name  Neottia,  which  signifies 
a  nest,  from  the  Bird*s  nest  Orchis  or  Nidusavis  of  the  herbalists,  to  which 
it  was  originally  applied,  and  to  transfer  it  to  the  Lady*s  traces  (Spiranthes) 
in  which  the  '' Neottious '*  structure  does  not  exist.  No  critical  rules 
could  justify  the  measure,  even  if  supported  by  their  rigorous  application  ; 
which  is  not  the  case.  The  fact  is  that  the  word  was  first  used  by  Lin- 
nsus  in  the  Upsal  Transactions  for  1740,  when  he  applied  it  to  a  genus 
consisting  of  Spiranfhes  astivalis  and  Neottia  Nidus  avis.  The  word  itself, 
therefore,  if  it  is  worth  discussing  verbal  niceties  in  such  a  question,  is  at 
least  as  applicable  to  the  plant  for  which  I  retain  it,  in  common  with  a 
few  other  botanists,  as  it  is  to  Spiranthes. 

With  regard  to  the  genera  Neottia  and  Listera,  I  confess  there  is  nothing 
that  can  be  pointed  out  as  a  satisfactory  distinctive  mark  except  their 
habit }  and  therefore  the  latter  genus  would  have  to  be  suppressed  if  the 
structure  of  the  flowers  is  to  be  alone  insisted  upon.  But  the  habit  of 
these  plants  is  so  totally  dissimilar  that  I  think  it  would  be  unwise  to 
unite  them.  Reliance  has  been  placed  indeed  upon  a  character  for  sepa* 
rating  Lisiera  from  Neottia,  which,  at  first  sight,  seems  more  important 
than  it  really  is.  Lisiera  has  a  cucullate  anther-bed  and  Neottia  a  flat  one, 
and  when  L,  ovata  is  compared  with  N,  Nidus  Avis  and  listeroides  this  differ- 
ence becomes  very  striking;  but  L.  cordata,  and  some  of  the  other  small 
species,  has  the  borders  of  the  anther- bed  scarcely  at  all  elevated,  and 
i^.  kamtchatica,  with  the  habit  of  Nidus  avis  has  the  anther-bed  of  L.  ovata. 
The  elongation  of  the  column  is  not  more  uniform  -,  for  although  it  dis- 
tinctly occurs  in  all  the  Neottias,  yet  the  column  approaches  that  condition 
in  listera  Banksiana,  and  in  L»  convallarioides  is  as  long  in  proportion  as 
that  of  Neottia  Nidus  Avis, 

September,  1840.  o  o  o 


458  NEOTTEiE ^LISTERID^. 

1.  Neottia  Nidus  Avis.  Linn,  in  acL  ups.  1740.  p.  S3.  Rich,  orch, 
Europ.  37. 

N.  glabra^  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  erectis,  labelli  Liciniis  recurvis  rotuo- 
datis. 

Ophiys  Nidus  Avis.    Linn,  ap,  pi.  1339.    Eng,  Bot.  t.  48.     J7.  Dan,  t,  181. 
Epipactis  Nidus  Avis.    Swartz,  act,  holm,  1800.  p,  232.     Wtlld,  no.  9, 
Listera  Nidus  Aris.     Hooker,  Fl.  Lond.  t,  58. 
Neottidium  Nidus  Avis.     Neesjun,  gen,  germ,  c,  ic, 

Hab.  in  Europd  medid-,  Aoglia,  Suecia,  Germaoia^  Helvetia,  Huogaria,  in 
nemoribus  teiiebrosis.  (v.  v.  sp,) 

2.  Neottia  listeroides.     Lindl,  in  Royles  Himal.  p,  368. 

N.  pubescens,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis  refiexis,  labelli  elongati 
cuneati  laciniis  ciliatis  acutis  rectis :  luucrone  interjecto,  column^ 
incun'£i. 

Hab.  in  India  sepientrionali ;  in  montibus  prope  Mussooree,  Royle,  {hab. 
t,  sp,  comm.  eel,  inventor,) 

Of  ibis  curious  plant  I  possess  two  forms,  through  the  kindness  of  Dr. 
Royle ;  one  is  a  foot  high,  and  as  stout  as  the  European  species  ;  the 
other  is  a  thin  attenuated  individual,  but  little  larger  than  some  specimens 
of  List  era  cordata. 

3.  Neottia  kamtchatica. 

N.  subpubescens,  sepalis  oyatis  patentibus,  petalis  minoribus  linearibus 
obtusis,  labello  lineari  bilobo,  clinandrio  cucullato. 

Ophrys  camtscbatea.    Linn.  ap.  pi,  1343. 

Epipactis  camtscbatea.     Swartz.  acf.  holm.  1800.  ;».  232. 

Neottia  nectarii  labio  bifido  lineari.     Amctn.  acad,  2. 361.  t,  A.f.  24. 

Hab.  in  Sibiria,  (hab.  8,  sp.  comm.  eel,  acad,  sc.  Petrop,) 

This  plant  has  quite  the  habit  of  Neottia,  to  which  Linnaeus  rightly 
referred  it.     Its  flowers  are  small,  and  arranged  in  a  loose  raceme. 

4.  Neottia  micruntha. 

N.  glaberrima,  sepalis  lanceolatis  acuminatissimis  patentibus,  petalis 
minoribus  conformibus,  labello  breviore  ovato  acuminato  basi  excavato, 
clinandrio  nudo. 

Hab.  in  Sibiria,  PrescoU.  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

A  slender  plant,  a  foot  high,  with  a  narrow  raceme  of  distinct  flowers, 
the  smallest  in  the  genus,  and  an  ovate  taper-pointed  membranous  lip.  I 
only  know  it  from  a  single  specimen  given  me  by  the  late  Mr.  Prescott, 
without  any  other  mark  than  that  of  being  Siberian. 

Professor  Don  informs  me  that  the  Neotlias  described  by  him  in  the 
Prodromus  Fierce  Nepalensis  are  to  be  referred  to  the  following  plants : — 

Neottia  macrophylla  to  Herminium  congestum  p.  305. 

Neottia  monophylla  to  Herminium  gramineum  p.  305. 

Neottia  plantaginea  to  Dienia  congesta  p.  S'i. 


NEOTTEiE — LISTERipiB.  459 


CCLXIV.    CALOCHILUS. 

Calochilus.     R,  Brown,  prodr*  1.  320.     Endlicker,  gen,  pi,  no,  1580. 

Sepala  patula,  squalia,  omninb  libera.  Petala  minora,  erecta.  Labellum 
sessile,  simplex,  liberum,  dependens,  acuminatum,  disco  intus  margini- 
busque  barbatum.  Columna  camosa,  nana,  teres  ^  clinandrio  cucullato  ; 
rostello  acuto.     Anthera  stigmate  parallela,  intra  clinandrii  marginem 

inserta,  mticronata.  PoUinia  2.  sulcata. Herbae  glabrae  Australasicse^ 

radicibus   fibrosis.  (Bulbi   indivisi,  nudi,  R.  Br,)       Folia  ensiformia, 
canaliculata,  qusedam  caulina.     Racemus  angustus^  rarus.     Flores  rufi. 

1.  Calochilus  campestris.     R,  Brown,  L  c.     Bot,  Mag,  t.  3187* 

C.  labello  sepalis  acuminatis  parum  longiore,  acumine  semilanceolato 
laminfiL  5-plo  breviore,  column^  basi  biglandulos^  bracteis  apice  setaccis 
ovarium  superantibus,  spidL  rard  4-8-flor&,  foliis  radicalibus  cauli  subae- 
qualibus  anther^  mucrouat£i. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  tilm  tropic^,  tilm  temperate,  R.  Brown  -,  in  Tastnannid, 
in  solo  sterili  arenoso,  per  hiemem  humido,  Gunn,  919.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Stem  6  inches  to  1}  foot  high,  with  narrow  channelled  leaves  that  are 
nearly  as  long  as  the  stem.     Lip  6  lines  long. 

I  describe  this  plant  from  Tasmannian  specimens  given  me  by  Messrs. 
Gunn  and  Everett ;  and  they  are  certainly  the  same  as  the  species  figured 
in  the  Botanical  Magazine.  But  a  copy  of  a  drawing  by  Ferdinand  Bauer, 
of  Brown*s  Calochilus  campestris,  made  in  Shoal  Water  Bay,  represents 
that  plant  as  having  less  acuminate  sepals  and  bracts,  and  a  lip  with  a 
longer  beard.  Possibly  there  are  two  species  in  Au^.tralia,  to  which  Brown's 
character  equally  applies. 

2.  Calochilus  herbaccus. 

C.  labello  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  parum  longiore :  acumine  brevi  recto  semi- 
lanceolato, column£l  basi  biglandulos^,  bracteis  apice  setaceis  ovario 
aequalibus^  spica  brevi  2-4-flor^,  foliis  radicalibus  nuUis  caulinis  3  dis- 
tantibus  acuminatis,  anthera  mucronatli. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid ;  ad  Rocky  Cape,  aren£i  sterili,  Decembre  florens, 
Gunn,  920.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

This  plant  seems  distinct  from  C.  campestris,  (under  which  name  I  have 
sent  it  to  some  of  my  correspondents)  in  its  close  small  flowers  which  are 
pale  green  or  white,  in  the  want  of  radical  leaves,  and  its  tall  graceful 
habit.  The  glands  at  the  base  of  the  column  are  smaller  than  in  the  last. 
My  specimens  are  uniformly  of  the  same  height,  that  of  a  foot. 

3.  Calochilus  paludosus.     R.  Br,  I.  c.  Endlich.  iconogr,  t.  1580. 

C.  *'  labello  perianthio  duplb  longiore :  acumine  ligulato  flexuoso  dimidium 
laminae  sub8equante,column£i  basi  eglauduIos£l,  bracteis  ovario  brevioribus^ 
spic^  2-4-flor£l."  (anther^  obtus^.) 

Hab.  in  Australia  ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown. 

I  have  not  seen  this.  From  Bauer's  figure,  as  published  by  Endlicher, 
it  seems  very  like  C.  campestris,  but  more  slender,  with  a  more  tapering 


460  NEOTTEJE — LISTERTDA. 

labellum,  and  a  rounded^  not  mucronate  anther.  Brown  describes  the 
column  as  without  glands,  but  Bauer  seems  to  represent  them  at  fig.  C.  3. 
of  the  plate  above  quoted. 


CCLXV.    EPIPACTIS. 


Epipactis.     Camerar,  epit,  187.    Mailer  eminuttirp.  helv,  1,277,  L,C,   Riclutrd,  omho^ 
p.  29.  Jig.  8.     iVf «,  JuM.  geiu  pi,  ic,    Endlicher  genera^  mo.  1553. 

Flores  pedicellati.  Perianthium  patens,  conforme,  sepalis  petalisque  sub- 
sequalibus.  Labellum  oblongum,  liberum,  interruptum,  hypoehllio  con- 
cavo  carnoso,  epichilio  petaloideo  dilatato  indiviso  basi  calloso.  Co- 
lumna  teres,  vel  antic^  complanata,  stigmate  quadrato  deorsiiro  promi- 
nente.  Anthera  postica,  cordata,  mutica,  in  stigma  truncatum  apiculatum 
incumbens.     Pollinia  pulverea,  bipartita,  apice  angustata/  Herbg 

terrestres,  rhizomate  subterraneo  repente,  foliis  plicatis  basi  cucullatis. 
Flores  lax^  spicati,  semiherbacei,  saepius  purpurascentes,  pubescentes. 

Endlicher  has  rightly  referred  this  genus  to  Neotteae,  notwithstanding 
its  supposed  affinity  with  Cephalunthera,  which  stands  in  Arethuses. 

1.  Epipactis  palustris.  Swartz.  act,  holm,  1800.  p.  232.  WUld.  4,  84. 
Hook,  fl,  Lond,  t,  89.  Nees  jun.  gen,  pi.  ic,  Rchh,  Jl,  excurs,  1.  134. 
Mayrhof,  diss,  46. 

E.  foliis  lanceolatis  erectis  5-nerviis,  racenio  brevi  paucifloro,  bracteis  in* 
ferioribus  ovarii  longitudine,  hypoehllio  cuneato  truncato  margine  Isevi, 
epichilio  membranaceo  subrotundo  obtusissimo  undulato  basi  bilamellato 
sepalis  longiore. 

Hdleborine  palnstris  nostras.     Rati  syn,  384. 

SerapUs  longifolia.     Linn,  tiyst.  nat.  ed.  12.  2.  593.  Bot,  Cab,  156.   Host  tynops,  494. 

Serapias  palustris.     Scop,  earn,  2,  204.    £ng,  Bot.  t.  270. 

Helleborine  latifolia.    Fl,  Dan,  t.  267. 

Hab.  in  Europd  medial  et  australi,  usque  ad  Petropolim,  sed  vix  Asiae 
incola,  (v,  v,  sp,) 

The  short  racemes,  long  narrow  leaves^  and  thin  rounded  wavy  epichi- 
lium^  mnrk  this  species  distinctly. 

2.  Epipactis  microphylla.  Swartz.  act,  holm,  1800.  p,  232.  H^Uld.  sp, 
4,  84.  Waldst.  et  Kit,  pi.  hung,  t,  270.  Mayrhof,  diss.  46.  Koch.  Jl. 
germ,  695. 

E.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  lanceolatisque  enerviis  intermediis  et  superioribus 
internodio  brevioribus,  racemo  eloiigato  multifloro^  bracteis  inferioribas 
fioribus  longioribus,  hypoehllio  oblongo  margine  tenui  crispo,  epichilio 
ovato  acuto  crispo  basi  confus^  verrucoso  sepalis  squall. 

Serapias  microphylla.    Ehr,  Beitr,  4.  42.    Hoffm.Jl.  germ,  319. 

Hab.  in  Europd  australiore^  Hungarian  Sadler,  Florentie  Strangways, 
{hab,  s,  sp,) 

A  slender  plant  with  very  small  leaves^  and  yellowish  green  flowers 
smelling  of  cloves.  It  appears  very  distinct  from  both  £.  latifolia  <and 
atrorubens. 


NEOTTEiB — LISTERIDA.  461 

8.  Epipactis  latifolia.  Swariz.  art  holm.  1800,  p.  23<2.  WiUd.  $p.  pi.  4.  83. 
Hooker  Ft,  Lond,  1. 105. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  ovatisque  xnultinerviis  internodio  longioribus,  racemo 
elongato  roultifloro,  bracteis  inferioribus  floribus  paulo  longioribus, 
hypochilio  subrolundo  inttis  tuberculatim  calloso,  epichilio  breviore 
cordato  acuminate  basi  bituberculato  sepalis  pnulo  breviore. 

Serapias  latifolia.     Linn,  syst,  veg,  678.     Eng,  Bot,  t,  269. 
Serapias  Helleborine,  &c.    Linn,  $p,  pi,  1344. 
Epipactis  Helleborine.     Crantz,  auttr,fatc,  6.  467.  t,  \,f,  6.  c, 
Epipactis  uliginosa.     Fest.  fide  Rchb, 

/3.  bracteis  longioribxts, 

Epipactis  purpnrata.    Smith  Eng.  F/.  4.  41.    Eng,  Bot.  suppl,  t.  2775. 

Hab.  in  omni  £ifrop(i  medial  et  aastrali>  in  neinoribusj  necnon  in  monti- 
bus  altaicis,  Ledebour,  et  Sibiria,  Gmelin,  (v.  v.  sp,) 

Flowers  greenish,  almost  scentless,  tinged  with  pink.  The  epichilium 
is  acaminated,  a  little  crisp,  and  has  two  very  conspicuous  tubercles  at  the 
base;  the  hollow  of  the  hypothilium  is  well  described  by  Crantz  as 
'*  vernice  splendente  inuncta.**  I  have  examined  specimens  of  E.  purpu- 
rata  gathered  near  Woburn  by  Mr.  Forbes  3  and  I  see  little  or  nothing  to 
distinguish  them  from  £.  latifolia. 

4.  Epipactis  atrorubens.  Schultes  Oesterr.Jl,  1.  68.  Rchb.  ft,  excurs.  1.  133. 
pi.  crit.  Vlll.  Mayrhof.  diss.  45. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  ovatisque  multinerviis  internodio  longioribus,  racemo 
long^ssimo  multifloro,  bracteis  inferioribus  floribus  ssqualibus,  hypochilio 
ovali  leevi,  epichilio  subrotundo  piano  acuto  basi  bituberculato  sepalis 
paulo  breviore. 

^ipactis  latifolia  var.     HoJ^m.  d.JI,  2.  182.  Gaud,  heiv,  5.  465.  Koch,  Jl.  germ.  695,  Ac. 
E.  Firidiflora.     Rchb.  ic,  f,  1 142. 

Hab.  in  Germania  et  Hungaria,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

This  is  a  taller  plant  than  E.  latifolia,  with  much  longer  racemes,  and 
flowers  sweetly  perfumed  with  Vanilla,  usually  deep  purple,  sometimes 
green,  as  in  E.  latifolia  itself.  I  retain  it  as  a  distinct  species  chiefly  on 
account  of  the  form  of  the  labellum,  which  is  certainly  different  from  that 
of  E.  latifolia: 

5.  Epipactis  macrostachya.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  cat.  no.  7404. 

E.  foliis  oblongis  acuminatis  amplexicaulibus  multinerviis,  racemo  longis- 
simo  multifloro,  bracteis  foliaceis  inferioribus  floribus  duplb  longioribus, 
hypochilio  subrotundo,  epichilio  ovato  acuto  basi  Isevi  sepalis  breviore. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali ;  Gossain  Than^  Wallich.  (hab.  s.  sp,') 

This  species  is  extremely  like  E.  latifolia,  from  which,  however,  the 
acuminate  form  of  the  cauline  leaves,  and  the  long  leafy  bracts,  appear  to 
distinguish  it  sufficiently. 

6.  Epipactis  Royleaua.     Lindl.  in  Royles*  Illustr.  368. 

E.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis  amplexicaulibus  multinerviis,  racemo  raro 
paucifloro,  bracteis  inferioribus  foliaceis  floribus  duplb  longioribus,  hypo- 
chilio cuneato  truncato,  epichilio  parvo  ovato  obtuso  membranaceo : 
metachilio  rhombeo  carnoso  interposito. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali ;  Lippa,  prov.  Kunawur,  Royle,  (exam,  s.  sp,  in. 
hb,  Royle,) 

About  a  foot  high.    Raceme  in  the  specimen  I  examined  6*flowered^ 


462  NEOlTEiE — SPIRANTHID^. 

"With  leafy  concave  bracts.    The  lip  is  strikingly  different  from  that   of 
any  other  species. 

7.  Epipactis  herbacea.     LindL  in  RoyWs  Illustr.  S68. 

£.  foliis  ovalibus  acuminatis  multinerviis  basi  angustatis^  spidl  brevi  ses- 
sili,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  floribus  dup15  longioribus> 
hypochilio  subrotundo,  epichilio  ovato  acuminato  piano. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali -,  prov.  Mussooree,  Royle,  (p.  ic,  pict,  penes 
D,  Royle.) 

Apparently  distinct  from  E.  macrostachya  in  its  short  dense  spike  of  green 
flowers,  which  is  not  elevated  on  a  long  scape.  I  only  know  it  from  Dr. 
Royle's  drawings.  It  approaches  the  species  just  mentioned  in  the  details 
of  structure,  but  is  a  very  different  looking  plant. 

8.  Epipactis  americana.     LindL  in  Ann.  nat.  hist,  4.  385. 

£.  foliis  5-nerviis  inferioribus  ovalibus  superioribus  ensiformi-lanceolatis, 
bracteis  foHaceis  floribus  niultb  logioribus,  racemo  laxo  surstim  pubes- 
cente,  hypochilio  oblato  ventiicoso  medio  niuricato,  epichilio  muU5 
mioore  ovato  acumine  lat£i  membrannce^. 

Epipactb  gigantea.    Douglas  MSS.    Hooker.  Fl.  Bor.  am.  «.  220.  t.  202. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali  ^  Mexico,  juxta  Rio  del  Salto  cataractas,  locis 
umbrosis,  Aprili,  Hartweg  -,  Nova  Albion,  Douglas;  Texas,  Drummond ; 
{hab.  8,  sp.) 

This  species,  which  is  the  only  Epipactis  found  in  America,  has  a  range 
from  the  Rocky  Mountains  to  Mexico,  through  all  which  space  it  main- 
tains its  character.  I  owe  my  friend.  Sir  Wm.  Hooker,  an  apology  for 
not  adopting  the  name  he  found  among  Douglas's  plants  ;  but  as  there  is 
nothing  remarkable  in  the  stature  of  the  species  generally,  I  trust  he  will 
admit  my  name,  which  was  published  before  1  had  received  the  1 1th  part 
of  the  Flora  Boreali-americana.  The  species  has  fine  large  flowers  like 
E,  consimilis,  to  which  it  approaches  very  closely. 


Division  III.     SPIRANTHID^. 


CCLXVI.  CNEMIDIA. 

Cneniidia.     LindL  m  Bot,  Reg,  sub  161S,    Endlich,  gen,  15C6, Decaisnia.    Lindi, 

in  Wall.  Cat.  nee,  A,  Brongn. 

Perianthium  connivens.  Sepala  lateralia  semiconnata,  basi  in  calcare  spurio 
producta.  Labellum  posticum,  liberum,  calcaratum,  canaliculatum, 
acuminatum.  Columna  teres,  apice  acuminata,  rostello  acuminato 
bifido,  clinandrio  declivi  immarginato.    Anthera  subulata.    Pollinia  *i, 

caudicul^  subulatd. Herbae  caulescentes,  folioss,  rigidse,  ramosse, 

glabrae,  Indiae  orientalis.  Caules  v.  rami  diphylli,  basi  laxb  vaginati. 
Folia  lata,  plicata,  vaginantia,  quasi  opposita.  Racemi  densi,  pedunculo 
terminali  omnin5  nudo,  foliis  breviore.     Bractese  rigidse. 

Although  the  supposed  genus  to  which,  at  the  instance  of  M.  Adolphe 
Brongniart,  I  consented  that  the  name  of  Decaisnia  should  be  transferred, 
proves. to  be  the  same  as  Prescottia  (see  Ann.  of  Nat.  Hist,  vi.)  yet  I  do  not 
think  it  advisable  to  renew  the  name,  because  it  would  only  create  more 
confusion  than  already  exists. 


NEOTTE^ SPIRANTHID^.  463 

These  plants  are  m  foliage  like  Chloidia^  Evelyna  and  Sobralia. 

1 .  Cnemidia  angulosa.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7388.  sub,  Decaisnia. 

C.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acuminatis,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  carinatis  latera- 
libus  ultr^  medium  conoatis. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali ;  in  montibus  prov.  Sylhet,  Wallich,  Courtallum, 
mght  928.   (hab.  8,  sp,) 

Caulis  spithamsEus  et  ultra,  simplex  et  ramosus,  vaginis  4,  laxis,  rigidis, 
distantibus^  cucuUatis,  obtusis.  Folia  quasi  opposita,  3-5  poll,  longa^ 
5-3  i  lata.  Pedunculus  foliis  brevior.  Spica  brevis,  densa,  obtusa. 
Bractese  lineares,  acuminatae,  rigidse,  floribus  breviores.  Sepala  et 
petala  ovato-lanceolata,  acuta,  carinata.  Labellum  ovatum,  acumi- 
natum. 

2.  Cnemidia  semilibera. 

C.  foliis  ovalibus  utrinque  acutis,  sepalis  linearibus  obtusis  lateralibus 
infra  medium  liberis. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali,  Wallich.  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

This  species  is  very  like  the  last,  but  is  rather  larger,  and  has  a  longer 
spike.  The  distinction  in  the  flowers  is  remarkable  with  so  little  dif- 
ference of  habit. 


CCLXVII.  SPIRANTHES. 


Spiranthes.  Rich.  orch.  europ.  annot.  28.  (1817).  Endlicher  genera  plant .  no.  1547. 

Gyrostachys.     Pers,  syn.2   511.(1807). Ibidiiim.  Salisb.in  hart,   trans,  \,  2^1, 

(1612). Cyclopogon  et  Sarcoglottis.  Presl.  reliq.  H<enk.  vol,  1,— — Arbtotelia. 

Lour.Ji.  coch.  Ncottia.     Plurimorum, 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  latenilia  labello  supposita,  basi  obliqua  et 
in  ovarium  decurrentia  5  dorsale  petalis  agglutinatum.  Labellum  pedi 
productee  columnse  affixum,  unguiculatum,  rar5  sessile,  oblongum, 
ssepitis  apicc  dilatatum  nunc  trilobum,  semper  callis  duobus  infra 
medium  instructum,  columnar  adpressum,  eique  marginibus  inflexis 
arct^  adhserens.  Columna  basi  arcuatum  et  ovarii  apicem  obliqu^  ter- 
minans,  in  pede  productum,  teres  3  stigmate  ovato,  in  rostellum 
acuminatum  demtim  bifidum,  aut  obtusum  emarginatum,  rarb  corneum 
indivisum  producto.  Anthera  dorsalis,  acuminata,  v.  obtusa,  nunc 
membrane  apiculata,  bilocularis ;  clinnndrio  utrinque  membranaceo 
marginato.   PolHnia  2,  pulveren,  bipartita^  glandulse  communi  oblongs 

aflixa. Herbae,  utriusque  orbis,  terrestres,   saepitis   parviflorse  et 

glanduloso-pubescentes,  radicibus.  fasciculatis.  Folia  radicalia,  nunc 
caulescentia,  textur^  Orchidis  ;  nunc  omninb  deficientia.  Flores  spicati, 
spirales,in  sectione  Sarcoglottide  magni. 

The  botanist  who  would  separate  Sarcoglottis  from  Spiranthes  can  I 
think  do  so  only  upon  the  ground  assigned  in  the  distinctive  character 
here  proposed  for  it  as  a  section.  At  least  I  can  find  no  positive  structural 
mark  of  difference,  the  distinctions  between  the  tv^o  depending  upon 
slight  variations  in  form,  size  and  direction  of  the  floral  organs. 

From  Goodyera  Spiranthes  is  known  by  the  two  calli  at  the  base  of  its 
labellum,  which  adheres  to  the  column  by  its  middle^  essential  characters 


464  NEOTTEJB — SPIRANTHID.£« 

because  they  are  uniform,  and  especially  by  the  lateral  sepals  being  in  all 
cases  oblique  at  the  base,  and  running  down  the  ovary  more  or  less.  But 
it  is  not  to  be  distinguished  by  its  subulate  bifid  rostellum,  for  in  S, 
bracteota  and  others  that  part  has  the  form  of  Goodyera. 

Stenorhynchus  and  Pelexia  are  both  cut  off  by  the  want  of  calli  to  their 
lip. 

§  1.  EuspiBANTHBS.  Sepala  subparallela.  Labelli  porrecti  lamina  recta  out 
rectiuscula,  sqmlis  basi  parum  praductis  subaqualis.    Fiores  horizontales, 

A.  angustifolue ;  folis  nempe  linear ibus  v.  lanceolatis  in  petiolum  sensim 
angustatis. 

1.  Spirantbbs  sestiyalis.     Rich,  orch,  annot.  86.  MayrhoJ  dins,  37.     Koch, 
fi.  germ.  696.     Rchb.  pL  crit,  t.  337. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  lineari -lanceolatis,  floribus  jspiralibus, 
bracteis  glabris  ovatis  ovario  longioribus,  labello  oblongo  glabro 
(tuberculis  fu&iformibus.) 

Neottia  estiralif.     luxm.  enc.A,  b67.     Per*,  »yn.2.bl\.    Host  Jl,  mutr.  2,  542.   Hooker ^ 

Fi.Brit.Ji.ed.4.3\S, 
Ophrys  aestlTa.     Balb,  addit,  96.  ex  Koch, 

Hab.  in  Europd  medid  in  pascuis  et  pratis,  Jul.  Aug.  florens ;  etiam  in 
Samii,  Babington.  {hab,  s  sp.) 

Certainly  a  distinct  plant  from  S.  auiumnalis,  and  readily  known  by 
its  narrow  ensiform  leaves  and  leafy  stem.  Flowers  white,  much  less 
secund,  and  in  a  thinner  raceme. 

2.  Spibanthes  Romanzoffiana.     Chamtss,  in  Linnaa.  3.  32. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  lanceolatis  scapo  folioso  evaginato 
sequalibus,  spic£l  oblongSl  dens&  glabriusculd,  bracteis  foliaceis  floribus 
longioribus,  sepalis  lateralibus  dorsali  mult5  latioribus,  hibello  oblongo* 
lanceolato  obtuso  basi  latiore  apice  crispatulo. 

Hab.  in  Unalaschka,  in  alveo  turfoso  convallium  infimorum,  passim, 
'Chamiuo,  Eschscholiz,  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Fischer.) 

A  dwarf  species  in  the  way  of  S.  asUva lis  with  all  the  short  stout  stem 
leafy,  and  not  clothed  with  scales.  The  oblong  flower-heads  with  long 
leafy  bracts  give  it  a  very  distinct  appearance.  The  specimens  I  have 
seep  vary  in  height  from  3  to  7  inches. 

3.  Sriranthes  gemmipara.     Lindl,  synops.  257* 

Neottia  gemmipara.    Smith,  Engl.Jl.  4.  36.    Eng.  Bot.  SuppL  t,  2786. 

Hab  in  Hibernia ;  prope  Castletown  in  sinu  Bantry,  Jas.  Dnimmond.  (v. 
s.  in  hb.  Smith.) 

That  this  obscure  plant  is  actually  the  same  as  Spiranthes  Romanzoffiana 
I  cannot  absolutely  affirm,  because  I  have  had  no  opportunity  of  examining 
its  flowers.  But  the  resemblance  between  them  is  so  great  that  I  scarcely 
entertain  a  doubt  upon  the  subject. 

4.  Spirantbbs  australis.     lAndl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  823. 

5.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  linearibus  aut  lineari-lanceolatis  obtusis 
acutisve  nunc  ensiformibus,  floribus  spirulibus  glabris  aut  sspitis  pubes- 


NBOTTEiE — SPIRANTHID^.  465 

centlbus,  bracteis    ovatis    ovario  longioribus,  labello  oblongo   apicc 
dilatato  crispo  supra  piloso. 

Neottia  crispata.     Blume  E\jdr,  406. 

cu  spiciL  pubescente  mediocri. 

Epipactis  foHis  plerisque  ex  lineari-lanceolatis.     GmeUJl,  sib.  1.  /.  3./.  L 

NeotUa  amcena.    M.  Bieb.Ji.  tour,  cauc,  3.  606. 

Spiranthes  amoena.    Bnmgn,  enum.pl.  chin,  63.    Ltd.  fi,,  alt^  4.  173. 

/3.  spied  pubescente  elongate  pluries  spirali. 

Neottia  flezuosa.     Smith  in  Rees. 

S.  flexuosa.    LindL  itt^Bot.  Reg.  823.     Spreng,  syst.  L  c, 

Neottia  australis.    R.  Broum  prod.  319.    Don  prodr.fi,  ncp.  27. 

y.  spic^  valdb  elon^t£l  pubescente,  floribus  minoribus. 

Neottia  parriflora.    Smith  in  Rees. 

S.  panriflora.    Lindl,  I.  c. 

?  Neottia  stratenmatica.    R,  Br,  prodr.  319. 

?  Spiranthes  stratenmatica.    Lindl.  in  Bat,  Reg,  823. 

?  Orchis  stratenmatica.    Linn.  sp.  pi.  1336.  fi.  zeyL  319. 

d.  spicll  breviore  pubescente,  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  (planiaginea), 

S.  Wigbtiana.    Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  737S. 

€.  spidL  glabr^. 

S.  pudica.    LindL  ColL  Bot.  t.  30.    Spreng.  syst.  3. 708. 
Aristotelia  spiralis.    Lour.fi.  cochinch. 
Neottia  sinensis.    Pers.  syn.  2. 511. 

Hab.  in  Ada,  a  gradu  50*  lat.  Sept.  ad.  43^^™.  lat.  aust. ;  ad  Ircutiam  et 
Catharinopolin,  Gmelin  3  Doroninsk,  Prescott ;  Bootan,  Griffithherh.  ind. 
19.;  per  omnem  Indiam  septen trionalem,  Ao^/e,  ^^aiZicA ;  necnon  in 
montibua  peninsulee,  Wight,  et  Zeylonse,  Walker  i  in  China,  f^achell; 
Java,  Blume  ;  Australia  ad  Portum  Jackson  in  palustribus,  Cunningham  ; 
Tasmannia,  Gunn  754 ;  (v.ferl  omnes  s.  sp.^  e,  v.  c.  et.  s.  sp.  collegit  eel. 
Vachell.) 

Of  this  very  variable  plant  I  have  examined  specimens  from  every 
country  above  enumerated,  except  from  Java ;  and  I  have  little  doubt  that 
all  the  forms  and  synonyms  above  quoted  belong  to  one  and  the  same 
species.  To  var.  y  some  uncertainty  may  attach,  but  it  does  not  seem  to 
me  to  possess  any  greater  peculiarity  than  that  of  the  flowers  being  a 
little  smaller.  Differences  in  stature,  pubescence,  colour  and  developement 
of  inflorescence,  and  the  uncommon  circumstance  of  an  Orchidaceous  plant 
being  so  widely  dispersed  (for  the  species  of  the  order  are  usually  local) 
have  been  the  causes  of  so  many  species  being  proposed.  In  all  'the 
varieties  1  find  the  leaves  inconstant  in  form.  The  var.  h  is  very  like  S. 
autumnalis,  and  has  the  greatest  claim  to  be  regarded  as  a  species. 

This  species  scarcely  differs  from  S.  (Estivalis  except  in  the  rounded 
dilated  hairy  apex  of  the  lip  and  constantly  smaller  flowers.  Sprengel, 
with  singular  perversity,  characterizes  my  S.  pudica,  which  is  remarkable 
for  its  perfect  smoothness,  as  a  pubescent  species  !  and,  while  he  distin- 
guishes after  me  S,  parviflora,Jiexuosa  et  pudica,  reduces  to  S.  amcena,  my 
S.  congesta,  which  is  really  a  different  species. 

As  it  appears  that  the  Orchis  strateumatica  of  Linnsus  is  a  Neottia, 
according  to  Brown's  idea  of  that  genus,  I  presume  it  must  belong  ^o 
this  species  because  I  have  seen  no  other  Spiranthes  from  Ceylon  -,  at  the 
same  time  it  is  to  be  observed  that  the  character  given  by  Linnaeus  is 
altogether  at  variance  with  the  genus  Spiranthes. 

September  1840.  p  p  p 


466  NROTTB  A —  SPIRANTHIDJS. 

5.  Spiranthes  congesta.     LindL  in  Bot,  Reg.  8^3.  cam  char. 

5.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  lanceolatis,  Bcapo  bivaginato,  spied,  pauci- 
flor&  conicSl  piiberul&,  bracteis  ovatis  setaceo-acuminatis  floribus  bre- 
▼ioribus,  label lo  oblongo  basi  contracto  subauriculato  apicc  brevi  ro- 
tundato  coDcavo  dis^co  pabescente  margiiie  piano  :  call  is  obsoleds. 

Uab  in  Sibiria.  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  eel,  Prescott  ex  hb,  Htumann,) 

I  should  have  referred  this  plant  to  Sp,  anstraUs  if  I  did  not  attach  great 
Importance  to  the  two  cnlli  at  the  base  of  the  lip  and  the  form  of  that 
organ^  as  marks  of  specific  distinction  j  here  the  calli,  instead  of  being 
large  conspicuous  tubercles,  are  narrow  indistinct  lines,  and  the  lip  is  by 
no  means  crisp  at  the  apex.  The  very  short  conic.il  inflorescence,  not 
exceeding  an  inch  in  length,  seems  also  to  be  a  fartlicr  point  of  difference, 
I  only  know  the  species  by  two  good  specimens  given  me  by  the  late  Mr. 
Prescott  with  a  label  marked  "  Neottia —  e  Sibiria,  herb  .Heumaun." 

6.  Spirantues  tenuis. 

S.  fbliis  omnibus  radicalibus  lineari-lanceolatiscoriaccis  patulis,  scapo  erecto 
gracili  glabro  3-vaginato,  spicft  tenui  multiflor&ovariisque  pubescentibus, 
bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  floiibus  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari- 
bus  acutis  cr y stall! no-papulosis,  labello  oblongo  apice  rotundato  crispo 
pubescente  :  callis  clavatis  liberis. 

Hab.  in  Guayand  gallicd,  Martin,  {hab.  s,  sp.  comm,  eel.  N,  B.  H^ard.) 

A  very  slender  plant,  a  span  in  height,  with  the  appearance  of  S.  australis. 
Its  leaves  ap|>ear  to  be  umch  thicker  in  texture  than  is  usual  in  the  genus. 

7.  SpiRANTnES  ovalis. 

S.  glaberrima,  foliis  radicalibus  el  caulinis  lineari  ensiformibus  acutis,  spic& 
ovali  dens&  multiflorSl,  bracteis  ovatis  acutis,  sepalis  petalisque  lineari- 
bus  obtusis,  labello  oblongo  membranaceo  apice  recurvo  crispo ;  callis 
elongatis  falcatis  sagittam  referentibus. 

Hab.  in  Texas,  Drummond,  {exam,  s,  sp.  in  herb.  Hooker,) 

A  plant  from  6  to  9  inches  high.  Spike  like  that  of  S.  odoraia,  but 
much  smaller,  and  the  flowers  not  larger  than  those  of  Si  gracilis,  A  very 
distinct  and  apparently  rare  plant  ^  for  it  seems  that  Mr  Drummond  found 
only  three  specimens,  all  preserved  in  Hooker's  Herbarium. 

8.  SpiRANTHESgraminea.     LindL  in  Benth.  PL  Hartweg,  p,  25.  no.  224. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  lato- lineari  bus  acutis  basi  angustatis, 
scapo  vaginato  apice  tomentoso,  spic&  ovuli-lanceolaiH  densll  multiflorft, 
bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  floribus  sequalibus,  sepalis  pubescentibus 
petalisque  linenribus  obtusis,  labello  ovato  membranaceo  glabro  apice 
crispo  rotundato ;  railis  subrotundis  adnatis. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  in  uliginosis  Lagos,  Hartweg,    {hab.  s.  sp.) 

The  nearest  affinity  of  this  species  is  with  Sp.  ovalis,  from  which  it 
differs,  not  only  in  the  characters  above  given,  but  in  its  greater  stature, 
(my  specimen  is  nearly  Ij  foot  high)  narrow  leaves,  and  mudi  more 
simply  twisted  spike,  which  in  S,  ovalis  seems  to  have  several  spires  as 
in  S,  odoraia  and  its  allies.. 


NBOTTBiB SPIRANTHIDJi.  467 

9.  Spibanthes  cernua.  Rich.  orcK  annot.  37*  Hooker  flot.  bor,  amer, 
2.  202. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  lineari-lanceolatis  scapi  fer^  longitndiDe^  spicfil  dens^ 
tortili  pubescente,  bracteis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  incurvis  pilosis  flo- 
ribus  aequalibusy  labello  oblongo  medio  noDoibil  constricto  apice  rotun- 
dato  crispo  membranacco :  callis  minutis  conicis. 

NeoUia  cernua.     WUU,  ap.pl.  4.  7b.    Sweet  BriLjl,  gartL  1. 42.    B^t,  Mug,  i,  1568. 
Opbrys  cernua.     Linn.  tp.pL  1340. 

Hab.  in  Americd  septentrionali ;  a  Canada  ad  Louisianam^  {hab,  s.  sp,) 
Flowers  large,  white,  very  slightly  downy. 

10.  Spiranthbs  longilabris. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus   •••»,  spieft  laxk  secund^  multiflorll  pilosli,  bracteis 
,  lanceolatis  acnoiinatis  glabris  floribas  brevioribus,  labello  ovato-lanceo- 
lato  acuminato  apice  retrorsum  lacero  carnoso  :  callis  conicis. 

Hab.  in  Louisiana,  Drummond,  (Jiab.  s,  sp,) 

This  is  next  S.  cernua,  of  which  it  has  much  the  appearance  at  first 
sight}  but  its  smooth  bracts,  secund  flowers,  and  very  different  lip, 
distinguish  it. 

11.  Spiranthes  porrifolia. 

S.  glaberrima,  foliis  radicalibus  cai;1inisque  strictis  ensiformibus  acuminatis 
inferioribus  lanceolatis,  spic£l  densli  tortili  multiflorSl,  bracteis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  acuminatis  floribus  aequalibus,  labello  ovato*lanceolato  acu- 
minato recurvo  canaliculato  obtuso,  callis  elongatis  rectis. 

Hab.  in  America  boreali-occidentali,  Douglas,  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

A  beautiful  species  with  the  habit  of  5.  odorata.  My  specimens  are 
from  1  to  1 J  foot  high,  and  the  spike  of  flowers,  from  3  to  4  inches  long, 
is  extremely  dense. 

12.  Spiranthes  odorata.  ' 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  ensiformibus  acutis,  spic&  dens^  tortili 
pilosft  multiflorfil,  bracteis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  florum  long^tudine, 
sepalis  lineari-lanceolatis  apice  glabris  lateralibus  patentissimis,  labello 
lanceolato  recurvo  minutissim^  ciliolato  dorso  scabro  3  callis  marginali- 
bus  elongatis  cirdnatis. 

Neottia  odorata.     Nutt»  in  Joum,  acad.  naU  tc,  Philad.  VIII,  98. 

Hab.  in  Carolina ;  ripis  lutosis  inundatis  fluvii  Neuze,  prope  Newbern, 
cum  Eryngio  virginiano,  Nuttall;  Novo  Aureliano,  Drummond,  333, 
{hab,  8,  sp.) 

The  largest  and  finest  Spiranthes  in  the  United  States,  possessed  of  a 
very  sensible  and  delicate  fragrance.  The  flowers  white,  slightly  inclin- 
ing to  green.  The  root  runs  considerably,  and  possesses  very  thick 
branching  fibres.  The  leaves  are  also  very  long  and  numerous ;  the 
bracts  nearly  the  length  of  the  flowers,  and  sharply  acuminate ',  the  lip 
entire  and  delicately  edged  with  a  slender  curling  fringe.  It  flowers  late. 
Nuttall,  I.  c. 

13.  Spiranthes  latifolia.     Torrey  in  litt. 

8.  foliis  radicalibus  caulinisque  oblongis  elongatis  basi  angustatis,  spie^ 
dens^  brevi  tortili  puberul^l,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  apice  incurvis 


468  NBOTTBJE SPIRANTUIDA. 

floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  obtusissimis  gabris,  labello  sub* 
quadrato  oblongo  membranaceo  apice  subcrispo :  callis  obsoletis. 

Neottia  cemua,  var,  latifolU.     Torrey  comp,  320. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionaU ;  in  pro  v.  Novebor.  occidentem  versus, 
Torrey^  {hab,  $,  sp.  comm,  ceU  inventor.) 

A  species  truly  distinct  from  S.  cernua,  with  smaller  flowers,  a  different 
lip,  and  broad  leaves  of  quite  another  form.  My  specimens  vary  from  4 
to  9  inches  in  height. 

14.  Spiranthes  diuretica.     LindL  in  BoL  Reg.  823. 

S.  foliis  ensiforraibus  omnibus  radicalibus,  scapo  glabriusculo  vagints 
brevibus  distantibus  acutis,  spic&  densft  elongat^l  conidl  tomentosft, 
bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  florum  longitudine,  sepalis  acuminatis  apice 
glabris,  labello  pubescente  oblongo  basi  cucullato  apice  subrotundo 
dilatato  papilloso  undulato. 

Spiranthes  Null.    Rich  orch,  annot,  37. 

Neottia  diuretica.     JFilid.  4.  73. 

Epipactis  floribus  uno  versu  dispositiii  vulg6  Nuil.    Feuill,  peruv,  2.  26.  /.  17. 

Hab.  in  Chile,  Feuillfee,  Macrae,  Bridges  607,  (hab.  s.  tp.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

Flowers  pale  green  in  conical  spikes  from  2  to  4  inches  long.  Stems 
1  to  Ij  foot  high. 

15.  Spiranthes  tortilis.  Rich,  orch,  annot.  S7> 

3.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  linearibus  (subpedalibus),  scapo  (bipedali) 
vaginato  glabro,  spick  laxiuscul&  spirali,  floribus  approximatis  secundis 
cernuid  glabris,  labello  medio  carinato  laming  reflex£l  concavd  triloba  : 
lobis  rotundatis  medio  majori  maigine  crenulatis. 

Satyriuro  spirale.     Swartz,  Prodr.llS. 
Neottia  tortilis.     Swartz.  fl.  ind.  occ.  1406  /.  28./.  r. 
Neottia  quadridentata.       Willd.  4.  73.  fide  Richard ;  idevgue. 
Ophrys  peruviana,    ^ubl.  guyan.  2.  816. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica  occidentali  in  graminosis  aridis  montiuni,  Swartz. 

16.  Spiranthes  bicolor.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  S23. 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicahbus  lanceolatis  petiolatis,  scapiglabri  vaginis  her- 
baceis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  subimbricatis^  spic^  elongate 
secund^  tomentos4  spirali,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  floribus  mult6 
longioribus,  sepalis  petalis(|ue  basi  gibbis  lateralibus  patulis^  labello 
lineari-oblongo  canaJiculato  basi  cordato  apice  transverso  rotundato 
obsolete  trifido  aut  crenulato  inttls  minute  papilloso. 

Neottia  bicolor.     Ker.  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  794. 

Hab.  in  Jamaicd,  Geo.  Don,  (v.  v.  c.) 

It  is  stated  in  the  Botanical  Register^  by  mistake,  that  this  plant  was 
brought  from  Trinidad ;  it  was  found  in  Jamaica  by  Mr.  George  Don, 
while  there  in  the  service  of  the  Horticultural  Society.  The  leaves  are 
sometimes  whole  coloured  and  sometimes  mottled,  as  in  5.  picta.  The 
base  of  all  the  sepals  is  equally  inflated,  so  as  to  make  the  little  white 
flowers  protuberant  all  round  above  the  neck  of  the  ovary. 

17.  Spiranthes  plantaginea. 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  erectis  lanceolatis  nervosis  petiolatis,  scapi 
glabri  vaginis  distantibus  appressis  obtusiusculis,  spidi  elongate  simpli- 
citer  spirali  subsecund^  tomentos4,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  florum 


NEOTTEiE SPIBANTHIDiE.  469 

longitudine,  sepalis  petalisque  linearibus  acutis  glabris,  labello  lineari- 
oblongo  carnoso  glabro  apice  cuneato  elongato  obsolete  trilobo  -,  calHs 
spbeericis  adnatis. 

Hab*  in  Peruvia,  ad  Obrajillo,  Mathews,  676.  {hab.  s,  sp.) 

A  plant  with  the  habit  of  Sp,  elata,  but  quite  smooth,  and  with  much 
shorter  spikes. 

IS.  Spirantheb  peruviana.     Presl,  reliq.  Hank.  1.  93. 

S.  "  spic&  subtortili,  bracteis  flore  eequilongis,  labello  ovato  crenato  con- 
cavo  carinato>  foliis  petiulatis  lanceolatis  acutis,  tuberibus  oblongis.** 

Hab.  in  montanis  Peruvia  ad  Huanuco,  PresL 

Said  by  Presl  to  be  near  S.  autumnalis,  from  which  it  differs  in  the 
roots,  leaves,  and  lip.  "  Leaves  acute,  Innceolate,  nerved,  netted,  all 
growing  from  the  root,  2  inches  long,  tapering  into  a  petiole  about 
an  inch  long.  Scape  8  inches  high.  Spike  more  than  an  inch  long, 
somewhat  twisted.  Lip  ovate,  smooth,  crenated,  deflexed  at  the  point, 
but  not  at  all  crisp.'* 

19.  Spiranthes  ?  macrostachya.  Poppig.  et  EndUch.  n,  g.  el  sp.  2.  8.  t 
110.  a— /f. 

S.  'Habello  ovato,  acuto,  denticulato,  integro,  nudo>;  sepalis  superioribus 
conniventibus>  interioribus  angustissimis,  inferioribus  falcatis,  bracteis, 
ovatfs  ovario  brevioribus,  spica  elongata  floribusque  resupinatis  dense 
pubescentibiis  ^  foliis  lanceolato-linearibus.*' 

Crescit  in  Perz<ri(f  c.  Spiranthe  insequilatera.  Poppig.  Herba  lJ-9-pedalis. 
Spica  semipedalis  vix  spiralis.  Flores  albidi,  constanter  resupinati. 
An  Cranichis? 

fi,  laiifoluE  ;  foliis  nemp^  ovatis  v.  oblongis  in  petiolum  subitb  angustatis. 

20.  Spiranthes  autumnalis.  Rich,  orch.  annot,  37*  Mayrhof.  dissert.  36. 
Neesjun.  gen,  germ,  ic.    Koch,  Fl.  germ,  696. 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  ovatis  v.  ovato-oblongis  in  petiolum  angus- 
tatis, floribus  spiralibus  secundis,  bracteia  pubescentibus  ovatis  ovario 
longioribus,  labello  apice  rotundato  glabro,  (tuberculis  ovatis.) 

Neottia  spiralis.    Swartt,  Fl,  ind,  occ,  1408.     WiUd,  tp,  pi,  4.  73.  (a).    Hooker  Brit.  Jl. 

Mf.4.318. 
Ophrys  spiralis.    lAnn,  sp,pl,  1340.    Eng,  Bot.  t,  541. 
Epipactis  spiralis.    Crantt  austr.  6. 473. 
Neottia  aatnmnalis.    Hott.Jt,  autlr.  2.  542. 
Ibidinm  spirale.    SaUtb.  in  Hort,  Trans,  1. 261. 

Hab.  per  omnem  Europam,  in  pratis  humidis,  Aug.  Sept.  florens  -,  etiam  in 
Algeria,  Bov4,  (r.  v.  s.) 

Flowers  white,  deliciously  sweet. 

81.  Spiranthes  aprica. 

S.  foliis  radicalibus  ovato-oblongis  concavis,  scapo  pubescente  in  medio 
vagin^  solitari^  acuminatSl  aucto,  spidk  secund^  pauciflord  (3-5)  lax&, 
bracteis  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus  pubescentibus,  sepalis  giabris 
dorsali  valdb  convexo  acuminato,  labello  ovato  carnoso  sessili  apice 
abruptb  in  laminam  minutam  crispam  membranaceam  dilatato :  callis 
minimis  dentiformibus. 


470  NEOTTBiB 9PIRANTHIDJ5. 

Bab.  in  BratiUa  amstrc^,  ad  Portam  Alegre  in  8ok>  (hiriasiaio  aicco, 
Tweedie,  {hab,  s,  tp,  comm.  ctL  Hooker.) 

About  8  inches  high.  Leaves  appear  to  grow  after  the  period  of  flow- 
ering, at  which  time  they  are  very  small  and  young.  The  flowers  are 
about  the  size  of  S.  truncata. 

32.  Spiranthes  truncata.     Lindl.  in  hort, 

S.  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutis,  scapo  gracili  distanter  vaginato  g^abrios- 
culo,  spic^  lax£l  pauclflorft  (  6-7  )  pilos^,  bracteis  acuminatis  ovario 
sequalibns,  sepalis  linearibus  omnibus  basi  ventrieosis  pilosis,  label lo 
carnoso  lineari  canaliculato  apice  dilatato  trilobo  :  lobo  medio  abnipt^ 
truncato  angulis  lateralibus  acutis. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia,  sub  Musis  inter  folia  putresceotia,  Descourtilz.  (o.  e.  r. 
comm.  ceL  Bateman,) 

A  delicate  little  plant  about  a  span  high  with  6  or  7  nodding  distant 
flowers,  llie  lip  is  white  a  little  streaked  with  crimson  -,  the  upper  sepal 
is  emerald  green,  the  lower  are  paler. 

23.  Spiranthes  Preslii. 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  ovato  -  oblongis  acutis  in  petiolum  paul6 
breviorem  abrupt^  contractis,  scapo  lax^  vaginis  acuminatis  vestito 
supem^  pubcscentei  spic&  tenui,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  floribus 
longioribus,  labellum  ovatum  concavum  sub  apice  piano  spathulato- 
subrotundo  constrictum. 

Cyclopogon  oralifolium.     Presl,  reliq,  UanK  1.  93.  /.  13./.  1. 

Hab.  in  montanis  Peruvia,  ad  Huanuco,  Presl. 

This  plant  is  very  like  Physurus  minor,  and  probably  possesses  no  mark 
of  distinction  from  Spiranthes.  The  three-lobed  pVocess,  said  to  exist  at 
the  base  of  the  lip,  is  I  fear  only  the  column  imperfectly  seen, 

24.  Spiranthes  elata.  .  Rich,  orch.  annot.  37* 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  oblongis  petiolatis  nervosis,  scapi  squamis 
linearibus  acuminatis  baud  vaginantibus,  8pic£k  elongat^l  simpliciter 
apirali  pubescente,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus, 
sepalis  linearibus  obtusis  glabris,  labello  carnoso  sessili  lineari  canalicu- 
lato basi  ventricoso  apice  truncato,  column^  pubescente. 

Neottia  elata.     Swartx.  act.  holnu  1800.  p.  226.  /.  ind.  occ,  1403.  WilUL  4.  72.  Bet. 

Mag.  /.  1475. 
Neottia  minor.    Jacq,  coll.  3. 172.  ie.  tar.  601.  hot.  rep.  t.  376. 

Hab.  in  India  occidenlali ;  sylvis  depressis  Jnmaicse  et  Hispaniolse,  Swartz. ; 
Sage  mount,  Tortola,  Schomhurgk ;  necnon  in  Brasilia,  in  missionibus, 
herb.  Hooker,  et  in  descensu  M.  Corcovado  versus  urbem,  locis  apricis 
granosis,  et  alibi  Martins,  (v.  v.  c.  et  hab,  s.  sp.) 

This  was  formerly  common  in  finglish  gardens  ;  but  it  seems  to  have 
disappeared.  Its  stems  are  from  1  to  1^  foot  high  and  stand  erect 
above  the  broad  spreading  leaves.     The  flowers  are  small  and  white. 

25.  Spiranthes  insequilatera.     Poppig.  et  Endlich.  n,  g.  et  sp,  2.  7*  ^«  1 10. 

S.  "  labelli  spathulati  utrinque  emarginati  lobo  terminali  obcordato, 
integerrimo,  nudo;  sepalis  superioribus  conniventibus,  interioribus 
apice  rotundatis,  inferioribus  falcatis ;  bracteis  linearibus  ovario  loDgio- 


NBOTTfiiE SPIRANTHIDiE.  471 

ribus;  spica  pubescente^  foliis  longe  petiolatis^  ovatis  vcl  8ubrotundi8> 
acutis>  obliquis,  insequilateris.*' 

Hab.  in  sylvia  Peruvia  orientalis  ad  prdediuin  Pampayaco.  Floret  Julio, 
Poppig. 

26.  Spiranthes  lineatfl. 

S.  g:laberrima,  fblils  omnibus  radicalibus  ovatis  acuminatis  petiolatis, 
scapi  va^inisdistantibus  teneris  supremis  ndpressis,  spidl  simpliciter 
spiral!  elongate  rark,  bracteis  floribus  brevloribus.  ovario  cylindraceo, 
sepal  is  linearibus  obtusis,  petalis  medio  lineatis  acutissimi€,  labeUi  la- 
min^  rotundat(k  angulat^  lineis  tribus  notat^. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia,  Mortius  5  sylvis  densissimis  provinci®  St.  Panli,  Des- 
conrtilz,  {exam,  s.  sp,  in  hb,  Martins  et  v,  ic,  pict,) 

M.  Descourtilz  represents  this  plant  as  throwing  out  very  thick  suc- 
culent fibres  over  dead  sticks.  The  €tem  is  1  to  2  feet  high  Uud  clothed 
with  transparent  scales  ;  the  flowers  are  white,  very  -delicate,  about  as 
large  »s  those  of  S.  elata  with  a  deep  emerald  green  line  along  each  peitai^ 
and  3  such  streaks  upon  the  broad  apex  of  the  labellum. 

27.  Spirantes  cudpidata. 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  patentibus  lat^  oblongis  acutis  aut  apice  ro- 
tuadatis  cuspidatis^  scapi  basi  glabri  vaginis  laxifi  acuminatis  ssep^  im- 
bricatis,  spic^  scapo  sequali  spiral!  lax^  tomentos^,  bracteis  lineari-lan* 
ceolatis  acuminatis  floribus  squalibus^  sepalis  lateralibus  acuminatis  et 
ovario  tomentosis,  labello  obovato  lasv!  apice  crenulato  basi  canaliculate 
ob  callos  duos  elongatos  liberos  sagiltato. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia ;  Villae  Viciosse  in  sylvis,  Martius ;  ad  Rio  grande, 
Tweedie,  (exam,  8,  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

The  broad  spreading  root  leaves,  the  short  scape  closely  cor-ered  with 
sheaths,  and  often  not  longer  than  the  spike,  are  unlike  anj  oiher 
species  hero  described. 

28.  Spiranthes  bracteosa.     LindL  in  Bol.  Reg,  t,  1934. 

S.  bracteosa ;  foliis  rosulatis  oblongis  acutis,  scapo  pubescente,  bracteis 
squamisque  scapi  Uneari-lanceolatis  fuliaceis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis 
ovatis  pubescentibus  acutis  lateralibus  basi  counatis,  spicSl  rar&  rect&, 
lobis  lateralibus  rotundatis  intermedio  labello  pubescente  canaliculato 
trilobo  subcuneato  rotundato  apiculato  papilloso. 

Hab.  in  Brazilia  ;  ad  Rio  Grande,  Tweedie,  (v.  v,  c,  et  s,  sp,  in  hb. 
Hooker,) 

The  anther  and  rostellum  of  this  plant  are  very  much  like  those  of 
Goodyera^  and  shew  thot  the  form  of  those  organs  is  of  no  generic  conse- 
quence among  Neottes. 

29.  Spiranth>e8  brevilabris. 

S.  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  oblongis  basi  obtusis  petiolo  longioribus, 
apidL  tortili  hi«pid4,  bracteis  lanceolatis  florum  longitudinc,  labello 
;brevi  oblongo  utrinque  rotundato  apioe  crispo  medio  pubescente :  callis 
cpassis  rectis  obtusis  ioiramarginalibus  barbatis. 

/3.  spicfii  longiore  minus  hispid^  floribusqoe  majoribus. 


472  NEOTTEJB — SPIRANTHIDi«. 

Hab.  in  Texas,  Drummond,  Andrieux,  {hab,  «.  $p,) 

This  seems  distinct  from  5.  gracilis,  to  which  it  is  the  most  nearly  allied, 
in  its  spikes  being  very  dense  and  covered  with  coarse  short  hairs  ;  the  lip 
too  has  quite  a  different  form.  Flowers  are  stated  by  Andrieux  to  be 
purple. 

The  var*  fi  is  much  stouter  and  stronger  than  the  other,  but  does  not 
seem  specifically  distinct.  My  specimen  is  two  feet  high,  while  the 
original  species  is  not  a  foot  high. 

SO.  Spikanthbs  gracilis.     Hook.  ft.  bar.  am.  2.  202,  t.  203. 

S.  glaberrima,  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  ovatis  petiolo  longioribus,  scapo 
tenui  gracili,  spic&  pluri^s  spirali,  bracteis  acuminatia  ovario  longioribus, 
labello  oblongo-lanceolato  crispo  supra  pubescente :  callis  elongatis 
curvis  intramarginalibus. 

Neottia  tortiiis.    Purth,JI.  am.  sept.  2.  589,  nee  SwarizU. 
Ophrys  sstiyaiis.    Michaux.  hor.  am.  2.  157. 
Sphraothes  tortilit.    Beck.  Bot,  north,  st.  343. 

Hab.  in  Americd  septentrionali,  a  Canada  ad  Louisianam  -,  etiam  in  Bahamis, 
herL  Hooker,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Apparently  a  very  common  species  through  the  whole  of  the  American 
union  3  for  I  have  specimens  from  Drummond,  without  number,  which  in 
no  respect  seem  to  differ  from  the  Canadian  plants.  The  Bahama  plant 
is  smaller  than  those  from  the  United  States,  but  does  not  appear  to  be 
different. 

31.  Spikanthbs  Beckii. 

S.  glaberrima,  foliis  omnibus  radicalibus  angrust^  ovalibus  petiolo  tequalibus, 
scapo  stricto  filiformi,  spick  tenui  spirali,  bracteis  ovatis  apice  setaceis 
ovario  puberulo  longioribus,  labelli  trilobi  laciniis  lateralibus  erosis 
intermedio  truncato-rotundato  glanduloso. 

Neottia  tordlis.    EUiot.  carol.  2.  491. 
Limodomm  praecox.     JFalt.  carol.  221. 
Spiranthes  gracilii.    Beck.  Bot.  north,  at.  343. 

Hah.  in  America  septentrionali ;  Massachussets,  sylvis  siccis.  Beck;  novae 
Aurelians,  Drummond  332.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  very  slender  species^  with  stems  1-1 J  foot  high,  perfectly  glabrous. 
The  flowers  are  very  minute.  The  lip  has  a  remarkably  lax  cellular  tex- 
ture>  and  is  quite  different  from  that  of  the  northern  S.  gracilis. 


To  this  section  probably  belongs, 

32.  Neottia  vaginata.  Humb.  Bonpl,  et  Kunth.  n.  g.  et  sp.  plant.  1.  331. 

. 

Hab.  in  regione  temperata  Peruvia,  arboribus  proceris  opacissima^  prope 
Loxam,  Gonzanamam  et  Malacates,  alt.  1060.  hex.  Floret  Julio. 

Planta  terrestris  ?  habitu  Serapiadis  Lingua.  Radix  ignota.  Caulis  erectus, 
simplex,  sexpoUicaris,  vaginatus.  Vaginse  oblongse,  acutae,  concavae^ 
medio  ventricosae,  tenuissimb  membranaceae,  striatae,  glabrae,  fusees* 
centes,  poUicares,  approximatae  5  paucae  inferiores  foliiferae.  Folia 
ovata,  acuta,  plana,  reticulato-nervosa,  glabra,  quatuor  aut  quinque 
lineas  lata,  exsiccatamembranacea.  Flores  pauci,  terroinales,  subspicati^ 


NEOTTE^ SPIRANTHID£«  473 

bracteati.  Bractese  longitudine  floris,  vaginis  aphyllis  simillimffi.  Peri- 
anthium  clausum,  glabrum,  exsiccatum  fusccscens ;  sepala  ovato-lanceo- 
lata,  acuminata^  planiuscula^  trinervia,  basi  ovario  obliqub  adnata,  dorsale 
laneeolatum,  concavuui,  petalis  lanceolatis  fer^  usque  ad  apicem  ad- 
hsrentibus,  eaque  longitudine  sequantibus ;  labellum  oblongum,  apice 
angustatum,  carinato^oncavum,  margine  ciliatum,  basi  calcarato-ventri- 
cosum,  calyce  paullb  brevius.  Gynostemum  et  Anthera  ut  in  Stenor- 
hyncho  orchioide. 

C.  aphylla ;  nempd  folia  nulla  v.  hysteranthia. 

33.  Spiranthe8  ramentacea.  LindL  in  Ann.  nat,  hist.  4. 

S.  glaberrima,  vaginis  caulis  membranaceis  longissioiis  laxis  imbricatis^  spicSL 
dens^  cy1indrace&  brevi,  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  floribus  brevioribus, 
sepalis  lateralibus  patentibus  linearibus  obtusis  petalis  acutis  mult5 
longioribus,  labelli  limbo  ovato  concavo  obtuso  ungue  et  colucnnft,  in 
medio  pubescentibus  :  caUis  basi  proximis  minutis  conicis. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  prope  Santa  Barbara,  regione  calidii,  Aprili,  Hartweg, 
{hab,  s,  sp,) 

A  very  singular  plant  with  the  habit  of  an  Apaturla. 

34.  Spiranthes  pyramidalis. 

S.  glaberrima,  vaginis  caulis  membranaceis  oblongis  acutis  laxis  imbri- 
catis,  spicli  elongate  pyramidali,  bracteis  obovatis  acuminatis  floribus 
longioribus,  sepalis  basi  gland uloso-pilosis  acutis  petalisque  subsequalibus, 
labelli  limbo  ovato  concavo  caruoso  basi  bicalloso  ungue  partim  longiore, 
rostello  rotundato. 

Hab.  in  Guatemala  vulgaris.  Skinner,  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel.  Bateman.) 

35.  Spiranthes  hemichrea. 

S.  glaberrima,  vaginis  caulis  membranaceis  oblongis  acutis  imbricatis, 
spic^  elongate  pyramidali,  bracteis  oblongis  acutis  flore  brevioribus^ 
sepalo  dorsal!  rhomboideo  et  petalis  obtusis  membranaceis ;  lateralibus 
angustioribus  carnosis  ad  ovarii  medium  usque  productis,  labelli  ungue 
linear!  pubescente  sub  medio  bicalloso  lamin^l  ovat^l  obtus£i  longiore. 

Hab.  in  Guatemala,  Skinner,  (hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  eel,  Bateman,) 

Flowers  much  larger  than  in  either  of  the  last  species.  Rosteilum  acute^ 
becoming  emarginate,  never  split  into  two  setaceous  parts. 

SB,  Spiranthes  camporum. 

S.  vaginis  scapi  membranaceis  cucullatis  apiculatis  distantibus,  spied, 
attenuatil  multifloi^,  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  venosis  florum  longitu- 
dine, sepalis  ovatis  acutis,  labelli  trilobi  glabri  lobo  intermedio  subro- 
tundo  tomentoso,  columnSl  basi  barbate 

fi.  scapo  floribusque  tomentosis,  spied  rard,  bracteis  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  Monte  Video,  pascub  duris  aridis,  Tweedie,  (hab,  s,  sp,  eomm,  eeL 
Hooker.) 

This  little  plant  appears  to  be  common  about  the  mouth  of  the  Rio  St 
liucie  in  the  Banda  oriental,  where  also  it  is  subject  to  some  striking 
variation.     Some  of  the  specimens  are  little  more  than  4  inches  high^  and 

September,  1840.  o  o  o 


474  NEOTTBiB — SPIRANTmDJS. 

quite  smooth ;  others  are  far  larger^  with  a  stem  as  thick  as  a  goose-quill 
and  a  dense  spike  6  inches  long.  The  var.  /3  is  very  downy^  nearly  a 
foot  high^  with  the  flowers  separated  from  each  other  by  considerable 
intervsis.     The  size  of  the  middle  lobe  of  the  lip  is  variable. 

37.  Spiranthes  dilatata. 

S.  vaginis  scnpi  acuminatis  imbricatis,  spic&  cylindraceSl  densissim^  scapo 
longiore>  bracteis  ovatis  aristatis  floribus  multb  longioribus,  sepalis 
acutis  basi  villosis  lateralibus  ad  medium  ovarii  usque  productis,  labelli 
ungue  lineari  glabro  laminii  transversa  oblong^  planSl  medio  villos^L 
append  ice  parv&  ovat&  concav^  acut&  carnos^  apiculatSL 

Hab.  in  Montevideo,  Tweedie.  {exam,  s.  sp»  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

The  spike  is  6  inches  long,  extremely  compact,  and  bristling  with  the 
sharp  ends  of  the  long  bracts. 

D.  sectionis  dubia ;  ob  foUa  ignota. 

38.  Spibanthbs  apiculata. 

S.  glaberrima,foliis ,  scapi  squamis  vaginatis  laxiusculis  acmuinatis, 

spic&  rar&  elongate,  bracteis  acuminatis  floribus  aequalibus,  sepalis 
petalisque  acutiusculis,  label lo  oblongo  membranaceo  apice  ovato  rotun- 
dato  carnoso  |  callis  liberis  truncatis  villosis. 

Hab.  ill  insula  Trinitatii,  Sieber  1  IS.  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.ceL  Prescott.) 

Stem  rather  more  than  a  span  high,  with  5  acuminate  sheaths.  The 
spike  is  twisted  in  a  single  turn,  and  is  about  the  size  of  5.  cestwalis,  the 
flowers,  however,  are  not  half  the  size. 

39.  Spiranthes  rupestris. 

$•  vaginis  scapi  oblongis  acutis  imbricatis  coriaceis  inferioribus  foliaceis, 
spic&  densiL  thyrsoideft  pubescente,  bracteis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  ^oribus 
longioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis  tomentosis,  labelli  ungue  lineari  cana- 
liculato  extbs  tomentoso  laminsB  subrotund»  acuminatee  basi  utjrinque 
villosfie  aequali,  column^  glabrll,  rostello  setaceo  corneo. 

Hab.  in  Montevideo,  intra  rupium  fissuras,  Tweedie,  {exam,  $.  sp,  in,  hb. 
Hooker.) 

A  stout  plant,  a  foot  high,  with  rather  large  flowers  in  a  very  dense 
spike.     I  have  not  seen  the  leaves,  but  they  appear  to  be  very  broad. 

40.  Spiranthes  Llaveana.     LindL  in  Benth,  plant,  Hartw.  p.  72. 

S.  glaberrima,  foliis ,  scapo  squauiis  menibranaceis  aouminatis 

arct^  appressis  distanter  vaginato,  spic^  rar&  elongalil  spirali,  bracteis 
acuminatisfloribus  multb  brevioribus,  sepalis  petalisque  acuminatis, labello 
lineari  apice  ovato  apiculato  pubescente  \  callis  oblongis  liberis. 

Neottia  micrantba.     Llave  orch.  Mex.  2. 5.  ? 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  prope  Tetontopeque,  Maio  florens,  Hartweg,  {hab.  $.  sp.) 

The  stems  are  from  1  to  1|  foot  high,  as  thick  as  a  crow-quill,  with  the 
scales  pressed  so  close  to  them  that  at  first  sight  the  scape  seems  to  have 
no  sheaths.  The  spike  is  very  lax  and  from  4  to  6  inches  long,  with 
flowers  resembling  those  of  S.  elata  in  point  of  size.  The  leaves  I  have 
nut  seen,  and  this  circumstance,  together  with  the  statement  of  Llave  that 


NBOTTEiE — SPIRANTHkbJS.  475 

the  labellum  of  his  Neottia  micranlha  has  a  very  thin  undulated  margin^ 
makes  me  doubt  whether  that  plant  is  to  be  referred  to  this  species. 

§  9.  Sabooglottis.  Sepala  lateralia  decurva,  Labelli  ascendentit  lamina 
camoia,  dtflexa,  stpalis  ban  valdb  prodnctis  multo  brevior,     Ftores  erectu 

41.  Spiranthes  picto.     Lindl,  Bot,  Reg,  U  823 

S.  foliis  oboTato-lanceolatis  undulatis,  seapo  piloso,  spidi  lax&  elonsatft, 
bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  ovarii  longitudine  basi  glabris^  sepalis  pilosis 
lateralibus  infra  medium  ovarii  decurrentibus^  labello  oblongo  glabro 
basi  sagittato  apice  deltoideo  venoso. 

a.  foliis  variegatis^  petal  is  labello  sepalisque  intils  albis. 

Neottia  picta.    R.  Brown^  HwU  Kew,  5. 199.  Bot,  Mag,  t,  1562. 
Neottia  acaulis.    Smith,  Exot,  Bot,  2.  /.  105. 

fi,  foliis  fer^  immaculatis^  petalis  labello  sepalisque  inttis  herbaceis. 

Spiranthes  grandiflora.    Lindl,  in  Bot.  Reg,  1. 1045. 
Neottia  grandiflora.     Hooker  in  Bot.  Mag.  t,  2730. 

Hab.  in  insult  Trinitalis,  Hortul.  angl.  -,  /3  in  BrasiUd,  Douglas,  Guayana, 
Schomburgk,  (v.  v,  c,  et  s,  sp,) 

Of  this  plant  I  have  seen  but  one  bad  wild  specimen  in  the  collection  of 
Mr.  Schomburgk.  It  has  a  stem  abbut  2  feet  high,  and  large  green  or 
variegated  flowers^  which,  when  in  the  state  of  a  bud  are  extremely  like 
the  head  of  a  bird.  I  cannot  discover  any  sufficient  mark  of  distinction 
between  the  two  plants  above  quoted  as  varieties  ;  for  even  in  5.  grandiflora 
there  is  a  tendency  to  variegation  in  the  leaves. 

42.  Spiranthes  speciosa. 

S.  foliis  obovato-lanceolatis^  scapo  glabro  lax^  vaginato^  spidL  lax^  august^ 
elongatil,  bracteis  lanceolatis  acnminatis  inferioribus  floribus  eequalibus 
glabriusculis,  sepalis  subpilosis  lateralibus  In^  medium  ovarii  decarren- 
tibus,  labello  lineari  sagittato  medio  piloso  apice  ovato. 

Sarcoglottis  speciosa.    Preat,  reUq.  Htenk,  1. 96.  t,  15. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Hsenke,  Mathews,  IO70.  {exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

Very  near  Sp.  pkta,  from  which  it  differs  in  having  larger  and  narrower 
leaves,  a  tuft  of  hair  on  the  middle  of  the  labellum,  and  large  bracts, 
PresVs  figure  is  very  indifferent. 

43.  Spiranthes  bonariensis. 

S.  foliis  .  .  .  .  ,  vagtnis  scapi  glabris  laxis  imbricatis  acuminatis,  spidi 
oblongll  tomeutos^,  bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  floribus  sequa- 
libus,  sepalis  petalisque  villosis  lateralibus  in  cornu  gibboso  brevi  pro- 
ductis,  labello  spathulato  concavo  sub  apice  rotundato  apiculato 
constricto. 

Hab.  in  Bonaria,  Tweedie.  (exam,  $.  sp.  in  hb.  Hooker.) 

The  specimen  before  me  is  rather  more  than  a  foot  high.  Flowers 
smaller  than  in  S.  picta.  Anther  terminated  by  a  membranous  rounded 
appendage.  Rostellum  long,  truncated.  The  down  of  the  inflorescence 
seemB  to  have  been  brown. 


47t)  NBOTTBJE — SPIRANTHID^C. 

44.  Spiranthes  hirta. 

S.  foliis  liDeari-lanceolatis  longb  petiolatis,  vaginis  scapi  longts  acuminata 
patulis  glabris  inferioribus  foliaceis>  spidl  dens&  elongate  multiflorft 
villosft,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  villosls 
lateral! bus  in  cornu  brevi  gibboso  productis,  petalis  noDoihil  pubescenti- 
bus,  labello  oblongo  piano  obtuso  basi  sagittato  et  pubescente. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia ;  in  montibus  Fanahuanca^  Mathews,  1065.  {hab.  s,  <p.) 

A  very  fine  species*  of  which  the  specimen  before  me  is  nearly  two  feet 
high>  nine  inches  of  which  are  occupied  by  a  dense  spike  of  hairy  flowers, 
rather  smaller  than  those  of  Sp.  speciosa.  The  anther  is  terminated  by  a 
membranous  rounded  appendage.  Rostellum  long,  truncated.  Perhaps 
this  and  S.  bonariensis  may  form  a  distinct  section  of  this  genus. 

45.  Spiranthes  viHosa.     Poppig  et  Endlich.  n,  g»  et,  sp,  2.  p,  8. 

S.  **  labelli  sepalis  brevioris,  spathulati,  intus  papillosi  apice  reniformr, 
dentato,  emarginato,  integro,  sepalis  superioribus  infern^  connatis* 
inferioribus  falcatis  ;  bracteis  ovarium  villosum  adsequantibus> linearibus  > 
spica  piloso-pubescente ;   foliis    longb  petiolatis,    oblongo-lanceolatis. 


acutis.'* 


Hab  in  Peruvite  sylvis  primsevis,  versus  ostia  fluminis  Amazonum*  ad  pagum 
brasiliense  Colares.  Floret  Julio.  Stirps  2-?|  p.  alta.  Spica  6-7  pollices 
longa.     Flores  albi. 

46.  Neottia  longifoUa;  foliis  caulinis  lineari-lanceolatis  longissimis  trinerviis- 
pedunculo  floribusque  externe  pubescentibus,  labelli  limbo  acuminato 
reflexo,  gynostemio  ad  apicem  utrinque  repando,  stigmate  lancellato. 
Blume  Bijdr,  p,  344. 

Hab.  in  Java  sylvis  humidioribus  niontis  Salak, 

Species  gjgantea»  3-4  ped.  altitudine.  Bracteae  ovariis  majores,  lanceolate, 
acuminates,  extern^  pubentes.  Flores  carnei.  Labellum  infern^  ventrko' 
sum,  gynostemiura  inferos  amplectens,  inttis  verrucosum.. 

If  this  is  a  Spiranthes,  which  is  doubtful,  it  would  seem  to  belong  to 
this  section. 


CCLXVIII.     STENORHYNCHUS. 

Stenorbyuchos.    Rick,  orch*  eur,  37. 

Flores  ringentes,  cylindracei.  Sepala  colorata  basi  gibba;  dorsalc  petalis 
ngglutinatum  }  lateralia  labello  supposita  et  basi  in  saccum  connata. 
Labellum  anticum,  apice  angustatum,  basin  versus  dilatatum,  columnam 
amplectens  eique  agglutinatum,  basi  ipsiL  inttts  sspius  biconvexum, 
callis  orbatum.  Colu rana teres,  elongata,  in  pedem  cui  labellum  annectitur 
extensa ;  stigmate  prominente  ovato^  rostello  subulato  corneo  persistente. 
Anthera  dorsalis,  acuminata,  bilocularis  3  clinandrio  utrinque  marginato 
aut  alato.  Pollinia  9,  pulverea,  bipartita,  glandulte  linearis  ope  colligata. 
'  Herbs  terrestres,  radicibus  fasciculatis.     Folia  radicalia,  rar5 

cauiina,  lata,  nunc  hysteranthia.     Scapus  laxh  vaginatiis.    Spicse  imbri* 


NEOITBJS — SPIRANTHIDA.  477 

catse^  densse^  bracteis    magnis  coloratis.    Flores  sspiils  pubescentes 
speciosi. 

After  much  consideration  I  have  determined  upon  regarding  the  plants  re- 
ferred to  this  genus  as  distinct  from  both  Spirantbes  and  Pelexia.  From  the 
former  they  differ  in  their  large  showy  flowers,  great  coloured  bracts,  and 
the  want  of  calli  at  the  base  of  the  lip^  from  the  latter  in  the  former  cir- 
cumstance, and  in  their  rostellum  being  peculiarly  hard  and  horny,  remain- 
ing as  a  rigid  spine  upon  the  apex  of  the  stigma,  after  the  pollen  masses 
have  fallen  away.  Moreover,  the  plants  referred  to  Pelexia  have  a  lip 
which  is  dilated,  not  contracted,  at  the  end. 

§  1.  SepalU  lateralibiu  bad  vald^  productis. 

1.  Stenorbynchus  speciosus.     Rich.  I.  c. 

S.  glaberrimus  ;  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis  apicem  versus  undulatis,  squamis 
scapi  imbricatis  siiperioribus  baud  vaginantibus  laxis  lineari-lanceolatis 
acuminatis,  bracteis  acuminatis  floribus  multb  longioribus,  labello  ob- 
longo  aplce  subulato  canaliculato. 

Neottia  speciosa.     Jacq.  ic,  3.  /.  600.     Swartz.JI,  ind*  occ.  3. 1400.  Bot,  Mag.  t.  1374. 

Hooker  Exot,  Fl.  t.  3  Sf  4. 
Ibidiam  speciosam.     Salisb.  in  Hort,  Trans,  I,  291. 

Hab.  in  Americd  tropicd,  praesertim  insulis  lodisB  occidentalis ;  in  frutetis 
nemorosis  montium  altlssimoruni  Jamaicae  australis,  Swartz. 

2.  Stenobhynchvs  ?  papulosus^ 

Neottia  papulosa ;  foliis  radicalibus  lanceolatis ;  spicis  laxis,  perigoniis  ur- 

ceolatis,  papulosis  5  iabello  calcarato.     Llave  nov.  veg.  4. 
Hab.  in  Mexico,  prope  Vallisoletum,  florens  Julio,  Llave. 

"  Planta  terrestris,  gracillima :  Radix  tuberosa,  fasciculata,  tuberibus  pen- 
dulis  sublanatis.  Caulis  ruhens,  villosus,  vix  pedalis.  Folia  radicalia  lan- 
ceolata,  liueata  :  caulina  breviora-vaginantia.  Flores  alterni,  spica  laxa 
dispositi,  bracteis  rubris  sufiulti.  Perigonium  urceolatum,  erectum, 
rubrum^  laciniis  linearibus  connatis,  exttis  glandulis  hyalinis  indutis. 
Labellum  concolor,  papulosum,  nectario  vero  calceiformi,  ad  basim 
tubulatum.'* 

3.  Stenobtnchus  australis. 

S  foliis  .  .  .  •  ,  scapo  basi  glabro  apice  tomentoso,  squamis  omnibus  vagi- 
nantibus remotis  apice  foliaceis,  spied  tomentosft  pyramidali  densd,  brac- 
teis lineari-lanceolatis  ovario  longioribus  apice  glabris,  labello  lanceolato 
acuminate  medio  utrinque  piloso,  sepalis  tomentosis. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia  atutrali,  ad  Portum  Alegre,  in  argilUt  durll  ferrugineH, 
Tweedie.  (hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel.  Hooker.) 

Although  closely  akin  to  S.  orchundes,  this  seems  really  distinct  in  its 
short  pyramidal  inflorescence,  and  especially  in  the  form  of  its  lip,  which 
has  a  patch  of  hairiness  near  its  middle,  both  on  the  outside  and  inside. 

4.  Stbnobhtnchus  orchioides.     Richard,  I.  c, 

5.  foliis  hysteranthiis  erectis  oblongo-lanceolatis  luridis  subplicatis  planis, 
squamis  scapi  pubescentis  distantibus  vaginantibus,  spic^  oblongll  multi- 


478  NBOTTfiJB dPIRAMTHIOA. 

fLork,  bracteis  Acuminatis  ovaHo  tomedtoio  nonnihil  longioribus,  labello 
obovato  subcrenulato  apice  lanceolato  canaliculato,  sepalls  glanduloso- 
pubescentibus. 

Heneborine  purpurea  asphodell  radice.    Plum.  ic.  176.  /.  181./.  2. 

Limodomm  lanceolatnm.    j^ubi.  guian,  2. 821. 

Satyriam  orcliioides.    Swart»,prodr.llS, 

Neottia  orchioidea.     Swart e,Jl,  ind»  occ,  3. 1411.  /.  28.  /.  a.  6.    Bot*  Mag.  t,  1036. 

Neottia  lanceolata.     WiUd,  tp.  pL  4.  75. 

Neottia  squamulosa.     Humb,  BonpL  et  Kunth,  ft.  g.  etspA.  332.  /.  71. 

Ibidium  crystaHigemm.    SalUb.  in  Uort,  Trans,  L  292. 

^?  plantaginea ;  foliis  longioribus  solitariis  (}),  floribus  viridi-roseis  sepalo 

dorsali  mintis  gibboso>  cornu  longiore,  ovario  angustiore. 
Neottia  plantagioea.    Hooker  Esot.Jl,  /.  226. 

Hab.  in  Americd  tropicd;  aridissimis  campis  gramtnosis  Jaraaicae,  Swartz, 
Diatin ;  in  Sts.  Lucise  insula,  Anderson ;  vallibus  mont^uiis  Demerars, 
flumini  Rupununy  adjacentibus,  sub  gradu  lat.  bor.  3.  inter  gramina, 
Schomburgk;  Brasiliselocis  variis,  Martius;  reg^o  NovoGranatensi,  Humb. 
et  Bonpl.    fi  in  insult  Triniiatis,  De  Schacb.  (o.  v,  c.  et  hab,  s,  sp.) 

A  plant  common  in  our  bothouses,  where  it  is  remarkable  for  flowering 
earlier  than  the  leaves  appear.  Whether  or  not  the  Neottia  plantaginea  of 
Hooker  is  really  distinct,  I  am  unable  to  judge ;  for  specimens  have  never 
fallen  in  my  way.  I  fear,  however,  it  is  a  mere  variety ;  for,  in  the  first 
place,  there  is  no  specific  mark  of  distinction  to  be  discovered  in  either  the 
plate  or  description  given  in  the  £xotic  Flora  3  and,  secondly,  the  species 
appears  to  be  variable.  In  the  gardens  it  has  rich  salmon-coloured  flowers ; 
in  Denierara  they  appear,  from  Mr.  Schomburgk*s  observations^  to  be  the 
brightest  rose;  and  Swartz  describes  them  to  be  dirty  yellow  (sordid^  lutei) 
in  Jamaica.  The  very  indifferent  figure  in  the  Botanical  Magazine  repre- 
sents the  spike  as  more  lax  than  I  have  seen  it,  and  the  ill-drawn  flowers 
are  a  caricature ;  in  reality  the  inflorescence  is  much  more  compact,  and 
that  of  the  specimens  from  Demerara  is  quite  as  compact  as  is  represented 
in  N.  plantaginea.  Perhaps^  however,  2  or  3  different  species  are  con- 
founded by  me  under  St.  orchimdes;  if  so,  I  have  no  means  of  distinguishing 
them  from  each  other.  In  the  herbarium  of  Dr.  Von  Martins  are  speci- 
mens in  flower  with  leaves  attached  to  them,  from  the  province  of  Minas 
Geraes. 

5.  Stenorhynchus  aphyllus. 

Neottia  aphylla ;  scapo  bracteato  supem^  flofibusque  pubescenttf-glandulo* 
sis,  perianthii  laciniis  tribus  exterioribus  lineari-acuminatis  rectiuscnlie 
basi  in  calcare  brevi  obtusissimo  productis.  Hooker  in  Bol,  Mag,  t,  9797* 

Hab.  in  insalis  Trinitatis  et  8H.  VineetU'd,  Hooker. 

In  this  1  find  nothing  satisfactory  to  divide  it  from  S,  orchioides  except 
the  labellum,  which  is  figured  and  represented  as  linear  oblongs  and  which 
is  certainly  much  more  broad  and  obtuae  than  I  have  ever  seen  it  in  that 
species.  The  plant  is  said  to  be  entirely  leafless,  not  producing  foliage  even 
in  cultivation,  and  to  have  a  singularly  lurid  reddish  green  colour. 

§  2.    BiVESiCA.    Sepalis  lateraUbus  basi  paritm  productis.     Labello  basi 
biconvexo, 

6.  Stbnobbymchus  sulphureus. 

'NefMiA  sulphurea,  foliis  radicidibus  lanceolatis;  spiels  setiundis  5  floribus 


NBOTTEiB — SPIRANTHIDJE.  479 

Gonfertis ;  perigoniis  hiantibus  tomentosis  j  labello  acuto^  iotns  lanugi- 
Doso.    Llave  nov,  veg.  4. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  cum  prsecedentibus,  autumno  florens,  Llave. 

'^Planta  sesquipedaliSy  tristis  aspects.  Radix  tuberoso-fasciculata  ut  ia 
congeneribus.  Caulis  cylindricus  pallido-virescens,  arttculatus.  FoHa 
radicalia  lanceolaca^  glauca,  vaginantia,  nervosa,  nerviis  parallelis.  Sqna- 
mulse  caulinee  merabranaces,  amplexicaules^  alterns,  marcescentes. 
Spica  florum  oblonga,  secunda;  floribus  confeitis  sensu  diverso  con- 
tortis.  Bractese  membranaceae,  acutse,  nervoss^  apice  nigricantes.  Peri- 
gonium  urceolatum^  hiaas«  sulphurei  colorls,  tomentosuul^;  laciniis  ner- 
viis longitudinalibus  virescentibus  lineatis^  labellucn  concolor  tomento 
lanuginoso  intus  ad  basin  vestitum.*' 

7.  Stbnobhtnchub  lupulinus. 

S.  foliis  .  .  .  y  scapo  basi  glabro  apice  pubescente,  squamis  omnibus 
yaginantibus«  cucuUatis  obtusi3  imbricatis  glabris,  spici  oblong&.  lupu- 
lina>  bracteis  obloogo-lanceolatis  basi  viUosis  floribus  elongato-cooicis 
multo  iongioribns,  ovario  obovato  villosissimo  sepalis  villosis  bis  bne- 
viore^  petalis  pilosis^  labello  ovato-lanceolato  acuminato  obtiuo  inttia 
pubescente  basi  biconvexo  glabro. 

Babw  in  MexkOt^  ad  Chapultepec,  Karwinski.  (exam,  s,  9p,  in  hb,  reg.  monmc.) 

Apparently  a  very  handsome  plant.  The  stem  before  me  is  a  foot  high, 
and  covered  with  ventricose  leafy  imbricated  sheaths  -,  the  bracts  are  3 
inches  long  and  an  inch  broad,  and  have  been  of  some  bright  colour, 
probably  pink  ;  they  are  so  large  as  to  form  a  spike  like  a  head  of  hops, 
within  which  the  flowers  are  concealed. 

8.  Stbnokhynchus  aurantiacus. 

S.  caule  folioso  glabro,  foliis  oblongis  basi  vaginantibus,  spied  oblong^ 
multiflor^,  bracteis  oblongis  concavis  dorso  villosis  floribus  elongatis 
partim  longioribus,  ovario  obovato  sepalis  villosissimis  multb  breviore, 
labello  lineari-lanceolato  extils  tomentoso  apice  undulato  camoso  obtuso 
medio  et  supra  basin  constricto  inttis  basin  versus  lieviter  pubescente 
basi  biconvexo. 

NeotUa  auraotiaca.    LUwe  nov»  veg*  p»  2. 
/3.  bracteis  dorso  glabris. 

Hab.  in  Mexico ;  in  montibus  prope  Vallisoletum^  Llave,  Totontopeque, 
Hartweg ;  j3  in  Guatemala,  Skinner,  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

A  beautiful  species  with  leafy  stems  2  feet  high.  The  spike  of  flowers 
is  from  S  to  4  inches  long,  and  the  flowers  themselves  as  well  as  the 
bracts  are  stated  to  be  yellow.  The  plant  from  Guatemala,  for  which  I 
am  indebted  to  Mr.  Bateman,  is  said  by  Mr.  Skinner  to  be  tuberous  ;  and 
ia  remarkable  for  the  bracts  being, nearly  sn)ooih  instead  of  shaggy. 

9<  Stenorhynchus  cinnabarinus. 

Neotiia  cinnabarinu,  foliis ,  omnibus  lanoeolatis ;  sptcis  conico-thyrsoideis, 
compactis ;  perigoniis  urceolatis  subtomentosis ;  labello  erecto>  apice 
reflexo.     Llave  nov*  veg.  p.  3. 

Uab<  in  M^ico^  prqpe  Irapseum>  alibiqae  >  vernaoule  Cutm,  Llave. 


480  NEOTTBiB — SPIRANTHID^. 

'^  Planta  bi-aut  tripedalia^  terrestris^  elegantissima.  Radix  tuberculis 
cra88ioribu8  pendulis,  fasciculatis,  foetidis.  Caul  is  cylindraceus,  pal- 
lido-rubens,  articulationibus  vaginulis  folioram  tectis.     Folia  laDceolata^ 

^  lineata,  vaginantia,  sensim  breviora,  acuta.  Flores  spicati,  tenninales. 
Spica  oonica  tbyrsoidea,  spiraliter  torta.  Bractese  colorats,  subtoinea* 
toss^  acuts,  perigonio  breviores.  Perigonium  croceo-carneum,  urceola- 
tum,  gracile,  incurvum,  param  pubescens,  laciniis  iuttis  lutesceotibus 
approximatis,  apice  reflexis.     Labellum  concolor.** 

10.  Stenobhtnchus  Michuacanus. 

Neottia  Michuacana,  foliis  ensiformibus  nervosis  ;  spicis  secundis  lanatis ; 
perigooiis  ringentibus  subtomcDtosis ;  labello  subhastato,  Tenoso. 
Llave  nov.  veg,  3. 

Hab.  in  Mexico,  juxta  Vallisoletum,  praecipub  versus  Jesus-del-Monte, 
Llave.  ♦ 

"  Planta  lanata^  bipedalis,  terrestris,  odoratissima.  Caulis  teres,  striatus, 
erectus,  vaginulis  foliorum  omniuo  tectus.  Folia  radicalia  eusiformia^ 
nervosa,  Isvigata,  vaginantia  :  caulina  lanceolata,  alteroa,  gradatim 
minora.  Flores  thyrsoidei,  fragrantissimi,  spica  secunda  lana  argentea 
dens^  induta,  dispositi.  Bractese  longitudine  florum,  basi  carnosse, 
amplexicaules,  nervoss,  acuminatee,  marcescentes.  Perigoaium  luteum, 
ringens,  exttis  parum  tomentosum,  laciniis  3  superioribus  connatis^ 
duabus  lateralibus  liberis,  obliquis  -,  omnibus  lineis  longitudinalibus 
nigricantibus  variegatis,  apice  reflexis.  Labellum  concolor^  subhasta- 
turn,  carinatum,  venosum,  inttis  basi  lanatum,  reflexum.  Gynostemium 
breve.  Anthera  sagittata  2-locularis  postica.  Pollen  farinaceum, 
lamellis  quatuor  sectum.     Ovarium  contortum,  extiis  lana  tectum." 


CCLXIX.    SAUROGLOSSUM. 

SaurogloMom.    Lindl,  in  BoU  Reg,  t.  1618.    Endiich^gen.  no.  1555. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  lateralia  linearia,  basi  in  ovarium  nonnihil 
decurrentia,  arcuatlm  patentia,  apice  inflexa;  dorsale  petalis  aggluti- 
Datum.  Labellum  anticum,  lineare^  canaliculatumj  basi  et  apice  dilata- 
tum,  ecallo8um>  omninb  liberum  sed  columnse  adpressum.  Columna 
elongata,  semiteres^  basi  producta ;  stigmate  triangularis  semper  indiviso, 
piano,  labelli  apici  simili.  Anthera  ovata,  sessilis,  dorsalis  -,  cllnandrio 
immarginato.     Pollinia  2,  biloba,  pulverea,  caudicuUt  brevissimll,  glaa- 

duld  minute. Herba  terrestris  Brasiliensis,  radicibus  fasciculatis. 

Folia  radicalia  membranacea,   Orchidis  textur^.     Flores  spicati,  her- 
bacei,  densissimi. 

This  genus  is  nearly  allied  to  Pelexia  -,  but  is  I  think  sufficiently  dis- 
tinguished, not  only  by  the  incujrved  lateral  sepals,  but  also  by  the  very 
long  column,  the  triangular  stigma  which  is  not  fissile,  and  the  narrow 
labellum  which  does  not  adhere  to  the  column,  and  is  not  cucullate  in 
any  degree. 

1.  Sauboglossum  elatum.     Lindl,  in  BoL  Beg.  U  1618. 

Hab.  in  BrasiHa  australi,  Tweedie,  (exam,  «•  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker  et  o.  v.  e.) 


NEOTTEiE — SPIRANTHIDiG.  48 1 

Rculices  terrestres,  fasciculatse,  carnosse.  Folia  radicalia  oblongo-lanceolata, 
suberecta,  carnosa,  plicis  nullis,  scapo  3-pl6  breviora.  Scapus  strictus, 
ferh  2-peda1is^  pubescens,  squamis  foliaceis  viridibus  distantibus  vagi* 
nutus.  Racemus  pedalis  et  ultra,  densus,  cylindraceus.  Bractese  cana- 
HculatSB,  subulatse,  florum  fer^  longitudine.  Ovarium  pubeseens. 
Ferianthium  cylindraceo-convolutum,  sepalis  viridibus  linear i-lanceolatis, 
versus  apiccm  latioribus^  superiori  petalis  agglutinato^  lateralibus  arcu- 
atis,  basi  valdb  obliquis,  autic^  paulultim  sub  labello  connatis.  Labellum 
album,  cum  columna  parallelum,  lineare,  canaliculatum,  sessile,  basi 
ecallosum,  pau16  dilatatum^  medio  pubesceas,  apice  ovatum>  dilatatum. 
Columna  libera,  elongata,  semiteres,  anticb  producta,  apice  ovata,  stig- 
raate  cordiformi,  rostello  acuto«  vix  bifido,  clinandrio  retrorsbm  declivi, 
immarginato.  Pollinia  2,  bisulca,  pulverea,  caudiculft  brevi,  glandul^ 
ovali. 


CCLXX.   PELEXIA. 


Pelezia.    PoiL  MSS.  Richard,  orcA,  eur.  37 .     J^nif/.  ^m.  no.  1554.— ^Synaasa.    Lindl, 
in  Bot,  Reg,  1618.     EndL  no,  1564. 

Ferianthium  ringens.  Sepala  lateralia  labello  supposita,  patula,  basi  in 
cornu  adnato  aut  libero  decurrentia,  discreta  v.  demum  in  saccum 
connata  5  dorsale  cum  petalis  agglutinatum.  Labellum  canaliculatum, 
columniL  parallelum,  basi  unguiculatum>  ungue  intra  sepalorum  latera- 
lium  bases  incluso,  ecqlloso.  Columna  nana,  teres  j  rostello  indiviso, 
acuminato,  nunc  in  setam  comeam  producto.  Anthera  dorsalis,  sessilis, 
bilocularis,  apiculata.     Pollinia  %  pulvereaj  glandule  separabili,  ros- 

tellum  baud  findente. Herbse  terrestres,  Americte  calidioris,  leviter 

pubescentes,  radicibus  fasciculatis.  Folia  oblonga,  long^  petiolata. 
Scapus  terminalis.  Flores  spicati,  distantes>  herbacei  5  bracteis  longis 
acuminatis. 

This  genus  differs  from  Stenorhynchus  in  its  membranous  rostellum, 
and  in  little  besides ;  and  might  perhaps  be  best  considered  a  section  of 
that  genus.  Its  habit  is  however  more  that  of  Spiranthes,  and  the  species 
are  easily  recognized  >  for  the  horn  into  which  the  sepals  and  lip  are  com- 
bined is  more  conspicuous  in  this  genus  than  in  Stenorhynchus. 

Upon  reconsideration  of  the  genus  formerly  proposed  by  me  under  the 
name  of  Synassa,  I  see  that  it  must  be  united  with  Pelexia. 

A.  Eupelexiae  -,  cornu  omnino  adnato. 

1.  Pelexia  spiranthoides.  LindL  in  Bot,  Reg,  t,  985. 

P.  foliis  ovaito-lanceolatis  subundulatis  petiolo  brevioribus,  spidL  elongate 
multiflor^  lax&,  bracteis  membranaceis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  patulis 
floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  acutis  lateralibus  dependentibus^  labello  apice 
rotundato  apiculato  emarginato  2-lamellato,  cornu  adnato  sepalis  parum 
longiore. 

Satyrium  adnatam.    Swart z,  prodr,  1 18. 
Neottia  adnata.    Id,Ji.  Ind,  occ,  p,  1409. 

Hab.  in  Jamcias  et  HispaniohB  sylvis  interioribus  umbrosis,  Swartz  5  nee 
non  in  St,  Vincentu,  Macrae,  (v.  v.  c.) 

September,  1840.  r  r  r 


482  NEOTTBJB — SPIRANTHIDJC. 

Scape  about  a  foot  high.  Flowers  green^  small,  with  a  white  labellum 
stained  with  yellow  in  the  middle. 

2.  Pelexia  corymbose. 

P.  foliis ,  scapo  pubescente  squamis  acuminatis  distanter  vaginato, 

corymbo  capitato,  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  ovario  elongato  brevioribus, 
sepalis-  petalisque  linearibus  acutis  basi  angustatis  lateralibus  in  comu 
ovarii  dimidi^  brevius  decurrentibys,  labello  glabro  columns  arct^ 
agglutinato  -,  basi  linearl  surstlm  dilatato  cucullato  apice  ovato  crispo. 

SynasAa  corymbosa.     Lindl.  L  c. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia^  Pavon.(hab,s.  ip.  comm.  eel,  Lambert,) 

I  have  only  seen  a  head  of  flowers  and  about  4  inches  of  the  upper  part 
of  the  scape  of  this  plant,  which  is  strikingly  different  from  Neottese  in 
general,  in  its  half  corymbose  half  capitate  inflorescence.  A  second  ex- 
amination, with  additional  experience  in  the  manner  of  dissecting  the 
dried  remains  of  these  delicate  flowers,  has  taught  me  that  the  labellum  is 
merely  glued  to  the  column  in  this  plant  and  not  organically  united  with 
it.    There  is  therefore  no  character  to  divide  it  from  Pelexia. 

3.  Pelexia  ?  laxa. 

P.  **  labello  basi  atteuuata  adnato,  caualiculato,  lanceolato,  acuto,  sepala 
sequante;  sepalis  inferioribus  basi  saccata  coalitis,  superioribus  puberulis; 
bracteis  flore  brevioribus  ;  spica  secunda,  laxa  -,  foliis  longe  petiolatis, 
ellipticis,  acutis. 

Stenorhynchns  laxus.    Poppig,  et  Endlicher,  n,  g.  et  sp,  2.  7.  /.  109. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  primsevis  PeTuvia  orientalis  ad  missionem  Tocache.  Floret 
Julio,  Poppig. 

Herba  pedalis.     Flores  rubri. 

B.  Galea ratae ;  comu  semiUbero,  ' 

4.  Pelexia  setticea. 

P.  foliis  ovalibus  petiulis  duplo  brevioribus,  spic^  multiflorft,  bracteis 
lineari-lanceolatis  setaceo-acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  lineari- 
lanceolatis  in  apicem  setaceum  elongatum  productis,  labello  lanceolato 
flnibriato  sepalis  breviore,  comu  filiformi  acuminato  semilibero  sepalis 
breviore,  rostello  corneo  setaceo  persistente. 

Ncottla  calcarata.    Sot,  Mag.  t.  3403. 

Hab.  in  Branilia ;  ad  Rio  Doce,  et  in  Sylvis  ad  Mandioccam,  Pr,  Max, 
Wiedens,;  (fiab,  s,  sp,  et  v.  v.  s.  in  hb,  reg,  monac.) 

A  leaf  before  me  is  6  inches  long,  nine  nerved,  with  a  petiole  a  foot  long. 
The  scape  is  slightly  downy,  I  to  2  feet  high  with  a  long  loose  spike. 
The  lateral  sepals  are  more  than  2  inches  long,  and  drawn  into  a  very  fine 
bristle-like  point.  The  Neottia  calcarata  of  the  Botanical  Magazine,  said 
to  be  from  Jamaica,  is  certainly  this  Brasilian  plant,  and  is  very  difierent 
from  that  of  Swartz. 

5.  Pelexia  domingensis. 

P.  foliis  ellipticis  petiolis  brevioribus,  spicft  pauciflor^,  bracteis  linearibus 
lanceolatis    florum    longitudine,   sepalis   petalisque   lineari-lanceolatis 


NEOTTBiB — PHYSURIDiB.  483 

lateralibus    apice  patu1is>  labello  lanceolato  acuminato  integerrimo, 
cornu  libero  acuminato  leviter  inflexo. 

Neottia  calcarata.    SwarU.FL  Ind.  occ.  1413.  /.  2S»/ig,  c. 

Hab.  in  Hispaniola,  in  sylvis  nemorosis  montium,  Swartz. 

This  plant  I  have  no  where  met  with.  It  evidently  differs  from  P.  triloba 
in  its  long  bracts,  undivided  labellum,  and  short  few  flowered  spike,  and 
from  P.  seiacea  as  is  explained  under  that  species.  It  is  to  be  observed 
that  the  references  made  by  Swartz.  at  p.  1399  to  the  figures  of  Neottiasat 
t.  28  are  evidently  erroneous,  and  that  fig  c.  not/,  belongs  to  this  plant. 

6.  Pblexia  triloba. 

P.  foliis  oblongis  acutis  petiolo  brevioribus,  spic&  elongate  lax&  multiflorlt^ 
bracteis  lineari-lanceolatis  adpressis  floribus  brevioribus,  sepalis  acutis 
lateralibus  recurvis,  labello  apice  trilobo  lacini^  intermedin  lanceolate 
acutdl  reflex^,  cornu  semilibero  sepalis  ferb  dupl5  longiore. 

Hab.  in  Americd  tropicd,  {v,  v.  c.) 

I  have  often  received  this  plant  from  garden  collectors,  but  never  with 
any  intimation  of  its  native  country,  which,  however,  is  no  doubt  tropical 
America.  The  stem  is  from  3  to  4  feet  high  with  a  long  loose  spike  of 
green  flowers  which  are  about  asiong  as  the  intervals  that  separate  them. 


Division  IV,    PHYSURIDiE. 


CCLXXI.  PLEXAURE. 

Plezanre.    Endl*/L  norf,  prodr.  30,  gen,  1550. 

Sepala  lateralia  labello  supposita^  basi  obliqua,  patentia ;  dorsale  fornica- 
tum.  Petala  breviora,  subunguiculata^  falcata,  ascendentia.  Labellum 
ungue  c.  pede  columns  connatum,  porrectum,  saccatum  ^  apice 
reflexum.  Columna  nana.  Anthera  terminalis,  stipitata,  bilocu- 
laris>  rostello  lamellari  apice  bidentato  incumbens.  Pollinia  8,  caudicul® 

communi    affixa. ^Herba    pusilla    in     insula  Norfolk  indigena) 

radicibus  fibroso-fasciculatis.     Folia  equitantia,  lineari-lanceolata,  car- 
nosula.   Scapus  teretiusculus,  squamatus.     Flores  densh  spicati,  minimi. 
Ex  Endlichero, 
In  his  Prodromus  Endlicher  says  this  genus  is  next  to  Spiranthes ;  but 

in  his  Genera,  although  he  places  it  in  Neotteae,  he  regards  its  affinity  as 

doubtful.     Does  it  not  rather  belong  to  Malaxideae  ? 

] .  Plbxaube  limenophylax.    EndL  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  insula  Norfolk,  ad  sinum  Ansonis,  mense  Decembri  florensj 
F.  Bauer. 

Herba  digitalis,  ccespitosa.  Folia  5-7,  equitantia,  carnosula,  lineari- 
lanceolata,  3  poll,  longa,  2  lin.  lata,  apice  falcatim  subrecurva,  basibiis 
dilatatis  4  lineas  longis  striatis  discoloribus  sese  amplectentia.  Pscudo- 
scapus  spicatus,   foliis   nonnihil   brevior.     Flores  inconspicui   minimi. 


484  NE0TTEJ3 — PHYSURIDJS:. 

granum  iniliaceuin   vix  aequantes^  bracteis  dupl5  fer^  breviores  5  ex 
EndUchero, 


CCLXXII.   CHLOIDIA. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  dorsale  liberum,  sejunctum ;  lateralia  basi 
sequalia^  cum  petalis  liberis  conformibus  labello  supposita.  Labellum 
liberum,  sessile,  lineare,  column^  parallelum,  ecallosum,  acuroinatum. 
Columna  eloogata,  seraiteres,  basi  nonnihil  producta  ;  stigmate  ovato, 
rostello  acuminato  demum  fisso.     Anthera  acuminata,  dorsalis  ;  clinan- 

drio   utrinque  dentato. Herbse  ramosse,  terrestres,  caulescentes, 

glabrae,  Americse  equatorialis.  Folia  rigida,  vagiaantia,  plicata,  arun- 
dinacea.  Racemi  compositi,  multidori,  axillares  et  terminales.  Flores 
secundi,  nutantes,  colorati,  trigoni,  bracteis  minutis,  ovario  elongate. 

These  plants  have  the  habit  of  a  branching  grass  rather  than  of  an 
Orchidaceous  plant,  and  may  be  compared  to  that  of  Evelyna  in  Epiden- 
drese,  or  of  Sobralia  in  Arethusese.  They  afford  the  only  known  example 
of  a  branching  inflorescence  among  the  Neotteous  tribe. 

1.  Chloidia  decumbens. 

C.  bracteis  ovatis  acutis  basi  cucuUatis  ovario  lineari  pluri^s  brevioribus, 
s  labello  basi  concavo  apice  acuminato  canaliculate  subcrispo  et  carnoso 
petalorum  longitudine. 

Ncottia  flava.     Swart z,Jl^  Ind,  occ.  p.  1417.  / 
Serapias  flava.     Swart z»  prodr.  119.  / 

Hab  in  Brasilia;  in  Mato  Virgine  ad  faz.  Guidowald,  Mariius  ;  necnon  in 
sylvis  paludosis  montium  Jamakcc,  Januario  florens  Swartz.  ?  (exam.  s. 
sp.  in  hb,  reg.  Berol.) 

Caulis  decumbens,  2-3-pedalis,  teres,  angulato-flexuosus ;  radicibus  fasci- 
culatis  prxditus.  Folia  alta,  duriuscula,  plicata,  lanceolata,  acuminata. 
Fanicula  racemorum  alternorum  floribus  erecto-secundis.  Bractes 
inferiores  lanceolats,  superiores  ovatse.  Flores  trigoni.  Sepnla  flava, 
lanceolata,  medio  dorso  elevato.  Petala  alba,  lanceolata,  acuta,  dorso 
acuto  flavo  (magis  oblanceolata  quam  sepala).  Labellum  lanceolatum, 
acutiusculum,  laminse  margine  subundulato.     Martius  MSS, 

I  am  uncertain  whether  this  plant  is  the  same  as  Swartz*s  NeottiaJUwa* 
So  far  as  the  description  given  by  that  author  is  concerned,  there  is  no 
material  discrepancy ;  except  that  he  says  the  leaves  of  his  plant  are  2  or  3 
feet  long.  Here  they  are  not  a  foot  in  length.  But  if  the  stem  of  N.  flava 
is  erect,  and  the  petals  of  the  same  colour  as  the  sepals,  as  seems  to  be 
implied,  then  it  is  probable  that  the  West  Indian  plant  forms  a  distinct 
species. 

2.  Chloidia  vernalis. 

C.  bracteis  minutis  linearibus,  labello  ovato  piano  apice  recurvato  basi 
ventricoso  petalis  breviore. 

Serapias  polystacbya.    Swmrtz.  prodr •  119. 
Neottia  polysUchya.     Swartz.  jt,  Ind,  occ.  p,  1415. 

Hab.  in  sylvis  montium  altissimorum  Jamaica,  Clarendon  dictorum,  solo 
depresso  sterili,  primo  vere  florens  Swartz,  {v.  s,  sp.  herb,  in  Banks.) 


NEOTTE^ PHYSURID^.  485 

Stem  2  or  3  feet  high/  branching  n'ear  the  base ;  with  knee-jointed 
angular  branches  the  thickness  of  wheat  straw.  Leaves  erect,  tapering  to 
each  end,  a  foot  long,  with  5-7  veins  more  distinct  than  the  others. 
Raceme  terminal  compound ;  each  branch  having  5-7  pale  red  nodding 
flowers.  Two  lateral  sepals  lanceolate,  nearly  erect,  with  an  anterior 
projecting  angle.     I^bellum  recurved,  purple  at  the  point. 


CCLXXIII.   ZEUXINE. 


Zeaxine.    Lindl.  orch,  seel.  no.  18.     Id.  Bot,  Reg.  sub  foL  1618.    Endlich,  gen,  no,  1577. 

Adenostylia.    Blume.  Bijdr.  414.  non  Cass.      Endlich.  gen.  no.   1548^ 

Cionisaccus.    Ktihl.  et  Hasselt  Orch,  ed,  Breda.  /.  8.  fide  Endlich. 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepala  lateralia  labello  supposita,  libera,  rar5  con- 
nata^  dorsale  basi  convexum  cumpetalis  agglutinatum.  Labellum  basi 
ventricosum,  columns  connatum,  inttis  bicallosum  3  limbo  indiviso, 
sepalis  breviore,  ssepb  carnoso.  Columna  brevis^  teres,  nunc  utroque 
latere  glanduloso-tumida  (an  semper?).  Anthera  dorsalis,  bilocularis  5 
clinandrio  s^epitis  membranaceo*marginato.  PoUinia  granulosa,  2,  biloba, 
caudicul^  communi  (6,  caudiculd,  duplici  in  ic.  Ham i It).  Herbas 

terrestres,  caulescentes,  Indise  orientalis.  Folia  linearia,  per  omnem 
caulem  sparsa.  Spica  terminalis,  sessilis  inter  folia,  vel  vix  pedunculata. 
Flores  Goodyerie. 

The  plants  collected  together  under  this  genus  form  two  tolerably  well 
defined  groups,  which  may  perhaps  be  regarded  as  genera  when  increased 
by  new  species,  and  when  the  true  structure  of  their  column  has  been 
determined  by  the  examination  of  fresh  specimens.  I  find  it  impossible  at 
present  to  satisfy  myself  upon  this  point  in  consequence  of  the  crushed 
state  of  the  parts,  which  cannot  be  restored  to  their  original  form. 

§.  1 .  EczEUxiNE.     Sepala  lateralia  connata,  dorsale  basi  saccaium, 

].  Zeuxinb  sulcata.     Lindl.  L  c. 

Z.  foliis  lineari-lanceolatisacuminatis  aggregatis  cauli  sequalibus,  spiclkdensli 
subsessili,  labello  apice  reniformi. 

Pterygodium  sulcatum.     Roxb.Ji.  Jnd,  3. 452. 

Hab.  in  Bengalia ;  in  pascuis  juxta  Calcuttam,  Roxburgh,  Wallich,  {hah,  s, 
sp.  et  V,  ic.  pict. ) 

Planta  tota  humilis  4-8  poll.  alta.  Folia  linearia,  acuminata,  imbricata, 
scapo  squalia.  Spica  densa  oblonga,  squamis  magnis  imbricatis  quasi 
iiTvolucrata.  Flores  albi,  parvi.  Labellum  membranaceum  medio 
bicallosum,  margine  denticulatum,  apice  camosum  reniforme  concavum. 

According  to  Roxburgh  this  plant  is  called  Shwet  Hoolee  in  Bengal,  and 
he  says  that  a  red  and  blue  kind  are  reported  to  exist,  neither  of  which  he 
had  seen. 

§.  2.  Cionisaccus.    Sepala  libera,  dorsale  basi  convexum. 

9.  Zbuxine  emarginata. 

Z.  foliis  linearibus  acutis  per  caulem  sparsip,  spic^  dens&  subsessili^  labello 
apice  dilatato  emarginato. 

AdeiuMtylis  emarginata.      Blume.  B\jdr,  /.  r»  / 
Corycium  ?  humue.    HamiU,  ic. 


486  NE0TTBi&*-PHY6URlDiB. 

Hab.  in  India  peninsula,  Hamilton;  Ztylona  Macrae;  Java  calcareif, 
Blume  ?  (v.  ic,  pict,  et  h.  $.  ip.) 

An  erect  plant,  with  reddish  stems,  from  3  inches  to  more  than  a  foot  in 
height,  quite  covered  with  narrow  acute  equidistant  leaves.  The  flowers 
are  in  dense  oblong  terminal  spikes,  very  little,  if  at  all,  elevated  above  the 
leaves  ;  they  are  white  with  a  bright  yellow,  channeled,  fleshy,  emarginate 
lip.  Dr.  Hamilton's  figure,  at  the  India  House,  represents  two  long 
separable  caudiculee  to  this  plant  and  6  pollen  masses,  a  point  I  cannot 
verify  by  my  Cingalese  specimens,  the  only  ones  I  have  seen. 

3.  Zeuxini  membranacea. 

Z.  caule  elongato,  foliis  linearibus  distantibus  apiculatis  reticulatis,  spidL 
pedunculate  cylindracelL  imbricatll,  lal>ello  membranaceo  apice  oblato 
apiculato. 

Hab.  in  India  orienialis  provinci^  Bootan,  Griffith  in  herb.  Ind.  no.  16.  (hab. 
s,  $p,  comm,  eel,  cat.  mere,  Ind,) 

Stem  from  9  to  13  inches  high,  regularly  clothed  with  narrow  reticulated 
leaves.     Spike  very  dense,  cylindrical,  covered  with  small  white  flowers. 

4.  Zbuxine  goodyeroides. 

Z.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  petiolatis  medio  pallidis,  scapi  vaginis  2  distan- 
tibus petaloideis  acuminatis,  spic&  rar&  pubescente,  sepalis  lateralibus 
patentissimis,  labelli  laming  membranace^  subrotundSi. 

Hab.  in  Indid  orientaJi,  verosimiliter  regno  Assam ico,  Griffith  in  herb,  ind, 
tnise.  no.  J,  (hab,  s,  sp,  eomm,  eel.  cat,  Ind,  mere) 

A  delicate  plant,  about  6  inches  higb,  with  the  habit  of  a  Goodyera. 
The  bracts  are  pink,  membranous,  and  nearly  as  long  as  the  flowers^ 
which  are  pink  in  the  sepals  and  white  in  the  petals  and  lip. 

5.  Zbuxine  integerrima. 

Z.  *'  labelli  limbo  integerrimo.** 

Adenostylis  integerrima.    Blume,  /.  c,  t,  17. 

Hab  in  Java,  montanis  Gede,  florens  Maio,  Blume. 


CCLXXIV.  MONOCHILUS. 

Monocbilus.     WalUch.  MSS» 


Perianthium  conicum,  connivens.  Sepala  lateralia  libera,  labello  supposita, 
dorsale  petalis  ogglutinatum.  Labellum  column^  connatum,  basi  ven- 
tricosum,  inttis  callosum,  limbo  membranaceo,  explanato,  fisso,  sepalis 
multb  longiore.  Columna  brevis  teres,  nunc  utroque  latere  glanduloso- 
tumida,  (an  semper  ?)  Anthera  dorsalis,  bilocularis ;  clinandrio  mar- 
ginato.  Pollinia  granulosa,  2,  biloba,  glandullk  et  caudiculll  communibus. 
Herbg  Indicse,  Goodyerce  facie. 

This  genus  differs  from  Anactochilus  in  the  absence  of  a  spur,  and  in 
the  adhesion  of  the  lip  with  the  column  ;  from  Zeuxine  in  its  long  mem- 
branous split  lip,  and  from  Cheirostylis  in  its  sepals  being  disunited,  its 
labellum  adherent,  and  its  column  apparently  destitute  of  finger-like 
processes. 


NBOTTBiB — PHYSURIDJB.  487 

1.  M0NOCHILU8  regium. 

M.  caale  glabra^  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  breviter  petiolatis  secus 
medium  pallidis  margine  atroviridibus,  scapi  pilosi  squamis  2  distant!- 
bus  inferiore  aplce  foliace£i^spic&  laxlt  pauciflord  secundft,  bracteis  acumi- 
natis ovarii  villosi  longitudine,  sepalis  basi  villosis  dorsali  apice  recurvo 
petaloideo,  petalis  crispis^  labelli  sepalis  partim  longioris  laciniis  rotun- 
datis  crenatis. 

Iri  Rajah  Zeylonensium. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona;  sylvis  humidis  obscuris>  Novembre  florens,  Macrae,  {hah. 
s.  sp,  et  V,  ic,  pict,) 

This  plant  is  called  in  Ceylon  Iri  Rajahs  or  Striped  King  of  the  woods. 
It  has  narrow  lanceolate  leaves,  pale  lilac  along  the  middle,  but  surrounded 
with  a  broad  deep  green  border.  The  scape  is  a  span  high,  the  flowers 
white  and  green. 

9.  MoNocBiLus  flayum.     fValUch  MSS. 

M.  caule  erecto  glabro,  foliis  lineari-lanceolatis  aeuminatis  sessilibus  ener- 
viis,  scapo  pubescente  squam&  un&  alter^ve  acuminata  instructo,  spic& 
secund^  niultiflor&>  sepalis  petalisque  ovatis  obtusis,  labelli  laciniis 
oblongis  integris,  callis  duobus. 

Etsria  flava.    LindL  in  Wall.  Cat,  7380. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  Wallich,  (hab,  s,  sp.  et  v,  ic,  pict,) 

Flowers  yellow  in  a  one-sided  spike  from  3  to  4  inches  long. 

3.  MoNOCHiLus  nervosum.     Wallich  MSS, 

M.  caule  erecto  glabro,  foliis  ovatis  nervosis  abrupt^  petiolatis:  vagin^ 
brevi  lax&  membranace^,  scapo  elongato  piloso  squamulis  1-2  long^ 
distantibus,  spic^  lax£l  pauciflor^,  sepalis  ovatis  herbaceis  acutis  basi 
pilosis,  petalis  apice  rotundatis>  labelli  laciniis  brevibus  cuneatis  integer- 
rimis  planis :  callis  utrinque  tribus. 

Etseria  nervosa.    Lind.  in  Wall,  cat,  7381. 

Hab.  in  India  orientaU,  Hamilton,  Wallich.  (hab.  s,  sp.  et  v.  ic.  pict,) 

The  leaves  are  distinctly  ribbed  and  netted,  and  are  from  an  inch  to  an 
inch  and  half  long.  The  scape  is  nearly  naked,  clothed  with  long  soft 
spreading  hairs,  and  is  about  6  inches  high.  The  flowers'  are  green  with 
white  petals  and  labellum. 

4.  MoNOGHiLus  longilabre. 

M.  caule  gland uloso- piloso,  foliis  subbinis  ovatis  acutis  undulatis  breviter 
petiolatis,  scapi  vaginis  3  acuminatis  distantibus  patulis,  spic&  pauciflor^, 
bracteis  ovatis  acutis  ovario  hirsuto  brevioribus,  sepalis  hirsutis  ovatis 
acutis,  petalis  obtusis,  labelli  laciniis  elongatis  margine  exteriore  utrin- 
que unidentato. 

Hab.  in  Zeylond ;  pascuis  ad  latera  montium,  Julio,  Macrae,  (hab.  s.  sp.  et 
V.  ic.  pict.) 

Flowers  white,  with  green  sepals,  rather  large. 

5.  MoNOCHiLUS  afline. 

M.  caule  piloso,  foliis  ovatis  triaerviis  breviter  petiolatis,  scapo  medio  vagi- 
nato,  spic^  secund^  pauciflor^^  bracteis  subrotundis  cucuUatis  acumi- 


488  NEOTTEJB PHYSURID^. 

natis  membranaceis  pilosis  ovarii  arachnoidei  longitudine,  sepalis  oTatis 
acutis,  petalis  apice  rotundatis,  labelli  laciniis  oblongis  gross^  creaatis, 
callis  binis  subulatis  involutis. 

Etaeria  affinis.    LindL  in  Wall,  cat,  no,  7383. 

Hab.  in  regno  BurmanOf  Wallich ;  Courtallum^  Wight,  1030.  (hah,  s,  sp.) 


CCLXXV.     CHEIROSTYLIS.  x 

Cheirostylis.    Bltime  B\;dr.  413*    EndHch,  gen.  no.  1571, 

Flores  ringentes.  Sepala  omnia  connata,  lateralia  labello  supposita.  Pe« 
tala  sepalo  dorsali  agglutinata.  Labellum  liberuro,  fiitsum^  basi  carina- 
tum,  inttis  bicallosum.  Columna  erecta,  teres,  libera,  processibus  s.  bra- 
chiis  %  liberis  aut  adnatis,  erectis  aut  porrectis  a  fronte  aucta.  Stigma 
bipartitum.    Antbera  dorsalis  acuminata.    Pollinia  4,  pulverea,  glanduls 

lineari  acutse  adnata. -Herbse  Indise  orientalis   terrestres,  pusillae. 

Folia  petiolata,  ovata.  Scapus  distant^r  vagiuatus.  Spic®  pauciflorae. 

The  processes  in  front  of  the  column  of  this  genus,  which  are  apparently 
the  supplementary  stigmata,  are  remarkable,  and  distinguish  it  well  from 
the  neighbouring  genera.  Exclusive  of  this  it  differs  from  Monochilus 
in  its  free  labellum  and  united  sepals. 

1.  Cheirostylis  montana.     Blume,  I,  c.  t,  16 

Hab.  in  Java;  locis  umbrosis  ad  montem  Parang,  Provincice  Tjat^or, 
Blume. 

Herba  habit u  fer^  Anaectochili.  Caulis  remote  trifoliatus,  supernb  pubes- 
cens,  et  bracteis  prseter  florales  3-4  instructus.  Folia  lanceolata,  ner- 
vosa, membranacea.  j^ores  sessiles  parvi  albidi.  Labelli  laciniae  cun* 
eats  apice   crisps.      Columna    brachiis   porrectis    apice  acutis  ,*    ex 

,  Blume. 

2.  Cheirostylis  parvifolia.     lAndl,  in  Bot.  Reg,  1839,  misc.  20. 

C.  foliis  petiolatis  ovatis  acutis  undulatis,  floribus  pilosis,  labelli  apice  sub- 
rotundo  4-dentato  callis  baseos  bipartitis,  column^  minimiL  brachiis  rectis 
liberis  ipsi  aequalibus. 

Hab.  in  Zeylbna  -,   Loddiges.  (v.  v.  c) 

Herba  tenera,  zeylanica,  3-pollicaris  ;  caule  stricto,  tereti,  retrorsum  piloso 
apice  nudo  bracteato.  Folia  4,  distantia,  supernb  sensim  minora ;  vagi- 
nata,  glabra,  ultra  vaginam  petiolata  ;^  limbo  ovato,  undulato,  acuto, 
rubro-viridi,  4  lineas  longo.  Flores  3,  terminales,  minuti,  albi,  pedicel- 
lati,  corymbosij  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  rufis,  pedicellis  longiori- 
bus.  Ovarium  obpyramidale,  piloso-glandulosum.  Sepala  clausa,  ultra 
medium  connata,  glabra,  basi  paulo  ventricosa,  obtusiuscula,  apice 
virentia.  Petala  retrorsum  falcata,  retusa,  sepalo  supremo  agglutinata. 
Labellum  sepalis  parum  longius,  liberum,  canaliculatum,  versus  apicem 
constrictum,  apice  subrotundum,  concavum,  bilobum  :  lobis  lateralibus 
emarginatis ;  callis  baseos  incurvis,  lucidis,  subvirentibus,  bipartitis. 
Ante  col um nam  processus  duo,  liberi,  erecti,  carnosi,  stigmatis  longitu- 
dine, eique  omninb  parallel!.     Columna  minima,  libera^  basi  labelli  fer^ 


NEOTTEiB PHYSURID^.  489 

ubditn^  stigmate  bipartito,     PoUinia  4,  pulverea^  glandulse  linear!  acutse 
inter  brachia  stigmatis  prominentia  agglutinata. 

3.  Cheirostylis  pusilla. 

C  foltis  ovatis  aristato-aciiminatis,  floribus  glaberrimis,  labelH  laciniis 
oblongis  apice  dentatis,  petalis  unguiculatis  apice  rhorabeis,  columns 
brachiis  asqendentibus  adnatis. 

Hab.  in  montes  Sylhet,  inter  rauscos^  WalUch,  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

A  very  small  plant,  scarcely  more  than  an  inch  and  half  high.     Leaves 
about  2  lines  long.     Flowers  in^ pairs. 


CCLXXVI.     MYODA. 


Myoda.    lAndL  in  Bot.  Reg.  sub  fol,  1618.    Endlicher  gen,  1570. 

Perianthiuro  reflexum,  petalis  sepalo  superiori  agglutinatis.  Labellum 
anticum,  cum  column^  connatum,  apice  unguiculatum,  hastato-tripar- 
titum.  Columna  teres,  clavata,  clinandrio  carnoso  cucullato,  rostello 
acuminato   obliquo.     Stigma  punctum  parvum,   bilabiatum.     Anthera 

ovata.     Pollinia  2. Herba  caulescens.     Folia  ovalia,  petiolata,  va- 

ginantia.     Scapus  vaginatus.     Spica  multiflora. 

This  curious  genus  agrees  with  Heemaria  and  Macodes  in  having  the 
column  twisted  obliquely  $  but  it  dififers  from  them  both  in  having  an 
elongated  column  to  which  the  labellum  is  joined  4)y  its  whole  length,  and 
a  very  minute  stigma,  which  is  little  more  than  a  thick-edged  perforation 
in  the  face  of  the  broad  membranous  front  of  the  column. 

1.  Myoda  rufescens.     LindL  in  Wall,  Cat,  no,  7390. 

Hab.  in  Penang,  fVallich.  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

Herba  spithameea,  ascendens.  Folia  pube  tenni  mollia,  plusquam  bipolli- 
caria,  basi  angustata.  Scapus  pubescens.  Vaginae  3,  membranacese,  acu- 
minatse.  Bractese  coloratae,  acuminatse,  patulse,  glabrae,  ovarii  tomen- 
tosi  longitudine.  Flores  albi  glabri.  Labellum  cum  columna  conna- 
tum,  basi  subcalcaratum  :  limbo  trilobo,  unguiculato  -,  lobis  planis 
patentibus,  intermedio  angustiore,  ung^e  cordato  medio  carnoso. 
Coluqina  teres,  apice  vaide  dilatata,  concava,  (s.  cucullata)^  intra  cavi* 
tatem  abscondens  antheram  more  ISTeottearum ;  apice  rostrata  emarginata. 
Stigma  in  medi^  facie  columnae,  e  regione  anthers,  carnosum,  promi- 
nens,  bilabiatum,  labio  inferiore  saepius  involuto.  Anthera  cordata  Q-loc. 
intra  clinandrium  in  initio  abscondita,  mox  erecta  et  magis  conspicua. 


CCLXXVII.     HiEMARU. 


Hsmaria.    Lindl,  orch,  scelet,    Endlich.  gen.  no,  1560. 

Perianthium  explanatum,  sepalis  petaloideis  $  lateralibus  reflexis.  Label- 
lum liberum,  anticum,  basi  bicallosum,  saccatum,  did3'mum,  apice  obli- 
quum,  unguiculatum^  subsagittatum,  planum.  Columna  teres,  clavata>  cli- 

September,  1840.  s  s  s 


490  NBOTTBJB — PHY8URIDJB. 

nandrio  caraoeo,  cvcullato^  obliqob  torto,  rostello  acmninato.  Anthera 
bilocularis,  acuminata,  clioandrii  cucuUo  semioccultata.  PoUinia  2, 
sulcata.'  Herba  perennis>   decumbens,  foliis  coriaceis  marginatis 

glabris.  Scapus  erectus,  squamatus,  seu  vaginatus.  Spica  multiflora. 
Flores  albi, 

1.  Hjbmaria  discolor. 

Goodyera  discolor.    Ker.  in  Bot.  Rfg.foL  271. 

Hab.  verosimiliter  in  China,  nee  Brasilia,  ut  aiunt  hortulani  (r.  r.  c.) 

A  caulescent  herbaceous  plant,  with  stout  deep  purple  steins,  and  thick 
deep  green  leaves,  rich  purplish  brown  on  the  under  side.  Scales  and 
bracts  purple.     Flowers  white,  with  a  large  deep  yellow  anther. 


CCLXXVIII.     HYLOPHILA. 

Hylophila.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg,  tubfoL  1618.     Endlich,  gen.  no.  1561. 

Perianthium  connivens.  Sepalum  supreroum  gateatum,  lateralia  obliqu^ 
recurva.  Labellum  nanum,  anticum,  liberum,  saccatum,  dependens, 
apiculatum.  Columna  brevissima,  clinandrio  proclivi,  rostello  curvo 
subulato.     Anthera  incumbens  subulata.     Pollinia  ^,  caudicul^  subulatft. 

Herba  caulescens,  basi  radicans.     Folia  petiolata  lax^  yaginantia. 

Scaput  terminali8>  squamis  amplexlcaulibus.     Spica  herbacea  multiflora. 

1.  Hylophila  mpUis.     Lindl.  in  WalL  Cat.  no,  7896. 

Hab.  in  Singapur,  WalUch,  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Caulis  glaber,  ascendens,  brevis.  Folia  3-4  pollicaria,  o^ali-lanceolata^ 
sicco  nigricantia,  utrinque  acuta,  nitida,  .S-nervia,  angust^  petiolata : 
vaginiL  cyathiformi  hx^k  glabr^.  Scapus  gracilis,  strictus,  pedalis,  basi 
glaber,  apice  pubescens ;  squamis  duabus,  subfoliaceis,  amplexicaulibus^ 
ncc  vaginantibus,  aliisque  subulatis  spice  proximis.  Spica  semipedalis^ 
angusta>  multiflora,  pube  brevi  mollis  -,  bracteis  setaceis,  floribus  lon- 
gioribus,  patulis.  Flores  parvi,  tomentosi,  sepalo  dorsali  arcuato  apice 
incurvo  lateralibusque  ascendentibus  sub  labello  ventricoso  prominenti- 
bus  quasi  utrinque  galeati. 


CCLXXIX.     JETHERIA. 


Etanria.    Blume  Bijdr,  I.  409. Athena.    Endlich.  gen.  no.  1558.*— Platjlepii.  Ack. 

Rich.  A  infr.  cit, 

Sepala  conniventia,  lateralia  labello  supposita,  dorsale  petalis  agglutinatum. 
Labellum  ventricosum,  columns  appressum,  basi  inttis  bicallosum,  apice 
acuminato.  Columna  nana,  crassa,  inappendiculata  ^  stigmate  ovali 
mox  bipartito.     Anthera  dorsalis.     Pollinia  2,  sectilia,  glandulce  lineari 

adnata. Herbse    terredtres,     acaules     aut    caulescentes.      Folia 

oblonga,  membranacea,  nervosa.    Scapus  terminalis,  vaginatus.    Flores 
spicati,  extus  saepiils  glanduloso-pubescentes. 

Vix  Goodyera  differt  nisi  labello  bicalloso. 


NEOTTBJB — PHTSURID^.  491 

1.  ^THSRiA  albida.     Blume  I.  c. 

M.  ''glabra,  foliis  ovato-oblongis,  floribus  denab  spicatis,  labelli  limbo 
ovato  JDttis  muricato.** 

Hab.  in  Java ;  locis  humidis  in  montosis  Salak>  Seribu,  &c.  Blume. 

S.  ^THBRiA  javanica.    Blume,  L  c. 

JE.  **  foliis  ovalibus  acutis  nndulatis  discoloribus,  floribus  lax^  splcatis  ex- 
tern^ gland uloso-pubescenti bus,  labelli  limbo  angustato." 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  locis  bumidis  in  montosis  Salak,  Seribu,  &c.  Blume. 

Leaves  dark  purple  above,  pale  flesh  colour  beneath. 

3.  ^THERiA  oblongifolia.     Blume  Bijdr.  410.  /  14. 

M,  ''foliis  ovato-oblongis,  floribus  laxb  spicatis  extern^  glanduloso-puber- 
ulis,  labelli  limbo  ovato-fornicato." 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  declivitatibus  Solassie  Provincise  Tjanjor,  Blume. 

4.  jStheria  occulta.     BoL  Reg,  1838,  misc,  no.  179. 

M,  foliis  ovalibus  nervosis  in  petiolum  latum  angustatis,  vaginis  scapi 
glabriusculi  foliaceis,  spicSi  den8&  elongate,  bracteis  magnis  convexis 
ovario  longioribus  glanduloso-pubescentibus,  sepalis  basi  pubescentibus, 
labello  oblongo  basi  saccato  apice  acuminato  canaliculato  recurvo  extiift 
tuberculato. 

Goodvera  occulta.    TTkomtn  orch,  aft.  t,  28. 

Plat^lepis  goodyeroides.    ^cA.  Rich*  orck,  maur.  39.  t,  6./.  4. 

Hab.  in  Mauriiio  et  Borbonia,  Thouars,  &c.  (v.  v,  c.) 

5.  uSthbria  abbreviata.     Lindl.  in  Wall.  Cat.  ho.  7385. 

JR.  caule  basi  folioso  ascendente,  foliis  ovali-lanceolatis  in  petiolum  angns- 
tissimnm  attenuatis,  scapo  bivaginato  puberulo,  spicft  pancifloril  strictit, 
bracteis  acuminatis  ovario  glabro  duplS  brevioribus,  sepalis  glabris,  la- 
bello basi  ventricoso  medio  l-lamellato  i^pice  angustato  et  ttUQ  dilatato 
truncato. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  WalUch.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Stem  slender,  a  span  high,  scarcely  downy,  with  about  2  sheaths,  which 
are  a  little  leafy  at  the  apex.     Flowers  very  small. 

6.  .^TBBRiA  fusca. 

M.  acaulis,  foHis  rosulatis  ovalibus  acutis  sessilibus,  scapo  piloso,  squamis 
oblongis  apice  foliaceis  baud  vaginantibus,  spic&  densissim^  oblong^, 
bracteis  obtusis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  obtusis  glabriusculis, 
labello  saccato  apice  ovato  obtuso,  antherft  rotundatik  emarginatft. 

Ooodyera  linea.    Lmdl.  in  WaU^  Cat.  no.  7395. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali,  WaUich,  Royle,  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

A  short  rigid  plant  from  5  to  7  inches  high,  with  thick  radical  leaves 
spreading  doee  upon  the  growid.  It  appears  to  be  clothed  with  brown 
hairs,  and  is  remarkable  in  this  Physuridoos  section  for  the  scales 
upon  the  scape  not  sheathing  the  stem,  but  simply  adhering  to  it  on 
one  side. 


492  NBOTTEA — PHTSURID^. 


CCLXXX.     GOODYERA, 

Goodyera.     A.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew*  5.  197.  (1813) < Tussaca.      Rafin,  in  Joum,  Boi, 

4.  270. Peramium.     Salitb.  in  Hort,  Trans,  1.  261.  (1812). 

Sepala  herbacea,  lateralia  labello  supposita,  dorsale  c.  petalis  iu  galeam 
agglutinatum.  Labellum  Itberum,  aut  columnlt  connatum,  ventricosum 
aut  concavum,  ecallosum,  indivisum.  Columna  nana,  recta,  teres  ;  stig- 
roate  membranaceo,  rotundato  aut  rostrato  5   antherd,  dorsali ;  polliniis 

2  sectilibus. Herbs  terrestres,  caulescentes,  radicibus  succulent  is 

fibrosis.      Folia   in   petiolum   angustata    vaginatum.      Flores   spicati^ 
ssepitis  pubescenes. 

§  1.  Labellum  anticum,  liberum. 

1.  GooDTERA  repens.  R.  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew,  5.  I9S.  Lodd,  Bot,  Cab. 
t,  1987. 

G.  subacaulis,  foliis  ovatis  acutiusculis  unicoloribus  petiolis  longioribus» 
spic^  elongate  secund^  pubescente,  bracteis  florum  longitudine,  sepalis 
ovatis  acutis  pubescentibus,  labello  ventricoso  apice  acuminato  deflexo. 

Satyrium  repens.    Linn,  tp,  pi,  1339.    I^ng,  Bot.  5.  /.  289. 
Tussaca  secuoda.     Rafin,  Joum.  Bot.  4.271. 
Peramium  repens.     Salisb.  in  Hort,  Trans.  1.  261. 

Hab.  in  Europa  subalpinis  et  sylvis  sterilibus  ab  Anglia  ad  Mosquam  ; 
necnon  in  Sibiria,  Gmelin,  et  in  Nova  Scotia,  Menzies.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

2.  GooDYERA  pubescens.  R,  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew,  5.  198.  Lindl,  coll. 
bot,  t,  25.     Sweet,  Fl,  Gard,  ser.  2.  t,  47, 

G.  subacaulis,  foliis  ovato-oblongis  acutiusculis  pictis  petiolis  longioribus, 
spic&  dens^l  pubescente»  bracteis  floribus  eequalibus,.  sepalis  ovatis 
obtusis  pubescentibus,  labello  ventricoso  apice  ovato  recto>  stignaate 
rotundato. 

Satyrium  repens.     Mich.Jl.  bor,  amer.  2.  137. 
Neottia  pubescens.     Willd.  sp.  pi,  4.  76. 
Tussaca  reticulata.     Rafin,  in  Joum,  Bot,  4. 271. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  (hab,  s,  sp.  comm,  eel,  Torrey.) 

3.  GooDYERA  Menziesii. 

G.  subacaulis,  foliis  oblongis  venosis  unicoloribus  petiolis  longioribus, 
spic^  IsLxk  secund^  multiflor^,  bracteis  ovario  asqualibus,  sepalis  lineari- 
oblongis  puberulis,  petalis  margine  anteriore  dilatatis,  labello  concavo 
apice  lineari  recurvo  obtuso  concavo,  stigmate  anther^que  acuminatis. 

Spiranthes  decipiens.     Hooker  Fl,  Bor,  Amer,  2.  !203.  /.  204. 

Hab.  in  Americce  septentrionalis  o\k  occidentali,  Menzies,  Dougkis.  {hab. 
s,  sp.) 

A  remarkable  species,  distinguishable  from  Goody  era  pubescens  not  only 
by  the  peculiar  form  of  the  stigma  and  anther,  but  by  its  more  lax  spike, 
the  flowers  of  which  are  quite  secund,  and  much  larger.  The  leaves  too 
do  not  appear  to  have  pale  veins.  Sir  William  Hooker  has  referred  it  to 
Spiranthes  because  of  the  form  of  its  rostellum  ;  but  it  has  the  ventricose, 
though  not  saccate  labellum  and  the  straight  column  of  Goody  era ;  and  it 
wants  the  calli  at  the  base  of  the  labellum^  which  are  essential  to  Spi- 
ranthes. 


NE0TTEJ3 — PHYSURIDJE.  493 

4.  GooDYERA  marginata.     Lindl.  in  Wall,  cat.  no.  7394. 

G.  subcaulescensy  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  unicoloribus  petiolis  longioribus, 
vaginis  scapi  puberuli  foliaceis,  spic^  elongate  secund^,  bracteis  iu 
acumen  lineare  productis  floribus  longioribus^  sepalis  glabris>  labello 
apice  iroDcavo  ovato. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali ;  WalUch,  Royle.   (hab.  8.  sp.) 

Whole  plant  about  a  foot  high  and  nearly  smooth«  Spike  very  compact 
and  secund,  4  inches  long,  with  very  long  bracts  gradually  tapered  into  a 
linear  extremity. 

5.  GooDTERA  macrophyila.     Lowe  prim.fl.  Mad,  13.  c.  ic, 

G.  subcaulescens,  foliis  oblongis  acutis  in  vaginis  suis  subsessilibus^  scapo 
apice  tomentoso,  spica  pyramidat^  dens&,  bracteis  floribus  paul5  brevio- 
ribus,  sepalis  pubescentibus  oblongo-linearibus  obtusis^  labello  ovato 
concavo  obtuso  exttis  tuberculoso  margine  utrinque  obsolete  unidentato. 

Hab.  in  Madera ;  gregaria  in  declivibus  sylvarum  humidis  umbrosis 
rarissima^  Lowe.  {hab.  s.  sp,  comm.  amiciss.  Leman.) 

A  very  stout  species,  with  creeping  stems  which  rise  erect  to  the  height 
of  a  foot  and  more.  The  scape,  bracts,  and  sepals  are  covered  with  ferru- 
ginous down.    The  petals  are  white  ;  the  flowers  scentless. 

6.  Good  VERA  procera.     Hooker  exoi.Ji,  t.  39. 

G.  caulescens,  glaber,  foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  scapo  brevioribus, 
spic^  densll  elongat^k.  cylindrace^,  bracteis  ovatis  acuminatis  ovano 
longioribus,  floribus  subglobosis^  sepalis  petalisque  subrotundis  convexis 
obtusis,  labello  ventricoso  apice  oalloso  apiculato  inttis  villoso^  columnse 
angulis  superioribus  acuminatis. 

Neottia  procera.     Ker  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  639. 
?  Neottia  bifida.     Blume  Bijdr.  408 . 

Hab.  in  Asia  tropica ;  Sylhet  et  Napalia,  WalUch ;  Zeylona,  Macrae  j  China/ 
Vachell ;  et  fort^  Java,  Blume.  {hab,  s,  sp.  et  v,  v.  c.) 

This  common  plant  can  scarcely  be  missing  in  the  Flora  of  Java,  where- 
fore I  have  with  doubt  selected  the  Neottia  bifida  of  Blume  as  possibly 
being  it>  the  short  character  of  that  species  agreeing  very  well  with  it,  if 
the  two  acuminate  processes  of  the  column  are  what  is  meant  by  '*  gynos- 
temium  profunde  bifidum.** 

7.  GooDYERA  rubicunda.     Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg,  1839.  misc,  92. 

G.  caulescens,  foliis  oblongis  acutis  in  basin  cuneatam  angustatis,  spic& 
elongate  multiflorll  lax^  ferrugineo-tomentos^,  bracteis  lineari-lanceo- 
latis  acuminatis  ovario  longioribus,  sepalis  pubescentibus,  labello  con- 
cavo acuto  apice  reflexo  inttis  villoso. 

?  Neottia  mbicimda.    Blume  B^jdr.  408. 

Hab.  in  Manilla,  Cuming, ;  nee  non  Java,  Blume  ?  {v.  v.  c.) 

This  plant  has  the  habit  of  Goodyera  procera,  but  is  smaller  -,  the  scape 
and  spike  are  rather  more  than  a  foot  high,  downy,  and  of  a  dull  cinnamon 
browii.  The  flowers  are  also  downy  and  of  the  same  colour^  with  the 
exception  of  the  lip,  which  is  white,  and  densely  fringed  inside  with 
glandular  hairs. 


494  NBOTTEiE PYHSURID^. 

8.  GooDYEBA  nuda.  Thouart  orch.  aft.  i,  S9.  Ach,  Rkh.  orch.  maur.  38. 
t.  6,/.  3, 

G.  caulescens^  glaber,  foliia  OToli-lanceolatis  acutia  membranaceis  petiolis 
longioribus,  spic^  oblong^  multiHor^,  bracteis  acaminatis  floribus 
brevioribus,  sepalis  glabris,  labello  concavo  acuminato  apice  ovali 
acuto^  petalis  brevioribus  acutissimis. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Mauritii  et  Borbonia,  Thouars,  &c. 

Flowers  extremely  small.     Perhaps  a  species  of  JEtheria, 

9*  GooDTERA  gua3ranensi8. 

G.  foliis  .  .  .  .  ,  scapo  glabro  iquamis  membranaceis  laxis  acuminatis 
Taginato,  spic^  dens^  cylind raced  puberullt,  bracteis  glabris  ovatis  yen- 
tricosis  apice  setaceis  floribus  longioribus,  sepalo  dorsali  galeato  acami- 
nato^  labello  acuminato  canaliculato  apice  dilatato  rotundato. 

Hab.  in  Guayana^  Schomburgk,  698.  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

Stem  6  inches  high,  of  which  I }  inch  is  occupied  by  the  dense  spike. 
Flowers  very  small,  minutely  downy.  The  dorsal  sepal  is  so  much  galeate 
as  to  give  the  flowers  the  appearance  of  a  Cranichis. 

§  2.  Labellum  posUcum,  c.  columnd  uirinque  auriculatd  ticuminatd  conna^ 
turn,     Rhamphidia. 

10.  GooDYERA?  elongata. 

G.  cauleacens,  foliis   ovali-lanceolatis   petiolis  angustissimis  longioribus, 
scapo  gracili  et  spic&  rarSl  multiflor^  elongate  molliter  pubescentibus^ 
bracteis  ovario  dupl6  brevioribus,  sepalis  obtusis  pubescent ibus^  labello 
concavo   acuminato    postico    intus   villoso    cam    column^    auriculatli 
connato. 

Etaerim  elongmta.    LindL  in  Wall,  caU  7384. 

Hab.  in  India  orienialis  archipelago^  Fmlaj/son.  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  eel,  mtrc. 
Ind.  or,) 

A  very  slender  plant,  more  than  a  foot  and  half  high.  Flowers  very 
small,  nodding. 


I  suppose  the  following  are  also  referable  to  this  genus :  viz. 

11.  Neottia  grandis;  foliis  ovali-oblongis,  spic^L  dens^l  et  floribus  extern^ 
villosiusculis,  bracteis  ovarium  duplo  fere  superantibus,  labelli  limbo 
obtusiusculo  patentee  Blume  Bijdr.  407.  Hab.  in  Java ;  in  syWis  mon- 
tanis  Provincie  Bantam. 

12.  Neottia  viridl/lora ;  foliis  ovato-oblongis>  spica  pauciflora  floribusque 
1^   glabris,  bracteis  longitudine  ovarii  pubentis,  labello  acuto  patente.   Id. 

408.     Hab.  in  Java;   in  radicibus  arborum  ad  montem  Salak. 
Flores  mediocres,  sordid^  virescentes. 

13.  Neottia  coloraia ;  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  discoloribus,  spica  rara  flori- 
busque extern^  puberulis,  bracteis  lovario  aequalibus,  labelli  limbo  pa- 
tente. Id.  409.  Hab.  in  Java ;  ad  ripas  fluvii  Tjapua  in  montosis 
Salak. 


NBOTTB^ PHYSURIDJB.  496 

14.  Neotiia  reticulata ;  foliis  lanceolatis  reticulato-nervosis^  spica  laxiflora, 
bractei8  ovarium  superantibus.  Id.  409.  Hab.  in  Java;  ad  originem 
fluvii  Tjiburrum  in  ciontosis  Gede. 

Possibly  the  following  plant,  said  to  have  a  clavate  column,  may  also 
belong  here. 

15.  Neottia  parviflora ;  "  foliis  oblongo-lanceolatis,  pedunculis  floribusque 
extern^  pubentibus,  bracteis  longitudine  ovarii,  labelli  limbo  obtuso 
patente  intern^  bicalloso.'*  Blumcj  408.  Hub:  in  Java,  inter  lapides  ad 
marginem  fluvii  Tjapus. 

also 

16.  Satyrium  valUsoletanum ;  "  bulbis  fasciculatis,  foliis  T-nerviis,  floribus 
pellucidis,  labello  subdiviso  erecto,  lacinia  media  reflexa."  Llave  arch, 
mex.  2.  7* 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  prope  Vallisoleium,  juxta  prsedium  de  Quinzeo^  fl. 
Maio. 

Folia  radicalia,  ovata,  lata,  acumine  reflexo  terminata.  Scapus  villosus. 
Flores  laxfe  spicati,  ferruginei,  virescentes,  herbacei,  exttis  pellucidi. 
Labellum  erectum,  concolor,  obscur^  3-lobum,  genitalia  amplectens, 
lacini&  intermedin  petaloided,  albid^,  revolut^,  tomento  laevi  inttu 
vestit^    La  Llav,  ei  Lexar^, 


CCLXXXI.    EUCOSIA. 

Encotia.     Blume  Bijdr,  415.    Endlich  geru  no,  1556. 

Perianthium  erecto-connivens  sepalis  latioribus.  Labellum  sepalis  con- 
forme,  inttis  villosum,  columnam  amplectens.  Columna  brevis,  obtusa, 
indivisa.  Anthera  denti  dorsal!  afBxa,  acuminatissima,  bilocularis.  Pol- 
linia  2,  biloba,  granulosa,  pedicellata  $  pedicellis  apice  connexis  nudis. 
■  Herba  Javanica,  terrestris,  caulescen?.  Folia  petiolata,  ovata> 
nervosa,  membranacea.  Spica  terminalis,  villosa,  pauciflora,  bracteis 
prseter  florales  2  alternis.  Flores  bracteati,  camei,  extern^  pubescentes. 
Blume. 

I  cannot  understand  the  figure  of  this  genus  in  Blume's  tables.  It 
appears  very  near  Georchis,  but  different  in  its  obtuse  stigma,  and  much 
longer  column.     Perhaps  it  should  be  referred  to  Goodyera. 

1.  EucosiA  carnea.     Blume,  I,  r.  t  18. 

Hab.  in  Java  humidis,  montis  Salak  prope  Passir  Java,  Blume. 


GCLXXXII.    GEORCHIS. 


Georchis.    Undl,  in  Bot,  Reg,  tub^/ol.  1618.    Endlich,  gen.  no,  1537. 

Flores   ringentes^  cylindrico-conniventes,  basi  ventrico3i.     Sepala  libera, 
dorsale  cum  petalis  agglutinatum  -,  lateralia  labello  supposita.    Label- 


496  NEOTTBiB PHY8URIDJC. 

lum  sessile,  acuminatum,  ecallosum,  indivisum,  columnam  aroplectens. 
Columua  brevissima,  membranacea ;  stigmaie  infundibulari,  anticd 
emarginato,  involuto,  rostello  acuminatissimo,  labelli  longitudine,  in 
setas  2  bipartite.  Anthera  dorsalis,  in  acumen  longissimum  producta. 
PoUinia  4,  minuta,  farinosa,  clavata,  separabilia,  caudicuUs  totidem 
nudis,  setaceis,  apice  cohaerentibus.— —  Herbse  Indiae  orientalis,  cau- 
lescentes.  Folia  subcordata,  petiolis  vaginantibus.  Scapus  squamis 
wak  alter^ve  vnginatus.     Spies  pubescentes,  pauciflorae. 

This  genus  is  near  Goodyera,  from  which  it  differs  in  its  very  acu- 
minate anther  and  stigma,  the  latter  of  which  splits  into  2  very  long 
setaceous  arms. 

1.  Georchis  biflora.     Lindl,  in  fValL  Cat  no,  7379. 

G.  foliis  subrotundo-ovatis  pictis  scapo  bifloro  sequalibus,  vaginis  scapi  2 
imbricatis  linearibus  herbaceis  obtusis,  floribus  puberulis,  labelli 
ovati  acumine  lineari  undulato  obtuso  basi  pilos&. 

Hab.  in  Nepalia  ?  Wallich.  {hah,  s.  sp,) 

Whole  plant  about  9  inches  high.  Stem  rooting,  decumbent.  Leaves 
an  inch  long,  and  nearly  i  broad.     Flowers,  when  dried,  8  lines  long. 

2.  Georchis  cordata. 

G.  glabra,  foliis  cordatis  acutis  3-nerviis  concoloribus  scapo  multifloro  bre- 
vioribus,  vagind.  scapi  solitari^  infra  medium  membranacelt  acuminata, 
floribus  glaberrimis,  labelli  ovati  acumine  brevi  apice  recurvo  medio 
▼illoso. 

Hab.  in  Zeylona,  Macrae,  (hab.  $.  sp,) 

Stigma  intra  infundibulum  membranaceum,  emarginatum,  a  tergo  rostello 
adnatum  cujus  latera  involvuntur,  inclusum. 

A  span  high.  Stem  decumbent,  rooting.  Flowers  about  5  lines  long. 
There  are  a  few  glandular  hairs  on  the  scape,  otherwise  the  plant  is 
smooth,  with  the  exception  of  a  tuft  of  hairs  in  the  middle  of  the  lip. 

3.  Georchis  foliosa. 

G.  caule  ascendente  glabro,  foliis  ovalibus  utrinque  acutis  long^  petiolatb 
scapo  longioribus,  scapi  tomentosi  apice  aphylli  vaginis  foliaceis  imbri- 
catis, spic^  oblongll  multifior^,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  glabris 
foliaceis  floribus  mu1t5  longioribus,  sepalis  ovatis  acutis  tomentosis, 
labello  ovato  concavo  acumine  dilatato  membranaceo  marginibus 
inflexis. 

Hab.  in  regno  Burmano,  Griffith,  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

Leaves  an  inch  and  half  long,  without  the  petiole,  which,  including  the 
sheath,  is  about  10  lines  long.  Flowers  buried  ambng  narrow  leafy 
bracts,  which  are  smooth,  while  the  rachis  and  flowers  are  downy. 


CCLXXXIII.    MACODES. 

Macodes  (Neottis  sect.)    Blume  B\jdr,  1.  407.  t.  2. 

Sepala  herbacea,  conniventia,  libera ;  lateralia  majora.     Fetala  libera,  fili- 
fbrmia,  patula.    Labellum  liberum,  saccatum,  imberbe,  patulum,  trilo- 


NBOTTBJB PHYSURIDiE.  497 

bum ;  lobo  medio  elongato,  lingusefbrmi.  Columna  teres,  rostrata, 
obliqu^  torta^  baei  appendice  bilob^  instructa;  stig:mate  conspicuo  verti- 
cal! ;  clinandrio  carnoso  cueullato.  Antbera  horizontalis,  bil ocularis, 
acnminata,  in  rostellum  prona.  Pollinia  ^,  biloba,  sectilia^  long^  pedi- 
cellata^  glandulse  cuneatse  adnata.  Herba  Spiranthis  v.  potius  Ste- 

norhyncbi  cujusdam  viridiflori  habitu  ? 

These  characters  are  taken  from  Blume.  The  plant  he  calls  Neottia 
Petola  is  evidently  a  peculiar  genus,  differing  from  Myoda  in  the  labellum 
not  being  adnate  to  the  column  5  from  Haemaria  in  the  presence  of  a  pair 
of  large  appendages  at  the  base  of  the  column ;  and  from  both  in  the 
lateral  sepals  being  herbaceous  and  connivent. 

1.  Macodes  Petola. 

Neottia  Petola.    Blume  Bijdr,  1.  407.  /.  2. 

Folium  Petolatum.     Rumpk,  Herb»  Amb,  6.  /.  51. y.  3.  aec.  Blwne, 

Hab.  in  Java;  in  locis  humidis  ad  ripas,  Blume. 

Leaves  oval,  acute,  discoloured,  clouded  on  the  upper  side,  and  most 
elegantly  marked  with  netted  %'eins.  The  spike  and  flowers  externally 
clothed  with  glandular  pubescence ;  limb  of  the  labellum  spreading. 
Blume  enquires  whether  this  can  be  Smith's  Neottia  acaulis,  which  it  cer- 
tainly is  not.  He  also  cites  to  it  the  Folium  Petolatum  of  Rumphius, 
which  has  been  considered  by  Wallich  as  an  Ansectochilusw 


CCLXXXIV.     TROPIDIA. 

Tropidia     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg,  sub./oL  1618.    Endlich.  gen.  no,  1565. 

Perianthium  clausum.  Sepala  herbacea,  glabra,  lateralia  majora,  basi 
obliqu^  producta,  calcar  mentientia ;  dorsale  brevius  a  petalis  liberuni. 
Petala  sepalo  dorsali  conformia,  libera.  Labellum  liberum,  sessile, 
ventricosum,  compressum  (?)  apice  constrictum  et  in  limbum  parvum 
cucullatum  abrupt^  expansum  ;  intra  marginem  utrinque  lamella  auctum. 
Columna  elongata,  teres,  libera ;  rostello  acuto ;  stigmatis  labio  inferiore 
incrassato;  clinandrio  longb  infra  stigma  excavato.  Anthera  dorsalis, 
cum  stigmate  parallela,  carinata,  mutica.     Pollinia  4,  in  massas  pulve- 

reas  2    bilobas   cohaerentia;    caudicul^   brevi. Herba,    arundinis 

facie.     Folia  in    vaginam  longam  sessilia,  omninb  graminea.     Spica 
parva,  conica,  subsessilis.     Flores  minuti,  virides. 

This  singular  genus  has  the  habit  of  some  large  kind  of  grass,  the 
form  and  texture  of  its  leaves  being  quite  of  such  a  nature.  It  may  be 
compared  to  Evelyna,  in  some  respects. 

1.  Tropidia  curculigoides.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no.  7386. 

Hab.  in  India  orien tali;  montib'us  Sylhet,  et  secus  ripas  fluminis  Attran, 
fValHch;  Zeylona,  in  pascuis,  Macrae,  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Omnes  partes  glabrae.  Caul  is  str  ictus,  tenuis,  striatus,  vix  solidus.  Folia 
lineari-lanceolata,  Arundinis  textura,  acuminatissima^  6-8  poll,  looga, 
in  vaginam  longam  striatam  sessilia  3  suprema  minora,  seusim  in  brac- 
teis  mutata.  Spica  conica,  parva,  subsessilis,  bracteis  quibusdam  an* 
gustissimis  vacuis  circumdata>  6  lineas  longa^  multiflora.     Flores  virides, 

September,  1840.  ttt 


498  NBOTTB^ — PHYSURIIDA. 

glabri.  Bracteee  superiores  setacese,  ftlabastris  longiores.  Sepala  lateralia 
ovato-lanceolata,  basi  semicordata ;  supremum  brevius  et  angustius. 
Petala  lanceolata,  subfalcata.  Labellum  c.  columnii  verosimiliter  baud 
articu  latum. 


CCLXXXV.     ULANTHA. 


Ulantbiu    Hooker  in  hot.  Mag.  sub.  t.  2990.    EndUch.  gen,  no,  1549. 

Flores  ringentes.  Sepala  semipetaloidea,  dorsale  planum  arcuatum,  latei> 
alia  majora  basi  aequalia  unguiculata  patentia,  apice  dilatata  crispa 
appendicibus  papillosis  armata.  Petala  sepalo  dorsali  supposita^  libera^ 
breviora,  undulato-crispa.  Labellum  cucuUatum,  trilobum,  uoguicula- 
tum^  lamellatum  et  verrucis  conicis  obsitum.  Columna  libera,  semi- 
teres,  elongata,  basi  paul6  producta,  utrinque  dente  aucta$  stigmate 
subquadrato,  rostello  brevi  bifido.  Anthera  dorsalis^  ovata>  acuta,  9-lb- 
cularis,  connectivo  crasso,  intra  cucullum  carnosum  clinandrii  inserta. 

Pollinia  4,   geminata,    arcuata,    subfarinacea. Herba   terrestris, 

Sarcoglottidis  visu. 

In  this  remarkable  genus  we  find  the  same  tendency  to  break  up  the 
surface  of  the  sepals  into  papillsBj  or  glandular  hairs,  as  in  Chloreta  anciong 
the  Arethuseous  tribe.  It  has  no  obvious  affinity  to  any  other  genus  of 
this  tribe. 

1.  Ulantha  grandiflora.     Hooker,  L  c. 

Neottia  ?  grandiflora.    Id.  in  Bot,  Mag,  t,  2956* 

Uab.  in  insult  S.  Vincentii,  Guilding.  (exam,  s.  c.  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

Stem  a  foot  high.  Leaves  linear-oblong,  acuminated,  glaucous,  tipped 
veith  brown,  gradually  changing  into  the  lanceolate  imbricated  scales  of 
the  scape.     Flowers  very  large,  green  and  white. 


CCLXXXVI.     AN.ECT0CH1LUS. 


Aaffictochilus.     Blume  Fl.  Jav.  prof.  VL    Endlich,  gen,  1569* ^Anccochilus.     Bhtme 

Bijdr.  411. ChrysobaphuB.     Wallich.  Ji,  nep,  tent .  t.  27 . Orcbipedum.     KuAl  et 

Hasselt  Orchid,  ed.  Breda,  t,  10.  fide  Endlicheri, 

Perianthium  ringens.  Sepalum  supremum  cum  petalis  in  galeam  agglu- 
tinatum  ;  lateralia  patula,  basi  inaequalia,  labello  supposita.  Labellum 
cum  columna  basi  connatum,  ventricoso-calcaratum,  ungue  rigido  cana- 
liculato  inflexo  fimbriato,  limbo  bilobo  patente;  callis  duobus  in  fundo 
scroti.  Columna  brevis,  marginibus  membranaceis  dilatatis  involutis 
appendiculam  bilamcllatam  simulantibus.  Stigma  basi  bicallosuro. 
Pollinia  2,  pulvcrea,  subbiloba,  caudiculis  brevibus,  glandule  oblongsl. 
— Herbae  tropicce,  Asiatic®,  radice  fibrosa,  rhizomate  filifhrmi  sub- 
terraneo.  Caules  foliosi.  Folia  nervosa,  discolora,  venis  saepb  auromi- 
cantibus.     Flores  spicati,  laxiusculi,  glanduloso-pilosi. 

This  exceedingly  curious  genus  is  essentially  distinguished  by  bearing 
in  the  middle  of  the  column,  just  below  the  stigma,  a  pair  of  transverse 
calli,  which  are  evidently  abortive  stigmata,  analogous  to  those  of  Habena- 
ria,  but  adnate  to  the  column,  and  interposed  between  the  anther-bed 


NBOTTBiE — PHYSUEID^.  499 

and  a  thin  plate  which  is  adherent  to  the  fiace  of  the  column.     What 
the  latter  is  I  do  not  know. 

§  1.'  Labellum  mar ginejimbria turn  v,  dentatum. 

1.  Anactochilus  setaceus.     Blume  I,  c.  /.  15.  Bot.  Reg,  t  2010. 

A.  foliis  pictis  ovatis  s.  ovalibus  acutis  discoloribus,  spic^  strict^,  pauciflor^ 
sepalisque  pubescentibus,  labelli  margine  setaceo-mvltifido  basi  rotun* 
dato,  sacco  conico  emarginato. 

Folium  petolatum.    Rumph,  herb,  amb»  6.  93.  /.  41./.  3.  tec,  Wallich, 
Waiia  Raja  Zeylonentium, 

Hab.  in  Java ;  locis  humidis  et  umbrosis  inter  lapides  in  inontosls  Salak, 
Gede,  Tankuwan  Prahu,  Blunie^  Zeylona,  sylvia  humidis  obscuris^ 
Macrae;  Amboynse  montibus  summis,  Rumphius.  (v,  v.  c.  et  hab,  s,  sp,) 

This  and  the  following  have  white  flowers,  and  dark  leaves  beautifully 
netted  with  bright  yellow  veins.  In  Ceylon  it  is  called  Wana  R^jah^  or 
King  of  the  woods, 

2.  ANiBCTOCHiLUS  Roxburghii.     LindL  in  Wall.  Cat,  herb,  ind,  no,  7^87* 

A.  foliis  pictis  ovatis  acutis  discoloribus^  sp\ck  Xaxk  multiflor&  sepalisque 
pubescentibus,  labelli  margine  setaceo  multifido  basi  sagittato^  sacco 
conico  emarginato. 

ChrysobaphoB  Roxburghii,     Wallich,  tent,Ji.  nepal.  t,  27. 

Hab.  in  India  orientaU;  Nepalia  et  Sylhet  sylvis  umbrosis,  Wallich  ^  Kha- 
siya  Griffith  in  herb,  ind,  (r.  et  misc.  6.)  j  Assam,  D*,  Mack,  (hab.  #•  ip,) 

3.  Anjectochilus  brevilabris. 

A.  foliis  pictis  subrocundo-ovatis  discoloribus,  spic^  laxlt  multiflor^  glan- 
duloso^piloslt^  bracteis  patulis  ovatis  setaceo-acutis  ovario  brevioribus, 
sepalis  pubescentibus,  labelli  margine  pinnatifid^  dentato  laming  breviore 
basi  sagittatit,  sacco  emarginato. 

Hab.  in  Assam  D*.  Mack,  (hab.  s,  sp.  comm,  ceL  Hooker,) 

Another  of  the  species  with  bright  golden  veins  upon  a  deep  purplish 
green  ground.     Its  peculiar  lip  marks  it  readily  as  a  distinct  species. 

4.  ANiBCTOCHiLUS  lauccolatus. 

A.  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  unicoloribus,  spic&  dens^  multiflorlt  glanduloso- 
pilos&,  bracteis  erectis  floribus  longioribus^  sepalis  glabris,  labelli  mar- 
gine interrupt^  dentato-fimbriato  laminae  longitudine,  ^acco  did3rmo. 

llab.  in  Assam,  D*,  Mack,  Khasiya^  Griffith  in  herb.  ind.  (s.)  {hab,  s,  ,sp. 
comm,  eel.  Hooker.) 

A  pretty  species  with  plain  leaves,  and  a  very  dense  narrow  spike  of 
flowers.  The  cuUi  of  the  stigma  are  so  large  as  to  meet  below  that  organ 
they  are  guarded  in  front  by  a  folded  plate  smaller  than  themselves. 

5.  ANiBCTOCHiLUS  flavcsccHs.     Blume  I.  c, 

A.  ^*  foliis  ovato-oblongis,  spic&  pubente  multiflor&,  sepalis  nudis,  labello 
inferne  ad  margines  denticulato.** 

Hab.  in  Java;  in  cacumine  montis  Burangrang,  Provincise  Krawang, 
Blume. 

Flores  flavi.  Bl, 


500  NEOTTEJE PHVSURID^. 

6.  Anactochilus  pubescens.     Blume  l.  c. 

A.  ''foliis  ovatis,  spica  subbiflora  sepalisque  exterioribus  pubescentibus^ 
labello  inferiie  ad  margines  denticulato.*' 

Hab.  in  Java^  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak^  Blume. 

Flores  albi,     Bl. 

§  2.  Myrhechis.    Labellum  margine  indivisum. 

7.  ANiBCTOCHiLus  sandviccnsis. 

A.  foliis  ovatis>  spic^  subsessili  angust^  multiflor^,  bracteis  lanceolatis 
acuminatis  appressis  ovario  linear!  brevioribus,  labelli  margine  integro 
apice  transverso  cordato  apiculato^  sepalis  glabris,  sacco  didymo. 

Hab.  in  insulis  Sandwich,  Mathews,  (exam,  s,  sp,  in  hh.  Hooker,) 

Caulis  prostratus^  basi  radlcans.  Folia  ovato-oblonga,  sesquipollicaria, 
multinervia^  in  petiolum  brevem  angustissimum  in  vag^nam  Isevem 
cyathiformem  expansum  angustata.  Spica  terminalis,  brcvipeduneu1ata> 
vagin^  altera  foliace^  alterii  membranace^  in  pedunculum,  angusta,  3-4 
poll,  longa,  pubescens.  Bractese  membranacese,  lanceolats^  acuminats, 
ovario  lineari  breviores^  fere  dimidium  pollicein  longae.  Ovarium  in 
collum  angustatum.  Sepala  glabra,  lateralia  oblonga,  concava,  reflexa, 
supremum  ovatum  cum  petalis  conformibus  agglutinatis  fornicatum. 
Labellum  basi  ventricosum,  scrotifbrrae,  didymum,  sacculis  rotundatis 
umbonatis  in  fundo  callosis ;  medio  lineare,  canaliculatum,  in  lobum 
terminalem  expansum  magnum  transversum  apiculatum  reniformem 
emarginatum. 

8.  Anactochilus  gracilis.   Blume,  L  c, 

A. ''  foliis  ovatis,  spic&  pauciflor^  pubente>  sepalis  glabris,  labello  edentulo, 
callis  gynostemii  erosis.'* 

Hab  in  Java  ;  in  summo  montis  ignivomi  Gede,  Blume. 


CCLXXXVn.    GALERA. 

Oalera.    Blume  Bijdr,  1.  415.  t.  3. 


Perianthium  connivens.  Petala  latiora.  Labellum  obtus^  calcaratum,  conca- 
vum  5  limbo  indiviso  undulato.  Columna  brevis,  crassa,  fornicata.  Anthera 
intern^  infra  apicem  affixa,  turbinata,  carnosa,  2-locularis  :  loculis 
bilocellatis.  PoUinia  2,  subbiloba,  granulosa,  pedicellata ;  pediccllis 
arcuatis,  ad  latus  exterius  antherse  affixis.  Ovarium  sub  flore  coarctatum. 

Herba  terrestris,  caulescens.     Radix  tuberosa.     Caulis  aphyllus, 

squamatus,   apice   spicatus,  multiflorus.     Flores  pedicellati,  bracteati, 
nutantes.     Char,  ex  Blume, 

Blume  says  this  genus  is  allied  to  Arethusa ;  but  according  to  the  figure, 
which  in  some  respects  is  not  clearly  represented,  the  pollen  masses  arc 
those  of  Neotteae. 

1.  Galera  niilans.  Blume,  I,  c. 

Hab.  in  Java ;  in  sylvis  altioribus  montis  Salak  -,  Blume. 


NEOTTBA — PHYSURIDJD.  501 


CCLXXXVIII.  PHYSURUS. 


Physuruft*  Richard,  Orch,  Eur.  33.» Microchilus.  PresL  Reiiq.HttnA.  1. 94. 

Erythrodes.    Blume  Bijdr,  410, 

Sepala  subsequnlia,  herbacea>  lateralia  labello  supposita.  Petala  subosqualia, 
sepalo  dorsali  agglutinata.  Labellum  anticum^  cum  columna  parallelum, 
coiicavum,  sub  apice  cHlatato  ssepe  lunato  constrictuni^  b.osi  calcare 
brevi  libero  stepe  ventricoso  auctum.  Columna  libera  v.  basi  tantum 
labello  leviter  accrcta  ;  rostello  demum  membranaceo  bipartito.  Autbera 
dorsalis,  apiculata^  biloculnris.      Pollinia  2,    secttlia,    glandulse  ovali 

adnata. Herbse  terreslres,  cauiescentes,  radicibus  filiformibus  succu- 

lentis.     Folia  basi   lax^    vaginata>  petiolata,   nervosa.      Flores  dens^ 
racemosi. 

§  1.  Labellum  apice  limatum, 

§  2.  Labellum  apice  dilatatum^  angulatum  out  rotundatum^ 

§  3.  Labellum  lanceolatum, 

%  4.  Labellum  apice  tridentatum 

%  1.  Labellum  apice  lunatum. 

1.  Physurus  hirtellus. 

P.  caule  ascendcnte  medio  foliosoj  foliis  ovatis  acutissimis  petiolatis,  scapo 
pubescente>  petalis  integerrimis,  labello  apice  lunato  ciliato,  calcare 
fillforini  incurvo  ovario  breviore. 

Satyrium  hirtellum.    Swartz,prodr,\\%, 
Orchis  hirtella.    Swartz,/l.  Ind,  occ^  1394. 

Hab.  in  Jamaica  syWis  montanis,  inter  quisquilia  et  dejecta  putrescentia 
arbomm,  Swartz ;  Sti^  VinceniU)  Guiiding ;  Tor  tola,  Schomburgk ;  Sta. 
Lucia ;  Anderson,  (t).  v,  c.  et.  h,  s,  sp.) 

An  obscure  plant,  not  at  all  uncommon  in  herbaria.  It  is  very  variable 
in  size^  my  St.  Vincent's  and  garden  specimens  not  being  more  than  6 
inches  bigh>  while  others  gathered  in  Tortola  by  Mr.  Schomburgk  are 
3  times  as  large.  Its  very  small  flowers,  (the  smallest  in  the  genus)  and 
its  ovate  very  acute  leaves  distinguish  it  readily. 

2.  Phvsurus  Preslei. 

P.  caule  basi  foliato,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  multinerviis  scapo 
stricto  breviofibus,  spic&  elongatlt  angust^  multiflor^^  labello  linear! 
apice  reflexo  sagittato  tomentoso,  calcare  oblongo  ventricoso  ovario 
sequali. 

Microchilus  major.    Presl,  Reliq,  Httnk,  1. 94.     Symbol,  Bot.  t. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Hanke.  (exam*  s.  sp.  in  hb.  reg.  Monac.) 

Call!  adsunt  duo^  calcar  decurrentes^  filiformes,  adnati^  apice  liberi. 

3.  Physurus  roseus. 

P.  caule  crasso  erecto  dense  folioso^  foliis  ovalibus  acuminatis  multinerviis 
in  petiolum  sensim  angustatis,  scapo  et  inflorescentilt  villosis,  spic& 
cylindracelt  elongate,  bracteis  linearibus  acuminatis  floribus  longioribus^ 


*  Orchis  plant  aginea  et  hirtella  genus  sunt  Goodyers  ctEpipogio  intermedium.  Rich. 


602  NBOTTSA— PHY8URIDJS. 

labello  apice  lunato  laciniis  falcatis  revolutis^  calcare  filiformi  incurvo 
ovario  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia  5  in  Serra  de  Piedade  ad  arbores^  prov.  Min.  Ger.  Martins 
(exam,  s.  sp,  in  hb,  reg^  Monac) 

Stem  as  stout  as  a  swan's  quill^  S  inches  high.  Leaves  with  petiole 
from  4  to  6  inches  long.  Spike  about  4  inches  long^  with  rose  coloured 
bracts  and  flowers  of  the  same  colour,  but  paler. 

4.  Physurus  densiflorus. 

P.  caule  ascendente^  foliis  orali-lanceolatis  acuminatis  trinerviis,  spicft 
iHem^Pi  cylindraceft  intra  folia  subsessili,  labello  apice  crasso  unguiculato 
sagittato,  calcare  falcato  ovario  longiore. 

Ilab.  in  Brasilia ;  in  sylvis  prope  Bahiam,  Martins,  {exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb,  reg, 
Monac) 

Stem  about  6  inches  high>  rooting  at  the  base.  Leaves  apparently  more 
firm  than  usual,  although  many-nerved,  yet  with  only  3  principal  ribs 
visible  when  dry.  Spike  very  close,  about  4  inches  long,  not  much  pro- 
jecting beyond  the  leaves  in  the  only  specimen  I  have  seen. 

5.  Physurus  bifalcis. 

P.  caule  erecto,  foliis  multinerviis  ovali-lnnceolatis  in  petiulum  brevem 
sensim  angustatis  scapo  eequalibus,,  spicft  lax&  elongate,  labello  apice 
lunnto  biconvexo  laciniis  elongatis  falcatis,  cnlcare  filiformi  incurvo 
ovario  breviore. 

Ilab.  in  Pernvia,  Mathews  1876.  (exam,  s,  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

Stem  erect,  6  inches  high.  Upper  leaves  as  long  or  longer  than  the 
slender  scape,  which  bears  about  3  loose  smooth  sheaths.  Bracts  lanceo- 
late, longer  than  the  ovary.  Lateral  sepals  very  narrow^  and  about  the 
same  length  as  the  spur,  which  is  but  very  little  inflated. 

6.  Physurus  ovatus. 

P.  caule  erecto,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acuminatis  trinerviis,  spic&  conic& 
densissimb  imbricate  pubescente,  labello  apice  lunato  apiculato : 
laciniis  subtruncatis,  calcare  vesicato. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Mathews,  1877.  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

Stem  erect,  about  6  inches  long,  terminated  by  a  slender  scape  rather 
more  than  twice  as  long  and  finely  downy.  Flowers  very  small,  arranged 
in  an  ovate  or  conical  head. 

7.  Physurus  repens. 

P.  pubescens,  labello  elliptico  apice  utrinque  transversim  emarginato  lobo 
terminali  reniformi  apiculato  dentato,  calcare  ovario  dimidio  breviore 
reflexo,  spica  elongata,  scapo  medio  folioso  ;  foliis  petiolatis  lanceolatis, 
acutis. 


Pelexia  repens.    Poppig,  gen,  et,  »p*  2. 17.  t,  124./. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia  subandinae  montibus  sylvaticis  ad  Pampayaco  et  Cuchero } 
Floret  Julio ;  Poppig. 

A  plant  from  8  inches  to  a  foot  high,  with  the  middle  only  of  the  stem 
leafy.  Leaves  about  two  inches  long  and  7  lines  broad  (or  in  a  narrow 
leafed  variety  not  more  than  four  lines  broad)  5-7*nerved,  crimson  beneath. 


NEOTTBA PHYSURIDiB.  503 

green  above,  sometimes  spotted*     Spike  densely  downy  with  white  hairs. 
Flowers  greenisbj  about  4^  lines  long.     Poppig. 

§  2.  Labellum  apice  dilatatum,  angulatum,  aut  rotundatum. 

8.  PHT8t7R0s  minor. 

P.  scapo  tenui  erecto  basi  foltoso,  foliis  ellipticis  acuminatis,  spic^  lineari 
laxk,  floribus  minutis,  labello  lineari  apice  dilatato  emarginato^  calcare 
scrotiformi  ovario  duplb  breviore. 

Microchilus  minor.    Presl.  Reliq,  Htenk,  1.  94.  Symb.  Bot,  t, 

Hab  in  Peruvia,  Haenke. 

Stem  about  a  foot  high.  Flowers  the  smallest  in  the  genus ;  according 
to  Fresl's  figure^  arranged  in  a  very  slender  spike. 

9.  Physurus  foliosus. 

P.  '*  labello  obovato  utrinque  transversim  inciso  $  lobo  terminal!  cordato 
acuto  (pedicellato)  integerrimo  (papilloso),  calcare  ovario  longiore 
peudulo,  spic^  ovali  densiflorii)  scapo  folioso,  foliis  petiolatis  oblongis 
acuminatis.** 

Pelexia  foliosa.    Poppig,  n.  gen*  ef  jp.  2. 17. 

Uab.  in  Peruvia ;  rara  in  sylvis  paludosis  ad  Missionem  Tocacbe  flumini 
Huallagae  vicinum,  florens  Julio,  Poppig. 

A  plant  6  inches  high.  Stem  finely  downy,  with  6  or  7  leaves,  each 
about  4  inches  long,  violet  purple  underneath.  Spike  surrounded  by 
acuminated  vaginae,  otherwise  naked,  cylindrical,  rather  swelled  in  the 
middle,  dense,  obtuse,  about  an  inch  and  a  half  long.  Flowers  very  small, 
whitish.     Poppig, 

10.  Physurus  plantagineus. 

P.  caule  ascendente,  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  acutis  petiolatis,  scapo  rachi 
ovariisque  pilosis,  petalis  cuneatis  dentRtis,  labello  lineari  acuminato 
apice  ovato  crenulato  recurvo,  calcare  inflato  ovario  paull5  breviore. 

Orchis  elatior  latifolia  Asphodeli  radice,  spicft  8trig08&.     Shane  Jam,  \\9,hiat,  1.  250. 

M47./.2. 
Satyrinm  plantagineum.    Liitn,  sp.  pi,  1338. 
Orchis  plantaginea.    Swartz.Jl,  Ind,  occ,  1396.     Willd,  no,  61. 
Pelexia  bursaria.    Lindl.  in  Ann,  Nat.  Hist,  4. 116. 

Hab  in  India  occidentali ;  Dominicd,  Henslow.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Stem  1}  to  2  feet  high  with  a  short  few-fiowered  raceme  of  flowers  as 
large  as  those  of  Gooiyera  mg.crophylla.  The  scape  is  very  slender  in 
comparison  with  the  real  stem,  and  has  3  or  4  membranous  loose  sheaths. 

I  have  no  excuse  to  offer  for  having  carelessly  described  this  as  a  new 
species  of  Pelexia. 

11.  Physurus  debilis. 

P.  caule  debili  filiform!  prostrato  vix  radicante,  foliis  ovatis  obtusiusculis 
breviter  petiolatis  subtrinerviis  internodiorum  longitudine,  racemo  ovato 
paucifloro  obtuso,  bracteis  lanceolatis  membranaceis  floribus  brevioribus, 
sepalis  glabris,  labello  apice  dilatato  angula,to  per  medium  bilamellato, 
calcare  inflato  obtuso  ovarii  longitudine. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia;  juxta  prasdium  Lumiar,  pago  '' Haut  Macah^ '*  dicto, 
Descourtilz,  (hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  beaius  Prescott.) 


604  NEOTTBiB — PHYSURIDJB. 

A  plant  with  the  habit  of  a  prostrate  Commelina.  Leaves  about  an  inch 

long,  gradually  diminishing  into  the  scales  of  the  scape,  which  in  this 

species  is  not  distinguishable  from  the  stem.     The  hairless  sepals  are  a 
remarkable  character  in  a  genus  so  generally  hairy. 

A  figure  of  this  exists  among  the  collection  of  M.  Descourtilz,  who  says 
he  only  found  it  at  the  foot  of  trees  half  destroyed  by  fire,  and  whose 
decaying  fragments  form  the  vegetable  mould  that  surrounds  them.  He 
describes  the  appearance  of  the  whole  plant  as  being  crystalline  like 
Purslane. 

12.  Physurus  pictus. 

P.  caule  brevissimo,  foliis  ovatis  acutis  pictis,  petiolo  tenui,  scapo  villoso 
2-d-vnginato,  racemo  conico,  bracteis  floribus  brevioribus,  sepalis 
glabris,  labelli  concavi  lobo  medio  truncato  apiculato,  calcare  compresso 
medio  latiore  ovario  iongiore. 

Hab.  in  Brasilid^  ad  Rio  Belmonte^  Pr.  Max,  fViedentit;  in  humo  locis 
montanis  sylvaticis,  prope  Mandioccam  et  in  coUibus  ad  Boto  fogo  prope 
Sebastianopolim,  necnon  inter  folia  putrida  ad  Capocabara,  Maio,  Murtiiu. 
(hab,  s,  sp,) 

A  small  plant,  usually  4  or  5  inches^  high,  but  occasionally  larger. 
Leaves  netted  with  golden  yellow  veins.  Petals  with  a  dusky  spot  at  the 
back.  The  flowers  appear,  from  a  figure  of  M.  Descourtilz,  to  be  white, 
with  the  tip  of  the  labellum  yellow. 

13.  Physurus  Blumei.     Lindl,  in  Wall,  Cat.  no,  739?. 

P.  caule  ascendente>  foliis  ovato-lanceolatis  3-nerviis,  scapo  et  inflorescenti& 
omni  rufo-pilosis,  petalis  linearibus  integerrimis,  labello  oblongo  concavo 
apice  cordato-ovato  reflexo,  calcare  inflato  apice  didymo  ovario  multb 
breviore. 

>  Ery throdcs  tatifolia*    Blume  B\jdr,  4 1 1 .  f .  72. 

Hab.  in  India  orieniali ;  provincia  Sylhet,  fVallich ;  Zeylond,  locis  obum- 
bratis  inter  sylvas  Peradeniae,  Macrae ;  Java  ?  Blume.  (hab.  s,  sp.) 

From  1  to  9  feet  high,  the  upper  part  covered  with  a  brownish  down, 
the  lowest  quite  smooth.  The  flowers  are  dull  brown,  a  little  tinged  with 
pink,  and  are  closely  pressed  into  a  long  spike. 

If  the  labellum  of  Erythrodes  latifolia  is  really  emarginate  and  rounded 
at  the  apex,  as  it  is  described  and  figured,  it  must  be  different  from  this ; 
but  the  description  and  figure  given  by  Blume  accord  so  well  in  other 
respects  that  I  suspect  an  error  in  that  particular. 

§  3.  Labellum  lanceolatum, 

14.  Physukus  pauciflorus. 

P.  "  pubescens,  labello  oblongo  integro  denticulato,  calcare  ovarium 
adsequante,  scapo  paucifloro  nudo,  floribus  alternis  dlssitis,  foliis  ellipticis 
obtusis." 

Pelexia  pauciflora.     Poppig.  n,  g,  et  sp,  pL  2.  17.  t,  124. 

Hab.  in  Brasilia  horeali;  in  sylvis  ssepe  inundatis  circum  pagum  £ga  in 
provincia  Rio  negro,  Florens  Deccmbri  -,  Poppig. 

A  foot  high.     Leaves  all  radical,  an  inch  to  an  inch  and  a  half  long. 


NEOTTE^ PHYSURID^.  505 

ofl^n  decayed,  which  gives  the  plant  the  appearance  of  being  leafless. 
Scape  8  or  9  inches  lon^,  thinner  than  a  crow-quill,  cinnamon  coloured  j 
the  spike,  ovaries  and  base  of  the  sepals  covered  with  flattened  spiral  white 
hairs.     Labellum  often  dorsal,  smooth,  white. 

§  4.  Labellum  apice  tridetitatum. 

15.  Phtsurus  querceticola. 

P.  caulescens,  glaberrimus,  foliis  ovatis  acutis  membranaceis  scapo 
univaginato  brevioribus,  spic&  paucifloriL,  bracteis  membranaceis  floribus 
brevioribus,  labello  sub  apice  tripartito  constricto,  calcare  oblongo  sepalis 
paul6  breviore. 

Hab  in  Americd  septentrionali ;  in  quercetis  ad  Novam  Aureliam  abund^, 
Ingalli.  {hab.  «.  ip.  comm.  eel.  Torrey.) 

Of  this  curious  little  plant  I  possess  but  one  poor  specimen,  about 
4  inches  high.  It  is  a  weak  membranous  thing,  with  4  leaves  and  4  or  5 
flowers^  which,  in  the  dried  state,  are  very  thin  and  delicate. 


CCLXXXIX.    BASKERVILLA. 


Sepala  patentia,  basi  obliqua,  omninb  libera.  Petala  angustiora,  patentia, 
basi  columnae  dorso  adnata.  Labellum  liberum,  (cum  columnit  articu- 
latum  ?)  ovatum,  nudum,  basi  in  saccum  pendulum  productum.  Columna 
clavata,  basi  teres,  appendiculnta,  versus  apicem  carnosa,  solida,  pyrami- 
dalis>  apice  ipso  truncata ;  fove&  pro  stigmate  verticali,  bilabiate,  in 
facie  columns  apicis  antic^ )  rostello  e  contrario  subulato,  e  facie  postidl 
quae  clinandrium  est  producta.  Appendix  bivalvis  ad  columns  basin 
8ita,eique  adhserens,  labello  abdita;  valvulis  verticalibus,  supern^  lamellae 

parvae   horizontalis   ope  connexis. Herba    Peruviana,    terrestris, 

radicibus  fasciculatis,  facie  Orchidis. 

Oenu»  singulare^  dicatum  Tkoma  Ba»kerviUe,juveni  ingenioso^  discipulo  dilecto,  libelli*  de 
pUmtarum  affinitatibua  one  tor  i^  ehtu  I  morte  pr<tmaturA  abrepto  A,  D,  1840. 

This  very  singular  plant  is  nearly  allied  to  Physurus  on  the  one  hand, 
and  to  Ponthieva  on  the  other,  agreeing  with  the  first  in  its  calcarate  lip, 
and  with  the  latter  in  the  spreading  petals  being  united  to  the  back  of  the 
column.  It  however  differs  from  both,  ami  indeed  from  every  one  of 
the  Neotteous  genera  known  to  me  by  its  stigma,  which  is  a  small  two- 
lipped  perforation  in  the  upper  anterior  edge  of  the  truncated  pyramidal 
column. 

1.  Baskbr VILLA  assurgens. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia,  Matliews,  1888.  {exam,  $.  sp,  in  hb.  Hooker,) 

Planta  glaberrima,  palmaris.  Folia  omnia  radicalia,  erecta,  obovato- 
lanceolata,  acuminata,  spic&  vix  breviora,  basi  in  petiolum  angustata. 
Scapus  squamis  3,  apice  patulis,  acutis  vaginatus.     Spica  cylindracea. 


*  Affinities  of  piants,  with  some  obserrations  upon  progressive  derelopement.     By 
Tliomas  Baskerville.     I^ondon,  Taylor  U  Walton,  1839, 12mo. 

September,  1840.  u  u  u 


506  NEOTTEiB DIURID^. 

S)  poU.  looga^  densa.  Flores  Qymnadeni^  conopsea  magnitudine. 
Bractese  lineari-lanceolatae,  membranacece,  loogitudiDe  florum.  Sq:>ala 
ovata.  Petala  linearia,  sequilonga*  basin  versus  nonnihii  angustata. 
Labellum  carnosum,  ovatum,  obtusum,  concavum,  intiis  glaberrimurn. 


CCXC.    HERPYSMA. 

Herpysma.    Lindl,  in  Bot»  Reg,  sub./ol,  1618.   EndUch.  gen,  no.  1568. 

Periaothium  connivena.  Sepalum  dorsale  paulb  sejunctiiin  ;  lateralia  cum 
petalis  antrorstim  arcuatis.  Labellum  anticum,  calcaratum,  cum  basi 
columnse  connatum,  ovatum>  intus  versus  apicem  medio  bilamellatum, 
apice  di1atatum>  rotundatum,  apiculatum.  Columna  semiteres,  clinandrio 
marginato   alt^   excavato.     Pollinia   2,  biloba,  sectilia,  exacts  ovata; 

utrumque    caudicul^   crassd,  distinctd. r-Herba  caulescens,  dens^ 

foliata.     Folia  petiolata  basi  vaginantia.      Spica  imbricata,   lupulina, 
sessilis^  terminalis. 

1.  Herptsma  longicaulis.     lAndl.  in  Wall.  Cat,  no.  7389. 

Hab.  in  Napalia,  WalUch.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Caulis  long^  procurrens  et  radicans^  demum  ascendens^  palmaris^  foliis 
dens^  tectus.  Folia  lanceolata,  patentia,  3-4  poll,  longa,  in  petiolum 
angustum  acuminata,  basi  in  vaginam  membranaceam  i  poll,  longaro 
diTatata.  Spica  sesquipollicaris,  sessilis,  oblooga,  multiflora ;  bracteis 
oblongis  glabriusculis  floribua  subaequalibus  imbricata.  Ovarium  tomen- 
tosum.    Sepala  ovalia,  glabra.    Calcar  rectum,  ovarii  dimidiam  sequnns. 


Division  V.   DIURIDiE. 


CCXCI.    DIURIS. 


Diuris.   Smiih  in  act,  Linn,  4.p,  222.    Swartz.  act,  holm,  180O.  p,  229.  /.  3./.  A/.    Brown, 

prodr.  1. 315.    EndUch*  gen,  no,  1584. 

Periunthium  subringens.  Sepala  lateralia  linearia,  clongata,labelIo  supposita ; 
supremum  multo  latius,  subfornicatum.  Petala  unguiculata,  patula. 
Labellum  sessile,  tritidum,  ecalcaratum.  Columna  brevis  utrinque  lubo 
petaloideo  aucta.     Anthera  mutica,  loculis  approximatis.     Pollinia  2> 

biloba. Herbae    ter  rest  res     Australasise^    Tasmanniae     et    Novae 

Zelandiae,  glabrae ;  bulbis  radicalibus  indivisis.  Folia  radicalia  linearia 
pauca.  Scapus  vaginatus.  Flores  lutei  v.  lutescentes,  raritis  purpurei  aut 
albi,  majusculi,  spicato-racemosi. 

The  species  of  this  genus  are  probably  very  numerous.  They  are  ex- 
tremely difficult  to  distinguish  when  dried,  without  the  most  careful  analysis 
of  the  lip  and  appendages  of  the  column.  The  specimens  in  the  British 
Museum  are  in  many  cases  ill  dried,  and  few  in  number,  so  that  it  is  difficult 


NEOTTE^ DIURIDJB.  607 

to  ascertain  more  from  them  than  is  conveyed  in  the  short  specific  phrases 
given  in  Brown's  prodromus. 

§  1.  Labellum  basi  bicarinatum. 
§  1.  *  Labelli  lacinia  iubisquales, 

1.  DiURis  maculata.    Smith  Exot,  Bot.  i,  30.  R,  Brown,  prodr.  315. 

D.  foliis  filiformibus  v.  angustissim^  ensiformibu9  scapo  brevioribus, 
floribus  maculatiSy  sepalis  lateralibiis  petalis  breviortbas^  petalis  rhombeis 
acutis,  labelli  bicarinati  laciniis  subeequalibus  lateralibus  oblongis  sub- 
denticulatis  intermedin  subrotund^  plani,  columnse  laciniis  linearibus 
acute  incisis. 

Hub.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson^  R.  Brown,  (hab,  s*  sp.) 

Petals  speckled^  with  a  purple  claw.  Back  sepal  with  a  dark  curved 
band  drawn  half  across  the  middle.     Lip  with  purple  blotches. 

It  is  generally  alleged  that  the  markings  upon  the  flowers  of  this  genus 
are  variable  and  not  to  be  depended  upon  for  specific  distinctions ;  but 
Mr.  Gunn  finds  them  very  permanent^  and  my  observations  confirm  his 
statement. 

2.  DiUBis  pardina. 

D.  foliis  ensiformibus  canal  iculatis  scapi  longitudine^  floribus  maculatis, 
sepalis  lateralibus  lineari-lanceolatis  petalis  sequalibus,  petalis  subro- 
tundis,  labelli  bicarinati  laciniis  subsequalibus  oblongis  obtusis  lateralibus 
integerrimis,  columnse  laciniis  acutis  rectis  sinuato-serratis, 

Uab.  in  Australia  or&  meridional!,  (hab,  s.  sp.)  . 

The  back  sepal  has  two  deep  eyes^  with  or  without  a  broken  purple 
border  5  the  petals  are  bordered  and  blotched  with  purple^  which  colour 
also  occupies  the  claw. 

3.  DiURis  curvifolia. 

D.  foliis  linearibus  canaliculatis  arcuatis  scapo  subtrifloro  brevioribus, 
floribus  maculatis^  sepalis  lateralibus  linearibus  petalis  sequalibus^  petalis 
oblongis  obtusis^  labelli  bicarinati  laciniis  lateralibus  linearibus  paul5 
brevioribus  apice  denticulatis  intermedin  cuneat^  rotundatd.  integerrlmlt^ 
columns  laciniis  ovatis  acutis  serratis. 

]).  maculata.    Bot,  Mag,  L  3156.  ? 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  Gunn  343.  (hab.  s,  sp,) 

Stem  rather  more  than  6  inches  high.  Flowers  rather  larger  than  in 
D.  maculata ;  petals  whole  coloured  except  on  the  claw^  which  is  purple. 
Back  sepal  with  two  eyes  connected  by  a  band.  Lip  with  a  broad  blotch 
in  the  middle  of  the  central  lobe  and  at  the  tip  of  each  lateral  lobe, 

I  have  never  seen  any  Diuris  exactly  like  that  figured  in  the  Botanical 
Mugazine,  t.  3156.  It  is  certainly  not  D,  maculata,  as  it  is  named^  but  it 
may  possibly  be  intended  for  tliis,  which  however  has  not  the  dorsal  sepal 
toothed  nor  the  side  lobes  of  the  lip  so  much  serrated  or  so  small  as  they 
are  there  represented. 

4.  Diuris  palustris. 

D.  foliis  filiformibus  scapo  corymboso  aequalibus,  floribus  maculatis,  sepalis 
lateralibus  petalis  non nihil  longioribus,  petalis  ovalibus  obtusis,  labelJi 


508  NEOTTEiE— DlURIDiE. 

obsolete  bicnrinuti  laciniis  subsequilongis  integerrimis  rotundatis  inter- 
medial  oblate  plicat^L,  coluinnse  laciniis  falcatis  apice  inaequaliter  sub- 
serratis. 

Hab.  in  Taamannia;  in  paludibus,  Decembr.  Gunn,  93d.  (hab,s,sp,) 

Stem  not  6  inches  high.  Flowers  small ;  petals  with  two  deep  purple 
stripes  ;  lip  blotched  at  the  base  and  near  the  tips* 

§  I .   *  *  Labelli  lacinia  lalerales  nana. 

5.  DiuRis  emarginata.     R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

D.  labelli  lacini^  intermedin  basi  intils  bicarinat&  lateralibus  dupl5  longiore, 
pctalis  emarginatis^  foliis  subulatis  canal  iculatis  scafX)  ter  brevioribus, 
spic£l  pauciflorft. 

Hab.  in  Australia  meridional! ',  ad  sinum  Regis  Georgii,  i2.  Brown,  (r.  x. 
sp.  in  Mus,  Brit.) 

The  specimen  in  the  British  Museum  is  about  1  j  foot  long,  with  two 
flowers.  It  bears  3  filiform  distant  short  leaves,  the  uppermost  of  which 
is  little  more  than  a  sheath. 

6.  DicRis  setacea.     R.  Brown,  L  c. 

D.  "  labelli  laciniiL  intermedin  basi  inttis  bicarinat^  lateralibus  dupl5  lon- 
giore,  foliis  setaceis  scapo  l-*2-floro  4-5-ies  brevioribus.'* 

Hab.  in  Australia  meridionali^  R.  Brown  ;  ad  sinum  Regis  Georgii,  Menzies, 
(v.  s,  sp,  in  Mus.  Brit,) 

Scapus  palmaris,  tenuis,  biflorus,  vagin&  solitari&  foliace^  dilatatft  ad  ipsam 
basin.  Bracteae  foliaceae,  lineari-lanceolats,  pe<iicellis  longis  filiformibus 
nunc  longiores  nunc  breviores.     Flores  lutei  purpureo-punctati. 

7.  DiuRis  pedunculata.  R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

J),  labelli  lacini^  intermedili  ba«i  inttis  carina  duplici  pubescente  lateralibus 
triplb  longiore,  sepalis  lateralibus  labello  partini  longioribus,  petalis 
lanceolatis  acutissimis,  foliis  scapo  2-3-floro  longioribus. 

Hab,  in  Australia  ;  ad  Portlim  Jackson^  R.  Brown,  (v,  s.  sp,  in  Mus.  Brit.) 

A  small  plant  about  6  inches  high,  with  filiform  leaves.  Flowers  the 
smallest  in  the  genus.  Petals  very  slightly  spotted  with  purple ;  lip  and 
upper  sepal  strongly  veined  with  that  colour. 

8.  DiuRis  lanceolate. 

D.  foliis  linearibus  scapi  l-?-flori  longitudine,  vaginis  scapi  2-3  laxis 
herbaceis  apice  acuminatis  cucullatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  ascendentibus 
petalis  paulS  longioribus,  petalis  lanceolatis  acutis,  labelli  bicarinati  basi 
pubescentis  laciniis  lateralibus  nanis  serratis  intermedin  ovat&  acutft, 
columnae  laciniis  cuspidatis  integerrimis. 

Hab.  In  Taamannia ;  in  uliginosis  udisque.  Nov.Gi/nn  934.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Before  I  examined  the  herbarium  at  the  British  Museum  I  supposed 
this  plant  to  be  D.  pedunculata,  under  which  name  I  gave  specimens  to 
some  of  my  friends.  It  has,  however,  flowers  at  least  four  times  as 
Jarge. 


NEOTTgiB DIURID  JS.  609 

9.  D1URI6  aurea.  Smith  Exot.  Bot  1.  t.  9.  R,  Brown,  L  c. 

D.  foliis  lineari-ensiformibus  canaliculatis  scapo  2-3-iloro  brevioribus, 
sepalis  lanceolato-linearibus  petalis  sequaUbus  dorsali  brevi  rotundato 
obtuso^  petalis  ellipticis  acutis,  labeHi  bicarinati  laciniis  latendibus 
lioearibus  submarginatis  nanis  intermedin  ovatiL  acutlt. 

D.  spathalata.    Swart t  in  Sckrad,  n.  Joum,  1.  60. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown ;  nee  non  in  orft 
meridionali.  {hah,  s.  tp.) 

I*lowers  large^  yellow,  unspotted. 

10.  D1URI8  longifolia.      R,  Brown,  L  c, 

D.  foliis  racemo  3-4-floro  squalibus,  sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  subdupl5 
longioribus  dorsali  ovato  rotundato,  petalis  oblongis  obtusis,  labelli  bi- 
carinati laciniis  lateralibus  nanis  rotundatis  intermedin  reniformi. 

Hab.  in  Australia  meridionali,  R,  Brown,  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  very  large,  purple.  The  plant  seems  to  vary  a  good  deal  in 
size,  my  specimens  being  almost  twice  as  large  as  those  in  the  British 
Museum. 

1 1.  D1URI8  eloDgata.     Swartz.  in  Schrad,  Journ,  1.  59.  R,  Brown,  I,  c. 

D.  foliis  linearibus  scapo  elato  2-4-floi:o  dimidio  brevioribusi  sepalis  latera- 
libus petalis  fer^  triplb  longioribus,  petalis  oblongis,  labelli  bicarinati 
laciniis  lateralibus  nanis  linearibus  obliqu^  emarginatis  intermedin  ovati 
undulatn,  columns  laciniis  linearibus  acuminutis  integris  basi  dilatatis 
cucuUatis. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown;  in  sylvestribus  inter 
gramina,  A.  Cunningham,  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Stem  a  foot  and  half  high.     Flowers  large,  whole  coloured,  apparently 

white. 

12.  DiuRis  alba.     R,  Brown,  I.  c. 

D.  foliis  scapum  subsequantlbus,  sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  duplb  longiori- 
bus, petalis  ovalibus  acutis,  labelli  bicarinati  laciniis  lateralibus  lineari- 
bus obtusis  intermedin  subcordato-ovatn  acutn  carinis  apice  rotundatis 
crcnatis,  columnar  laciniis  linearibus  acutis  planis  serrulatis. 

Hab.  in  Australia  tropicd,  R.  Brown ;  in  sylvis  sinus  Moreton,  A,  Cunning* 
ham.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flower  buds  very  long  and  narrow.  Flowers  white,  whole  coloured, 
smaller  than  in  D.  elongata,  which  this  much  resembles. 

§  9.  Labellum  basi  ecarinatum,  ssepitls  ob  plicam  per  axin  quasi  uni- 
carinatum. 

§  2.  ^  Labelli  lacinia  laterales  intermedid  minores. 

13.  DiURis  sulphurea.     R.  Brown,  L  c, 

D.  foliis  linearibus  scapo  3-5>floro  dupl5  brevioribus,  floribus  maculatis, 
sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  nonnihil  longioribus  dorsali  ovato  bimaculato, 
petalis  ovalibus  acutis,  labelli  ecarinati  medio  partim  convex!  laciniis 
lateralibus  senitovatis  intermedin  oblongS  obtusn  du|)15  brevioribus, 
columnar  laciniis  fulcatis  integerrimis. 


510  NBOTTBJB — DIURIDJE. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  in  syWestribus  abund^ 
Sept.  J.  Cunningham ;  Tasmannia,  Everett,  ad  Circular  Head^  Gunn,  93^ 
(hab,  s,  sp,) 

By  the  late  Mr.  A.  Cunningham  this  very  distinct  plant  was  regarded  as 
D,  aurea,  and,  following  his  opinion,  I  have  given  specimens  away  under 
that  name.  I  find,  however,  by  an  examination  of  the  British  Museum, 
that  it  is  Brown's  D,  sulphurea.  It  is  readily  recognized  by  the  large 
dorsal  sepal  having  two  distinct  round  dark  purple  spots,  while  the  petals 
have  their  claws  only  of  that  colour.  The  lip  has  also  an  irregular 
broad  blotch  in  the  middle. 

14.  DiURis  pauciflora.  R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

D.  foliis  subulatis  canaliculatis  scapo  1-2-floro  3-4-pl5  brevioribus,  (loribus 
immaculatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  Kqualibus,  petalis  lato-ellipticis 
subacutis,  labelli  ecarinati  basi  tantum  in  medio  elevati  laciniis  laterali- 
bus ovatis  rotundatis  integerrimis  intermedin  rhombeli  acut£i  dupI5  brcTi- 
oribus,  columnsB  laciniis  linearibus  undulatis. 

Hab.  in  Australia;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R,  Brown,  in  sinu  R.  Georgii, 
F,  Bauer,  (v,  s,  sp»  in  Mu8»  Brit,  et  hab,  ic,  comm.  eel,  Endlicher,) 

Stem  about  a  foot  high,  with  very  short  leaves  clustered  together  at  its 
base.  The  scape  has  from  I  to  3  close-pressed  sheathing  scales.  The 
flowers  are  about  the  size  of  those  of  D.  sulphurea,  and  seem  to  be  unspotted. 
In  Brown's  Prodromus  the  leaves  are  by  some  inadvertence  defined  as 
being  3  or  4  times  longer  than  the  stem,  instead  of  so  much  shorter, 

15.  DiURis  filifolia.     Lindl,  Swan  R,  n.  2^6.  t.  viii.  B. 

T>.  foliis  setaceis  scapo  multifloro  univaginato  multb  brevioribus,  flori- 
bus  immaculatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  squalibus,  petalis  ovalibus 
acutis,  labelli  lobo  medio  unicarinato  ovato  acuto  complicato  lateralibus 
rotundatis  dentatis  longiore. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

Flowers  yellow,  much  larger  and  more  numerous  than  in  the  last,  which 
it  resembles  in  the  leaves. 

16.  DiuRis  carinata. 

D.  foliis  filiformibus  scapo  multifloro  bivaginato  mult5  brevioribus,  floribus 
subsecundis  maculatis,  sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  aequalibus,  petalis  ob- 
longis  obtusis,  labelli  lobo  medio  ad  apicem  usque  carinato  ovato  obtuso 
lateralibus  rotundatis  integerrimis  longiore,  columns  laciniis  semi- 
ovatis  falcatis  integerrimis. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali  -,  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

Stems  1  to  1 1  foot  high,  with  about  ^  loose  sheaths.  Flowers  yellow, 
the  size  of  D.  sulphurea  and  paucifiora,  the  base  and  tips  of  the  petals  and 
dorsal  sepal  stained  with  purple ;  the  lip  much  blotched  with  the  same 

colour. 

17.  DiUBis  laxiflora.     Lindl.  Swan  R»  no,  227* 

D.  foliis  .  .  .  .  ,  caule  multifloro,  floribus  flavis  internodiis  brevioribus, 
peduncuUs  longissimis  capiUaribus  bracteis  linearibus  canaliculatis  lougi* 
oribus,  labelli  lobo  medio  subrotundo  basi  im^  plicatu  lateralibus  muhb 
minoribus  roargine  postico  denticulatis. 


NEOTTEiE DIURIDiE.  511 

Hab.  in  Jv$tralia  occidental!  ^  od  Swan  River,  Drummond,  (hab.  s.sp.) 

A  tall  species,  of  which  I  have  not  seen  the  leaves  and  lower  part  of 
the  stem.  The  pedicels  and  ovary  together  are  about  3  inches  long,  which 
is  less  than  the  length  of  the  internodes.  Each  stem  bears  from  4  to  8 
flowers,  which  seem  to  be  dark  yellow,  with  no  spotting,  but  perhaps  with 
some  stains  of  purple. 

18.  DiURis  I>rummondii.     LindL  Swan  R.  no.  225. 

D.  foliis  ensiformibus  erectis  scapo  multifloro  duplb  brevioribus,  floribus 
flavis  secundis,  sepalis  petalis  sequalibus,  petalis  ovalibus  acutis,  labelli 
lobo  medio  unicarinato  rhombeo  lateralibus  rotundatis  integerrimis  duplo 
longiore. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidental!  3  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  (hab.  $.  sp.) 

A  fine  species,  with  flowers  as  large  as  those  of  D.  aurea.  The  stems 
are  stout  and  1  to  Ij  foot  high.  The  leaves  are  as  broad  as  those  of  a 
narrow-leaved  leek,  in  some  cases,  but  narrower  in  others.  The  flowers 
arc  not  spotted  except  at  the  base  of  the  lip,  which  is  stained  purple. 

§  2.  *  *  Labelli  lacinia  sub^quales. 

19.  DiUKis  corymbosa.     Lindl.  Swan  R.  n.  22S. 

D.  foliis  ensiformibus  linearibusque  erectis  scapo  1-3-floro  brevioribus, 
floribus  purpureis  subcorymbosis,  sepalis  lateralibus  petalis  subsequalibus, 
petalis  obovatis  emarginatis,  labelli  lobis  rotundatis  subsequalibus  inter- 
medio  convexo  subemarginato  basi  imd  elevato,  columns  laciniis  acutis 
crenatis. 

Hab.  in  Tasfnannid,  ad  Circular  head  abund^  Sept.  Oct.  Gunn  931,  necnon 
in  Australia  occidental! ;  Swan  River,  Drummond,  ad  sinum  R.  Georgii, 
Collie,  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Stem  from  4  inches  to  Ij  foot  high.  Flowers  large,  purple.  A  very 
handsome  species,  of  which  I  have  given  away  a  few  specimens  under  the 
name  of  D,  emarginata,  which  the  Baiiksian  Herbarium  shews  to  be  a  dis- 
tinct  species.    The  8ten:s  have  from  1  to  2  leafy  sheaths. 

20.  DiuRis  porrifolia.     LindL  Swan  R»  n.  229. 

D.  foliis  lanceolatis  linearibusque  acuminatis  scapo  4-6-floro  monophyllo 
brevioribus,  pedicellis  bracteis  foliaceis  brevioribus,  floribus  maculatis, 
sepalis  petalorum  longitudine,  petalis  ovalibus  acutis>  labelli  lobis 
oblongis  rotundatis  intermedio  minora  convexo  cuneato  medio  elevato. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidental! ;  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  span  high.  Flowers  middle  sized,  racemose,  purple  with  yellow 
mottling. 


CCXCII.     ORTHOCERAS. 

Orthocerat.    Brown  prodr.  U  31&.    Endlick.  gen.  no.  Ibid3, 

Perianthium  galeatnm,  clausum.  Sepala  lateralia  linearia,  erecta,  longis- 
sima.  Petala  nana>  sub  sepalo  dorsal!  ovato  galeato  conniventia.  La- 
helium  sessile,  trifldum,  ecalcaratum.     Columna  brevis,  utrinque  lobo 


612  NEOTTEJE DIURIO^. 

petaloideo   aucta.     Anthera  mutica,  loculis  approximatip*    Pollinia  9« 
biloba.  HerbcB  terrestres  in  Nova  Hollandia  orientali  extra-tropica 

ct   Nova  Zelandia  indigent,   Diuriuni    habitu>  sed   bracteis  herbaceis 
cymbiformibus  et  floribus  clausis  diversissimae. 

1.  Obthogeras  sirictam.    R,  Brown  prodr.  317* 

O.  bracteis  ultra  sepalum  dorsale  long^  productis. 

Hab.  in  Australia ;  prope  Portum  Jnckson,  R.  Brown  ;  rarb  inter  Appin  et 
Illawarraro,  necnon  in^agro  sterili  fruticoso  ultra  vallem  Wellington  oc- 
cidentem  versus^  Nov.  Dec.  A.  Cunningham,  (hab,  $,  sp,) 

Of  this  singular  plant  I  only  possess  the  upper  part  of  the  inflorescence. 
Its  lower  bracts  are  an  inch  and  half  long,  while  it  is  not  more  than  an 
inch  to  the  |)oint  of  the  dorsal  sepal.  The  closed  up  flowers  look 
like  a  bird's  head  curved  downwards  between  the  two  long  ascending 
lateral  sepals. 

2.  Orthockras  Solandri. 

O.  bracteis  ultra  sepalum  dorsnle  vix  productis. 

Orthoceras  strictum.     j4.  Cunn.  Comp.  Bot.  Mag,  2,  376. 
Diuris  Novn  Zelandise.    Ach.  Rick, /I,  nov,  teL  163.  t,  25./.  I. 
Ophrys  corouta.     Soland,  MSS.  1769. 

Hab.  in  Nova  Zelandia ;  in  insula  septentrionalt  Banks  et  Solander,  A.D. 
1769 ;  in  colUbus  inter  filices,  in  sinu  Insularum,  ad  Wangaroam,  ali- 
bique,  R,  Cunningham,  {hab,  s.  sp,  comm.  ceL  Cunn.) 

That  this  is  distinct  from  the  New  Holland  species  I  entertain  no 
doubt ',  its  very  short  bracts  and  smaller  and  narrower  flowers  sufficiently 
attest  that ;  but  I  am  unfortunately  destitute  of  the  means  of  stating  the 
differences  between  the  species  more  precisely.  The  plant  is  called  Ma- 
kuku  by  the  N.  Zealand ers,  not  Makukia,  as  it  would  appear  from  Mr. 
Cunningham's  uotes^  in  my  herbarium* 


CCXCIII.    PRASOPHYLLUM. 

Prasophyllum.    Brownprodr,  1. 317.     Endl.  gen,  no,  1581. 

Periunihium  ringens.  Sepala  lateralia  postica,  distincta,  v.  basi  cohse^ 
rentia.  Petala  sepalis  subsequalia.  Labellum  posticum,  unguiculatum» 
adscendens,  indivisum,  ecalcaratum,  ssepius  laminit  adnatiL  margine 
libera  auctum.  Columna  trifida,  laciniis  Interalibus  membranaceis, 
integris  bifidisque.  Anthera  mutica^  niucronata  aut  rostrata,  loculis 
approximatis.  Pollinia  2,  biloba^  apici  stigmatico  affixa.  ■  -  Herbas 
terrestres  Australasicse ;  bulbis  indivisis.  Caulis  monophyllus^  basi  vagi- 
nis  aliquot  brevibus  instructus.  Folium  teres,  fistulosum^  quandoque 
abbreviatum,  vaginiL  long^issim^.     Flo  res  spicati. 

The  species  of  this  genus  are  most  difficult  to  determine  in  a  dried 
state,  and  require  a  careful  revision  by  some  botanist  who  can  compare 
them  when  alive,  and  ascertain  the  limits  of  their  variation.  Mr.  Gunn 
regards  them  as  even  more  numerous  than  I  do,  but  it  is  to  be  feared  that 
some  of  the  supposed  species  are  only  varieties. 


NBOTTBiB — DIURIDJE.  513 

§  1.  Sepala  lateralia  basi  convexa. 

(Bi.  Columrus  lacviia  laterales  apice  bifida  aut  bidentata.  Anth&ra  mucronata 
aut  rosirata, 

1 .  Prasophtllum  bracbystacbyum. 

P.  sepalis  acutissimis  nudis  lateralibus  carnosis  duplb  dorsali  membranaceo 
loDg]oribu8  basi  cobeerentibus,  petalis  dorsali  brevioribus  acutissimis^ 
labelli  laming  lanceolate  basi  obtus^  bicarinatit  imberbi,  laciniis  columnse 
bifidis>  antherse  mucrone  brevi. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia ;  Circular  Head  et  Rocky  Cape,  Dec.  Feb.  terri  sterili 
sabulosd,,  nee  non  in  collibus  Hampshire,  rarissimum,  Gunn,  930.  {hab. 
8,  sp,) 

Stems  very  slender,  from  4  to  8  inches  high,  with  one  narrow  close- 
pressed  leaf  a  little  below  the  flowers,  which  are  small,  and  arranged  in  a 
short  few  flowered  spike. 

^.  Prasophyllum  rufum,     R^  Brown,  Lc, 

P.  sepalis  lateralibus  distinctis;  dorsali  petalisque  nudis,  labelli  laming 
obovato-cuneate  apice  denticulato  marginibus  brevissim^  ciliatis,  co- 
lumns laciniis  bifidis,  antherae  mucrone  setaceo. 

Hab.  in  Australia  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown» 

3.  Prasophyllum  nigricans.     R.  Brown,  I,  c 

P.  sepalis  lateralibus  basi  cohserentib.us  dorsali  petalisque  nudis,  labelli 
larainii  oblongo-ovat^  bicarinatiL  imberbi,  laciniis  lateralibus  columns 
triangularibus  bidentatis  ;  anthers  mucrone  brevissimo* 

Hab.  in  Australia  or&  meridional!.     R.  Brown^ 

4.  Prasophyllum  truncatum.    ' 

P.  folio  spicit  multiflor^  longiore,  ovarlis  subrotundis  obovafisque,  bracteis 
minimis  squamsformibus,  sepalis  linearibus  acuminatis  lateralibus  liberis, 
petalis  linearibus  obtusis,  labelli  laminft  petalis  squali  bilamellat^ :  dimi- 
dio  superiore  ovato  undulato,  columns  laciniis  insqualiter  bidentatis. 

a.  labello  petalisque  albis. 

/3.  labello  viridi,  statur&  majore. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia  ^  a  in  paludibus  nunc  mare  inundatis  juxta  Circular 
head,  Nov.  Jan.  Gunn  924,  925  $  /3.  Rocky  Cape,  Dec.  Gunn,  928. 
{hab.  s.  sp.) 

The  tubercles  of  the  root  of  this  species  are  half  two-lobed.  The  stem 
is  from  1  to  lj|  foot  high,  stouter  and  stronger  in  the  variety  /3.  It  is 
nearly  related  to  P.  patens,  from  which  its  unequally  two-lobed  column 
wings  distinctly  separate  it. 

b.  Columna  lacinia  laterales  apice  integra,  nunc  latere  altero  emarginata. 

Anthera  mutica. 

*  Labellum  laming  adnata  marginibus  liberi  auctum  5  sensim 

apicem  versus  angustatum. 

5.  Prasophyllum  patens.     R,  Brown,  I.  c. 

P.  ovariis  obovatis  bracte^  subrotundd  ter  longioribus,  sepalis  acutis  lateral- 
September,  1840.  XXX 


514  NEOTTBA — DlVniDM. 

libus  distinctis  patentibas^  labello  longitudine  sepalorum  :  dimidio  supe- 
rioie  ovato  oblongo  undulato^  columnse  laciniis  obtusis  hinc  leviter 
emarginatis. 

Hab.  in  Australia;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown  ;  in  Tasmannid,  coUibus 
arenosis  juxta  mare,  Dec.  Gunn.  926,  9^7.  {hab.  $,  $p,) 

A  sweet  scented  species,  with  dense  spikes  of  flowers,  which  appear  to 
be  streaked  with  purple.  Some  of  mj  specimens  are  two  feet  high, 
others  not  more  than  6  inches. 

6.  Prasophtlluu  lutescens. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis  bracteis  ovatis  basi  longioribus,  sepalis  carnosis 
lateralibus  obtus^  acuminatis  connatis  dorsali  acuto,  petalis  obtusis, 
labelli  dimidio  superiore  ovato  obtuso  widulato  sepalis  breviore,  columns 
laciniis  obtusis  integerrimis. 

/3  brevilabre ;  labello  adhuc  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannid;  in  humidis  circa  Rocky  Cape,  Dec.  Gunn.  9^2,  9^. 

{hah.  8.  sp.) 

Nearly  allied  to  P.  patens,  from  which  it  differs  in  having  much  more 
fleshy,  yellowish,  and  apparently  unstriped  flowers,  and  especially  in  the 
shortness  of  the  labellum,  which,  as  Mr.  Gunn  observes,  is  turned  more 
acutely  backward. 

7.  PRASOPHTLLUU  Striatum.  R,  Brown,  I.  c. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceo-oblongis  bracte^  ovatfl  acuminatiL  duplb  longioribus, 
spick  pauciflori,  sepalis  lateralibus  longitudinaliter  cobserentibus,  labello 
oblongo  obtuso  sepalis  sequali :  marginibus  undulatis,  antherli  apice 
attenuate,  columns  laciniis  linearibus  integris. 

Hab.  in  Australia ;  ad  Portum  'Jackson,  Ft.  Brown,  in  littore  sterili,  Ap.  MaL 
Cunningham,  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  small  slender  plant,  with  from  9  to  5  striped  flowers  in  a  loose  spike. 

8.  PrasoPhtllum  australe.  A.  Brown,  L  c. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis  subpedicellulis  bracti^  breviter  acuminata  vix 
dupl5  longioribus,  sepalis  apice  attenuatis  obtusis  lateralibus  inftk 
cohsrentibus  supr^  distinctis,  labello  ovato  apice  undulato  ultra  lamioam 
longb  producto,  columns  laciniis  linear!-  lanceolatis  integerrimis. 

Hub.  in  Tasmannia,  R.  Brown  3  juxta  Rocky  Cape,  abund^  alibique,  locis 
sterilibus,  Dec.  Gunn.  921.  (hab.s.  sp.) 

A  tall  dark  plant,  almost  black,  with  a  long  spike  of  closely  packed 
flowers. 

9.  Prasophyllum  macrostachyum.  R.  Brown,  L  c. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceo-oblongis,  bracteis  lanceolatis  pedicellos  suba&quan- 
tibus,  spic^  elongat^L  sepalis  acutissimis  lateralibus  approximatis,  columns 
laciniis  antherit  brevioribus,  folio  dimidium  caulis  superius  superante. 

Hab.  in  Australia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  {v.  s.  sp.  in  Mus.  Brit.) 

A  very  distinct  species,  with  flowers  no  larger  than  those  of  P.  alpinum., 

10.  Prasophyllum  flavum.  R.  Brown,  /.  c. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis  subsessilibus  bracte^  acutissim^  vix  dupl5  longiori- 
bus, 8pic£k  multiflorft,  sepalis  acutiusculis  lateralibus  extra  medium  dis- 


NBOTTBiB — DIUltlDiB.  615 

tinctis,  columniB  laciniis  antheram  squantibus,  folio  dimidio  superiore 
caulis  multoties  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown. 

1 1 .  Pbasophylluu  elatum.  R.  Brown,  I,  c, 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis  sessilibus  bracte^  acutiuscul^  duplo  longioribus, 
sepalis  acutis  lateralibus  infra  distinctis  supra  leviter  cohserentibus, 
labello  undulato  acuminato  vix  ultra  laminam  producto,  columns  alls 
linearibus  obtusis  hinc  emarginatis  antherse  longitudine. 

Hub.  m  Australia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  5ie6er;  Swan  River, 
Drummond,  (hab,  s,  sp,) 

My  Swan  River  specimens  of  this  are  from  8  to  4  jfeet  high,  with  a  spike 
of  flowers  9  inches  long. 

12.  Prasophtllum  macrotys.  Lindl.  Swan  R.  no.  257. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis  subsessilibus  bracte^  acutissim^  plus  dupl6  longiori- 
bus,  spicft  multiflorlL.  sepalis  acutiusculis  lateralibus  supern^  distinctis, 
labelli  obovati  laming  conformi  emarginat^,  columns  laciniis  linearibus 
antherU  dupl5  longioribus,  folio  dimidium  superius  caulis  subaequante. 

Hab.  in  Australia  pccidentali ;  Swan  River,  Drummond.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Possibly  this  may  be  the  same  as  P.  flavum.  It  is  a  tall  plant  with  the 
habit  of  P.  elatum, 

IS.  Pbasophylluu  giganteum.  Lindl.  Swan  R,  no.  256. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis  subsessilibus  bracteft  acut^  plus  dupl5  longioribus, 
sepalis  acutis  lateralibus  supern^  distinctis  basi  cohsrentibus,  labello 
oblongo-lanceolato  undulato  obtuso,  columnee  laciniis  linearibus  obtusis 
anthei^  paul6  longioribus,  folio  dimidium  superius  caulis  breviore. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali  $  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab.  s.  sp,) 

Very  near  P,  macrotys  from  which  it  chiefly  dififers  in  the  form  of  the  lip, 
and  in  the  shorter  column-lobes.  The  species  from  P.  australe  to  the 
present  are  tall  stout  plants,  difficult  to  distinguish  and  perhaps  not  speci- 
fically different. 

*  *  Labellum  laming  auctum,  abrupt^  acuminatum. 

14.  Prasophyluu  alpinum.  R,  Brown,  I,  c. 

P.  ovariis  obovatis,  bractcis  subrotundis  pedicellos  subsequantibus,  sepalis 
acutis  lateralibus  approximati^,  labelli  dimidio  superiore  lineari-lan- 
ceolato  undulato  :  laming  versus  basin  evanescente,  columnse  laciniis 
obtusissimis  hinc  en^rginatis. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia ;  R.  Brown  -,  inter  rupes,  rarum,  Gunn,  929.  {hab. 
s,  sp.) 

Mr.  Gunn  informs  me  that  this  plant  possesses  a  delightful  fragrance 
like  the  Hyacinth  ;  some  others,  as  P.  patens,  have  a  slight  smell,  but 
others  are  inodorous.  It  appears  to  vary  a  good  deal  in  size,  and  in  the 
length  of  the  spike,  the  flowers  of  which  are  however  always  distinct,  and 
not  at  all  imbricated^  I  find  the  lip  occasionally  a  little  downy  at  the 
back. 


516  WfiOTTBJE — DIURID^. 

15.  Pbasophtllum  affine. 

P.  ovariis  obovatis,  bracteis  subrotundis  pedicellos  superantibxis,  sepalis 
acutis  lateralibus  approximatis.labelli  dimidio  superiore  linear! -lanceolato 
undulato  :  laming  coinplet&«  columnar  Iucidus  hioc  emarginatis. 

Hab.  in  AustraUa  ;  or&  meridionali  ?  {hah.  s,  sp.) 

Perhaps  this  is  a  mere  variety  of  P.  alpinum,  which  it  much  resembles, 
its  spike  is,  however,  more  dense,  and  the  lamina  of  the  labellum,  instead 
of  disappearing  in  the  middle,  is  continued  quite  down  to  the  base.  I  do 
not  know  out  of  what  collection  my  specimens  were  obtained,  but  I  believe 
they  are  from  the  south  coast. 

16.  Pbasophtllum  rostratum, 

P.  ovariis  subrotundo-obovatis  sessilibus,  bracteis  minutissimis,  spick  rariL 
multiflori,  sepalis  linearibus  setaceis  lateralibus  liberis,  labelli  plani 
dimidio  inferiore  orbicular!  superiore  linear!  obtuso  bicarinato :  lamin& 
csetertim  evanid&,  columnae  laciniis  semiovatis  hinc  emarginatis* 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  Gunn  353.  {hab,  s.  sp.) 

Stem  from  9  inches  to  a  foot  high.  Leaf  about  as  long  as  the  naked 
part  of  the  stem  below  the  flowers,  which  are  apparently  brown,  very 
slender  and  distant.    The  form  of  the  lip  is  remarkable* 

17.  Pbasophtllum  fuscum.  R»  Brown,  I,  c. 

P.  ovariis  obovatis  bractek  lat^  ovatk  acutk  ter  longioribus,  spick  denslk 
cylindracek,  sepalis  acuminatis  lateralibus  has!  cohserentibus,  labelli 
dimidio  superiore  dupl5  angustiore  lineari-lanceolato  marginibus  sim- 
plicibus. 

Hab.  in  Australia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  (o.  5.  sp.  in  Mus.  Brit) 

The  specimens  of  this  plant  in  the  British  Museum  are  2,  each  with  a 
dense  cylindrical  spike  of  dusky  flowers  larger  than  those  of  P.  patens. 

*  *  ^  Labellum  membranaceum,  inappendiculatum. 

18.  Pbasophtllum  ovale.  LindL  Swan  R.  no.  258. 

P.  ovariis  clavatis  bractek  ovali  pluri^s  longioribus,  sepalis  obtusis'posticis 
distinctis  labelli  longitudine,  labelli  ovalis  supra  medium  callosi  apice 
obtuso  undulato,  columns  laciniis  semiovatis  integris* 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidental!  j    Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  plant  with  the  habit  of  P.  patens,  but  much  more  slender  and  with  a 
longer  and  more  narrow  spike. 

19.  Pbasophtllum  gracile.  LindL  Swan  R.  no.  259. 

P.  folio  caule  multo  longiore,  spick  rark  multiflork,  ovariis  pe<liceUa^^ 
bractek  acutk  ter  longioribus,  sepalis  acuminatis  lateralibus  ba^ 
cohserentibus,  labello  cordato  ovato  acuto  nudo  medio  semel  undulato, 
columns  laciniis  ovatis  obtusis  integris. 

Hab.  in  AustraUa  occidental!  3  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

About  9  inches  high,  half  of  the  height  being  occupied  by  the  slender 
spike,  the  small  flowers  of  which  are  shorter  than  their  internodes. 


NEOTTB^ DIURID^.  517 

§  2.  Sepala  lateralia  basi  saccata. 
20.  Prasofhtllum  gibbosam.  R,  Brown,  L  c. 

P.  ovariis  cylindraceis,  splc^  muUiflor^  imbricate,  sepalis  obtusiusculis 
lateralibus  papillosis  cbhaerentibus  basique  saccatis,  petalis  spathulatis 
Isevibus,  labelli  laming  oblongd  obtus^  papillos^L,  columnee  laciniis  mem- 
branaceis  obtusis  hinc  medio  unidentatisi  antbers  mucrone  nullo. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali  et  meridionaU;  ad  sinum  Regis  Georgii,  Collie, 
{hab,  s,  sp,  comm.  soc.  Linn,  Lond,) 

Stem  from  4  inches  to  more  than  a  foot  in  height^  with  a  single  leaf  as 
long  as  itself,  near  the  middle,  otherwise  naked.  Flowers  membranous, 
striated,  in  a  very  dense  blunt  spike. 

Si.  pRASOPHTLLuu  parvlfolium.  Lindl.  Swan  R,  no,  260. 

P.  ovariis  clavatis,  spiclk  pauciflor^  obtusli,  sepalis  acuminatis  lateralibus 
basi  saccatis,  petalis  conformibus,  labelli  lamind.  lanceolat^t  undulatd 
obtus^  basi  bilamellat^,  columnse  laciniis  linearibus  obtusis,  antherd  apicu- 
latlL,  rostello  longissimo  petaloideo. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali ;  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp,) 

A  slender  plant  with  a  more  thin  spike  and  yellower  flowers  than  P. 
gibbosum.  Its  stem  has  a  short  solitary  linear  spreading  sheath  above  the 
middle. 

2^.  Prasophyllum  fimbriatum.  R,  Brown,  prodr.  319. 

P.  sepalis  lateralibus  infrk  approximatis  et  juxta  basin  gibbosis :  dorsali 
petalisque  ciliatis,  labelli  laming  longissim^  fimbriate,  laciniis  columnae 
bipartitis,  antherte  rostro  elongato. 

Hab.  in  Australia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown,  in  ericetis  sterilibus  ad 
littora,  Maio,  R,  Cunningham,  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

A  slender  plant  about  a  foot  high,  with  a  single  linear  spreading  sheath 
a  little  below  the  small  brownish  purple  flowers.  Spike  many-flowered, 
1-1}  inch  long. 


CCXCIV.  BURNETTIA. 


Perianthium  connivens.  Sepala  et  petala  linearia,  sequalia,  libera.  Labellum 
mult6  minus,  cuneatum,  indivisum,  subunguiculatum,  inappendiculatum. 
Columna  erecta,  petaloideo-marginata,  basi  in  lobulum  utrinque  pro- 
ducta.  Anthera  erecta,  dorsalis,  2-locularis,  apiculata ;  clinandrio  piano, 
immarginato.  Stigma  ovatum,  obtusum,  cum  anther^  paralleium. 
Herba  pusilla,  Tasmannica,  caule  bifloro,  aphyllo  ?,  laxb  vaginato. 

This  very  curious  genus  is  named  after  the  late  Mr.  Gilbert  T.  Burnett, 
the  first  Professor  of  Botany  in  King's  College,  London,  and  author  of  the 
Outlines  of  Botany  (2  vols,  8vo,  Land,  1835),  a  considerable  collection  of 
Botanical  information. 

It  difiers  from  Prasophyllum  in  the  absence  of  lateral  column-lobes ; 
from  Genoplesium  in  the  petals  being  distinct  from  the  column,  and  the 
labellum  flat. 


518  NROTTEiB — THELYMITRI  DM. 

1.  BuRNETTiA  cuneata. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia ;  omnium  rarissima,  io  solo  udo  sabuloso  joxta  Rocky 
cape,  Dec,  Gunn  (947)  {hah,  s,  sp.) 

Caulis  cum  floribus  vix  bipoUicaris.  Folia  praeter  squamaa  duas  caulis 
cucuUatas,  obtusas^  hefbaceas,  vagioantes  nulla.  FioreB  duo  pedicellati. 
Bracteae  ovato-lanceolats,  pedicellis  paulb  longiores.  Sepala  exsiccata 
4  lineas  longa^  lioearia,  acuta.  Labellum  mult6  brevius,  unguiculatum, 
cuneatum»  apiculatum,  versus  apicem  sernilatum,  leviter  pubescens. 
Coluninse  margo  apice  oblique  abscissus^  basi  in  lobulum  planum  sub- 
truncatum  utrinque  deorstlm  productus. 

Of  this  rare  plant  4  specimens  only  had  been  discovered  at  the  date  of 
Mr.  Gunn*8  last  despatch.  Of  these  one  was  destroyed  by  me  in  the 
operation  of  examining  its  structure,  one  is  in  my  herbarium,  and  the 
other  two  form  part  of  the  collection  of  its  zeatous  discoverer. 


CCXCV.  GENOPLESIUM. 

Genopletium.     R,  Br.prodr,  1. 319.    Bndi,  gen,  no,  1582. 

Perianth ium  ringens.  Sepala  lateralia  longiora*  Petala  basi  cum  columna 
connata.  Labellum  posticum,  indi visum,  ecalcaratum,  basi  cucuUatum. 
Columna  semibifida,  laciniis  lateralibus  nuUis.     Anthera  loculis  approxi- 

matis.  Pollinia. Herba  in  Nova  Hollandia  orientali  extra-tropica 

indigena,  habitu  Prasophylli. 

1.  Genoplesium  Baueri.  R.  Brown,  prodr.  319. 
Hab.  in  Australia ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown. 


Div'uion  VI.  THELYMITRID^. 


CCXCVI.  THELYMITRA. 

Tbelymitra.     Forst,  gen,  n,  49.   Swartz.  act.  holm,  p,  229.  /.  3./.  Z.   Brown  prodr,  1. 314. 

Endi,  gen.  pi.  no.  1586. 

Perianthium  regulare.  Sepala  petalis  eequalia,  semipatentia.  Labellum 
sessile,  ecalcaratum,  periantbii  fi^olis  conforme.  Columna  bifida; 
clinandrio  petaloideo  cucUllato.  apice  trifido,  lobis  lateralibus  penicillatis 
barbatisve  aut  rarius  nudis.  Anthera  intramarginalis^  clinandrii  lobo 
Intermedio  demissius  inserta,  mutica  v.  mucronata^  loculis  bilocellatis. 

Pollinia  4,  stigmatis  glandulae  afiixa.     Stigma  omninb  liberum. 

Herbae  terrestres  Australia  extratropicse  et  Novae  Zelandiae,  glabrse; 
radicibus  fasciculatis  bulbiferis.  Caulis  monophyllus  vaginatus.  Flores 
laxfe  spicati  utplurimtim  coerulei,  albi  v.  caraei,  rarKls  flavi,  sub  sole 
aperti,  tempore  nebuloso  clausi* 


NEOTTBA — THELYMITRID^.  619 

A.  Columna  lobis  laieralib^  laid  basi  $esiUibi$$. 

1.  T0ELYMITRA  fusco-lutea.   R.  Br.  prodr,  315. 

T.  perianthio  patulo,  cucuUi  laciniis  lateralibus  conniventibas  connatis 
lacero-iiinbriatis  sessilibus  margine  postico  villosis;  intermedin  extrusi 
erects  nud&,  foliis  lanceolatis  glabris. 

Hab.  in  Australia  meridionali^  R.  Brown;  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond, 
{hab,  s.  sp.) 

A  stout  species  Ij-^  feet  high.  Flowers  about  6  or  8  in  a  raceme, 
large,  yellow,  with  numerous  broken  streaks  of  brown.  Sepals  and  petals 
acute. 

2.  Thblymitra  stellata.  Lindl.  Swan  R»  pi,  no.  219. 

T.  folio  radical!  oblongo  glabro>  racemo  cylindraceo,  floribus  fiiscis? 
stellato-patentibus  :  laciniis  acuminatis,  cuculH  laciniis  lateralibus  fim- 
briatis  roargine  poetico  pulvinalis  Tillosis :  intermedifit  carnosft  galeatib 
breviore  dorso  tuberculatk. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali ;  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

Stem  1 -leaved,  a  foot  or  more  high,  quite  smooth.  Two  membranous 
sheaths  below  tlie  leaf.  Flowers  numerous^  when  dry  coriaceous  and  deep 
brown. 

3.  Theltmitra  carnea«  R.  Brown  I.  c. 

T.  perianthio  connivente,  cuculli  laciniis  extimis  denticulatis  imberbibus 
intermedin  transversa  glabr^^  folio  linear!  brevi,  scapo  flexuoso 
1-3-floro. 

Hab.  in  Australia  ;  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown  ',  ericetis  humidis,  juxta 
Paramattam,  Oct.  Nov.  A.  Cunningham^  Tasmannia,  Herb,  Hooker, 
(hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  slender  plant  with  the  habit  of  a  Macdonaldia.  Stem  from  6  inches 
to  a  foot  high.     Flowers  small. 

4.  THELYMiTRAJavanica.  Bhune  Bijdr.l,  • 

T.  **  perianthio  patulo,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  brevissimis  penicillatis, 
lobo  medio  nudo  emarginato  edentulo,  spic^  S^S^florft." 

Hab.  in  Javd}  sum  mo  montis  Gede,  Blume. 

B.  Columna  lobis  lateralibus  pedunculatis  stuposis, 
I,  Cucullus  indivisus  aut  emarginatus  glaber. 

5.  Thelyvitra  macrophylla.     UndL  Swan  R,  no,  213. 

T.  folio  radical!  erecto  lanceolato,  racemo  elongato  cylindraceo,  floribus 
purpureis,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  parvis  subsessilibus  stuposis :  in- 
^termedin  majore  fornicate  glabrd,  indivis&. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali ;  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond.  (hab.  s,  sp,) 

A  tall  species,  apparemly  at  least  2  fee%  high.  Raceme  about  20 
flowered. 

6.  Thelymitra  arenaria. 

T.  folio  linear!,  racemo  2-6-floro,  cuculli  emarginati  glabri  laciniis  latera- 
libus petiolatis  stuposis,  floribus  purpureis  patulls. 


620  NEOTTB-ffi — THELYMITRID£« 

Hab.  in  Ta$mannia;  prope  Circular  Head,  solo  arenoBO,  Nov.  Gunn.  937. 
943.    (hab,  s.  sp,  comm.  eel,  Gunn,) 

A  slender  plant  I }  to  2  feet  high.     Flowers  middle  sized. 

7.  Thelymitsa  nuda.     R,  Brown,  U  c. 

T.  folio  angusto  ensiformi  canaliculato,  spic&  multiflorlL,  cucuUi  laciniis 
eztimis  penicillatis  petiolatis  intermedilk  emarginatft  lobulis  rotundaUs 
integris. 

jS.  grandiflora  -,  floribus  majoribus^  cucullo  bilobo. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  R.  Brown ;  solo  argillaceo  juxla  mare,  oec  non  in 
pratis  salinis,  et  rupium  fissuris,  Gunn  94^,  /3.  Id.  940.  {hab.  s.  sp.  comm. 
ceL  Gunn,) 

Stem.  1  to  1)  feet  high.  Flowers  pale  blue  with  a  pink  shade>  or  of  a 
fine  bright  pink,  according  to  Mr.  Gunn.  The  flowers  of /3  are  consider-^ 
ably  larger  than  in  a,  and  the  stem  stouter  and  shorter. 

8.  Thelymitra  Forsteri.  Swartz.  act.  holm,  1800.  p.  298.  Ach,  Rich.  Ft. 
Nov,  Zel,  165.  t.  25./.  2.     J.  Cunn.  in  Comp.  Bot.  Mag,  2.  376. 

T.  folio  ensiformi  canaliculato,  racemo  4-7-floro,  perianthio  erectiusculo 
patulo,  cucuUi  laciniis  extimis  pedicellatis  stuposis  intermedin  cuneatft 
rotundat&  emarginat^ 

T.  loDgifoliA.    Forst.  gen,  char.  49. 
Serapias  regularis.    Forst.  prodr.  n,  312. 

Hab.  in  N,  Zelandia ;  in  filicetis  apricis,  solo  frigido  argillaceo^  ad  insula- 
rum  sinum>  alibique^  Oct.  Nov.  A.  Cunningham,  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

Very  near  T,  nuda,  from  whicli  it  di£fers  in  being  rather  more  slender, 
with  smaller  less  spreading  flowers,  and  the  middle  lobe  of  the  cucuUus 
wedge-shaped.  According  to  A.  Cunningham  the  sepals  are  purple  and 
the  petals  white. 

9.  Thelymitra  versicolor. 

T.  folio  linearis  racemo  paucifloro,  floribus  patulis,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralis 
bus  pedicellatis  stuposis  intermedin  bilobft  margine  inflexft. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  Gunn  943.  (hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  smaller  plant  than  T.  nuda^  with  very  narrow  leaves,  and  a  stem  not 
more  than  a  span  high. 

10.  Thelymitra  angustifolia.     R,  Br,  prodr.  L  c. 

T.  perianthio  patulo,  cuculli  laciniis  extimis  penicillatis  intermediii 
dorso  nud&  emarginat^  lobulis  dentatis,  spicll  pauciflorft,  folio  scapum 
eequante. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson^  R.  Brown. 

11.  Thelymitra  pauciflora.     R.  Brown,  I.  c. 

T«  folio  flliforml,  cucullo  perianthio  patulo  dimidio  breviore  :  laciniis  ex- 
timis penicillatis  petiolatis :  intermedin  dorso  fornicat£L  nud&  emai^ginat4 
lobulis  rotundatis  integris,  spidl  pauciflor^. 

Hab.  in  Australia,  ad  Portum  Jackson,  R.  Brown ;  in  Tasmannia,  in  cam- 
pis  prope  Circular  Head  solo  sterili  arenoso,  Nov.  Gunn  935.  {hab^  s.  sp.) 


NEOTTEiE — THELYMITRIDiE.  521 

A  very  slender  plant  less  than  a  foot  high,  with  from  1  to  2  flowers  on 
a  scape. 

I?.  Thbltmitra  graminea.     LindL  Swan  R.  216. 

T.  folio  rntlicali  linearis  racemo  secundo  multifloro^  floribus  purpureis, 
cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  stuposis  unguiculatis  intermedin  fornicat^, 
integerrimA  glaberrim^. 

Hdb.  in  Australia  occidentali ;   ad  Swan  River^  Drummond,  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

A  very  slender  species  near  T,  nuda,  from  which  it  dififers  in  the  form 

of  the  middle  lobe  of  the  cucuUus. 

« 

2.  Cucullus  emarginatus,  margine  vel  per  totam  superficiem  glandulosus. 

Id.  Thblymitra  villosa.     LindL  Swan  R,no,^\l,  t.  nil,  c, 

T.  folio  radicali  oblongo  apiculato  subttls  villoso  caulinis  linearibus  acumi- 
nntis  ^labris,  racemo  cyliiulraceo,  floribus  luteis,  cuculli  laciniis  laterali- 
bus glandulosis  recurvis  intermedin  denticulate  emarginatA. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali  3  ad  Swan  River,  Drummvnd,  {hab,  s.  sp,) 
A  very  fine  species  with  large  stellate  yellow  flowers. 

14.  Theltmitra  crinita.     LindL  Swan  R.  no,  214. 

T.  folio  radicali  oblongo  apiculato  glabro,  racemo  cylindraceo>  floribus 
pnrpureis,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  barbatis  unguiculatis  intermedin 
fornicutn  emarginatlt  durso  glanduloso-villosn. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali  5  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab.  s,  sp.) 
Stems  I J  to  2  feet  high.     Flowers  very  large. 

15.  Thblymitra  aristata. 

T.  folio  ensiformi  cannliculato  vaginisque  acutissimi.^,  spicA  multiflorn, 
bracteis  aristatis,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  pedicellatis  villosis  inter- 
medin emarginatn  glanduloso-serratn. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia;  solo  sterili  sabuloso,  ad  ripas  fl.  Welcome^  alibique^ 
Nov.  et  Dec.  Gunn  939,  941.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

A  very  stout  species,    1   to   Ij  foot  high.     Flowers  the  size  of  Th. 
nuda. 

16.  Thblymitra  tigrina.     R,  Brown,  L  c, 

T.  ''  perianthio  patulo  maculato,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  distinctis  stu- 
poso-barbatis ;  intermedin  breviore  cristatn,  foliis  linearibus  cana- 
liculatis." 

Hab.  in  Australia  meridionali,  R.  Brown. 

Flowers  yellow,  spotted  with  brown .  Flowers  small^  sepals  and  petals 
very  obtuse. 

3.  Cucullus  trilobus. 

ff 

17.  Thblymitra  campanulata.     LindL  Swan  R.  214. 

T.  folio  radicali  lineari,  racemo  secundo  multifloro^  floribus  purpureis  cam- 
panulatis,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  subulatis  apice  barbatis  intermedin 
tripartitn  dorso  gland ulosn. 

Hab.  in  Australia  occidentali ;  ad  Swan  River,  Drummond,  {hab,  s.  sp) 

September,  1840.  y  y  y 


522  MEOTTBAS — THfBLTMITRIDA. 

Stems  1  i  to  9  feet  high,  verj  slender.  Lateral  divisions  of  the  middle 
lobe  of  the  cucullus  emarginate  smooth^  the  central  only  glandular  at  the 
back. 

18.  Thblyuitba  ixioides.     Smith  Exot,  BoU  1.  f.  29.  B,  Brown,  I.  c. 

T.  perianthio  patulo,  cuculli  laciniis  lateralibus  penicillatis ;  intermedin 
trifidft;  lobulis  lateralibus  apice  erosis  medio  breviore  muh5  latiore 
dorso  glanduloso>  spicft  muitifloriU 

Hab.  in  Australia  orientali }  ad  Portum  Jackson*  B.  Brown,  (Aa6*  i.  «p. 
comm,  eel.  Brown,) 

19*  Thelyuitra  canaliculata.    B.  Brown,  L  c, 

T.  *'  perianthio  patulo^  cuculli  laciniis  extimis  penicillatis ;  intermedin 
dorso  nudo  multifidft  lobulis  cormgatis ;  exteriore  longiore  remotiorv, 
spicn  multiflorn.*' 

Hab.  in  Auttralia  tropicd,  R.  Brown. 

20.  Theltmitba  iridioides.     Sieb.fl,  not,  holL  168. 

T.  folio  angusto  ensiformi  piano,  spic^  elongate  multiflorft,  cuculli  laciniis 
lateralibus  onguiculatis  stuposis  intermedin  triloba :  lobis  lateralibus 
erosis  intermedio  verrucoso. 

Hab.  in  jiuitralia,  Sieber.  {hab,  s,  sp,) 

Stem  If  foot  high.  Flowers  numerous^  apparently  purple*  the  size  of 
r.  nuda. 

2  ] .  Thbltmitra  juncifolia. 

T.  folio  lineari*  spic^  1-5-florn,  floribus  parvis  purpureis  variegatis*  cuculli 
membranacei  laciniis  lateralibus  petiolatis  fimbriatis  intermedin  trilobn : 
lobis  lateralibus  cuneatis  erosis  centrali  granulosci. 

Hab.  in  Tasmannia,  Gunn  936.  (hab,  $.  sp.) 

A  small  species  resembling  T,  pauciflora.  Flowers  spotted  with  dark 
marks*  according  to  Mr.  Gunn. 

^2.  Theltmitba  media.  B,  Brown,  I.  c, 

T.  "  perianthio  patulo,  cuculli  laciniis  extimis  penicillatis  5  intermedifi 
dorso  nudo  trifidn :  lobulo  medio  dimidio  breviore  emarginato*  spic& 
multiflorn.*' 

Hab  in  Australia;  ad  Portum  Jackson^  R.  Brown, 


CCXCVII.    EPIBLEMA. 

Epiblema.     Brown  prodr,  1.  315.    Endtich.gen,  no,  1585. 

Perianthinm  subregulare.  Sepala  et  petnla  aequalia,  patula.  Labellum 
iinguiculutum*  ecalcaratum,  ungue  canaliculate*  marginibus  callosis  e 
coluuinse  basi  productis*  laroinn  integrn*  basi  processibus  filifbrmibus 
fasciculatis.  Columna  nana*  petaloideo-marginata*  clinandno  excavate, 
integro.  Stigma  obcordatum.  Anthera  iotramargioalis*  mutica.  Polliuia 


NEOTTEJE — THBLYMITRIDiE.  5  33 

2,    biloha. Herba    Australasica,   terrestris^    habitn  Thel3rmitr8B, 

floribus  caaruleis,  speciosis. 

This  genus  differs  from  Tbelymitra,  of  which  it  has  all  the  habit,  not 
only  in  its  unguiculate  lip  with  long  slender  processes  at  the  base,  but  also 
in  the  anther-bed  not  being  cucullate. 

1.  Epiblbma  grandiflonim.  R.  Brown  prodr.  316. 

Hab.  in  Australia  meridiouali ;  et  occidentali  i  sinu  regis  Georgii,  R.  Brawn  ; 
Swan  River,  Drummond,  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

Caulis  fer^  sesquipedalis,  glaberrimus,  teres.  Folium  solitarium,  filiforme, 
vaginans,  recurvumi  caule  multo  brevius.  SquamcB  2,  distantes,  acutis* 
simee,  vaginantes,  in  scapum.  Racemus  ?-5-florus,  subcorymbosus. 
Pedicelli  filiformes,  ultra  semunciam  longi,  bracteas  lanceolatas  canali- 
culatas  acutas  superantes.  Sepala  petalis  paul6  angustiora,  omnia  ovata 
acuta  ',  lateralia  cum  labello  basi  bilineata ;  dorsale  cum  petalis  striatum 
et  maculatum. 


Note.  The  total  number  of  Orchidaceous  plants  belonging  to  the  Tribe 
Neottes  is  as  follows  $ 

Described     260 
Doubtful         10 


Total      «70 
Their  geographical  arrangement  is  as  stated  on  the  next  page. 


624 


NBOTTBiE THELYMITRfDJB. 


Name*  of  the 
Oeoenu 


3M.  Ponthlflva. 
251.  Ptcrictaia 
25S.  Cryptoetylis 
259.  Zosterottylis 

254.  GomphichU 

255.  Stenopterm 
250.  AltensteiDia 

257.  Cranlchia 

258.  Triplcara  . 

259.  Chlorota 

260.  RophostemoD 

261.  PrescotUa 

262.  listera 

263.  Keottia 

264.  Calochilos 
26s.  Epipactis 

266.  Cnemldla  . 

267.  Spiranthes 

268.  Stenorhyoctaoa 

269.  SnnroglosAum 

270.  Pelexia 

271.  Plexaurc 

272.  Cbloidia    . 

273.  Zenxine 

274.  MoDochilos 

275.  Chelrostylis 

276.  Myoda 

277.  H»maria 

278.  Hylophlla. 

279.  .£theria 

280.  Goodyera  . 

281.  Eucosia 
2.S2.  Gcorchit   • 

283.  Bdacodcs 

284.  Tropidia    . 

285.  IJIantha 

286.  Anaectocbilos 

287.  Galera. 

288.  Physums  . 

289.  BaKkerrllla 

290.  Herpysma 

291.  Diuris 

292.  Orthoceras 
29s.  Prasophyllam 

294.  Bnrocttia  . 

295.  Genoplesiam 

296.  Thelymltra 

297.  Epiblema 


1 


Total 


11 


10 


19 


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5 


s 

1 


II 


4 
8 
I 


3 


16 


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7 
1 


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8 

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8 
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5 
3 
8 


84 


6 
1 


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20 
3 

32 
1 
1 

33 
1 

77 


90 


ORCHIDACEiE. 


Tribe  VII.     CypRiPEDEiE. 


Starointi  3,  quorum  lateralia  fertilia  intermedium  sterile.  Pollen  granu- 
losum^  denium  in  massam  pulticeam  subliquescens.  Stylus  eemiliberus. 
Stigma  in  areoias  3  divisum^  staminibus  oppositas. 


CCXCIX.  CYPRIPEDIUM. 

Cypripedium.     Linn,  gen*  pL  137  6» 


Periantbium  patens.  Sepala  lateralia  connata  aut  distincta^  labello  suppo- 
sita.  Petala  libera,  ssepius  angustiora.  Labellum  inflatum,  margine 
utrinque  auriculato  inflexo.  Columna  nana.  Stamina  3^  quorum  unum 
sterile  centrale  dilatatum  inflexum,  et  2  fertilia  lateralia.  Antheree  sub 
stamine  sterili  latentes,  subrotundse,  ^-loculares.  Pollen  pulticeo-granu- 
losum.  Stylus  subliber>  teres,  stigmate  disciformi  terminatus.— — - 
Herbae  terrestres  utriusque  orbis,  ab  equatore  fer^  ad  eirculum  arcticum 
vigentes.  Folia  radicalia  aut  cauliua,  coriacea  aut  plicata.  Flores  solitarii 
racemosi  v.  paniculati,  speciosi. 

1.  Follosa^  caule  polyphyllo,  sepalis  anticis  omninb  connaiis, 

1.  Cypripedium  parviflorum.  Salisb,  in  act.  linn.  1.  77*  t,  9.  /.  2.  Bot» 
Mag.  t,  3024. 

C.  caule  folioso  l-2floro,  foliis  ovalibus  acuminatis,  stamine  sterili  trian- 
gulan,  labello  depresso  petalis  spiralibus  linearilanceolatis  breviore, 
sepalo  dorsali  ovato  acuminato  antico  integro  latiore. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  Canada,  Hooker;  Virginia,  Willd.  j  sylvis 
fertilibus  umbrosis  a  New  Jersey  ad  Carolinam,  Pursh  ',  Canada,  Goldie. 
{hab.  s.  sp.) 

Sepals  and  petals  dull  chocolate  brown.  Labellum  bright  yellow  with 
a  few  crimson  spots  at  the  orifice.     Flowers  very  fragrant. 

Well  distinguished  in  the  Botanical  Magazine  from  C.  parvifiorum  by 
Sir  W.  Hooker,  who  states  that  the  sterile  stamen  is  the  same  in  both  those 
species,  or  only  possesses  occasional  trifling  differences. 

2.  Cypripedium  pubescens.  Willd.  Hort,  Berol.  1.  IS.  U  13,  Hooker  in  Bot. 
Mag.  t.  30^4.  A. 

C.  caule  foliosu  1-bifloro,  foliis  osalibus  acutis,  stamine  sterili  triangularis 


526  CYPRIPEDEiE. 

lahello  compresso  petalis  linearibus  spiralibus  breviore,  sepalis  aeqnalibas 
integris  dorsali  laoceolato  acuminato. 

C.  pamflorum.    Bot,  Mag,  t»  911. 
C.  flnvescens.     Redout.  HI,  t.  dO. 
C.  calceolus.     Mich,  hor,  am.  2.  161. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  collibus  apricis  inter  frutices,  PennsylT. 
ad  Carolin.  Pursb;  inter  sylvas.  Beck  ;  Canada  Goldie ;  mont.  Alleghany, 
Drummond.  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  scentless,  larger  and  paler  than  in  C.  parvifiorum. 

I  take  the  characters  which  distinguish  those  two  species  from  Sir 
W.  Hooker,  who,  in  the  Botanical  Magazine,  t.  3024,  has  well  explained 
their  dift'erences.  They  are  very  difficult  to  disting^uish  when  dry.  Both 
are  closely  allied  to  C.  calceolus.  I  have  occasionally  found  the  lower 
sepal  bidcntate,  but  that  circumstance  is  very  unusual. 

3.  Cypripedium  candidum.  IVilld,  sp,  pi,  4,  142. 

C.  caule  folioso  l-floro,  foliis  basi  angustatis  apice  acutis,  bnicted  cucullat^ 
stamine  sterili  (lanceolato  VV.),  sopalis  integris  petalisque  spiralibiis 
lineari-lanceolatissubaequallbuslabello  compresso  longioribus. 

Hab.  in  Americd  boreali ;  Pennsylvania,  Muhlenberg ;  Canada  in  pratis  ad 
ripas  fl.  S.  Clair,  prope  arcem  Gratiot,  Pitcher,  {hab,  s,  sp,  comm,  ceL 
Torrey.) 

I  have  only  seen  one  specimen  of  this  plant  which  has  the  leaves  taper- 
ing a  little  to  the  base,  a  white  labellum,  and  few  hairs  upon  the  flowers* 
which  are  about  the  size  of  those  of  C.  parvifiorum.  The  form  of  the  lip 
is  not  to  be  determined  from  my  materials. 

4.  Cypripedium  spectabile.  Swartz,  act,  hokn.  1800,  p.  251.  SaUsb.  in  act. 
Linn,  1.  7H,  '.  3./  3.     fVUld.  sp.  pi.  4.  144.     BoL  Reg.  t.  1666. 

C.  caule  folioso  172-floro,  stamine  sterili  cordato-ovato  obtuso,  sepalis 
subaequalibus  oblongis  obtusis  indivisis  petalis  lanceolatis  planis  latioribtis 
et  longioribus,  labello  petalis  longiore  ventricoso  subsulcato. 

C.  album.     Ait.  New.  ed.  I.  3.  303.     Bot.  Ma^.  t.  216. 
C.  canftdeDse.     Mich,  bor,  am,  2. 161. 
C.  reg^ns.     Walt.  Carol.  222.  fide  Punh. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  in  paludibus  sphagnetisque,  prssertim  ad 
latera  montium  a  Canada  ad  Carolinam,  Pursh.  Goldie,  &c.  {hab.  s.  sp, 

et  V.  V.  c.)    * 

This  remarkable  plant  is  theiinest  of  the  United  States  Cypripediums, 
and  is  not  uncommon  in  the  gardens  of  this  country,  its  roots  being 
periodically  imported.  It,  however,  seldom  lives  above  a  year  or  two  after 
its  arrival.  Those  who  manage  it  the  best  treat  it  as  a  greenhouse  plant, 
keeping  it  constantly  under  glass,  in  a  moderately  warm  atmosphere,  and 
very  near  the  light  until  its  leaves  have  withered,  when  it  is  removed  to  a 
dry  shelf  till  its  growing  season  returns.  Except  in  the  colour  of  the 
flower,  it  is  much  like  the  Siberian  C.  macranthon,  which,  however,  has  the 
front  sepal  bi6d. 

5.  Cypripedium  moUe.     Lindl.  in  Benth.  pi.  Hartw.  p,  72.  no,  517. 

« 

C.  caule  folioso  multifloro,  floribus  axillaribus  pedunculis  ovariisque 
villosis,  stamine  sterili  oblongo  cuspidato>  sepaUs  subsequalibus  acutis 
indivisis,  petalis  minoribus  conformibus  basi  intds  barbatis^  labelli  petalis 
fiequalis  oblongi  ore  truncato  piano. 


CYPRIPBDBiE.  527 

Hab.  ID  Mexico;  in  quercetis  ad  San  Miguel  Sola^  Haritoeg.  (hab,  s,  sp.) 

Nearly  related  to  C,  spectabile,  but  the  flowers  are  not  half  the  size,  and 
appear  from  the  axils  of  the  uppermost  6  or  8  leaves. 

6.  Ctpripbdium  palmifolium. 

C.  caule  angulato  villoso  pUoso  multifloro,  foliis  lanceolatis  acuminatis 
plicatis  basi  angustatis  suprk  glabris  subttis  pilosis  superioribus  sensim 
in  bracteas  lineari-lanceolatas  mutatis,  racemo  simplici  terminal!  multi- 
floro,  staniine  sterili  ovato  acuto,  sepalis  glabriusculis  ovalihus  integris 
subsequalibus  labello  brevioribus,  petalis  linearibus  acuminatis  basi 
ciliatis,  labello  elliptico  depresso. 

Hab.  in  Guayand  Anglicd,  in  pratis  sabulosis,  Schotnburgk.  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

**  Called  by  the  Indians  Setoarer.  It  is  found  upon  sandy  savannahs,  is 
often  5  or  6  feet  high ;  stem  and  leaves  dark  green  ;  sepals  light  straw 
colour  I  labellum  yellow,  spotted  with  purple.  Schotnburgk  in  lift.  The 
leaves  are  hard  like  those  of  a  Palm,  or  a  Sobralia,  and  gradually  diminish 
towards  the  tip  of  the  stem,  where  they  become  narrow  bracts  to  several 
flowers  about  the  size  of  C.  pubcscens.  What  appears  to  be  the  same 
species  in  fruit  exists  in  Dr.  von  Martius*  herbarium  without  locality ) 
it  has  a  long  narrow  raceme  of  20  flowers  subtended  by  ovate  ciliated 
hairy  bracts  and  triangular  fruit  between  2  and  3  inches  long. 

2.  Foliosa ;  caule  polt/phyllo,  sepalis  laferalibus  apice  liberis, 

7*  Cypripedium  Calceolus.  Linn,  sp.  1346.  Swariz,  act,  holm.  \800.  p.  25K 
Salisb,  in  act.  Linn.  I.  76.  t  2./.  1.  Fl.  Dan,  f.  999.  Nees  ab  Esenb.jun. 
tc.  Jl.  germ, 

C.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ovalibus  acutis.  stamine  sterili  ovato  obtuso,  sepalis 
ovatis  acuminatis  subeequalibus  labello  longioribus  antico  bidentato, 
petalis  linearibus  acuminatis  rectis,  labelli  ore  constricto  venis  centralibus 
pilosis. 

Hab.  in  Europd  medill  et  septentrionali>  nee  ut  videtur  in  terris  australiori* 
bus  }  nee  non  in  Jsid  septentrionali :  mont  Altaic.  Ledebour ',  Dahuria, 
Fischer,  (hab.  s.  sp,) 

The  straight  petals  of  this  plant  well  distinguish  this  species  from 
C  pubescens  and  parvifiorum,  which  it  much  resembles.  The  former  has 
sometimes,  but  very  rarely,  the  lower  sepal  bidentate. 

Quid  sit  C.  Calceolus.  Thuhb.jap,  30  ?  nescio. 

8.  Cypripedium  cordigerum.  Don  prodr,  37. 

C.  caule  folioso,  foliis  ovalibus  acutis,  stamine  sterili  oblongo  obtuso 
subcordato,  sepalis  ovatis  acuminatis  subsequalibus  labello  longioribus 
antico  apice  fisso,  petalis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  rectis,  labelli  ore 
constricto. 

Hab.  in  India  septentrionali,  Wallich,  Royle,  (hab.  s,  sp,  et  v.  ic.  pict.) 

If  the  flowers  of  this  plant  were  not  white,  with  pale  green  sepals  and 
petals^  I  should  have  no  hesitation  in  regarding  it  as  a  mere  variety  of 
C.  Calceolus,  from  which  I  can  distinguish  it  by  no  satisfactory  character ; 
and  I  am  very  much  inclined  to  think  that  when  further  examined  it  will 
be  found  to  merge  in  our  European  species,  which  has  already  been  found 


628  CYPRIPEDE^. 

in  Dahuria>  and  which^  if  Thuoberg's  0.  Calceolus  is  rightly  naitied^  must 
also  extend  into  Japan. 

9.  Cypripbdium  montanum.  Douglas  MSS^ 

C.  caule  folioso  2-3-floro,  foliis  ovalibus  acutis,  staraine  sterili  ovato  acuto, 
sepalis  lanceolatis  acuminatis  labello  longioribus  antico  bidentato,  petalis 
linearibus  acuminatis  spirulibus,  labello  subgloboso. 

Hab.  in  Americd  horeali  occidental!,  Douglas,  {hub,  s,  sp,) 

A  very  fine  species,  with  a  lip  apparently  white,  and  of'the  size  and  form 
of  C.  spectabile.  The  sepals  are  exceedingly  acuminated  and  as  much  as 
2J  inches  long. 

10.  Cypripedium  passerinum.  Richardson  in  Franklin,  app,  762.  Hooker, 
fl,  bor.  am.  5.  Q05.  t  206*. 

C.  caule  folioso  unifloro,  foliis  ovalibus  acutis,  stamine  sterili  elliptico* 
cordato  obtuso,  sepalis  oblongis  obtu^issimis  antico  minore  bidentato, 
petalis  angustioribus  obtusissimis  labello  obovato  ore  rotundato  contracto 
subaequalibus. 

C.  parviflorum.     Richardson  in  Frankliti,  app.  ed.  1. 340. 

Hab.  in  America  boreali  in  pinetis  3  a  duniine  Saskatchewan  ad  gradam 
ggmum  i^titudinis  borealis ;  nee  non  in  montibus  scopulosis,  Richard- 
son, {^hab.  s.  sp.  comm.  ceL  Hooker.) 

This  curious  species  more  nearly  resembles  C.  spectabile  than  any  other 
in  North  America^  but  its  flowers  are  many  times  smaller,  and  the  front 
sepal  is  bi dentate. 

11.  Cypripedium  Irapeanum.  Llave  Orch.  mex.  2.  10. 

C.  caule  folioso  piloso  multifloro,  foliis  ovatis  acuminatis  amplexicaulibus, 
stamine  sterili  ovato  ucuminato  basi  fimbriato,  sepalis  petulisque 
sequalibus  oblongis  basi  barbatis  antico  apice  bipartito  labello  obovato 
ore  constricto  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Mexico  f  Irapeo,  Rancho  del  Aguacate,  Hariweg,  in  montibus 
Irapei,  versus  Arumbaro,  Llave.  (hab.  s.  s^p.) 

This^  the  Flor  de  Pelicano  of  the  Mexicans,  is  a  most  beautiful  species. 
The  sepals  and  petals  are  nearly  equal,  2j  inches  long  and  more  than  an 
inch  wide,  and  pale  yellow ;  the  lip  is  still  lunger,  of  the  same  colour,  but 
with  some  scarlet  spots  upon  the  inflexed  border. 

12.  Cypripedium  macranthon.  Swartz.  act.  holm,  1800.  p.  251.  Hooker 
in  BoL  Mag.  t,  2938.    Lindl.  in  Bot.  Reg.  t.  1534.    Ledeb.  ft.  alt.  4.  174. 

C.  caule  folioso  1-floro,  foliis  oblongis  acutis,  stamine  sterili  cordato  acu-^ 
minato,  sepalis  insequalibus  dorsali  oblongo  acuto  antico  minore  biden- 
tato^  petalis  ovato-lanceolatis  labello  ore  contracto  crenato  brevioribus. 

Calceolus  petalis  nectario  sqnalibus  aut  minoribus.     Grnel.  sib,  \.  p.2.  t.  l./I  y. 
Calceolus  purpureus  speciosus.    Amtnan.  ruth,  p.  132.  n.  176.  t.  21. 

Hab.  in  Asia  septentrionali,  inter  Betulas>  per  omnem  Sibirium  et  Dahu- 
riam;  in  montibus  Altaicis  locis  humidiusculis  umbrosis^  Ledebour^ 
Ukrani^^  Fischer,    {hab,  s.  sp.) 

riowers  deep  purple^  not  at  all  spotted. 


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iS-  Cypripbdum  7entrico8um.  Swartz,  act  holm.  1800.  p.  251.  ff^illd.sp, 
pi.  4.  145.    Sweet  Brit.  Fl.  Gard.  ser.  2.  t.  1. 

C.  caule  folioso  2-floro,  foliis  oblongis  acutis^  stamine  sterili  sagittato 
cordato  concavo,  sepalis  insequalibus  dorsali  obloDgo  acuminato  antico 
minore  bifido,  petalis  lineari-lanceolatis  acuminatis  labello  loDgioribus. 

Calceolos  ^  petalis  nectario  longioribus.     Omel.  aib,  1.  3.  r.  1./.  ^. 
Hab.  in  Sibiria.  (hab.  s.  sp.  ex  lierb.  Steplum.) 

Flowers  very  large,  deep  purple,  richly  spotted  in  the  centre  and  round 
the  edges  of  the  lips«  which  are  pale  yellow. 

3.  Arietinium;  caule  poly  phyllq.     Sepalis  omnibus  liber  is. 

14.  Ctpripediuh  arietinum.  Brown  in  Hort.  Kew.  5.  922.  Purshjl.  am. 
sept.  2.  595.     Bot.  Mag.  t.  15(>9.     Lodd.  Bot.  Cab.  t.  1240. 

C.  caule  folioso  pubescente  1-floro,  foliis  lanceolatis  glabris^  sepalis  omni^ 
bus  liberis  lateralibus  petalisque  linearibus  subaequalibus  dorsali  ovato 
acuto,  labello  unguiculato  obconico,  stamine  sterili  orbiculari. 

Arietinum  americanum^    Beck  Bot.  of  ^orth  and  Midd.  at.  352. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali,  inter  sphagna  3  Canada,  Goldie,  Pursh} 
Vermont  et  Maine,  Beck.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Stem  6  to  8  inches  high,  with  few  alternate  leaves.  Flowers  small, 
greenish  brown.  Lip  small,  acute,  netted  with  purple  veins  upon  a  white 
ground.  The  separation  of  the  lateral  sepals  is  not  sufficient  to  justify  this 
plant  being  distinguished  generically  from  Cypripedium. 

4.  Bifoliaj  caule  diphyllo. 

15.  Cypripedium  japonicum.  Thuttb.Jl.jap^SO.  ic.jap.  t.  1.  Swartz.  act. 
holm.  1800.  p.  251.     JVilld.  sp.  pi.  4.  146. 

C.  caule  diphyllo  villoso,  foliis  suboppositis  subrotundis  acutis  sinuato- 
undulatis,  bracte^  oblong^  acut^  ovario  multb  breviore,  sepalis  petalisque 
labello  subgloboso  brevioribus. 

Hab.  in  Japonia,  Thunberg. 

16.  Cypripedium  guttatum.  Swartz.  act.  holm.  1800.  p.  251.  f*alk  topogr. 
beytr.  II.  t.  I7.  fide  Ledeb.Jl.  alt.  4.  174. 

C.  caule  diphyllo,  foliis  alternis  ovato-ellipticis  acutis  ciliatis,  stumiue  ste- 
rili ovuto  emarginato,  bracte&  oblong^  acuminata  ovario  longiore,  sepalis 
hihello  brevioribus  dorsali  maximo  npiculato  antico  bifido,  petulis  ovatis 
acuminatis  abrupt^  acutis,  labelli  subrotundi  ore  patulo  plano» 

Calceolus  foliis  ovatis  binis  caulinis.     Gmel.  sib.  1.5. 
Calceolus  minor  flore  vario.    Ammtm.  ruth.  137.  n.  177.  /.  22. 

Hab.  in  Asia  et  Americd  boreali ;  Sibiria  Gmelin  -,  montibus  altaicis  in  locis 
umbrosis  humidiusculis,  Ledebour ;  Dahuria,  Fischer  ;  circa  Mosquara  in 
sylvis,  Prescott ;  Unalaschka,  Bunge  -,  necnon  in  Canada,  Ricfuirdson. 
{hab.  s,  sp.) 

Flowers  small,  stained  with  numerous  blotches  of  crimson.     It  varies 
very  much  in  the  hairiness,  some  specimens  being  nearly  glabrous. 

October,  1840.  z  z  z 


530  CYPRIPEDBJS. 

5.  Acaulia  $  foliu  omnibus  radicalibus. 

17.  CvPRiPEDiuM  humile.  Salisb.  act.  linn.  1.  79.  t.  3./.  4.  Swartz.  I.  c. 
mild,  sp,  pi  4.  144.     Bot,  Mag.  t.  192. 

C.  acaule,  foliis  binis  radicalibus  membranaceis  oblongis  plicatis,  scapo 
pubescente,  bracte^  foliaceft  acuminata  ovario  multb  longiore,  stamine 
sterili  rfaoraben  acuminate,  sepalis  labello  duplo  brevioribus,  petalis 
linear! -lanceolatis  rectiusculis  imberbibus,  labelli  maximi  ventricosi  ore 
contracto. 

C.  acaule.     Mich,  atner.  sept.  2.  161. 

Hab.  in  Americd  septentrionali ;  in  rupestribus  umbrosis  paludibusque  mon- 
tanis  desiccatis  a  Canada  ad  Carolinain,  Pursh.  (hab.  s.  sp) 

Lip  large^  bright  purple,  veined  with  darker  purple.  Sepals  and  petals 
pale  dull  brown. 

18.  Cypripbdium  venustum.  Wall.  MSS.  Bot.  Mag.  t.  2129-  Hooker 
Exot.  FL  t.  35. 

C.  acaule,  foliis  coriaceis  ligulatis  canaliculatis,  scapo  pubescente,  bracte& 
ovario  plus  duplo  breviore,  stamine  sterili  cnneato,  sepalo  antico  lanceo- 
lato  labello  breviore  dorsali  subrotundoovato  acuminato,  petalis  lineari- 
oblongis  obtusis  barbatis,  labelli  oblongi  ore  utrinque  inflexo  et  lobo 
acuto  erecto  aucto. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali;  Sylhet  WalUch.   (hah.  s.  sp.  et  v.  v.  c.) 

Leaves  spotted  like  a  Gastena,  and  somewhat  scabrous.  Flowers  g^reen- 
ish>  with  the  inside  of  the  petals  purple,  and  the  labellum  yellowish, 
netted  with  green  veins. 

19.  Cypriprdium  purpuratum.     Lindl.  in  Bot,  Reg.  t.  1991. 

C.  acaule,  foliis  coriaceis  oblongis  acutis  striatis  maculatis  canaliculatis, 
scapo  pubescente,  sepalo  dorsali  acuniinato  ciliato  margine  revolotn, 
petalis  oblongis  subundulatis  pubesceutibus,  stamine  sterili  lunato. 

Hab.  in  archipelago  Malaico,  hortulan. 

This  rare  plant  is  said  to  be  a  native  of  the  Malay  archipelago,  but 
there  is  no  evidence  before  me  on  that  point.  I  have  never  seen  it,  but 
the  excellent  6gure  in  the  Botanical  Register  leaves  no  doubt  of  its  being 
a  quite  distinct  species.  Its  leaves  are  most  like  those  of  C  venustum,  hut 
are  more  oblong,  and  far  less  rigid,  besides  having  a  pallid  colour,  quite 
unlike  that  of  the  species  alluded  to;  its  petals  moreover  want  the  long 
bearded  fringe,  and  the  dorsal  sepal  is  convex,  not  concave. 

20.  Cypripbdium  insigne.  Wall.  MSS.  Lindl.  coll.  Bot.  t.  32.  Hooker 
exot.fl.  t.  34.     Lodd.  Bot.  Cab.  t.  1321. 

C.  acaule,  foliis  coriaceis  lineari-ligulatis  debilibus  basi  canaliculatis,  scapo 
tomentoso,  bracte^  ovario  subaequali,  stamine  sterili  obcordato  pubes- 
cente, sepalo  antico  obtuso  labello  subsequali  dorsali  fornicato  oblungo 
undulato  emarginato,  petalis  linenri-obovatis  subundulatis  basi  barbatis 
exihs  pubesceutibus,  labelli  oblongi  ore  utrinque  inflexo  et  lobo  obtuso 
erecto  aucto. 

Hab.  in  India  orientali;  Sylhet  Wallich,  Khasiya,  Griffith,  k.  et  I.  in  herb, 
ind.  (hab.  s.  sp.  et  v.  v.  c.) 


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Flowers  pale  green.     Upper  sepal  large,  broad,  white-edged  and  spotted 
with  hrowiiish  purple.     Lip  deep  yellow. 

21.  Cypripedium  Lindleyanum.     Schomburgk  in  liti, 

C.  acaule»  fcliis  rodicalibua  lanceolatis  rigid  is  coriaceis  acutis  plicatis  gla- 
bris,  scapo  rufo-villoso  par.iculato  vaginato,  vaginis  bracteisque  fuscis 
acutis  eucullatis  rigidis^  stainine  sterili  hirsute  tridentato  fornicato,  sepa- 
lis  villosis  concavis  obtusis  antico  labello  breviore  integro,  petalis  lineari- 
oblongis  rectis  obtusis  villosis  sepalis  longioribus,  labello  oblougo  cal- 
ceiformi  glabro. 

Hab.  in  Gunyand;  in  mootem  Rorieina  pratis  buroidis  inter  Utricularias, 
Xyrides,  Droseras  et  Ueliamphoras,  Schomburgk.  {kab.  s.  sp,  et  ic,  pict. 
comm,  eel,  inventor.) 

I  unwillingly  consent,  at  the  particular  instance  of  Mr.  Schomburgk,  to 
allow  this  plant  to  bear  my  name,  who  have  no  title  to  the  compliment. 
It  is  a  most  remarkable  species,  with  green  stiff  leaves,  smooth,  and 
bordered  with  yellow.  The  stem  is  two  feet  high,  panicled!,  and  covered 
with  large  hooded  erect  scales  and  bracts,  which  are  of  a  pale  brown 
colour,  and  densely  clothed  with  brown  glandular  hairs.  The  sepals  and 
petals  are  of  the  same  colour  j  but  the  lip  is  dull  green,  with  the  sides 
streaked  with  the  same  colour,  and  the  border  turned  inwards  and  down- 
wards 'y  its  sides  appear  to  be  brought  together  as  if  the  labellum  were 
compressed.  The  sterile  stamen,  and  stigmatic  part  of  the  column,  are 
covered  with  stiff  hairs  or  bristles. 


Section  unknown, 

2^.  Cypripedium  caudatum. 

C.  sepalis  oblongo-lanceolatis  acuminatis  exttis  puhescentibus,  petalis  lan- 
ceolatis  exttis  puhescentibus  in  acumen  longissimum  caudiforme  pro- 
ductis,  labellj  ore  hirsuto. 

Hab.  in  Peruvia ;  In  herbario  Ruizii  et  Pavonii  Limse  conservato  invenit 
Mathews,  et  Hookero  misit. 

I  have  only  seen  one  mutilated  flower  of  this  extraordinary  plant,  ob- 
tained at  Lima,  from  an  herbarium  of  Ruiz  and  Pavon,  and  sent  by  Ma- 
thews to  Sir  W.  Hooker.  The  petals  are  nearly  8  inches  long,  while  the 
sepals  are  about  5  inches  long. 

23.  There  is  also  in  Sir  W.  Hooker's  herbarium  a  second  species,  taken 
by  Mathews  out  of  the  same  collection,  but  it  is  too  imperfect  to  be  intro- 
duced here. 


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the  following  geographical  distribution  : 


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The  following  published  genera  were  omitted  in  their  proper  place, 

among  Malaxes. 


CORALLORHIZA. 

Corallorhiza.     Hall.  Hist,  2. 159.    R,  Brown  in  Hort,  Kew,  5.  209.    Endlich,  gen. 

no,  1339. 

Periantbium  ringeos.  Sepala  lateralia  ascendentia,  basi  obliqua,  in  cornu 
brevis  forma  decurrentia,  supremura  erectum  incurvum.  Fetala  se- 
palis  conformia,  sed  pau15  minora,  supra  columnam  conniventia.  La- 
bellum  unguiculatum,  basin  versus  bilamellatum,  patulum,  integrum 
trilobumque.  Columna  libera,  semiteres,  petal  is  fer^  sequalis,  clinandrio 
piano  truncate  5  stigmate  ovali  in  rostellum  parvum  recurvum  glanduli- 
forme  producto.  Anthera  2-labiata^  2-locularis,  trivalvis,  (nempb 
labii  superioris  valvulis  connectivo  colligatis,  inferioris  disjunctis.) 
Pollinia  4,  globosa^  cereacea,  mollia,  libera,  nunc  rostello  leviter  adhee- 

rentia. Herbae  parasiticse,  saepitis  fuses   aphyllse,  nunc  foliosae, 

hemisphaeram  borealem  utriusque  orbis  in  paludibus  habitantes.  Rhiz- 
oma  corallinum^  ramosum,  articulatum^  fibrillis  fer^  nullis.  Scapus  va- 
ginatus.     Flores  racemosi>  fusci. 

The  pollen  masses  of  this  genus  are  softer  than  customary  among 
Orchidaceous  plants  with  waxy  pollen  5  but  they  cohere  in  round  solid 
masses,  and  only  indicate  their  pulverulent  nature  when  softened  in 
water,  and  crushed  3  1  therefore  think  it  better  to  regard  the  genus  as  of 
the  Malaxeous  than  of  the  Arethuseous  tribe.  It  seems  to  constitute  a 
type  of  structure  among  Malaxes  equivalent  to  that  of  Eulophia  in 
Vandes. 

§  1.  Jphylta. 

a.  Labellum  trilobum. 

1.  CoRALLORBiZA  inuata.  R.  Brown  in  HorU  Kew.  5.  909.  Hooker  Ji. 
Lond.  n.  s.  i.  142.  ft.  hor.  am,  2.  194. 

C.  aphylla,  racemo  paucifloro,  ovario  oblongo,  cornu  adnato,  labelli  trilobi 
lobo  intermedio  emarginato  glabro  lateralibus  subtruncatis :  lamellis 
rectis  ultra  sinus  vix  productis. 

OphryB  corallorhiza.    Linn.  m.  1349.    Eng.  Bot.  1. 1547. 

Cymbidium  corallorhizon.    Swartz.  act,  holm.  1800.  p.  238.     Willd.  sp.  pi,  4.  109. 
Corallorhiza  HallerL    Rich,  orch.  eur.  annot,  n, 
Corallorhiza  Neottia.    Grant t,  camiol.  n,  1134. 

Corallorhiza  verna.  Nut  tall  in  Joum,  acad,  Phil.  Oct,  1823  p,  135.  Beck  Bot.  qf 
the  States,34b. 

Hab  in  paludibus  Europcs,  omnis  Sibiria,  Gmelin,  et  America  septenirion* 
alis.  {hab,  s.  sp,) 

There  is  certainly  no  difference  whatever  between  the  C.  vema  of  the 
N.  American  Botanists  and  our  European  C.  innata.  Reichenbach  (Fl. 
excurs.  p.  131.)  mentions  a  variety  of  the  latter,  which,  he  says,  resembles 
the  C.  multxflora,  and  like  it  has  a  white  lip  with  (Timson  spots,  but  I  have 
seen  no  specimens  of  it.  ^^^ 


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2.  CoRALi  ORHiZA  multiflora.  Nutt.  I,  c.  /.  7.  Beck  L  c.  Hooker  Ft,  Bor. 
am.  5.  194.  exot.fl.  t,  J74. 

C.  aphylla,  racemo  multifloro^  ovario  oblongs  pedicellato^  cornu  adoato 
gibbuso,  labelli  trilobi  lobo  medio  oblongs  obtuso  glabro  lateralibus 
acuminatis  t^r  longiore  :  lamellis  flexuosis  ultra  sinus  loog^  productis. 

C.  innata.     Nutt.  gen.  2.  197. 

Orobanchc  rema,  &c     Phik.  aim.  t.  211./.  2. 

3.  occidentalis ;  cornu  magis  gibboso^  labelli  lobo  medio  subrotundo  latera- 
libus acuminatis  dupl5  longiore  :   hunellis  vix  ultra  sinus  productis. 

Hab.  in  Americd  septenirwnall,  in  Canadam  usque  3  /3  in  California^ 
Douglas,  (hah.  s.  $p.) 

Flowers  brownish  yellow,  with  a  white  lip  daggled  with  crimson.  This 
is  a  much  larger  and  stouter  plant  than  C.  innala,  not  unfrequcntly  prf>- 
ducing  a  narrow  leaf  from  the  apex  of  the  uppermost  sheath  of  the 
stem.  The  supposed  variety  /3  is  a  still  larger  plant,  and  is  perhaps  a 
distinct  species. 

3.  CoRALLORHizA  mexicana. 

C.  aphylla,  racemo  multifloro,  ovario  ovali  longitis  pedicellato,  cornu 
adnato  gibboso,  labelli  trilobi  lobis  rotundatis  iniermedio  dupl6  longiore 
infra  apicem  pubescente  :  lamellis  ultra  sinus  baud  productis. 

Hab.  in  Mexico;  in  sylvis  Mineral  del  Monte,  Augusto,  SchUchUndabi, 
no.  2.  {hab.  s.  sp.) 

Flowers  white  and  red.  Very  like  C.  multiflora,  but  apparently  distinct 
in  the  characters  above  stated. 

4.  CoRALLORHiZA  Striata. 

C.  aphylla,  racemo  denso  elongato  imbricato,  ovario  elongato  ovali  pedi- 
cellato,  cornu  adnato  gibboso,  sepalis  petalisquc  lanceolatis  striatis,  la- 
belli trilobi  lobo  medio  obovato  aculo  lateralibus  acuminatis  t^r  lon- 
giore :  lamellis  inconspicuis  medio  labello  cis  sinus  adnatis. 

Hab.  in  Americd  boreali-occidentali,  Douglas,  (hab.  8.  sp.) 

This  is  by  far  the  finest  species  of  this  genus,  the  flowers  being  as  much 
as  an  inch  in  diameter.  The  sepals  and  petals  seem  to  have  been  thin, 
and  distinctly  marked  with  3  stripes,  while  the  labellum  appears  to  have 
been  fleiihy.     One  of  my  specimens  is  nearly  2  feet  high. 

5.  CoRALLORHiZA  Mcrtcnsiana.  Bong.  veg.  Sitcha  p.  47.  Hooker  Fl.  Bor. 
am.  2.  194* 

C.  aphylla,  racemo  tenui  multifloro,  ovario  elongato  pedicello  sequali,  cornu 
sublibero,  sepalis  lateralibus  patentibus  petalisque  linearibus  obtusis, 
labelli  trilobi  lobis  lateralibus  acuminatis  denticulatis  intermedio  oblongo 
obtuso  :  lamellis  tenuibus  ad  sinus  productis. 

Hab.  in  America  boreali-occidentali ;  Bongard^  Menziez,  &c.  (hab.  $.  sp. 
cofum.  eel.  Menzies.) 

Raceme  long  and  slender,  on  account  of  the  flowers  being  pressed  close 
up  against  the  rachis.     The  horn  is  very  prominent. 

6.  Labellum  indivisum. 

6.  CoRALLORHiZA  odoutorhlza.  Nuttall  gen.  2.  197.  Id.  in  Journ.  Acad. 
Phil.  Oct.  1823.  p.  138.     Elliot.  Carol.  2.  505. 


535 

C.  ajihylla,  racemo  paucifloro  (^-10),ovario8ubrotundo  longfe  pedicellato, 
cornu  obsolete,  labello  subrotundo  denticulato  crispo  indiviso  :  lamcllU 
iDConspicuis. 

Cymbidiain  odontorhiznin.     Wiikl.  sp, pi,  4.  IIO, 
?  Orobanche  autumnalis  &c.    Pluk,  aim,  i,  211./.  1. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrionali ;  Florida  Chapman  (D.)  Philadelphia  Gray 
(B.),  Virgiuia  Beyrich,  Carolina  in  quercetis  uinbrosis  prope  Beaufort, 
£lliot.  {hab,  s,  sp.) 

This  very  distinct  plant  seems  to  be  confounded  by  some  American 
botanists  with  C.  multiflora  or  innata,  from  both  which  its  membranous 
undivided  round  lip  clearly  distinguishes  it.  It  is  a  smaller  species  than 
C,  innata.  Whether  Plukenet*s  6gure  is  intended  for  the  latter  or  the 
present  species  it  is  hard  to  say.     It  is  scarcely  worth  quoting. 

7.  CoRALLORHiZA  Wistariana.  Conrad  in  Journ:  Acad,  Phil,  6.  145. 

C.  aphylla,  racemo  paucifloro  (S-12)  laxo,  ovario  elongato  brevitis  pedicel- 
lato,  cornu  obsoleto,  labeilo  oblongo  emargiiiato  indiviso  basin  versus 
denticulato  :  lamellis  tenuibus  apice  rotundatis. 

Hab.  in  America  septentrimuli ,-  Novum  Aurelianum  Torrey,  Philadelphia, 
A,  Gray,  (hab,  s.  sp.) 

This  little  plant  is  perfectly  distinct  from  C.  innata,  to  which  Sir  W. 
Hooker  refers  it,  in  its  undivided  lip,  and  much  larger  flowers,  which 
are  about  the  size  of  C.  multiflora.  According  to  Dr.  A.  Gray  it  flowers 
early. 

§  ^.  Foliosa,    (Eulophiae  aflines,  generis  dubii.) 

8.  COKALLORHIZA  follOSa. 

C.  folio  ensifonni  plicato,  scapo  lax^  bivaginato,  spic^  dens&  oblong^, 
bracteis  acuminutis  ovario  brevioribus,  labelli  trilobi  in  basin  sensim 
angustati  laciniis  lateralibus  rotundatis  plants  intermedin  cuneat^  rotun- 
dat^  undulate :  lamellis  linearibus  approxiniatis  ad  sinus  productis. 

Hub.  in  India  sepienlrionali,  Royle.   {hab.  s,  sp,  a  eel.  invent.) 

Whole  plant  about  8  inches  high.  Leaf  the  same  length  ;  spike  I J 
inch  long.     Root  unknown. 

9.  CORALLORHIZA  patCUS 

C.  folio  ensiformi  plicato,  scapi  vaginft  infcriore  lax^  obtusSl  membranace^ 
superiore  lineari  patents,  racemo  laxo  paucifloro  (7-8) >  bracteis  linearibus 
ovario  ter  brevioribus,  labelli  trilubi  basi  obtusi  laciniis  lateralibus 
linearibus  obtusis  intermedin  oblong^  rotundat^i  apice  crisps  basi  bila- 
mellat^. 

Hab.  in  Sibiria,  Prescott,  {hab.  s,  sp,) 

Of  this  plant  I  have  a  small  specimen,  marked  Siberia,  and  given  me  by 
Mr.  Prescott  many  years  ago.  It  is  8  inches  high,  with  a  short-jointed 
rhizoma,  covered  with  loose  scales.  The  raceme  is  lax,  and  the  flowers  are 
hardly  ringent^  but  spread  nearly  equally  from  the  centre. 

I  am  uncertain  whether  these  two  plants  really  belong  to  Corallorhiza. 
If  it  were  not  for  their  leaves    they  would  be  referred  to    the    genus 


536 

without  question.     Their  habit  is   that  of  Eulophia ;  but  they  certainly 
have  4  pollen-roasses^  apparently  loose  in  the  anther. 

10.  AphyUorchii  pallida,  Blume  Tabellen,  t.  77,  of  which  no  descriptioD 
has  been  published,  seems  to  be  near  this  genus,  from  which,  however, 
it  differs  in  having  a  bordered  clinandrium,  a  5-lobed  lip,  and  perhaps 
connate  lateral  sepals. 


A  PLECTRUM. 

Aplectnim.     NuUalL  gen.  2.  198.    Hooker  Jl,  bor.\im,  2.  194. 

Perianth! um  connivens.  Sepala  oequalia,  libera,  lateralia  baud  basi  pro- 
ducta.  Petala  conformia.  Labellum  unguiculatum,  liberum,  petalis 
eequale,  trilobum,  midio  lamellis  tribus  auctum,  column^  paiullelum. 
Columna  elongata,  recta,  teres.  Pollinia  4,  (00.00)  caudiculis  ec 
glnndula  nullis.— — Herba  terre^tris  Americse  septentrionalis,  rhiz- 
omate  articulato,  cormos  gerente.  Folium  solitarium,  plicatum,  hiemale. 
Scapus  radicalis,  3-vag^naius,  multiilorus.     Flores  demilm  penduli. 

1.  Aplectrum  hiemale.  Nutt.  Journ.  Acad,  PhiL  p.  139.  Hooker,^,  bor. 
Amer.  2.  194. 

Cymbidium  hiemale.     Willd,  sp.  pi.  4. 107. 

Corallorhiza  hicmalis.    Nutt,  gen,  2. 108.     Elliot,  Carol,  2. 505. 

Hah.  in  America  sepientrionali ;  Pennsylvania,  Muhlenberg;  in  sylvis 
umbrosis  a  Canada  ad  Carolinam,  humo  nascens,  Nuttall  5  Kentucky, 
florens  Maio,  Short,  (hab.  s.  sp,  comm,  eel.  Hooker.) 

This  plant  is  said  by  Willdenow  to  have  two  large  ovate  leaves,  like 
those  of  a  Veratrum,  scabrous  backwards  at  the  edge  ;  but  all  other  authors 
speak  of  it  as  having  only  one,  and  I  find  but  one,  with  smooth  margins  in 
a  beautiful  specimen  given  me  by  Sir  W.  Hooker.  Elliot  describes  it  thus : 
*'  Root  concatenately  bulbous,  leaf  solitary,  large,  oval,  lanceolate,  some- 
what plaited,  rigid,  springing  from  the  root  and  tapering  at  the  base  into 
a  petiole  ^  or  3  inches  long.  Scape  12  or  18  inches  high,  clothed  with 
about  3  loose  sheaths.  Flowers  in  a  tei  minal  raceme,  at  first  erect,  after- 
wards pendulous.  Petals  linear-oblong,  connivent,  distinct,  all  nearly 
equal  in  size  and  in  form.  Lip  un^uiculate,  distinct  at  the  base,  and  about 
the  length  of  the  petals,  dilated  towards  the  extremity,  trifid,  ridged  along 
the  centre,  the  middle  lobe  round,  with  the  margin  undulate  and  crenulate. 
Column  of  an  equal  thickness  and  slightly  curved,  shorter  than  the  lip. 
Lid  of  the  anther  membranous,  caducous.  Pollen  masses  4,  lenticular, 
waxy,  attached  to  the  summit  of  the  column,  at  length  deciduous.** 

Dr.  Asa  Gray  informs  me  that  the  cormi  are  excessively  glutinous  and  are 
called  Putty  roots  in  the  United  States,  where  they  are  used  by  the  poor  as 
a  cement  for  broken  porcelain.  The  plant  has  very  much  the  appearance  of  a 
Eulophia,  and  its  round  cormi,  the  size  and  form  of  those  of  Crocus  luteus, 
upon  a  slender  subterranean  rhizoma,  may  be  compared  with  some  of  the 
plants  of  that  genus.  Its  pollen  masses,  however,  appear,  as  far  as  I  can 
ascertain  fmm  the  dried  specimens,  to  be  destitute  of  gland  and  caudicula. 


537 


POSTSCRIPT. 


The  foUowing  published  species  have  been  omitted  in  the  preceding 
work,  in  consequence  of  the  author's  inability  to  ascertain  to  what  genera 
they  probably  belong.  Botanists  who  may  possess  information  concerning 
them,  or  authentic  specimens,  are  earnestly  requested  to  communicate  with 
the  author,  to  whom  a  single  flower-bud  of  such  plants  would  generally 
be  sufficient  to  solve  his  doubts. 

1.  Cranichisnudifolia.  Pers.syn.  2.  511.  (Galeola  nudifolia  Lour.Jl.  coch. 

3.  636.) 

8.  Limodorum  imbricatum.     Afz,  in  Pert.  9yn.  2.  521. 

3.  emarginatum.  IdU 

4.  «— — ^>—  bidens.  Id.  all  apparently  species  of  Angrscum. 

6.  ■  flexuosum.     Willd.  i.  128. 

0,  fasciola.     Swartz.  in  Schrad.  diar,  1799.  231.    (Vanilla 

fJELSciola  Gaudich,  voy.  p.  427*  Epidendrum  fiisciola  IPorst.  prodr,  320.) 

7.  Pftchyphyllum  scandens.     Llave,  orch.  Mex.  2.  28. 

8.  ?  uniflorum.  Id. 

9.  Dendrobium  aloideum.  Id.  2.  43. 
10.                  ■     bracteatum.                   Id. 

11. pusillum.     HBK,  1.  357. 

12.  acuminatum.         lb. 

IS.   '  elegans.  lb. 

14.  Epidendrum  bidentatum.     Retz.  obs.  6.  54.  (Limodorum  bidentatum. 

mild.  sp.  4.  124.) 

15.  lUiifoliura.     Willd.  tp.  6.  61. 

16.  obtusifolium.     Willd.  sp.  4.  118. 

17.  — tuberosum.     Lour.  fl.  coch.  2.  639. 

18.  polystachys.     Thouars.  orch.  afr.  t.  82. 

19.  Cymbidium  Calceolaria.  Willd.  sp.  pi.  4.  97.  (N.  B.  C.  ovatum  W.  est 

Dendrobium  crumenatum  p.  88.) 

20.  — —  testaefolium.  Id.  4.  96. 

21.  Thrizspermum  centipeda.     Lour.fi.  coch.  2.  635. 

22.  Corymbis.     Thouars  orch.  maur.  t.  37* 

23.  Scaredederis.  Id.  t.9l. 

24.  Amphorchis  inermis.  Id.  t.  5. 

25.  Orchis  satyrioides.     Stev.  in  mem.  mosq.  2. 176.  ^.  11./.  6. 

26.  Oxyanthera  micrantha.  Ad.  Brongn.  Duperr.  voy.  197*  t  37*  B. 
October^  1840.  a  a  a  a 


539 


INDEX. 


The  Figures  refer  to  the  pages  ;  the  Synonyms  are  in  Italics. 


Acanthogiossum,  Bl  179 

Acanthophippium,  Bl.  I77 — xvl. 

Aceras,  R.  Br.  «85 

Acianthus,  /?.  Br.  ^4,  396 

peliolatus,  Don.  28 
P  bifolms,  R.  Br.  887 

Acriopsis..  BL  140 

Aeropera,  JUndL  1 72 

Adenoncos,  Bl.  235 

MenostyUs  emarginata,  Bluine,  485 
integenima,  Blume>  486 

Aeranthus,  LindL  243 

arachnitis,  Lindl.  243 

Aerides,  Lour.  238 

arachnites,  Sw.  217 
Borassi,  Sm.  166 
calceolare,  Sm.  223 
coriacetim^  Sw.  224 
comutum,  Roxb.  239 
dasypogon,  Sm.  222 
elongatum,  Bl.  218 
tiutculatum,  Sm.  2 1 6 
matutinmn,  Bl.  218 
paniculatum,  Ker.  233 
pramorsum,  W.  22 1 
retusum,  Sw.  2'20 
r^idum,  Sm.  216 
tpicatum,  Don.  221 
iStf^^ti^Bl.  218 
undulatum,  Sm.  222 

AeroUon  calceoUut  Spr.  248 
catilcfcen^,  Spr.  247 
crassum,  Spr.  245 
cttcullatum,  Spr.  247 
expansum,  Spr.  246 
JiUcornu,  Spr.  246 
fragrant  Spr.  246 
gladnfolium,  Spr.  246 
graciU,  Spr.  237 
impUcatum,  Spr.  246 
inapertum,  Spr.  247 
tnaculatum,  Spr.  238 
multi/iorum.  Spr.  248 
palmiforme,  Spr.  246 
pec^ina^um,  Spr.  247 
rectum,  Spr.  246 


Aerobian  recurvum,  Spr.  246 
superbum,  Spr.  245 
triquetrum,  Spr.  217 

iEtherla,  E/id/.  490 

Agrostophyllum,  Bl.  249 

Alamania>  La  Llave,  153 

Altensteinia,  i/.  B.  X.  449 

Amblyglottis  flava,  Bl.  249 

abbreviata,  Bl.  251 
emarginata,  Bl.  249 
pulchra,  Bl.  250 
speciosa,  Bl.  250 
veratrifolia,  Bl.  249 

Amphiglottis  lurida,  Sal.  104 
secunda,  Sal.  107 

Amphorchisinermis,  Thouars,  537>333 
calcarata,  Thouars^  332 

Anacamptis,  HicA.  274. 

AnaectochiluSj  Blume,  498 

Angraecum^  Thouars,  245 

aphyllum,  Thouars,  224 
elatum,  Thouars,  244 
falcatum,  Lindl.  237 
gracile,  Tbouars>  237 
rectum,  Thouars,  246 
recurvum,  Thouars,  246 
parmfiorum^  Thouars,  237 
maculatum,  Lindl.  238 
monophyltum,  A.  Rich.  238 
iterocwtim,  Rumph.  39 
sesqiupedale,  Thouars,  244 
striatum,  Thouars,  224 

Anguloa,  fZ.  Per.  160 

grandijhra,  H.  &  K.  157 
Hernandezii,  Kth.  151 
lurida,  Link.  156 

Ania,  Lt/zc//.  129 

Anisopetalum  Careyanum,  Hook.  51. 

Anthogonium,  Wall,  425 

Aopla,  Lindl.  304 

Apaturia,  Lindl.  130 

4pM<a  ^e;itti«,  Bl.  235 

Aplectrum,  Nutt.  536 

Aplostellis,  Thouars,  411  ' 

Apostasiaces,  LindL  xvi. 

Aporum,  Bl.  70 


540 


INDBX. 


Aporum  amcinnum,  Lindl.  72 
Appendicular  BL  227 
Arachnis  matchifera,  Bl.  217 
Arachnites  monorchis,  Hoffm.  305 
Arethusa^  Gron,  426 

Claris,  Thunb.  366 
biplumata,  L.  406 
capensis,  L.  370 
catenata,  Smith,  418 
ciliaris,  L.  334 
crispa,  Thunb.  368 
divaricata,  L.  4 1 4 
gfntianoides,  Swarts,  414 
lutea,  Gaudich.  405 
medeoloides,  Pureh,  414 
ophioglossoides,  L.  413 
parvijloray  Mich.  413 
pendula,  Willd.  413 
racemosa,  Walt.  444 
secunda,  Thunb.  370 
simplex,  Tiiouars,  411 
trianthophoros,Swfiriz,4\S 
verticillata,  Willd.  4 1 4 
villosa,  L.  371 
Arietinum  americanum,  Beck«  529 
Aristotelia  spiralis,  Lour.  465 
Arnottiu,  Ach,  Rich.  333 
Arpophyllum,  La  Llave,  151 
Arundina,  BL  125 
Asarca^  Pdpp.  4(i6 

aurantiaca,  Lindl.  403 
speciosa,  Lindl.  404 
Aspasia,  Lindl.  139 
Auliza  ciliaris,  Sulisb.  100 
Ate,  Undl.  326 
Aviceps,  Lindl.  345 
Azuzena  del  Monte,  \  85 
Bartholina,  R.  Br.  333 
fiaskervIUa,  Lindl.  505 
Beclar<Ua  macrostachya,  A.  Rich.  245 
brachystachyalK.  Rich.  245 
Benthamia  latifolia,  Ach.  Rich.  297 
Bletia,  R  Per.  120 

capUata,  R.  Br.  xvi. 
ciUata,  Fresl.  177 
angtulata,  Gaudich.  119 
autumnalis,  Llave,  115 
Dabia,  Don.  185 
grandiflora,  Llave,  115 
humilis.  Link,  I70 
Masuca,  Don.  249 
pallida,  Lodd.  121 
stricta,  Presl.  185 


Bletia,  Woodfordu,  Hook.  127. 
Bicornella,  Lindl.  334 
Bifrenaria,  Lindl.  152 
Bilabrella  falcicomis,  Lindl.  398 
Bipinnula,  Juu.  405 
Bonatea,  Willd.  327 

herbacea,  Wallich,  307 
punduana,  Lindl.  307 
Bontia  luzonica,  Pettv.  92 
Brachycorythis,  Lindl.  363 
Brasavola,  R.  Br.  1 14 
Brassia,  R.  Br.  ^12 
Broughtonia,  R.  Br.  118 

alba,  Spr.  143 
grandi^a,  Spr.  147 
maculata,  Spr.  149 
Bolbophyllum,  Thouars,  47 

roni/um,  Thouars,  55 
longiflorum,  Thouars,  58 
nutans,  A.  Rich.  51 
occuUum,  Thouars,  54 
prwfiuittciim,  Thouars,  46 
Bumettia,  Lindl.  517 

Caladenia,  R.  Br.  417 

Menziesii,  R.  Br.  416 

Calanthe,  R.  Br.  249 

Calceariafomicata,  Blume,  394 
picta,  Blume,  394 

Caleana,  R.  Br.  428 

Callostylis,  Bl.  129 

Calochilus,  R.  Br.  459 

Calopogon,  R.  Br.  424 

Lessonu,  Ad.  Brongn,  411 

Calypso,  Salisb.  179 

Camaridium  purpureum,  Spr.  168 

oc/^ro/^ctfm,  LindL  168 

Camarotis,  Lindl.  219 

Caravata-Miri,  177 

Catasetum,  Btc^  155 

Cd^A^a  pulchella,  Salisb.  424 

Cattleya,  LmcfZ.  1 16 

Centrosis  sylvatica,  Thouars,  250 

Cephalanthera,  L.  C,  Rich.  411 

Ceraia  simplicissima,  Lour.  89 

Cenitandra,  EckL  363 

Ceratium,  Bl.  130 

CeratochUus,  BL  232 

grandj/hnu,  Lodd.  158 
octfZa^itf,  Lodd.  158 

Ceratopsis,  Xmd/.  383 

Ceratostylts,  BL  23 1 

Chamorchis  alpina,  Rich.  305 


INDBX. 


541 


CheloDanthcra^  BL  178 

incrtusata,  Bl.  40 
longifolia,  Bl.  42 
miniata,  Bl.  42 
tpeciosa,  Bl.  39 
Cheirostylis,  B/tinie,  488 
Chiloschista^  Lindl.  219 
Chloidia,  i,i;i(</.  484 
Chloraa,  UndL  399 

alaris,  Lindl.  409 
fimbriata,  PSpp.  406 
galeata,  Lindl.  408 
vo/tirri«,  Lindl.  407 
Chlorosa,  Blume,  452 
Chrysobaphus  Roxburghu,  Lindl.  499 
Cbrysoglossum,  B/.  13 
Cirrhffia,  Lindl,  141 
Cirrhopetalum,  Xincf/.  58 
CUteUa  cemua,  Bl.  175 
Cieisostoma,  BL  226 
Cleistes,  Aic^  409 
Cnemidia,  L.  462 
Cochlia,  BL  46 
Codonorchis,  Lind/.  410 
Coelia^  LindL  36 
Coeloglossum^  Ltm2/.  302 
Ccelogjne,  LindL  38.  xvi. 
Collabium,  BL  96 
Co/ax  aromaficiM^  Spr.  146 

Barringionue,  Lindl.  147 
Harrisonue,  Lindl.  148 
palmifoUuM,  Lindl.  148 
parvulus,  Spr.  148 
Corallorhka,  Hall,  533 

hiemaUs,  Nutt.  536 
Cordyla,  Blume,  452 
Coryanthea,  Hooker,  159 
Corybcu  aconitiflortu,  Salisb.  394 
CoryciuiDy  Swartz.  368 

humile,  Hamilt.  485 
Corymbis,  Thouars,  537<  xiv. 
CorysantheSy  R.  Br.  393 
Cranichis,  Swartz,  450 

/tt/eoia,  Sw.  73 
muUiflora,  Nutt.  444 
nudifoUa,  Pers.  537 
oUganiha,  Swartz.  454 
tpeciosa,  Llave,  448 
stachyodes,  Swartz.  454 
tubularis,  Llave,  448 
Crcmastra,  LindL  172 
CrepidiumJhvetceHi,  Bl.  20 

A^eedii,  B1.21 
Crinonia  carnea,  Bl.  37 


Crinonia  globoia,  Bl.  37 

Crybe,  LindL  425 

Cryptarrhena,  R.  Br.  195 

Cryptochilus>  fValL  193 

Cryptoglottis,  B2. 230 

Cryptopus,  Lindl.  244 

Cryptostylis,  R.  Br.  445 

Cyathoglottis,  Pdf>p.  et  EndL  430 

Cyclopogqn  ovalifolium,  Presl.  470 

Cuitlauzina,  I^  Llave,  196 

Cymbidiam,  iStr.  161 

aloifoUum,  Bl.  164 
a//tim,  W.  121 
Andersonii,  B.  Rep.  188 
appendiculatum,  Don.  173 
bambusifolium,  Roxb.  125 
bUuberculatum,  Hook.  27 
boreale,  Sw.  180 
clypeolum,  W.  29 
coccmeum,  Sw.  140 
calceolaria,  Willd.  537 
coraltorhixon,SvraTtz,  533 
cormculatum,  Spr.  9 
crassifolium,  W.  165 
Ctfcu/faium,  Sw.  114 
dependent,  Lodd.  141 
echinocarpon,  Sw.  208 
equUans,  Sw.  16 
floridum,  Salisb.  121 
fragrant,  Salisb.  162 
/wrcttm,  W.  215 
giganteum,  Sw.  191 
glaucum,  Sw.  209 
globomm,  Sw.  1 12 
graminoidet,  Sw.  209 
grandyiorum,  Willd.  409 
guttatum,  W.  201 
^ma(e,  Willd.  536 
hirsutum,  W,  I77 
hunUle,  Sm.  43 
hyacinthinum,  Sm.  122 
iridifolium,  Roxb.  15 
iridioides,  Don.  163 
ipioides>  Don.  120 
juncifoUum,  W.  206 
lineare,  Sw.  1 12 
Zti/^m,  Willd.  401 
mttrica<iim>  Sw.  209 
fii/tdum,  Roxb.  40 
nodosum,  Sw.  114 
odontorMzum,  Willd.  535 
ooa/tfifi,  WiUd.  537 
prctcox,  Sm.  43 
pramorsum,  Sw.  222 


542 


INDSX. 


Cymbidium  picium,  R.  Br. 

plantagineum,  Wall  8d 
proliftTumt  Sw.  113 
pulchdlum,  Sw.  424 
pusiUum,  Sw.  203 
quadripetalum,  Sw.  196 
refiexum,  R.  Br.  30 
reptans,  Sw.  67 
riguiKm,  W.  119 
scriplum,  Sw.  173 
spaiulaium,  L.216 
«9iuim<Ut<»i^  Sw.  186 
ttapelioidess  Link.  146 
f^rui^tcm,  Sw.  122 
«/rtciiim,  Don.  39 
leirapeialum,  Sw.  198 
<ere4/b/ittM,  Sw.  112 
tessellatum,  Sw.  240 
tessellaidei,  Roxb.  215 
tesUefolium,  Willd.  537 
trichocarpon,  Sw.  209 
trip/ertim^  Sw.  36 
<rt9tt£/rffm^  Sw.  205 
umbellatum,  Spr.  58 
variegaium,  Sw.  198 
veratrifolium.  Wall.  27 
verecundum,  Sw.  121 
rire<ce7Z5>  WiUd.  400 

Cycnoches^  Lindi.  154 

CynorchiB>  limf/.  330 

Cynosordus,  Thouars,  330 

triphffUa,  Thouars^  332 

Cypripedium^  L.  525 

bulboium,  L.  180 

Cyrtochiluni>  B.  B.  K.  210 

Cyrtopera>  LindL  189 

Cyrtopodium,  /?.  Br.  188 

fVow^ordii,  B.  M.  189 

Cyrt08ia>  B/ttmf,  25.  438 

altiuima,  Blume^  438 

Cyrtostylifl,  R.  Br.  398 

Cytheris,  Lindl.  129 

Decaisnea  densiflora,  Ad.  Brongn.  455 

Dendrobiumy  Sw.  74 

acinaciforme,  Roxb.  71 
aggregatum,  H.  B  K.  151 
album,  Hook.  143 
alpestre,  Sw.  7 
acuminaivm,  H.  B.  K.  537 
aloideum,  Llave^  537 
ancepf^  Sw.  71 
aphyllum,  Roxb.  78 
arachnitis,  Thouar8^243 


Dendrobium  fiarringtonttf,  Sw.  147 
bracieatum,  Llave,  537 
ciUatwn,  Sw.  147 
comiculaium,  Sw.  9 
cticti/laitim,  R.  Br.  79 
cultryorme,  Thouars,  73 
demissum,  Don.  44,  75 
elegans,  H.  B.  K.  537 
fusiforme,  Thouars,  73 
graminifoliym,  W.  10 
grandiflotum,  H.  B.  K.  147 
Harriionia,  Hook,  148 
javanicum,  Sw.  67 
lanceola,  Sw.  8 
latifolium,  H.  B.  K.  150 
laxum,  Sw.  7 
leopardinum.  Wall.  48 
longifolium,  H.  B.  K.  150 
maculatum,  H.  B.K.  149 
fnyofuriK^  Sw.  16 
ophioglossoida,  Sieb.  9 
ophiogloswides,  S  w.  1 2 
palmifolium,  Sw.  148 
polystachyum,  Sw.  73 
pubescens,  Hooker,  65 
pumilum,  Sw.  54 
punc/a^m,  Sm.  186 
pusillum,  Don.  85,  H.  B.K.537 
pygmaum,  Sm.  58 
racemiflorum,  Sw.  6 
ntfd/b/ium,  Sw.  5 
repians,  Sw.  57 
<aitgtiifi^m,  Sw.  118 
seriularioidei,  Sw.  8 
squalens,  Lindl.  150 
i€Mticulatum,  Sw.  194 
tribuloides,  Sw.  6 
u^ricii/orioufes,  Sw.  194 
verairifoUum,  Roxb.  127 
Dendrochilum,  Blume,  34 
Dendrocolla  arachnitis,  Bl.  238 

acuminatiuima,  Bl.  240 
ampZexicatiltf,  Bl.  239 
anceps,  Bl.  242 
angustifolia,  Bl.  24 1 
appendiculata,  Bl.  241 
compressa,  Bl.  240 
emarginata,  Bl.  24 1 
Ay^irix,  Bl.  242 
mintma,  Bl.  241 
obtusa,  Bl.  239 
poi^tdd,  Bl.  241 
purpurascens,  Bl.  240 
spuria,  BL  241 


L 


INDEX. 


543 


DendrocoUa  subulata,  Bl.  241 

teres,  Bl.  ^0 
DendroUrium  abbreviatum,  Bl.  68 
acuminatum,  Bl.  69 
albido  tamentosum,  Bl.  66 
appentUculatum,  BL  69 
bicrUtatum,  Bl.  67 
coriaceum,  Bl.  64 
densiflorum,  Bl.  64 
^6ttZ6e,  Bl.  69 
ereclum,  Bl.  68 
Jiavescena,  Bl.  66 
hyacinthoides,  Bl.  66 
huciflorum,  Bl.  64 
ifiicfoit^Attm^  Bl.  69 
muJt^^forttm,  Bl.  68 
omatum,  Bl.  66 
pusillum,  Bl.  64  * 
retuBum,  Bl.  64 
fno6ii«tuiii^  Bl.  69 
rugoium,  B).  66 
secundum,  BL  64 
n(lca/«m^  Bl.  69 
Defmofnc^m  angulatum,  BL  76 

angusltfoliumi  Bl.  76 
appendiculatum,  Bl.  76 
comahcm^  BL  76 
conoexum,  BL  76 
cymhidioides,  BL  77 
«/o}tgatei?f^  BL  77 
Jimbriaimn,  BL  76 
geminaium,  BL  77 
grandifiorum,  BL  77 
pusiUufn,  BL  77 
triflorum,  BL  77 
Dich«a^  Lind/.  208^ 
Dicrypta,  XmdZ.  44,  153 
Dieoia.  LindL  9Q 
Diglyphosa,  BL  62 
Dilochia,  Lindi,  38 
DinemB,  Ltnd/.  Ill 
Diphyes  angusttfoUa,  Bl.  57 
capitala,  BL  56 
centtca,  BL  48 
ciUaia,  BL  48 
crocea,  BL  57 
Jhvescens,  BL  54 
gibbosa,  BL  54 
gracHis,  Bl.  50 
^'rffKto,  Bl.  49 
vuequalis,  Bl.  49 
laxyiorc^  BL  57 
mutabUis,  BL  48 


Diphyes  mucronata,  BL  50. 
o6/tfi(i>  BL  '56 
odoraia,  BL  54 
ovd/t/blicr,  BL  49 
pumila,  BL  54 
pusilla,  BL  49 
sulcata  BL  57 
^^e//a,  BL49 
tenuifolia,  Bl.  50 
(orhiofa,  BL  50 
vio/acfa^  BL  50 
Diplectrum  amctnum,  Thouars,  337 

parviflorum,  Pers.  336 
Diplocentrum,  ZmdL  218 
Diplochilos  hirsutum,  LidcU.  330 

longifoUum,  LindL  330 
Diplomeris,  Don,  330 
Dipodium,  R.  Br,  186 
Disa,  L.  346 

fiUcomis,  Thuob.  361 
flexuosa,  Swartz,  359 
graminjfoUa,  Ker,   362 
inflexa,  Muodt.  360 
maculata,  la.  360 
melaleuca,  Thunb.  361 
patens,  Tbunb.362,  Swartz.  361 
prasinata,  Ker,  358 
Richardiana,  Lehm.  361 
rufescens,  Swartas,  357 
tenuifolia,.  Swartz,  3«62 
torta,  Swartz,  358 
Di8peris,  Swartz,  369 

alata,.  LabilL  387 
Diuris,  SmUh,  506. 

IVbrce  Ze/andice,.  Ach.  Rich.  512 
Doritis,  UndL  178 
Draksea,  LindL  428. 
Dryopeia  dipolar,  Thouars,  371 

opposUifoUa,  Tbouars,  371 
tripetdioidea,  Tbouars,  371 

EchioglosBum,  BL  233 
Elleanthus  lanci/olius,  Presl.  113 

linifi)lius,  PresL  1 13 
Empusa,  LindL  17 
Encyclla,  Hooker,  1 1 1 

patens.  Hooker,  99 
£pb]ppiuin,BL231 

ciliatum,  BL  59 
Epiblema,  R.  Br,  522 
Epicranthes,  BL  61 
Epidendrum,  L.  96 

aloiJoUum,  L.  165 


544 


INDEX. 


EpideDdruiii,  alptstre,  Sw.  7 

alimmum,  Jacq.  200 
amabile,  L.  213 
anceps,  Jacq.  104 
anceps,  Sw.  1 10 
antenniferum,  H.  B.  K.  174 
Barrmgtohia,  Sm.  147 
bidentatum,  Retz.  537 
bijiorum,  FotbX,  78 
bifiorum,  Konig.  33 
brachystachift,  Thouar8^245 
capente.  Lino.  248 
carinatum,  L.  92 
carthaginenae,  Jacq.  201 
caudatum,  L.  212 
Cefro^^a^  Jacq.  206 
ct^uire^  Bot.  Mag.  101 
clavatum,  Retz.  223 
claviculatum,  Swartz.  435 
clypeolum,  Forst.  29 
coccineum,  L.  140 
cochlearifoUum,  Sw.  1 1 
complanatum,  Retz.  227 
conticti(ah<m>  Sw.  9 
corynbotum,  Fl.  Per.  102 
Cfifpattini^  Forst.  91 
cucullatum,  L.  114 
d^orme,  Jacq.  102 
echinocarpon,  Sw.  208 
eUipticum,  Lodd.  107 
eim/bii«m«  L.  162 
equitam,  Forst.  16 
fiUfwme,  Sw.  248 
fasciola,  Forst.  537 
flabelliforme,  Sw.  166 
y^M  am<>  L.  217 
funale,  Sw.  237 
glaucum,  Sw.  209 
gZoftofum,  Jacq.  112 
gramtnt/o(mm^  L.  10 
grmnmoides,  Sw.  209 
gr(in(ny0orttfn>  H.  &  B.  157 
guttatum,  L.  201 
]^uiittk,  Sm.  43 
juncifolium,  L.  206 
2ancM/a,  Sw.  8 
latum,  Sw.  7 
UliastTum,  Salisb,  1 1 7 
UUifoUum,  Waid.  537 
Uneare,  L.  1 12 
Zmeaium^  Salisb.  97 
macroitachyi,  Thouars,  245 
MagnoUa,  Mahl.  106 


Ejndendrum  mkfantkmn,  Sw.  12 
minuimn,  Aubl.  73 
fRoitile,  Thunb.  84 
mcmUtfcrme,  L.  84 
mofiopAyZlttm,  Hook.  9 
mouianMm,  Sw.  172 
moMchatwrn,  Hamilt.  82 
wyo9UTU$,  Forst.  16 
nertomm,  Thanb.  26 
nodoium,  L.  114 
obtunfoUum,  Willd.  537 
op}uoglo»9oiide$,  L.  12 
OTchidenm,  Retz.  232 
ooa/e>  Sw.  1 1 
palmarvm,  Salzm.  436 
pabnifolium,  Sw.  148 
papilumaceum.  West,  lOO 
pemdulum,  Roxb.  165 
polybulbon,  Sw.  Ill 
polyitachyt,  Thouars,  537 
pracox,  Sm.  43 
prtftnornifii,  Roxb.  222 
proUfemm,  Sw.  113 
pulduUum,  Sw.  11 
pimdaium,  L.  189 
pusiUum,  L.  203 
pustZltim,  Retz.  237 
racem^ormm,  Sw.  6 
retufnnatum,  Forst  21 
retuium,  L.  220 
rigidum,  Lodd.  102 
ru«d/b/mm,  Lidd.  5 
$anguineum,  Sw.  118 
satyriaides,  Sw.  194 
scriphtm,  L.  173 
sertularioides,  Sw.  8 
nn«n«e,  Aodr.  162 
striatum,  Thunb.  122 
«u6tflahim,  Retz.  240 
n(6tf2a/ttiii,  Sw.  167 
tetrapetalum,  Jacq.  198 
/enut/b/tum,  L.  167 
teretifoUum,  Sw.  112 
tessellatum,  Roxb.  240 
i€rer^  Thunb.  167 
iribuUndei,  Sw.  6 
trichocarpim,  Sw.  209 
<rufentohim,  Sw.  11 
trigoniflorum,  Sw.  12 
/r^f^ftim^  Sm.  36 
MTnefrum,  Sw.  205 
trute,  Forst.  167 
^derofum^  Lcmr.  537 


INDKX. 


545 


Epidendmm  umbellatum,  Forst.  58 
undulatum,  B.  Mag.  201 
usneoides,  Don.  219 
utricularioides,  Sw.  194 
variegalum,  Sw.  190 
FanillaLASA,  Fl.flum,  436 
vestUum,  Sw.  168 
volucre,  Thouars,  244 

£pipacti8>  Corner,  460 

aphylla.  Hall,  398 
CamUchafea,  Swartz.  458 
carinata,  Roxb.  414 
caule  paucl/loro.  Hall,  412 
convallarioid€s,Sw&rtz.  456 
cordata,  Swartz.  456 
tncullata,  Labill.  427 
ensifelia,  Swartz.  4 1  "Z 
Jhre  albo,  Feuill^e,  408 
^jrevirescente,  Feui  11^0^400 
GavHu,  Feuillde,  401 
grandifiorn,  Smith,  412 
JutUina,  Roxb.  414 
Nidus  Avig,  Swartz.  453 
Null,  Feuill.  468 
<ichrx>l€Kca,  Baumgart,  412 
cvata,  Swartz.  455 
paltene,  Willd.  412 
pallida,  Swartz.  412 
pZicir /fir,  Roxb.  415 
porrifoiia,  Swanz.  395 
pubtscens,  Pursh.  444 
purpurea,  Crantz.  412 
reflexa,  Labill.  25,  3ij7 
rub?  a,  Swartz.  412 
spiralis,  Crantz.  469 

Epipkanea  Javanica,  Blunrie,  884 

Epipogium,  GmeL  383 

Epistephium,  Kunth,  432 

Eria>  LindL  65 

stricia,  Lindl.  63 

Eriochilus,  R.  Br.  426 

Erythrorchis,  Blume,  438 

?  Eryihrodes  hiifolia,  Blume,  504 

Etisria,  Blume,  490 

affinis,  Lindl.  488 
elangata,  Lindl.  494 
Jlava,  Lindl.  487 
nervosa,  Lindl.  487 

Eucnemis,  Lindl,  161 

£uco8ia>  Blume,  495 

Eulophie,  R.  Br.  180 

cculeata,  Spr.  166 
graciUSf  Lindl.  187 


Eulophia^  ?Uani,  Spreng,  354 

Mackaiana,  Lindl.  187 
streptopetala,  Lindl.  191 

Evelyna^  P&ppig,  xvi. 

Fernandeeia,  fZ.  Per.  207 

Heldia  lissochiloides.  Gaud.  216 

Flor  de  Muertos,  203 

Fhr  de  Mosquito,  1 74 

Flos  Susanna,  Rum  ph.  295 

FoUum  petolatum,  Rumph.  497>  499 

Forficaria,  Lindl.  362 

Gabertia  scripta,  G&udxch,  173 

Galeandra,  Lindl,  186 

Galera,  Blume,  500 

Gamoplexis,  Falconer,  384 

Gastrochilus  calceolaris,  Don.  223 

Gastrodia,  R.  Br.  384 

Gastroglottis,  BL  14 

Genoplesium,  R.  Br.  518 

Geodorum,  Jacks.  175 

candidum,  Wall.  176 
picium.  Link.  238 

Georchis,  Lindl,  495 

Glomera,  Bl.  253 

Glossaspis,  Spreng,  284 

Glossula,  Lindl.  284 

Glossodia>  R.  Br,  423 

Gomeza  recurva,  B.  M.  195 

tenuifiora,Ijodd,  192 

Gompbichis>  Lindl,  446 

Gongora^  FL  Per.  1 58    • 

macrantha,  Hook,  159 
speciosa.  Hook.  159 
viridipurpurea.  Hook.  141 

Goodyera,  R.  Br.  492 

discolor,  Ker.  490 
Jusca,  Lindl.  491 
glabrata.  Wall.  302 
occulta,  Thouars,  491 

Govenia,  LindL  153 

Grammatophyllum,  BL  173 

Grastidium  mcuminaiissimum,  Bl.  86 
rugosum,  Bl.  87 
salaccense,  Bl.  87 

Gussonea  aphylla,  AcJi.  Rich.  224 

Gyasjiorida,  Salisb.  121 

humilis,  Salisb.  122 
verecunda,  Salisb.  121 

Gymnadenia,  R.  Br.  275 

albida,  Rich.  S99 
Boryuna,  Ach.  Rich.  33 1 


October,  1840. 


B  BB  B 


546 


INDEX. 


Oymnadenia^    Commetiimxana,    Ach. 
Rich.  298 
fastigiata,  Ach.  Rich.  332 
longifolia,  Lindl.  324 
plantaginea,  Lindl.  323 
secunda,  Lindl.  303 
purpura^centf,  Ach.  Rich  .33 1 
squamata^  Ach.  Rich.  332 
?  tenu'iflora,  Lindl.  302 
?  tenuis,  Lindl.  303 
triphylla,  Ach.  Rich.  332 
viridis.  Rich.  299 

Habenaria,  IViM.  306 

AmpliOTchls,  Spreng.  332 
alhida,  R.  Br.  299 
affinis,  Don.  300 
aphylla,  Brown,  290 
barbata,  Wight,  327 
bifolia,  R.  Br.  285 
blephariglottis,  Hook.  291 
blephariglottis.  Beck.  291 
borealis,  Cbamfsso,  287 
bracteata,  R.  Br.  299 
chlorantha,  Sprang.  297 
Chormana,  Chamis80^297 
ciliaris,  R.  Br.  292 
citrina,  Thouars^  298 
cordata,  R.  Br.  298 
cristate,  R.  Br.  29  L 
cubitalis,  R.  Br.  292 
dilatata.  Hooker,  287 
Elliottii,  Beck.  279 
Jimbriata,  R.  Br.  293 
Jusa,  R.  Br.  294 
fiava,  R.  Br.  293 
gwdyeroides,  Don.  299 
gigantea,  Don.  295 
graminea,  Spreng.  292 
grandiflora,  Torrey,  294 
herbiola,  R.  Br.  287 
Hookeri,  Torrey,  286 
hyper borea,  R.  Br.  287 
huronensis,  Spreng.  288 
incarnata,  Lyall>  328 
^    md<a,  Spreng.  293 
integra,  Spreng.  279 
lacera,  R.  Br.  295 
macrophylla.  Hooker,  286 
Mcucaranensis,      Spreng. 

279 
micrantha,  Wall.  302 
nigra,  R.  Br.  281 
nivea,  Spreng.  280 
obsoleta,  Spreng.  297 


Habenaria^  obtusaia,  Richardson,  284 
orbiculata.  Hooker,  286 
orbiailata,  Torrey,  286 
pgychodes,  L.  295 
roiundifolia.  Rich.  292 
Schischnareffiana,      Cha- 

misso,  286 
spectabilis,  Spreng.  267 
Susanna!,  R.  Br.  295 
tridentata,  Hooker,  277 
trifiora,  Don.  295 
unijiora,  Don.  295 
t?iru/w,  R.  Br.  299 

Haemaria,  Lindl,  489 

Haplostellis^  Endl,  411 

Helleborine  cordigera,  Sebast.  377 
graminea.  Plum.  lO 
^/t/o/ia,  Fl.  Dan.460 
Lingua,  Pers.  377 
longipetala,  Tenore,  378 
mariana,  Pluk.  413 
purpurea  asphodeli  radice 

Plum.  478 
palustris,  Rail,  460 
pseudo'Cordigera,    Sebast. 
378 

Helleborines  affinis,  Pluk.  414 

Hemipilia,  LindL  296 

Henninium*  i2.  J3r.  304 

congestum,  Don.  458 
con«<nc/tim,  Lindl.  300 
cordatum,  Lindl.  298 
fallax,  Lindl.  298 
goodyeroides,  LindL  299 
gramineum,  Don.  458 
Hamiltonianum,      Lindl. 

299 
laiifolium,  Lindl.  297 
plantagineum,  Lindl.  300 
renifortne,  Lindl.  304 

Herpysma,  Lindl.  506 

Herschelia,  LindL  362 

Heterotaxis  crassifoUa^  Lindl.  1 52 

Himantoglossum  anthropophorum, 

Spreng.  282 
caprinum,  Spreng.  282 
cucuUatum,  Richb.  279 
hircinum,  Spreng.  282 
parviflorum,  Spreng.  274 
secundifiorum,  Richb.  283 
viride,  Richb.  299 

Hippopodium,  Harvey,  364 

Holothrix,  Rich.  283 

Humboldtia  cordata,  Fl.  Per.  .*» 


INDEX. 


547 


// '       oldtia  emarginata,  Pay.  6 
lanceolata,  Fl.  Per.  6 
parviflora,  Fl.  Per.  12 
purpurea,  Fl.  Per.  9 
species  excluste,  13 
spiralis,  Fl.  Per.  7 
succosa,  PavoD.  5 
Hylophila,  LindL  490 
Hysteria,  Reinw,  439 
Tan  t ha  pallidtflora.  Hook.  194 
Ipsea,  LindL  124 
lonopsis,  J7.  8(  Kth.  193 
Isocbilus,  i{.  Br,  1 12 

gramvioides,  Hook.  209 
ramosum,  Spr.  102 
Lselia^  Lifi^i.  115 
Lepanthes,  ^to.  10 
Leptoceras^  LindL  415 
Limatodes,  B/.  252 
Limodoruin^  Toum,  398 
a//um,  L.  121 
articulatum,  Schum,  181 
barbaium,  Thunb.  184 
bidens,  Afz.  537 
bideniaium,  Willd.  537 
boreale,  W.   180 
callosum,  Bl.  128 
carinatum,  W.  183 
ciliatum,  Schuro.  187 
clavatum,  W.  223 
cristatum,  Afz.  185 
camplanatum,  W.  227 
amcohr,  Thouars,  181 
cudi/^atum^  Afz.  185 
dipterum,  Tausch.  244 
diurnum,  Jacq.  1 69 
eburneum,  Bory.  245 
emarginatum,  Afz.  .537 
ensatum,  Thunb.  162 
epidendr aides,  W.  183 
Epipogium,  Swartz.  383 
falcatum,  B.  M.  237 
fasdola,  Sw.  537 
filiforme,  Sw.  248 
flabellatum^  Thouars,  167 
flavum,  Bl.  128 
flexuosum,  Willd.  537 
Jlosaeris,  Sw.  217 
jftfiia/e,  Sw.  237 
giganteum,  Thunb.  191 
grandiflorum',  Aubl.  409 
?  gentianoides,  Sw.  414. 
^n«,  Thunb.  183>Sw.354 
im^rtca^um,  Afz.  537 


Limodorum,  IncarviUei,  Piers.  126 
lanceolatum,  Aubl.  478 
longicomu,  Sw.  248 
luridum,  Afz.  182 
nutans,  Roxb.  1 75 
orchideum,  W.  232 
planiagineum,  Thouars,  189 
pracox,  Walt.  472 
pulchrum,  Thouars,  182 
purpureum.  Redout.  121 
pusillum,  W.  237 
recurvum,  Roxb.  175 
roseum,  Don.  384 
'scriptum,  Thouar8>  182 
spatulatum,  W.  216 
striatum,  Banks^251 
striatum,  Thunb.  122 
subulatum,  W.  240 
Tankervillia,  Ait.  126 
tryidum,  Mich.  121 
triste,  Thunb.  181 
Iti6ercu^52im9  Thouars,  123 
tuberosum,  Jacq,  121  L.  424 
utriculatum,  Sw.  170 
verecundum,  Salisb.  121 
villosum,  Thouars,  15^ 
veratrifolium,  W.  249 
virens,  Roxb.  183 

Liparis,  Rich,  20 

bituberculata,  Lindl.  27 
correana,  Spr.  28 
labiata,  Spr.  98 
reftexa,  Lindl.  30 

LissochiluSj  R,  Br,  191 

Listera^  R.  Br,  455 

Nidus  Avis,  Hooker^  458 
pubescens,  Elliot,  444 

Lockhartia  elegans.  Hooker,  207 

Loroglossum    anthfopophorum.    Rich. 
282 
brachyglotte.  Rich.  282 
hircinum.  Rich.  282 

Luisia  teretifolia,  Gaudich,  167 

Lyperanthus,  R.  Br.  392 

Lyrsea,  Lindl,  46 

Macdonaldia,  Gunn,  385 
Macodes,  Blume,  496. 
Macradenia,  R,  Br,  195 

lutescens,  Lodd.  99 
Macrostomium,  BL  60 
Malaxis,  Sw.  23 

acuminata,  Don.  20 

ajinis,  Bl.  31 


543 


INDEX. 


Malaxi§,  angtistifoUa,  B1.  31 
atropurpurea,  Bl.  18 
caudata,  W.  212 
caspitosa,  Tbouars,  32 
cernua,  W.  175 
compretsa,  Bl.  32 
cordifolia,  Sm.  28 
Correana,  Barton,  28 
crenulata,  Bl.  30 
decurrenSf  Bl.  18 
diphyllos,  Cham,  l^ 
disticha,  Thouars,  33 
ensiJormU,  Sm.  15 
equitam^  Bl.  16 
JiavescenSn  ThouarSy  29 
imbricata,  Bl.  17 
lancifolia,  Sm,  17 
lati/olia,B\,S\ 
latifolia,  Sm.  22 
lUUfolia,  Sw.  28 
LGselU,  Sw.  28 
lunata,  Bl  17 
mieropk^lla,  Bl.  17 
minima,  Bl.  32 
monophyllos,  W.  19 
nto^i^^riiOMr,  Bl.  17 
montana,  Bl.  29 
mucrona/a,  BL  32 
nervosa,  Sw.  26 
nti/ant,  W.  175 
odorata,  W.  26 
ophioglossoidei,  W.  19 
pallida,  Bl.  3 1 
parviflora,  Bl.  3 1 
purpurascens,  Thouars,  28 
Rkeedii,  Bl.  26 
Rheedii,  W.  2 1 
Bimilis,  Bl.  17 
ijDtcato,  Sw*.  19 
tubulata.  Lab.  445 
iradeacantyblia,  Bl.  29 
umbellulata,  Sw.  19 
unifoUa,  Mich.  19 
viridi/bZui,  Bl.  31 

Masdevallia,  P/.  Per.  192 

Maxillaria,  P^.  Per.  142 

a/ropMrptirea,  Lodd.  152 
ciliata,  Fl.  Per.  147 
galeata,  Lindl.  172 
gracilis,  Lodd.  170 
liliacea,  La  Llave,  1 85 
placanthera.  Hook.  145 
superba,  La  Llave,  153 

Mecosa  angustaia,  Blume»  290 


Mecosa  dilatata,  Blume^  290 
Megaclinium,  LindL  47 
Mesoclastes,  Lindl.  44 
Metachilum,  Lindl.  74 
Microchilus  major,  Presl.  501 

minor,  Pretil.  503 
Microcoelia,  LindL  60 
Micropera,  LindL  219 
Micro8accu9,  P/.  218 
Mlcrostylls,  Nutt,  IS 
Microtis,  P.  Pr.  395 
Monachanthus,  LindL  157 
Monadenia,  LindL  356 
Monochilus,  Wallich,  486 
Monomeria,  LitdL  61        ' 
Monorchis  ophioglossoides,  Mentz.  19 
Monotris,  LindL  303 
Myanthus,  LindL  154 
Mycaranthes,  BL  62 
Myod:i,  Lind/.  489 
Myrobroma  fragranst  Salisb.  435 

Nanod^s,  LindL  139 

Neottia,  L.  457 

aaitt2i«.  Smith,  475 
adnata,  Swartz.  481 
amctna,  M.  Bieb.  465 
apkylla,  Hooker^  478 
aurdniiaca,  Lla?e,  479 
australis,  R.  Br.  465 
autumnalis.  Host.  469 
bicolor,  Ker,  468 
bi^a,  Blume,  493 
calcarata,  Swartz.  482 
calcarata,  hot.  Mag.  482 
cernua,  Willd.  467 
cernua,  var.  latifoUa,  Torrey, 

468 
colorata,  Bijdr.  494 
convallarioides,  Reio.  456 
cordata,  Rich.  456 
crispata,  Blmne,  465 
crystalUgera,  Salisb.  478 
diuretica,  Willd.  468 
elataj  Swartz.  470 
fiava,  Swartz.  484 
Jiexuosa,  Smith,  465 
gemmipara.  Smith,  464 
glandulosa,  Bot.  Mag.  444 
?  grandi/lora.  Hooker,  498 
grandiflora,  Hixiker,  475 
grandis,  Bijdr.  494 
ianceolata,  Willd.  478 
latifolia.  Rich.  455 


INDBX. 


549 


Neottia^  longifoUa,  Blume,  476 
Michuacana,  Llave^  480 
micrantha,  Llave,  474 
minor,  J  acq   470 
monophylla,  Dod.  305 
odorala,  Nutt.  467 
orchioides,  Swartz.  478 
parvi/loTa,  Smith,  465 
parvifiora,  Blume^  495 
Petola,  Blume,  497 
picta,  II.  Br.  475 
plantaginea.  Hooker^  478 
polystachya,  Swartz.  484 
procera,  Ker,  493 
pubesc^s,  Willd.  492 
quadridenlata,  Willd.  468 
reticulata,  Blume,  495 
rnUcunda,  Blume,  493 
sinensis,  Fers.  465 
speciosa,  Jacq.  477 
spiralis,  Salisb.  469 
spiralis,  Swartz.  469 
squamulosa,  H.  B.  K.  478 
straieumatica,  R.  Br.  465 
sulphur ea,  Llave,  478 
tortilis,  Swartz.  468 
tortilis,  Elliot,  472 
tortHu,  Pursh.  472 
vaginata,  H.  B.  K.472 
viridiflora,  Blume,  49S>  494 
Nidus  Avis,  Nees  jun.  458 

Nephelaphyllum,  BL  24 

Nervilia  Aragoana,  Gaudich,  415 
?  ovata,  Gaudich,  415 

Nigritella,  Rich.  281 

globosa,  Rchb.  270 

Noma  borealis,  Wahl.  180 

Notylia,  LindL  192 


Oberonia.  LindL  15 
Octomeria,  R.  Br,  9 

convallarioides.  Wall.  70 

pubescens,  Spr.  65 

rosea,  Spr.  67 

spicata,  Don.  70 

stellaia,  Spr.  67 
Odonectii  verticillata,  Kafin^  414 
Odontogloasum.  H.  St  Kth.  211 
(Eceoclades^  JJndl.  235 
CBonia»  LindL  244 
Ommatodium*  LindL  365 
Oncidium^  Sw,  196 


Oncidium  Baueri,  Liodl.  200 

bicomutum,  Hook.  199 

cuneatum,  Lindl.  201 

juncifolium,  Lindl.  206 
Onychium  connatum,  Bl.  89 

crumenalum,  Bl.  88 
Jimbrialum,  BL  88 

Jlavescens,  Bl.  85 

gracile,  Bl.  91 

japouicum,  Bl.  89 

lamelUitum,  Bl.  89 

mutabile,  Bl.  86 

nudum,  Bl.  85 

rigidum,  Bl.  86 

subulatum,  Bl.  91 

tenelUm,  Bi.  91 

tetraedre,  Bl.  89     - 

tricuspe,  HI.  88 
Ophrys,  Swartz,  372 

issiivalis,  Mich.  472 

alaris,  L.  3b6 

flZafa,  Thunb.367 

alpina,  L.  305 

anthropomorpha,  Willd.  282 

anthropophora,  L.  282 

atrata,  L.  364 

barbata,  Walt.  424 

//ioo/or,  Thunb.  368 

bivalvata,  L.  361 

bracteata,  L.  343 

Camtschatea,  L.  458 

calholica,  L.  366 

ca/ra,  Thunb.  367 

cernua,  L.  467 

c)7ia^a,    U.  B.  K.  451 

corallorhixa,  L.  533 

cordata,  L.  456 

cornuta,  Soland>  512 

densi/lor<f,  Desf.  283 

ittversa,  Thunb.  367 

Ulii/olia,  L.  28 

liliifolia,  Uuds.  28 

Ld^e^i,  L.  28 

macrostachya,  Llave,  21 

monophyilos,  L.  19 

moHophyllos,  Fav.  23 

monorchis,  L.  305 

nervosa,  Thunb.  26 

^uft<#  ^t;i«,  L.  458 

ovata,  L.  455 

paleaoea,  H.  B.  K.  449 

paludosa,  L.  24 

paludosa,  Fl.  Dan.  28 


550 


INDEX. 


Ophrys,  parvifiora,  Presl.  450 
patent,  L.  36^ 
peruviana,  Aubl.  468 
pubera^  Mich.  444 
pubescent,  Presl.  450 
salassia,  Conimers.  98 
spiralis,  L.  469 
squamata,  Forst.  186 
triphylla,  Tbunb.  365 
uniflora,  Forst.  395 
volucris,  L.  365 
volucris,  Thuob.  369 

Orchidea  arenaria,  Burch.  318 
appressa,  Burcb.  301 
exilis,  Burcb.  283 
falcicomis,  Burcb.  328 
hispida,  Burcb.  303 
pectinaia,  Burcb.  304 
pilosa,  Burcb.  301 

Orchidium  boreale,  Sw.  180 

Orchis,  L.  358 

abortiva,  L.  398 
agastachys,  Fiscber,  287 
alba,  Lamarcb,  285 
albida,  Swartz.  299 
alpina,  Crantz.  299 
Amboinica  minor,  Rumi)b.320 
aphylla,  Forsk.  290 
atlanti^a,  WiUd.  300 
barbata,  L.  354 
bicomis,  Jacq.  336 
bicornis,  L.  339 
bidentata,  Elliott.  287 
bifoUa,  Fl.  Dan.  285 
htfolia,  L.  285 
bipunciata,  Raf.  275 
blepkariglottis,  WiUd.  291 
blephariglottis,  Elliott,  292 
brachystachys,  D'Urville,  274 
bracteata,  WiUd.  299 
Brancifortii,  Bivon,  275 
Burmanniana,  L.  334 
caprina,  Bieb.  282 
camea,  H.  K.  336 
chusua,  Don.  280 
dliaris,  L.  292 
circumj/lexa,  L.  370 
clavellata,  Micb.  277 
coccinea,  Buxb.  368 
commelinifolla,  Roxb.  325 
eondensata,  Desf.  274 
conopsea,  L.  275 
convallariafolia,  Fiscb.  287 
cordata,  WiUd.  298 


Orcbis  comuta,  L.  349 

cristata,  Micb.  291 
cubitalis,  L.  292 
cucullaia,  L.  279 
densiflora,  Wabl.  276 
dentata,  Swartz.  296 
dilatata,  Pursh.  287 
discolor,  Psb.  252 
dolichorhiza,  Fisch.  287 
Draconis,  L.  352 
e/fl/£i,  Poiret.  277 
elatior,  etc,  Sloane,  503 
eniomantha,  Llave,  312 
erubescens,  Zucc.  277 
fastigiata,  Spreng.  332 
Jilicomis,  Thonning,  3 1 8 
filicornis,  L.  361 
fimbriata,  Hort.  Kew.  293 
fissa,  IMuk.  294 
Jlnva,  Forsk.  192 
fata,  Nutt.  279 
ftava,  L.  293 
Jlexuosa,  L.  359 
foliosa,  Swartz.  329 
formosa,  Steven,  282 
fuscescens,  L.  281 
Juscescens,  Pursb.  287 
giganfea,  Smitb,  295 
graminea,  Crantz,  305 
grandijiara,  Bigelow.  294 
Habenaria,  L.  308 
herbiola,  Pureh.  287 
hirdna,  Swartz.  282 
hirtella,  Swartz.  501 
hispida,  Thuob.  283 
hispidula,  L.  283 
Hosiii,  Trait.  276 
huronensis,  Nutt.  288 
hyperboren,  L.  287 
iberica,  Prescott.  277 
ichneuiuonea,  Swartz.  313 
incisa,  \^  illd.  293 
incisa,  Nutt.. 294 
Integra,  Nutt.  279 
japotiica,  Tbunb.  290 
Kdnigii,  Retz.  287 
lacera,  Micb.  295 
leucophaa,  Nutt.  294 
longicornu,  Salzmann,  329 
mauritiana,  Sieber,  332 
mauritiana,  Lamark,  332 
metnbionacea,  Swartz.  313 
miniata,  Crantz,  281 
monorchis,  Crantz,  305 


INDEX. 


551 


Orchis  monorhiza,  Swartz.  315 
mutabilis,  Steven,  ^89 
Nicodemi,  Tenore.  ^76 
nigra,  Swartz«  281 
nivea,  Nutt.  580 
obcordata,  Dou,  290 
obsoleta,  WillcJ.  297 
obiusaia,  Pursh.  284 
odoratissima,  L.  277 
orbiculata,  Pursh.  2B6 
orniihis,  Jacq.  275 
pauciflora,  Fisch.  280 
pectinata,  Smith,  32 1 
peciinata,  Willd.  334 
planlaginea,  Swartz.  503 
planiaginea,  Roxb.  323 
plaiyphyllos,  Willd.  323 
platyphyllos,  Roxb.  323 
pratensis,  Salzmann,  328 
procera,  Swartz.  318 
psychodes,  L.  295 
purpurascens,  Spreog.  331 
pyramidatis,  L.  274 
quadripunciata,  Tenore,  275 
quinqueseta,  Mich.  309 
radiata,  Thunb.  296 
rotnndifolia,  Pursh.  292 
Roxburghi,  Pers.  323 
sagittalis,  L.  350 
satyrioides,  Stev.  .537 
scutellata,  Nutt.  287 
secunda,  Thunb.  333 
secundijiora,  Hertol.  283 
spathulaia,  L.  353 
spedosa,  L.  327 
squamosa,  Poir.  332 
straieumatica,  L.  465 
suaveolens,  Vill.  281 
Susanna,  L.  295 
Susanna,  Thunb.  296 
tcnella,  L.  355 
tipuloides,  L.  285 
iridaclylites,  Webb,  et  Berth. 

318 
tridentata,  Willd.  277 
tripeialoides,  L.  351 
tripetaloides,  L.  356 
Iriphylla,  Spreng.  332 
triplicata,  Willim.  249 
virescens,  Muhl.  298 
virescens.  Gaud.  285 
viridifiora,  Swartz.  319 
viridis,  Swartz.  299 


Omithidium,  Sal'ub.  139 
Ornlthocephalus,  i/ooAcer,  111 
Orobanche  autumnalis,  &c.  Pluk,  535 

vema,  Pluk,  534 
Orthoceras,  R.  Br,  5 1 1 
Osyricera,  BL  13 
Otandra  cernua,  Salisb.  175 
Otochilus,  Undl.  35 
Oxyantheramicrantha,  Ad.BroDg.  537 
Oxystophyllum,  BL  71 

Pachites,  LmdL  301 

Pachyne  spectabilis,  Salisb.  127 

Pachyphyllum,  H.  S(  Kth.  208 
scandeus,  Llave,  537 
?  uniflorum,  Llave,  537 

Paragnathis  pulchella,  Spreng.  330 

Pedilea,  Lindl.  23 

Pedilonum  biflorum,  Bl.  81 
erosum,  Bl.  86 
Hasseltu,  Bl.  87 
Kuhlii,  Bl.  87 
secundum,  Bl.  81 
undulatum,  Bl.  86 

Pclexia,  Pot*.  481 

bursaria,  LindL  503 
foliosa,  P6ppig.  503 
pauciflora,  Poppig.  504 
repens,  P5ppig.  502 

Penthea,  L.  360 

Peramium  repens,  Salisb.  492 

Periquito,  160 

Peristeria,  Hook,  160 

Peristylus,  Blume,  297 

Perularia,  Lindl.  281 

Phaius,  Lour,  126 

Phalaenopsis,  B/.  213 

Pholidota,  LindL  36,  xvi. 

Phreatia,  LindL  63 

Phymatidiuro,  Lindl,  209 

Physurus,  Rich,  501 

Pinalia  alba,  Hamilt.  70 

Platanthera,  Richard.  2S4 

acuifera,  LindL  326 
albida,  Lindl.  299 
commelinjfolia,  Lindl.  325 
constricta,  Lindl.  300 
cordifoUa,  Lindl.  296 
densa,  Lindl.  326 
foliosa.  Ad.  Brongn.  310. 
geniculata,  Lindl.  324 
Heyneana,  Lindl.  320 
linifolia,  Lindl.  318 


552 


INDBX. 


Platanthera  lucida,  Lindl.  319 
Orchidis,  Lindl.  278 
rostratn,  Lindl.  325 
Rumphii,  Ad.  Brong.  320 
soUtitialis,  Bnghn.  SS5 
viridis,  Lindl.  299 
Platy  lepis  goody  eroides,  A  eh .  R  i  ch.  4  9 1 
Platysma  gracile,  Bl.  235 

Platystylis,  BL  1 8 

Pleione  humilis,  Don.  43 
pracox,  Don.  43 

Pleurothallis,  B.  Br.  4 

disticha,  Ach.  Rich.  16 
foiiosa,  Hooker,  195 
lanceola,  Spr.  8 
punctata,  Ker.  192 
purpurea,  Don.  5 1 
sngiitifera,  H.  B.  K.  192 
sertularioides,  Spr.  8. 

Plexaure,  £w<//.  483 

Plocoglottis,  B/.  132 

Podochilufi,  BL  234 

Pogonia,  Juss.  413 

tetraphylla.  Fopp.  and  Endl.  4 10 

Polystachyn,  Hooker,  72 

mauritiana,  Spr.  73 

Ponera,  Line//.  113 

Ponthieva,  il.  Br.  444 

muUifiora,  Poppig.  451 

Praaophyllum,  B.  Br.  512 

Prescottia,  LAndL  453 

Pdlttacoglossum,  La  Have,  154 

Pterichis,  LindL  444 

Pterostylis,  B.  Br.  387 

Pterygodium,  Swartz,  366 

atratum,  Swartz.  364 
sulcatum,  Roxb.  485 
volucris,  Swartz.  365 

Ptilocnema  bracteatum,  Don.  37 

Renanthera,  Lour.  217 
Restrepia,  Kih.  14 
Rhyncoitylis  pramorsa,  Bl.  22 1 

rtf/M«a,  Bl.  220 
Rima-rima,  193 
Rophostemon,  Blume,  452 
Robiquetia  ascendens.  Gaud.  223 
Rodriguezia,  i^.  Per.  194 

Sntyridium,  LindL  345 

Satyrium^  Svrartz,  335 

aculeaium,  L.  166 
adnatum,  Swartz.  481 
albidum,  L.  299 


Satyrium  atlanticum,  Desf.  SOD 
barbatum,  Thunb.  354 
bi/olium,  Wahl.  285 
capense,  L.  190 
conopseum,  Wahl.  275 
conopseum  fi,  Wahl.  276 
cornutum,  Thunb.  349 
densiflorum,  Brot.  298 
d'tphylium.  Link.  298 
Draconis,  Thunb.  352 
Epipogium,  L.  383 
JiexuoMum,  Thouars,  279 
flexuoium,  Thunb.  359 
giganteuM,  L.  191 
gramineum,  Thouars,  292 
grandlflorum,  Tliunb.  347 
hians,  L,  354.  183 
hircinum,  L.  282 
hirtellum,  Swartz.  501 
latifolium,  Thouars,  297 
maculatum,  Desf.  ^83 
Monorrhis,  Vera.  305 
nigrum,  L  281 
odoratissimum,  Wahl.  277 
orchioides,  Swartz.  478 
orobanchoides,  L.  369 
pedicellatum,  L.  190 
plantagineum,  L.  503 
prealtum,  Thouars,  321 
pumilum,  Thunb.  346 
repen$,  Mich.  492 
rufescens,  Thunb.  357 
rosellatum,  Thouars,  279 
secundum,  Thunb.  348 
spnthulatum,  Thunb.  353 
spirale,  Swartz.  468 
tabulare,  L.  166-171 
tenellum,  Thunb.  355 
triste,  L.  1 84 
valUioletanum,  Llave^  495 
viride,  L.  299 
Saccidiuni,  LindL  301 
Saccolabium,  Bl  220 

ampuilaceum,  Lindl.  222 
linear e,  Lindl.  221 
Sarcanthus,  LindL  233 

guttatus,  Lindl.  220 
Sarcochilus,  R.  Br.  142 
Safcoglottis  speciosa,  Presl.  475 
Sarcostofna  javanica,  Bl.  80 
Sauroglossumi  LindL  480 
Scaredederis,  Thouars,  537 
Schizodium,  LindL  358 
Schoenorchis^  BL  243 


INDEX. 


553 


Scopularia^  Lindl.  303 
Serapias,  L,  377 

abortiva,  Pers.  398 
aculeaia,  Thunb.  166 
capensiSf  L.  184 
caravata,  Aubl.  177 
elegans,  Cbesnel,  418 
ensifolia,  Smith,  412 
epidendraa,  Relz,  183 
erecta,  Tbunb.  412 
falcata,  Thunb.  412 
^ava,  Swartz.  484 
Gavilu,  Pavon,  404 
grandiflora,  L.  411 
Helleborine,  L.  461 
lancifoliu.  Roth.  41 1 
lalifoUa,  L,  461 
Lonchophyllum,  L.  4 1 1 
longifoHa,  Huds.  411 
longifoUa,  L.  460 
lutea,  Pers.  405 
melaleuca,  Thunb.  361 
microphylla,  £hr.  460 
nivea,  Desf.  4 12 
palustris,  Scop.  460 
patens,  Thunb.  362 
pedicellata,  Thunb.  190 
polystachya,  Swartz.  484 
regularis,  Forst.  520 
rubra,  I..  412 
labularis,  Thunb.  166,  171 
Xiphophyllum,  L.  412 
Sobralla,  Fl.  Peruv.  176.  430 

amplexkauivt,  Fl.  Peru  v.  433 
citrina,  Llave,  1 17 
Spathogloltis,  BL  119 
Specklinia,  Lindl.  8 
Spiculiea,  Lindl,  428 
Spjranthe?,  Hith,  463 

asdvalls,  L.  457 
decipiens,  Hooker,  492 
}  unalashkenm,  Spreng.  286 
Stanhopea,  Hook.  157 
Stelis,   Sw,  11 

candaia,  Don.  55 
hirta,  Sm.  51 
lanceolata,  Pers.  6 
micraniha,  Sieb.  33 
odoratissvna,  8m.  55 
partiflora,  Pers.  12 
pukhella,  Kth.  7 
purpurea,  Pers.  9 
spiralis,  Pers.  7 
Stenoglossum,  iC^A.  62 

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Stenoptera,  PresL  447 
Stenorhynchus,  Rkh,  476 
Sunipia,  BucA.  179 
Synassa,  Lindl.  481 

Tseniophyllum,  BL  225 

Tahuetahue,  176 

Tainia,  B/.  132 

Telipogon,  H.  anrf  iiC^A.  214 

Tetramicra,  Lindl,  119 

Telrapeltis,  Wall.^lS 

Thelatis,  BL  253 

Thelymitra,  Fori/.  518 

flexuosa,  Endl.  385 
venosa,  II.  Br.  386 

Thrixspennum  cenlipeda.  Lour.  537 

Tipularia,  i^tf</.  252 

Tradescantia  nervosa,  W.  214 

Trias,  Lindl.  60 

Tribrachia  hirta,  Lindl.  51 

pendula,  Lindl.  53 
purpurea,  Lindl.  51 
reptans,  Lindl.  51 

Trichoceros,  H,  B.  K,  174 

Trichoglottis,  fi/.  213 

Trichotosia,  BL  131 

Triphora  gentianoides,  Nutt.  414 
pendula,  Nutt.  413 

Tripleura,  LindL  452 

Trizeuxis,  LindL  140 

Tropidia,  Liwc//.  497 

Tryphia,  LindL  333 

Tussaca  reticulata,  Rafin.  492 
secunda,  Rufin.  492 

Ulantha,  Hooker,  498 

Vanda,  R.  Br.2\5 

paniculata,  R.  Br.  233 
teretifolia,  Lindl.  234 
trichorhiza,  Hook.  167 

Vanilla,  Plumier,  434 

fasdola,  Gjiudich,  537 
pterosperma,  Lindl.  438 

Wana  Raja,  499 

Xylobium  squalens,  Lindl.  150 

Zieuxine,  LindL  485 
Zosterostylis,  Blume,  446 
Zygoglossum  umbellatum,  Reinw.  58 
Zygopetalum,  Hooker,  187 


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