STENOGLOSSUM- 



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VANILLA. SwARTz. R.Brown- 



CALyxcuinovarioarticulatuSjdcciduus;foIiolaquinquepalentIa;labellum 

 gvnoslemo adnatum , ecalcaratum. Anthera terminalis, operculata, Pollinis 

 massgegranulosse, Capsula siliquserormis , carnosa. Semina globosa , aptera/ 



Herbje parasiticEe, caulescentes , repentes. Flores subsplcati. 



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1. VANILLA aromattca. 



V, foliis ovato-oLlongis, norvosis ^ petolls undulaiis; labeilo acuto ^ capsulis cylinJraceis, 

 loDgissimis, Ait. hort. Kew. 5. p. i^o.Swariz. FL Ind. Occ. 3. p. i5i8. Sp. pL ed. W. ^. 



p, 121, 



Epidendriim Vaoilla. Linn. 



Crescit ad arhores et injissuris rupium in America meridionali ^ regione fen^entissima, 

 sed umbrosa ^JoiHihus scatente , sub c<eIo crehris mihihus ^ras^i ^ in ripafluminis Orinociprope 

 Carickana, cataractas Majpurensiumet Aliireijsinm ^Javita , et Esmeraldam ; inNoifa An- 

 dalusia prope ccenohium Caripense , San Femando , Bordones et Carupano ; iu Proviacia 

 Fenezuelm inter Portocahello ^ Guayguaza j Aroa et Nuem Falencia^ in com^alle Capayensi et 

 juxta promontorium Codene ; in Andihus IVovogranatensihus , Quitensihus et Perui^ianis 

 prope TurbacOy Almaguer et Popajan^ in declivitate occidentali montis Rucupichinchfe ^ in 

 con^allihus Loxensibus et propter flumen Amazonum inter Tomependa et Jaen de Braca- 

 moroy; in Insida Cuha> juxta ElMarielet Bakia Jlonda : item sponte sua nascituret ahindi- 

 genis colilur Vanilla [Mexic. , Tilxochitl : Ilisp. , BayniUa) in profinciis Mexicanis Oaxncm 

 et Ferm Crucis prope Misantlaj, Papantla , Nautla^ Colipa et Tuxtla.^ T Floret Aprili-Aug. 



STENOGLOSSUM. t 



CHARACTEUDIFFERENTIALIS. 



Caltcis resupinali foliola conniventia j extcriora lateralia basi labello 

 ecalcarato gynostemoque, in urceolum conjunctis , adnata- Labelli pars 

 libera lincaris, apicc subspathulata.AivTHERA terminalis , operculata. Pollinis 

 massse quatuor, sessiles, cereace^e, 



Herba parasitica, Caults foliatus. Spic^ terminalcs. 



' Charamor <?x R. Brown. Tn AiL Horl. Kcw. 5- p. -i^. 



■ ilumh,, Kssai puliL 5ur }Q l^ou^^. Esiiagnc. T, l p. 2ji. T. il p. ^37, 



