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* PHOLIDÓTA imbricáta. 
Imbricated Pholidota. 
n om 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Orcutpem $ Mauaxipex. (Introduction to the Natural 
System of Botany, p. 262.) 
PHOLIDOTA.—Supra, vol. 14. fol. 1213. 
P. imbricata; pseudobulbis oblongis corrugato-sulcatis obtusis, foliis solitariis 
oblongo-lanceolatis plicatis acutis, spicis pendulis foliorum longitudine, brac- 
teis membranaceis concavis acutis, sepalis lateralibus ovatis carinatis, labello 
subgloboso cucullato: lobis lateralibus parvis erectis intermedio bilobo : 
laciniis rotundatis. 
P. imbricata. Lindl. in Hook. Exot. Fl. t. 138. Loddiges Bot. Cab. t. 1934. 
It appears that there are two different species confounded 
under the name of Ph. imbricata ; namely, this one and that 
which is figured at fol. 1213 of this work, 
So long a time has elapsed since we saw the latter in 
flower that we are scarcely able to point out any very satis- 
factory characters to distinguish them, although we have no 
difficulty in acceding to the opinion of cultivators that the 
are in fact entirely distinct. We therefore propose to call 
Ph. pallida the plant before figured by the name of Ph. im- 
bricata, and to retain the latter designation for this, which 
was originally figured by Dr; Hooker in the Exotic Flora, 
and afterwards by Messrs.’ Loddiges in their Botanical — 
Cabinet. # 
They are both natives of India, and possibly occupy 
Pew sili 
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