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breviore, racemis laxis capillaribus paucifloris folio subsequalibus et bre- 

 vioribus, sepalis ovatis concavis extus pruinosis inferiore obtuso eniargi- 

 nato, petalis linearibus sequilongis, labello nano rhombeo-ovato acuto lsevi. 



Surinam. Found by Dr. Splitgerber growing on the branches of 



the Crescentia, a favourite haunt of Orchidacese in that colony. The 

 flowers are very small and yellowish. 



** Pubescentes; nempe floribus, aut saltern ovario, 



pubescentibus. 



56. P. strupifolia (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839, misc. no. 3.) ; folio longissimo 

 coriaceo obtuso lorato piano, racemis brevibus fasciculatis pendulis, flo- 



58. 



intermed 



maculis 



sis (!) notatis, petalis rhombeo-linearibus acutis, labello oblongo obtuso 



concavo nudo, Brazil. Leaves like leather thongs, full 18 inches 



long. Flowers dull purple and white. 



57. P. bicolor(P 

 coriaceo 

 plurifloro 



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aginato racemoque longiore, spatha diphylla, racemo 



superioribus ultra medium unitis maculatis, petalis columna longioribus 

 ovato-lanceolatis, labello ovato carnoso velutino maculato obtuso intus 

 basi profundi canaliculato, clinandrio dentato, anthera ovarioque pube- 



scenti-tomentosis. Mexico. Flowers purple, arranged in a spike 



about one-third the length of the leaf. 



P.pectinata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839, misc. 1.) ; folio oblongo acuto 

 cochleato glauco caule ancipiti breviore, spica simplici disticha in folium 

 prona eoque breviore, bracteis membranaceis cucullatis ovarii longitu- 

 dine, sepalis pubescentibus elongatis intermedio Uneari laterahbus latio- 

 ribus basi ventricosis approximatis omnind liberis, petalis lineari-lanceo- 

 latis, labello unguiculato oblongo basi pectinato apice truncato denticu- 



lato. Brazil. Flowers sea-green, with a few deep purple spots at 



the base of the lip. The leaf is so firm, and so much hollowed out that 

 it is capable of holding water, as if it were made of metal. 

 P. pubescem (Lindl. in Comp. to Bot. Mag. 2.) ; folio lanceolato coriaceo 

 canaliculato racemis brevibus nutantibus fasciculatis duplo longiore, 

 calycis pubescentis sepalo supremo lanceolato laterahbus apice tantum 



aequali, petal! 



laterahbus brevibus rotundatis 



serrulato.- Mexico. Flowers dull purple, and downy 



60. 



with bright pur 



cauli 



oblongo duplo majore, petalis nanis semilan 

 rilineato anice rnt.nnrlntn fiml\riofA 



3 breviore, spica 

 laterahbus ovatis 



half 



Brazil The fringed 



racteristic m 

 P. casapensis 

 currente, spi 



petal! 



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epahs carnosis acutis laterahbus 



serrulato. Peru 



Casapi, Mathews (1830). Leaves 2| inches, stem 3£ inches long. 



