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Plantadcgans, parafitica arborum. Katiiccf tcrctcs, numcroix, librofr, cin^ 

 rex, Caksa cadcm radiccplurcs,vix tandcm pcdalcs,antc quorum cvidcn- 

 icm cxortum jam ilorcs prodcunt in axillis foliorum radicalium ; quos dcia ipli 

 eaulcs in axillis foliorum fuorum fucccffivc ilrioriboi cmictcrc porro pcrgun:. 

 Ad caulium vcro latcra adllant xodi fcu bulbilU fubrotundi,comprdlu glabri, 

 rugofi, fpongiofi, viridcs, folioque tcrmimti* Fotut radicalia & caulinafunt 

 fubenfiformia, cmargiuata, obtufa, intcgra, avcnia, niiida, cratfiufcula, fiacci- 

 diufcula,bali connivcntia,fupcrnc plana,aquatuor ad otlopollicc* longa. JV- 

 dvnevti iiliformcs, albicantcs» tcnclIi,bipollicarcs» uniflori, oxilhrcs» bini plc* 

 rumquc vcl ccrni , fpahis paucis & vaginantibus vclliti. Florct inodori, pol- 

 licarcs, toti cum gcrminc miniati, characfcrc ctim Epidcndro lincari convc- 

 niunt; nifi quod lint pctdkt ovato*acuminaca & concavi. Nc3ivu khium in. 

 fcrius lanccolato-cordatum, rigidiufculum, fbbcrcaum. Atthtrx in (tniju- 

 lis tilamciitis gcininx, comprcffe. Gcrmcn linearc, tcnuc, pctalis concolor, 

 iisdcmquc multo longius. 



Habitat in fylvis Marcinicx humidis, pracipue ad corrcnccs. 



6. EPIDENDRUM (iftorm) foliisomlinisoblongis; floribus ccrminalibufc 

 oggrcgatis; ncaarii tubo longitudinc corollx. TAB.CXXXVL 



CAL. Spathfc vage. Spadixfimplcx. 



Pcriamhium nullum. Gcrmcn florcm profcrcns. 

 COR, Pctalaquinquc, oblonga, fubarqualia, patentiflima, quorum duo in* 



ccriorapaulo anguftiora. 



NcStarium monophyilum, pctalis concolor. Tubus cylindraccus, 



crc£tus, fcrc longitudinc corolli* Limbus bihbiaius. Labium fu- 



pcriuscrcctum,parvum,cucullatum. Labium infcrius nmpluni, ob- 



corclatuiu , cmarginatum, patcntiflimum , lon^itudinc tubi 

 STAM. FiJamcnta duo, hrcviffima , piflillo infidcmia. Anthcra* bilamclla- 



tr, obovatx, planre, reconditx intra cucullam bilocularcrn ncilarii. 

 PIST, Gcrmcn obvcrfc fubulacum t incurvum, tenuc, petalis duplo longius, 



iisdcmquc concolor, infcrum. Stylus adnatus tubo ncSarii. Stigma 



infundibuliformc 

 PER Capfulaovalis, obtufc hcxagona, unilocularis , trivalvis* 

 SEM» numcroia, fcobiformia. 



Planta arborum parafitica, glabra, pcdcm rarius arquac altkudine. a&u- 

 ttt tcretcs, fibrofc, cincrcar, numcrofar. Gafc/ ccretes, foliofi, plurcs, fim- 

 pliccs, plcrumquc litu horizomali vcl pcndulo. Folia funt oblonga, coria* 

 cca, cmarginata, avcnia, diiutc vircntia, vaginantia, totuin caulcm vcdicn* 

 tia, alterna, polliccm vcl fcsquipolltccm longa» uc plurimum dilformia. 

 S/mJiX brcvilfunus, rcconditus in flnu lolii ccrminalis, circiccr quinqucflorus. 



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