Hhynchostylis.] erte, orones. (J. D. Hooker.) 33 
petals elliptic, obtuse ; epichile of lip very variable in size, usually cuneiform, entire or 
emarginate at the tip, disk flat or obscurely channelled. Capsule 1-1} in., clavate.— 
Lindley errs in describing the fruit of R. Garwalica as different from R. retusa, also in 
describing the blade of the lip of Sace. guttatum as lanceolate, which misled Wight, 
who founded his S. Rheedii on the difference. 
SPECIES UNKNOWN TO ME. 
SACCOLABIUM BERKELEYI, Reichb. Jf. in Gard Chron. 1883, i. 814; from the 
author’s remarks (there is no description) this appears to be near R. retusa, but the 
lip is acute; the flowers are white with! amethyst spots. Its habitat is unknown, 
but probably Indian. 
SACCOLABIUM LITTORALE, Reichb. f. Lc. 1881, ii. 198, has very long leaves, a 
short raceme, and the epichile cucullate, keeled and turned obliquely on one side. 
56. SARCOCHILUS, Br. 
Epiphytes, stem short or long, pseudobulbs 0, Leaves distichous, cr 0 at 
owering time. Flowers racemose or spicate. Sepals spreading; lateral 
adnate by a narrow base to the base of the column, or by a broad base to 
its foot, and sometimes to the lip also. Peta/s usually narrower. Lip 
sessile or clawed, very varied in form, side lobes small or large fleshy or 
petaloid, midlobe sometimes reduced to a pubescent callus, disk very 
various with often a callus or spur within. Column short or long, foot more 
or less produced ; anther 2-celled; pollinia 2, sulcate, or 4 in pairs, strap 
short broad. Capsule usually long, strict, slender.— Species about 40 known, 
tropical Asintie, Australian and Pacific. 
A polymorphous genus, no doubt to be dismembered when better known. The 
following attempt to groap the Indian species possibly indicates the lines upon which. 
some of the genera may be established. 
or = Flowers loosely inserted all round the rachis of a more or less elongate raceme 
Spike, 
* Lateral sepals inserted by a narrow base to the base of the column, or base of 
the column and sides of the lip. Foot of column 0 or very short. 
Sect, I. Lip shortly clawed. Column short; rostellum minute.  PTEROCERAS, 
Hasselt. ` (Sp. 1-4.) 
Sect. Il Lip sessile or subsessile. Column long; rostellum very long, slender. 
TEREOCHILUS, Lindl. (Sp. 5.) 
Sect. III. Lip long-clawed. Column short; rostellum very short. (Sp. 6-7.) 
Sect. IV. Stem elongate, scandent. Lip sessile. Column short; rostellum very 
(Sp. à TE? of globose pollinia very slender, gland minute. MICROPERA, Lindl. 
** Lateral sepals inserted by a very broad base to the elongate foot of the 
Column, 
Sect. V. Leafless when flowering. Stem 0. Side lobes of lip large, erect, mid- 
obe a tomentose pulvinus. CHILOSCHISTA, Lindl. (Sp. 12-15.) 
Sect. VI, Leafing and flowering together. ip various. (Sp. 16-19.) 
imb, lowers in very short spikes at the apex of a slender scape, bracts persistent, 
Sect, VIT. FoRNICARIA. (Sp. 20-26.) 
unit: Flowers distichous on a compressed rachis, which is pectinate from the 
gun persistent laterally compressed fleshy bracts. . . foot; of 
th ect. VIII. Peduncles stout, solitary. Lip stipitate, articulate with the foot o 
e column, Geo, (Sp. 27-33.) 
Sect. IX, Peduncles filiform, fascicled. Lip sessile. RipLEYA. (Sp. 34.) 
Sect. I. Preroceras, Hasselt (gen.). (See above.) 
l s. Suaveolens, Hook. f.; leaves lorate acutely 2-fid, raceme 
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