ORCHIDE E. 
Tribe I. MaLaxIpEz. 
ORCHIDEE, Tribus MALAxIDE#. Lindl. Coll. Bot. Orch. Scel. 
Pollen in massis cereaceis (polliniis) definitis cohzrens, telA omni cellulos& 
superflua ademptà. Anthera terminalis, opercularis. Herba epiphyte 
v. terrestres, foliorum basibus v. caulibus sæpiùs incrassatis. 
_I comprehend in this Tribe all the genera that have their pollen cohe- 
ring in masses of a firm waxy texture, without any of the cellular sub- 
stance, by which the grains are connected, remaining under the form of 
a distinct gland lying upon the stigma, or of an elastic transparent com- 
munication (caudicula) between the pollen masses and the gland. Ma- 
laxidez may, in other words, be considered as Orchideous plants, the pollen 
of which communicates directly with tbe stigma, without the intervention 
of any intermediate apparatus. 
Section I. PrEvuROoTHALLEX. 
OncHIDEE ; Tribus Malaxidez,* Pleurothallee. Lindley in Bot. Reg. fol. 
Columna erecta, ad basin parum producta. 
ARTIFICIAL ANALYSIS OF THE GENERA. 
Pollinia 2. 
Labellum cum columna connatum, bilobum - - 4. LEPANTHES. 
Labellum liberum 
Sepala lateralia connata 
Columna aptera. Anthera apice membranacea - 1, PLEUROTHALLIs, 
Columna alata. Anthera apice dilatata carnosa 6. OSYRICERA. 
Sepala lateralia libera 
Columna elongata 
Labellum trilobum. Pollinia dimidiata. Columna 7. CHRYSOOLÓNEDN. 
basi alata - - - - 
Labellum integerrimum. Pollinia arcuata. Co- } 19. Cratos 
lumna basi aptera - - - 
Columna nana 
Labellum petalis conforme 
Sepala lateralia basi saccata - - 2, SPECKLINIA, 
Sepala lateralia basi plana - - - 5. STELIS. 
