NEOTTE Æ—PHYSURIDÆ, 501 
CCLXXXVIII. PHYSURUS. 
Physurus. Richard, Orch. Eur. 33.* Microchilus. Presl. Relig. Henk, 1. 94. 
Erythrodes. Blume Bijdr. 410. 
Sepala subzqualia, herbacea, lateralia labello supposita. Petala subzqualia 
sepalo dorsali agglutinata. Labellum anticum, cum columna parallelum, 
concavum, sub apice dilatato sepe lunato constrictum, basi calcare 
brevi libero sepe ventricoso auctum. Columna libera v. basi tantum 
labello leviter accreta ; rostello demum membranaceo bipartito. Anthera 
dorsalis, apiculata, bilocularis. ^ Pollinia 2, sectilia, glandule ovali 
adnata. ——-Herbze terrestres, caulescentes, radicibus filiformibus suecu- 
lentis. Folia basi laxe vaginata, petiolata, nervosa. Flores dens? 
racemosi. 
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$ 1. Labellum apice lunatum. 
$2. Labellum apice dilatatum, angulatum aut rotundatum, 
$3. Labellum lanceolatum. 
8 4. Labellum apice tridentatum 
$ 1. Labellum apice lunatum. 
1l. Puysurus hirtellus. 
P. caule ascendente medio folioso, foliis ovatis acutissimis petiolatis, scapo 
pubescente, petalis integerrimis, labello apice lunato ciliato, calcare 
filiformi incurvo ovario breviore. 
Satyrium hirtellum. Swartz. prodr. 118. 
Orchis hirtella. Swartz. f. Ind. occ. 1394. 
Hab. in Jamaice sylvis montanis, inter quisquilia et dejecta putrescentia 
arborum, Swartz; Sti. Vincentii, Guilding ; Tortola, Schomburgk; Ste. 
Lucie ; Anderson. (v. v. c. et. h. s. sp.) 
An obscure plant, not at all uncommon in herbaria. It is very variable 
in size, my St. Vincent's and garden specimens not being more than 6 
inches high, while others gathered in Tortola by Mr. Schomburgk are 
3 times as large. Its very small flowers, (the smallest in the genus) and 
its ovate very acute leaves distinguish it readily. 
2, Puysurus Preslei. 
P. caule basi foliato, foliis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis multinerviis scapo 
stricto brevioribus, spicà elongatà angustA multiflora, labello lineari 
apice reflexo sagittato tomentoso, calcare oblongo ventricoso ovario 
equali. 
Microchilus major. Presl. Relig. H«nk. 1.94. Symbol. Bot. t. 
Hab. in Peruvia, Henke, (exam. s. sp. in hb. reg. Monac.) 
Calli adsunt duo, calcar decurrentes, filiformes, adnati, apice liberi. 
3. Puvsunvs roseus. 
P. caule crasso erecto dense folioso, foliis ovalibus acuminatis multinerviis 
in petiolum sensim angustatis, scapo et inflorescentià villosis, spicà 
cylindraceà elongata, bracteis linearibus acuminatis floribus longioribus, 
* Orchis plantaginea et hirtella gcnus sunt Goodycra ct Epipogio intermedium, Rich. 
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