1 found it growing on dry sandy banks, beneath the 
shade of some low shrubs, beyond the village of Apipucas, 
about ten miles West from Pernambuco, in Novy., 1837. 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs about six inches long, bearing the 
scars of from six to eight leaves. Only one of the six 
pseudo-bulbs which were on the specimen that I found pro- 
duced two lanceolate, acuminated, slightly plicate, three- 
ribbed leaves, about seven inches long; it was, however, 
covered with the withered sheaths of former leaves. Scape 
arising from the base of the leafy pseudo-bulb, fifteen inches 
long, with four articulations in its lower half, the base of 
each surrounded by a membranous sheath, about a quarter 
of an inch in length, split on one side. The upper portion 
of the scape bears nine alternate, pedicellated flowers ; the 
three lower ones about an inch distant from each other, the 
upper ones only half an inch apart. Pedicels, including 
the germen, about an inch long, at first ascending, then 
curving a little downwards. At the base of each pedicel, 
there is an ovato-lanceolate bractea, about a quarter of an 
inch long, closely pressed to it. Perianth spreading open, 
entirely of a yellowish-green colour ; Sepals three, linear, 
apiculate, submembranaceous, all turned downwards in a 
direction parallel to each other. Petals two, linear-oblong, 
fleshy, a little longer than the sepals, but equally turned in 
the same downward direction. Labellum posterior, fleshy, 
ventricose, a little flattened from above downwards, three- 
lobed ; the lobes about equal, fringed with long, mostly 
bifid fimbriz, those on the middle lobe shorter than on the 
lateral ones. Column declinate, somewhat triangular, its 
base bounded by a slightly elevated, entire, fleshy crest, 
with a sinus in its middle, which curves a little into the 
labellum ; its middle portion excavated with a reniform 
opening, and its upper portion has a hollow for the recep- 
tion of the pollen-masses. Anther hemispherical, crowned 
by a fleshy, strap-shaped body, which adheres to the side 
of it, but is free at the upper extremity; subbilocular. 
Pollen-masses two, ovate, compressed, sulcated behind, of 
a waxy yellow colour. Ovary, in its early state, cylindrical 
and sulcated. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Lip :—smagnified. 
