Tas. 4982. 
AERIDES cyuinpricum. 
Cylindrical-leaved Aerides. 
Nat. Ord. Orncnu1pra.—GynanprRIA MoNANDRIA. 
_ Gen. Char.—Perianthium patens v.clausum. Sepaia lateralia basi seepius ob- 
liqua, cum ungue producto columne connata. Ladellum cum ungue columne 
articulatum, saccatum vel calcaratum, trilobum; lobis lateralibus nanis ; limbo 
cucullato, aut subulato, aut abbreviato-tumido, aut subfornicato. Columna in 
ovarium recumbens, brevis, aptera, Authera bilocularis. Pollinia 2, postice 
sulcata ; caudicula lata v. filiformi, glandula peltata, subrotunda.—Herbe epi- 
phyte, caulescentes. Caules subsimplices, radicantes. Folia distiche coriacea aut 
subcarnosa. Flores racemosi v. spicati. Lindl. 
AzERIDEs cylindricum ; caule gracili, foliis elongato-subulatis teretibus apice acu- 
minatis supra linea angusta canaliculatis, floribus solitariis axillaribus, sepa- 
lis petalisque obovatis undulatis conformibus, labello alte trilobo, lobis late- 
ralibus e lata basi ineequaliter bifidis erectis lacinia majore subulata, lobo 
medio bipartito unguiculato basi bilamellato, segmentis orbicularibus con- 
cavis crenatis. 
AERIDES cylindricum. Lindl. in Wail. Cat. n. 7817. Wight, Ic. Pl. Ind. 
t. 1744. 
A flowering plant of this was received from Mr: Parker, of 
Hornsey, in February of the present year, 1857. Dr. Lindley 
refers it, and no doubt correctly, to his Aerides eylindricum in 
Wall. Cat. and Wight’s Ic. Plant. Ind. Or. t. 1744, where it is 
stated to be a native of the Jyamally hills, Coimbatore. There 
are differences in the structure of the labellum, but not sufficient 
to justify the separation as a species. Our flowers were in ex- 
-cellent condition, and our figure accurately represents every part 
of the flower. , 
Dezscr. The stem of this is a foot and a half long, terete, 
flexuose, probably pendent if left to itself; clothed with the 
sheathing and striated bases of the leaves, of a purplish-brown 
colour. Zeaves distant, an inch or more apart, four to six inches 
long, subulate, terete, with a sudden acumination at the point, 
MAY Ist, 1857. 
