Professor Reichenbach, who first described S. luniferus 
remarks that the curious spurs or tails in the anther are 
not peculiar to it, but are found in a Viti species. The 
very appropriate specific name which he gave to 
the Burmese plant refers to the form of the lip as seen 
on a front view. In its ordinary state leaves are not 
developed, but Mr. Watson informs me that one specimen 
at Kew bore several small leaves, and Mr. Parish notes 
that in its native state leaves occasionally appear. 
_S. luniferus was discovered by the Rey. Mr. Parish near 
Moulmein in Tenasserim, and was introduced by Messrs. 
Veitch in 1868. The plant here figured was sent by 
Dr. King from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, in 
1887, and flowered in the following year. 
Desor. Leaves in the ordinary state of the plant none. 
ftoots very many, three to five inches long, flattened, one- 
sixth of an inch broad. Peduncle one to two inches long, 
stout, decurved, hispidulous, as are the rachis of the 
raceme and ovary, green, purple-spotted, with two to 
three white ovate acute scales. Raceme three to five 
inches long, drooping, many-flowered; bracts minute, 
ovate, membranous ; ovary very short ; flowers half an inch 
in diameter. Sepals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, and similar 
petals yellow spotted with orange. Lip white, saccate, 
with large erect ovate obtuse side-lobes, a minute recurved 
mid-lobe, and two thick ridges on the papillose disk. 
Anther hemispheric, with a straight lateral marginal 
horizontal setiform spur on each side, and a much shorter 
one in front. Pollinia two, globose, on a long linear 
stipes.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Column and lip; 2, front view of lip and column; 3, lip viewed from 
the position of the column; 4 and 5, anther; 6 and 7, pollinia :—all enlarged. 
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