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SARCANTHUS TERETIFOLIUS. RouND-LEAVED 
SARCANTHUS. 
KEKE KEKE KKK KKK KEKE KERR 
Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuwen. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium explanatum. Sepala et petala subequalia. 
ellum breve calcaratum, trilobum, carnosum, cum co- 
lumna articulatum ; calcare intus 4 biloculari. Coluwmna 
erecta, semiteres. Anthera bilocularis. Pollinia 2, postice 
lobata, caudicula glandulaque variis.—Herbe epiphyte 
caulescentes. Folia disticha, plana »v. teretia. Racemi 
oppositifolit, Flores speciosi. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Sarcanruus * teretifolius ; foliis teretibus, spica simplici 
horizontali_ foliis equali, sepalis petalisque oblongis 
obtusis reflexis, labelli caleare recto obtuso intus 
pubescente in lamina ovata acuta carnosa producto, 
facie columne villosa. 
Sarcanrius terctifolius. Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orchid. p. 234. 
ANDA teretifolia. Lindl. Coll. Bot. t. 6. 
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This singular looking plant, with the leaves of nearly 
the same form and texture as the stem, is a native of China, 
and we have excellent figures of it in some beautiful draw- 
gs of plants executed by the Chinese. It was introduced 
) Our stoves by Mr. Brooxes of Newington Green, and 
described by Dr. Linney in his valuable Collectanea 
: Botanica. 
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_” From cae, capnos, flesh, croc, a flower, in consequence of the fleshy 
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