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PLEUROTHALLIS FOLIOSA. LEAFY FRAGRANT 
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Class and Order. — 4 
GynanpriA Monanpria. | 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuiwez. Div. IV. Anthera terminalis mo- 
bilis decidua; Masse pollinis demum cereacee. Br. ) 
Generic Character. ; ~ 
Labellum articulatim connexum-cum basi simplici vel 
brevissime producta columnz. Petala 2 antica exteriorum 
inferne connata. Masse pollinis 2, exsulee. Br. 
‘ Specific Character. __ 
_ Prevrotnatus foliosa ; bulbo oblongo compresso basi 
~ apiceque folioso, scapis multifloris, petalis angusto- 
~. Janceolatis patentissimis, labello ovato reflexo basi 
~. longitudinaliter bituberculato membranisque duabus 
Descr. Parasitic. Roots thick, fleshy, whitish, mostly 
_ simple. Bulb about four inches long, oblong, compressed, 
obscurely striated, green, having a few distichous, sheathing 
leaves at the base, and two linear-lanceolate acute ones at 
the top, of a coriaceous, rather than membranaceous tex- 
_ ture. Scapes two, springing from within the radical leaves, 
~-one on each side the narrow edge of the bulb ; 6—8 inches 
_ long, nearly erect, compressed, having several sheathing 
: scales, which pass upwards into membranous, lanceolate 
_ bractee, as long as the germen. Flowers numerous, 
yellow, very fragrant. Petals spreading horizontally, lan- 
ceolate, acute, waved, the two lower ones united at the 
: Lip standimg forward, ovate, acute, 
entire, its upper half reflexed ; its lower, furnished with two 
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