464 OLXIX. ORCHIDEJE. 
nopibus IV. Ophrydese. Anthera l, postica, erecta prona v. reflexa, loculis parallelis v. 
ibus distinctis adnatis basique sepe in rostello continuis, Pollinia granulosa, in 
quoque loeulo basi in eaudieulam producta, caudieulis anthera dehiscent i glandule a 
rostello solvendze affixis, quaeum pollinarium deciduum efficiunt. 
Subtribus 1, Euophrydew, 4nthera erecta. —Pollinarü glandule in sacculo a | dor rostello 
elevato incluse. 
Subtribus2, Habenariee. Anfhera erecta. Pollinarüi glandule mude v. varius vostelli lobis 
canaliculatis v. apice inflexis semi-incluse. 
Subtribus 3, Disem.  A4nthera reclinata v. in dorso columme reflexa, rarius suberecta, Stigma 
amplum, nune pseudoterminale nunc ab anthera distans labello subadnatum. 
Subtribus 4. Coryeiem. Sepalum posticum cum [etna sepius latis in fuga eati coherens. Label- 
Tum basi columne adnatum, ultra antheram varie prod. v. apr 
MEADALS 
Tribus V. Cypripedieee. Anthere 2 ad latera rostelli (styli) sessiles v. stipitatze, polline x 
granuloso; anthera postica in antheridium pclymorphum mutata, rarius perfecta v. omnino 
deficiens. 
Y CONSPECTUS GENERUM. 
"Tribus I. Epidendreee. Anthera unica, terminalis, postiea, opereularis, supra rostellum 
horizontale incumbens, v. rarissime (in JMalazeis) prona v. a rostello aversa, post dehiscentiam. 
Dun decidua ; loeuli 2, distineti, paralleli, interdum septis longitudinalibus .2-locellati, v. 
que in locellos 4 divisi. Pollinia cerea, nune 2 v. 4 (in quoque loculo 
Lw .2) l-seriata, nune 4 v. 8 rarius 6 (in quoque loculo 2, 4 Y* rarius 3) 2-seriatim superposita, 
in quaque serie semper :qualia et parallela, seriei sup spe ibus minora, omnia 
utrinque obtusa v. superne acuminata rarius in caudieulas producta, libera v. intra loculos appendi- 
eula granulosa connexa, v. per dehiscentiam antherc viseo tenui extensivo (swpius e rostello ex- 
sudente) j Juste. post dehiscentiam rarissime v. casu tantum rostello affixa.— Herbe pro magna parte 
te v. caudice i repente radiante, haud raro pseudobulbose, interdum 
vero terkestreh: tubera tamen bypogea perrara, 
um Pollinia stipiti e rostello oriundo affixa in Zipularia et. Oreorchi. 
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LOB arl, 
Caules tenues v. brevissimi, non. pseudobulbosi, cespitosi v. in vhizo- 
mate peius caudice cauliformi repente sparsi, folio wnico sessili v. rarius qetiolato dh vaginante 
i, infra folium vaginis 1-20 sepius stipati.- Pedunculi 1—ao-flori, ad apicem caulis ad. axillam 
olii py des v. fasciculati, interdum basi (supra folium) vagina spathacea stipati.  Pollinia 2, 4 v. 8, 
inappendiculata, sepius parva, subglobosa ovoidea. v. pyriformia, libera v. demum apicibus. visco 
garco tenui connexis. 
In. Masdevallia et in paucis speciebus aliorum generum caulis infra folium brevissimus est v. vix 
evolutus, et peduneulus (seu seapus) et folii petiolus in rhizomate collateraliter affixi apparent, 
revera tamen ex eadem gemma evolvuntur, vagina communi stipati, et peduneulus ad normam ter- 
minalis est. 
* Dollinia 2 v. 4. 
l. PrevRorHaLLIs. Sepala erecta, conniventia v. subpatentia. Petala breviora v. angustiora. 
sepe nana, Labellum in basi column: sepius articulatum, —Pollinia 2. Folium sepius sessile. 
Pedunculi v. flores ssepius fasciculati.— Aer. trop. 
2. Srkur. Sepala patentia. Petala parva, basi sepius columnam amplectentia. Labellum 
eum basi columnz continuum. Pollinia 2, Folium petiolatum. Racemi sepius solitarii.— 
Amer. trop. 
3. Pmxsosremox. Sepala basi in tubum connata. Petala parva. Labellum eum basi 
column: artieulatum. Pollinia 2. Racemi solitarii.— 4er. trop. 
4. LgrAwTHES. Sepala patentia. Petala parva, unguibus columnz is, laminis trans- 
verse oblongis. Labellum sspe basi column:e adnatum, lamina divaricato- loba. Pollinia 2. 
Folium sessile, vaginis infra folium plurimis minimis. Pedunculi swpe lati.— 4er. tri 
5. REsrREPIA. Sepala erecta v. patentia. Petala sepius filiformia. Labellum in tels 
columns articulatum, Columna elongata, Pollinia 4, Pedunculi 1-flori, solitarii v, plures,— 
Amer. trop. ; 
