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ore marginatis, cuspidatis, levissime pubescentibus, supremis majoribus. Folium solilariuin, lari- 

 ceolatum, coriaceum, apice praemorsum, obsolete tridentalum , duos pollices longum, Ires seu 

 quatuor lineas latum. Pedunculus subsolitarius, folio triplo brevior, capiJiaris, triflorus. Bracleae 

 minutae, vaginis conformes. Flores nutantes, verosimiiiter violacei. Ovarium angulatum, coslis 

 sepalinis alatis, postica latissima. Sepala ovato-lanceoJala, acuta, circiler 1% lineam longa, 

 lateralia basi connata. Petala brevissima, glabra e basi angusta in laminam lalam Iruncaiam 

 (ergo utriuque quasi cornutam) lunatam, dilatalara, angulis (vel si mavis cormibus) circa dorsum 

 et faciem columnae incurvis : labellum sepalis plus quam dimidio brevius, biparlilum, cum co- 

 lumna usque ad V3 ejus altitudinis connatum, in axi callis duobus clavatis parallelis instructum; 



laciniis ad ulrumque latus columnae adstantibus et alas omnino refcrenlibus, securiformibus, 

 pilosis, carinatis, margine inflexis; carinis longe extra medium lacinias valdc obliquas redden- 

 tibus; inter lacinias adest apiculus parvus carnosus pubescens. Columna elongata, cylindracea, 

 clavata, stigmate obliquo ad apicem, clinandrio immarginalo ad dorsum stigmatis; roslello parvo 



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obtuso. Anthera membranacea, semibilocularis, ecristata. Pollinia duo, pyriformia, apicibus 

 subdiaphanis, verosimiiiter viscidis. Of this I have only examined one specimen, and a single 

 expanded flower, from which, however, it has been possible to determine the precise stuclure 

 of this very singular genus, and which completely confirms the opinion hazarded in the Genera 

 and Species of Orchideous Plants, as to the nature of the errors committed by Swartz in his 

 descriptions of the only species at that time known. This is nearly related to Lepanlhes tri- 

 dentata.** Near Cuenga; Professor Wm. Jameson. 



§. 2. Distichae ; racemis arctis quasi bipectinatis. 



a. Folia bfene lanceolata. 



23) L. Lindleyana Oersted etRchb. fit. Xenia Tab. 50. III. 8 — 10: tepalis dimidialis 

 ciliolatis, Plantulae tenuis caules bi — tripollicares. Vaginae ostio triangulo cordatae muriculalae. 

 Folium obtuse acutum apice obtuse tridentatum dente medio majori crasso; pergameneum; lan- 

 ceolalum, infra discolor, duas pollicis tertias longum, quartam tertiamve basi latum, Racemi multi- 

 flori bene bipectinati. Bracteae ochreato triangulae supra nervum medium muriculatae. Sepalum 

 superius triangulum obtuse acutum; sepalum inferius oblongum apice bideiitalum. Tepala dimi- 

 diata triangula angulo inferiori oblusata, ciliolata. Labellum supra basin gynostemii adnalum 

 bipartitum, partitio utraque utrinque triangulo acuminata, canna juxta limbum internum partis 

 superioris; utraque dorso peltata, inferiori apice ciliolata; sinus insiliens inter ulrumque unguem. 

 Androclinium semilunato excisum. Flosculi minuti flavi. Quodammodo alludit ad Lepanlhidciu 

 andrenoglossam Rchb. fil. Cartago Costaricae. Januario 1847. Oersted! (Hab. sp. sice. 

 a cL Oersted.) 



24) L. nubicola: tepalis utrinque acuminatis aequahbus calvis, folio pergameneo hori- 

 zonlali acuto. — Flore neglecto summopere similis Lepanthidi andrenoglossae Rchb. lil. Caule 



Secundarii graciles 



Vaginae elongatae arclissimae, ostium 



vaginarum cordato triangulum acuminato arisfatum limbo minute muriculatum. Folium poiiicare 

 bipollicare cunealo lanceolatum sursum cuspidatum apice retusum cum mucronulo; papyra- 

 ceum, infra nunc violaceum, relinervium, horizontale, Bracteae ovanis pedicellatis multo bre- 

 viores. Floris flavi fabrica simillima illi Lepanlbidis monopterae Lindl. (quae recedil folio ercclo 

 coriaceo; racemo laxifloro; flore purpureo; labello velutioo). Sepala triangula; sepalum inferius 

 apice bidentatum. Tepala utrinque acuminata. Labelli lobi similes, dolabriformes in medio 

 gynostemio. Ocafia: San Francisco 8000' terrestris. Marlio 1854. Wagener! 



