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latis obtusis pubescentibus. Stamen anthera lineari-oblonga, apice retusum, 
appendice nullo. 
Locality not stated. 
This species resembles R. purpurata, Ridl., but is pubescent on the rhachis, pedicels, 
and flowers. The corolla-tube also is shorter and the lobes of the lip narrower. 
RIEDELIA (§ RaceMos#) LIGULATA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Herba 40 cm. alta, rhizomate lignoso, caulibus ad basin vaginatis gracilibus. Folia 
tenuiter coriacea, lanceolata, acuminata, basi angustata, purpurascentia, 11 cm. 
longa, 3 cm. lata, glabra, petiolo nullo, ligula 1:3 em. longa oblonga ovata obtusa 
glabra, vagina dilata. Racemus 6-7 cm. longus, pedunculo 6 cm. longo validulo. 
Flores congesti, pedicellis 1 mm. longis. Ovarium cylindricum, 2 mm. longum. 
Calyx cylindricus, paullo superne dilatatus, glaber, 2 cm. longus, margine truncato 
integro haud fisso. Corolla tubo superne dilatato 2:5 cm. longo, lobo postico 
oblongo brevi lato 5 mm. longo apice obtuso crasse et breviter corniculato, lobis 
ceteris lanceolatis equilongis. Labellum quam petala longius, lobis ovatis obtusis 
stamen superantibus purpureis. Stamen anthera oblonga apicibus divaricatis, 
appendice ovato vel obovato rotundato. Stylus gracilis, stigmate obconico. 
Capsula globosa, obscure triloba. Semina elongata, cylindrica, brunnea, 1 mm. 
longa, arillo tenui circumdata. 
Camps I, 500 ft. ; III, at 2500 ft., and VIa, at 3100 ft. 
Remarkable for its large ligule, short corolla-lobes, the entire calyx, and the distinct 
long crest to the anther. 
RiepeLIA KLOSsII, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caules graciles. Folia lanceolata, longe acuminata, basi cuneata, ad marginem et 
carinas hirta, 10-15 em. longa, 2:5-3 em. lata, petiolo hirto 1 em. longo, ligula 
ovata rotundata hirta 1 mm. longa, vaginis hirtis. Racemus 3-4 em. longus, 
pedunculo 1 em. longo. Flores circiter 14, dissiti, pedicellis 1 mm. longis. 
Ovarium turbinatum, 5 mm. longum, glabrum. Calyx tubulosus, 2 em. longus, 
vix superne dilatatus, lobis 3 brevibus ovatis setis terminalibus brevibus marginibus 
albo-ciliatis, nervis 3 in setas procurrentibus elevatis undulatis. Corolla tubo 
2:5 em. longo, lobis 1 em. longis, postico late oblongo obtuso brevissime cucullato 
apice pubescente, ceteris linearibus oblongis angustioribus. Labellum lobis 
basi latis ovatis acuminatis obtusis 5 mm. longis. Stamen labello longius. 
Anthera oblonga, apice retusa, appendice nullo, filamento lato plano. Stigma 
obeonicum. 
Camp VI, 3900 ft. 
A distinet plant of this section, characterised by its short flowers, the short ovate 
lobes of the lip, and the calyx with its three slender wavy raised lines running to each 
of the lobes, and ending in a setiform process. 
