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seu trilobum, calcaratum, calcari septato. Columna erecta, semiteres. Anthera 2-locularis. Pol- 
linia 2, subsph:erica, postice fissa, glandula caudiculaque una.— Folia disticha plana v. teretia. 
l. S. Nagarensis, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; panicula ampliuscula; ramis abbreviatis; bracteis 
ovatis, acutiusculis, concavis, ovaria pedicellata subsequantibus; sepalis oblongis; tepalis sub- 
eequalibus, retusiusculis; labello trifido ; laciniis lateralibus quadrato-bidentatis, intus carina trans- 
versa, lacinia media triangula, callo 5-suleato, oblongo, in fundo sub columna; callis geminis 
in basi lacini, mediæ; calcari conico-cylindraceo, didymo-sulcato, sepala externa semizquante ; 
septo obliquo, diviso ; columna crassa, brevi; androclinio marginato, antice emarginato.— Island of 
Nagara on old trees (Seemann! n. 594). 
“Caulescent, climbing on old trees, and throwing out long aerial roots. Leaves fleshy (thev 
were unfortunately lost). Outer sepals green, spotted with pale brown dots. Lip and column white." 
Seemann, mss.—Folium ex memoria el. Seemann euneato-obovatum, apice inzquale delineavit. Panicule 
vultus tibi exacte partem inflorescentie Galeole in mentem revocat. Rhachis crassa. Vagine ramorum 
valde ample, semiovate, acute. Rami multiflori, tri- usque quadripollieares. Flores valde crassi, illis 
Saccolabu densiflori sequales. 
Obs. Exstant etiam specimina Buke Levu, Kadavu, Seemann! n. 581, que forsan sunt Sareanth? seu 
Saccolabii, que tamen a Dendrobiis, ad quorum exercitum adscripte a cl. Seemann, abhorrent. Vultus est 
Epidendri globosi, Sw. Caules tenues, fractiflexi. Vagine valde arpophyllacez. Folia subtereti-faleata, 
usque ultra duos poll. longa. Inflorescentie minute (vix dimidium poll. longe), multiflore. Flores desunt. 
XIII. Calanthe, R. Br. in Bot. Reg. p. 578. Sepala et tepala subzequalia, libera. Labellum cum 
columna plus minus connatum, expansum, indivisum seu trifidum, calearatum v. ecalearatum. Pol- 
linia octona, clavata, quaternatim glandule affixa.— Herbs terrestres; rhizomate brevi; foliis amplis, 
plicatis ; inflorescentia racemosa. 
The following species occurs in the Society Islands:—4C. gracillima, Lindl. Folia Calanthe, n. 26; 
racemo gracillimo puberulo; bracteis triangulo-acuminatis; ovariis pedicellatis, longe brevioribus ; sepalo 
summo oblongo, acuto; sepalis lateralibus cuneato-ovatis, apiculatis ; tepalis oblongis, acutis ; labello trifido ; 
laciniis lateralibus lineari-ligulatis, retusis, antrorsis; isthmo elongato; cruribus anticis divaricatis, extus 
retusis; callo baseos depresso, semilunato; carunculis acutis, pluribus antepositis; carinula antejecta.— 
C. veratrifolia, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. p. 71. 
1. C. ventilabrum, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; racemo densifloro; bracteis deciduis; ovariis pedicel- 
latis, calvis; sepalis oblongis, acuminatis; tepalis oblongis, obtusis; labelli trifidi laciniis posticis 
semiovatis rotundisve, abbreviatis ; lacinia antica rhombea, obtusangula, emarginata, nune eum apiculo 
interjecto ; carinulis valde brevibus, quinis radiantibus in basi; calcari inflato, obtuso, ovarii pedicel- 
lati dimidium non zquante.—Somosomo, Island of Taviuni (Seemann! n. 606). 
Folia sesquipedalia, parte petiolari bene lata; lamina usque pedis tertiam lata, oblonga, acuminata; 
nervis validis quinis, tenuibus innumeris. Pedunculus spithameus, basi vagina ampla cucullata acuminata 
amictus. “ Flores flavi, modo Gossypii Nankinensis.” Affinis Calanthe speciose, Lindl. 
2. C. hololeuca, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; racemo . . . ; bracteis . . . ; ovariis pedicellatis, 
calvis; sepalis tepalisque oblongis, apiculatis; labello bene adnato, oblongo, trifido ; laciniis basi- 
laribus sémiovatis, antrorsum angulatis; lacinia media oblonga, paulo undulata, obtuse apiculata; 
carina transversa in ima basi ; caleari cylindraceo, clavato, ascendenti, incurvo, ovarium pedicellatum 
non zequante.—Namosi, Viti Levu (Seemann! n. 607).—** Flowers, pedicels, and bracts white.” 
Folium sesquipedale, a basi longe petiolari cuneato ligulato acuminatum, nervis validis quinis tenuibus 
plurimis. De inflorescentia nihil dicam, eum non nisi unicum florem acceperim.—* Flowers, pedicels, and 
bracts white." Seemann, mss. 
XIV. Appendicula, Bl. Bijdr. p. 297. Sepala subzequalia, lateralia tamen in perulam calcar 
mentientem extensa. Tepala sepalo summo subzequalia. Labellum unguiculatum. Columna nana; 
rostello vulgo erecto, bifido. Anthera octolocellaris.  Pollinia octona, quaterna in caudicula 
cereacea, glandula (semper?) communi.—Herbe distichifolize. 
