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^ATWtion HORTUS JAM A I C EN S IS! V*T 



SATYRION SATYRJUM 



Cl. 20, or. 2. Gynqndria diandria. Nat. or. Orchideu. 



Gen. Char. Calyx wandering spathes ; spadik simple ; no perianth: corolla fivo 

 ovate oblong- petals ; three exterior ; two into rior, converging upwards into a hel- 

 met ; nectary one-leafed, annexed to the receptacle by its loner side between the 

 division of the petals ; upper lip erect, very short; lower flat, pendulous, pro- 

 minent behind at the base in a srotiforffi b ig ,- stamens two filaments, very slen-. 

 tier and very short, placed on the pistil; anthers obovate, covered by the two- 

 celled fold of the upper lip of the rvectary-; the pistil has an oblong, twisted, in- 

 ferior, germ; style fastened to, the upper lip pf the nectary, very short-; stigma 

 compressed, obtuse; the pericarp isan oblong, one-celled capsale, three-keeled, 

 three-valved, opening in three parts under the keels, cohering at the top and 

 bottom; seeds numerous, very small, irregular like saw dust. Six species have 

 been found in Jamaica. 



1. PLANTAfilNEtnri PLANTAIV. 



OrchifeJatior latifolvi asphodcli radicc, spica strigosa, Sloane, v. I. p. 2-0, t. 147", 

 i. 2. 

 Bulbs filiform, stem very smooth, leave*- ovate, petioled, sheathing; horn of 

 the nectary thickened; lip two-lobed, middle acuminate. 

 Roots filiform, lung, lomentose; stem a foot high, ascending, nearly erect, round, 

 leafy, verj smooth ; leaves sharp, entire, very smooth, nerved longitudinally, bright 

 green and shining ; sheaths surrounding the stem, cowled, nerved", netted, me* ;i- 

 aceous. Spike many-flowered, (fifty Jwjipright.j, flowers small, white; spathes ovate, 

 half-embracing, membranaceous, acute. It has the flower of an oriuis and the habit 

 of a satyrium. The horn is not testicurate, but elongated, qb-dvates; like abladii. r, and 

 free ; by Jacquin and others called the lower lip ; but the lip is certainly trifid, with tha 

 middle segment acuminate. .Native of moist woods in shady places. Sw. 



2. HIRTEIXUM.- ROUGH- HAIRED.. 



Bulbs filiform, stem hirsute, leaves ovate, three-nerved; petioled, sheathing . 

 nectary horned, lip three-lobed. Spi. 



3. ADNATUM. ADHERING. 



Bulbs in bundles; root-leaves oblong, ou very long petioles, scape sheathed j, 

 nectary horned, adnate, lip bent down, two-lobed, emarginate. Svr. 



4. SPIRALS. SPIRAL, 



Bfltbs in bundles, oblong ; leaves linear,- scape sheathed ; flowers spiraly dl- 

 rected one way ; lip three-lobed, middle iarger, crenulatev- 



5. ORCHiOIDES. ORCHIS-LIKE. 



Aphvllum scapo erecto, simplici subsquamosa spiedto Browne- p 

 325. S. 7. 



Bulbs in bundles, oblong; leaves broad laoceojate, sea 

 homed, lip lanceolate-acuminate. 



