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supra basin leviter iiicrassati, iii c. 10—12 cm. supra basin crassissimi, ni- 

 tide virides, c. 45—60 cm. longi, basi c. 0.6 — 0.7 cm. diam., deiiide ad c. 0.95 — 

 1.2 cm incrassati, interne vaginati, niultifolii, internodiis ad c. 3 — 4.5 cm. 

 longis, superioribiis decrescentibus. Folia patentia, ovato-ianceolata, apicem 

 versus angustata, inaequaliter obtuse vel obtusiuscule 2dentata, basi breviter 

 contracta bene semiamplexicaulia, anguiato-concava, carnosa, rigida, nitida, 

 dilutius viridia, ad c. 11 cm. longa, 3.5 cm. lata, superiora sensim decre- 

 scentia. Inflorescentiae e nodis superioribus, adscendentes, laxe pauciflorae, 

 pedunculo subtereti, dilute viridi, c. 3.5 — 5.5 cm. longo, vaginulis c. 4 brevibus 

 tubulosis donato, racliide dilute viridi, c. 6—12.5 cm, longa. Bracteae bre- 

 vissime tubulosae, apicc obliquae, pallide virides, ad c. 0.25 cm. longae. 

 Flores c. 4—7, quaquaversi, c. 0.5 — 0.8 cm. supra nodum pulvino inserti, 

 patentes, médiocres, suaveolentes, diu viriditatem conservantes, ex apice 

 labeili usque ad apicem petalorum c. 5—6.5 cm. longi. Sepalum dorsale 

 porrectum, horizontale, apice tantum recurvulum, anguste oblongum, apicem 

 versus angustalum, breviter acutum, valde convexum, 7nervium, album, c. 



2.5 cm. Longum, 0.7—0.825 cm. latum. Sepala lateralia iacinia triaiigulaad 

 pedem gynostemii decurrentia, mentum reversum cum ovario angulum acutum 

 faciens conicum apice longitudine c. 0.35—0.5 ciu. teimiter calcariforme an- 

 guste obtusum c. 1.25 — 1.35 cm. longum formantia, divergentia, e basi oblique 

 triangula obionga, breviter acuta, costa média dorso prominente, laxe undu- 

 lata, alba, apice vix viridula, c. 2.4 cm, tota 3.1 — 3.4 cm. longa, basi 1.4 — 



1.6 cm. metientia. Petala reflexa, subparallela, leviter divergentia, elongata, 

 oblique spathulato-linearia, acuta, semitorta, concava, nitidula, dilute viridia, 

 basi alba vel viridi-alba, c. 3.9—4.5 cm. longa, superne 0.45— 0.5 cm. lata. 

 Labellum unguiculatum, basi longitudine c. 0.675 cm. pedi gynostemii 

 adnatum, 31obum, costis 3 approximatis paralielis dilute purpureis, costis 

 exterioribus ante basin lobi interniedii irregulariter incrassatis et diiatatis 

 dd basin lobi valde abrupte constrictis, costa intei média non incrassata 

 brevissime in lobum intermedium decurrente et supra basin abrupte interrupta, 

 omnibus parte antica basi valde elevatis angulum triangulum formantibus 

 apicem versus sensim decrescentibus, extus album, medio et apice loborum 

 lateralium purpureo-notatum, inexplanatum c. 2.5 cm., explanatum c. 3.1 cm. 

 longum, ad lobos latérales 1.775—2.1 cm. latuni, ex ungue angusto c. 0.83 

 cm. longo longitudine c. 0.675 cm. pedi gynostemii adnato ambitu obovatum ; 

 lobi latérales erecti, gynostemium superantes, oblique trianguli vel potius 

 plus minusve trapeziformes, obtusi, leviter concavi, albi, purpureo-nervosi, 

 nervis superiie confluentibus; lobus intermedius recurvus, e basi brevissime 

 unguiculata ambitu transverse subrhombeus, late triangulo-acuminatus, acutus, 

 marginibus anticis incurvis concavus, albus, purpureo-suffusus, transverse 

 purpureo-venosus, c. 0.97—1.1 cm. longus, 1.4— 1.6 cm. laïus. Gynostemium 

 rectum, sectione transversa trigonum, dorso ii.fra antheram gibbosum, album 

 vel virescenti-album, apice et subtus purpureo-notatum, c. 0.67 ciu. longum, 

 clinandrio excavato, filamento subulato curvato, auriculis latis bidentatis 

 in sinu denticulatis. Antliera cucullata, subquadrangulo-cordata, basi biloba, 

 apice rotundata et puberula, albida, c. 0.25 cm. lata. Fes gynostemii cum 



