1777 



*PH0L1D6tA imbricata. 



Imbricated Pholidota, 



GYNANDRIA MO^^A^DRIA. 



Nat. ord. Orchide^ § Malaxide^. {Introduction to the Natitral 

 System of Botany , p. 262.) 



PHOLIDOTA,— Supra, vol \4.foL 1213. 



P. imbricata ; pseudobulbis oblongis corrugato-sulcatis obtusis, folils solitarlis 

 oblongo-lanceolatis plicatis acutis, spicis pendulis foliorum longitudine, brac- 

 teis membranaceis concavis acutis, sepalis lateralibus ovatis carinatis, labello 

 subgloboso cucullato : lobis lateralibus parvis erectis intermedio bilobo : 

 laciniis rotundatis. 



P. imbricata. Li7idL in Hook. Exot. Fl. t. 138. Loddiges Bot. Cab. t. 1934. 



It appears that there are two different species confounded 

 under the name of PA. hnhricata ; namely, this one and that 

 ^vhich is figured at fol. 1213 of this work. 



So long a time has elapsed since we saw the latter in 

 flower that we are scarcely able to point out any very satis- 

 factory characters to distinguish them, although we have no 

 difficulty in acceding to the opinion of cultivators that tliey 

 are in fact entirely distinct. We therefore propose to call 

 Ph. pallida the plant before figured by the name of Ph. im- 

 bricata, and to retain the latter designation for this, which 

 was originally figured by Dr. Hooker in the Exotic Flora, 

 and afterwards by Messrs. Loddiges in their Botanical 

 Cabinet. 



They are both natives of India, and possibly occupy 



See fol. 1213. 



