CENT. IV. 85 



Wallich. — The authors appear to have blended 

 2 species, and thus not well marked the mutual 

 distinctions. 



317. Egena, R. (nympha) Cal. glob. 5dent. 

 Cor. tubulosa incurva, limbo 51obo eq. Stam. 4 

 didyn. exserta, stylo filif. stig. acuto. Bacca in 

 calice 4 sperma. Frutex fol. opp. jl. corym- 

 bosis — Pretty G. blended with Clerodendron 

 with Cal. 5fid. drupo 4pyreno. Type E. er- 

 minensis fol. opp. ternisque ovatis petiol. inte- 

 gris vel apice serratis, corymbis term. Clero- 

 dendron do. Hook. b. m. 2925. fl. yellowish or 

 incarnate white Madagascar. 



318. CoLAx, Sprengel. Orchideous G. prop- 

 erly distinguished from Maxillaria altho' blen- 

 ded by Hooker and Lindley. Fetalis non resup. 

 basi coalitis, 2 infimis in cuculo calcariforme 

 adnatis. labello basi cucul. Col. apice glandula 

 bifida ferens, Pollen 4 supra glandula ineq. 

 2 minor. Scapo artic, 1-2 fl. hulbis terrestris 

 unifol. — Colax harisoni Spr. Dendrohium do 

 Hook. ex. fl. 120. Maxillaria do Lindl. b. reg. 

 897. Hook. b. m. 2927. Grandiflora would have 

 been a better name ; large yellow fl. 4 inches 

 broad odorous, lip red, petals oval, leaf lanceol. 

 plicate. 



319. Tritelandra, R. (3 perf. St.) Orchidea 

 with 3 perfect stamens, quite distinct from 

 Epidendrum with one ! instead of an anomaly 

 it is deemed now the real type of the tribe ! and 

 yet was lefl: in Epidendrum! Petalis 5 patulis 

 subeq. label, major basi adnato ad columna, 

 tereta, apice antice antheris ternis subeq. liberis 

 in triangulo positis, supera major 4 pollen, 2 in- 

 fimis latere valvatis 2pollen. Rad. vermicul. 



fol. distichis^ fl. eapitatis — Distinct by habit, 

 lip and anthers, as near Octomeris as Epidefi- 



