908 ORCHIDES. 



LISTROSTACHYS. 



Epiph. radiccs oras.sn-;, siin|tlices, nebulosas promeiis. Caulis siniplex,. brevis, fo- 

 liis loratis canaliculntis apice tissis 6" longis, disticlie imbricaiis. Spica pedalis , eji 

 axilla imorum foliorum pendula ; peilunculo gracili, atroviridi , ad nodos tumido ; 

 raclii flexuosa. iniernodiis circiter 2 poll. Inngis. Ovarium sessiie, fusco mnculaium. 

 basi torium Sepnla et petala explanaia. linoarilanceolala , acuminota , herbaceo, 

 aequctiia, Itasi fulva , fere 2" ionga. Labellum ejii.silem longiiudinis , album, peta- 

 loideum. .«errulaium, cuiientum , angulis roiundatis vel poiius obovalum, apice mu- 

 cr.one loiigo viridi rosiraium, ima basi involuiuin et deniiculaium , in calcar pro- 

 durtum 'J poll. iongum, fulviim , suliulntum, apice (tig. 3.) obiusum et bilobuni. 

 Columna fiilvo-viridi.< , brevis , erecia, basi (fig. I.) trnssior ei angulata , sursum at- 

 tennnta et nr^rginato, gyiiizo [ilano fulvo , roslello subulaio gynizo longioie. Poll. 2, 

 postice paulo sulcola, in caudiculom loni^nm cuneatam sessilem. 



••^ierm Leone. LodJiges. — B. Mog. 4370. 



3. LLSTROSTACHYS PELLUCIDA. Huc : Augraccum pellucidnm Liiidl. D. Mag. XXX. 

 1844. 2: 



Acaiile, foliis disticliis oblongis subiindulatis recurvis apice obliquis, 

 basi equilanlibus, raceniis densis nutantibus axillariluis folii.s bievjori- 

 biis , sepalis petalisque linearilanceolatis, labello fiinbnato coidato-ovalo 

 liiincato, calcaie bievi janceolalo ponecto, caudiculis 2 subulatis, ^lan- 

 diila cornmiini didyma. 



Flowers delicaie and iransparent as if Ihey were tlakes of snow fixed by frosl in 

 the very act of meliing. Each part of lh>i lip is studded and bordered with liiile 

 crystalline elevations. and the whole fobnc of ihe blossom is as frrgile as ihin 

 plaies of glas. — Sieira Leone Msr. Lodd. 



J. LISTBOSTACHYS MO.XODON. Huc : Angraecum monodon Lindl. Paxt. Fl. G. 11 



p. 102. Gg. xyl. 187.% magn. : 



Stibacaule, foliis distichis olilon^is oblique bilobis, racemis angustis 



ihiillUloris, bracteis miniinis membianaceis lotundalis cucullatis, ovatis, 



acutis, labftllo subrotundo basi denle solitaiio aucto calcare crasso cla- 



vato bieviore. 



Smells like seeds of horse-chesnut. Flowers pink. — Pescatore. 



5. LISTROSTACHYS ASHANTKNSIS. Huc : Angraecum ashantensc Lindl. B. Reg. XXIX. 

 (18J3.) Misc. 75: 



Caulibus lepentibus, foliis di.^tichis coiiaccis ovatis apice oblique 

 eiosis, foliis subaequald)us, (loribus resupinatis, tepalis petalisque ga- 

 lealis denticulatis ovato-lanceolalis , cbtusiusculis, labello pandurato ob- 

 tiiso dfnticuiato basi unidentato, calcare arctiato subcompresso basi 

 conslricto labelli longiludine, pollinis caudicula acuminata bipartita. 



Light cinnamon coloured llowers in spikes 4" long. 



.Ashantie Loddig. flowered 15/6/43. 



H. LISTROSTACHYS PERTUSA. Huc: Angraecum pertusum Lindl. Comp. B. Mng. 

 Fasc. 19. p. 205: 

 Cnulescens, foliis dislichis loratis oblique bilobis, spicis recurvis 

 secundis densifloiis, sepalis ovalis obtusis patentissimi.«:, pelalis paulo 

 minoribus, labello plano obuvato ruflexo apiculato infra medium calca- 

 rii.'eio, calcare clavato labello lon^-iore. 



Fol. 4 — 5 poll. longa, supra leviler scrobiculaia iiifra purpureo-punciata, valde car- 

 iiosa, duas lertins pollicis lata. Flores parvi, purpiirascentes, dense secundi. Racem. 

 4—5" long. Bractene minimae acutae. Labellum fauce caicnris orbiculari infra me- 

 diimi (lerfornlum nec ad ipsnm basin ul in reliquis. — Wcst Coasi of Africa. Lodd. 



