cal C. distichum previously mentioned shows one flower 
quite as large as that of Mernandezia pulchra, and the 
form of the lip appears to be substantially similar in the 
two concepts. Moreover, the 3-lobed and toothed clinan- 
drium in Fernandezia pulchra is shown also in the analy- 
sis of Centropetalum distichum as drawn on the sheet 
bearing the type specimens. Accordingly, the only dis- 
crepancies between these two concepts consist in minor 
differences in the color of the flowers and in slight dis- 
crepancies in the callus on the lip. 
It seems to me, therefore, that all of these concepts 
should be treated as representing a single variable species. 
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