Sarcoglyphis lilacina (J.J.Sm.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Sarcanthus lilacinus J.J.Sm. in Bull. Dep. Agric. Ind. 
Neerl. 5: 27, 1907. 
Sarcoglyphis mirabilis (Rchb.f.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Sarcanthus mirabilis Rehb.f. in Gard. Chron. n.s. 10: 
300, 1878. 
Syn.: Sarcanthus Gilberti Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2334, 1894. 
Sarcanthus Smithianus Kerr in Journ, Siam Soc. Nat. Hist. 
Suppl. 9: 239, 1933. 
Sarcanthus vientianensis Guillaum. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 
Paris, ser. 2, 30: 461, 1958. 
Sarcanthus Tizieri Guillaum. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 
ser. 2, 35: 650, 1963. 
Sarcophyton Garay, gen. nov. 
Type: Cleisostoma crassifolium Lindl. & Paxt. 
Etymology: sarxw = flesh and phyton = plant, in refer- 
ence to the excessively fleshy nature of the plants in all 
of their parts. 
Sepala libera, subaequalia. Sepalum posticum erectum, 
sepala lateralia plus minusve reflexa. Petala minora, li- 
bera, plus minusve reflexa. Labellum basi columnae ad- 
natum, lobatum, calcaratum; lobis lateralibus erectis, 
dentiformibus, lobo intermedio recurvo, valde ruguloso 
incrassato, calcare cylindrico, pendulo, eseptato, orificio 
callis 2, sese tengentibus ornato. Columna humilis, apoda. 
Clinandrium humile. Stigma satis magnum, orbiculare. 
Rostellum abbreviatum, bidentatum. Pollinia 4, dis- 
tincta, globosa, stipiti lineari affixa; glandula minuta. 
Herbae epiphyticae, validae, crasse carnosae; caulibus 
robustis paucifoliatis; foliis crasse coriaceis vel carnosis, 
conduplicatis, arcuatis; inflorescentiis usque ad vel supra 
metrales, longe pedunculatis, supra paniculatis multi- 
floris. 
The flowers, especially the shape of the lip, are remi- 
niscent of certain Acampe species, such as A. papillosa 
(Lind].) Lindl. and 4. ochracea (Lindl.) Hochr. The 
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