ventricosa (Cogn.) Schltr. 
viridis (Cogn.) Schltr. 
Weberbaueri (Krzl.) Schltr. 
Weberbauerana (Krzl.) Schltr. Sphalm. = Pelexia Weberbaueri (Krzl.) 
Schltr. 
Weirii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. = Pelexia laxa (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 
Wendlandiana Krzl. = Pelexia olivacea Rolfe 
yungasensis (Rolfe) Schltr. 
Physogyne Garay, gen. nov. 
Etymology: Physao = distend, inflate and gyne = female, in 
reference to the column which is ballooned out in 
front. 
Sepala similia, conniventia, subparallela; sepalo postico con- 
cavo, usque ad basin libero; sepalis lateralibus inter se breviter 
connatis, gibbum minutum, rotundatum formantibus. Petala 
obliqua vel subfalcata, margine interiori sepalo postico aggluti- 
nata. Labellum breviter unguiculatum, ungue basi sepalorum 
lateralium adnato, deinde cordatum, apicem versus attenuatum, 
disco juxta unguem utrinque cornu carnoso, falcato ornato. 
Columna erecta, arcuatim convexa, basi obliqua, facie pubes- 
cens; stigmata 2, confluentia, apice biloba; rostellum elongatum, 
lineare. Anthera ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, valde concava, 
basi cordata; pollinia clavata, viscidio parvo, elliptico affixa. 
Ovarium cylindricum vel fusiforme, sessile, vix tortum. 
Plantae terrestres, pedales; radicibus fasciculatis, tuberosis, 
pubescentibus; foliis plurimis, basalibus, cuneatis, sub anthesin 
persistentibus vel emarcidis; caulibus erectis, vaginatis, sursum 
laxe spicatis, multifloris; floribus minutis. 
Sepals similar, connivent, subparallel; dorsal sepal concave, 
free to base; lateral sepals basally connate for a short distance, 
forming a small, round, gibbose base. Petals oblique or subfal- 
cate, the inner margin agglutinate with dorsal sepal. Lip with a 
short claw which is fused with the connate gibbose part of lateral 
sepals, cordate at base, attenuate toward apex; disc with a pair 
of fleshy, falcate horns on both sides of the claw. Column erect, 
arcuately convex in front, ballooned out, due to inflated clinan- 
drium, pubescent below stigmata, oblique at base; stigmata 2, 
confluent, with a bilobed apex; rostellum elongate, linear. 
Anther ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, deeply concave, with a cor- 
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