trilineata (Lindl.) Balogh = Gularia trilineata (Lind]l.) Garay 
transversalis (Rich. & Gal.) Schltr. = Schiedeella Llaveana (Lindl.) Schltr. 
velata (Robins. & Fern.) Schltr. = Deiregyne velata (Robins. & Fern.) Garay 
Schiedeella violacea (Rich. & Gal.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Spiranthes violacea Rich. & Gal. in Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 3, 
3: 32, 1845. 
Schiedeella Wercklei (Schltr.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Spiranthes Wercklei Schltr. in Fedde, Rep. 10: 482, 1911. 
Serapias L. 
aphylla Vell. = Pelexia Arrabidae (Rchb.f.) Garay 
biflora Vell. = Sarcoglottis biflora (Vell.) Schltr. 
coccinea Vell. = Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay 
congesta Vell. = Beadlea congesta (Vell.) Garay 
fasciculata Vell. = Sarcoglottis fasciculata (Vell.) Schltr. 
Neottia Gmel. = Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay 
nitida Vell. = Sauroglossum nitidum (Vell.) Schltr. 
polyaden Vell. = Stigmatosema polyaden (Vell.) Garay 
speciosa (Jacq.) Gmel. = Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Jacq.) L.C.Rich. ex 
Spreng. 
spiralis (L.) Scop. = Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall. 
tomentosa Vell. = Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay 
ventricosa Vell. = Sarcoglottis ventricosa (Vell.) Hoehne 
Skeptrostachys Garay, gen. nov. 
Etymology: Skeptron = baton and stachys = spike, in allu- 
sion of appearance of the inflorescence in most 
species. 
Sepala dissimilia, conniventia, subparallela, apicibus leviter 
arcuato-patentibus; sepalo postico valde cucullato, libero; se- 
palis lateralibus obliquis, pedi columnae decurrentibus. Petala 
Margine interiore sepalo intermedio agglutinata, plus minusve 
sinuosa, basi decurrentia. Labellum plus minusve sigmoideum, 
basi conduplicatum, marginibus calloso-incrassatis; lamina re- 
curva, Margines in medio utrinque lateribus columnae aggluti- 
natae. Columna brevis, cylindrica, basi in pedem longum, decur- 
rentem producta; stigmata 2, confluentia vel V-formia; rostellum 
rigidum, acuminatissimum, basi utrinque obscure unidentatum. 
Anthera cucullata vel umbonata; pollinia clavata, viscidio line- 
ari affixa. Ovarium oblique ovoideum vel fusiforme. 
Plantae terrestres, elatae; radicibus fasciculatis, crassiusculis, 
stipitatis; foliis plerumque basilaribus; sursum in bracteas tran- 
seuntibus; caulibus erectis, supra multifloris; rhachide cylindrica, 
satis densiflora; floribus inter mediocres, haud ringentibus. 
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