in spite of the fact that 4. falcata has, quite properly, 
been removed to a separate genus, now known as Neo- 
jinetia Hu. Three of the added species are from West 
Africa, the fourth is from the Comoro Islands; all had 
been described some time previously, but had not been 
recognised as belonging to Angraecopsis. 
The latest formal account of the genus is that of the 
Madagascar species by Perrier de la Bathie*, in which 
five species are enumerated of which three are additions. 
All these species have distinct viscidia to the pollinia 
in spite of any statements to the contrary, though in 
dried specimens the two viscidia, which often lie side by 
side, adhere to one another during drying and are difh- 
cult to separate on later examination. 
Recently several orchids, which seem referable to 4n- 
graecopsis on general grounds, have been collected in 
different parts of East Africa. These species, however, 
all have a common viscidium to the two pollinia. It 
seems most suitable to include them in a distinct section 
of the genus. 
Examination of all the above forms shows that, al- 
though they exhibit considerable diversity in many re- 
spects, there is a recognisable facies common to the whole 
genus, not only as regards the vegetative parts, but also 
in the floral structure. Characteristic external features 
are the short stem with a few somewhat oblique curved 
leaves, the relatively long slender inflorescences and the 
rather small or very small somewhat spidery flowers. In 
the latter the lateral sepals are characteristically longer 
than the intermediate, often somewhat spathulate and 
projecting together forwards in a parallel position. The 
petals are triangular, usually with the anticous margin 
dilated into a forward pointing lobe, the lower part of 
this being adnate to the base of the lateral sepal; often 
* Humbert. Fl. Madag. Orchid. 2 (1941) 80-86. 
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