it has been impossible to ascertain its true status. It is 
apparently not referable to the genus Ponera. The col- 
umn was described as being broadly winged, a character 
not attributed to this genus. It was also implied that the 
plant was much branched, and the peduncles were de- 
scribed as being clothed with acute white sheaths. The 
lip was described as flabellate, rounded and bilobed at the 
apex with an apicule in the sinus. Except for the apicule, 
the lip is apparently similar in outline to that of P. glom- 
erata. The specimen was collected in Colombia. 
Ponera inconspicua Loddiges ex Baxter in Loudon 
Hort. Brit. ed. 3 (1839) 616, supplement, zomen nudum. 
Attributed to Guatemala. 
The writer is indebted to Charles Schweinfurth for his 
helpful co6peration during the preparation of this paper, 
and to Gordon W. Dillon for the excellent illustrations. 
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