Monandrae. Orchidaceae. 
Orchidaceae Lindley . Nat. syst. ed. II, 336; Genera et Species 1840 
v , T \ 381 ' Rchb ‘ f ‘ Wal P ers Anna! Ill, 516 ; Pfitzer in Engler Prantl. 
., tr \fflanzenfamilien II Aht.6,53. - Orchideae Haller 1742. Enum. 
f rp : Helvet Proof- 33, Linnaei et omnium fere auctormn. - Orchides 
'lussien hort. Trian. 1759. 
Mores hermaphroditi rarius dioeci v. polygami. Peri- 
gomum foliolis 6 in oircnlos 2 altemantes dispositis compo- 
si am, ilia circuli exterioris „sepala“ dicta; lateralia circuli 
a erni „petala“ medianum circuli interioris saepe ampliatum 
smtura quam maxime varians „labellum“ dictum. Stamina 
aJ+ anSSlnie 3 CUm st ^° ™ cor P us „columna v. gynostemium" 
COa ^f a st amen unicum si adest sepalo dorsali 
Mositum, S i 3 petalis illi et lateralibus opposita). Stigma 
piendu° aS it rarissime 3 divisa quarum 2 (laterales) ad reci- 
i.rostell « • aptae> tertia P^umque in organum peculiare 
Rlutine Um + transformata; stigmata plerumque foveae 
aut p i SCa ent * ™ mersae ) rarius producta v. stipitata. Pollen 
2 (interd erUm ^ P anu * osuin aut cereum > plerumque massulas 
di SS ectiie Uln 4 > V * m .° ^ ormans * sa epius in „tetradas“ dietas 
et ffiina ’i maSSll l ae * n P rocessus „eaudieulae“ dictae productae 
Pei'ennes U T UD ^ Cae v ’ ^inis affixae. — Herbae v. frutices 
restre s v ^ erae q ue radicibus proprie dicendis mstructae, ter- 
e ffieientes ^ticae, caules sympodia v. rarius monopodia 
(annua) ant aep ! US * n »t)ulbos“ incrassati, folia aut herbacea 
tiv a v coriacea v. imo cartilaginea (perennia) duplica- 
voiutiva. Inflorescentiae racemosae (rarissime mo- 
