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474. SOPHRONITIS vioLACEA Lindley in Bot. 
Reg., 1840, misc., no. 15; pseudobulbo ovali, folio 
solitario lineari scapo PEART basi multibracteato 
l-floro longiore, labello obovato acuto nudo basi gib- 
boso, columnæ alis maximis carnosis obtusis falcatis. 
(Fig. 238; 1 and 2, views of the column and wings; 
9, lip; 4, pollen masses.) 
A common Brazilian plant, found on the Moun- 
tains. The very narrow leaves, violet, not brick-red flowers, 
sad: numerous dry scaly bracts, readily distinguish it. For 
the specimen now represented we are indebted to Mr 
Bellenden Ker. 
475. SOPHRONITIS PrEROCARPA Lindley in Herb. 
Martius; folio coriaceo subrotundo oblongo, race- 
mis brevibus corymbosis, ovario hexaptero longè 
rostrato, labello ovato cristato. (Fig. 239; 6, the 
pollen masses ; 7, a transverse section of the ovary.) 
This very rare plant in gardens has rosy 
purple flowers, a very remarkable ovary, 
with six broad wings and a very long neck, 
and roundish oblong leaves, Gardner found 
it on the Organ Mountains (665) ; Martius 
on rotting trees near Mainarde, in the p 
vince of Minas Geraes. 
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