ANTHOGONIUM. 383 
The under surface is stomatose, the upper has large 
cellular hairs along the ribs, and veins. The green parenchy- 
ma occupies the outer surface, that below the veins, is globose 
and less green, that above, or in relation with the upper sur- 
face oblong, placed at right angles to the surface, and is con- 
siderably green. 
Affyanisthan, 1839. 
 Anthogonium Pl. CCCXLV. Fig. II. 
Caules basi in cormum globosum dilatati, cormis apices 
versus foliorum vestiguis vestitis. 
Scapus pedalis vel 24 pedalis hinc -illine bracteis vaginze- 
formibus, limbo obsoleto tectis. Spica terminalis multifloris, 
pedicelli basi bracteo minute persistente donat. ovario multo- 
ties brevior. 
Flos cum apice pedicelli angulum rectum formans! ob- 
lique insertus. 
Per. explanatum. Sepala difformia postico oblongo li- 
neari-obtusiusculo, lateralia limbo late ovato, inter se in tu- 
bum cylindricum basi gibbosum coalit. lateralia reflexa, ter- 
minali recto ascendente. 
Pet. utrinque, sepali postici applicit. eoque margines secus 
leviter adnata, longissima unguiculata limbo anguste lanceo- 
lato, bases versus vix liber 
Labellum cucullatum iiid Rd late pou 
cordatum, inferne attenuatissimum et fere unguiculatum basi 
paullo gibbosum rosaceum, maculis sanguineis, margine apicis 
utrinque subauriculato, inferior vel basi versus cum columne 
accretum, Columna clavata semiteres, apice incurvata a medio 
supra libera simplex apice obtusa З dentata. Rostellum cli- 
nand. basi formans, antice emarginatum convexiusculum. 
Anthera terminalis, dente postica columna affixa, bilocula- 
ris, loculis subbilocellatis. 
Pollinia 4 accumbentia ? ovato angulata hinc plana, ope ma- 
teria viscosa pulverea cohaerentia. 
Genus distinctum. 
