ACANTHOPHIPPIUM. 347 
characters of the flower are pretty much the same, so far as 
words go. 
Arguments are suggested by this species in favour of the 
ternary nature of the pistil, and the so called additional 
carpellary leaves do not appear to have any placental surface. 
l- Plant reduced as to foliage about 4. 
2. Flower seen in front. 
3. Labellum and column lateral view. 
4. Labellum in front. 4 one of the hairs. 
5. Anther lateral view. 
6. Anther, under surface vertical view. 
7. Pollinia front view. 
8. Do. back. 
9. Do. obliquely laterally. 
10. Column in front. 
11. Do. laterally and rather obliquely. 
12. Apex of column back. 
ACANTHOPHIPPIUM. 
Acanthophippium ringiflorum Gr. Pl. СССХХУ, 
Terrestris, Pseudo-bulbi inverse obovato-clavati, subam- 
pullacei, maximi spithamei. hinc illinc (semel bisve) sulcati, 
medium supra reliquus vaginarum membranaceas gerentes, 
Fol. pauca infimo scariosa ad vaginam reducta, summo ses- 
quipedale, lanceolata, acuminata, 5-7-venia, subplicata, supra. 
saturatam viridia lucidaque, infra subglaucescentiam : vaginze 
conspicue 4-angulati. $ 
Scapi solitarii, uno duobusve exaxillis squamarum folia- 
cearum, pseudobulbi novelli senioris basi affixi et apice folia 
novella convoluta exserentis, abbreviata, 4-5 unciales, pauci- 
fiori, purpureo-tincti. Bracteæ magne, concave, membra- 
пасе. 
Flores racemosi postici maximi, longitudine biunciali trans- 
verse unciali. Ovaria alba, 1$ uncialia, coste ovar, obtuse 
in pedicellum longe decurrentes. 
