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(syn. C. pedicellatum, Reichb. f. non Sw.), must be removed from the 
genus Cymbidium. — 2nd. That these in a body must go with the 
group described under the name Cyrtopera.—3rd. That the genus 
Cyrtopodium has been wrongly united with Cyrtopera by Bentham, 
and should be kept distinct, the genus appearing to be a perfectly 
natural group and confined to America.—4th. That there appears to 
be no character by which Cyrtopera can be separated from Lissochilus. 
Lindley described Cyrtopera as being ecalearate, but C. plantaginea has 
a spur +inch long. C. /lava has a very distinct and large pouch, and 
in everything but colour has almost exactly the appearance of Lisso- 
chilus arenarius, Lindley, and cannot possibly be generically separated 
from it; and the other species of Cyrtopera have a more or less 
decided spur, pouch, or chin to the lip, formed partly by the foot of 
the column, partly by the lip, with various intermediate grades.— 
5th. That there appear to be no good grounds for separating Lisso- 
chilus from Eulophia; the character of the broad petals as a dis- 
tinctive mark of Lissochilus breaks down, and the character of an 
uncrested lip, upon which Brown founded the genus Lissochilus, 
equally so. The question then arises, which genus should take pre- 
cedence, since both names were published in October, 1821 (see Bot. 
Reg. t. 573), where in the text it is spelt Hulophus, and was altered at 
t. 686 to Eulophia. The genus Eulophia has the largest number of 
species, and the adoption of this name would perhaps involve least 
change; besides which, Lissochilus is unsuited as referrmg to a 
smooth lip, while most of the species have a crest on the lip. The 
result of all this then is that Cyrtopera should be separated from 
Cyrtopodium and, together with Lissochilus, united to Kulophia, under 
which genus they might be grouped in a series gradually passing from 
the typical and distinctly-spurred Eulophias to the short-chinned and 
spurless plants put in Cyrtopera. This, as it appears to us, will then 
form a very natural genus, uniform in habit and not differing much in 
general floral structure.” 
In accordance with the foregoing opinions I have, in describing 
the genus, united with it the genera Lissochilus, Orthochilus, and 
Cyrtopera; have again included the old species HH. aculeata of 
Sprengel ; and have also referred to it Cymbidium tabulare, Swartz, and 
C. ustulatum, mihi. 
Distrisution.—The genus is a large one, with probably over 100 
species, spread chiefly over the warmer regions of the Old World, and 
largely African. There are about 40 species belonging to the eastern 
coast region of South Africa, between Port Hlizabeth and Zululand. 
