ORCHIDACE.E 



1.5 dm. alti, graciles, in sicco 3 mm. in crassitudine, internodiis 

 5-10 mm. longis, foliosi rigidi. Folia oblongi-ligulata, coriacea, 

 ad apicem irregulariter tridentata, ± 4 cm. longa, in sicco 4 mm. 

 lata, disticha, in sicco rugosa, vaginis persistentibus caulem obte- 

 gentibus. Vaginae arete adpressae, internodiis sequilongsevel longi- 

 ores, rugosae, usque ad 1 cm. longae. Pedunculi prope summum 

 caulem orti, pedunculi ascendentes, glabri, bialati. Inflorescentiae 

 paniculate, usque ad 1 dm. longae, ascendentes, bracteis squami- 

 formibus, munitis. Rami paniculae 1.5-6 cm. longi. Flores minuti, 

 2-4 mm. distantes. Pedicellus cum ovario 2.5-3 mm. longus, 

 quam bracteae squamiformes longior. Sepala lateralia oblonga, 

 uninervia, 2 mm. longa, vix 1 mm. lata, acuta. Sepalum dor- 

 sale simile. Petala anguste elliptica, ad apicem truncata, 1.5 mm. 

 longa, vix .75 mm. lata, uninervia. Labellum saccatum, triloba- 

 tum, lobis lateralibus subobsoletis, rotundatis, in sicco membra- 

 naceis, lobo medio carnoso,oblongo, obtuso, circiter 1 mm. longo, 

 .75 mm. lato, inferne prope apicem incrassato, ad medium callo 

 transversali. Saccus valde scrotiformis, 1.5 mm. longus, complana- 

 tus, obtusus, ecallosus. Gynostemium breve, carnosum, .5 mm. 

 longum, utrinque processu subulato, ascendente. 



This is a compact, interesting little species, which produces 

 from two to three paniculate inflorescences from the axils of the 

 upper leaves. Fruiting and flowering panicles occur at the same 

 time, so that the flowering season is apparently a long one. The 

 lateral lobes of the labellum are distinguishable merely as the 

 rounded-up sides of the sac, and in some specimens pass im- 

 perceptibly into the fleshy middle lobe. Plants scarcely 12 cm. 

 tall from base of stem to tip of inflorescence have been noted 

 among the specimens that constitute the original collection of 

 this species. Schoenorchis Vanoverberghii is nearly allied to S.pa- 



niculata Bl. 



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