ORCHIDACEiE 



H, alata VENEZUELA 



Prope coloniam Tovar^ 1854-5, A. Fendler (no. 1417) (3), {H. hrachyceraSy 

 fide Lindl.). 



BOLIVIA 



Yungas, 1890, A. Miguel Bang (no. 582) (3). 



Reported as follows: 



CUBA, Wright (nos. 1694, 3306); PORTO RICO, ST. THOMAS, 

 JAMAICA, ANTIGUA, ST. VINCENT 



H. socialis 74. H. socialis Fawcett <§ Rendle, in Journ. Bot. 47 : 263 (1909). 

 "Type in Herb. Kew. Herba glabra. Caulis erectus, foliatus, 

 vaginis foliorum tectus. Folia lanceolata, tenuia, 9-nervia, acuta, 

 superne minora atque bracteiformia, basi amplexicaulia et in 

 vaginam tubulosam angustata. Bractese lanceolatse, acuminate, 

 ovario pedicellato sub£equilongae.Racemus sublaxus,multiflorus. 

 Flores erecti. Sepala, medianum enerve, suborbiculare, obtusissi- 

 mum,apiculatum,cucullatum;lateralia 2-nervia, oblonga, retusa. 

 Petala indivisa, reticulato-2-nervia, oblonga, basim versus antice 

 lobo prominenti instructa apice emarginato, nervibus excurren- 

 tibus mucronata. Labellum simplex, lineari-ligulatum, basim an- 

 gustum versus utrinque lobo prominenti instructum, margine 

 revoluto; calcare tenui, compresso, apicem versus angustato, 

 ovario subsequilongo ; processubus stigmaticis, brevissimis, capi- 

 tatis, glandulosis ; antherae canalibus ascendentibus, processubus 

 duplo longioribus. 



"Plant 3 dm. 1. Stem about 2 dm. 1., 3 mm. br. Leaves, blade 

 to 8.5 cm. 1., to 2 cm. br. Bracts, lower 1.3 cm. 1. Pedicel about 

 3 mm. 1. Ovary about 1 cm. 1. Raceme about 10 cm. 1. Flowers 

 green. Sepals, median about 3.5 mm. 1. and br. ; lateral about 

 4.3 mm. 1., about 2 mm. br. Petals 3.5 mm. 1., about 1 mm. br. 

 Lip about 5.5 mm. 1., about 1.2 mm. br. Spur about 1 cm. 1. 



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