ORCHIDACE.E 



fibrosae, flexuosae. Herba caulescens. Caules saepe approximati, 

 suberecti vel leviter arcuati, flexuosi, vaginis folioruni omnino 

 obtecti. Folia disticha, equitantia, linearia, falcato-incurva, ad 

 apicem acutum sensim angustata, laxe patentia. Pedunculus 

 infra racemum perbrevis,pubescens,bracteatus.Rachispubescens 

 vel tomentosa. Bracteae inflorescentiae lanceolatae, aristatae, 

 irregulariter fimbriatae. Racemus adscendens vel saepissime ar- 

 euatus, multiflorus. Flores minuti, verticillati. Sepala ovata, con- 

 cava. Sepala lateralia acuta. Sepalum dorsale obtusum. Petala 

 linearia, apice abrupte rotundata. Labellum panduratum, basi 

 auriculis rotundatis praeditum, prope apicem in lobulos binos 

 suborbiculares erosos sinu lato separates extensum. Ovarium 

 cellulari-tomentosum. 



Roots numerous, fibrous, flexuous, ±.5 mm, thick. Plant caul- 

 escent. Stem from the base of the plant to the base oftherachis 

 ±15 cm. tall, suberect or arcuate, regularly flexuous or sinuous, 

 entirely concealed by the leaf sheaths. Leaves ±4.5 cm. long, 

 4 mm. thick dorso-ventrally just above the sheath, distichous, 

 equitant, Unear, rarely linear-oblong, falcately incurved, broad- 

 est at the base, narrowed to an acute apex, provided below with 

 loose scarious sheaths, the basal and apical leaves much reduced 

 in size. Peduncle up to the raceme very short and inconspic- 

 uous, up to 1.4 cm. long, pubescent, covered with numerous 

 narrowly lanceolate bracts. Rachis up to 14 cm. long, pubescent 

 or tomentose. Bracts of the raceme about 2 mm. long, lanceolate, 

 irregularly fimbriate, aristate, sheathing the pedicel. Raceme 

 about 5 mm. wide, ascending or generally arcuate, sub-densely 

 many-flowered, the apical portion very remotely flowered. 

 Flowers minute, verticillate. Sepals less than 1 mm. long, con- 

 cave, tomentose without. Lateral sepals ovate, acute, oblique. 

 Dorsal sepal round-ovate, obtuse. Petals as long as the sepals, 



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