Platk 2147 



PODOCHILUS ACICULARIS, IKol.f. 



OucniDEiE, Subtribe Notyliea. 



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HooJi. f. 



filiformibus 



dense coespitosis ramosis, foliis acJcularibus, racemis terminalibug 

 paucifloris brevissimis, floribus miuutis, sepalis ovato-oblongis obtusis, 



"basi cordato et 2.cornuto. 



oblo 



Hab. Malay Peulnsula ; Perak, Father Scortec1iini\ etc.; Penarg, 

 Wra y . 



Caules 6-8-pollicares, diffusi, subflexuosi, ad basin foliosi. Floresj^ 

 poll. loTigi, ad apices ramoruni subsessiles, albi, bractcis minimis. 

 ISepala lateralia iixlcato-ovata, subacuta, l-nervia, basi in mentum nunc 

 obscurum rotundatum nunc globosnm et 2-lobum tumesccntia; dorsali 

 minore. Petala obfcusa, 1-nerYJa. Lahellum sepalis brevins, 3-uerve, 

 mterdum fere rhombeo- rotundatura, ungue gracili, cornubus incurvis 

 obtusis. Columna magna, demum bipartita ; anthera ovato-cordata, 

 demum bifida, lobis divaricatis acuminatis; polliuia per paria calyp- 

 trata, paribus glandule communi linear! affixa. 



This species so closely resembles P. disticlins (Hexaineria disiicha^ 

 Br.)j Benn. PL Jav. Bar. t. 7, that I hesitated, and examined several 

 flo Vipers of each before I ventured to propose this. 



The development of the column and pollinia in this genus requires 

 a careful study. The difficulty in making out those structures in dried 

 specimens is very great, but I think that the details which I have 

 given on Plate 2147 are fairly accurate. The true nature of the 

 calyptriform cap of the pollinia baffled me. Can it be derived from 

 the dorsal face of the column :— J. D. H. 



Fig. 1. Portion of stem and leaf. 2. Flower-bract nnd portion of rachis of spike. 

 •5. Flower, sprendoptn. 4. Aiithfr-ca.se in earl}', and o. later, j?tage. 6. Two of the 

 polIen-mafiseH with their ojilvptriform sheath ami gland. AU (jnatlii enforgrd. 



