PONTHIEVA 39 



glandular hairs, about half as long as the stalked ovary, 4-5-5 mm. 1., 

 2-2-5 mm. br. Pedicel 4 mm. 1., glabrescent. Ovary thicker above, 

 glandular-pubescent, 7 - 5-8 mm. 1. Flowers white, erect-spreading, about 

 \ in. 1. Sepals white, slightly tinged with green outside ; median 

 oUiptical or lanceolate-elliptical, very shortly acuminate, 5 2-5 -5 mm. 1., 

 1*8-2 mm. br. ; lateral ovate, slightly oblique, very shortly acuminate, 

 4 '5-5 -5 mm. 1., 2*6-2-7 mm. br. Petals dilated on the outer side, slightly 

 falcate, 2-4-nerved, 4 to nearly 5 mm. 1., 1-6-2-5 mm. br., clawed, attached 

 to column -5-1 mm. above its base. Lip folded on itself, white with 2 

 green spots on either side, greenish where it joins the column, 3-nerved, 

 very concave at base and thickened on outside, 2 - 5-3 • 5 mm. 1. (without 

 claw), 3-2-4 mm. br., terminal lobe 1 mm. 1.; claw thickened and broad 

 above, rather more than -5 mm. 1. Column (including rostellum), 2-2*5 

 mm. 1., the short pointed rostellum dilated above, concave and winged on 

 the posterior side next the anther, wings forming a cup from the edge of 

 which the anther springs ; stigma large. Anther shortly stalked, about as 

 high as apex of rostellum. Capsule (unripe) cylindrical-ellipsoidal, some- 

 what wider near apex. 



We have transferred this and the following species to Ponthieva, as the 

 petals and lip are raised on the column. 



4. P. ventPicosa comb. nov. ; sepals glandular-pubescent, 

 median 3-nerved, lateral 5-nerved ; lip sessile, forming a very short 

 saccate spur, 3-lobed above, lateral lobes rounded, median lobe 

 narrow, blunt. — Cranichis ventricosa Griseh. loc. cit. ; Cogn. 

 he. cit. 



On rocky shady banks ; in fl. and fr. Dec. ; Fairfield, Wullschlaegel, 

 1068 ! Prior ! Browns Town, Miss T. M. Barrett 1 Farm Hill ; Tweedside, 

 2500 ft.; Guava Ridge Road, 2500 ft.; Harris \ Anchovy, Cradwickl 

 Fl. Jam. 5538, 6924, 7814, 10,403, 10,469.— Cuba, Hispaniola, Porto Rico. 



Plant 7-15 in. high. Scape 1*5-3 dm. 1., glabrate. Leaves 3 or 4, 

 oblong, elliptical or obovate, often tapering into the stalks, 2-7 cm, 1., 

 1-2-5 cm. br. ; sometimes the stalk of the upper leaf completely sheathing. 

 Sheaths 3-6, lower sometimes a leaf-like blade, varying greatly in size ; the 

 others tubular below, free portion oblong, acute, 7-16 mm. 1. Bacetne 

 glandular-pubescent, 3-7 cm. 1., lengthening in the fruit. Bracts ovate, 

 acute, 3-nerved, glandular-pubescent, 5 mm. 1. Ovary thicker above, 

 tapering to base, glandular-pubescent, 1 cm. 1. Flowers white, few or 

 several, small, erect-spreading, shortly stalked, nearly J in. 1. Sepals 

 median oval, obtuse, tapering to apex and base, 5*2 mm. 1., 2*2 mm. br., 

 lateral forming a chin round short spur of lip, broadly ovate, oblique on 

 the side forming the chin, 6 mm. 1., 3-5 mm. br. Petals with 3-nerves 

 branching, somewhat triangular, unequally 2-lobed, about 5 mm. 1., nearly 

 2*5 mm. br. Lip attached to column shortly above the base, 5-nerved, 

 folded on itself, 4*5 mm. 1. Column thicker above, with a sharp pointed 

 rostellum, 2-5 mm. 1., concave and slightly winged at base posteriorly 

 towards the anther; stigma roundish. Anther stalked, exceeding the 

 apex of the rostellum. Capsule ellipsoidal, tapering to base, 8 mm. 1., 

 3*5-4 mm. br. 



