338 Prof. Lindley on some Orchidaceous Plants 



lower united) tuberculate within on the upper half; lateral petals 

 rugulose within, with innumerable shining facets. Lip curved to- 

 wards the apex, and ciliate-serrulate on the edges. Petals, lip, and 

 col. about half the length of sepals." (663.) 



;. Pleurothallis longilabris ; muscosa, folio longe petiolato lanceo- 

 lato acuto marginato pedunculo capillar! flexuoso paucifloro bre- 

 viore, pedicellis elongatis, sepahs 3 linearibus petalisque laceris 

 acutis, labello sepalis sequaU pandurato auriculato unguiculato 

 fimbriato secus axin papilloso. 



" Dense woods near Monte Verde, on trunks of Palms. Flowers 

 dark red. Monte Verde, on trunks of trees in thick woods. Calyx 

 dark red, especially the veins, with yellowish-green tips ; lateral 

 petals small, very hght reddish (the midrib deeper), fine streaks on 

 the margin. Labellum spatulate, dark red, also the edges and mid- 

 rib of the convolute claw." (651.) 



PL aristata, to which this nearly approaches, is much larger in 

 all its parts, and has a differently formed lip, not at all longer than 

 the petals. 



■I- Pleurothallis testcefolia {Cymbidium testafoHum, Swz.) ; pro- 

 repens, rhizomate squamis membranaceis vaginato, folio sub- 

 rotundo-oblongo tridentato basi unifloro, bractea carinata mem- 

 branacea dorso lacera, sepalis pilosis dorsali breviore, petalis un- 

 guiculatis cuneatis, labello oblongo unguiculato margine lacero 

 medio aspero ad basin limbi alte bilamellato, columna apice cucul- 

 lata crispa. 



" Monte Verde ; woods ; epiphytal. Leaves dark green, speckled 

 with dark brownish red ; a broad channel above, in which lies the 

 flower, and a conspicuous mid-nerve below. Sepals dark red, very 

 hairy externally, the apices connivent, and only opening at the sides, 

 Labellum roundish or oval, covered and fringed with large bristles, 

 very dark red or brown. Lateral petals oblanceolate, deep rose. 

 Androecium light red or pink." (648.) 



This very remarkable species has no immediate affinity with known 

 species. 



4- Pleurothallis Cubensis ; caule alato, folio coriaceo oblongo, spicis 

 sessilibus subbifloris, bracteis membranaceis ochreatis Isevibus, 

 floribus tomentosis 3-sepahs, petalis obtusissimis, labello acuto 

 bilineato. 

 " No locality." (653.) 



Near PI. /ceteris, but flowers smaller, leaves narrower and not 

 distinctly parallel-veined ; sepals half-ovate, not linear, &c. 



Octomeria tridentata, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839, misc. 43. 



" Summit of Loma del Gato, on trees. Flowers greenish white. 

 Column red at base and apex ; also the labellum, except the edge, 

 which is whitish." (654.) 



