A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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wavy: labellum 



spreading 47. ScHOMBDRGKIA. 



DD. The base of the label- 

 lum rolled around 

 the column, ex- 

 panding suddenly 

 into a broad 



blade 4S. Brassavola. 



(See also49. Tetramicea). 

 CC. Stigmas on subpetaloid 

 expansions of the 



column 50. Sophbonitis. 



(See also 51. Epiphronitis. 



BBB. Pollinia 6 52. Leptotes. 



BBBB. Pollinia mostly abnormal. 53. L.elio-cattleta. 



9. SoBRALiA Tribe. 



A. Stems slender, leafy : fls. 



tew, large 54. Sobralia. 



AA. Stems 1-2-lvd 55. Calopogon. 



10. Tleurothallis Tribe. 



A. The sepals all united into a 

 tube or shallow basin, 

 apices produced into 



tails 56. Masdevallia. 



AA. The lateral sepals united 



into a boat-shaped limb. .57. Scaphosepaldm. 



AAA. The lateral sepals free, or 



united into a flat or 



slightly concave blade. . . 



B. Dorsal sepal and petals 



caudate-clavate 5.S. Restrepia. 



BB. Dorsal sepal and petals 

 without clavate tails : 

 petals narrow 50. Plecrothallis. 



11. Piiaids Tribe. 



A. Lys. not articulated 



B. Labellum free, surround- 

 ing the column 60. PHAIDS. 



BB. Labellum adnate with 



spreading limb 61. Calanthe. 



AA. Lvs. articulated 



B. Sepals and petals spread- 

 ing 



c. Fls. spurred ; labellum 

 not united with the 

 column but envelop- 

 ing the latter 62. LiMATODES. 



CC. Fls. not at all or 

 slightly spurred. . . . 

 D. Mentum evident : pol- 

 linia 8 ; psendo- 

 bulbs spindle- 

 shaped. leafy all 



the way up 63. Chrysis. 



DD. Mentum absent 



E. Pollinia 8 



F. Middle lobe of the 

 labellum of uni- 

 form width. ...64. Bletia. 

 FF. Middle lobe of the 

 labellum claw- 

 ed 65. Spathoglottis. 



ee. Pollinia 4 66. Aplectrum. 



BB. Sepals and petals conni- 



vent, urceolate 67. Acanthephip- 



PIDM. 



12. Cyetopodiom Tribe. 



Note. Eulophiella (68) belongs near Cyrtopo- 

 dlum, ■■ differing in habit and in the absence of a men- 

 tum, the perianth being hemispherical and nearly 

 rounded at the base." 



A. Labellum spurred or saccate, 

 long and broad, with a 



plane middle lobe 



B. Sepals narrower than the 



petals 



BB. Sepals and petals 

 AA. Labellum not spurred nor 

 saccate ; column without 



appendages 



B. Lateral sepals inserted on 

 the ovary : labellum In- 

 serted on the foot of 

 the column 71. Ctrtopodidm. 



BB. Lateral sepals decurrent 

 on the foot of the col- 

 umn forming a mentum. 72. Warrea. 



13. Catasetum Tribe. 



A. Fls. all alike perfect : col- 

 umn twisted 73. Mormodes. 



AA. Fls. in 2 or 3 forms : col- 

 umn not twisted 



B. Column thiclt, straight. . .74. Catasetom. 

 BB. Column slender, curved. .75. Cvcnoches. 



14. LvcASTE Tribe. 



A. l*ollinia on a common stipe. 



B. Fls. subspherical 76. Angdloa. 



BB. Fls. with spreading seg- 

 ments 



c. Scape 1-fld. : laliellum 

 spreading or re- 

 curved ; stipes long 



narrow 77. Lycaste. 



CC. Scape few-fld. : labellum 

 erect : stipes long and 



narrow 78. Paphinia. 



ccc. Scape many-fld. : stipe 

 short : petals decur- 

 rent on the foot of 



the column 70. Batemannia 



AA. Pollinia on separate stipes. 80. Bifrenaria. (See 

 also Lycaste). 



15. GoNGORA Tribe. 



A. Anther decumbent : labellum 



deflexed 



B. Segments connivent, simi- 

 lar 



c. Dorsal sepal free ; hy- 

 pochil strongly con- 

 stricted at the base.. 81. Lacena. 

 CC. Dorsal sepal free ; hy- 

 pochil broadly united 

 with the column. . . . 

 D. Epichll m o V a b 1 y 

 joined to the hvpo- 



chll 82. Peristehia. 



DD. Epichll firmly united 

 with the hypochil.. 

 BB. Segments spreading or re- 

 flexed 83. ACINETA. 



c. The lateral sepals much 

 larger than the dor- 

 sal one and the pet- 

 als 84. CORYANTHES. 



CO. The sepals and petals 



similar 



D. Ilypochll excavated : 



epichll flat 



F. Pollinia 4, with a 



distinct stipe. ..85. Agan'isia, 

 FF. Pollinia 2, with a 



distinct stipe. . 86. Stanhopea. 

 DD. Ilypochll not exca- 

 vated, possessing 

 narrow, fleshy pleu- 

 ridia : column 



short 87. HorLLETiA. 



AA. Anther decumbent, labellum 



erect : lateral sepals free. 88. Gongoba. 



16. Zygopetalum Tribe. 



A. Labellum with a narrow 

 claw : sepals and petals 



broad, connivent 89. Colax. (See 



Zygopetalum), 

 AA. Labellum not distinctly 



clawed 



B. Disc with a semicircular 



crest 90. Zygopetalcm. 



BB. Disc with few parallel 



lamellie 01. Eriopsls. 



17. Dendrobium Tribe. 



A Lateral lobes of the labellum 



free: pollinia 4: lvs. flat. 92. Dexdrobicm. 



