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f. Ch. sulphurea (Blume) 

 Pfitz. — Chelonanihcra sulphurea 

 Blume, Bijdr. (4 825) 383. — 

 Coelogyne sulfurea Reichb. f. in 

 Bonpland. V. (1857) 43; Gard. 

 Chron. (4 87 4) 970; J. J. Smith 

 in Fl. de Buitenzorg VI. (4905) 

 4 46. — C. Crookewitii Teysm. 

 et Binn. in Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. V. 

 (4 853) 488. — Pseudobulbi an- 

 guste ovati, laeves, juniores vaginis 

 ovatis, subacutis, pallidis, siccis 

 papyraceis fulti, vagina summa 

 pseudobulbum superante erecta, in 

 rhizomate repente dense seriati, 

 monophylli, 6 cm longi, 2,5 cm 

 crassi. Folium in petiolum lamina 

 ter vel quater breviorem pseudo- 

 bulbo subaequilongum angustatum, 

 anguste oblonge- -obovatum, acu- 

 tum, coriaceum, superne nitidum, 

 subtus opacum, pallidum, nervo 

 medio solo subtus prominente prae- 

 ditum,30 cm longum, 5 cm latum. 

 Scapus proteranthus , sive folii 

 apici protruso synanthus, erectus, 

 multiflorus, 20 cm longus, folium 

 non aequans; bracteae naviculares, 

 ovatae, pallidae, subscariosae, deci- 

 duae, ovarium longe peduneulatum 

 superantes, 2 cm longae. Sepala 

 subaequalia, oblonga, acuta, basi 

 manifeste saccata, extus carinata. 

 Petala ligulato-linearia, obtusa, 

 circinato-reflexa. Labellum immo- 

 bile, sigmoideo-flexum, basi lata 

 gynostemio insertum, lobi laterales 

 parvi trianguläres, subfalcati, acuti, 

 reflexi, lobus medius ex isthmo 

 distineto valde dilatatus, transverse 

 oblongus vel reniformis, bilobus, 

 reflexus, carinae 2 extus versae 

 argutae a parte ascendente labelli 

 usque ad isthmi basin extensae, 

 basis labelli neetarifera. Gynoste- 

 mium acutum, e basi angustiore 

 valde alato-dilatatum, conchiforme, 

 ala apice trilöba, margine erosa. 

 Anthera dependens, rostellum tra- 

 peziforme , stigma semiorbiculare 

 margine produeto. Pollinia ap- 

 planata, per paria ineumbentia, 

 caudicula antice incisa. Sepala 

 petalaque viridi-sulfurea , labellum 



Fig. 47. Chelonistele sulphurea (Blume) Pfitz. A Scapus 

 cum inflorescentia (magn. nat.). B Folium (magn. nat.). 

 C Flos a fronte visus (auetus). (Origin. beati Pfitz er.) 



