330 A. CoGNiAUx: 



Spiranthes adnata Benth. in Jouni. Linn. Soc. Lond., Bot. 

 XYIII (1881) p. 344; Faivc. Floiv. PL Jam. (1893) p. 40. 



Floi-es virides, labello albido. Fl. II, IV, V, VII; fr. V, VII. 



Hab. in Bahania in Andros: Northrop n. 567; Cuba ad Ärroyo 

 Grande et Jaquey altit. 500 m.: Eggers n. 5203*; Jaraaica in syhäs 

 umbrosis: Swartz, Masson; Hispaniola (ex Swartz); Portorico in 

 sylvis prope Bayamon in caciunine montis Helechol, in neraoribiis 

 iuter Bayamon et Aguas Buenas altit. 500 m., prope Yabucoa in 

 monte Cerro Gordo, prope Cayey ad ripam rivuli Morillos, prope 

 Adjuntas in cacumine montis Galsa et ad montem La Yaca: Sintenis 

 n. 1876, 2074, 4259, 4331, 4335, Stahl n. 566 part, 1144"; Guade- 

 loupe ad Houelmont altit. 400- 700m.: Duss n. 3861; St. Vincent: 

 Macrae; Grenada in sylvis obscuris ad St. Georges: Broadway; 

 Margarita ad El Valle: Miller et J.R. Johnston n. 116, Johnston n. 243. 



YIII. Stenorrhynchus L. C. Rieh. 

 L. C. Rieh. Orch. Enrop. p. 37 et in Mem. Mus. Paris. IV (1817) 

 p. 59; Li ndl. Gen. eind Sp. Orch. p. 476; Griseb. Flor. p. 641; Pßtx. 

 in Engl. v)id Prantl, Natürl. Pfleinxenfam. IL 6 p. 113. — Spiranthes 

 secf. Stenorrhynchus Endl. Gen. (1837) p. 212; Benth. et HooL 



Gen. III p. 597. 

 Sepala libera, subaequalia; posticum erectum, cum petalis in 

 galeam connivens vel cohaerens rarius apice patens; lateralia ovarii 

 apici oblique affxa et cum columna longo decurrentia, basi in mentum 

 vel saccum distinctum prominentia. Lab eil um erectum, saepissime 

 angustum, concavum, columnam amplectens eique interdum adhaerens, 

 apice patens, indivisum vel rarius trilobum. intus nudum vel interduin 

 callis aut lamina duplici appendiculatum. Columna teres, basi in 

 apice oblique ovarii longo decurrens; stigma sub rostello erecto nunc 

 brevi obtuso nunc elongato latum; clinaudriuni postice breve, mar- 

 ginibus interdum elevatis cum rostello continuis. Anthera erecta, 

 ovata vel oblonga, sessilis vel stipitata, rostello brevi or vel longior, 

 loculis discretis; poUinia pulvereo-granulosa, interdum in caudiculam 

 brevem producta, anthera dehiscente a glandula rostelli pendula, pol- 

 linario delapso rostellum bidentatum rclinquentia. Capsula ovoidea 

 vel oblonga, erecta. — Herbae terrestres, glabrae vel saepius pubes- 

 centes, Americae tropicae incolae, fibris radicalibus in rhizomate brevi 

 saepius carnosis fasciculatis interdum in tubera incrassatis, caulibus 

 foliatis vel florentibus aphyllis. Folia saepius oblonga vel lanceolata, 

 sessilia vel petiolata, saepius rosulata, interdum nulla vel in vaginam 

 reducta. Flor es saepius majusculi et brevi ter pedicellati, racemosi. 

 Bracteae saepius lanceolatae. 



