ORCHIDE& (Rolfe). 5 
VI. Lissochilus.—/nflorescence lateral. Leaves membranous and not 
sense ent, Sepals generally strongly reflexed. Petals much 
larger, erect or suberect, usually differently coloured from the 
sepals. 
Sub-tribe 2. Cymprmiem.—Epiphytic herbs. eaves plicate and acute. Lip 
not spurred or saccate. Column without a foot. 
VII. Ansellia.—Sepals and petals spreading, subequal. Lip inferior. 
VIII. wigs ner —Sepals and petals subconnivent, unequal. Lip 
Sub-tribe 3. SancaANTHEM.—Epiphytic herbs. eaves distichous, coriaceous 
vig Mg tence bilobed, conduplicate at the base. Jip spurred or saccate 
bas 
IX. Angrecum,—Pollinia with a single stipes and gland. 
X. Listrostachys.—Pollinia with two distinct stipes attached to a 
single gland. 
XI. Mystacidium.—Pollinia with two distinct stipes attached to two 
separate glands. 
Tribe III], NEOTTIE 4.—Pollinia granular or powdery, free or with apical 
caudicle and gland. Anther-case operculate or erect and persistent. 
Sub-tribe 1. CorymB1ea.—Stems tall and more or less woody. Leaves plicate or 
strongly ribbed. Inflorescence paniculate. Floral-segments and column 
nies sickened: Anther and oateltain much as in the next sub-tribe. 
XII. Corymbis.—Sepals and petals apne connivent and narrow below 
somewhat spreading and = tidy ve. Lip erect, acing dilated 
into a short recurved limb al 
Sub-tribe 2. SprranrHEa.— Stems pi herbaceous. Leaves membranous, 
not plicately ribbed. Floral-se ents and column usually short. we we 
Pollin 
monte with a linear caudicle a land 
XIII. parc lobe of the lip dilated and attached to the sac by a 
XIV. Platylepis.—Front ni a “a lip sessile on the sac, thet dilated in 
front into a distin 
Sub-tribe 3. ARETHUSE®.—Stems from an underground tuber. Leaves radical, 
membranous, plicate. Flowers on leafless scapes, often borne before the 
‘eae ss Column clavate. Pollinia granular or powdery, without stipes 
or glan 
RY: ate: Sepals rc Sosee free, more or less spreading. Lip 
witteotit: spur or 8 
Tribe sles Siiow grooms —FPollinia granular or sectile, with a distinct caudicle 
gland, sometimes with two distinct caudicles and glan Anther-cells 
wrk to the column and persistent, often continuous with the rostellum. 
Sub-tribe 1. GymnapENtE®.—Anther erect. Glands of the — not enclosed 
within a pouch. ostellam — diverging side lobes. Stigma simple, 
iiiuebed on the front of pote 
XVI. Brachycorythis.—. . as long as the sepals, not broadly 
dilated at the oc Lip not saceate or spurred at the . 
XVII. Platanthera,— Petals about as long as the tent not broadly d 
at the apex, forming with the dorsal se 2. abot rte 
po ach Yip simple or 3-lobed, saccate or we oP 
