superbient et foliis plures quasi Dicotylearum et decompositis 
gaudeant. 
De Burmanniaceis et Orchideis. 
urmanniaceae. — Herbae graciles Asiae calidioris 
et Americae, 2.19-pollicares, annuae? subparasiticae, caudice 
squamoso — c. rhizoniis, caule filari, foliis caulinis minutis, 
passim pilosis, parcis, O vel et imis majoribus, angustis. Flores 
monoclini ^ regulares, solitarii v. fasciculati, aut in spica v. 
racemo duplici. Hypanthium 1-3-loculare, passim 3-pterum, 
oophoris 3, parietal. v. centralibus, co-ovulatis. Styli 3-fidi v. 
3-lobi stigmata incrassata, antheris adhaerentia —. Calyx 3-lo- 
bus, saepius petalis 3 minoribus auctus. Antherae 3 hypopeta- | 
linae, subsessiles, loculis 2 oppositis, connexivo crasso disjunc- 
tis et transversim dehiscentibus. Amalthaea 1-3-locular., superne 
loculicida v. 1-3-rimosa. Semina co, medivalvia, scobiformia 
Orchidearum, quibus Burmanniaceae proximae sunt. Cfr. Gamo- 
plexin, Apostasieas et his affiniores Neottieas. — Genera: 
Gymnosiphon et Gonianthes Blume, Aptería Nuttal, Puüychomeria 
Benth. Dictyostega et, Cymbocarpa Miers, Nephrocodum "T'urcz., 
Benitzia Karst. et Burmannia L. 
E caudice vario, 
Saepe parasitico v. obsoleto, prodeunt tubera endogea (gemmae 
Kimodoraceae s. Orchideae. 
axillar., rhizonio globoso, fusiformi v. palmato praeditae), aut 
rhizonia tenuia — longissima, aérea v. crassa tuberosa, nec non 
1-2-co-phylli 
(pseudobulbi, bolbinia nob.), aliis caules herbacei v. lignosi et 
l i. Folia 
terna v. ima, membranacea v. 
Scapi et caules fusiformes, annulati v. ovati, 
e 
e ni apice oblique biloba sint, al- 
€rassa, vagina passim incrassata 
(bolbiniosa) et nervis longitudinalibus, passim crassis v. obsole- 
tis. Flores monoclini, superi et obliqui (epigyni et irregulares), 
solitarii, eymosi v. in spicas, racemos, paniculas conferti, pas- 
sim bracteosi v. resupinati — a torsione hypanthii v. pedicelli. 
Hypanthium 1-loculare, oophoris 3 bilamellatis, parietalibus et 
ovulis co, minutis, anatropis, — rarissime 3-loculare. Perigo- 
nium liliaceum, sed sepalum impar saepe distinctum a gemellis; 
haec quandoque connata in unum, vel omnia in calycem 3-lobum, 
subregularem; petala gemella majora, minuta v. obsoleta, impar 
vero figuratur in labrum (labellum) polymorphum, quandoque ma- 
ximum v. carnosum, plerumque 3-4-lobum, variis appendicibus, 
cristis 2-5 internis v. caleare (ab illo sepalino distinguendo) 
praeditum. 
Syngonium (columna, gynostemium) tuberculiforme v. elon- 
gatum, labro oppositum eique -À- — adnatum. E mamillis sta- 
(sexta antilabrina deficiente: Payer) 2 antepetalinae 
mox evanescunt; antesepalinarum una in antheram verticalem, 
minum 5 
dorsalem v. anticam effiguvatur, e reliquis staminodia 2 lateralia 
prodeunt, ni haec in varias appendices syngonii v. androclinii 
abeant. At in syngonio Cypripediearum staminodium dorsale 
antesepalin., stamina 2 lateralia (v. 3) antepetalina et stigma, — 
in Apostasieis stamina 2 antepetalina, cum staminodio v. sta- 
mine antesepalino, stylo adhaerentia, observantur. Anthera per- | 
sistens, marcescens v. decidua — opercularis, 1-2-locnlaris, v. 
4-6-8-locellata. Pollinia, utplurim. tetradica, in massas s. Polli- 
naria 2, 4, 6, 8 conferruminantur; pollinaria haec ceracea-nitida, 
farinacea-opaca, viscinosa v. grumosa, saepius caudicula (quae 
conioplata rectius audiret) laminari v. elongata, 1 v. pluribus 
praedita sunt et ope proscollae unius v. duarum (glandula et | 
retinacula auctor.) vertici stigmatis adglutinantur, quod in fovea 
syngonii antica et canalem ad hypanthium decurrentem coro- 
nante, passim rostello, bursiculis 1-2, aut canalibus stigmaticis 
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| plurimas discedentium — 
columnae) producta, unà cum sepalis gemellis, basi dilatat i 
connatis, mentum perigonii (Maxillariae, Dendrobii etc.) effic 
Amalthaea unilocularis, raro 3- -locularis, ovalis v. elongata, 
6-costata, polysperma, quibusdam succosa v. dura, valvis 3. 
medio seminiferis, a replo 3- -crureo, hyposepalino fenestratim - 
solvendis. Semina scobiformia, raro globosa, exalbuminosa, em- - 
bryone minimo, amorpho. 
Species Orchidearum, ad 4000 notae, a Viris et Rei- 
chenbach filio eminenter curatae, vix non omnes Terrae regio- 
nes incolunt; at formae earum majores, speciosae et singulares 
intra tropicos exuberant, ubi saepius in arboribus parasitant v. 
rupes et loca humida adornant, in caldariis nostris singulari ne- 
gotio colendae. Ohemice excellunt variis carbohydratibus: bas- 
sorino, amylo, muco, saccharo (e. g. Salep), passim cumarinum, 
indigo v. huminum?, specimina siccata nigrefaciens, producunt. 
Tubera recentia, flores, fructus et folia plurium aromate gratis- 
simo exuberant aut foetorem hircinum spirant, siccatione evani- 
dum. — Salep, Vanilla, Cypripedium guttatum, folia Angraeci 
fragrantis et sim., qua remedia mucilaginosa v. nervina nota, 
declarant "— reliquarum Orchidear., in sectiones 
Reichenbachianis. 
A. Monanthereae. 
"Trib. I. Oncuanrak nob. s. 
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Orunizag: anthera omnino 
adnata; pollinaria sectilia €. caudiculis, retinaculis — et. 
bursiculis in quibusdam. Terrestres, tuberiferae: Herminium, 
Gymnadenia, Platanthera; Ophrys, Orchis, Aceras et affinia; — 
Satyrium; — Disa, Herschelia; — Habenaria, Bonatea, Cynorchis; — 
Disperis; — Pterygodium et afin. 
Trib. IL. NEorriamiaE (nob.): anthera marcescens, ima basi 
adíüxa, subpedicellata; pollinaria 2— 8 farinacea — c. pro- 
scolla et caudic. —. Terrestres — floribus Saepius parvis; rhi- 
zonia passim crassa: ANeottía, Listera; —  Haemaria, Goodiyera, 
Anocctochilus; — Spiranthes, Prescottia, Epipactis, Limodorum, Ce- 
phalanthera c. affinibus. 
Sequentibus 4 sectionibus anthera decidua (Euoperculatae 
Rchb. £); pollinaria 2, 4, 6, 8 varia: 
Trib. III. AnzrHusamraE nob. (— Rchb. f): pollinaria 4— 
8 pulposa. Terrestres v. d quaedam 1 : Epi- 
pogum; — Gastrodia, Arethusa, Pogonia, Thunia, Sobralia, Vanilla. 
etc. 
"Trib. IV. BnassranIAE nob. (VANDEAE Lindl.): pollinaria 29—8 
ceracea cum proscolla —- et caudicula plurimis. Species nu- 
merosae, saepius epiphytae, bolbiniosae, raro terrestres: Jo- 
nopsis, Rodriguezia, Trichocentrum, Oncidium, Odontoglossum, Aspa- 
sia, Milionia, Trichopilia; —  Fernandezia; — Appendicula; — 
Polystachia, Lycaste, Macillaria, Zygopetalum, Jarrea; —. Catase- 
tum, Gongora, Perístería, Stanhopea, Coryanthes; — Cymbidium, 
Calypso, Eulophia, Galeandra; — Calanthe; — Vanda, Renanthera, 
Camarotis, Aérides, Angraecum et affinia. 
"Trib. V. BrErrIARTAE n0b. (EPIDENDREAE Lindl.): pollinaria 
ceracea 2—8; caudiculae pulvereae v. laminares, proscolla 0. 
Plerumque epiphytae et bolbiniosae: Leptotes, Epidendrum, Laelia, 
Cattleya; — Blettia, Phajus, Coelogyne; — Acanthephippium, Chysis 
et afin. à 
Trib. VI. 
ceracea 2—-8 simplicia v. 
EmnnmrE nob. (Maraxipr. 
Lindl): pollinaria. 
vix appendiculata. 
rarius bolbiniosae: 
Terestres v. 
epiphytae, Octomeria, Microstylis, Malazis, 
Sturmia, Corallorrhiza; — Stelís, Pleurothallis, Restrepíia, Masde- 
vallia? — Bolbophyllum, Eria, Denbrobium et affin. 
