NATURAL ORDER OP ORCHIDEJE. 1 57 



Char, natitralis. 



Calyx subringens, 7-phyllus : 



Foliola quinque exteriora, quorum unum su- 

 pertax sessile subfomicatum ; duo lateralia 

 superiora unguiculata, ovata, erecta ; duo 

 anteriora pedicellata, elliptica, patentia, 

 labello supposita. 

 Duo interiora lateralia, rhomboidea, sessilia. 

 Cor. Labellum e basi styli subunguicu latum ecal- 

 caratum j lamina ovata, convexa, lateribus 

 deflexa. 

 Genit. Stylus e Genuine infero, oblongo, contorto 

 erectus, gibbus, acuminatus. 

 Anthera lateralis, stylo parallela, posticc 

 inserta, erecta, acuminata, bilocularis. 

 Massa Pollinis oblongse, pulverese, sessiles, 

 apici lateris opositi styli adfixa?. 

 Stigma anticum, subterminale, obliquum, ob- 

 tusum. 

 Per. Con^enerum. 



'6' 



N. B. The flower of this genus consists of 

 eight petal-like leaflets, the labellum in- 



