PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 28) ELONGATEA. 
4” x 3”, thinner than usual se that the edges roll Kase Stem of the same 
oash, angular, with 2 long principal sheaths. The flow 5 hes larger than in 
any allied species, apparently a pees ough smooth on 
it! 
The spikes are rather too short for t 
161. P. saurocephala (Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1571. Bot. Mag. t. 3030. Bot. 
Reg. t. 1968) ; folio coriaceo lato oblongo ca eauli angulato u pre » zequali, 
spicis erectis strictis imbricatis tomentosis, sepalis coriaceis dorsali oblong: 
antico 2- pld 1 atiore ovali bilobo, _— nanis rhombeis unguiculatis, — 
oben 80 lamellis rnosis—— Bra gr ‘didi iges. Vv. v. 
Leaf 4” x 2”, Flowers yellowish pu oat changing to light brown, seats 
dotted with purple inside. 
2. Alate ; sepalis alato-carinatis. 
163; P, a a folio carnoso oblongo carinato ecaule brevi pluriés 
longiore, riaceis laxis s Suprema ¢ cauli sequali, spicd crass sireeas 
flexuosa: folio d duphd le longiore, bra 
carinato incurvo ebtuso, ovario seabro l li ovato-obl 
lateralibus posticis alato-carinatis semic connatis minore, petalis ineooatis 
i hin i o lobis 
unguem 
brevem Se fathews. h. s. sp——This very remarkable 
plant bears little resemblance to any other. “Tts shiek stem (14’’) is more than 
}” in diameter; the leaf 6” x 1”; the flower stem 1’, oe as thick at the 
a goose-quill. The a ‘of the lip is channelled with thick edges ; 
column a lanceolate wi ape arched rostel; the anther horned 
at back ; the pollen-masses o thi his and the ng: might perhaps be sepa- 
rated as £5. toe some a distinct genus; but Iam not yet sufficiently acquainted 
e meaning of some part of their structure. 
163. P. erinacea Be Bonpl. Dee. 1, 1854); folio obovato basi 
cuneato, spicd obtusangulé flexuosd disticha, bracteis alato-carinatis herbaceis 
Margine seariosis, Ovario aspero, sepalis angusté triangulis disjunctis dorsali 
pert lateralibus carinatis, petalis lanceolatis basi utrinque unicallosis, 
i setaceis emarginatis intermedi 
3 
last. “Leaf 3” x ci "Blom pores, point only seen. Spike more than 1’. 
Flowers, the stalks included, above 
164, P, pe again (Rehb. f. irs 1. 73. t. 28) ; folio — poor 8 
angustato caule @ multd longiore, (racemo —- Pet oe sepalis 
-ca napis label bniusoulo 
rhombeo retuso Tamellnih utrinque intra 
Leaf 3”—4” Ss Raceme 374", Finis purple, a (eo No. "213, 
gia (Rchb. f. Xenia 1 = t. 28) ;—— Wagener 
o described sonar anak wk aan it elo have 
‘een better tn pemnaeen The wi wings of be shallower than in the 
last and the lip narrower and acute, iP eiectatiy ack different from the last. 
ngo basi attenuato spicd stricta dis 
166. PB, ee ae ee g. & sp. oui kses folio 
