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which in the south-west of the Peninsula finds its maximum of develop- 
ment. Its various forms which I have endeavoured to distinguish in 
this Epitome, (see appendix, p. 49) require careful study in a living state^ 
as do most of the species of § i and 2, my diagnoses of which from 
dried specimens and figures do not satisfy me. 
Kc)/ to the species, 
§ I. Scapigerae.— tuberous ; leaves all radical ; scape 
radical; flowers racemose; seeds very minute ^ clothed 
with spiral hairs. 
Lip with a very long incurved spur :• — 
Wings 2-lobed . . . I. /. acaulis^ Arn, 
Wings 3-lobed , • . 2, /. scapiflora^ Heyne* 
Lip with a short spur, wings in all 
3-lobed 
Dorsal auricle of wings obscure 
or o— 
Spur of lip incurved, tip inflated 3. /. Beddomei^ Hk. f. 
Spur of lip incurved cylindric . 4. /. Levingei, 
Gamble. 
Spur of lip straight, standard 
entire • . • . . 5. /. modest a ^ Wt. 
Spur of lip short, standard cre- 
nate . , . . . 6. /, crenata, Bedd, 
Dorsal auricle of wings produced 
into the spur of the lip. 
Dorsal auricle long slender : — 
Tall, spur of lip elongate . 7. /. Denisonii, Bedd. 
Dwarf, spur of lip short , 8. /. Barberi, Hk. f. 
Dorsal auricle short spiniform . 9, /. LqwsOni, Hk. f. 
Lip spurless : — 
Lobes of wings oblong, tips 
rounded • • • . 10. /. Stocksiif Hk. f. & 
T. 
Median and distal lobes of wings 
subulate' • • . ,11./. orchioides, Bedd. 
§ 2. Epiphyticae. — Perennial, succulent, epiphytic herbs with simple 
or sparingly branched, very short, often annulate or articulate 
stems ; leaves alternate^ usually fascicled at the ends of the 
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