Cynorchis .] 
ORCHLpEiE. (S. Moore.) 
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1. C. purpurascens, Thouars , Orch. Afr. t. 15, (Cynosorchis) . 
Leaves lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 4-9 in. long, ^-1 in. broad, 
solitary or in unequal pairs. Scape usually about 1 foot high, bearing 
few or several somewhat scattered flowers ; bracts ovate-oblong, acumi- 
nate, 1 in. long below, becoming smaller above ; pedicel and ovary 1-lf 
in. long. Lateral sepals oblong-falcate, nearly J in. long ; upper a little 
shorter, oblong. Petals lanceolate, as long as the upper sepal. La- 
bellum broadly-obovate, nearly 1 in. long ; lobes in two opposite pairs, 
oblong, truncate, crenulate ; spur nearly \ in. long, straight. Anther- 
cells at the back of the column ; rostellum erect, distant from the long 
tapering arms of the anther, below the base of which are placed the 
ovate, thin, glabrous stigmatic-lobes. Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 331. 
Grymnadenia purpurascens, 'Rich. Orch. Maur. 29, t. 6, f. 1. Bojer, 
Hort. Maur. 311. 
Mauritius, Plaines Wilhelms, and Moka, Bojer . Also Bourbon and Mada- 
gascar. I have seen no specimen from Mauritius. 
2. C. fastigiata, Thouars , Orch. Afr. t. 13. Leaves usually two 
together, 3-6 in. long, J-lf in. broad, lanceolate, acute or obtuse. 
Scape usually about 1 foot high, bearing 8 or fewer somewhat crowded 
greenish flowers ; bracts oblong-ovate, acuminate, \ in. (or less) in 
length ; pedicel and ovary 1-1 1 in. long. Lateral sepals falcate-oblong, 
rather more than ^ in. long ; upper sepal and petals a little shorter, 
oblong, obtuse, green tipped with pink. Labellum obovate, green 
tinged with white and pink, 4-lobed ; lobes in two opposite pairs, oblong, 
truncate, crenulate ; spur slender, straight, about 1 in. long. Anther 
crowning the column ; rostellum erect, placed close behind the broad 
and not very long arms of the anther ; stigmatic lobes broadly oblong, 
fleshy, warted all over, reaching up beyond the base of the arms of the 
anther. Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 332 ; Rot. Reg. 1. 1998. Grymnadenia 
fastigiata, Rich. Orch. Maur. 25 ; Bojer , LLort. Maur. 310. 
Mauritius, Moka, Plaines Wilhelms, and Villa Bague, Bojer ! ; shoulder of 
the Pouce, Ayres ! Bouton ! etc. Seychelles, common in Mahe, Rome ! Salep 
du pays. 
Var ? triphytta. Leaves three together, cordate at the base. Scape 2 -flowered. 
C. tryphylla, Thouars , Orch. Afr. t. 14 ; Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 332. Grymna- 
denia triphylla, Hi eh. Orch. Maur. 26. — Mauritius, high mountains, Bojer . Perhaps 
a distinct species, hut I have seen no specimen. 
3. C. Boryana, Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 331. Leaves solitary, 
lanceolate, about 4 in. long, nearly 1 in. broad. Scape erect, more 
than \ foot in height, several-flowered ; bracts ovate, acuminate, about 
\ in. long ; pedicel and ovary 1 in. in length. Sepals oblong-ovate, 
obtuse, about \ in. long. Petals obovate, obtuse. Labellum more than 
\ in. long, obovate, 3-lobed ; lobes oblong, truncate, crenulate ; spur 
\ in. long, clavate, curved. Anther apparently dorsal, going out in two 
long dilated upcurved arms. Grymnadenia Boryana, Rich. Orch. 
Maur. 28, t. 5 ; Bojer , Hort. Maur. 311. 
Mauritius, the Pouce, fide Richard. Unseen by me. 
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