Arnottia P\ 
okciiide^;. (S. Moore.) 
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clothed with a few broad, loose, scattered, membranous scales ; bracts 
lanceolate, in. in length ; pedicel and ovary f in. long when full- 
grown. Lateral sepals spathulate-ovate, \ in. long ; upper sepal and 
petals shorter, oblong. Labellum oblong, £ in. in length. Ovary nar- 
rowing upwards, pilose on the ribs ; lobes of the stigma fleshy, densely 
warted. Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 333. 
Mauritius, Boivin ! Bouton ! Also Bourbon. 
2. A. inermis, S. Moore. Tabers clustered, oblong. Leaves 
lanceolate, narrowed towards the base, 4-6 in. long, in. broad, 
base sheathing the scape. Scape ^-1 foot high, slender, with several 
narrow sheathing scales ; flowers subsessile in the axils of lanceolate 
bracts. Lateral sepals broadly oblong, obtuse, about £*in. long; upper 
a little narrower and shorter. Petals linear-oblong, a little shorter 
than the lateral sepals. Labellum lanceolate, oblique or cuspidate at 
the apex, a little longer than the lateral’ sepals. Ovary ± in. long, 
narrowed above and below, obscurely pilose ; stigmatic lobes mem- 
branous, crenulate. Amphorchis inermis, Thouars, Orch. Afr. t. 5. 
Arnottia mauritiana? Rich. Orch. Maur. 33 (in part) ; Lindl. Gen. and 
Sp. Orch. 333. 
Mauritius, Bouton ! I think Bouton’s specimen must be the Amphorchis inermis 
of Thouars. The labellum appears to be very variable, sometimes almost like that 
of A. mauritiana sometimes very nearly that of Thouars’ figure. 
8. PLATYLEPIS, Eich. 
Sepals and petals connivent, the petals concrete with the upper 
sepal into a hood. Labellum adnate to the column, entire, concave at 
base, with two fleshy calli near the bottom on the. inner surface. 
Column elongate, claviform ; anther dorsal ; pollen-masses 2, sub- 
pulverulent, sessile on a small common gland ; rostellum bifurcate, 
erect. — Terrestrial herbs with creeping rhizomes, leafy stems and 
terminal spikes of inconspicuous flowers, Disteib. A very small 
genus, found also in W. Tropical Africa and Tahiti. 
Spike dense-flowered ; bracts ovate. Sepals in. long. 
Stigmatic lobes oblong 1 . P. goodyeroides. 
Spike lax-flowered ; bracts lanceolate. Sepals ^ in. 
long. Stigma rotundate 2. P. ? sechellarum. 
1. P. goodyeroides. Rich. Orch. Maur. 39, t. 6,/. 4. Glabrous, 
except for a few short glandular hairs on the upper part of the stem, 
bracts, ovary and sepals. Stem erect, stoutish, \-l foot high. Leaves 
numerous, 3-4 in. long, about 1 in. broad, ovate-lanceolate, narrowed 
below, then dilating to form a short loose amplexicaul sheath. Flowers 
in a short dense spike, partially hidden in the axils of ovate, acute 
bracts. Sepals oblong, in. in length. Petals as long, linear. Label- 
lum \ in. long, oblong-spathulate, 3-nerved ; lateral nerves bearing the 
calli. Column about as long as the labellum, slightly arching forwards ; 
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