Aeranthus .] 
orchidea:. (S. Moore.) 
351 
| in. broad, aromatic ; sheaths £ in. (or less) in length. Peduncles 
leaf-opposed, 1-flowered, ascending, together with the ovary 3 in. long. 
Sepals lanceolate-oblong, acute, somewhat recurved, the lateral the 
narrower. Petals linear. Labellum oblong-spathulate, acute ; spur 1-J- in. 
long. Caudicles long and slender. Angraecum fragrans, Thouars, 
Orch. Afr. t. 54 ; Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 246 ; Rich. Orch. Maur. 69. 
Mauritius, La Savanne and Grand Port, Bojer ! Also Bourbon. Fahame. 
4. A.? expanses, 8. Moore. Stem terete, rather slender and 
flexuous, about 3 in. long. Leaves linear, obliquely emarginate, lf-lf 
in. long, -i-£ in. broad ; sheaths in. in length. Peduncles leaf- 
opposed, 1-flowered, nearly 2 in. long ; flowers more than 1 in. diam. 
Sepals and petals subequal, lanceolate, nearly £ in. long. Labellum 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, somewhat shorter than the sepals and 
petals ; spur slender, recurved, 1\ in. long. Angrsecum expansum, 
Thouars, Orch. Afr . t. 57 ; Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 246. 
Mauritius, Plaines Wilhelms, Grand Bassin, and Trou aux Cerfs, Bojer. Also 
Bourbon. I have seen no specimen from Mauritius, nor have I been able to examine 
the pollen. 
5. A. ? Thouarsii, 8. Moore. Stem ascending, slender, somewhat 
flexuous, 4-5 in. high. Leaves narrow-linear, emarginate, about 2 in. 
long, broad ; sheaths \ in. in length. Peduncles leaf-opposed, 
1-flowered, £ in. long ; flowers about 1 in. diam. Sepals lanceolate, \ 
in. long. Petals a little narrower, spreading. Labellum panduriform, 
scarcely £ in. long ; spur slender, almost straight, about 4 in. in length. 
Angrsecum filicornu, Thouars , Orch. Afr. t. 52 ; Lindl. Gen. and Sp. 
Orch. 246. 
Mauritius, Grand Bassin, Curepipe, and La Savanne, Bojer. No specimen seen ; 
there is already an Aeranthus filicornis, Rchb. f. {Mystacidium, Lindl.) from the Cape. 
6. A. ? rectus, S. Moore. Leaves linear-oblong, emarginate, 3-4 in. 
long, \ in. broad, imbricate on a straight subterete stem about 4 in. in 
height. Peduncles axillary, ascending, 1-flowered, nearly 3 in. long; 
flowers £ in. diam. Upper sepal nearly £ in. long, lanceolate ; lateral 
sepals and petals a little longer, linear, directed forwards. Labellum 
lanceolate-spathulate, about £ in. long; spur about 3 in. long, slender 
with a sharp curve about a fifth the way down. Angrsecum rectum, 
Thouars , Orch. Afr. t. 55 ; Rich. Orch. Maur. 70. A. fragrans, var. 
Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 246, 
Mauritius, Moka River, Bois Cheri, and the Pouce, Bojer. Also Bourbon. 
Var ? recurvus. Leaves shorter and narrower. Peduncles about 1-i in. long. 
Spur sharply curved at right angles to the column. Angrsecum recurvum, Thouars, 
Orch. Afr. t. 56 ; Rich. Orch. Maur. 70. A. fragrans, var. Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 
246. Mauritius, in forests towards the centre of the island, Bojer. Fahame 
bCitard. I have seen no specimen either of the typicalpr supposed varietal form. 
