FLORA VITIENSIS. ' 907 
X, Thrixspermum, Lour. Fl. Coch. (ed. Berol,) p. 635, Sepala eequalia. Tepala subsequalia, 
Labellum in pede column aftixum, expansum seu connivens, in calcar extensum seu tantum foveatum, 
antice apice incrassatum seu couvolutum, Pollinia rotunda, mollia, in caudicula uniglandulosa.— 
Distichifolium, 
§ 1. Peduneulus bracteis ancipitibus bipectinatus, 
LT. Graffei, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; labello rhombeo, obtusangulo (conyoluto ?), apice inflexo (arrecto »), 
tumido, lobuloso, ealloso, Folia disticha, in caule caulescenti lineari ligulata, apice bidentata, valde 
coriacea, tres quatuor usque poll. longa, ultra dimidium poll. lata. Vagine nervose. Radices adventitiz 
tenues, flexnose. Pedunculi elongati, arrecti, medio hine yagina parva vayinati, apice bipectinati; bracteis 
triangulo navicularibus. Ovaria pedicellata bracteas excedentia. Sepala oblonga, obtuse acuta, Tepala 
linearia, subacuta. Flores parvuli, illis Thrixspermi adversi vix multo majores.—U polu, Samoan Islands 
(Greefte !). 
§ 2. Pedunculus teres, bracteis planis. 
1, T. Godeffroyanum, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f, Xenia, vol. ii, p. 122 (Tab. XC.) ; caule subnullo ; 
fohiis cuneato-oblongis, acute minute ac inzequaliter 2-lobis; pedunculis elongatis, apice racemosis ; 
labelli laciniis lateralibus oblique quadratis; lacinia media semiovata, pilosula, sacco obtuso.—Vanua 
Levu (Harvey! Seemann! n. 600, Greeffe !). 
Planta statura multum ludens; specimina Seemanniana macra, Greffeana multo majora. Radices 
adventitix late, vitteeformes, quasi lomentacew, quod sxpe constricte, calve, truncis valde adpressze, siccz 
flavee, rugose. Folia nunc terna in uno caule sicca bene pergameneo-carnosa, nune bene insequaliter biloba, 
Peduneuli spe in eodem caule plures, usque ad octo, graciles, yaginis quaternis, retusis, abbreviatis, superne 
racemosis. Bractezw triangule, parve, in rachi nune flexuosa, nune recta, sepius secundiflora, Sepala et 
tepala oblonga, obtusa. Pes columne longe porrectus. Columna gracilis, lamina transversa sub fovea. 
Anthera vertice conica, utrinque filo pendulo apice clavato, ‘ Flowers bright yellow.” Seemann, mss. 
Planta insigni mereatori Hamburgensi, Cwsari Godeffroy, navium exercitu maria remotissima aranti, 
inscripta. Obs. Fructus in uno specimine Grieffeano fusiformes, utrinque porrecti, quasi bipectinati; an 
ita semper ? 
Expranatron oF Prate XC., representing Thrixspermum Godeffroyanum, Reichb, f.—Fig. 1, flower- 
bud; 2, open flower; 3, lip and column; 4, column; 5 and 6, pollinia:—all magnified, but figures 3 and 4 
are incorrectly rendered. 

XI. Saccolabium, B], Bijdr. p. 292; Lindl. Orch. p. 220. Sepala et tepala subaequalia, in 
ovario recta. Labellum expansum, exarticulatum, calcaratum, calcari vacuo. Anthera bilocularis. 
Pollinia gemina, sphzerica, postice fissa. Caudicula linearis, Glandula 1, rotundula.—Plante 
distichifoliz, 
1, S. Bertholdi, (sp. nov.) Reichb, f.; caulescens; foliis ligulatis, apice obliquis, ineequalibus ; 
pedunculo folia subzequante, racemoso, multifloro, deusifloro; sepalis oblongis, lateralibus oblique 
curvatis; tepalis flabellato-retusis; labelli laciniis lateralibus brevibus, subquadratis, antice argutis ; 
cariua utrinque intus cum margine parallela, lacinia media oblonga, apiculata, incrassata; caleari 
eylindraceo, subclavato, ovarium pedicellatum subzequante; androclinio excavato, postice 1-dentato ; 
rostello porrecto, argute 2-dentato ; anthera alta, galeata; caudicula lineari, apice rhombea; appen- 
diculis parvis, geminis, inter pollinia spherica.—Namara, Viti Levu (Berthold Seemann! n. 595, 
Greeffe !). 
Caulis calamo corvino crassior. Vagine sicce rugose, Folia spithamma, sesquipollicaria quoad 
latitudinem, certe pulchre coriacea, sicea bene nervosa. Pedunculus arrectus, basi brevi vaginatus, superne 
dense racemosus. Florum fabrica valde accedit ad illam florum Saccolabii gracilis, Lindl., quod caule, foliis, 
inflorescentia longe recedit. 
XII. Sarcanthus, Lindl. Coll. Bot. t. 39. Sepala et tepala prope equalia. Labellum trifidum 
