° 
Nefugium Botanicum.] [ October, 1872. 
TAB. 113. 
Tribe KpmDENDRE®. 
Genus Hrxaprsmra, Brongn. 
H. Reepi, Rchb. f. MSS. in hort. Saund. 1868. Dense cespitosa, 
radicibus adventitiis filiformibus rugulosis, pseudobulbis stipi- 
tatis fusiformibus, vaginis albidis tectis, demum aphyllis, 
defloratis pluri-sulcatis, vulgo monophyllis, foliis linearibus 
elongatis apice symmetrice seu asymmetrice tridentatis, pedun- 
culo capillari nutante folio bene breviori, basi vagina arcta, 
sursum tri-, bi-, imo quadri-floro, floribus tamen non eodem 
tempore evolutis, bracteis triangulis parvis, ovariis longi- 
pedicellatis, mento valido, cum ovario angulato, sepalo dorsali 
semiovato triangulo, sepalis lateralibus sublatioribus, tepalis 
bene majoribus cuneato-obovatis apiculatis, labello supra 
unguem utrinque angulato dilatato ima basi foveato nectarifluo 
(an ita semper ?), dein ligulato obtuso bifido, lacinia altera in 
alteram incumbente, lateribus replicatis, in medius aneulis 
genuflexo, columna clavata, androclinio obliquo rhombeo, 
apiculo minuto supra antheram dorsalem flexo, apice antice 
rostellari producto, anthera pyriformi sex-locellari, locellis 
utrinque geminis obliquis, anteposito locello minuto, pollinariis 
geneticis. Flores sordide virides, tepalis apice ac labelli 
parte anteriori fuscatis ; flores demum sordide ochroleuci. 
All my knowledge of this plant is due to W. Wilson 
Saunders, Esq., who imported it from Esperance, Brazil, having 
been discovered by his friend, E. Reed, Esq. Among the 
thousands and thousands of Brazilian Orchids I have had under 
my hands, I never saw a vestige of it. 
Cespitose. Jtoots very slender, rugulose. Pseudobulbs stipitate 
fusiform, covered with whitish sheaths, finally, when without flowers 
and leafy organs, sulcate, usually one-leaved. Leaves linear, long, 
with three symmetrical or asymmetrical terminal teeth. Flower- 
stalk filiform, nodding, shorter than the leaf, with two, three, or four 
flowers, which develope at intervals. Bracts triangular, small. 
Ovaries with long slender stalks. Chin strong, angular, like the 
ovary. Dorsal sepal semi-ovate triangular; lateral sepals a little 
broader. Tepals larger, cuneato-obovate, with a small apiculus. 
Tip ascending from its cuneate base, obtuse-angled and dilated, 
then ligulate, bilobed, one lobe generally covering the inner 
