Transactions and proceedings and report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia . sepal green, linear, spreading, samewidth as lateral sepals, length not determined (owing todamage to specimen). Lateral petals green, spreading, filiform,much shorter and narrower than sepals, + 8 mm. Labellumovate-lanceolate, +15 mm. long and + 5 mm. broad inwidest part, white with reddish base, spotted, multi-nerved,margins entire, acute; base sessile, obtuse, clasping the anther,and slightly saccate (?). Column very short, anther erect shortly acuminate. TheFormosan plant differs from the Pa
Transactions and proceedings and report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia . sepal green, linear, spreading, samewidth as lateral sepals, length not determined (owing todamage to specimen). Lateral petals green, spreading, filiform,much shorter and narrower than sepals, + 8 mm. Labellumovate-lanceolate, +15 mm. long and + 5 mm. broad inwidest part, white with reddish base, spotted, multi-nerved,margins entire, acute; base sessile, obtuse, clasping the anther,and slightly saccate (?). Column very short, anther erect shortly acuminate. TheFormosan plant differs from the Papuan in that the labellumis entirely red. Habitat—Deva Deva (C. T. White, No. 658). DESCRIPTION OF bicalcaratus, n. Sepals. B. Lateral petals. Note the connate Labellum, a side view. D. Labellum opened out, so as to showdouble spur. E. Column. F. Pollinia. (A-F enlarged.) Theplant (natural size) is shown on the right of the plate, and leaveswith their dilated scarious sheathing bases on the left. [Vans, and Proc. Hoy. Soc. S. Anstr. Vol. XLIV., Plate s. and 1roc. Roy. Soc S. Austr Vol. XLIV., Plate VI.
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