The Scientific Notebooks of German Orchidologist Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kränzlin

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Neottia calcarata. Sw. Fl. ind. occ. III. 1413 Stenorhynchus calc. Rich. Spreng. syst. III. 710. Pelexia [crossed out: calcarata] [added: setacea Lindl. Orch. 482

Specif. char. cf. Dietrich. syn. V [crossed out: 7] 164. pimt [?] vaortlich [?] ul again mit Lindl. l. c.

Decription. Leaves 3 or 4. all arising from a few large. brownish, oblong scales on the top of the root. 3 or 4" long. elliptical, slightly waved, very acute, [crossed out: abut] aboute 3-nerved, of a deep yellowish-green on the upper side, with a peculiarly satiny lustre. beneath paler & somewhat glaucous. The base tapers into a stout petiole, about equal in length with the blade of the leaf. Scape 8 or 10" high., pale, reddish. terete bearing 3 or 4 sheathing, acuminated, pale green bracteas, & at the extremity, a spike of 6 to 7 distantly-placed, pale, yellowish-green flowers. Petals linear & very much acuminated The 3 outer spreading. The 2 inner combined with the upper one & forming a galea. Lip long