VANILLA PLANIFOLIA.
Flat-leaved Vanilla.
CLASS XX. ORDER I.
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. Chives on the Pointals. Two Chives.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla pentapetala. Labellum basi sub-cucullatum, ecalcaratum. Anthera opercularis, decidua. Capsula siliquæformis, carnosa.
Blossom of five petals. Lip of the nectary nearly cowl-shaped, and without any spur. Anthers covered, at last falling off. Fruit a long fleshy pod.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Vanilla foliis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis obliquis, obsolete striatis, nitidis: petalis sublanceolatis, incurvis, obtusis.
Vanilla with oval-lanced, oblique pointed leaves, which are faintly streaked, and shining; and the petals of the blossom somewhat lance-shaped, blunt, and curved inwards.