Glossula
(from glossa, a tongue; in reference to the tongue-like segments of the labellum). SYN. glossaspis. ORD. Orchideoe. A monotypic genus, the species being a curious tuberous-rooted stove orchid, peculiar to the island of Hong Kong and the adjacent mainland. For culture, see Glossodia. G. tentaculata (feeler-flowered). fl. green, small, in a slender, erect spike; lip deeply three-lobed; lobes long and thread-like, somewhat resembling the antennae of an insect, hence the specific name. December. l. few, at base of the stem. h. 9in. (B. R. 862.)