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Pseudobulbi satis nnmerosi, erecti vel ascendentes, plus minusve 

 flexuosi, 25-30 era. longi, inferne valde longeque attennati, superne circiter 

 2 cm. inferne vix »/■ cm. crassi, vaginis plaribus membranaceis arete 

 adpressis npice oblique trancatis acntisque 4-6 cm. longis vestiti. Fot.ia 

 rigida, 10-14 cm. longa, 3-4 >/• cm. lata, nervo mediauo supra pro- 

 fnndiuscule canaliculate, subtus leviter prominente. Pedusculus com- 

 munis erectns, teretiusculus, strictus, ut videtur ad basin nudus, intense 

 viridis et maculis parvis numerosis pnrpureo-fuscis notatus, 7—10 cm. 

 longus. Pedicelli patuli, crassi, teretiusculi , leviter arcuati vel paulo 

 flexnosi, cum ovario claviformi fusco-punctato 3—4 cm. longi. Bbacteae 

 adpressae, crassae, satis concavae, late triangulares, acutae, virides, 2 ad 

 4 mm. longae. Fumes aromatici, pallide virides et maculis parvis 

 numerosis rotundatis atro-purpnreis tigrini, segmentis patulis, apice leviter 

 reenrvis. Sepala leviter convexa, rigida, inferne satis attenuata, l 1 /* cm. 

 lata, dorsale 4— 4 l /i cm. longum apice dilute purpureum, lateralia 3 ad 

 3'/i cm. longa dilute fulva. Petala carnosula, subfalcata, inferne longe 

 attenuata, 4— 4 ! /j cm. longa, 12-14 mm. lata. Labellum rigidum, superne 

 valde recurvnm, 3— 37i cm. longum; lobi laterales margine integerrimi 

 leviter undulati, pallide rosei; lobus terminalis valde convexus, intense 

 roseo-purpureus, 2V« cm. latus. Columna trigona, dorso obtusa, pallide 

 rosea, inferne leviter attenuata, 2 1 /* cm. longa, superne l*/i cm. lata. 

 Capsula elliptico-ovoidea, obscure trigona, leviter 9-costata, basi acutius- 

 cula, apice brevissime crasseque rostrata, flavo-viridis demum dilute fusca, 

 sepalis petalisque marcescentibus coronata, 5 cm. longa, 272—3 cm. 

 crassa. — Species mihi baud visa; descript. ex auct. et icon, supra cit. 



Habitat in Brasilia loco accurate hand indicato ex A. Richard, 



loc. cit. 



14. CATTLEYA SORORIA Reichb. f. pseudobulbis 

 loDgiusculis, gracilibus, cylindraceis , pluriarticulatis , apice 

 dipbyllis; foliis patulis, coriaceis, oblongo-ligulatis, apice 

 acutis; pedunculo communi terminali, satis gracili, superne 

 3 — 4-floro, foliis satis breviore, basi spatha majuscula apice 

 oblique truncata et acuta incluso; floribus majusculis, longius- 

 cule pedicellatis ; sepalis carnosulis, oblongo-ligulatis, apice 

 abrupte acutis, margine non undulatis, lateralibus paulo 

 brevioribus leviter falcatis; petalis oblongis, apice subrotun- 

 datis et minute apiculatis, margine satis undulatis, sepalo 

 dorsali paulo latioribus; labello carnosulo, sepalis lateralibus 

 circiter aequilongo, profunde trilobato, lobis lateralibus brevius- 

 culis, late ovatis, apice subrotundatis , laevibus, incurvis, 

 columnam imperfecte involventibus, lobo terminali breviuscule 

 lateque unguiculato, abrupte satis dilatato, subreniformi, apice 

 profundiuscule emarginato, margine undulato et minute ser- 

 rulato, disco papillis minutis numerosis rigidisque dense 

 obtecto, unguiculo laevi margine integerrimo; columna crassa, 

 claviformi, leviter incurva. 



Cattleya sororia Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. ser. 3. I. 40 

 (1887); Veitch, Man. Orch. II 40; L'Orchidoph. 1888. p. 375; 

 Orch. Alb. VII. tab. 307; Km Bull, Addit Ser. IV. 88. 



Pseudobulbi satis nnmerosi, erecti vel ascendentes, leviter arcuati 

 vel paulo flexuosi, laete virides, inferne paulo attenuati, basi leviter 

 incrassati, 25—35 cm. longi, 5—7 ram. crassi, primum teretes et vaginis 

 pluribus membranaceis arete adpressis canesceutibus vel pallide fulvis 

 apice oblique truncatis et obtusiusculis 4-6 cm. longis vestiti, demum 

 leviter plurisulcati et denudati. Folia rigida, npice saepius leviter recurva, 

 supra saturate viridia et nitidula, subtus paulo pallidiora, 9—13 cm. longa' 

 2-3'/2 cm. lata, nervo mediano profundiuscule canalicular , subtus satis 

 prominente. Pedunculus communis erectus, teretiusculus, subrectus, 

 intense viridis, 6-8 cm. longus; spatha basilaris submembranacea, late- 

 raliter satis compressa, inferne constricta, flavo-viridis, circiter 5 cm. longa. 

 Pedicelli satis graciles, patuli, paulo flexuosi, laete virides, teretiusculi, 

 cum ovario 4-5 ! /t cm. longi. Bracteae minutae, arete adpressae, triangu- 



lares, acutae. Flobes patentissimi, segmentis patulis, apice leviter recurvis. 

 Sepala rigida, inferne leviter attenuata, pallide roseo-violacea, apice flavo- 

 viridia, circiter V/t cm. lata, dorsale 5—6 cm. longum, lateralia 4-5 cm. 

 lata. Petala submembranacea, subfalcata, inferne longe attenuata, pallide 

 roseo-violacea, circiter 5 cm. longa et 2 cm. lata. Labellum rigidiusculum, 

 superne valde recurvum, 4-5 cm. longum, lobis lateralibus margine 

 integerrimis, albis et dilute roseis, lobo terminali leviter convexo, 2 cm. 

 lato, intense purpureo - violaceo , margine pallidiore, fauce flavo - striato. 

 Columna trigona, inferne satis attenuata, alba et roseo-purpureo striata, 

 basi dilute lutea, 3 cm. longa. Capsula perfecta ignota. 



Habitat in Brasilia loco accurato haud indicato : Hort. Williams. 



15. CATTLEYA ELATIOR Lindl. pseudobulbis elon- 

 gatis, satis gracilibus, pluriarticulatis, apice dipbyllis; foliis 

 patulis, coriaceis, a basi cuneata ovato-oblongis, acutis ; pedun- 

 culo communi terminali, plurifloro; floribus mediocribus; 

 sepalis carnosulis, lineari-lanceolatis, acutis apiculatisque, 

 lateralibus falcatis ; petalis cuneato-oblongis, obtusatis, sepalo 

 dorsali multo latioribus; labello coriaceo, profunde trilobato, 

 lobis lateralibus semi-ovatis, antice rotundatis, vix dimidium 

 totius labelli aequantibus, lobo terminali anguste breviterque 

 unguiculato, cuneato dilatato, apice emarginato, antice alte 

 sinuato margine crispulo, disco lineis binis elevatis additisque 

 minoribus utrinque instructo ; columna pro floris magnitudine 

 maxima, curvata, lobis labelli lateralibus tertia parte longiore, 

 infra profunde excavata, fovea stigmatica 



Cattleya elatior Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch. 117 (1831); 

 Iiolfe in Orch. Rev. III. 267 et 338. 



Cattleya Batalini Sander et Kranzl. in Gard. Chron. 

 ser. 3. XII. 75 et 332 (1892) (seeund, cl. Rolfe, loc. cit); 

 Kew Bully Addit. Ser. IV. 80. 



Pseudobulbi caulescentes , ad 35—40 cm. alti, circiter 12 mm. 

 crassi. Folia ad 17—18 cm. longa, ad 6— 67* cm. lata. Flores 5 l /« ad 

 67a cm. diametro. Sepala PETALAque roseo-flavescentia vel purpuras- 

 centia. Labelli lobi laterales albidi roseo suffusi ; lobus terminalis 

 purpureo-violaceus, albo marginatus. — Species mihi haud visa; descript. 

 ex auct. supra cit. 



Habitat in Brasilia loco accurato haud indicato: Hort Sander. 



16. CATTLEYA LEOPOLDI Verschaff. pseudobulbis 

 pluribus, elongatis, robustis, cylindraceis vel leviter fusi- 

 formibus, multiarticulatis , apice diphyllis vel interdum tri- 

 phyllis; foliis patulis, crasse coriaceis, late elliptico-oblongis, 

 obtusis; pedunculo communo terminali, robusto, 12— 25-floro, 

 foliis satis longiore, basi spatha breviuscula apice oblique 

 truncata et obtusa incluso; floribus magnis, breviuscule 

 pedicellatis ; sepalis carnosulis, cuneato-oblongis, abrupte acutis 

 apiculatisque, margine non undulatis, lateralibus falcatis; 

 petalis oblongis, apice obtusis, margine satis undulato-crispulis, 

 sepalo dorsali vix latioribus; labello coriaceo, sepalis late- 

 ralibus subaequilongo, basi subcordato, profunde trilobato, lobis 

 lateralibus elongatis, triangulari-semiovatis, acutis, columnam 

 fere omnino amplectentibus, lobo terminali breviuscule lateque 

 unguiculato, subabrupte valde dilatato, late cuneiformi-obcor- 

 dato, apice profundiuscule emarginato, margine lacerato- 

 crispulo, intus seriatim dense granuloso, unguiculo laevi 

 margine integerrimo ; columna crassa, claviformi, satis incurva. 



