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MAXILLARIA stapelioides. 
Stapelia-like Maxillaria. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORcHIDACE E, $ VANDER. 
MAXILLARIA. Fl. Peruv. 
M. stapelioides ; pseudobulbis ovatis tetragonis 1-2-phyllis, foliis tenuibus lan- 
ceolatis patentibus pallidé glaucis reticulatis, pedunculo diffuso bifloro, 
sepalis petalisque subrotundo-ovatis acutis patulis subequalibus, labello ob- 
longo trilobo : laciniis lateralibus erectis linearibus obliquis obtusis inter- 
mediá ovato-oblongá basi cucullatá, cristá transversá flexuosá carnosá intús 
dente carnoso ovato auctá. 
M. stapelioides. Lind. et Otto abbild. 111.t.52. Gen. et Sp. orch. 146. 
This is one of the Brazilian Maxillarias, whose pseudo- 
bulbous habit separates them in appearance so widely from 
the caulescent species upon which the genus was originally 
founded. For remarks upon this point, the reader is referred 
to plate 8 of the present volume. 
The species whose singular speckled flowers have sug- 
gested the comparison with a Stapelia, inhabits the Organ 
Mountains, where it was found by Mr. Gardner, (No. 651); 
but it was long before obtained from Brazil by the director 
of the Berlin Garden, by whom it was named. It is now 
common in collections, where it is at once recognized by its 
pallid glaucous thin leaves, which look as if suffering under 
the attack of red spider. It is one of the most easy species 
to cultivate. 
Brazil will doubtless be found to contain many such 
plants. M. Rollissoni (Bot. Reg. 1838, t. 40) is one, and a 
plant called by Descourtilz * Epidendre Jonquille,” because ` 
of its colour not its smell, for it is scentless, is another. 
