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GONGORA MACULATA. SpotTrep GoNGORA. 
Class and Order. 
GyNANDRIA Monanpria. 
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( Nat. Ord.—Orcuipex. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium explanatum. Sepala \ateralia libera divari- 
cata, supremum cum dorso columne connatum. Pet. mi- 
nora columne medio adnata. Labellum cum basi columne 
continuum, liberum, unguiculatum, hypochilio explanato 
utrinque cornuto, epichilio verticali ancipiti (faciebus op- 
positis complicatis connatis) acuminato. Columna longis- 
sima, arcuata, clavata marginata. Anthera subbilocularis. 
Pollinia 2, \imearia, in caudiculam cuneatam sessilia.— 
Herbe epiphyte, pseudo-bulbose. Folia plicata. Racemi 
longissimt, flexuosi, multiflori. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Goneora maculata ; foliis 5-plicatis obovato-oblongis basi 
valde angustatis, sepalis lateralibus e lata basi angus- 
tatis, hypochilio oblongo subtus convexo basi obtuse 
bicorni apice truncato angulis acutis in cirrhis duobus — 
producto, epichilio acuminato. : 
Goneora maculata, - Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1616. 
This strange-flowered species of Goncora is, doubtless, 
nearly allied to our G. atro-purpurea (Bot. Mag. t. 3220), 
but distinguished not only by the colour, but the form of 
the different parts of the flower. It has been introduced at 
various times, and by Collectors from Demerara, and firstly 
by Mr. Moss of Otterspool, Liverpool. Our plant flowered 
in great perfection in July, 1837, and again in August of 
the present year (1838). 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs ovato-oblong, deeply - furrowed, 
bearing two broadly-lanceolate, plaited leaves at the extre- 
mity. 
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