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POLYSTACHIA GRANDIFLORA. LARGE- 
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FLOWERED POLYSTACHYA. 
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Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
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( Nat. Ord.—Orcmpez. ) i: : 
| Generic Character. 
'Sepdis erecta, acuta ; lateralibus majoribus cum basi pro- 
ducta columne iconnatis. Petala minora. Labellum ses- 
sile cum basi producta columnz articulatum, trilobum. 
Columna semiteres, brevis. Anthera bilocularis. Pollinia 
A collateralia, equalia, per paria coherentia.—Herbe epi- 
phyte caulescentes nunc pseudo-bulbose. Folia leviter 
mervosa. Flores paniculati, pare, alabastris trigonis. 
Lindl. _ 
. Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Potystacaia grandiflora ; pseudo-bulbis parvis monophyl- 
lis, folio lineari- -oblongo carnoso, pedunculo terminali 
‘ subunifloro, flore recto (mon resupinato), sepalis. mu- 
~ eronatis lateralibus quadru plo majoribus, petalis minu- 
tis oblongo-spathulatis, la ello carnoso trilobo lobo — 
intermedio cordato acuto. — 
Porysracuis grandiflora. Lindl. MSS. © 
Limoporun ‘eucullatum. Af. in Pers. Syn. Pl. v. 2.p. 52. ‘ 
Lindl. Gen. et Spec. Orchid. Pp 185. 
pees 
This ‘Grendy Sriaeating babs is Kishen by Dr. Liyp- 
LEY to Porystacuia, and no- doubt correctly so; 1 es 
must confess, that my faith is somewhat shaken in the 
Genus, on seeing how closely this borders on Maxriraria, 
in which I had unhesitatingly arranged the present plant, 
till Dr. Linpiey’s decision was communicated to me by 
by Mr. Attcarp. The only difference I can find aor’: | 
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