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LALIA AUTUMNALIS. AUTUMNAL LALIA. 
Seok okskak 
Class and Order. 
GynanpriA MonanpRIiaA. 
( Nat. Ord.—OrcuipEz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala explanata, lanceolata, equalia. Petala majora, 
paulo.difformia, carnosa, explanata. Labellum posticum, 
3-partitum, lamellatum, circa colaumnam convolutum. Co- 
lumna aptera, carnosa, antice canaliculata. Anthera— ? 
Pollinia 8, caudiculis quatuor elasticis—Herbe epiphyte, 
rhizomate pseudo-bulbifero. Folia carnosa. Scapi termi- 
nales, pauci vel multiflori. Flores speciosi, odoratt. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Lz. autumnalis; pseudo-bulbis ovatis teretibus costatis 
apice attenuatis 2—3-phyllis, foliis oblongo-linearibus 
patentissimis scapo multo brevioribus, scapo tereti_ 
apice subsexfloro, bracteis oblongis membranaceis 
acutis, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis patentissimis, pe- 
talis oblongo-lanceolatis undulatis, labelli trilobi bila-_ 
mellati lobis lateralibus erectis rotundatis truncatis in- 
termedio oblongo-lanceolato apice reflexo, ovario gl 
bro. Lindl. : See 
Lzu1a ng onary Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orchid. p. 115. Bate- : 
man, Orch, Mexic. et Guatemal. t.9. Lindl. Bot. Reg. 
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LETIA autumnalis. “La L p 
oe a» lave et Lexarx. 
_ Similar as the general appearance of this beaut ul 
is to Lzuia anceps (Botanical Register, tab. 1751 
nevertheless abundantly distinct, in its pseudo-bulbs, seapes, 
and flowers, as well as in its agreeable perfume. Our spe- 
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