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MVYANTHUS DELTOIDEUS. ‘'TRIANGULAR- 
LIPPED Fity-Wort. 
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Class and Order. 
GyNANDRIA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcutvez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium explanatum. Sepala libera, equalia, latera- 
libus paululum ascendentibus. Petala conformia angusti- 
ora, sepalo supremo supposita. Labellum planum, obova- 
tum, 3-dentatum sepalis brevius. Columna erecta, teres, 
basi bicirrhosa, postice ad cardinem anthere longe pro- 
ducta. Anthera et pollinia Cataseti—Epiphyta, Cataseti 
omnino vegetatione. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Myanraus deltoideus; labello imberbi sagittato triangulari 
angulis posticis rotundatis dentatis apice dilatato cal- 
loso margine recurvo basi tuberculato. Lindl. 
Myantuus deltoideus. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1896. 
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A native of British Guiana, and first cultivated, it would 
appear, by Ricuarp Harrison, Esq., of Liverpool. I am 
indebted for the specimen here represented to CHARLEs 
- Horsratt, Esq., of that town. It is a most distinct species 
of the Genus, or subgenus, as it is, perhaps, with more pro- 
riety, to be considered, of Caraserum. The lip hasa very 
‘s remarkable structure. 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs clustered, ovato-oblong, furrowed, 
- the old ones naked, the younger ones clothed with the stri- 
~ ated, sheathing bases of the leaves. Leaves four to five, 
oblong, membranous, striated, attenuated at the base, 
at the point. Scape from the base of the pee 
