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CATASETUM ABRUPTUM. BLUNT-LIPPED 
CATASETUM. 
KKK EEE EEE EEE 
Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpris. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuivez. -) 
Generic Character. — 
Perianthium sepius globosum, nunc explanatum, Se- 
pala et petala subequalia. Labellum crassum, carnosum, 
nudum, ventricosum vel explanatum, fimbriatum; sub apice 
saccatum obsolete trilobum. Colwmna erecta, aptera, libera, 
apice utrinque cirrhosa. Anthera subbilocularis, antice 
truncata. Pollinia 2, postice biloba vel sulcata ; caudicula 
maxima nuda demum elastice contractili ; glandula cartila- 
ginea subquadrata.—Herba terrestris vel epiphyta; caulibus 
brevibus fusiformibus vestigiis foliorum vestitis. Folia base 
vaginantia, plicata. Scapi radicales ; Flores speciosi, race- 
mosi, virides, nunc purpureo-maculati. Lindl. 
Specific Name and Character. 
Carasetum abruptum; pseudo-bulbis oblongis compressis 
vaginis foliorum tectis, foliis lato-lanceolatis, racemo 
oblongo nutante, perianthio compresso-globoso, peta- 
lis sepalisque subrotundo-ellipticis arcte imbricatis, 
labello magno carnoso trilobo lobis lateralibus abrup- 
tis intermedio (seu apice) breviter producto truncato 
emarginato. | 
$y 
From the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, whence it was 
kindly sent by Mr. Moors, who received it from Brazil, 
through the favour of Doctor Gogarty. It blossomed first 
with Mr. Moore, in September, 1841, and again in 
ber of the same year. ay 
gan: 
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