Descr. To this orchideous plant there is no stern nor 

 pseudo-bulb. The leaves spring, with a very short petiole, 

 directly from the fibrous roots, and are oblong-acute, spread- 

 ing, somewhat twisted, thick and leathery, the colour a 

 purplish-green, sprinkled copiously with minute dots The 

 flowers are also radical, on short peduncles. The calyx 

 and petals are spreading, nearly alike in form and colour 

 ovate, acute, purple-green. Labellum much longer than 

 the petals, porrected, somewhat cuneate waved, with a long; 

 slender spur at the base. At the apex it is two-lobed and 

 white : lower down blotched with rose-colour and spotted 

 with red. Column short, having on each side a broad 

 obovate, acute, serrated wing, of a pale yellow colour,' 

 dotted and tipped with red. Anther-case hemispherical 

 Jrollen-masses yellow. 



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