( 4078 ) 

 Phajus bicolor. Two-coloured Phajus. 



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Class and Order. 

 Gynandria Monandria. 



( Nat. Ord, — Orchide,e. ) 



Generic Character. 



Sepala et petala subaequalia, paten tia, libera. Labcllum 

 sffipius cucullatum, cum basi columns adnatum, calcara- 

 tum, integrum vel trilobum, saepius supra carinatum lamel- 

 losum vel cristatum. Columna erecta^ cum ovario contin- 

 ua, semiteres, marginata, elongata. Anthera 8-locularis. 

 Pollinia 8, subsequalia. — Herbae terrestres (Asiatics) cau- 

 lescentes vel acaules, foliis latis plicatis. Scapi radicales. 

 Flores speciosi. Lindl. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Phajus bicolor; acaulis, foliis lato-lanceolatis acuminatis, 

 sepalis petalisque (angustioribus) oblongo-lanceolatis 

 acuminatis, labello cucullato ventricoso integro, limbo 

 obtuso medio lamellis duabus planis, calcare subulato- 

 cylindraceo arcuato ovarii longitudine. 



Phajus bicolor. Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orchid, p. 128. Ser- 

 tum, Tab. 23. 



For the noble specimen here represented, I am indebted 

 to Dillwyn Llewellyn, Esq., who kindly sent it in July, 

 1843, from his collection at Penllegare. 



It is a native of Ceylon, and that is all that appears to be 

 known of it, from the description of Dr. Lindley (above 

 quoted), who states that it was discovered in Ceylon by 

 Mr. Macrae, but when introduced to this country we are 

 not informed. 



Descr. Root a collection of oblong, prostrate, rooting 

 tubers or pseudo-bulbs, transversely jointed, with fleshy 



radicles. 



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