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Lepanthes sanglinea. Blood-coloured 

 Lepanthes. 



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Class and Order. 

 Gynandria Monandria. 



( Nat. Ord. — Orchide^e. ) 



Generic Character. 



Sepala patula, basi, praesertim lateralia, connata. Pe- 

 tala 2 libera, nana. Labellum apice subbilobum, cum 

 columna connatum. Columna teres, nana aut elongata. 

 Pollinia2. — Herbal epiphytcz, caulibus filij. or mibus, mono- 

 phyllis, vaginalis, spicis terminalibus , Pleurothallis omnino 

 habitu. Flores parvi, lactescentes v. rubescentes. Lindl. 



Specific Name and Character. 



Lepanthes* sanguinea; folio ovato marginato apice triden- 

 tato, pedunculis aggregatis subunifloris folio pluries 

 brevioribus, floribus sanguineis, sepalis ovatis glaudu- 

 loso-ciliatis lateralibus semi con natis, labelli gland u- 

 loso-ciliati lobis lateralibus maximis alaeformibus pa- 

 tentibus intermedio 3-lobo columna? appresso. 



A native of the high mountains of Jamaica, whence it 

 was sent to Kew by our Collector, Mr. Purdie, and is 

 there cultivated on a small portion of the husk of the 

 Cocoa-nut. It does not seem to be a described species, 

 but is nearly allied to L. tridentata of Swartz, figured by 

 Dr. Lindley in Bot. Reg., t. 1762; differing from it in the 

 colour of the flowers, in the latter being always erect, not 



resupinate, 



So named by Swartz, it would appear, from Wk*, a scale, or the 

 scaly covering of the bark of trees, from the little plants vegetating on such 

 situations, and *,8« f , a flower. 



