Tas. 4577. 
MORMODES arro-purPuREA. 
Black-purple Mormodes. 
Nat. Ord. Orcurpp*,—Gynanpria Monanpria. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4455.) 
* 
Mormopss atro-purpurea; pseudo-bulbis oblongis squamis*amplis imbricatis 
pallidis fusco-marginatis vaginatis, foliis . . . , floribus pendulis unicolo- 
ribus, sepalis petalisque arcte reflexis ovato-lanceolatis marginibus revolutis, 
labelli late obcordati velutini in stipitem basi attenuati lateribus revolutis, 
columna oblique torta breviter acuminata. a 
_ At our Tab. 4455 we gave the very pretty and singular Mor- 
modes lentiginosa, whose flowers are pale, freckled with dark 
purple. ‘The blossoms of the present species are of ¢ uniform 
dark purple or blood-colour, the sepals and petals wider, the lip 
much broader and velvety with short hairs. It was commu- 
nicated in January 1851, by our friend J. Dillwyn Llewelyn, 
Esq., from his collection at Penllergare, having been purchased 
by that gentleman at one of the sales ef plants of Mr. Warcewitz 
from Panama. 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs clustered, oblong, striated, the old ones 
entirely sheathed by large, membranaceous, pointed scales, of a 
pale straw-colour, edged with dark brown. ‘The /eaves we have 
not seen. Scape a foot high, rounded, articulated. Flowers 
rather distant, pendulous, of a nearly uniform dark purple-brown, 
or between chocolate and blood-colour. Sepals and petals nearly 
uniform, ovato-lanceolate, their sides reflexed. The /p porrected, 
velvety with short hairs, broadly obcordate, tapering below into 
a stipes, the sides singularly revolute. Co/wmn pale, purplish- 
brown, not half the length of the lip, with which it is nearly 
parallel, but it has an oblique twist; the apex short, acute. 
W. J. HL. 
Cunt. This singular species of Mormodes requires the tempe- 
rature of the warm Orchid-house. It will thrive if potted in 
MAY Ist, 1851. 
