Tap. 5257. 
RESTREPIA Lansserett. 
Lansberg’s Restrepia. | 
Nat. Ord. Onco1pE#.—GyNANDRIA MoNANDRIA. 
Gen. Char. Sepala patentia, lateralia labello supposita majora, connata; su- 
premum erectum. Pefala filiformia, basi triangulari breviter connata. Labellum 
liberum, patens, basi biauriculatum v. bicorne. Columna_ ovario subincumbens, 
brevis, semiteres, apice alata. -dnthera 1-locularis. Pollinia 2 (v. 4), ceracea, 
oblonga.—Herbxe Americane tropice. Caules cespitosi monophylli, Flores ax- 
illares majusculi, solitarii v. fasciculati. 
Restrepia Lansbergii ; gracilis, acaulis, caule bipollicari, folio anguste oblongo 
utrinque obtusiusculo, spatha membranacea carinato-falcata, floribus soli- 
tariis v. fasciculatis, pedunculis folio brevioribus, sepalo petalisque supe- 
riore lanceo-setaceis apice incrassatis, inferiore oblongo apice bidentato, 
lateribus utrinque unisetosis, labello ligulato. 
RestrEPIa Lansbergii. Rchd. fil. in Bonplandia, v. 2. p. 23; Xenia, p. 171. ¢. 
60. ‘ 
A remarkable and beautiful little plant, first discovered in the 
Caraccas Mountains by Wagener. Our plants were received 
from Mr. Salwyn, who collected them in Guatemala. In this 
genus the lateral sepals and petals bear clavate tips, resembling, 
in some cases, the antenne of insects. 
Descr. A small tufted epiphyte, three to four inches high. 
Stems simple, covered with membranous sheaths, each bearing 
one leaf. Leaf’ linear-oblong, coriaceous, deep-green, blunt at 
both ends. Peduncles solitary or several, much shorter than the 
leaf. Flowers nodding, pale yellow, spotted with purple. Pos- 
terior sepal and petals all subulate, with clavate tips. Lower 
sepal oblong, bifid at the apex, bearing a subulate tooth on each 
side above the base. Column slender, thickened upwards. 
Fig. 1. Flower and leaf. 2. Posterior view of flower. 3. Anterior view of 
ditto. 4. Lip. 5. Column, 6. Pollen :—all magnified. 
JuLY lst, 1861. 
