Tas. 7452, 
STANHOPEA Hasgroviana, 
eS Native of Peru. 
Nat. Ord. Orcnutpex.—Tribe VANDER. 
Genus Stannorsa, Frost; (Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Plant. vol. iii. p. 549.) 
StannoreaA Haseloviana; pseudobulbis ampullewformibus, foliis petiolatis 
oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis sub 7-nerviis, racemis 3-5-floris, pedunculo 
bracteis scaphaformibus sepalisque dorso nigro punctulatis, floribus 
maximis, sepalis elliptico-rotundatis petalisque intus pallidis maculis 
magnis rubris ambitu irregulariter crenatis conspersis, lateralibus reflexis, 
dorsali angustiore arcuato, petalis erectis v. reflexis obovato-oblongis 
acuminatis pallide roseis, labello elongato sigmoideo-flexuoso vix unguicu- 
lato purpureo maculato, hypochilio lato carnoso basi saccato sacco intus 
fimbriato, epichilio 3-partito, segmentis lateralibus corniformibus, inter- 
medio late unguiculato ovato-rotundato obtnuso cuspidato, columna 
purpureo maculata supra medium anguste alata apice bifida lobis acutis. 
S. Haseloviana, Reichb. f. Xen. Orchid. vol. i. p. 123, 196, t. 72, ef in Ott & 
Dietr, Algem. Gartenz. 1855, p. 322 (errore Haseloftiana). 
The flowers of certain Orchids are amongst the largest 
in the vegetable kingdom. Referring to Mr. Rolfe on 
this subject he has given me the following as the most 
gigantic of Orchid flowers in his experience, namely, 
Sobralia manantha, Lindl. (t. 4446), and Coryanthes 
Fieldingit, Lindl., both nine inches in diameter; Cat- 
tleya Warscewiczti, Reichb. f., eight inches; Stanhopea 
tigrina, Batem. (t. 4097) seven inches; and he has found 
the petals of Selenipedium caudatum, Reichb. f., to measure 
thirty-five. Of the seven species of Stanhopea figured in 
this magazine S. Haseloviana is most nearly allied to 
S. oculata, Lindl. (Tab. 5300), which has similar annular 
spots with crenulate margins on the petals and sepals, but 
which besides its much smaller size, differs in the long 
acuminate bracts, very long ovaries, narrow pale yellow 
sepals and petals, and in the lip, which has not the double 
flexure of S. Haseloviana. The form of the epichile is the 
same in several other species of the genus. 5m 
S. Haseloviana is a native of Northern Peru, where it 
January Ist, 1896. : 
