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CIRRHAA FUSCO-LUTEA. YELLOW-BROWN 
CirRRHAA. 
KKK KKK KKK KEE EERE 
Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuivez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium patens. Sepala libera, zqualia. Petala 
multo angustiora, linearia, flexuosa. Labellum longe ungui- 
culatum, columna continuum, tripartitum ; laciniis angus- 
tis intermedia minore. Columna erecta, clavata, teres ; 
stigmate subquadrato, horizontali! rostello cirrhato. An- 
thera dorsalis! membranacea, sub-unilocularis. Pollinia 2, 
parallela, oblonga, compressa, elastice prosilientia ; cau- 
dicula brevi cornea; glandula incurva.—Herbe epiphyte, 
pseudo-bulbose. Folia plicata. Racemi penduli, multiflorr, 
radicales. Flores maculati. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Crrruza* fusco-lutea ; foliis lato-lanceolatis, petalis li- 
neari-lanceolatis, labelli lobo medio ovato concavo, 
lateralibus lineari-oblongis reflexis hirsutis. 
Crrruza fusco-lutea, Lindl—Herb. Hook. in Gen. et Spec. 
Orchid. p. 144. | 
From the collection in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, 
where it was received from Messrs. Loppices. It flowers 
in June, and is a native of Brazil. 
Descr.—Pseudo-bulbs ovate, deeply furrowed, par- 
tially sheathed with membranous scales, and having a 
terminal, 
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* «The flowers are remarkable for what is called the rostellum being 
prolonged in the form of a small tendril or cirrhus.” Lindi. 
