Tas. 4541. 
CALANTHE Masvca. 
Purple-flowered Calanthe. 
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Nat. Ord. OncHIDEH.—GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Gen. Char. Perianthium explanatum, liberum, v. sepalis lateralibus labello 
paullulum adnatis, subequale. Zadellum cum columna connatum, lobatum v. 
integrum, calearatum v. muticum, disco lamellatum v. tuberculatum. Col/umna 
brevis, rostello seepius rostrato. Pollinia 8, basi valde attenuata, quaternatim 
glandule bipartibili adherentia.—Terrestres : scapis erectis multifloris. Folia 
lata, plicata. Flores albi, aut lilacini, raro lutei. Lindl. 
CaLantuEe Masuca; scapo erecto, foliis latis oblongis petiolatis acuminatis 
longiore, racemis multifloris, labello tripartito basi tuberculis seriatis 5- 
cristato, seriebus intermediis elevatioribus, laciniis lateralibus linearibus 
subfalcatis intermedia cuneata emarginata in unguem linearem laciniis 
lateralibus eequalem angustata, caleare longissimo falcato clavato, columna 
brevi obliqua antice bifoveata, ovario pubescente. Lindl. 
CaLantur Masuca. Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orchid. p. 249. Bot. Reg. 1842. Mise. 
p.51. 2. 51. 
Buietra Masuca. Don, Prodr. 
Amstyoaiortis veratrifolia. Blume, Bijdr. p. 370 ? 
Native of India ;—according to Dr. Lindley, of Nepal, Ben- 
gal, Ceylon, and probably Java.” It blossomed in 1842 with 
Messrs. Rollisons, at Tooting, but, though a handsome and 
really striking plant, it had never been figured. Our fine 
tuft of the plant at Kew, which blossomed in July and August, 
was derived from Mr. Clowes’ collections. 
Descr. Terrestrial. Zeaves large, herbaceous, oblong-lanceo- 
late, tapering below, acuminated at the apex, plaited and striated. 
Scape erect, a foot and a balf high, generally shorter than the 
leaves, terete, glabrous, terminated, by a many-flowered raceme 
with handsome purple flowers. Bracteas large, subulato-lan- 
ceolate, membranaceous: the upper ones coloured. Sepals 
and petals similar, oblong, acuminate, spreading. Tip tn- 
partite, deep purple: lateral lobes linear-oblong, subfalcate, 
intermediate one broadly subcuneate : the base of the lip delow 
extends into a very long narrow spwr, furrowed on one side and 
OCTOBER Ist, 1859. 
