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Maxitearra Parkert. Mr. Parker’s 
MAXILLARIA. 
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Class and Order. 
GyNnaAnDRIA Monanpbri. 
( Nat. Ord. —Orcuipea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium patens, resupinatum. Labellum cum pro- 
cessu unguiformi columne articulatum, trilobum. Foliola 
lateralia exteriora basibus cum processu column connata. 
Pollinia 4, basibus connata, glandulosa (vel 2. pedicellata, 
pedicello basi glanduloso). Herbe parasitice, bulbose, 
Americe meridionalis. Racemi (vel scapi uniflori), radi- 
cales. Lainpt. sot tors! 
Specific Character. 
Maxittaria Parkeri ; bulbo elliptico compresso rugoso 
monophyllo, folio lanceolato-lingulato coriaceo obscure 
Striato, basi in petiolo compresso attenuato, scapo 
unifloro bracteis imbricato, petalis interioribus lineari- 
lanceolatis, labello oblongo trilobo, lobis lateralibus 
incurvis, terminali patente undulato, intra lobos late- 
rales linea media longitudinali clavata. tit 
Descr. Parasitic: Bulb about the size of a pigeon’s ¢ e 
elliptical, compressed, somewhat wrinkled, and partially 
clothed with dry husky sheaths, terminated by a solitary 
often a foot long, and two, or two and a half inches 
‘ A a Sects texture, vee, a —— agp rib, 
and obscurely marked with longitudinal lines, green, 
lanceolate, = between Satgoelane and strap-shaped, rather 
acute, attenuated at the base into a compressed fleshy 
petiole, which is grooved on the anterior edge. ? 
Scapes, one or two from the base of the bulb, bearing a 
moderately sized single flower, and clothed with large 
ternate, 
