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Dendiiobium speciosum. Great 

 Dendrobium. 



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Class and Order. 

 Gynandria Monandria. 



( Nat. Ord. — OrchidejE. ) 



Generic Character. 



Labellum ecalcaratum, articulatum cum apice processus 

 unguiformis, cujus lateribus petala antica adnata, calcar 

 amiulantia. Massce pollinis 4, parallel®. Br. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Dendrobium speciosum; caulibus erectis apice 2 — 3-phyllis, 

 foliis ovali-oblongis integerrimis racemo terminali mut- 

 tifloro brevioribus, perianthii foliolis angusto-oblongis, 

 labello infra divisuram carina Ulrica, lobo intermedio 

 latiore quam longo ecarinato. Br. 



Dendrobium speciosum. Sm. Ex. Bot. p. 17. t. 10. Br. 

 Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. p. 332. Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. I. 

 v. 5. p. 212. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 3. p. 738. 



Descr. Stem a foot or more high, somewhat swollen, 

 bulbiform, striated, jointed, sheathed with pale membrana- 

 ceous scales, terminated by three large, coriaceous, oval- 

 oblong, obtuse leaves, dark green above, paler beneain, 

 obscurely striated, eight to nine inches long, bromine 

 centre of these, and from the extremity of the stem, arises 

 the pedunculated raceme, a foot and a half long: its pedun- 

 cle sheathed with large scales or bractea. Flowers resupi- 

 nate, numerous, of an uniform, pale yellow colour, (except 

 the lip,) deeper towards the extremity, generally secund 

 *lien most expanded, though the buds point in various 

 directions, scentless. Petals narrow-oblong, nearly equal, 

 except that the two upper ones which cover the lip are 



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