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( 3151 ) 
-EPIDENDRUM VARIEGATUM. WARIEGATED 
EPiIpENDRUM. 
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Class and Order. 
GyNANDRIA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcutpexz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Columna cum ungue labelli longitudinaliter connata in 
tubum (quandoque decurrentem ovarium). Masse Pollinis 
A, parallele, septis completis persistentibus distincte, basi 
filo granulato elastico aucte. Br. 
Specific Character. 
: Eripenprum * variegatum ; bulbo elongato compresso, foliis _ 
subternis ligulatis maculatis, perianthii foliolis obo- 
vato-oblongis acutis intus atro-purpureo-maculatis, 
columna brevi, labello cordato intus lineis duabus 
elevatis, flore recto. 
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Descr. Parasitic. Stem bulbiform, branched : the bulbs 
oblong, compressed, smooth, dark green, sheathed at the 
base with the withered bases of former years’ leaves, one 
lb rising above another. ‘Two or three leaves terminate 
this bulb : they are eight to ten inches long, ligulate, ob- 
_tuse, striated, of a yellow-green, dashed with deeper spots, 
So that they have a variegated appearance. Raceme ter- 
‘minal, on a compressed peduncle, a span high, lax, of about 
eight to ten flowers, which are straight, not twisted. Pert- 
anth of six obovato-oblong, nearly equal pieces, of a yellow- 
Ash-green colour, somewhat coriaceous, obtuse, yellower 
towards 
* Derivation at tab, 2844. 
