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Maxitiaria picra. Parnrep MAxizuaria. 
KEKE REE EERE EKER ERE 
Class and Order. 
GyNANDRIA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuipex. Div. Vanpex, Lindl. ) 
Generic Character. 
 Perianthium patens, resupinatum. Labellum eum pro- 
cessu unguiformi columne articulatum, trilobum. Foliola 
lateralia exteriora basibus cum processu column connata. 
Pollinia 4, basibus connata, glandulosa, (vel 2, pedicellata, 
Pedicello basi glutinoso.)—Herbe parasitice, bulbose, 
ice meridionalis. Racemi (vel scapi uniflori) radi- 
ales. Lindl. 
Specific Name and Character. 
-Maxirarra picta; bulbis ovatis 1—2-phyllis, foliis lineari- 
lanceolatis, scapo radicali unifloro, petalis incuryo- 
patentibus lineari-oblongis subaqualibus discoloribus 
maculatis, 2 inferioribus basi subproductis, labello 
- oblongo incurvo 3-lobo disco elevato pubescente, lobis 
lateralibus incurvis terminali subcordato acuto. | 
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Descr. Bulbs about as large as a pigeon’s egg, dark 
e clustered, obscurely furrowed, bearing one or two 
hear-lanceolate or strap-shaped, almost nerveless, coria- 
fous, acute leaves, a span, or nearly a foot long. Scape 
Ye to six inches high, arising from the root at the base of 
@ bulb and there solitary, in part sheathed by membranous 
Scales, single-flowered. Flowers large, handsome, inclined. 
“als spreading, but singularly incurved, oblongo-linear, 
acute, nearly equal (the two inner ones being the smallest) ; 
at of them of a rich and deep orange-colour within, 
jotted with purple; externally almost white, with spots and 
lotches of deep purple. Lip oblong, pale, dirty-white or 
