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MAXILLARIA PLACANTHERA. FLAT-ANTHERED 
Nec MAXILLARIA, 
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Class and Order. 
Gynanpria Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuwwez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium patens, resupinatum. Labellum cum pro- 
cessu unguiformi columne articulatum, trilobum. Foli 
_ lateralia exteriora basibus cum processu column connata, 
_ Pollinia 4, basibus connata, glandulosa (vel 2, pedicellata, 
Pedicello basi glanduloso).—Herbe parasitice, bulbose, 
pe meridionalis. Racemi v. scapi uniflori), radicales. 
indl. | 
Specific Name and Character. 
~ Maxirnarra placanthera ; bulbo ovato folioso, foliis lato- 
lanceolatis plicatis, scapo unifloro vaginato brevi, 
eh gaa laciniis oblongis obtusis equalibus macu- 
atis lateralibus basi panlulum productis, labello an- 
gusto erecto trilobo, lobo medio transversim oblongo 
integerrimo, anthera apice plano. 
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Drscr. Parasitic. Bulb ovate, compressed, bearing 
- four to five oblongo-lanceolate, wavy, striated leaves at the 
_ extremity ; and, whilst young, sheathed and entirely con- 
by many large, membranous, ovate, and acuminated 
Scales, which wither before the bulb reaches its maturity. 
- Scapes arising from among these sheaths, and at the base 
- of the bulbs, single-flowered, each bearing two or three 
| longo-lanceolate, membranaceous scales. Flowers large. 
_ *etals five, oblong, nearly uniform, obtuse, yellow-green, 
_ “ternally slightly spotted, internally more copiously mark- 
in lines, especially the two 
brown spots placed in lines, especially ‘aie 
