Tas. XXVII. 
STANHOPEA MARTIANA: 
VON MARTIUS STANHOPEA. 
Sranuoppa Martiana; foliis ovalibus acutis racemo paucifloro longioribus, sepalis petalisque pauld 
angustioribus ovatis obtusis, hypochilio brevi sessili saccato utrinque cornubus maximis porrectis apice 
cirrhosis sub-incurvis instructo, epichilio oblongo levigato obscure 3-dentato apice subretlexo cornubus 
hypochilii breviore vel subeequali, columne subclavatee marginibus parim dilatatis. Bateman in Bot. 
Reg. Misc. 1840. 109. 
Habitat in Mexico—Karwinsk1, GaLerorrt. 
Description. 
PSEUDO-BULBS similar to those of other Stanhopeas, bearing solitary, oval, acute LEAVES. 
Scape much shorter than the leaves, bearing two or three very large and beautiful FLoweErs. 
SEPALS very broad, obtuse, straw-coloured, sparingly marked with clusters of little vinous dots ; 
PETALS narrower than the sepals, and, like them, obtuse, of transparent whiteness, with large and 
rich spots of the deepest crimson, especially near their base. The lower portion of the Erp is short, 
sessile, saccate, and armed, on either side, with very large horns, which are twisted at the extremities 
into cirrhi,—the upper part oblong, obscurely 3-toothed, slightly reflexed at the apex, and somewhat 
shorter than the horns; excepting a slight discoloration at the base, the lip is uniformly of a pure 
iwory white. CoLuMN sprinkled over with innumerable dots, its membranous edges but slightly dilated. 
A NATIVE of Mexico, discovered by Baron Karwinsxt, in 1827, and by him communicated to 
Knypersley, where it flowered, for the first time, in May, 1840. More recently it has made its appear- 
ance, and in high perfection, in the collection of Mr. Ricuarp Harrison, to whom it was sent by 
M. Gatrorrt. It is a species of great interest and beauty, but appearing to much disadvantage in a 
drawing, which, however accurate, can convey but an inadequate idea of the peculiar lustre and _trans- 
parency of its colours. The singular manner in which the extremities of the huge uncouth horns are 
twisted into slender cérrhz, will at once distinguish this from all other species of the genus. In cultivation 
it requires no particular management. 
The specific name of Martiana is given to this beautiful plant in grateful acknowledgment of the 
many courtesies bestowed upon the Author by the distinguished Professor of Botany at Munich. 
