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MASDEVALLIA CORIACEA LINDL. 
Gynandria Monandria L. : TAB. CLIII. Orchideae L. R. Br. 
Malaxideae Lindl. 
MASDEVALLIA Rurz et Pav. 
M. comrackA Liwpr. Ann. of nat. hist. XV. 1845. pag. 257. 
Character differentialis. 
M. foliis lineari-oblongis, in petiolum sensim angustatis, coriaceis, marginatis, mucronatis, peduneulorum longitudine vel paullo 
longioribus; calyx eampanulatus intus pilosulus, laciniis limbi acuminatis, subringentibus; petalis obovato-oblongis, labello obovato, 
unguiculato, late et obtuse apieulato, infra apicem glanduloso-scabro. 
Character naturalis. 
Herba cespitosa; radicibus albidis filiformibus earnosis; ramis erectis basi vaginis membranaceo-scariosis vestitis, usque 
ad 0.1 metr. longis, apice foliüferis. Folium lineari-oblongum, basi sensim attenuata artieulatum, apice exciso mucronulato florem 
atüngens, coriaceum, obsolete trinervium, usque ad 0.18 metr. longum, 0.015 metr. latam. Flos in apice pedunculi terminalis 
solitarius, pedicellatus, pedicello 0.04 — 0.05 metr. longo braeteato, ochrea spathacea clausa, ore oblique truncato apice mucronulato, 
| flavescens, rubro-maeulatus; peduneulus communis, rhizomate enatus, supra basin vagina tubulosa, ore truncata, 0.02 —0.03 metr. 
longa obsitus, 0.2 metr. longus. Calyx e basi obliqua antice protensa virescente campanulatus, tripartitus, flavide aurantiacus, maculis 
purpureis praesertim in nervis et apice conspersus, intus pilosiuseulus, 0.04 metr. longus; lacinüs subaequalibus, triangularibus, 
trinerviis, sensim longe acuminatis, lacinia superiore paullo angustiore erecta, inferioribus declinatis. Petala tria, laciniis calycinis 
alterna, rosea; lateralia libera obovato-lanceolata, inaequilatera, margine anteriore a medio denticulato ad apicem induplieata, tubi 
calycini longitudine; anticum paullo longius labelliforme, obovatum, late et obtuse apieulatum, pagina superiore prope apicem pa- 
pilosum, ungui lineari —, gynostemii basi continuo et inferne ealyei adnato, — insidens. Anthera in androclinio recondita, uni- 
locularis, semiovalis, basi sinuato-truncata, latere postico superne intus bilamellosa, inferne oblique aperta. Pollinia duo oblonga, 
applieativa, in caudieulum brevem, basi pulvereum attenuata. Ovarium inferum, longitudinaliter suleatum, uniloculare, pluriovu- 
latum; ovula anatropa placentis parietalibus tribus multiseriatim affixa; gynostemium erectum, lateribus alatis canalieulatum, squama 
membranacea denticulata terminatum; rostellum linguiforme, horizontale. Fructus capsularis bivalvis; valvae perigonio marcescenti 
connatae, inaequales, margine elateribus piliformibus obsitae, altera angustior medio placentifera, altera placentas duas gerens, 
Semina scobiformia; nucleus ovalis aequabilis testam reticulatam hyalinam non explens. 
Habitat montes Cordillerae Bogotensis altitudine 2800 metr. 
MASDEVALLIA CAUDATA LINDE. 
TAD. CLII. 
M. cAuDATA Libr. (teste LrxprEv), non Rons. fil. Warrkns Ann. bot. VI. pag. 189. 
M. foliis oblongis vel obovato-oblongis, peduneulorum longitudine vel paullo longioribus (0.12 metr. long.), basi vaginis 
scariosis tectis, lamina in petiolum nigrum angustata, apice tridenticulata, coriacea, obsolete trinervosa; peduneulo tenui, 
supra basin vagina cylindriea clausa praedito, unifloro, flore pedicello braetea spathacea vaginato, articulato, 0.1 metr. longo inaidente ; 
calyce campanulato tripartito, basi obliquo, antice gibbo, laciniis subaequalibus, longissime aristatis, lateralibus ovatis, planis, 
patulis, rubris, sanguineo-punctatis, postica semiovali concava, margine setulis retrorsis scabra, erecta, flavide aurantiaca, 
in nervis et superne purpureo-puncfata; petalis minutis inclusis, pallide roseis, lateralibus oblongis apice erenatis, supra 
basin antice lobo ovali incurvato, medio labelliformi unguiculato, ungue adscendente basi calyci adnato, apice tridenti- 
