Cattleiane. : Tab. 38. 
VANDA MULTIFLOR A. 
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Nar. Orv. Orchidew: Tribus Vander. Linn. Syst. Gynandria Monandria. 
VANDA, Brown, in Bot. Reg. fol. 506.  Pollinia 2 cereacea posticé sulcata: caudicula lineari diaphana inclusa. 
Anthera terminalis opercularis decidua 2-locularis apiculata. Stigma excavatum: rostello truncato. Columna 
teres libera. Labellum subintegrum carnosum saccatum cum columna non unguiculatum sepalis subconforme. 
Perianthium carnosum.—Herbe caulescentes epiphyte (Indie orientalis et Chine); radicibus caulinis tortuosis ; 
follis distichis cortaceis ; spicis ercctis foliis oppositis ; floribus luteis v. violaceis maculatis. 
T ee . . . . . . . . . . ‘ . . . . . . . . 
VanpaA, foliis lizulatis coriaceis apice retusis apiculatis, spicis paniculatis erectis multifloris, sepalis conniventibus ob- 
longis obtusis labelloque subequalibus. 
Descr. Herba epiphyta, caulescens, 1—2-pedalis, caule simplice, erecto, rigido, per vaginas foliorum radices paucos, ri- 
gidos, quandoque ramosos, teretes, albo-virides, apice glaberrimos emittente. Folia horizontalia, 6—8 uncias longa, ligulata, 
coriacea, avenia, costata, basi vaginantia, apice obtusa, apiculata, equalia; inferioribus brevioribus apice valdé obliquis. Spice 
composite, multiflora, ex apice vagine exserte, erecta, sepius foliorum longitudine : ramis angulatis, basi bracted parva, 
scariosi, persistente suffultis. Flores lutei, sanguineo-vittati, inodori, diu persistentes ; ovariis rectis basi bracteolatis. Perian- 
thium carnosum : sepalis subequilongis obtusis oblongis; interioribus angustioribus et pallidioribus.  Labellum rigidum, car- 
nosum, patens, non cum columna articulatum, sepalis subconforme, basi saccatum: sacco intus glabro inappendiculato; lamina 
ovaté medio sulcata, lobis lateralibus rigidis, dentiformibus, abbreviatis. Colamna obesa, teres, purpurea, truncato-conica : 
clinandrio plano immarginato. Stigma subrotundum, excavatum, totam faciem superiorem columne occupans. Anthera 
terminalis, opercularis, bilocularis, transyersa, apiculata. Pollinia duo, cereacea, posticé lobata : caudiculd lineari, apice anthere 
supertecta ; glanduld subrotunda. 
This plant has much affinity with the EKpidendrum premorsum of Roxburgh, from which it is principally distin- 
guished by its more robust mode of growth and by the termination of its leaves, which are rounded at the end with 
a little point, not abruptly truncate so as to exhibit the appearance of having had their extremity bitten off. The 
flowers also appear to be produced in greater abundance in V. multiflora than in V. premorsa. | 
This species is a native of China. The drawing from which the accompanying plate has been engraved, was made 
from a fine plant in Mr. Cattley’s conservatory, in July 1822. Like others of its tribe it also blossoms in most of 
the summer months. 
The genus Vanda is exceedingly difficult to confine within definite limits ; the species varying much in the struc- 
ture of certain parts of their flower, and exhibiting striking marks of affinity in others. But an attentive consideration 
of those principles of analysis which caused Vanda to be separated from Aerides, has brought us to the conclusion 
that Vanda Roxburghi, the subject of this article, KEpidendrum premorsum of Roxburgh, and such others as may 
hereafter be found to agree with them in the characters proposed at the head of this page, are the only genuine 
species of the genus ; and that consequently Vanda teretifolia of this work, and some other plants now referred to 
Vanda, must be excluded. 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
1. A flower seen in front. 2. A side view of the same, after the sepals and anthers have been removed, to exhibit the co- 
lumna and labellum. 3. A front view of the columna, showing the pollen masses in their place. 4. The anther seen from be- 
neath. 
