LYeASTE. 



ORCHIDES. 601 



^achsi Lycastc cochleata Lind\. , allein durch Gestalt der I.ippe (kurze Seiten- 

 lappen und langen Mittellappen) sebr gut unterschieden, auch durch kahie seitliche 

 innere Hullblatter. — Lycaste aromatica hat einen am Grunde keilformigen, kurzen 

 Mitlellappen der Lippe, die Unterlippe der Narbe ist zweizahnig, die Platte auf der 

 Lippe ist an den Seitenrandern frei. Bliithen kleiner. — Lycasle crinita Llndl. hat 

 langere Seitenlappen der Lippe, dieselbe und seitliche innere Hiiilblatter behaart. Die 

 Lippenplalte klein, Farbe der Lycasle aromatica Lindl, 



3. LYCASTE CRINITA Lindl. B. Reg. XXVL (1844). Misc. 41 : 



Sepalis pelalisque intus crinitis, labello intus villoso alle trilobo, la- 

 ciniis anguslis oblusis, intermedia ovali, appendice lineari adnata ; facie 

 L. cruentae. 



This is much like L. cruenta and has flowers of nearly the same colour; but it 

 differs in being smaller, with the interior clothed with very long silky hairs, and in 

 the different form of the lobes of ihe lip, which is moreover destitute of the crira- 

 son stain, that gives its name to L, cruenta, The appendix of the lip is moreover 

 long and elevated, not very short and inconspicuous. 



Lindl. Paxt. FI. G, I. 127. sub 181 : 

 Lip narrowly oblong , slightly speckled; lateral lobes linear, blunt, 

 nearly as long as the equally narrow hairy oval central one ; appendix 

 is conspicuous, terminating a narrow shaggy elevation. Column long, 

 slightly hairy, Pelals very hairy. Mexico. 



Petals yellow, very acute, much smaller, tban greenish sepals. 



4. LYCASTE COCHLEATA Lindl. I. c. 126- 



Lip nearly circula», not spolted; lateral lobes long , ralher acule; 

 central flat , circular; «imarginale; slightly crisp; appendix entire , as 

 large, as Ihe lateral lobes. 



Column long, hairy. Petals hairy. Nat. — . Deep orange ; sepals and petals obtuse. 

 not much smaller, than the former. 



5. LYCASTE CHRYSOPTERA Morr. Ann. Gand. 232. Lindl. Paxt. Fl. G. I. c. : 



Lip roundish, spotfed , lateral lobes short, central lanceolate acute 



loothlelted; appendix Sloljed. Column hairy. Petals naked. Mexico. 



Dcpp orange yellow flowers, Seems like L. cruenta, but according to Professor 



Morren its llowcrs are much larger, colours raore brillant. details of lip different, 



apperidix being 31obed ; and tbe niiddlc division of the lip lanccolule, acuminate, and 



loothletied. 



6. LYCASTE MACROIiULDON Rchb. fll. VValp. Ann. I. T82. Lindl. Paxt. Fl. G. Cf. 

 VValp. I. c. — Rchb. (11. in v. Schl. D. Z. 1852. 669 : 



Diese ist die Aiujuloa auranliuca westlicher Garten. Die von Ilerrn Prof. Lind- 

 ley gfwunschten Aufschlusse sind folgeridc; inucre seiiliche Ilullblatter am tielslen 

 Grunde mit wenigen fadigen Papillen beseizt. Vorderflache der Saule und Grund der 

 seitliclien ausseren Hullblatter tragcn ebcnfalls dergleichea Organe. Die Lippe 

 gunz kuhl. 



Londini ex Sierra Nevada Martbae a Purdic missa floruit. Praetcrca in horto 

 Lindcniano ex Nova Granala. 



7. LYCASTE CRUENTA Lindl. I. c. p. 16: 3/. crucnla Lindl. 15. Rcg. 42. t. 13: 



Pedunculis raro bifloris, vaginis dislantibus oblusis cucuUatis, se- 

 palis ovgtis oblusis, laternlibus basi paruni productis, pelalis minoribus 

 conrormibus, labollo sepalis dii|)lo brcvi.oie concavo trilobo laciniis ro- 

 tundalis, intermedia ciispa pubescente; luborculo parvo plano, columna 

 pubesceiite. 



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