816 ORCniDES. 



ONCIDIUM. 



Rchl). fil. Bonpl. 11. 13. Cararcas. Merida. Octobcr— December. 4—5000'. Meisi 



w5chst diese Pflanze an jahen Felsabhangen . sodass dfe Sammler sich an Seilen 



herablassen musscn, um sie zu erlangen. Auch .eine weissbiuhende Pflanze wurde 

 einmal angetroffen. Wagener. 



197 b. ONCIDIUM KRAMERUNUM Rchb. fll. Xenia I. p. bO. t. 33: 



Aff. Oncidio Papilioni Lindl. minus, pseudobulbis oblusis quadri- 

 — septangulatis (nec ancipilibus), pedunculi internodiis omnibus lereti- 

 bus, labello et sepalis Interalibus serrulalis, illo antice crispissimo, carina 

 basilari oblusangula crenata, alis gynostemii inferioribus integerrimis. 

 Pseudobulbus rotunduius. viridivioiaceus, oliiuse quadri— sepiemangulatns, angulis 

 obtusis. Folium cunealo oblongum acuiura valdo coriaceum. obscure viride. macuiis 

 striolisque airoviolaceis; usque octo pollices longum, supra medium quatuorve laium. 

 Pedunculus more Oncidii Papiiionis Lindl. perennis. raro superne ramosus ex axillis 

 vaginnrum praesertim laeso internodio supremo. Internodia omnia — ei suprema 

 quidem haud minus — tereiiuscula. nec ancipiiia more Oncidii Papilionis Lindl. Va- 

 giaae appressae apice acuminatae acutaeve. Dracteae subaequales. Perigonium te- 

 nuissimum, membranaceum. telae Dendrobii Palpebrae similiumque plantarum. vix per 

 duos dies bene servatum , flore Oncidii Papiiionis, bene culti dunbus lertiis minus. 

 Sepalum dorsale et tepala liiiearia ante apicem acutum paulo ditataia et undulaia; 

 brunnea basi flava; ascendeniia. Sepala lateralia cuneata ligulata acuta margine mi- 

 nute serrulata, crispa nunc lobulata flaveola maculis brunneis. Labellum (an semper?) 

 per longitudinem complicatum, a basi cordata panduraium. antice valde dilatatum, 

 crispolobulatum, margine deaticulato serrulaium ; carina baseos obtusangula, lateri- 

 bus papulosa, vertice crenata; flaveolum brunneo maculatum disco antice unicolori. 

 Gynosteniii alae superiores lineares apice capitatae, alae inferiores obtuse quadratae 

 integerrimae. Pollinia sessilia in lamina semilunata brevissima (quam in 0. Papilione 

 Lis seu ter breviori), 



Chimborasso v. Warscewicz. 



198. ONCIDIUM LIMMINGIIII E. Morren f. in liit. L. F. p. 56 : 



0. sepalo dorsali petalisque lanceolatis inferioribus quadruplo ma- 

 joribus, labelli basi latioris auriculis rotundatis isthmo oijcuneato elon- 



gato in larainam subrotundo-reniformem expanso, criata , colum- 



nae alis 4 laceris fimbriatis , 2 lateralibus angustioribus, -2 apicilaribus 

 inflexis. 



For this very curious plant I am indebted to Mr. Edward Morren of Liege, who 

 bas named it after Couni -Alfred Limminghe , a distinguisbed Orchidophilist. M. 

 Morren informs me. that it was sent to Belgium, it is believed, from the Caraccas, by 

 Mr. Van Lansberghe, «onsul for the Neiherlands. It has entirely the aspect. at flrst 

 sight, of 0. Papilio on a very small scale. Pseudobulbs roundish, compressed, 

 wrinkled , aboul ihree quarters of an inch long. Leaf solitary, liitle more than an 

 inch across. Peduncle flliform. terete, between four and flve inches long, wiih ihree 

 membranous close-pressed acute shcaih«. The sepals and peials appear to be dull 

 olive-green; ihe lip the sauie colour. but paler. The siruciure.of the crest cannot 

 be deiermined without destroying my solitary flower. 

 Wild ia the Caraccas— Edward Morren. 



