578 ORCHIDES. 



MORMODES. 



Tliis has flowers wiili a pale pinkish ground sov.n ihickly wirh (lull wine re.l 

 specks, anil a powerful odor like ihat of aromatic vinegar. Il differs from ihe M. 

 panlinum in ihe sraall size of ils flowers, and the very dissirailar form of ihe lip and 

 floral envelopes. 



Perigonium viridiflavum, atropurpureo guttatum. 



Bot. Rpg. XXVII. 1841. 162: Columnae dorso subulalo. 



I can Iiardly sny, whether this is really dislinct from M. pardinum , not having a 

 specimen at hand for cora|)arison. 



3. MORMODES BUCCIiNATOR Lindl. in Bot. Reg. XXVI. 1840. Misc. 9: 



Racemo stricto oblongo, sepalis lineari-oblongis, lateralibus reflexis, 

 dorsali petalisqiie ovato lanceolatis erectis , labello uncniculato carnoso 

 nudo subrolundo cuneato apiculato ulrinque emr.rginato laleribirs in 

 buccinae formam revolutis. Mexico. 



Fiowers pale green, with an Ivory white lip, whose sides are so rolled back as to 

 give il the appoarance of a irumpet. The column is twisted some times to ilie right, 

 sometimes to the left. The habit and general appearance of the flowers, excepl in 

 colour, ihat of M. atropurpureum. 



Bot. Reg. XXVII. 1841. Misc, 191: Mr. Lodd. obtained a variety from La Guayra, 

 which with ali the form of the originai , has ihe flowers dull orange spotted with 

 brown. Looks at flrst sight sometliing like M. aromalicum. 



L. Paxt. Fl. G. IL p. 59. N. 325: When this was flrst published nothing was 

 known of its native couiry. At a later period it was said to be Mexican, upon some 

 bad garden authority. VVe find il however wilh brown Uowers among Schlims Vcne- 

 zuela plants ; N. 67, gathered at San Cristobai at 25(;0 above the sea. 



Huc: Mormodes lcntiginosa Hook. Bot. Mag. 4455: 

 Pseudobulbis oblongis, foliis lanceolatis, striatis, scapo radicali race- 

 moso, floribus remolis pendulis punctis' infra fuscis irroi^atis , sepalis 

 arcle reflexis oblongis acutis marginibus revolutis, petaJis contormibus, 

 labelli obovati lateribus revolutis , columna oblique torta apice acumi- 

 nata. Central-America. 



IIuc: Mormodes flavidum Klolzsch Allg. Berl. Gtzlg. 1852. 10. April. 

 Pseudobulbis elongatis , articulatis, marginalis, versus apicem articii- 

 latim foliosis, racemo paucitloro, pedunculato, pseudobulbo alliore, floribus 

 llavidis, ereclis, pedicellatis, bracteis oblongis oblusis, aridis albicanli- 

 bus instruclis, perigonii foliolis lanceolato lincaribus, acutis, flavidis, tri- 

 bus exleiioribus arcte rellexis, binis interioribus erectis , labello albido 

 luLeo, erecto incurvo, obovato, apiculato, integerrimo, lateribus deflexis, 

 columna oblique lorla acuminata. Warscewicz. 



Huc: Mormodcs vitcllina Klolzsch Allg. Gartenzlg. 1853. 294: 

 Pseudobiilbis oblongis compressiuscuiis subincurvis sursum atte- 

 nualis , foliis strialis raembranaceis oblongis acuminatis basi condiipli- 

 calis attenualis 5nerviis, racemo Spoliicari 4 — Sfloro, bracteis lanceolatis 

 acutis sessilibus alutaceis membranaceis; perianlhii foliolis vitellinoviri- 

 dulis, exterioribus lanceolatis acutis angustioiibus palenti inciirvis, in- 

 lernis ovatis acutis semicirculalim incurvis, labello vitellino unguiculalo 

 late obcordato trapeziformi .semicirciilatim ineiirvo apiculato, marginibus 

 lateralibus revolulis anlice superneque minus apertis, inferne convolutis, 

 columna oblique torta acuminala e llavido albescenti. 

 Caracas. Wagener. Matihieu. 



Iluc : ilormodes Wagneriana KSoizsch Allg. Gartenzig. 1853. 147: 



Pseudobulbis oblongis incurvis sursum rittenuatoocuiis. vaginis foliorum amplis im- 



