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1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, &C. 
Fic. 627. (A) PHALENOPSIS SCHILLERIANA; (B) P. STUARTIANA; (C) P. APHRODITE. 
PHALZNOPSIS. Including Stawroglottis. Of this 
large and showy genus some of the finest species at the 
present time are P. Aphrodite, P. Schilleriana, and 
P. Stuartiana (Fig. 627). To the species and varieties 
Besabed on pp. 91-3, Vol. III., the following should be 
added : 
P. amabilis (lovely), of gardens. 
P. antennifera_ is 
P. Esmeralda, 
P. Aphrodite Dayana (Day’s). #7. very large; lower sepals 
dotted carmine over half their surface; side lobes of the lip 
deep yellow at the lower edge, the middle lobe trowel-shaped 
or hastate, marked carmine-crimson across the base, and 
striped carmine-crimson down the centre. Eastern Archi- 
pelago. Syn. P. amabilis Dayana (W. O. A. i. 11). 
P. A. gloriosa (glorious).* jl. very conspicuous, set closely, 
much resembling those of P. amabilis. 1. broad at apex, 
green on both sides, slightly silvered on the upper surface. 
Sulu Archipelago, 1888. 
A synonym of P. Aphrodite. 
now regarded as identical with 
P. Buyssoniana (Comte F. du Buysson’s). 
bright purple, the lateral sepals bordered inside with white; 
lip bright scarlet, the side lobes ochraceous outside, with 
scarlet lines. Cochin China, 1888. Very similar to P. Regnieriana, 
but brighter in colour, and having the median processes on the 
stalk of the lip filiform-linear instead of triangular. 
P. Denisiana (F. Denis’s). #. nearly 2in. across, about a 
dozen on a stout peduncle lft. or more in length; sepals and 
petals greenish-yellow, with brownish-red pe lip white, 
with arnt and yellow markings. J. lft. long, 4in. broad, 
broadly oblong, deep green. Philippine Islands, 1899. 
P. denticulata (slightly-toothed). ., sepals and petals white, 
spotted brown, cuneate-ligulate, acute; lip white, three- 
parted, the side partitions ligulate, light yellow on the anterior 
side, the median one cuneate-oblong-ligulate, acutish, with 
three mauve lines on either side. December. J. 6in. to Tin. 
1888. Allied to P. swnatrana. 
A synonym of P. rosea. 
fi., sepals and petals 
long, 2in. to 3in. wide, green. 
P. equestris (equine). 
P. Esmeralda candidula (whitish). 7. 
lip streaked and flushed with rosy-purple. 
pretty variety. (L. vi., t. 263.) 
P. fasciata (banded). 1. light yellow; lip having the crest 
and part of the front lobe orange, the front part of the lobe 
being light purple. Philippine Islands, 1882. Allied to 
P. sumatrana, 
P. Foerstermanii (Foersterman’s). u 
sepals and petals cuneate-lanceolate, marked with thin, 
forked, or hieroglyphic brown, transverse lines; lateral 
lacinie of the lip scimitar-shaped, retuse, recurved, with a 
retrorse bristle, and an oblique keel outside, a yellow callus 
on the inner side of each, the middle lacinia tridentate at 
apex; peduncle two-edged. J/. cuneate-obovate, unequally bi- 
dentate at apex. 1887. 
Vol. V. 
white, having the 
Cambodia, 1890. A 
fl., ground-colour white ; 
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Phalenopsis—continued. 
P. fugax (fugacious). A 
Sarcochilus unguiculatus, 
P. grandiflora (large - flowered). A 
synonym of P. amabilis. 
P. Kimballiana (Kimball's). A 
of P. sumatrana. 
.P. Lindeni (Linden’s). #1. closely re- 
sembling those of P. rosea, but much 
larger. “. somewhat like those of 
P. Schilleriana. Habitat not recorded, 
1895, 
P. Lobbii (Lobb’s). <A 
P. intermedia. 
P. Luddemanniana hieroglyphica 
(hieroglyph- marked). (/., sepals and 
petals ochre-white, narrower than in 
the type, with cinnamon, hieroglyphic 
markings ; side laciniz of lip very short, 
the middle one cuneate, narrow, with 
an unusually developed keel. 7. 7in. to 
8in. long, 2in. wide. 1887. 
P. L. ochracea (ochreous). fl., sepals 
and petals pale yellowish-rose, barred 
pale brown. Philippine Islands. (R. H. 
1872, 390.) 
P. maculata (spotted). 1. small; sepals 
and petals pallid, with a few purplish- 
brown blotches; lip having a fleshy, 
semi-terete central lobe, a yellow callus, 
a purple anterior border, and numerous 
small spots. Borneo, 1881. A diminutive 
plant. 
P. Micholitzi (Micholitz’). 7. creamy-white, disposed in short 
spikes; lip having a central raised ridge of hairs. Philippine 
Islands, 1890. This species is something in the way of 
P. tetraspis, and chiefly of botanical interest. 
synonym of 
form 
synonym of 
P. Regnieriana (Regnier’s). 7. rose-coloured, with a lip that 
is nearly wholly dark purple, and a dark purple column ; side 
lacinize of the lip small, triangular, the middle one much 
larger, oblong-lanceolate, apiculate, thickened beneath ; 
peduncles nine- to twelve-flowered. 7. very thick, tapering. 
Siam, 1887. “Allied to P. Esmeralda. 
P. rosea leucaspis (white-shielded). . somewhat smaller 
than in the type, with shorter and broader segments ; sepals 
pale rose-purple, mottled with white ; petals and lip of a deeper 
colour ; callus whitish, with yellowish-brown dots. Philippine 
Islands, 1848. 
P. Ruckerianum (Rucker’s). A garden synonym of Sarcochilus 
unguiewlatus. 
P. Sanderiana. There are several colour-varieties of this 
species, including alba and punetata. 
P. Schilleriana alba (white). 
of the yellow crest, and a few yellow 
portion of the lip. 1882. 
jl. white, with the exception 
spots on the upper 
P. S. major (greater), A large variety of the type. 
P. S. purpurea (purple). ji. deep rose-purple, with a shade of 
blue, compact. 1892. 
P. S. vestalis (vestal).* 
P. Stuartiana Hrubyana (Hruby’s). 7, sepals and petals 
purple at back, the upper sepal narrowly, the petals broadly, 
margined white, the inner border of the lateral sepals also 
white. 
P. S. nobilis (noble). . longer in its parts than in the type ; 
callus of the lip orange. 1882. 
jl. white. Philippine Islands. 
P. S. punctatissima (much-dotted). ., upper sepal, and 
upper and inner sides of the Jateral ones, and petals dotted 
with mauve. 1882. 
P. sumatrana Kimballiana (Kimball's). /., sepals and 
petals bright yellow, barred with chestnut-red ; lip ochraceous, 
with an orange tubercle on each side. 1888. A distinct and 
handsome variety. 
P. violacea Bowringiana (Bowring’s). /!. pure, light yellow, 
with a broad dash of purple inside the lateral sepals, and 
some purple bands and freckles at the bases of the upper 
sepal and petals. Malayan Archipelago. 
P. v. Schroderi (Baron Schréder’s).* _/. larger and finer as 
to colour than in the type; sepals and petals wholly purple, 
broad; lip of a deeper amethyst-purple than in the type; 
raceme short, erect. J. bright green. 1882. 
P. Wightii (Wight’s). 
A synonym of Doritis Wightti. 
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