DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 363 



Peristeria. Hooker. Epiphyte. 



Name from 7re/(rre/>a, a pigeon. 



Peristeria Barkeri B. M., 4203. 



See Acineta. Bat., 8. 



B. Peristeria elata. Panama .... B. M., 3116. 



SYN. Espiritii Sancto. Jen. Orch., 44. 



Flowers wax-white, with lilac blotches at the base of 

 the lip, and of an exquisite fragrance. They are pro- 

 duced on long stalks from the base of the pseudo-bulbs. 

 The interior of the flower somewhat resembles a dove 

 with outspread wings. 



C. Peristeria cerina. Demerara . . . . B. R., 1953. 

 Flowers dull yellow, with a strong odor of juniper ; pro- 

 duced in bunches, close to the bulb, in June and July. 



C. Peristeria guttata. Rio Janeiro . . . Fl. Cab., 7. 

 Flowers yellow, plentifully marked with reddish brown, 

 produced in short bunches in September. 



Peristeria Humboltii B. R., 29, 18. 



See Acineta. B. M., 4156. 



B. Peristeria pendula. Demerara . . . B. M., 3479. 



SYN. Peristeria maculata. 



Flowers greenish white outside, and delicate blue in- 

 side, marked with purple, the lip dull white marked with 

 purple ; slightly fragrant. 



C. Peristeria stapelioides. Guiana. Lindley. 



Flowers pale, yellowish brown, covered with blotches 

 of dark brown ; very fragrant. 



