990 



MASDEVALLIA 



MASDEVALLIA 



Colombia. 

 . xanthocorys, Reichb. £., 

 iv. dotted with brown or 



peduncles several, 1-fld., sometimes overtopping the 

 Ivs.: fls. large (1 in, across and the tails 2-3 times as 

 long), mauve, dotted with crimson; tails all yellow in 

 the upper half, very slender, tlic upper one sometimes 

 bent or hooked at the lop ; 

 B.M. 0372. I.H. 28:-t35. Vai 

 has smaller fls. of pale yellc 

 rose. 



19. Estridae, Reichb. f. Very densely tufted : Ivs. and 

 petioles 3 in. long, the blade broad, spoon-shaped, and 

 often retuse at the apex: peduncle usually somewhat 

 exceeding the Ivs., erect, 1-fld.: flower of marked col- 

 ors—the upper concave lobe yellow at base and violet- 

 ptirple above, the lateral lobes violet-purple at base and 

 white or straw-colored above; tails filiform, yellow; 

 petals white, very small. Colombia. B.M.6171. 



20. xanthlna, Reichb. f. Like the last, except that 

 the flower is yellow, with a purplish spot on the lateral 

 lobes. Var. pallida, Hort., has fls. almost white. Co- 

 lombia. 



21. trianguliris, Lindl. Lvs. oblanceolate: peduncle 

 erect, about 4 in. tall: fls. yellow, marked or spotted 

 with purple, the toils dark crimson; lobes similar, tri- 

 angular-ovate; petals white, the lip spotted with pink 

 or purple aud hairy. Venezuela. 



22. hierogl^pliica, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval or oblong: 

 peduncle short (about 3 in. long) : flower with tube yel- 

 lowish at bottom, becoming whitish, marked with crim- 

 son; lobes triangular-ovate, all with long tails, the tail 

 of the dorsal lobe hanging forward and marked with 

 purple at its base; petals yellow. June. Colombia. 



23. Wageneriina, Linden. Very small, neat and at- 

 tractive, tufted. 2-3 in. high: lvs. spoon-shaped: pedun- 

 cles equaling or exceeding the lvs., nearly erect: fls. 

 yellow and crimson-dotted, with slender yellow tails, 

 the upper one inclined backwards; lobes broad, cordate 

 or ovate; petals vellnw, odd in shape, the lip rhomboid 

 and toothed. Venezuela. B.M.4'J21. 



24. elephinticeps, Reichb f. An odd species: lvs. 

 broad-spatulati', i.Utii^.-: i.eilnui-li'S 1 ft. long, erect: 

 flower single, lurly r.ilonil - tin- dorsal or upper lobe 

 light yellow, tin- hihul oim ■< rililir.l and crimson; calyx- 

 tube gibbous at tlir liasr liilciu, all of them gradually 

 produced into stout yellow tails (one of them often 

 crimson), arranged so as to sui^'ircst the tusksand raised 

 trunk of an elephant (whence the specitic name). Co- 

 lombia. F. 8.10:997. Var. pachys§pala, Reichb. f. ( ilf. 

 JIooreAna, Reichb. f. ), has the dorsal lobe 3-nerved with 

 crimson and the tube spotted. 



SECTION III. 



A. T/i's. covered with rouiid pa- 



pictte: scape hairy 25. muscosa 



.Aa. Ill's, smooth. 



B. fCs. small, in many-fid. ra- 

 cemes, angles of the ovary 

 trenvlate or the petals 



toothed 2(1. ahbreviata 



27. polysticta 

 2K. melanopus 

 29. caloptera 

 pachyura 



BB. I'ls hirarr, often expinnliiig 



^r,'j-fld..- iniijlrs of the 



ovuri/ (nut petit ts e 



C. Color of fls. white 



CO. Color of fls. yellow, dotted 



and shaded with brown 



or red. 



D. Lateral sepals nnlfed, 



fo rtii i n ff a boa t-sh aped 



31. Tovarensis 



(■»;) 



.32. Ephippium 



DD. Lateral sepals nearly 



plane, at least not 



strongly cucullate. 



E. Tails of the lateral 



sepals very short 



or none 33. racemosa 



EE. Tails of the lateral 

 sepals long. 



F. Li'S. broad, obo- 



vate-elliptic 34. Schlimii 



pp. IAjs. oblong-lance- 

 olate or oblance- 

 olate. 

 G. Calyx-tnbe fun- 

 nels haped, 

 narrowed at 



the base 35. Beichenbachiana 



GQ. Calyx-tube 

 broader or 

 gibbons at the 



base 3(1. maculata 



37. infracta 



25. muscdsa, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong, papillose: 

 peduncle hairy, 3 times exceeding the lvs., with 1 or 

 more yellow fls.: lobes triangular, with reflexed tails; 

 petals narrow and yellow with a brown line in the cen- 

 ter, the lip bearing a raised yellow disk and moving up- 

 ward with a jerk when this disk is touched. St. Do- 

 mingo.— Fls. J.J in. across. 



26. abbreviita, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate: 

 peduncle niany-fld., about 6 in. long: fl. white and freely 

 dotted with red, the tails all deep yellow, the lobes ser- 

 rate on the edges ; petals white, longer than the column, 

 serrate. Peru. 



27. polysticta, Reichb. f. Densely tufted: Ivs.narrow- 

 spatulate, obtuse and often retuse: peduncle exceeding 

 the lvs., about 8 or 9 in. tall and mauy-fld. : fls. pale 

 lilac, spotted with purple, the margins of the sepals 

 ciliate but not serrate, the tails very slender and 

 si'readiui.^ (11. 2-214 in. across) and yellowish ; petals 

 spatiilati- nnd serrate. Peru. B.M. 6368. I.H. 22:199. 

 K.H. lSbO:L'50. 



28. melandpus, Reichb. f. Much like M. polysticta: 

 fls. smaller, white specked with purple, the dorsal sepal 

 keeled, the lobes not ciliate or serrate on the edges and 

 very suddenly contracted into slender yellowish or dark- 

 colored tails; petals linear-oblong, toothed below the 

 apex. Peru. B.M.. 625S {as M. polysticta). 



29. caWptera, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-ovate: peduncle 

 short (5 or 6 in.), many-fld.: fl. white with crimson 

 streaks, the tails all slender and orange; dorsal lobe 

 keeled and somewhat hooded ; the lateral ones ovate-ob- 

 long; jietals white, crimson-keeled, serrate. Peru. 



30. pachyiira, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong: peduncle 

 erect, slender: calyx with triangular, short-tailed lobes, 

 yellow, with transverse bars and spots of reddish crim- 

 son; dorsal sepal triangtilar, with a thick tail equaling 

 the sepal in length; petals pale yellow. Ecuador. G.C. 

 111.22:255. 



31. Tovarensis, Reichb. f. Lvs. rather small, oblong- 

 spatulate: peduncle 5 or 6 in. long, sometimes exceed- 

 ing the lvs., 2-edged, several-fld.: fls. clear white and 

 fragrant, the tails yellowish at the ends; dorsal lobe 

 1% in. long, very narrow and produced into a reflexed 

 tail; lateral lobes oval, gradually produced into tails 

 shorter than that of the dorsal '.obe; petals white. 

 Dec, Jan. Colombia. B.M. 5505. I.H. 26:363. Gn. 

 48:384. G.C. 1865:914; 1871:1421. -One of the best of 

 the genus. 



32. Ephippium, Reichb. f. (M. trochllus. Linden & 

 And.). Lvs. broad, oblong, 5-7 in. long: peduncle 

 erect, about a foot long, sharply 3-4angled, stout: ca- 

 lyx with the dorsal lobe cucullate, yellow, dotted with 

 brown, Y^ in. in diam.; lateral lobes united, forming a 

 deep boat-shaped, chestnut-brown cup, with several 

 ridges which are greenish outside; all the lobes pass into 

 yellowish tails about 4 in. long; petals white. Colom- 

 bia. B.M. 6208. I.H. 21: 180. -According to Index Kew- 

 eusis, M. troehiliis and M. Ephippium are distinct 

 species. The former is described as having terete 

 stems. 



33. racemdsa, Lindl. (31. Crissii, Hort.). Stems 

 creeping: lvs. oblong-ovate, much shorter than the sev- 

 eral-fld. racemose peduncles: fls. membranaceous, 

 orange with red lines, erect, 1 in. across, tails very 

 shorter none; lateral lobes ovate, blunt-pointed, curv- 

 ing outward so as to form a 2-lobed limb, the dorsal 

 lobe ii in. long and pointed. Peru. — Not a popular spe- 

 cies. Requires a coolhouse. 



