DENDROBIUM 



DENDROBIUM 



983 



fls. therefore appearing inverted; fls. not fully opening. 

 Var. virginale, Hort. Fls. pure white, except a pale 

 primrose tinge on the lip. G.C. III. 35:357. G.M.52: 

 394. O.K. 5: 145; 8: 121. 



33. Wardianum, Warner. Pseudobulbs up to 3 ft. 

 long, round, pendulous: fls. in 2's or 3's, 3-4 in. across; 

 sepals and petals white, oblong, usually tipped with 

 amethyst, about half as wide as the white oval petals 

 which are amethyst-tipped; lip white with an ame- 

 thyst apical blotch, the throat yellow, with a maroon 

 spot on each side. B.M. 5058. I.H. 24:277. F.R. 

 1:231. Gn. 47, p. 84. R.B. 23:25. J.H. III. 30:454; 

 32:237; 42:211. G.M. 45:744. C.O. 5. O.R. 2:177; 

 8:177; 9 frontispiece. R. 9. Var. album, Williams. Fls. 

 white, except the yellow throat with 2 purple-crimson 

 spots. C.O. 5a. Var. aftreum, Hort. Sepals and petals 

 light yellow. Var. Fdwleri, Hort. Lateral sepals with 

 yellow markings and purple blotch a& in the lip. G.C. 

 III. 31 : 125. Var. xanthole&cum, Hort. Fls. pure white, 

 with a large orange-yellow disk to the lip. 



34. regium, Prain. Pseudobulbs up to 1 ft. long, 

 cylindric: fls. in2's or 3's, nearly 3 in. across; sepals and 

 petals purple-rose, darker veined, obtuse, the sepals 

 oblong, narrower than the ovate or oval petals; lip with 

 the limb nearly orbicular, purple-rose, the throat 

 yellow, surrounded by a cream-white zone. India. 

 B.M. 8003. G.C. III. 42:122. 



35. rhodopterygium, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs up to 

 2 ft. long, erect, cylindric: fls. about 2^ in. across; 

 sepals and petals rosy purple, mottled with white; 

 sepals oblong-lanceolate; petals oblong-ovate; lip crim- 

 son-purple, striated, white-margined, denticulate, with a 

 central pale longitudinal band. Burma and Moulmein. 



36. Brymerianum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs up to 2 

 ft. long, rather stout, a little enlarged at the middle: 

 fls. solitary or in few-fld. racemes, about 3 in. across, 

 golden yellow; sepals broadly lanceolate, acutish, a 

 little broader than the linear-oblong obtuse petals; 

 lip with lateral lobes erect, fimbriated with short ciliate 

 flexuous divisions, the middle lobe ovate, fimbriate 

 with very long branched ciliate divisions; disk papil- 

 lose. Burma. B.M. 6383. A. F. 6:609. G.C. II. 

 11:475; 16:689. F.M. n. s. 459. R. 92. Lind. 4:183. 

 G.Z. 30:121. O.R. 12:249; 16:24. 



37. Dalhousieanum, Wall. Pseudobulbs 2-4 ft. long, 

 round, rather slender: racemes pendulous, 6-10-fld; 

 fls. 4-5 in. across; sepals and petals pale yellow, tinted 

 and veined with rose, the sepals ovate-lanceolate, much 

 narrower than the ovate petals; lip concave, hairy in 

 front, with 2 large fringed purple spots near the base. 

 Burma. B.R. 32:10. I.H. 28:423. Gn. 48:222. 

 G.C. III. 21:157. P.M. 11:145. F.S. 7:698. C.O. 7. 

 Var. Klteum, Hort. Fls. tinted sulfur-yellow, with 

 crimson disks at base of lip. 



38. moschatum, Wall. Pseudobulbs up to 6 ft. tall, 

 cylindric: racemes 5-15-fld.; fls. 3-4 in. across, faintly 

 fragrant of musk; sepals and petals pale yellow, tinted 

 pale rose at apex, veined and reticulated, the sepals 

 much narrower than petals; lip slipper-shaped, pale 

 yellow, with 2 large maroon spots encircled with orange, 

 the front part hairy. India. B.M. 3837. B.R. 1779 

 (as D. cupreum), P.M. 2:241: Var. Calceolaria, 

 Veitch Man. Fls. smaller, orange-yellow, with deeper 

 veins and reticulation, and deeper spots on lip. C.O. 13. 



39. dixanthum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs up to 3 ft. 

 tall, erect, somewhat clavate: racemes 2-6-fld.; fls. 

 yellow, with an orange mark on lip; sepals and petals 

 acute, the former lanceolate, narrower than the oblong, 

 serrulate petals; lip serrulate, the blade nearly orbicu- 

 lar. Moulmein and Tenasserim. B.M. 5564. 



40. fimbriatum, Hook. Pseudobulbs 3-5 ft. tall, 

 cylindric: racemes 6-12-fld., pendulous; fls. 2-3 in. 

 across; sepals and petals bright orange-yellow, the 

 former oblong-elliptic, narrower than the oblong-oval, 



ciliolate petals; lip bright yellow, with an orange spot 

 on the orbicular fimbriate blade, Nepal. P.M. 2: 172. 

 J.F. 3:314. G.C. III. 25:305. C.O. 9. Var. oculatum, 

 Hook. Pseudobulbs shorter, more slender, the smaller 

 fls. with a maroon spot on the lip. B.M. 4160. I.H. 

 1:15. C.O. 9a. P.M. 6:169 (as D. Paxtoni). F.S. 

 7 : 725 (as D. Paxtoni). 



41. Aphrodite, Reichb. f. (D. nodatum, Lindl.). 

 Pseudobulbs up to 1 ft. long, slender, branched: fls. 

 solitary or in pairs, 2-3 in. across; sepals and petals 

 cream-colored, the former lanceolate, narrower than 

 the ovate petals; lip cream-colored, with a large saffron- 

 yellow spot in the middle, and 2 maroon spots at base, 

 the front lobe nearly rhomboid, acute. Moulmein 

 and Tenasserim. B.M. 5470. F.S. 15:1582. 



42. aftreum, Wall. (D. heterctdrpum, Wall. D. 

 rhombmdeum, Lindl.). Pseudobulbs up to tj< ft. tall, 

 erect, somewhat clavate: fls. in 2's and 3's, fragrant, 

 2-234 in. across; sepals and petals cream-colored, acute, 

 the former oblong-lanceolate, a little narrower than the 

 oblong-ovate petals; lip yellow, streaked with reddish 

 purple, the front lobe ovate, acuminate, recurved, the 

 disk velvety. Trop. Himalayas to Philippines. B.M. 

 4708. F.S. 8:842. P.M. 14, p. 68, desc. J.F. 4:386. 

 C.O. 10. R. 63. B.R. 29:17. J.H. III. 52:405; 57:3. 

 O.R. 8:41, 169. Var. sulphfrreum, Hort. Fls. sulfur- 

 yellow, with the usual orange-colored markings. 



43. clavatum, Wall. Pseudobulbs up to 3 ft. long, 

 cylindric, pendulous: racemes 4-6-fld.; fls. 2-3 in. 

 across; sepals and petals orange-yellow, the former oval- 

 oblong, about half as wide as the nearly orbicular 

 petals; Up bright yellow, with a maroon blotch in 

 center, the front lobe orbicular, denticulate, the upper 

 surface pubescent. Trop. Himalayas to S. China. 

 B.M. 6993. 



44. Gibsonii, Lindl. (D. fuscatum, Lindl.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs up to 3 ft. tall, a little enlarged in the middle, 

 slender: racemes 5-10-fld., pendulous; fls. about 2 

 in. across, golden yellow, with 2 maroon spots on the 

 lip; sepals and petals oval-oblong, obtuse, about the 

 same width; lip with the limb a little broader than long, 

 rounded at apex, fimbriate, villous on the upper sur- 

 face. Trop. Himalayas to S. China and Java. P.M. 

 5:169. B.M. 6226. 



SECTION V. 



A. Sepals and petals white. 

 B. Without markings. 



c. Middle lobe of lip quadrate, emar- 

 ginate, undulate; spur short, sac- 

 cate 45. lasioglossum 



cc. Middle lobe of lip triangular, acute, 



ciliate; spur long, conic 46. aqueum 



BB. With purple or mauve at apex 32. nobile 



AA. Sepals and petals purple, mauve or 



lilac. 



B. Base of lip inclosing column; sepals 

 and petals widely spreading. 



c. Lip fringed; disk yellow 47. Loddigesii 



cc. Lip denticulate; throat deep purple 48. superbum 

 BB. Base of lip not inclosing column; 



sepals and petals ascending 49. MacCarthiae 



AAA. Sepals and petals yellow. 

 B. Color pale. 



c. Fls. buff-yellow; lip clawed, with 2 



purple spots 50. albo-san- 



CC. F Is. primrose-yellow; lip at base [guineum 



convolute around column. 

 D. Middle lobe of lip oblong, emar- 



ginate; petals larger than sepals 51. lutecium 

 DD. Middle lobe of lip nearly orbicu- 

 lar, reflexed, much undulated. . 52. ramosum 

 BB. Color bright. 



C. Lip with a single large maroon 



blotch 53. ochreatum 



cc. Lip with 2 purple spots. 



D.' Margin of lip denticulate 54. chrysanthum 



DD. Margin of lip fimbriate, the 



divisions long and bearded . . . .55. Hookerianum 



