MASDEVALLIA 



MASDEVALLIA 



2007 



scarlet; petals white, exceeding the column. Spring. 

 Colombia. B.M. 5962. I.H. 26:333. G.M. 52:283. 

 C;O. 2. Var. Massangeana, Hort. Lateral lobes longer: 

 fls. larger. Var. Boddaertii, Hort. Calyx yellow; lower 

 lobes shaded with red ou the upper surface. I.H. 

 26:357. Var. grandiflSra, Hort. Fls. rounded; lateral 

 sepals brilliant vermilion, bordered with crimson and 

 suffused with purple. Var. superba, Hort., is advertised. 



3. r6sea, Lindl. Lvs. oblong-spoon-shaped, keeled: 

 peduncle dropping and slender, bearing a single fl.; 

 calyx-tube 1 in. long, red and violet; calyx-lobes rose- 

 lilac, with red tails; petals yellow, the lip hairy at the 

 apex. Ecuador. G.C. III. 16:657. O.R. 4:113; 11:25. 

 July, Aug. A pretty and free-flowering species. 



4. amabilis, Reichb. f. & Warscz. Lvs. 4-5 in. long, 

 oblong- or spatulate-lanceolate, about half the length of 

 the erect, usually 1-fld. peduncles: fls. varying from 

 purplish crimson to yellow; lobes ovate-triangular, the 

 lateral ones with short tails and the dorsal ones with a 

 long and ascending tail; petals narrow, yellowish, 

 longer than the column. Peru. Sept.-Dec. Var. 

 lineata, Lind. & Andre (var. striata, Hort.), has yel- 

 lowish fls., tinged and striped with red. I.H. 22 : 196. 



5. Davisii, Reichb. f. Densely cespitose: 1 vs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, 6-8 in. long, petioled, blunt at the apex: 

 peduncle erect, about 10 in. long; calyx large, brilliant 

 yellow, obscurely veined with deeper yellow; dorsal 

 lobe triangular-ovate, prolonged in a tail; lateral lobes 

 oblong-ovate, larger, united to below the middle, 

 terminating in short tails; petals longer than the 

 column, nearly hidden in the calyx-tube, pale yellow, 

 the labellum yellow, shaded and spotted with red, with 

 2 obscure keels. Peru. B.M. 6190. C.O. 1. 



6. Barlaeana, Reichb. f. Lvs. spatulate, acute : pedun- 

 cle slender, nearly 1 ft. long; fls. scarlet; calyx-tube 

 curved; dorsal sepals short-triangular, produced into a 

 long tail; lateral sepals larger, semi-ovate; petals ligu- 

 late, white. Peru. Reichbenbach states that the 

 lateral sepals run internally one in another; they are 

 connate in a straight line. 



7. coccinea, Lind. (M. Lindenii, Andre). Fig. 2329. 

 Lvs. spatulate, obtuse or retuse, 6-10 in. long: peduncle 

 1 ft. or more long; calyx crimson-magenta; dorsal lobe 

 with a small, triangular base, prolonged into a long 

 tail; lateral lobes oblong-ovate, scarcely prolonged; 

 petals white, longer than the column. May. Colombia. 

 B.M. 5990. I.H. 17:42. F.M. 1872:28. Var. conchi- 

 flora, Veitch. Fls. large; lateral lobes of labellum 

 rotund, concave. Var. Harryana (M. Harryana, 

 Reichb. f.). Lateral lobes of calyx oval, falcate, the tips 

 usually crossing or turned toward each other. May. 

 F.S. 21:2250. C.O. 7. Var. armeniaca, Hort. Fls. apri- 

 cot-yellow, veined with red; throat of the tube yellow. 

 Colombia. Var. atrosangumea, Hort. Fls. large, with 

 the lateral sepals crimson spotted with magenta, points 

 falcate, turned toward each other. Colombia. Var. 

 coerulescens, Hort. Lateral sepals broadly semi-ovate, 

 apiculate, crimson-magenta spotted with bluish purple. 

 Colombia. Var. Gravesias, Hort. Fls. white. Var. 

 grandiflSra. Fls. large, rose-purple. Colombia. Var. 

 Denisonii, Hort. BULL'S BLOOD. Fls. crimson-purple. 



SECTION II. 



A. Rabit of scape drooping or deflexed. 



B. Scape about as long as the Ivs 8. platyglossa 



BB. Scape shorter than the hs 9. leontoglossa 



A A. Habit of scapes erect or suberect. 

 B. Scape shorter than the Ivs. 



c. Lvs. linear to linear-oblong 10. coriacea 



11. civilis 



12. Peristeria 

 cc. Lvs. oblong to lance-oblong. 



D. Fls. white or whitish, often 



spotted or lined 13. ionocharis 



14. nidifica 



DD. Fls. yellow or red 15. corniculata 



16. macrura 



ODD. Fls. crimson 17. calura 



BB. Scape longer than the Ivs. 



c. Size of fls. rather small, with a 

 broad, basin-like tube: plants 

 dwarf. [worthii 



D. Fls. mauve 18. Shuttle- 



DD. Fls. yellow, marked or spotted. . . 19. xanthina 



20. triangularis 



21. Wageneriana 

 DDD. Fls. varicolored 22. Estradae 



23. hieroglyphica 

 cc. Size of fls. larger, with a broad, 



deep, gibbous tube 24. elephanticeps 



8. platyglossa, Reichb. f. Densely tufted: Ivs. spatu- 

 late-lanceolate, narrowed into petioles, 3-4 in. long, as 

 long as or longer than the drooping bracted 1-2-fld. 

 peduncles: fl. small (1 in. long), pale yellow, nearly 

 globular, the lobes pointed but not tailed, the dorsal 

 one upcurved; ovary red; petals linear, as long as the 

 column. Colombia (?) B.M. 7185. 



9. Ieontogl6ssa, Reichb. f. Tufted: Ivs. oblanceolate, 

 short-petioled, spotted beneath with red: peduncle 

 deflexed, mostly shorter than the odd fls. ; calyx narrow, 

 the lobes gradually narrowed into fleshy tails or long 

 points, semi-transparent, all of them greenish yellow 

 outside and more or less hairy crimson-spotted within, 

 the dorsal lobe not greatly unlike the others but often 

 somewhat ascending; petals white with crimson lines. 

 Colombia. B.M. 7245. C.O. 12. The specific name 

 ("lion-tongued") refers to the bearded Up. 



10. coriacea, Lindl. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, usually 

 somewhat surpassing the erect, 1-fld., spotted pedun- 

 cles, which are about 6 in. high: fls. fleshy, the calyx- 

 lobes nearly equal and wide-spreading, triangular at 

 base but gradually narrowed into long points or short 

 tails; lobes greenish yellow and dotted crimson inside; 

 petals white and crimson. Colombia. G.C. III. 

 21 :95. Lvs. 6-8 in. long, with purplish dotted petioles. 



11. civilis, Reichb. f. (M. riifo-liitea, Lindl.). Lvs. 

 fleshy, linear, keeled, 5-6 in. long: peduncle less than 

 2 in. long, erect or nearly so; fls. solitary, rather large 

 for the size of the plant, the deep calyx-tube purple at 

 the base and yellow at the top, the long-pointed, flat- 

 tened lobes yellow; petals small, white, the labellum 

 dotted purple. Peru. B.M. 5476. 



12. Peristeria, Reichb. f. Tufted: Ivs. oblanceolate, 

 sometimes retuse at the apex, 4-6 in. long, twice longer 

 than the rather stout, erect, 1-fld. peduncles: fls. with 3 

 long, wide-spreading tails, which span 4-5 in., the tube 

 somewhat gibbous beneath; back of the fl. greenish 

 yellow; tails honey-yellow; throat and base of lobes 

 spotted with crimson; petals linear-oblong, white. 

 Colombia. B.M. 6159. F.S. 22:2346. C.O. 11. 

 Named from its resemblance to the dove orchid, 

 Peristeria. 



13. ionocharis, Reichb. f. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, 

 exceeding the erect peduncle : fl. whitish, purple-spotted 

 at base, the lobes triangular-ovate, with yellow tails; 

 petals cream-white. Peru. 



14. nidifica, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval or oblong, about the 

 length of or longer than the peduncle: fl. white, veined 

 and dotted with crimson passing into yellow on the 

 lobes, the lobes hairy and with long, slender tails, 

 which are yellow in the lateral lobes and crimson in the 

 dorsal lobe; petals white, with crimson lines. Ecuador. 



15. corniculata, Reichb. f. Sts. short and tufted: 

 Ivs. spatulate, very short-pointed, mostly exceeding the 

 1-fld. peduncles: fls. with yellow, inflated calyx-tube, 

 which is spotted with brown and ribbed, bearing long, 

 very slender brown tails; petals yellow. Colombia. 

 Var. inflata, Veitch. Paler in color, and with smaller 

 spots; lobes broader and golden yellow. Colombia. 

 B.M. 7476. 



