MASDEVALLIA 



MASDEVALLIA 



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sepals ciliate but not serrate, the tails very slender and 

 spreading (fl. 2-2 J^ in. across) and yellowish; petals 

 spatulate and serrate. Peru. B.M. 6368. I.H. 22:199. 

 R.H. 1880:250. 



27. abbreviata, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate: 

 peduncle many-fld., about 6 in. long; fl. white and 

 freely dotted with red, the tails all deep yellow, the 

 lobes serrate on the edges; petals white, longer than the 

 column, serrate. Peru. 



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 yellow- 

 ish or dark-colored tails; petals 

 linear-oblong, toothed below 

 the apex. Peru. B.M. 6258 

 (as M. polysticta). 



29. caloptera, 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 - oblong ; 

 petals white, crimson- 

 keeled, serrate. Peru. 



30. pachyura, 

 Reichb. f . Lvs. oval- 

 oblong : peduncle 

 erect, slender; calyx 

 with triangular, 

 short - tailed lobes, 

 yellow, with trans- 

 verse bars and spots of reddish crimson; dorsal sepal 

 triangular, with a thick tail equaling the sepal in 

 length; petals pale yellow. Ecuador. G.C. III. 22:255: 

 49:89. B.M. 8361. 



31. tovarensis, Reichb. f. Fig. 2331. Lvs. rather 

 small, oblong-spatulate : peduncle 5 or 6 in. long, some- 

 times exceeding the Ivs., 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 lobe; petals 

 white. Dec., Jan. Colombia. B.M. 5505. I H 

 26:363. Gn. 48, p. 384. G.C. 1865:914; 1871:1421. 

 J.H. III. 57:99. C.O. 13. O.R. 13:58. One of the best 

 of the genus. 



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

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

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

 calyx with the dorsal lobe cucullate, yellow, dotted with 

 brown, J^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. C.O. 9. According to 

 Index Kewensis, M. trochilus and M. Ephippium are 

 distinct species. The former is described as having 

 terete sts. 



33. racemdsa, Lindl. (M. Crdssii, Hort.). Sts. 

 creeping: Ivs. oblong-ovate, much shorter than the 

 several-fld. racemose peduncles: fls. membranaceous, 

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

 short or none; lateral lobes ovate, blunt-pointed, curv- 

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

 lobe i^m. long and pointed. Peru. C.O. 3. Not a 

 popular species. Requires a coolhouse. 



2331. Masdevallia tovarensis. 

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34. Schlimii, Lind. Tufted: Ivs. elliptic-obovate, 

 petioled, a foot, or less long, hah" shorter than the sev- 

 eral-flowered peduncles: fls. dull yellow, mottled with 

 bright brown, the tails yellow, about 1J^ in. across 

 without the tails; tails 2-3 times longer than the body 

 of the calyx-lobes, very slender; petals pale yellow, 

 linear-oblong, equaling the column. Venezuela. B.M. 

 6740. G.C. II. 19:532. 



35. Reichenbachiana, Endres. Densely cespitose: 

 Ivs. oblanceolate, shorter than the several-fld. pedun- 

 cles: fl. dark red on the outside, yellowish, with red 

 veins on the inside, all the lobes with turned-back 

 tails, the lobes triangular. Costa Rica. 



36. maculata, Klotzsch & Karst. Lvs. narrow-oblan- 

 ceolate, nearly or quite equaling the erect several-fld. 

 peduncle (which is 8-10 in. tall) : fls. yellow-tubed, suf- 

 fused or dotted with red, all the lobes produced into 

 orange-yellow or greenish tails 2 in. long; lateral lobes 

 crimson, with yellow on the margin, the tails drooping; 

 petals yellowish. Venezuela. F.S. 21:2150. 



37. infracta, Lindl. Cespitose: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate 

 to narrow-lanceolate: peduncle about 6 in. long, several- 

 fld.; calyx pink-purple; dorsal sepals cucullate, lateral 

 sepals entirely united, forming a wide, gaping tube, with 

 cucullate sides and apex, passing into slender, yellow- 

 ish tails; petals whitish, dotted with pink-purple. 

 Brazil. F.S. 23:2389. 



SECTION IV. 



A. Fls. campanulate 38. Garden 



AA. Fls. not campanulate. 



B. The fls. with cream-white ground, 



crimson-spotted 39. Houtteana 



BB. The fls. with yellow ground. 



C. Free part of sepals orbicular, 



abruptly tailed 40. radiosa 



cc. Free part of sepals ovate, narrowed 



into the tail. 



D. Inner surf ace of sepals glabrous A\. bella 

 DD. Inner surface of sepals with 



white hairs 42. nyc terina 



DDD. Inner surface of sepals with 



warts and hairs 43. Chimaera 



BBB. The fls. with green or yellowish 



green ground 44. Chestertonii 



38. Garden, Reichb. f. Cespitose, with strong 

 ascending foliage and hanging spotted 1-fld. peduncles: 

 Ivs. oblanceolate, 3-5 in. long: peduncles green-bracted, 

 3 in. long; fls. bell-shape, %in. across exclusive of the 

 tails, white, with purple and yellow bars at the base; 

 tails very slender and spreading, 1 in. long, yellow; 

 petals small, white, linear-oblong and obtuse. Colom- 

 bia. B.M. 7125. A graceful and pretty species. 



39. Houtteana, Reichb. f. (M. psittadna, Reichb. f.). 

 Densely cespitose: lys. linear to lance-linear, much 

 exceeding the drooping or deflexed 1-fld. peduncles 

 (which are 4-5 in. long) : fls. creamy white, spotted 

 with crimson, the long hanging tails brownish red; 

 calyx-lobes semi-ovate to triangular, somewhat hairy 

 (as are also the tips of the tails) ; petals white or pink- 

 ish. Colombia. F.S. 20:2106. 



40. radidsa, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong or lanceolate: 

 peduncle 2-3-fld., drooping or deflexed; fls. yellow, 

 dotted and splashed with purple, the prominent tails 

 all purple; petals yellow, purple-spotted, but the lip 

 whitish. Colombia. 



41. bella, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, chan- 

 nelled, about 8 or 9 in. long, narrowing to the base: 

 peduncle 1-fld., drooping or horizontal, >ft. long, 

 slender; fls. large and spider-like, triangular in outline, 

 3 in. across, with stiffish tails 4 in. long, of which the 

 dorsal is recurved and the others standing forward and 

 usually crossed, the fl. pale yellow, spotted with purplish 

 or brown; petals white or yellowish. Colombia. Oct.- 

 Dec. G.W. 4, p. 77. C.O. 14. One of the best of the 

 chimaeras. 



