2tK)S 



masdp:vai.lia 



MASDEVALl.IA 



lli. macriira, Kciohb, f. Sts. short ami tuflcil, cac-li 

 boiirins :» s»ilit;iry If. aiui t\.: Ivs. broadly sjiatulatc or 

 bn.i!ul-iiblamtH)lato, very obtuso or ovoii ri-tiiso: ihmIuii- 

 clos S-U) in. hinli. on-ot ; lis. with 3 lon^ tails, which 

 spin S in. from top to btiltom; calyx-tubo ro(l-i)iirpk' on 

 the outsiilo; lobes triangiilar-ovato in tlio biu^al portion, 

 dull n\l and purpK^-spottcd within, the cylindrical tails 

 vollow, the lateral ones V-ribbeil; pet;ds \cllow, spotted 

 brxiwn. Colombia. B.M. 7164. CO. S." 



17. caltira, Reichb. f. Lvs. mostly .shorter than the 

 ixxiundes, oblonc-laneeolate: Hs. {ilossy crimson, with 

 slender. Hat tails; dorsal lobe somewliat triangular at 

 ba.st', the lateral <mes round-ovate; petals crimson, with 

 white on tip and marjjins. AuR. t'osta Kica. — A free- 

 flowerinn species. 



IS. Sbtittleworthii, Reichb. f. A small species, with 

 lvs. onlv 2 in. lonR, on ihstinct petioles of equal Icnfjth: 

 pe<luncics st-veral, 1-tld., sometimes overtoppiii}; the 

 lvs.; fls. large (1 in. across and the tails 2-:{ times as 

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

 the upper half, very slender, the up])er one sometimes 

 bent or hooked at the top; petals white. Colombia. 

 B.M.0372. 1.11.28:435. C.0. 0. Var. xanthocorys, 

 Reichb. f., has smaller fls. of pale yellow, dotted with 

 broNTO or ro.se. 



19. xanthina, Reichb. f. Like the hist, except that 

 the fl. is yellow, with a purpUsh spot on the lateral 

 lobes. Var. p&llida, Hort., has fls. almost white. 

 Colombia. 



20. triangularis, T>indl. Lvs. oblanceolate: peduncle 

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

 with purple, the tails ilark crimson; lobes similar, tri- 

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

 or purple and hairy. Venezuela. 





2330. Masdevallia muscosa. 



21. Wageneriana, Liiul. Very small, neat and attrac- 

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

 cles e(|ualing or exceeding the lvs., nearly erect; fls. 

 yellow and crimson-dotted, with slender yellow tails, 

 the upper one inclined backward; lobes broad, cordate 

 or ovate; petals vellow, od<l in sha|)e, the lip rhomboid 

 and toothed. Venezuela. B.M. 4921. 



22 Estradae, Reichb. f. Very densely tufted: lvs. 

 and ))ctiolcs 3 in. long, the blade broad, s|)oon-shaped, 

 and often rctu.sc at the a])ex: peduncle usually some- 

 what exceeding thi' lvs., erect, l-lld.; fl. of marked col- 

 ors — the ujjper concave lolie y<'llow at. base and violet- 

 purple above, the lateral lobes violet -piir|)le at base and 

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

 petals white, very small. Colombia. B.M. ()171. 



23. hieroglyphica, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval or oblong: 

 peduncle short (about 3 in. long); fl. with tube yellow- 

 ish 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; ))etals yellow. June. Colombia. 



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

 broad-spatulate, obtuse: peduncles 1 ft. long, erect; 

 fl. single, parti-colored — the dorsal or ujijier lobe light 

 yellow, the lateral ones ribbed and crimson; calyx- 

 tube gibbous at the base below, all of them gradually 

 l)roduced into stout yellow tails (one of them often 

 crimson), arranged so as to suggest the tusks and 

 raised trunk of an elephant (whence the specific name). 

 Colombia. F.S. 10:997. B.M. 7824. CO. 10. Var. 

 pachysepala, Reichb. f. (.1/. Mnorcana, Reichb. f.), has 

 the dorsal lobe 3-nerved with crimson; tube spotted. 



Section III. 



A. Lvs. covered with round papillss: 



scape hairy 2.5. muscosa 



AA. Lvs. smooth. 



B. Fls. small, in many-fld. racemes; 

 angles of the ovary crenukite or the 

 petals toothed. 



c. Color of fls. pale lilac 20. polysticta 



CO. Color of fls. while 27. abbreviata 



2.S. melanopus 

 29. caloptera 



ccc. Color of fls. yellow 30. pachyura 



BD. Fls. larger, often expanding in suc- 

 cession: raceme several-fid.: angles 

 of the ovary and petals entire. 



C. Color of fls. white 31. tovarensis 



CC. Color of fls. yellow, dotted and 

 shaded with brown or red. 

 D. Lateral sepals united, forming 



a hnat-slid pcd cup 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. Lvs. broad, obovate-elliptic. 34. Schlimii 

 PF. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate or 

 oblanceolate. 

 a. Calyx-tube funnel- 

 shaped, narrowed at 



the base 35. Reichen- 



GG. Calyx-tube broader or [bachiana 



gibbous at the base 36. maculata 



37. infracta 



25. muscosa, Reiclib. f. Fig. 2330. Lvs. oval-oblong, 

 papillose: peduncle hairy, 3 times exceeding the lvs., 

 with 1 yellow n.; lobes triangular, with reflexed tails; pet- 

 als narrow and yellow with a brown line in the center, 

 the lif) bearing a raised yellow disk and moving upward 

 with a jerk when this di.sk is touched. Ecuador, Colom- 

 bia. O. 1913:10.5.— Fls. J^in. across. See Leavitt, Plant 

 World, April, 190G, from which Fig. 2330 is .ad.apted. 



20. polysticta, Reichb. f. Densely tufted: lvs. nar- 

 row-spat-ulatc, obtuse and often refuse : peduncle 

 exceeding the lvs., about 8 or 9 in. tall and many-fld.; 

 fls. pale lilac, spotted with purple, the margins of the 



