PHAL^NOPSIS 



Karlus terete. 

 E. LaheUum lateraUij 



compressed, fleahi] .11. 

 IE. Labelhim expamUd. 

 F. MitliUc tobe deu.-it:-tt/ 



haini ".l-J. 



FF. Mi,ldl,- h>l,e pilos, a:; 



PHAL^NOPSIS 



tlie base of the sepals and petals, and a few spots at the 

 base of the lateral sepals. — Scarcely distinct from the 

 following, but distinct frnm the tyiie. 



Var. leucorrhdda, I;.! I- i 

 Lvs. blotched with •^r.i^ in 

 petals flushed with r..^. , U 

 cMlhls ^■eIlow, spotted with 

 187.'i:lli(i. R.H. 1S9G:D0U. 



Var. Sanderiina, Rolfe {P. Sanderidna, Reiohb. f.). 

 FIs. suffused with rose; labellum variegated with brown, 

 purple, and yellow. Island of Mindanao. Gn. 24;407: 



rrhdda, Reichb. f.). 

 V bands; sepals and 

 r yellowish outside; 

 Philippines. P.M. 



fleshy callti 



.15. 



p. 44. 



whil 



1. amdbilis, Blume,notLindl.(P.5rra»j(;(ffdTO, Lindl.). 

 Fig. 17:i5. Lvs. long, pale green; lis. variable in size, 

 sometimes nearly 5 in. across, pure white with stains of 

 deep yellow and a few purple spots on the labellum and 

 on the column; dorsal sepals ovate to oblong, lateral 

 sepal lanceolate ; petals rouuded-f an-shaped ; latera 1 lobes 

 of the lalMlluiiL ol.li(|iuly cuueate, incurved, middle lobe 

 \v cirrhi. Autumn. Malay Arch. 

 ■A'.}; II. 26:213. Gn. 19, p. 305; 

 . .^17. R.H. 18C0, pp. 238, 239 ; 

 271. — Var. aiirea, Rolfe (P. gran- 

 irner) Front hilf of the lateral 

 I I the ent re middle lohe stained 

 P Himettse Rolfe is a gar len 

 i6 ? » and P i ol ce Fig 1 36 

 te between the parent iA m across 

 ^t N pale } ello^ sh wh te suffused and 

 : etl ■( St p irj le to \ ■> 1 tl e 1 ase lal ell m 



very nurmw « iih yii. 

 B.M. r,lsl. (I.e. ISIS 

 24, p. 'AM: ::i, im'- ''H 

 1897, p. 151. A.G. 16: 

 d fid a var a tea W 

 lobes of the labellum i 



Fl 



interi e 



1 tted 



n thi 



G t III 



tn 



7Gb 



Var. gloridsa (P. ffUri/isa, Reichb. f.). FIs 

 with a rose-colored spot on the labellum. Gn. 35:697. 



3. intermedia, Lindl. A natural hybrid bptwopn P. 

 Aphrodite and P. rosea. Resembles /'. .1 /l7r/■<-,^^ in 

 habit but the fls. are smaller. Sepals ..lili.nt.'. a.uti-, 

 white; petals rhomboid, much larger, wliiir willi fiw 

 rose spots at the base; labellum small, latcT-ai lotn-s 

 erect, rose-purple spotted with crimson, middle lobe 

 rich crimson, terminating in 2 short horns. Philippines. 

 — The same type has been artificially produced by 

 crossing the two parent species. 



Var P6rtei Reichb f {P Pdrteri Hort ). Fls. large, 

 stained with rose p irple lvs about 1 ft lonj, 1 | 

 green & C II 5 369 3 1 F M 187j If J H III 

 30 1 J Gn 21 326 G M 38 111 



4 Stuartiftna Re ebb f Lvs elliptic ol long ol t e 

 alout 1 ft long mottle 1 \ heu \ouug bee i 1 II 



green above and reddish below pani le Urt,e 1 ri 1 I 

 1 oping fls 2 m across i 1 11 ] 1 1 u 



greenish white the la 1 i I II 



petals ro mde 1 1 

 wl te w th few i 

 ^^' t, 11 n 11 



m'^^W 





II 



1 II 1 I 11 1 



4 1 1 t 11 1 I III 4 J H 



111 t 1 I 1 11 -\erj near P &cl 1 



1 It \ 1 ft ent in color \ r 



punctatissima H t 1 a tl e sepal i u 1 pet Is 

 1 of sel) lotted with p 11 plish red 



SchiUenana Reichb f F g 1 37 L^ s 



lb m long oblong dark green an 1 mottle 1 



I r J J le I low panicle droo] 



1 1 1 ng and i earlj a 



1 fls each ''Y i i 



acute the latei 1 



I* 



I 



1736 



Harr ettee (X M) See ^o 1 



2. Aphrodite, Reichb. f. (P. amabihs, Lindl., not 

 Blume). Lvs. elliptic - lanceolate, 1 ft. or more in 

 length, dark green, obliquely refuse: fls. 3 in. in diam., 

 pure white, with the labellum streaked and spotted with 

 yellow and red ; sepals elliptic - ovate ; petals large, 

 rhomboid ; lateral lobes oblong, middle lobe trowel- 

 shaped, with white cirrhi. Fls. at various seasons, but 

 most freely during summer. Philippines. B.M. 4297. 

 B.R. 24; 34. P.M. 7:49. P. S. 1;40. G. C. 1848; 39; 

 11.26:213. Gn. 31, p. 273; 35, p. 362; 38, p. 157; 48, p. 484. 

 R.H. 1897, p. 150. A.F. 6:89. 



Var. Dayikna, Hort. (P. amnbilis, var. Day Ana, Hort.), 

 has regular flowers with the lower sepals minutely dotted 

 ■with crimson, the labellum also being heavily marked 

 -with bright crimson. A.G. 21 :457. 



Var. cdsta, Rolfe (P. cdsfa, Reichb. f.). Lvs. thinly 

 spotted: fls. like the type, with a rosy tint especially at 



! ke the r st of the flower or paler 1 I 



le Id sh brown an I having a j 11 

 romdtd ol long w th "> [laira j, I 

 tl em n ddle lol e oval ending in t I 1 



Tan Marcl PI lipp nes B M oo 1 b 1 1 oj 

 I H 10 348 3o 56 43 p 154 & H " p 4 Cn S p 

 183 2' 348 33 p 615 35 p 363 38 p 157 48 I 

 484 C C II 1" 301 III 3 5'"} 17 367 P M 18 7 25 

 R H 1886 390 A G 14 6o G F 4 390 A F 11 1081 



6 Ldwu Reichb f Lvs 4-5 oblong fleshy deep 

 green tinged w th p rple panicle slender 5 '0 fl 1 

 fls. VA in. in diam., white flushed with purple; dorsal 

 sepals broadly ovate, lateral sepals oblong; petals fan- 

 shaped, with a rounded apex; labellum violet-purple, 

 lateral lobes small, reflexed, middle lobe oblong; rostel- 

 lum very long-beaked. Fls. during summer months. 

 Moulmein (India). B.M. 5351. F.S. 18:1910. Gn. 9;14. 

 G.C. 111.2:745. 



7. Esmerdlda, Reichb. f. (P. antennifera, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. oblong, acute, 4-8 in. long, gray-green with few 

 dull purple spots; raceme erect. 6-10-fld., 6-18 in. high: 

 fls. about 1 in. in diam., dark or pale purple to white 

 with red streaks; lateral sepals ovate, dorsal sepals 

 obovate ; petals obovate ; labellum clawed, 3 lobed, 

 lateral lobes ovate to rotund, erect, yellowish; middle 

 lobe broad, obtuse, deep purple; claw with a slender 

 appendage on each side. Cochin China, etc. B.M. 7196. 

 P.M. 1879:358. R.H. 1877, p. 107. 



