990 



MASDEVALLIA 



MASDEVALLIA 



peduncles several, 1-fld., sometimes overtopping the 

 Ivs.: fls. large (1 in. across and the tails 2-3 times as 

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

 the upper half, very slender, the upper one sometimes 

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

 B.M. 6372. I.H. 28:435. Var. xanthocdrys, Reichb. f., 

 has smaller fls. of pale yellow, dotted with brown or 

 rose. 



19. Estradae, Reichb. f. Very densely tufted: Ivs. and 

 petioles 3 in. long, the blade broad, spoon-shaped, and 

 often retuse at the apex: peduncle usually somewhat 

 exceeding the Ivs., erect, 1-fld.: flower of marked col- 

 orsthe upper concave lobe yellow at base and violet- 

 purple above, the lateral lobes violet-purple at base and 

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

 petals white, very small. Colombia. B.M. 6171. 



20. xanthina, Reichb. f . Like the last, except that 

 the flower is yellow, with a purplish spot on the lateral 

 lobes. Var. pallida, Hort., has fls. almost white. Co- 

 lombia. 



21. triangularis, Lindl. Lvs. oblanceolate : peduncle 

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

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

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

 or purple and hairy. Venezuela. 



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

 peduncle short (about 3 in. long) : flower with tube yel- 

 lowish 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 ; petals yellow. June. Colombia. 



23. Wageneriana, Linden. Very small, neat and at- 

 tractive, tufted, 2-3 in. high : Ivs. spoon-shaped: pedun- 

 cles equaling or exceeding the Ivs., nearly erect: fls. 

 yellow and crimson-dotted, with slender yellow tails, 

 the upper one inclined backwards ; lobes broad, cordate 

 or ovate; petals yellow, odd in shape, the lip rhomboid 

 and toothed. Venezuela. B.M. 4921. 



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

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

 flower single, party-colored the dorsal or upper lobe 

 light yellow, the lateral ones ribbed and crimson; calyx- 

 tube gibbous at the base below, all of them gradually 

 produced 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). Co- 

 lombia. F. S. 10:997. Var. pachys6pala, Reichb. f. (M. 

 Jfooreana, Reichb. f.), has the dorsal lobe 3-nerved with 

 crimson and the tube spotted, 



SECTION in. 



A. Lvs. covered with round pa- 



puice: scape hairy 25. muscosa 



AA. Lvs. smooth. 



B. Fls. small, in many-fid, ra- 

 cemes, angles of the ovary 

 crenulate or the petals 

 toothed 26. abbreviata 



27. polysticta 



28. melanopus 



29. caloptera 



30. pachyura 

 BB. ffl* larger, often expanding 



in succession: raceme sev- 

 <trctl-fld.: angles of the 

 dvury and petals entire. 



c. Color of fls. white 31. Tovarensis 



CO. Color of fls. yellow, dotted 

 and shaded with brown 

 or red. 



D. Lateral sepals united, 

 forming a boat-shaped 



cup 32. Ephippium 



DD. Lateral sepals nearly 

 plane, at least not 

 strongly cucullate. 



EE. 



Tails of the lateral 

 sepals very short 

 or none 33. 



Tails of the lateral 

 sepals long. 



raceraosa 



F. Lvs. broad, obo- 



vate-elliptic 34. Schlimii 



FF. Lvs. oblong -lance- 

 olate or oblance- 

 olate. 



G. Calyx-tube fun- 

 nel-s hap ed, 

 narrowed at 



the base 35. Xeichenbackiaua 



GG. Ca lyx-tube 

 broader or 

 gibbous at the 



base 36. maculata 



37. infracta 



25. muscosa, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong, papillose: 

 peduncle hairy, 3 times exceeding the Ivs., with 1 or 

 more yellow fls.: lobes triangular, with reflexed tails; 

 petals narrow and yellow with a brown line in the cen- 

 ter, the lip bearing a raised yellow disk and moving up- 

 ward with a jerk when this disk is touched. St. Do- 

 mingo. Fls. % in. across. 



26. 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 ser- 

 rate on the edges; petals white, longer than the column, 

 serrate. Peru. 



27. polysticta, Reichb. f. Densely tufted: lvs.narro\ 

 spatulate, obtuse and often retuse: peduncle exceedh 

 the Ivs., about 8 or 9 in. tall and many-fld. : f 

 lilac, spotted with purple, the margins of the seps 

 ciliate but not serrate, the tails very slender 

 spreading (fl. 2-2 K in. across) and yellowish ; pet* 

 spatulate and serrate. Peru. B.M. 6368. I.H.22:1< 

 R.H. 1880:250. 



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 yellowish or dark- 

 colored tails; petals linear-oblong, toothed below the 

 apex. Peru. B.M. 6258 (as M. polysticta). 



29. caldptera, 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-ob- 

 long; petals white, crimson-keeled, serrate. Peru. 



30. pachyura, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong: peduncle 

 erect, slender: calyx with triangular, short-tailed lobes, 

 yellow, with transverse bars and spots of reddish crim- 

 son; dorsal sepal triangular, with a thick tail equaling 

 the sepal in length; petals pale yellow. Ecuador. G.C. 

 111.22:255. 



31. Tovarensis, Reichb. f. Lvs. rather small, oblong- 

 spatulate: peduncle 5 or 6 in. long, sometimes exceet 

 ing the Ivs., 2-edged, several-fld. : fls. clear white am 

 fragrant, the tails yellowish at the ends; dorsal lot 

 1% in. long, very narrow and produced into a reflex* 

 tail; lateral lobes oval, gradually produced into tail 

 shorter than that of the dorsal lobe; petals whit< 

 Dec., Jan. Colombia. B.M. 5505. I.H. 26:363.- Gi 

 48:384. G.C. 1865:914; 1871:1421. -One of the best 

 the genus. 



32. Ephippium, Reichb. f. (M. trochlhis, Linden 

 And.). Lvs. broad, oblong, 5-7 in. long: peduncl 

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

 lyx with the dorsal lobe cucullate, yellow, dotted wit 

 brown, % in. in diam.; lateral lobes united, forming 

 deep boat-shaped, chestnut-brown cup, with sever? 

 ridges which are greenish outside; all the lobes pass in 

 yellowish tails about 4 in. long; petals white. Color 

 bia. B.M. 6208. I.H. 21 : 180. -According to Index 

 ensis, M. trochilus and M. Ephippium are distinct 

 species. The former is described as having teret 

 stems. 



33. racemdsa, Lindl. (M. Crossii, Hort.). St 

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

 eral-fld. racemose peduncles: fls. membranaceous, 

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

 shorter none; lateral lobes ovate, blunt-pointed, curv- 

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

 lobe % in. long and pointed. Peru. Not a popular sp< 

 cies. Requires a coolhouse. 



