990 



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. xanthocorys, Eeiehb. f., 

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

 rose. 



19. Estridse, 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- 

 ors—the 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. 0171. 



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

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

 lobes. V.ar. pallida, Hort., has fls. almost white. Co- 

 lombia. 



21. trianguldris, 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. hierogl^hica, 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. Wageneriina, Linden. Very small, neat and at- 

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

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

 yellow and crinisc.n dc.ttiil, with slender yellow tails, 

 the upper one inrlin.-.l l.n.kwards; lobes broad, cordate 

 or ovate; petal- vill-.w, d.lil in shape, the lip rhomboid 

 and toothed. ViULiu.la. i;..M.4y21. 



24. eleph&nticeps, Reichb f. An odd species: lvs. 

 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. pachysipala, Reichb. f. (i/. 

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

 crimson and the tube spotted. 



livs 



SECTION III. 



covered with round pa- 

 '. hairy : 



pula: scape i 

 Aa. Lvs. smooth. 



3. FCs. small, in many-fid. rii- 

 eemes, angles of lite ovary 

 crenulate or tJie petals 

 toothed 2 



BB. X'ls larger 



fjrpandhul 



. abbreviata 

 . polysticta 

 . melanopus 

 . caloptera 

 . pachyura 



^al-fld.: anijh's of the 

 every and petals entirr. 



C. Color of fls. n-hitr 



CC. Color of fls. yellow, doited 



and shaded with hroioi 



or red. 



D. Lateral se/ials united, 



form iufj a boat-shaped 



cup 



DD. Lateral sepals nearly 



plane, at least not 



strongly ciieiillale. 



E. Tails of the lateral 



sepals very short 



or none. . 



EE. Tails of the lateral 



sepals long. 



31. Tovarensis 



MASDEVALLIA 



Lvs. broad, oho- 



vate-elliptic 34. Schlimii 



Lvs. oblong-lance- 

 olate or oblance- 

 olate. 

 G. Calyx-tube fun- 

 nel-shaped, 

 narrowed at 

 the base 



'■ly 



Seichenbachiana 



33. racemosa 



broader or 

 gibbous atthe 



base 30. maculata 



37. infracta 



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

 peduncle hairy, 3 times exceeding the lvs., 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. J-2 in. across. 



26. abbreviita, 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: Ivs.narrow- 

 spatulate, obtuse and often retuse: peduncle exceeding 

 the lvs., about 8 or 9 in. tall and many-fld.: fls. pale 

 lilac, spotted with purple, the margins of the sepals 

 ciliate but not serrate, the tails very slender and 

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

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



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 Jf. po?i/s(ic(a). 



29. calAptera, Reichb. f . Lvs. oblong-ovate : peduncle 

 short (5 or G 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. pachyi^ra, 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. Eciador. G.C. 

 111.22:255. 



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

 spatulate: peduncle 5 or 6 in. long, sometimes exceed- 

 ing the lvs., 2-edged, several-fld.: fls. clear while and 

 fragrant, the tails yellowish at the ends; dorsal lohe 

 IK in. long, very narrow and produced into a n-Hoxed 

 tail; lateral lobes oval, gradually iirn,hi.i.,l int.. tails 

 shorter than that of the dorsal 'm\;-: |,c i;,U white. 

 Dec, Jan. Colombia. B.M. 5505. III. J';:;'.:;. Cn. 

 48:.384. G.C. 1865:914; 1871:1421. -( Mi. ..f tli.- Ii.-t of 

 the genus. 



32. Eplilppium, Reichb. f. ^^f. trocliMus, Linden & 

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

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

 lyx with the dorsal lobe cucuUate, yellow, dotted with 

 brown, 14 in. 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. l.H. 21: 180. -According to Index Kew- 

 ensis, M. trochilus and M. Ephippium are distinct 

 species. The former is described as having terete 

 stems. 



33. racemdsa, Lindl. (3[. CrSssH, Hort.). Stems 

 creeping: lvs. oblong-ovate, much shorter than the sev- 

 eral-fld. racemose peduncles: fls. membranaceous, 

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

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

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

 lobe K in. long and pointed. Peru. — Not a popular spe- 

 cies. Requires a coolhouse. 



