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STANHO’PEA GRANDIFLORA, 
GREAT-FLOWERED STANHOPEA. 
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GENUS. Srannores. Hooxer. Prriantrutum membranaceum, paten- 
tissimum vel reflexum. Sepata libera, subundulata, mole sua ruentia, Perata 
conformia, a Be sete api hberam,, anueom , ccalcars tam, carnosend, 
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excavato. ae 4 longissima, p eta icine ‘Anita “pilodalanis 
Potinta 2, cee fises., adieu quam glandula biloba stipitata hrevioné. 
Erirayt& pseudo-bulbose. Forts eT oes radicales, vaginati, pauci- 
flori. Fro ximi, gi i lati é é 
IES. SraNHOPEA CRANDIFLORA ACL Ylahell hl ae a Ne 
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cecil ngs mute plano convexo antics truncato bidentato ; scapo pendulo 
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CHARACTER OF THE GENUS, STANHOPEA. PERIANTH membra- 
pons, spreading wide or reflexed. Srpats free, subundulate, falling 
, their weight. PrrTats similar, narrower. Laspevtum free, pro- 
' jecting forward, without spur, fleshy, toothed on each side; upper half 
convex, lower concave. COLUMN very long, with a petal-like border. 
Antuer bilocular. POLLEN MASSES two, elongated, cleft, caudicula 
shorter than the bilobular stipitate gland. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES, STANHOPEA GRANDIFLORA. PsEv- 
DO-BULBS ovate, furrowed, dark green, monophyllous, encased when 
young with several lanceolate, elongated, equitant, subherbaceous, 
marcescent scales, which inclose the young leaf. Lear broadly ellip- 
tico-lanceolate, dark green, coriaceous, glabrous and shining, attenu- 
ated into a channelled petiole, and having 5-7 principal nerves, which 
are rigid, prominent behind, channelled in front; petiole articulated 
mn the apex of the pseudo-bulb. Scape arising from below the 
pseudo-bulb, pendulous, flexuose, with large elliptical sheathing bracts, 
generally two-flowered, but we have repeatedly had three flowers on 
the same scape. FLowers five inches across, with a strong perfume 
