MASDEVALLIA PORCELLICEPS Rchb. f. 
MaspEVALLIA porcetticers Rehb. f. Gard. Chron. 1883, pt. I, p. 10; Orchidophile (Godefroy) 
1883, p. 567. 
Leaf about 5 inches long, oblong-lanceolate, obtusely tridenticulate, very coriaceous, narrowing below 
into a grooved petiole, sheathed at the base, dark green. 
Pedunele, including the pedicel, about 14 inch long, terete, lateral from the base of the petiole, with 
two sheathing bracts, green, with crimson spots ; flowering bract 4 inch long, sheathing below, ovate- 
acuminate above, pale green, spotted with crimson when young, brownish-green later. 
Ovary about } inch long, curved, with three rounded and three flattened lobes, pale green, with a few 
crimson spots. 
Sepals: dorsal sepal united to the lateral sepals for rather more than } inch, forming a narrow tube 
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gibbous at the base, free portion oblong-triangular, tapering into a flattened fleshy tail about 3 inch 
long ; lateral sepals cohering for nearly § inch, oblong-ovate, tapering into fleshy tails } inch long ; all 
3-nerved, the principal nerves prominent on the outer surface, pale yellowish-green, covered with crimson 
spots, chiefly upon the inner surface, which also shows numerous patches of crimson hairs. 
Petals nearly 2 inch long, oblong-ovate, angled on the anterior margin, pale’ green, with one short 
crimson streak in the centre. 
Lip nearly 1 inch long, united to the foot of the column by a flexible hinge, tongue-shaped, with a 
ollow nectary on each side of the base containing much honey, whitish or very pale green, with crimson 
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spots along the sides, and having two obscure lateral keels terminating in an oval cushion at the apex, 
which is crimson and covered with minute papilla. 
Column short and stout, narrowly winged, foot curved, apex denticulate, pale green winged and 
tipped with crimson. 
7 MSHS small species, one of the least interesting and attractive of the genus, was first 
described by Professor Reichenbach in 1888, from specimens sent to him by 
Mr. James O’Brien. 
The name “porcelliceps” was chosen by Reichenbach on account of a fancied 
resemblance in the shape of the buds to that of a young pig’s head. In general 
appearance and in the downward or lateral growth of the flowers it is closely allied to 
M. leontoglossa, and but for certain specific differences it might almost be taken for a 
miniature form of that species. 
Tam unable to obtain any information as to its habitat. 
Explanation of Plate, drawn from a plant at Newbattle Abbey : 
Fig. 1, petal, lip, and column, in natural position ;—la, section of ovary ; 
8, lip ;—3a, base of lip, showing nectaries (much enlarged) ;—4, column ;—4a, apex of column ; all 
enlarged ;—5, apex and section of leaf, natural size. 
2, petal, inner side ;— 
