Plate 172. 



BATEMANNIA GRANDIFLORA. 



Large-flowered Batemannia 



Gen. Char, Mores ringentes. Sepala patentia, lateralia unguicdata, UsI ^^rlt' Jatum 

 1,-. i„.;... T...,- r.x.y.r..Jr..R\ ^rnancto column^ adnata. Lalellnm cum columna articulatum, 



trilobum. cucullatum. Columna semiteres 



Antliera parva 



baocdaris, memtranacea. PolUnia 2, postice biloba, glanduia triangnlan, caudiculu nulla. L»rf(. 



Bof. Beg. v. 20. (1835) ». 1714. 



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:mannia grandyiora; psendoMbis ovatis lucidis diphyllis. foliis valde_ coriaceis lanceolatis 

 acutissimis racemis basilaribus 2-5-floris S-plo longioribus, sepalis extenoribus libcns lanceo. 

 latis acutissimis patentibus a3qualibus, internis paulo minoribus subcarnosis basi ^^^^ ^ ^;^^^'^ 

 breyissime unguicnlato, basi gynostemii producti articulate subconcavo trilobo, ^^^^^^ J^^^^ 

 majori fimbriate, apice longe acuminate. Columna arcuata, margine ^^^^^^^^'''i;?f ^^ ,^ 

 catis denticulatis. Antbera operculiformis 2.1ocularis. Stigma concavum rostello acuto, 

 glandula ovali antice attenuate. PoUinia 4 per paria superposita compressa. Uc i 



fil 



Wi 



Galeottia grandiflora. Rich, et Gal. I. c. et tab. 27. 



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The genus Batemannia was so named by Professor Lindley, upwai'ds of tbirt) 

 after the writer of these remarks. The original species, B. CoUey 



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"5^'5 '^ALi.i iiie wriier oi inese remitijis. xnc ^•■'■^ r - v Keichcn- 



Demerara, and a second, B. Beaumonti, from Bahia, and with these Pro ^J'^^^.^^^^ ^^^ 

 bach has now associated two species of the supposed genus Galeottia [ij.jvn^ ^^ '^^ 

 G. grandiflora), which agree well with Batemannia, except that ^^^""1, ^Lme of B 

 masses is four instead of two. A fifth species has been added under t e^ ^^^^^^ ^^ 

 mhagris (the Ilimtleya meleagris of Lindley), which, though I quite tlim y 



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«^«y/<:j(^Lne iiuntieya meieagris oi j^muiey;, unx^i^, . o- * ^ under Bate- 



bt in removing it from Euntleya, I am convinced he is wrong m placing ^^ ^^^ 



'nnia, with which its hnbit-more like that of an Eastern ^ anda-cioc 



accoid 



The present species is a very handsome plant, introduced many >''^"'^^'"^ snccimens 

 from New Granada, but still extremely rare. The figure was akon u^^^^^ i^^^^^_^^^ _^^ 



produced in the spring of 1865, in Mr. Backer's far-famed '^°"f'"""- ,^ \ ,eqnire» 

 » lower elevation (4000 ft.) than the majority of its tribe in ISew ^^ 

 rather more warmth than most of what are now denominated 



