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MASDEVALLIA TRIANGULARIS unc. 
MASDEVALLIA LUDIBUNDA rcun. F. 
MASDEVALLIA. Vide Lindenia, I, p. 35. 
19 Masdevallia triangularis. Folio ovali-lanceolato pergameneo acuto obsolete itentero™ scapo filiformi uni- 
floro; bractea minima acuminata; calyce aequali patulo, laciniis triangularibus in setam longam acuminatis; petalis 
membranaceis carinatis apice tridentatis, labello unguiculato obsolete rhombeo-trilobo, apice convexo, intus carinato 
obtuso dentato. 
Masdevallia triangularis LinDL. in Orch. Linden., p. 5. 
2° Masdevallia ludibunda. Perigonio externo patulo; sepalis prope ad basin fssis, laciniis oblongis longe cau- 
datis, .caudis quater lacinias superantibus; petalis pandurato ligulatis apice obtusangulis; lacinula supra basin inflexa; 
labello pandurato apice reflexo; carinulis obscurissimis quinis, lateralibus minutissimis ; columna basi utrinque umbo- 
nata. Flos pallide flaveolus, caudis multo obscurioribus. Sepala intus in parte superiore purpurea, nunc tamen lateralia 
non ita picta, sed ima basi tantum. Petala pallide ochracea. Labellum ejusdem coloris, apice inflexo purpureum, punctis 
minutis ejusdem coloris circumstantibus. Columna alba, macula utrinque juxta foveam maculisque minutis utrinque in 
bucca baseos. : 
Masdevallia ludibunda Reus. F. in Gard. Chron., 1882, p. 179. 
asdevallia triangularis is a native of Venezuela, where it was discovered 
yj by M. J. Linpen, near Merida; it was also collected Ne WaAGENER in 
j] the district of Caracas. 
It is a very pretty plant, of a pleasing and dainty colour. The spreading, 
triangular-oblong sepals are of a clear ochreous-yellow, very densely dotted with 
purple, except at the base of the lateral sepals. The minute petals are white, 
as is the lip, spotted with purple. 
M. ludibunda, a rare species, grows in the same locality as M. caudata and 
M. Shuttleworthi. It is about intermediate between M. caudata and M. Estradae, 
although very distinct from the artificial hybrid raised by crossing these two 
species, and which is known as M. X caudata-Estradae. 
Le Masdevallia triangularis est « de la plus ancienne noblesse, écrivait 
REICHENBACH en 1882, et non un parvenu de nos jours, car c’est une des décou- 
vertes de M. J. Linven datant de 1842 ou 1843. Demandez au directeur Linpen, 
il vous dira le jour exact. C’est une plante extraordinaire, trés probablement la 
plus florifére de tout le genre. » 
Cette espéce est originaire du Vénézuela, ot Elle fut découverte par 
M. J. Linpven prés de Mérida. Elle a été également collectée dans la province de 
Caracas, par WaGENER. 
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