20 ORCHIDACE^ LINDENIAN^. [Maxillaria. 



Very near M. splendens, but that species, according to Poppig, has a 

 yellow lip, of a different form, and a fringed anther-bed. Leaves 

 two feet long ; sepals two inches long. 



103. M. melina; acanlis, scapigera, foliis oblongis acutis scapo 

 longioribus, vaginis laxis carinatis acutissimis sub-falcatis supremo 

 ovario sub-breviore, sepalis petalisque ovato-lanceolatis obtusiusculis, 

 labello ovato obtuse acuminate carnoso apice corrugate, appendice sub- 

 trilobo lacinia intermedia retusa. 



'^ An epiphyte, with oval obtuse pseudo-bulbs and dirty yellow flowers. 

 Forests of Merida, at the height of 5600 feet; June.'' {N'o. 641). 



Leaves one and a half inch broad, overrun with Scale-mosses : scape 

 six inches high ; sepals an inch long. 



104. M. longissima; acaulis, scapigera, folio oblongo-ligulato 

 basi angustato, bractea suprema acuta ovario longiore, sepalis longis- 

 sime acuminatis, petalis conformibus minoribus, labello oblongo sub- 

 rotundo trilobo laciniis rotundatis intermedia oblonga crispis, 

 appendice pilose apice ovato. 



^' Epiphyte, with oval flattened pseudo-bulbs. Flower deep red. Forests of 

 Merida, at the height of 6000 feet; July.'' {I^o. 2215). 



The long narrow strap-shaped sepals are between three and four 

 inches long, 



105. M. nigrescens; acaulis, scapigera, foliis oblongo-ligulatis 

 acutis basi complicatis, vaginis imbricatis inferioribus ovatis superiori- 

 bus elongatis summa ovario longiore, sepalis elongatis lato-linearibus, 

 petaUs acuminatis, labello oblongo indiviso undulate apice pubescens 

 appendice rotundato, 



'^An epiphyte, with oval, compressed blackish pseudo-bulbs ; deep blood-red 

 petals and a purple lip. Merida, at the height of from 5000 to 8000 

 feet; June." {No. 628). 



Leaves one and a half inch broad ; sepals two inches long ; scape 

 about four inches long. 



106. M. luteo-alha ; acaulis, scapigera, foliis oblongis obtusis basi 



complicatis, scapo ; sepalis oblongo-linearibus elongatis 



petalisque obtusis, labello trilobo basi concave piloso margine undu- 

 late laciniis obtusis intermedia obovata emarginata medio convexa, 

 appendice ovato subcordato concave. 



''An epiphyte, with oval, obtuse, compressed pseudo-bidbs, and a yellow 

 flovjer spotted with white. Forests of Merida, at the height of 5000 to 

 6000 feet; June and September." .{No. 678). 



Leaves nearly two inches broad ; sepals two and a half inches long ; 

 and three-eighths wide. 



107. M. pentura ; acaulis, scapigera, foliis lanceolato-ligulatis 

 papyraceis acutissimis scapo vix longioribus, vaginis linearibus convo- 



