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Stanhopea insignis — S. America — 1826 — July. 



Sepals yellow, petals white ; both spotted with 

 purple ; lip whitish, spotted and blotched with 

 purple. 



insignis lutea — Brazil — 1834. 



More yellow than the last mentioned species. 



• oculata— Mexico— 1829 — July. 



Flowers a cream colour, spotted with purple ; 

 lip yellow and white, with two large spots re- 

 sembling an eye : a beautiful species. 



quadricornis — Spanish Main — 1836. 



Flowers a deep yellow, slightly spotted with 

 crimson ; lip beautifully marked and spotted 

 with crimson. 



tigrina — Mexico — 1835. 



Flowers deep yellow, much blotched and 

 marked with deep purple : a most splendid 

 species. 



maculosa — Mexico. 



Flowers resembling S. tigrina, but much 

 smaller and less marked. 



martiana — Mexico — 1837 — May. 



Sepals straw colour, faintly spotted with pale 

 red ; petals white, with large spots of crimson ; 

 lip clear ivory white. 



graveolens — Peru — 1838 — August. 



Petals a delicate straw colour ; lip deep yellow ; 

 similar to S. saccotae. 

 — Wardii — Guatemala— 1837. 



