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CYRTOCHILUM MACULATUM. 



(Spotted Cyrtochilum.) 

 LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE^E, § VANDEJE. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Cyrtochilum (Humb. et Kunth.) Perianthium explanatum. Sepala libera, lateralia un- 

 guiculata. Petala pauld minora; Labellum ecalcaratum, indivisum, ungue tuberculato cum 

 basi columnae continuo. Columna brevis, alata. Anthera bilocularis. Pollinia 2 ; caudiculd 

 filiformi, glandula minuta. Herbae epiphytae, vel terrestres, pseudobulbosse. Folia coriacea. 

 Scapi radicales, paniculati. Flores speciosi. 



Perianth explanate. Sepals free, lateral ones unguiculate. Petals a little smaller. Lip 

 spurless, undivided, with a tuberculated claw continuous with the base of the column. Column 

 short, winged. Anther 2-celled. Pollen-masses 2, with a filiform caudicula, and a minute 

 gland. Pseudobulbous plants, epiphytes or terrestrial. Leaves leathery. Flowering stems 

 radical, panicled. Flowers handsome. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



C. maculatum ; pseudobulbis ovatis, compressis, subangulatis, diphyllis, basi foliosis ; foliis late 

 ligulatis, acuminatis, striatis, apice oblique emarginatis ; scapo simplici (?) ; bracteis brevissimis, 

 squamaeformibus ; sepalis petalisque carnosis, obovato-lanceolatis, acutissimis ; labello membra- 

 naceo, oblongo, apiculato, utrinque dentato, lamellis duabus ad basin, et corniculo utrinque ; alis 

 columnae falcatis integerrimis. (Lindl.) 



Pseudobulbs ovate, compressed, somewhat angled, two -leaved, leafy at the base ; leaves 

 broadly strap-shaped, acuminate, striated, obliquely emarginate at the apex ; scape simple (?) ; 

 bracteas very short, in the shape of scales ; sepals and petals fleshy, obovate-lanceolate, very 

 acute ; lip membranous, oblong, apiculate, toothed on each side, with two lamella or plates at 

 the base, and a little horn on each side ; wings of the column falcate, very entire. 



Cyrtochilum maculatum. Lindl. in Bot, Reg. No. 4, N. S. p. 30. 



For an opportunity of figuring this handsome orchidaceous plant, we are 

 indebted to Messrs. Rollison and Sons, of Tooting, in whose stove it has recently 

 flowered. The flowers, which are moderately large, have a greenish yellow 

 ground, marked with rich purple ; the lip is cream-coloured, streaked with red. 

 The flower-stem of the present specimen is simple, with six or eight flowers, but 

 Messrs. Rollison expect (from the appearance of the old flower-stems produced 



