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STANHOPEA WARDII. 



{Mr. Ward's Stanhopea.) 



LINNEAN SYSTEM. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Stanhopea (Hooker). Perianthium membranaceum, patentissimum vel reflexum. Sepala 

 libera, subundulata, mole sua ruentia. Petala conformia angustiora. Labellum liberum', anti- 

 cum, ecalcaratum, carnosum, utrinque cornutum ; dimidio superiore {epichilio) convexo, inferiore 

 {hypochilio) excavato. Columna longissima, petaloideo-marginata. Anthera 2-locularis. Pol- 

 linia 2, elongata, fissa, caudicula quam glandula biloba stipitata breviore. Epiphytes pseudo- 

 bulbosce. Folia plicata. Scapi radicales, vaginati, pauciflori, Flores maximi magis minusve 

 maculati. — {Lindl. gen. et. sp.) 



Perianth membranaceous, widely spread open, or reflexed. Sepals free, somewhat undulate, 

 pendent from their own weight. Petals similar in form, narrower. Lip free, placed anteriorly, 

 spurless, fleshy, horned on each side, the upper half {epichilium) convex, the lower half (hypo- 

 chilium) excavated. Column very long, with a petal-like margin. Anther 2-celled. Pollen- 

 masses 2, elongated, cleft, with a caudicula shorter than the 2-lobed stipitate gland. Pseudo- 

 bulbous epiphytes. Leaves plaited. Scapes radical, sheathed, few-flowered. Flowers very large, 

 more or less spotted. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



S. Wardii (Lodd.) racemo pendulo multifloro ; sepalis lateralibus subrotundo-oblongis con- 

 cavis acutis basi alte connatis ; petalis lanceolatis undulatis revolutis ; hypochilio sessili angusto 

 saccato intus tuberculato medio angustiore marginibus approximatis depressis complanatis basi 

 connatis ; mesochilio utrinque cornuto in medio sinu cornuum foveato ; epichilio cornuum longi- 

 tudine subrotundo-ovato acuto indiviso marginibus recurvis.' — {Lindl.) 



Raceme pendulous, many-flowered ; lateral sepals subrotund-oblong, concave, acute, highly 

 connate at the base ; petals lanceolate, undulate, revolute ; hypochilium sessile, narrow, saccate, 

 tuberculate within, the middle narrower, with the margins approximate, depressed, complanate, 

 and connate at the base ; mesochilium horned on each side, hollowed between the horns ; epichi- 

 lium the length of the horns, subrotundo- ovate, acute, undivided, with recurved margins. 



Stanhopea Wardii, in Lindley's Sert. Orchid. 



Desor. — Pseudobulbs ovate, furrowed ; leaves lanceolate, somewhat acuminate, with a fur- 

 rowed petiole ; scape pendulous, furrowed, many-flowered ; pedicels very long, stretching forth 

 at nearly right angles with the scape ; bracteas as long as the pedicels, sheathing of a pale 

 reddish brown, and thickly sprinkled (as are also the scape and pedicels) with exceedingly 

 minute dots, which, under the microscope, are prominent, giving the surface a warty appear- 

 ance. Sepals of a clear golden yellow colour, copiously spotted with rich chocolate brown, the 

 lateral ones roundish, oval, concave, and united for some distance from the base, the upper one 



NATURAL ORDER. 



ORCHIDACE^E. 



