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GYNANDRIA MONANDBIA. 



LINNEAN SYSTEM. 



No. 113. 



NATURAL ORDER. 



ORCHIDACEjE § VANDEJI. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Morrnodes. (Lindl.) Perianthium subpatens vel connivens. Sepala eequalia, basi subcon- 

 creta. Petala latiora, conformia. Labellum sellaeforme, ascendens, subcuncatum, trilobatum, 

 cum columna connatum. Columna semiteres, subtorta ; gynizus longus ; clinandrium postice 

 acuminatum. Pollinia 4, per paria connata, caudiculse crassse affixa, glandulae carnosse crassae 

 adhserenti. — Habitus Cataseti. 



Perianth somewhat patent, or connivent. Sepals equal, somewhat concrete at the base. Petals 

 broader, similar in form. Lip saddle-shaped, ascending, somewhat wedge-shaped, three-lobed, 

 connate with the column. Column semiterete, somewhat twisted ; gynizus long ; clinandrium 

 posteriorly acuminate. Pollen-masses 4, united by pairs, affixed to a thick caudicula, which ad- 

 heres to a thick fleshy gland. — Habit of Catasetum. 



M. Pardina : pseudobulbis fusiformibus subcompressis foliis lineari-lanceolatis 3-plo breviori- 

 bus ; racemo recurvo multifloro foliis breviore, sepalis petalisque subeequalibus ovato- lanceolatis 

 acutis conniventibus, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus acutis decurvis, intermedio elongato acuminato. 



Pseudo-bulbs fusiform, somewhat compressed, three times shorter than the linear-lanceolate 

 leaves ; raceme recurved, many-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; sepals and petals somewhat 

 equal, ovate-lanceolate, acute, connivent ; lateral lobes of the 3-lobed labellum acute, decurved, 

 the intermediate lobe elongated, acuminate. 



Mormodes pardina. — Bateman. Orchid. Mew. et Guatemala, tab. 14. 



Descr. — Pseudobulbs about eight inches long, fusiform, covered by the sheathing bases of 

 the leaves. Leaves numerous, about 18 or 20 inches long, an inch and a half, and occasionally 

 two inches wide, with an acute (almost acuminate) apex. Roots tortuous, fleshy. Scape re- 

 curved, about a foot long, with from 12 to 15 flowers, crowded, of a rich yellow colour, copiously 

 covered with dark reddish brown spots. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, rather acuminate, nearly an 

 inch and a half long ; the petals similar in form, rather shorter, but somewhat broader than the 

 sepals. Lip somewhat fleshy, deeply 3-cleft, the lateral lobes deflexed on the sides, acute, shorter 

 than the middle lobe, which is considerably acuminate, and nearly as long as the petals. Column 

 somewhat twisted ; the stigmatic cavity extending to its base. Anther and pollen-masses precisely 

 similar to those of Catasetum. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



F or an opportunity of figuring this new and interesting species we are indebted 

 to George Barker, Esq., of Springfield, near Birmingham, by whom it was 



