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The habit of this species is entirely that of 0. jmbes and 0. amicium. The flowers are 

 large, bright yellow, blotched with brown-red ; the column white, with blood-red fleshy 

 truncated wings. In structure it approaches nearly to 0. ampliatum and excavatum, from 

 which its downy column, serrated side lobes of the lip, and peculiar two-lobed hairy crest 

 abundantly distinguish it. Like so many others, it varies much in the size and colour of its 

 flowers. 



5. O. ampliatum, Hindi. Gen. et Sp. Orch.,p. 202. B. Reg. t. 1699. 



O. pseudobulbis subrotundis ancipitibus rugosis maculatis diphyllis, foliis oblongis 

 coriaceis planis subundulatis scapo paniculato brevioribus, sepalis omnibus liberis, labello 

 bilobo subrotundo transverso: laciniis lateralibus brevissimis, callo baseos 5-lobo lobis 

 lateralibus patentissimis planis truncatis intermediis teretibus centrali compresso, alis 

 colurnnee cuneatis dentatis reflexis. 

 Native country, Panama and Guatemala. 



A noble species, of which there are two varieties, one much larger than the other. 

 According to Mr. Skinner it comes from Costa Rica, on the sea-shore in the Gulf of Nicaya; 

 and is also found throughout the coast of Nicaragua, and in the Escuintla, 15 leagues from 

 Guatemala; growing in a climate the temperature of which does not rise above 80° or 85 9 ; 

 flowering in February. 



6. O. onustum, Hindi. Gen. et Sp. Orch.,p. 203. 



O. foliis linearibus complieatis faleatis, scapo simplici, racemis cernuis secundis 

 multifloris, sepalis omnibus liberis, labello bilobo transverso : lobis lateralibus linearibus 

 apice subdilatatis, callo baseos oblongo cochleato antice appendicula, tuberculiformi 

 instructo, alis columnse 2 integerrimis. 

 Native country, Panama and Colombia. 



Flowers (apparently whole-coloured) in a simple curved raceme 3 or 4 inches long. 



7. O. stramineum, Hindi. B. Reg. 1S3S, misc. 63, 1840. 



O. ebulbe, foliis crassis carnosis ovato-lanceolatis acutis dorso rotundatis scapo 

 paniculato rigido erecto brevioribus, sepalis subrotundis unguiculatis concavis liberis 

 integerrimis, petalis dupld majoribus oblongis obtusis emarginatis margine crispis, labelli 

 lobis lateralibus oblongis carnosis acutis margine revolutis basi columnae proxima nectar- 

 iferis intermedio reniformi piano emarginato longioribus, tuberculis disci 4 geminatis, 

 columnse alis carnosis linearibus obtusis elongatis genuflexis deeurvis. 

 Native country, Mexico. 



Leaves short, fleshy, stiff. Flowers in a dense panicle, pale straw-colour, with a few dark 

 dots on the lip. 



8. O. pyramidale, Hindi, in Ann. Nat. Hist. xv. 



O. pseudobulbis ovatis ancipitibus 2— 3-phyllis, foliis oblongis tenuibus basi angustatis 

 scapo erecto rigido paniculato pyramidali multo brevioribus, sepalis obtusis liberis dorsali 

 ovali lateralibus linearibus, petalis duplo latioribus ovatis obtusis, labelli lobis lateralibus 

 amplexicaulibus intermedio bilobo latioribus, crista antice excavata processubus 7 (?) 

 linearibus anticis longioribus, columna nana alis verticalibus lineari-cuneatis sublobatis, 

 rostello subulato. 



Native country, Peru, near Pasto in the woods of Menesco, on frees. 



