be a native of Peru. It was imported by Messrs. Veitch, 
from whom it was received by the Royal Gardens, where it 
flowered in January, 1872. It was described in 1871 by 
Reichenbach, who states that it has a close affinity with 
L. ciliata and L. lasipes. 
Desce. Pseudobulbs three inches long, narrowly ovoid or 
flagon-shaped, deeply grooved, compressed. Leaves twelve 
to fourteen inches long by three to four broad, lanceolate, 
acuminate, membranous, plaited. Scapes three to four inches 
long, strict, erect, with several obovate-oblong obtuse concave 
coriaceous erect green sheaths, the upper larger, and lower 
an inch long. Bract suberect, very coriaceous, dark green, 
hooded, subacute, longer than the ovary. Flowers upwards of 
three inches from the tip of the upper to that of either lateral 
sepal, pale yellowish green, with a nearly white lip. Dorsal 
sepal obovate-oblong, nearly one inch diameter, obtusely 
apiculate, as are the lateral sepals, which are larger, curved, 
and deflexed. Petals smaller than the sepals, broadly obovate, 
rather concave. Lip much smaller than the sepals ; lateral 
lobes very narrow ; terminal broadly ovate, obtuse, recurved, 
erose. Column not winged, pubescent towards the base, 
where it is prolonged into the almost spurred obtuse mentum. 
Anther-case three -lobed in front, the middle prolonged into a 
little tail. — J. D. II. 
Fig. 1, Column and lip ; 2, column : — both enlarged. 
