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eral lobes of the labellum ivory yellow. Blooms in Manila 
gardens usually around August. The plants thrive on adobe 
stone walls and in wooden baskets. 
This variety differs from the species in its Victoria lake color 
of the inside of the flowers, and its elongate, linear, curved lat¬ 
eral lobes of the labellum, which arise near the middle of the 
central lobe. 
STAUROPSIS WENZELII (Ames) comb. hot. Plate 3, figs. 14 and 15; Plate 7, figs. 28 
to 35; Plate 17. 
Trichoglottis Wenzelii Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 440, 
Orch. 5 (1915) 257, in Merr. Enum. Philip. FI. PI. 1 (1925) 440. 
Trichoglottis retusa Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 676, 
non Blume, in Merr. Enum. Philip. FI. PI. 1 (1925) 440. 
The original description reads as follows: 
“Herba epiphytica circiter 30 cm alta, rigida. Caules foliosi, interno- 
diis 1.6-2 cm longis. Foliorum vaginae cylindraceae, supra paulo dilatatae, 
internodiis aequilongae, laminae valde coriaceae, in sicco rugosae, oblongae, 
4.5-6 cm longae, circiter 1.5 cm latae, distichae, ad apicem subaequaliter 
rotundato-bilobae vel retusae. Inflorescentiae oppositifoliae, foliis bre- 
viores. Bracteae rigidae, 2 mm longae. Flores inter maximos generis, 
purpureo-maculati, circiter 2 cm in diametro. Sepala lateralia oblonga, 
subacuta ad basim late cuneata, camosa, 1 cm longa, 6 mm lata. Sepa- 
lum dorsale simile. Petala spathulata, 9-10 mm longa, prope apicem 3 
mm lata. Labellum breve saccatum, 3-lobatum, lobis lateralibus brevibus 
obtusis, utrinque pubescentibus, lobo medio elongato, attenuato, sagittato- 
lanceolato, apice attenuato, acuto, usque ad 13 mm longo, pubescenti. Ca¬ 
llus in disco, pubescens. Ligula ante foveam pubescens 4 mm longa. 
Gynostemium pubescens auriculis elongatis, pilosis, 4 mm longis.” Ames, 
Philip. Journ. Sci. 8 (1913) Bot. 440. 
Epiphyte; the roots greatly elongate. Stems rigid, foliose, 
erect, or more or less arcuate, 25 to 75 cm high, 4 to 7 mm in 
diameter; internodes 1.5 to 4 cm long. Leaf sheaths cylindric, 
dilated at the apex, and as long as the internodes. Leaves 
oblong to ligulate, leathery, rugose when dry, 4 to 12 cm long, 
1.1 to 2.5 cm wide, distichous, unequally bilobed or retuse at 
the apex with rounded lobules. Inflorescences opposite the 
leaves and much shorter than the leaves. Bracts rigid, tubular, 
about 2 mm long. Flowers fragrant, in life 1.6 to 1.7 cm across, 
2 to 2.5 cm across when fully expanded. Pedicellate ovary some¬ 
what twisted, about 1.3 cm long. Lateral sepals fleshy, ovate 
to oblong, subacute, 8 to 13 mm long, 5 to 7 mm wide, 6- to 
7-nerved. Dorsal sepal oblong-obovate, acute to subacute, api- 
culate, 7.1 to 11 mm long, 4.2 to 6.25 mm wide, 5- to 6-nerved. 
Petals spatulate or oblong-spatulate, 7 to 10 mm long, 2 to 3 mm 
wide at the widest portion, 3-nerved. Labellum 3-lobed, shal- 
