Nefugium Botanicum. | [ December, 1872. 
TAB. 126. 
Tribe VANDE. 
Genus Oncrpium, Sw. 
O. ruavescEns, [chb. fil., Walp. Ann. vi. 757! Radicibus adventitis 
filiformibus tenuibus multiflexis, pseudobulbis junioribus a 
vaginis imbricantibus triangulis acutis carinatis numerosis 
stipatis, ipsis lgulatis seu oblongo-ligulatis ancipitibus 
diphyllis, foliis cuneato-liculatis acutis, vagina stipante summa 
nune laminigera, pedunculo elongato subancipiti infra flores 
vaginis scariosis triangulo-acuminatis dense imbricantibus 
vestitis, racemo usque multifloro, rhachi obtusaneulo-flexuosa, 
bracteis scariosis spathaceis acuminatis patulis flores equanti- 
bus seu excedentibus, sepalis ac tepalis sublatioribus ligulatis 
acutis, labello supra basin columne adnato pandurato-acuto 
seu oblongo-acuto a basi late cuneato, margine undulato ac 
minute crenulato, lineolis in basi radiantibus velutinis, linea 
antica bicruri a dente prosiliente in ima basi, columne alis 
abbreviatis nune lobulatis nune integris infra fovee marginem 
infimum transcendentibus, tabula a labelli ungue omnino seu 
semivestita.—Cyrtochilum flavescens, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1627! 
Miltonia flavescens, Lindl. Sert. sub. t.48; Folia, I. v., Miltonia, 
No. 6! Rehb. f., Xenia, I. p. 129. Tota planta, uti species 
affines, flavido tincta, presertim ubi luci valde exposita. 
Vagine et bractee stramines. Sepala et tepala sulphurea, 
demum flava. Labellum albidum, lineis velutinis plerisque 
purpureo-brunneis. Ale column albide seu flavide nunc 
purpureo-brunneo maculate. Flores exsiccati uti ili Brassie 
Lanceanee et Lawrenceane omnino fiunt cinnabarino miniati. 
b. stexzatum. Floribus multo majoribus.—Cyrtochilum stellatum, 
Lindl. Sert. t. 7! Miltonia stellata, Lindl. Sert. t. 48! 
This Brazilian species is by no means uncommon in gardens, 
coming very often with lots of Cattleyoids. The majority of 
Brazilian species being the strongest Orchids of the world, they 
accumulate in gardens, when others die as their successors are 
imported. It is, however, by no means common in herbaria. 
My specimens: Minas Geraés, Regnell! Rio Macahe and Canto 
Gallo, Riedel! Lagao Santa, Warming! 
The variety, never seen by the late Dr. Lindley, who took it 
