Refugium Botanicwn. | [ November, 1872, 
TAB. 144. 
Tribe MALAXIDEZS. 
Genus DENDROBIUM, Sw. 
D. pravanum, Lindl. Contrib. Orch. Ind., Il. Dendrobium, p. 19, 
No. 140! (Proc. Linn. Soc., Aug. 1858!) Pseudobulbis pyri- 
formibus tumidis articulatis vaginatis, vaginis emaciatis nitidis, 
superioribus geminis seu ternis laminigeris, laminis cuneato- 
ligulatis acutis carnosulis, costa inferiori omnino obtusangula, 
radicibus adventitlis in ima basi tenuissime filiformibus, in- 
florescentia congesto-capitata racemosa (terminali et) laterali 
abbreviata congesta, bracteis triangulis scarlosis uninerviis 
ovarlis pedicellatis subequalibus, mento acutangulo longiore 
seu breviore nunc apice incrassato extinctoriiformi, sepalo 
impari ligulato acuminato dorso obtuse carinato, sepalis later- 
alibus triangulo-falcatis squilongis basi mentali productis, 
tepalis cuneato-spatulatis apice inequaliter acutis acumina- 
tisve, bene longioribus, labello cuneato-triangulo apice trilobo, 
lobis lateralibus obtusangulis rectangulis, lobo antico triangulo 
acuto seu acuminato plicato crispato producto, callo depresso 
lineari a basi usque versus basin lobi antici, ibi abrupto, 
retuso cum apiculo, seu retuso medio unicarinato, seu omnino 
retuso sine carinula mediana, columna clavata, androclinio 
vario (tridentato dentibus lateralibus obtusis crenulatis, tri- 
dentato omnibus dentibus argutis, dente medio pulchre tri- 
dentato, squaliter minute quinquedentato), fovea stigmatica 
oblonga, fovea altera sub illa impressa, angulo utrinque in basi 
supra unguem mentalem, anthera obtusa emarginata nunc 
cum parvo apiculo in sinu. Dorsum menti viride. Sepala et 
tepala candida. lLabellum luride et pallide olivaceum, venis 
purpureo-violaceis. Callus antice violaceo-purpureo pretextus. 
Anthera amethystina, punctis plurimis albidis. Columna 
albida, punctulis plurimis purpureo-violaceis antice. Pollinia 
arcte coherentia. 
This species appears to have been discovered in Pegu by 
Mr. M‘Lelland! who sent it to Sir William Hooker, who gave, 
in his hberal manner, specimens to the monographers. It was 
found in the same neighbourhood by the Rey. C.S. R. Parish near 
Moulmein! and the living plant, which flowered several times in 
the Saundersian collection, may have been sent by him. Quite the 
