Lycaste locusta

Plant Characteristics

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Read about Lycaste locusta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lycaste locusta, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyriform: lvs. oblong-ligulate, acute: fls. smaller than those of L. Deppei, all green except the white column; the odd sepal oblong, obtuse; the lateral ones linear-oblong, acute; petals bent down inside of the lateral sepal; labellum with acute side lobes and a semi-oblong, fleshy, convex middle lobe, all green; on the disk are 2 narrow keels, confluent behind into a fleshy emarginate callus. Peru. B.M. 8020. G.C. III. 49:260. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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