Laelia anceps

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Scientific Names

Read about Laelia anceps in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Laelia anceps, Fig. 2056. Pseudobulbs scattered on the rhizome, ovate: lvs. 5-9 in. long, oblong-lanceolate: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, l 1/2 -2 ft. long, clothed with keeled scales and bearing 1-2 very showy, purplish rose-colored fls.; sepals lanceolate- acuminate; petals ovate-acuminate, all with a greenish line on the back; labellum inside of the lateral lobes yellow, with red marks; middle lobe oblong, acute, deep purple, white on the disk, with a thickened yellow keel terminating in 3 ridges. Mex. B.M. 3804. B.R. 1751. G. C. II. 24:405. P.M. 4:73. O.R. 15:145. —One of the most beautiful species of laelia, possessing many fine varieties. Var. Barkeriana, Lindl. Sepals and petals subequal; middle lobe of the labellum rather narrow, acute. B.R. 1947. F.S. 11:1100. Gn. 25:534. Var. Dawsonii, J. Anders. Scape 2-3 ft. long, 2-3-fld.; fls. white; interior of the labellum marked with radiating purple lines, with the usual yellow ridge. Juquila, Mex. Gn. 25:534. G.C. III. 1:424. S.H. 2, p. 175. F.M. 1871:530. Var. alba, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals as in var. Dawsonii; fls. pure white, with the disk of the lip pale yellow. Dec., Jan. G.C. III. 1:485; 15:172. J.H. III. 50:179. Var. Hilliana, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals white; front lobe of the labellum bilobed emarginate. I.H. 33:584. Gn. 25:534. G.C. III. 1:425. Var. Williamsii, Hort. Pure white, narrower than in var. Stella,; labellum white, large, with the disk and throat yellow, marked with crimson-purple.G.C. III. 1:349. Gn. 25:534. Var. Lageriana, Hort, White, suffused with rose; lip dark lavender, mottlod and streaked purple, the throat yellow, purple-veined. Var. Leeana, Reichb. f. Fls. white, smaller than in L. anceps; petals very narrow and very acute; side lobes of the labellum blunt; middle lobe small, triangular, wavy, with a thick, well-developed keel; throat yellowish, veined with reddish purple. Var. Schroederiana, Reichb. f. Fls.unusually large; sepals, petals and middle lobe of the labellum pure white; side lobes and throat streaked with broad lines of purplish crimson. Gn. 44:284. G.M. 33:813. G.C. III. 29:94. Var. Sanderiana, Reichb. f. Fls. white; disk of lip crimson. G.C. III. 1:281; 25:136;43:216. O.R.9:9; 17:frontis. Gn.44:284. G.M. 37:88. Var. Veitchiana, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals white; disk of the labellum yellow, veined with brown; lateral lobes and anterior part of the middle lobe veined with purple. Gn. 25:534 (as L. Veitchii). Var. Stella, Reichb. f. Fls. pure white; labellum with yellow throat, marked with light crimson lines. G.C. III.1:280 and 8:500. Var. Amesiana, O'Brien. Sepals and petals broad, feather-veined with mauve; labellum white; middle lobe crimson-purple. G.C. III. 23:59. Var. Ashworthiana, O'Brien. Sepals pure white, lance-oblong; petals broadly ovate, also white; front lobe of the labellum broad, expanded, white, with a few blue dots and yellow keels on the throat; side lobes with lines of slaty blue. G.C. III. 15:103. J.H. III.28:125. Var. waddoniensis, Hort. Fls. pure white; side lobes of the lip marked with purple lines, disk yellowish. J.H. III. 56:349. G.C. III. 23:125.G.M. 41:115. Var. Chamberlainiana, Hort. Sepals and petals soft rosy lilac; base and side lobes of lip purple- lined, the middle lobe a glaring crimson-purple, the callus orange. G.C. III. 31:71; 49:78. G.M. 45:101. Var. Percivaliana, Reichb. f. Fls. small, but freely produced; sepals and petals white, tinged with bluish pink; lateral lobes of the labellum deep purple at the tips and spotted; throat yellow, with purplish crimson lines; middle lobe creamy yellow at the base; apex purplish. Gn. 25:534. Var. delicate, Hort. ex Williams. Labellum white, suffused with mauve; throat orange- yellow; sepals and petals rose, mauve or lilac. Var. rosea, Reichb. f. A variety having bright rose-colored fls., with the margins of the labellum darker rose.Gn. 25:534. Var. grandiflora, Williams. A robust form resembling the type. G.C. III. 3:105. Var. holochila, Rolfe. Sepals and petals nearly alike, pale lilac; lip petaloid, elliptical-lanceolate, light purple, yellow and white at the base. G.F. 4:173. Var. Scottiana, Warner and Williams. Sepals and petals mauve; labellum deep purple, with a yellow throat, Var. morada. This is a name under which importations of large, highly colored forms of L. anceps were sold by the Liverpool Hort. Co., England, as var. grandiflora. —Many other varieties appear under Latin names.CH 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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