Lycaste costata

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Read about Lycaste costata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lycaste costata, Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, 3-5 in. long: lvs. 2-3 at the apex, 6-10 in. long, broadly oblong- lanceolate, acuminate: scape erect, as long as the pseudo- bulb; fls. large, nearly white or creamy yellow; dorsal sepals oblong-lanceolate, the lateral sepal similar but falcate, united with the column to form a blunt spur; petals smaller, somewhat undulate; lateral lobes of the labellum small, erect; middle lobe ovate-rotund, toothed. Peru. B.M. 5706 (as L. Barringtoniae var. grandiflora). J.H. III. 42:5. C.O. 10.


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