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Aerides quinquevulnerum, Lindl. Lvs. up to 1
ft. long and 1 1/2 in. broad: racemes commonly
longer than the lvs.; fls. usually less than 1
in. long; sepals and petals obtuse, oval-oblong,
white, tipped with amethyst and with a few purple
spots below; lip 3-lobed, the erect lateral lobes
triangular-oblong, white, faintly purple-dotted,
the middle lobe oblong, deep amethyst, the spur
incurved green. Philippine Isls. Var. Rœbelfnii:
(A Roebelinii, Reichb. f.). Differs in the
denticulate petals which shade to green at the
base, and in the rose-colored middle lobe of the
lip. Philippine Isle.
ft. long and 1 1/2 in. broad: racemes commonly
longer than the lvs.; fls. usually less than 1
in. long; sepals and petals obtuse, oval-oblong,
white, tipped with amethyst and with a few purple
spots below; lip 3-lobed, the erect lateral lobes
triangular-oblong, white, faintly purple-dotted,
the middle lobe oblong, deep amethyst, the spur
incurved green. Philippine Isls. Var. Rœbelfnii:
(A Roebelinii, Reichb. f.). Differs in the
denticulate petals which shade to green at the
base, and in the rose-colored middle lobe of the
lip. Philippine Isle.