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Pseudobulbs fusiform: lvs. plicate: fls. of 2 sexes, the perianth alike, the lip entire, or that of the staminate very different, with the sepals and petals narrower, the lip clawed and with finger-like projections from the side, the column much elongated and arched; pollinia 2. Both sexes may be produced in the same plant. A third form of fl., usually perfect, occasionally appears; this is intermediate between the others.—About a dozen species of Trop. Amer.
Pseudobulbs fusiform: lvs. plicate: fls. of 2 sexes, the perianth alike, the lip entire, or that of the staminate very different, with the sepals and petals narrower, the lip clawed and with finger-like projections from the side, the column much elongated and arched; pollinia 2. Both sexes may be produced in the same plant. A third form of fl., usually perfect, occasionally appears; this is intermediate between the others.—About a dozen species of Trop. Amer.
C. densiflorum, Rolfe. Male racemes pendulous, many-fld., the fls. greenish with purple blotches; female racemes short, erect, 2-fld., the sepals and petals green, the lip ivory-white. Colombia. O.R. 17:204:20:331. B.M. 8268.—C. maculatum, Lindl. Male racemes pendulous, the sepals and petals light yellowish green, spotted with red-purple, the lip white. Mex. 0.1910:104. O.R. 17:273; 20:315.
George V. Nash.
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