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Lycaste gigantea. Lindl. Pseudobulbs often 6 in. high, bearing 2-3 oblong-lanceolate lvs. l ½-2 ft. long: scape 1-fld., somewhat shorter than the lvs.; sepals ovate to lanceolate, 3 in. long, rather olive-green; petals somewhat smaller, lanceolate, spreading, of the same color; labellum oblong-lanceolate; side lobes acute; middle lobe ovate, acuminate, serrate, rich maroon bordered with a narrow orange margin; crest fleshy, emarginate. The fl.-sts. are said to attain a height of 2 ft., with a single large fl. In most of the specimens in cult, the lip is abruptly rounded off. June-Aug.; Nov., Dec. Widely dispersed in Cent. Amer. B.M. 5616. B.R. 31:34. C.O. 7.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Lycaste gigantea. Lindl. Pseudobulbs often 6 in. high, bearing 2-3 oblong-lanceolate lvs. l ½-2 ft. long: scape 1-fld., somewhat shorter than the lvs.; sepals ovate to lanceolate, 3 in. long, rather olive-green; petals somewhat smaller, lanceolate, spreading, of the same color; labellum oblong-lanceolate; side lobes acute; middle lobe ovate, acuminate, serrate, rich maroon bordered with a narrow orange margin; crest fleshy, emarginate. The fl.-sts. are said to attain a height of 2 ft., with a single large fl. In most of the specimens in cult, the lip is abruptly rounded off. June-Aug.; Nov., Dec. Widely dispersed in Cent. Amer. B.M. 5616. B.R. 31:34. C.O. 7.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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