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| Trichopilia tortilis, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, somewhat curved, 2-4 in. long: lvs. solitary, oblong, acute, 6 in. long: fls. solitary, on decumbent stalks shorter than the lvs.; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 2 in. long, spirally twisted, brown with yellowish margins; labellum forming a tube around the column, upper portion expanded, 4-lobed, white with crimson spots, becoming entirely crimson within. Fls. profusely in summer and sometimes again in winter. Mex. B.M. 3739. B.R. 1863. F.C.3:101. B.3:122. C.O. 6. Var. alba, Hort., is advertised. | | Trichopilia tortilis, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, somewhat curved, 2-4 in. long: lvs. solitary, oblong, acute, 6 in. long: fls. solitary, on decumbent stalks shorter than the lvs.; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 2 in. long, spirally twisted, brown with yellowish margins; labellum forming a tube around the column, upper portion expanded, 4-lobed, white with crimson spots, becoming entirely crimson within. Fls. profusely in summer and sometimes again in winter. Mex. B.M. 3739. B.R. 1863. F.C.3:101. B.3:122. C.O. 6. Var. alba, Hort., is advertised. |