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Cyrtopodium (This genus embraces upwards)

This genus embraces upwards of a score species of stove, terrestrial Orchids, inhabiting tropical Asia, Africa, and America. Sepals free, spreading, sub-equal, or the lateral ones broader at base and more or less decurrent into the foot of the column; petals similar to the dorsal sepal, but rather broader and shorter; lip affixed to the base of the column, the chin more or less prominent, the lateral lobes rather broad, the middle one rounded, entire, two-lobed, or crisped-toothed. Leaves long. To the species described on p. 428, Vol. I., the following should now be added: C. cardiochilum (cordate-lipped). fl. bright yellow, tinged green, nearly 2in. across; sepals and petals broad; lip recurved, the front lobe concave; raceme long, erect, forked at base; scape tall, springing from the root, quite distinct from, and taller than, the leafy stems. l. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, plicate. Stems stout, fusiform, curved, sheathed by the bases of the leaves. Native country unknown. (W. O. A. iv. 176.) C. Regnieri (Regnier's). fl. yellow, large; sepals and petals falcate-lanceolate, acute; lip oblong-lanceolate, with a wide, blunt angle on each side at the middle; spur conical; raceme on a tall peduncle arising from the side of the leafy shoot. l. oblanceolate. Cochin China, 1886. SYN. Cyrtopera Regnieri.

C. Saintlegerianum (Saint Leger's). fl., sepals very pale yellow, blotched brown; petals the same colour, with very few spots at the base; lip sulphur, spotted brown, low, rather short, the side laciniae broad, oblong, margined brown, the middle one small, obtriangular, retuse; column yellow; inflorescence about 2in. long; bracts small. Paraguay, 1885.