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Masdevallia (Supplement)
M. Dayana, M. gracilenta, and M. hypodiscus are now referred to Cryptophoranthus (which see). To the species, varieties, and hybrids described on pp. 332-5, Vol. II., the following should now be added:
M. acrochordonia (belted above). fl. much as in M. ephippium, six to fifteen to a peduncle; sepals having numerous warts on the upper surface; petals acuminate; lip much narrower than in M. ephippium, with an undulated, median keel on the upper part, and an acuminate top. Ecuador, 1885.
M. astuta (cunning). fl., sepals brown outside, with the centre and apex yellow, internally ochreous, spotted brown, hispid, triangular, the tails brown; lip pale yellowish, saccate, with three keels; peduncle about as long as the leaves. l. oblong, acute, 6in. to 8in. long. Costa Rica, 1886. Allied to M. Gaskelliana.
M. Boddaertii (Dr. Boddaert's). fl. solitary, about 2 1/2in. long and 2in. to 2 1/4in. broad, very flat, on tall peduncles; sepals yellow, gradually passing to bright crimson-scarlet mottled with yellow, the dorsal one decurved, filiform, the lateral ones ovate, acute, not tailed. April and May. l. leathery, lanceolate-obovate, with sheathing, truncate scales at base. New Grenada. SYN. M. ignea Boddaertii (I. H. ser. iii. 357).
M. candida (white). A synonym of M. tovarensis.
M. Carderi (Carder's). fl. remarkably fleshy and soft; tails yellow, spotted blackish-purple, long; perianth short, cup-shaped, whitish inside, ochre-orange at base, bearing a blackish-mauve-purple zone between the two areas, the free, triangular portions short, the inside covered with rusty hairs. 1883. (G. C. n. s., xx., p. 181.)
M. Colibri (humming-bird). A synonym of M. ephippium. M. demissa (depressed). fl., free lacinia of the upper sepal triangular and very short, the tail dark yellow, the lateral sepals brownish-purple, connate, rounded outside, with two strong, yellow tails; petals brown, small; lip brown, narrow, cordate-triangular, acute; column white; peduncle one-flowered, much shorter than the leaf. l. very thick, cuneate-spathulate. Costa Rica, 1887.
M. elephanticeps (elephant's-head). fl. solitary, horizontal, 3in. to 4in. long, somewhat resembling an elephant's head, the tubular portion of the perianth produced into a chin at the lower base, and, as well as the lower sepals, dark crimson-purple, pale purple outside, united for one-third their length, the tails yellow inside; upper sepal bright yellow, the three-cornered basal part gradually narrowing into the yellow tail; peduncles 1ft. high. l. tufted, cuneate-spathulate, acute. New Grenada. (F. d. S. 997; R. X. O. i. 3.) The variety pachyscpala (R. X. O. 74, f. 3-4) has the tails of the sepals broader.
M. Gairiana (Gair's). fl. bright yellow, studded with crimson papillae. A hybrid between M. Davisii and M. Veitchiana. 1887.
M. Geleniana (Baron Hruby von Geleneye's). fl., upper sepal orange, at first dotted purple, the lateral ones much lighter, with sulphur borders; tails sulphur, very long; petals sulphur, ligulate, three-toothed; lip thickly purple-spotted, rather large, membranous, oblong, slightly lobed on each side; column whitish, dotted purple, stout. l. 1 3/4in. long, 1 1/3in. broad, very stiff, petiolate. 1887. A hybrid between M. xanthina and M. Shuttleworthii.
M. glaphyrantha (hollow-flowered). fl., tube pale outside, short, bordered by the overlapping margins of the purple free laciniae, the tails yellow; petals ligulate, emarginate, retuse; lip purple at base, with two purple stripes in front, ligulate. 1886. Hybrid.
M. Hincksiana (Capt. Hincks'). fl., tube white, short, slender; middle sepal light ochre, orange at top, running out in a declined, ochre tail, the lateral ones light ochre, with short, orange tails; petals ligulate; lip ligulate, acute, with two short keels. 1887. A hybrid between M. ignea and M. tovarensis.
M. ignea aurantiaca (orange). fl. bright orange, veined vermilion. New Grenada.
M. i. Boddaertii (Boddaert's). A synonym of M. Boddaertii.
M. i. grandiflora (large-flowered). fl. circular, of great substance; lateral sepals bright vermilion, lined crimson and suffused purple. New Grenada.
M. i. Massangeana (Massange's). fl. bright orange-vermilion, flushed rosy-purple, large. New Grenada.
M. Lindeni armeniaca (apricot-colour). fl. of a rich, deep apricot-colour, veined flame-red, and having a yellow mouth to the tube. Columbia, 1886. (W. O. A. 224.)
M. L. atrosanguinea (dark bloody). fl. large; lateral sepals crimson, flushed magenta, nearly 1in. wide, the points falcate-lanceolate, nearly meeting. New Grenada. (W. O. A. iii. 105.)
M. L. coerulescens (bluish). fl. large; lateral sepals magenta-crimson, flushed bluish-purple, broadly semi-ovate, apiculate. New Grenada. (W. O. A. i. 24.)
M. L. grandiflora (large-flowered). A variety with large, rich rosy-purple flowers. Columbia, 1886. (L. 34.)
M. L. imperialis (imperial). fl. nearly 3in. across; sepals glowing crimson-magenta, deepening towards the tails, broad and spreading. 1882. M. L. laeta (pleasing). fl. bright rosy-purple, distinctly striped, large, much narrowed at the upper part, and having the margins slightly undulated. New Grenada.
M. L. lilacina (lilac). fl. bright rosy-lilac, broad, almost circular. New Grenada.
M. L. miniata (scarlet). fl., lateral sepals bright vermilion, flushed scarlet, with a distinct, yellow eye, the principal ribs marked out with crimson lines. New Grenada, 1883. (W. O. A. iii. 110.)
M. L. sanguinea (bloody). fl. brilliant reddish-crimson, flushed orange, large. New Grenada.
M. L. splendens (splendid). fl. intense mauve-magenta, with crimson veins, broad. New Grenada.
M. L. versicolor (various-coloured). fl. rich magenta, margined or otherwise irregularly marked with rich maroon-crimson, freely produced. 1882. Also known as striata.
M. militaris (military). This is distinguished from M. ignea "by its exceedingly stiff, dark green leaf, of great substance, standing on a petiole shorter than the blade, by a thicker peduncle, a much wider flower tube, and a wider limb, the first yellow, the limb cinnabarine, now partly yellow; the lip much broader and shorter" (Reichenbach). New Grenada
M. pusiola (rather dwarf). fl. light sulphur, small, deeply slit; free part of the sepals equal in length to that of their tails; petals bilobed at apex, one lobe being bent forwards; lip unguiculate, auricled on each side at the base, the anterior blade oblong-sagittate. l. tufted, lanceolate, 1in. long. United States of Columbia, 1887. The smallest Masdevallia yet known. M. Roezlii rubra (red). fl. creamy-yellow, transversely mottled inside with dark chocolate-red, large, having chocolate tails 3in. to 4in. long. Columbia, 1886. (W. O. A. 243.)
M. senilis (senile). fl. reddish-brown, covered inside with short, yellow hairs, comparatively small; petals white, with mauve-brown spots; lip pale purple and white. 1885. Allied to M. Chimaera.
M. sororcula (little sister). fl. greenish outside; middle sepal pale, lined purple, the lateral ones purple, with greenish tails; petals white, with a purple mid-line, the purple side lobes and disk with a red mid-line and white adjacent areas; peduncle one-flowered. l. ligulate, acute, leathery. 1887.
M. striatella (slightly striated). fl. small; perianth white, striped cinnamon, going off into three short tails; petals with a brown mid-line, lanceolate, with an angle on the lower side; lip yellow at base and apex, and with three purple nerves, lanceolate, acute, angular at base. l. about 5in. long, rather thick, cuneate-oblong, blunt. 1886.
M. velifera (sail-bearing). fl. greenish-yellow, shaded brown, the tails clear, dark yellow; odour unpleasant. Habit and growth as in M. coriacea. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 744.)
M. Wallisii stupenda (stupendous). fl. light sulphur, spotted with chocolate, very large, having chocolate tails. 1885. A grand variety. (G. C. n. s., xxiii., p. 473.)
M. Wendlandiana (Wendland's). fl. white, tubular, solitary, 2/3in. long, the tails equal to the free, triangular bodies; chin short; lip having an orange area before the apex, and very numerous small, dark purple spots; column white, with three mauve stripes. l. densely massed, spathulate, minutely bilobed. New Grenada, 1887.