Palumbina
(from palumbes, a wood-pigeon; in allusion to the fancied resemblance which the flowers bear to this bird). ORD. Orchideae. A monotypic genus, now included, by Bentham and Hooker, under Oncidium. The species is an elegant stove orchid, the flowers of which have been compared to "flying doves." They remain a long time in perfection. For culture, see Oncidium. P. candida (white). fl. pure white, about 1in. across, of a stout, waxy consistence; lip with a few reddish spots; racemes few-flowered. Summer. l. narrow, solitary, 6in. to 12in. long. Pseudo-bulbs, narrow, compressed. Mexico, 1843. SYN. Oncidium candidum. (B. M. 5546.)