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Pseudobulbs conical, 1-lvd.: lvs. lanceolate, plicate: sepals and petals usually nearly equal; labellum continuous with the clavate, arcuate column; pollinia 2, on a long caudicle.—About 8 species from S. Amer. | Pseudobulbs conical, 1-lvd.: lvs. lanceolate, plicate: sepals and petals usually nearly equal; labellum continuous with the clavate, arcuate column; pollinia 2, on a long caudicle.—About 8 species from S. Amer. | ||
H. sanderi, Rolfe. Raceme 2-3-fld.; fls. large, pale yellow; sepals about 1 ¼ in. long, the dorsal elliptic, the lateral broadly ovate; petals broader, nearly orbicular, about as long as sepals. Peru. S.M. 8346. | |||
Oakes Ames. | |||
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Houlettia (after Houllet, French gardener). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic, pseudobulbous orchids, allied to Stanhopea, and blooming in summer. Pseudobulbs conical, 1-lvd.: lvs. lanceolate, plicate: sepals and petals usually nearly equal; labellum continuous with the clavate, arcuate column; pollinia 2, on a long caudicle.—About 8 species from S. Amer. H. sanderi, Rolfe. Raceme 2-3-fld.; fls. large, pale yellow; sepals about 1 ¼ in. long, the dorsal elliptic, the lateral broadly ovate; petals broader, nearly orbicular, about as long as sepals. Peru. S.M. 8346. Oakes Ames. George V. NASH.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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