Botanical Magazine 106 - 1880.pdf - hibiscus.org

to five-flowered, lax, drooping; pedicels one-half to three-
fourths of an inch long, very slender. Ovary short. Flowers
one and a quarter of an inch in diameter across the spread-
ing petals. Dorsal-sepals and Petals subequal, elliptic-
lanceolate, acuminate, pale straw-coloured, blotched with
brown-purple ; lateral sepals hidden under the lip, rather
larger than the dorsal, united to the middle, pale greenish-
yellow, obscurely speckled with brown. Lip nearly as
large as the rest of the perianth; claw very short, pubescent ;
lateral lobes small, triangular ; terminal one expanding into
a broad undulate membranous reniform pale yellow blade ;
basal crest cordiform with the two-lobed end pointing
downwards, much elevated, smooth, dark purple and
shining ; towards its base on each side is a narrow short
linear crest. Column short, with a rounded wing on each
side towards the top ; sides pubescent, as is the anther-
case, which has a short obtuse beak.•J. D. R.
Fig. 1, column and lip ; 2, side view of the same and the ovary ; 3, anther-case ;
4, pollinia :•all enlarged.