Lycaste tetragona
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Lycaste tetragona, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, tetragonal: lvs. solitary, ovate-lanceolate: scape 1—4 flu.; fls. greenish streaked with crimson; sepals and petals oblong- ovate, rather obtuse, half-spreading, the 2 lower forming a blunt, projecting angle at base; labellum smaller, white and purple or green and purple, with a shovel- shaped appendage on the disk. Fls. not beautiful, but very fragrant, remaining fresh for two months. June. Brazil. B.M. 3146 and B.R. 1428 (both as Maxillaria tetragona).
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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