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Odontoglossum cordatum.
Plate XXV.
ODONTOGLOSSUM CORDATUM.
HEART-LIPPED ODONTOGLOSSUM.
O. (Euodontoglossum) pseudobulbis oblongis compressis monophyllis, foliis lato-oblongis planis acutis scapo squamis carinatis vaginato brevioribus, racemo simplici vel paniculato, bracteis navicularibus acuminatis membranaceis, ovario multo brevioribus, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acuminatissimis, labello cordato acuminatissimo integerrimo, appendice unguis carnosâ apice bilobâ basi utrinque dente unico auctâ, columnâ pubescente clavatâ subapterâ.
Odontoglossum cordatum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1838, misc. 90; Knowles and Westcott, Floral Cabinet, t. 100; Paxton's Mag., xiii. 147; Regel. Garten-flora, 1862, 356; Pescatorea, i. 26.
Habitat in Mexico, Barker. Guatemala, Hartweg, Skinner.
DESCRIPTION.