Catasetum fimbriatum (Morren) Lindl.

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Catasetum fimbriatum, Lindl.
Pilcomayo River (8T5). January.
Scapes slender, bracted, 4-5 dm. high/ Flowers purpl^in a
terminal raceme, each on a bracted pedicel 3 or 4 cm. lipig, 'the
perianth 5 or 6 cm. long and 4 or 5 cm. broad ; petals and sepals
narrow, oblong, acute, greenish " and covered with minute purple
dots, the lateral sepals reflexed ; lip large, inflated, expanding into a
broad and fringed apex, which curves over itself; spur large, blunt;
The flower of this orchid is exceedingly interesting in its contri-
vances for securing insectivorous agency in its fertilization. They
are similar to those of a related species described by Darwin in his
Fertilization Of Orchids, p. 322. Wet grounds.
Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium
Det.: G.A. Romero	^î>
PLANTS OK SOUTH AMERICA
Collected by Thos. Morong, 1888-1890. ,. *
Pilcomayo River, Paraguay.
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