. A cultural table of orchidaceous plants. . CRYPTANTHEMIS SLAlERI, /l«/)/». This remarkable Orchid, discovered at Builahdelah. , has not so far been recorded elsewhere. This is not surprising, for the whole plant is subterranean. It was found "accidentally" by Mr. E. W. Slater in 1931. Botanical circles had been stirred two years earlier by the astonishing discovery at Corrigin, in Western Aus- tralia, of an Orchid also of subterranean habit. Though clearly belonging to the Orchidaceous sub-tribe which Dr. Rogers had to create for Rhizaiit/ulla, the Builah- delah plant would n
. A cultural table of orchidaceous plants. . CRYPTANTHEMIS SLAlERI, /l«/)/». This remarkable Orchid, discovered at Builahdelah. , has not so far been recorded elsewhere. This is not surprising, for the whole plant is subterranean. It was found "accidentally" by Mr. E. W. Slater in 1931. Botanical circles had been stirred two years earlier by the astonishing discovery at Corrigin, in Western Aus- tralia, of an Orchid also of subterranean habit. Though clearly belonging to the Orchidaceous sub-tribe which Dr. Rogers had to create for Rhizaiit/ulla, the Builah- delah plant would not fit into that genus, and the Rev. H. M. R. Rupp gave it the name Cryptantbcmis Sla/cri. 327. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cox, John Murray; Gilbert, Percy Albert. Sydney, Shepherd Press
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