Aspasia lunata Lindl.

Medium sized epiphyte. Pseudobulbs ovoid, to 6 cm long, compressed, narrowing below. Leaves 1 or 2, strap-like, to 25 cm long, to 4 cm wide. Flowers 1-3, to 4 cm wide; spring. Sepals and petals green with brownish spots and suffusions. Labellum white with purple centre.

Brazil.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Orchidaceae
genus        Aspasia Lindl.