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compressis, basi pauciarticulatis, junioribus vaginis pluribus 

 magnis membranaceis apice acutis fulvis vestitis, vetustioribus 

 denudatis, apice diphyllis vel rarius tripbyllis; foliis majus- 

 culis, crasse coriaceis, ligulato-oblongis, apice obtusis vel sub- 

 rotundatis; peduuculo communi foliis satis breviore, simplici, 

 robusto, leviter compresso, basi spatha ampla coriacea ob- 

 tusiuscula lateraliter valde compressa dorso acute carinata 

 incluso, superne densiuscule pluri— multifloro rarius laxe 

 paucifloro; bracteis parvis, anguste triangularibus, acutis vel 

 breviter acuminatis; floribus majusculis, breviter pedicellatis ; 

 ovario glaberrimo, laevi; sepalis carnosulis, aequilongis, lan- 

 ceolatis, longiuscule acumiuatis, distincte 7-nerviis; petalis 

 late ovato-lanceolatis , breviuscule acuminatis, breviter an- 

 gusteque uuguiculatis, sepalo dorsali satis brevioribus; labello 

 supero, carnosulo, sepalis lateralibus satis breviore, indiviso, 

 subrotundo-cochleato, abrupte breviterque acuminato, margine 

 integerrimo, basi bicalloso, secus axin crasse costato ; columna 

 brevi, erassiuscula , claviformi, apice obtuse trilobato, lobo 

 postico dente submembranaceo longiusculo obtuso anteposito. 



Epidendrum Widgrenii Lindl. Folia Orch. Epidendr. p. 39 

 (1853)*; Reichb.f. in Walp. Ann. Bot. VI 357; Warm. Symb. 

 FL Bras. Centr. part. XXIX. 844. 



Rhizoma repens, robnstum, plus minusve tortuosuni, pallidum, 

 creberrime articulatum, radicibus uumerosis, elougatis , robustiusculis, 

 flexuosis, albidis. Pskudobulbi erecti vel ascendentes , recti vel plus mi- 

 nusve arcuati, pallide virides vel dilute fuscescentes , laeves vel d emu in 

 longitudinaliter leviter sulcati, utrinque longiuscule attenuati , 1 /a — 1 dm. 

 longi, 1 — 2 1 /* cm. crassi. Folia erecta vel erecto-patuia, superne saepius 

 leviter recurva, rigidiuscula, basi articulata et subconduplicata , caeterum 

 leviter concava, supra saturate viridia, subtus sutis pallidiora, uuiuervia 

 et tenuiter multinervulosa, 1 — 2 l /%Am. longa, lVa — 2 1 /* -cm. lata, nervo 

 mediano supra profundiuseule canaliculato, subtus satis promiuente basi 

 subcarinato. Peduncui.us communis erectus, strictus vel paulo flexuosus, 

 viridia, G — 12 cm. longus; spatha basilaris arete adpressa, laevis, rigidius- 

 cula, pallide fulva, 3—6 cm. longa. Pkdicei.t.i erecti vel erecto-patuli, 

 satis graciles, recti vel paulo arcuati, obscure angulati, 4 — 8 mm. longi. 

 Bractkae basi carnosae superne submembranaeeae, erecto-patulae, satis 

 concavae, pallide virides, 3 — 6 mm. longae. Fi.ores erecti vel plus minusve 

 patuli, suaveolentes, albi vel extus dilute rosei. Ovarium lineari-clavatnm, 

 acutiuscule trigonum, leviter arcuatum, pallide viride, 6— 8 mm. longum. 

 Sepala patula, leviter flexuosa, satis convexa, basi leviter attenuata, 

 22—24 mm. longa, 5—6 mm. lata, lateralia satis obliqua. Pktai.a patula, 

 submembranacea, leviter obliqua, satis convexa, distincte 7-nervia, 17 ad 

 18 mm. longa, 8— 9 mm. lata. Labkllum erect urn, satis convexum, tenuiter 

 multinervium,15— 17 mm. longum, 12— 13 mm. latum. Columna erecta, recta 

 vel vix incurva, obtuse trigona, usque ultra medium cum labello connata, 

 6—8 mm. longa. Anthera flava, vertice obscure sulcata. Capsui.a ignota. 



Habitat in prov. Minas Geraes: Widgren n. 775; ad Caldas: 

 Regnell ser. I. n. 425 part, Lindberg n. 535; in sylvis supra arbor es ad 

 Serra da Piednde: Warming; ad Ouro Preto: Magalhdes Gomes n. 1488; 

 in arboribus et in rupibus ad Serra da Cachoeira do Campo prope Ouro 

 Preto: Schwacke n. 8947 et 11156; in prov. S. Catharina ad Joinville: 

 Anna Schwacke ex Schwacke n. 6951; in Brasilia australi loco haud indi- 

 cate: Sello. — Floret August o— Martio. 



47. EPIDENDRUM GLUMACEUM Lindl. pseudo- 

 bulbis breviusculis, oblongo-fusiformibus, paulo compressis, 

 basi .pluriarticulatis, junioribus vaginis pluribus magnis te 

 nutter membranaceis apice oblique truncatis pallide fulvis 

 vestitis, vetustioribus denudatis, apice diphyllis; foliis medio- 

 cribus, coriaceis, anguste oblongis, apice obtusis vel subro- 

 tundatis et oblique retusis; pedunculo communi foliis satis 



breviore, simplici, satis gracili, leviter compresso, basi spathis 

 glumaceis incluso, superne laxe paucifloro; bracteis minutis, 

 triangulari-lanceolatis, breviuscule acuminatis; floribus medio- 

 cribus, breviter pedicellatis; ovario glaberrimo, laevi; sepalis 

 crassiuscule coriaceis; subaequilongis, linearibus, longe acu- 

 minatis, obscure 3— 5-nerviis; petalis anguste lanceolatis, longe 

 acuminatis, breviuscule angusteque unguiculatis, sepalo dorsali 

 satis brevioribus; labello supero, carnosulo, sepalis lateralibus 

 satis breviore, indiviso, anguste obovato, breviuscule acumi- 

 nato, margine integerrimo, basi minute calloso; columna brevi, 

 satis gracili, subclaviformi , apice obtusiuscule trilobato, lobo 

 postico dente membranaceo longiusculo apice acuto vel minute 

 tridenticulato anteposito. 



Epidendrum glumaceum Lindl.! in Bot. Regist. XXV. 

 Misc. n. 50 (1839), XXVI. tab. 6, et Folia Orch., Epidendr. 40; 

 Duchartre, Man. Gen. des PL IV. 432; Moore, 111. Orch. PL, 

 Epidendr. tab. 9; Beichb. f. in Walp. Ann Bot. VI. 358; 

 Hemsl. in Gard. Chron. new ser. XX. 204 (1883); Veitch, Man. 

 Orchid. PL part VI. 102; Stein, Orchideenb. 231; Loesener 

 in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. XXII I. 112; Journ. des Orch. VII. 253. 



Auliseum glumaceum „ Lindl." ex Stein, Otchideenb. 231 

 (1892). 



Rhztoma repens, elo.ngatura, robnstiusenlnm, plus minusve tortuosuni, 

 pallidum, crebre articulatum, radicibus uumerosis, elongatis, gracilibus, 

 flexuosis, albidis. Pskudobulbi erecti vel ascendeutes, recti vel plus 

 minusve arcuati, laeves, utrinque satis attenuati praecipue ad apiceni, 

 l J2 — ldm. longi, 1 — 2 cm. crassi. Folia patula vel erecto-patula, superne 

 saepius plus minusve recurva, rigidiuscula, basi articulata satis constricta 

 et subconduplicata, caeterum plana vel leviter concava, utrinque viridia, 

 uninervia et distinct** multiuervulosa, 1—2 dm. longa, 2— 3 l /« cm. lata, nervo 

 mediano supra profundiuseule canaliculato, subtus satis prominente. Pb- 

 dunculus communis erectus, strictus vel leviter flexuosus, viridia, */ 2 ad 

 17a dm. longus; spatha e basilares magnae, acutissimae, fuscesceutes. 

 Pkdicelli erecti vel erecto-patuli, graciles, recti vel paulo arcuati, 1 /s ad 

 1 cm. longi. Bracteae carnosulae, rigidae, erecto-patulae, satis concavae, 

 2 — 4 mm. longae. Fi.ores erecti vel erecto-patuli, odorati. Ovarium 

 lineari-clavatum, acute trigonum (ere trialatum, rectum vel paulo arcuatum, 

 8 — 10 mm. longum. Sepala patula vel erecto-patula, leviter flexuosa, 

 satis convexa, basi paulo attenuata, alba, intus pallide roseo-lineata, 

 20—22 mm. longa, 3 — 4 mm. lata, lateralia paulo obliqua. Pktala erecto- 

 patula, carnosula, leviter asymmetrica, plus minusve convexa, tenuiter 

 5-uervia, alba, intus pallide roseo-striata, 15—17 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata. 

 Labellum erectum , satis convexum , distincte multinervium, album, ad 

 medium dilute roseum et roseo-striatum , 14— 15 mm. longum, 7— 8 mm. 

 latum. Columna erecta, recta vel paulo incurva, acutiuscule trigona, alba 

 et purpureo-punctata, usque ultra medium cum labello connata, 4—5 mm. 

 longa. Capsula perfecta ignota. 



Habitat in prov. Pernambuco supra arbores ad mont. Pedro Bonito : 

 Gardner n. 243. Etiam in Ecuador: Sinclair; in Nicaragua: Fried- 

 richsthal; in Guatemala: Bernoulli n. 362. 



48. EPIDENDRUM CALAMARIUM Lindl. pseudo- 

 bulbis brevibus, anguste oblongo-conicis, paulo compressis, 

 basi pauciarticulatis, junioribus vaginis paucis majusculis 

 membranaceis pallidis apice obtusis vestitis, vetustioribus 

 denudatis, apice diphyllis; foliis parvis, crassiuscule coriaceis, 

 lineari-ligulatis vel anguste oblongis, apice subrotundatis et 

 oblique apiculatis; pedunculo communi foliis satis breviore, 

 simplici, gracili, basi spatha parva membranacea obtusiuscula 

 lateraliter valde compressa dorso subcarinata incluso, superne 



