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ORCHIDACEAE: KPIIH xnui'M. 



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Epidendrum acrid i forme Booth, in Bot. ltegist. XXXI. 



Misc. n. 12 (1845). 



Caui.es erecti vel ascendentes, rigidi, recti vel plus niinuave arcuati, 

 pallide virides, 4-8 dm. longi, 10-18 mm. crassi, inferne crebre arti- 

 culati, superne dense foliosi. Foua patala vel erecto-patula, rigidiuacula, 

 basi cum vagina articulata, inferne valde concava, superne subplana et 

 leviter flexuosa, supra saturate viridia, subtus satis pallidiora, nninervia 

 et distincte multinervulosa, 9-12 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. lata, nervo niediano 

 supra profundiuscule canaliculato, subtus satis proniinente; vagixar per- 

 sistentes, satis coriaceae, tenuiter multistriatae, pallide virides, latcraliter 

 saepius satis compressae, 2—4 cm. longae. Pkmjxculcs communis pallide 

 viridia, inferne leviter compress, superne obscure augulatus, l\t— 3 dm. 

 longus; spathae basilares erectae, s : .tis coriaceae, leuuiter multistriatae, 

 pallide virides, 2-5 cm. longae. Pkdicklli pateutissimi vel subreiiexi, 

 satis graciles, teretiusculi, leviter sigmoideo-llexuosi, laete virides, 3 ad 

 4 cm. Iongi. Bracteae patentissimne, subinembrauaceae, valde concavae, 

 pallide virides, 4—8 mm. longae, basi 2—4 mm. latae Ovaricm lineari- 

 clavatum, rectum vel leviter arcuatura, acute trigonum et 9-eostatum, sa- 

 turate viride, circiter V/% cm. lougum. Sepai.a pateutissima, aiccitate 

 rigida, iuferne leviter attenuate, viridia, circiter 2 cm. longa, 7 mm. lata, 

 lateralia paulo obliqua. Petala pateutissima vel subreflexa, aiccitate 

 rigidiuscula, plana, iuferne paulo attenuata , tenuiter trinervia , leviter 

 asymmetrica, pallide viridia, 17-19 mm. longa, 3-4 mm. lata. Labkliam 

 pateuti8simum, subplauum vel leviter couvexum, albo-viride, tenuiter 

 multiuervnlosum , 11— 12 mm. longum , 13— 14 mm. latum. Com mna 

 erecta, paulo incurva, teretiuscula, alba, usque ad npiccm cum labello 

 connata, 8—10 mm. longa. Capsula perfecta ignota. 



Habitat in rupibus ad Serra dos Orgada prov. Rio de Janeiro 



in eadem prov. loco haud indicate : Glaziou n. 12206. - 



Gardner n. 5868; 

 Floret Septembri. 



B. Nutantia Benth. in Benth. et Hook. Gen. PI. III. 

 530 (1883); Hemsl in Gard. Chron. new ser. XX. 42 (1883). 



Caulis simplex. Folia plana. Flores racemosi, racemis 



pendulis vel recurvis; pedunculus communis basi nudus vel 

 non spathaceus. Bracteae iuconspicuae , floribus multo bre- 



viores. 



Species 60—64. 



60. EPIDENDRUM BETiMIANDM Barb. Rodr. cau- 

 libus elongatis, robustissimis, inferne teretiusculis denudatis, 

 superne satis compressis subancipitibus plurifoliatis; foliis 

 distichis, majusculis, crasse coriaceis, oblongis, apice sub- 

 rotundatis et oblique emarginatis, basi amplexicaulibus et 

 longiuscule vaginantibus ; pedunculo communi foliis satis 

 longiore, simplici vel rarius bifurcato, robusto, recurvo, basi 

 nudo, fere usque ad basin densiuscule multifloro; bracteis 

 anguste triangularibus , longiuscule acuminatis, ovario paulo 

 longioribus; floribus mediocribus, carnosulis, brevissime pedi- 

 cellatis; ovario brevi, glabro, laevi; sepalis subaequilongis, 

 late oblongo-subspatbulatis, apice subrotundatis apiculatlsque, 

 satis concavis, lateralibus dorso alato-carinatis ; petalis lineari- 

 spathulatis, apice subrotundatis et minute apiculatis, sepalo 

 dorsali paulo longioribus; labello infero, sepalis lateralibus 

 aequilongo, carnoso, ambitu latiore quam longo, profunde 

 trilobato, lobis lateralibus convexis, leviter recurvis, latissime 

 obovatis, apice rotundatis, margine integerrimis, basi valde 

 constrictis, lobo terminali satis minore, subrectangulari, apice 

 truncato et obtuse tridentato caeterum integerrimo, dente 

 mediano minore inci assato recurvo, sinubus inter lobos angustis 

 acutissimis, disco a basi usque ultra medium longitudinaliter 



Orchid. II. 





cratie uui< itato, basi cntm bicall tottttiua lougiuscuia. 

 craasa, claviforrat, dinandrio truncato utnnque lateraliter 

 anticequc minute uuidentato. 



Tabula nostra X Fig 11 fabihu rum analyst). 



Epuiemirun, Uetimianum Barb Rodr. Gen d. Spec. Orch. 

 Nov. II. 147 (1^82), Strud. dm Orch tab. 5 Ha. 7. 



Caium erecti vel aaceodeotea, rigidi, saturate x.ridea, 6— 8 dm. 

 alti, 12—13 mm. craaai, superne laxiuncule foUoai. Folia palula wl etr<u»» 

 patula, rigida, basi cuw va«iua articulata, lufnne aatia ooncava, at 

 leviter oonvexa, supra aaturate viridia el niUda, eubtua pallida viridia, 

 8— 13 cm. longa, 8— *'/• cm late, nervo ■Siitajp aupra profundi uarulr 



canaliculato, auUua aatia prouniiruir; vaginae ptcaistajpiaa oona< 

 tenuiter multisinatae, lut*raln<* eatta ompreaaae, pall, 4 vnidt*, 3-6 cm. 



longs*. rKDUKCti.i S coin nuim« natural* \ nidi», lerrttutrnloa. valde 



arcuatua, tuninMni, lou^u* 1'm.i.i i patuli, craaai, WireAiii* uh. 



paulo aicuati, \iu.Io, a— 4 mm. longi. Ha. a trial patula*, craaaj tmriaoaar 

 et ligidae, aatia concavae, pallide \ .. Mae, 9-11 mm. longae, baaj 3-6 »m 

 latae. Florkh inodori, albo-\ 1 1 ides. Ovarii a ctaajaj rlavatum, panlo 



aniialuiii, trrrliUMulum it Irvitn ti »mi1« ..turn , iutrn»r viridr, 6— (i mm. 

 longum. SkrAi.A paltai >a, iulnne lc\ ncr atu-nunU, drciU I cm. 

 longa, 4 — 6 iniii lata, lateialia aatia obli.jiia. PVfaaVa rrflcia *t ovario 

 adpraajan, aatia con vex a, ii.r.uaj longe valda a 1 1 <-«ajata, paulo aajm met rica, 



leviter ii«vu. ,, 11 — 12 mm. longa, propa aptoem i'/.-3 mm, l«t* 



Laiici.hm patulum vrl ere< to-patulum, aatia rouvrxum, fere 1 rm. lottgvm, 

 ll~ 12 mm. latum. 00Lvu%m erecU, recU vtl via incurva, tereiinacula, 

 albo-viridia, uaque ad ajuoem cum labello oonnata, 6—10 mm. longa. 

 CapacLA perf««t., j^n«»u. — Hpeciee raibi haud viaa; deacript. ea op. 

 aupra di. et ex icon, a cl. Baku. Hour. oooMnunic 



Habitat in nylvi* supra arborcM trtutttort* ad Serra dot Utcat prov. 

 Mxnau Qerat$: Barbo§a Kodrujuei — Floret Deoembn. 



61. EPIDENDRUM HENSCHKN11 Bard. Rode 



libus plunbus, fasci(ulati.s, breviuMulis, robtiUtuculia, inferne 

 teretiusculis et breviuftcule denudatis, lupcrne satis com- 

 pressis pluriloliatis; foliis distichif, mediocribus, c<»iiaceis t 

 anguste oblongis, apice obtusis vel interdum subrotundatis, 

 basi subamplexicaulibus et longe vaginantibus; pedunculo 

 communi foliis multo breviore, simplici, gracili, recurvo, basi 

 nudo, laxe pauci— plurifluro ; bracteis minutis, anguste tri- 

 angularibus, acutis vel breviter acuminatis, ininerviis; floribus 

 mediocribus, carnoso-coriaceis, breviu<cule pedicellatis; ovario 

 glabro, laevi; sepalis subaequilongis, oblongo-spatbulatis, apice 

 subrotundatis apiculatisque, satis 



petalis anguste lineah-subspatbulatis, acutis, sepalo dorsali 

 aequilongis; labello infero, j tlis lateralibus paulo breviore, 



U'uu 



mat 



integerrimis, lateralibus amplis convexis rotundatis basi leviter 

 constrictis, terminali multo minore latiori quam longo sub- 

 rectangulari apice distincte emarginato lobulis rotundatis, 

 sinubus inter lobos latis acutiusculis, disco a basi usque ad 

 apicem longitudinaliter crassiuscule unicostato basi crasse 

 bicalloso ; columna breviuscula, satis gracili, claviformi, clinan- 

 drio subtruncato. 



Tabula nostra XXX. Fig. I (habitus 



analysi). 



Epidendrum Henschenii Barb. Rodr. 1 Gen. et Sjyec. Orch. 

 Nov. II. 147 (1882). 



GaCLES erecti vel aacendentea, rigidi, reetf vel leviter arcoat?, 

 aaturate virides, 20— 25 cm. longi, 4— 6 mm. craaai, super** laxiumule 

 6-6-foliati. Folia en < to-patula, rigidiuacula, baai cum vagina artuulaia 



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