

105 0RCH1DACEAE 



Epidendrum Caldense Barb. RodrJ Gen. el Spec. Orch 

 Nov. II 148 (1882). 



Rhizoma repeDs, breve, tortuosum, satis gracile, creherrime articu- 

 latum, radicibus nnmerosis, dense faseiculatis, elongate, satis gracililuia, 

 plus minusve flexuosis, albidis. Caules ertvti vel asceudentes, rigioW 

 euli, recti vel leviter arcuati, pallide virides, 2-3 dm. longi , circiter 

 l l /s mm. crassi, superne deusiuscule foliati. Foi.ia erecta vel vix erecto- 

 patula, basi cum vagina articnlata satis coucava caeterum subplana, supra 

 mtense viridia, subtuspaulo pallidiora, uuinervia et tenuiter plurinervuloaa, 

 5—7 cm. longa, 27»— 4 mm. lata, nervo mediano supra tenuiter canali- 

 culato, subtus satis prominente; vagjxae teuuiter coriaceae, subtiliter 

 multistriatae, demum caducae, r/i-S dm. longae. Pkdlxcilis commuuis 

 teretiusculus, valde arcuatus, 2— 3 cm. longus. Pkdicki.li patuli, graiillimi, 

 teretinsculi, plus miuusve arcuati, l / t — 1 cm. longi. Buactkak patula. 

 satis concavae, 2—3 mm. longae. Ovarium lineari-c lavatum , teretiu 

 culnm, paulo arcuatum, 5-7 mm. longnm. Sepala interne satis attenuata, 

 11 — 12 mm. longa, 4 mm. lata, lateralia leviter obliqua. Petal a MB- 

 branacea, inferne longe attenuata, vix asymmetrica, 11 — 12 mm. longa, 

 lmm. lata. Labellum membranacenm , patulo • recurv u m , sul.pl. mum, 

 8 mm. Jongum, 10 mm. latum. Colimna erecta, leviter incuiva, tcntius- 

 cula, cum labello usque ad apicem connata, fere 1 cm. longa. Caim i. A 

 ignota. 



Habitat in arboribus campestribus ad Caldas proc. Minan Qcrat* : 

 Regnell ser. 111. n. 16S9. — Floret Februario-Martio. 



KPIDENDRUM. 



106 



C. Recurva Benth. in Benfh. et Hook. Gen. PL III. 

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



. b Caulis ramosus, foliosus. Folia plana, coriacea. Racemi 

 intra folia summa sessiles, simplices, reeiirvi, saepius densi- 

 flori; pedunculus communis basi nudus vel non spathaceus. 



Bracteae inconspicuae, floribus multo breviores. 

 65—67. 



Species 



65. EPIDENDRUM MONTIGENUM Ridley: caulibus 

 breviusculis, robustiusculis, teretiusculis , inferne denudatis, 

 superne multifoliatis; foliis distichis, parvis, coriaceis, ellip- 

 tico-oblongis , obtusis, basi semianiplexicaulibus et longius- 

 cule vaginantibus; pedunculo comnuini foliis satis longiore, 

 simplici, gracili, deflexo, basi nudo, densiuscule multifloro; 

 bracteis minutis, ovato-triangularibus, acutis vel subacutis; 

 floribus parvis, breviuscule pedicellatis ; ovario glabro, laevi; 

 sepalis subaequilongis, carnosulis, anguste ovatis, satis con- 

 cavis, distincte trinerviis, dorsali obtusiusculo, lateralibus 



m 



acutis; petalis lanceolatis, acutis, sepalo dorsali paulo brevi- 

 oribus; labello infero, carnoso, sepalis lateralibus subaequi- 

 longo, cymbiformi, late ovato-cordato, obscure trilobato, apice 

 obtuso, margine integerrimo, disco longitudinaliter tenuiter 

 unicostato; columna breviuscula, crassiuscula, claviformi, 

 clinandrio margine utrinque obtuse unidentato. 



Epidendrum montigenum Ridley! in Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 Lond. ser. 2. BoL II. 282 (1887). 



Caules erecti vel asceudentes, crebre articulati, leviter geniculati, 

 striati, dicker 15 cm. longi, 3 mm. crassi. Folia patula vel erecto-patnla, 

 rigida, basi satis concava cum vagina artieulata caeterum subplana vel 

 convexa margine leviter revolnta, uninervia et tenuiter multinervnlosa, 

 2 7s— 3 cm. longa, 6-9 mm. lata, nervo mediano supra leviter impreaso, 

 subtus satis prominente; vagikak persistentes, coriaceae, vugosae, V/t ad 

 2 cm. longae. Pedunculus communis teretiusculus, 4-6 cm. longus. 

 Bracteae patulae, circiter 3 mm. longae. Ovarii lineare, 3-4 mm. 

 longum. Sepala erecto-patula, basi paulo attenuata, 8-9 mm. longa, 



' 



4 mm lata, lateralia Mibfalcata Tktala eracta vel erecto p*tn la, car- 

 uosula, riistim-te uninervia, inferne b writer attenuata, \ix oMiqua, aatia 

 concara, 7 mm lon^ .. 2 mm lata. I^rbllvm patulum vel erecto-patulum, 

 faldeconcavum, tenuiter ranwo-multinet vulosnm. ,; mm Jongum, 7— 8 mm. 

 latum. Cohmka erecta, paulo imurva, usque ad apicem cum laMlo 

 connata, 3 — 4 mm. longa. Capm la ignota. 



Habitat in Guiana QnjHm ad mont. Raraima: E. F. im Tkurn 

 n. 322. — In Brasilia Bcptcntrwnali forsan adJmc invenienda. 



lanceolat 



M. EPIDENDRUM IMTHUINII Rh>lby: caulibus 

 breviusculis, robustiusculis, leretibus, inferne simplicibus, 

 superne paulo ramosis, fere usque ad basin multifoliatis; 

 foliis distichis, parvis, coriaceis, lineari 

 basi leviter constrictis et breviuscule vaginantibus; pedun- 

 culo communi foliis circiter lequilottgo, simplici vel saepius 

 basi bifurcato, gracili, deflexo, basi nudo, laiiuscule 5— 6 floro; 

 bracteis minutis, ovato-triangularibus, amhs; floribus parvi 

 camosulis, breviter pedicellatis; nvario glabro, laevi; sepalis 

 coriaceis, ovato-oblongis, obtusiusculis . distincte trinerviis, 

 satis concavis, lateralibus paulo longi iii»us latioribusque; 

 petalis lineari-ligulatis, subobtusis, margine subtiliter erosulis, 

 sepalo dorsali vix brevioribus; labello infero, carnoso, sepalis 

 lateralibus paulo breviore, cyniMfoimi, indiviso, late ovato- 

 subtriangulari, brevissime unguiculato, apice obtiinusculo, 

 margine integeriiino, intus inferne subtiliter puberulo, disco 

 basi breviter bicostato ; columna breviuscula, satis gracili, 

 claviformi, clinandiio margine utrhnjue late acuteque unidentato. 



Kjndcndrum lmlhurnii liidley! in Tram. Linn. Son. Lond. 



ser. 2. Hot. 11 282. tab. 40 A fy 1—6 (1887). 



Caulks ajpcfi \el aKcendentaa, Cftfere articulati, recti vel paulo 

 arcuati, l'/f — 2 din. longi, 3 mm. crami, ramix 2 — 4, patnliM vel ererto- 



patulit, brrribot, robwtiiiMM.im , j» ;1 iii.» an-Mtlt. PoM A patali , ri^'da, 



ha si satin conrava cum vagina aitieulata caelerum plana m\ kvitcr con- 

 vexa, supra saturate viridia, mibtus paulo pallidiora, uninervia et tenuiter 

 }»lurinervulo»a , 2'/f-3nn. longa, 3 mm. lata, nervo me<ln i stij.ra natin 

 impreaao, buMu.h v.ildc proininrnte; va<.iva> ptrsiKtentea, eonaoaae, atriatae, 

 rugo«ae, 1— l'/t <m. longae. Vv.in \< i i > (onnuuttit trrctiuaculun, 2 ad 

 2V« cm. longug. Pkdk ki.m gra<ilea, erecto- patuli , 3—4 mm. longi. 

 Huacteae patulae vel er« « to j...tulae, Mill cm ae, 2—3 mm. longae. 

 Ovarium lineari - clavatum , p.iulo ar- uatnin , olm<ure trigonnin, tenuiter 

 G-Miilcatum, 3 mm. longum. Hktala patula vel « to pa lata, rigida, basi 

 lev.ter attenuata, ilorsale 7 mm. longum et 3 mm. lifum, lateralia aatin 



oMiqua 8 mm. longa et 4 mm. late. PBTALa eie<-t.i vel erecto-patula, 



mibniemhranacea, diNtin< te uninervia, paulo eouea\ ., in (rrue leviter attenuata, 

 paulo a«ymmetri<a, G 1 /i — 7 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata. Labbli.um erecttira 

 vel erecto patulum, valde <«.ncavum, tenuiter ramo*o-multinervulo*um, 

 6 mm. longum, 7 mm. latum. Columna erecti, paulo inmrva, obtnae 

 tii^ona, uaque ad apicem cum labello connata, 4 mm. longa. Antukra 

 pileata snbeonrca, obtoaa. Caphtm „fu«i forum". 



Habitat in Guiana anglica ad cacumnt wont. Roraima: K. F. im 

 Thurn n. 299. In Brasilia septentrional i for san adJinc invenienda. 





67. EPIDENDRUM SCABIM M Rune* Vw caulibus 



breviusculis, satis robustis, teretiusculis, inferne simplicibus 

 et saepius breviter denudatis, superne plan miattive ramosis 

 multifoliatis; foliis distichis, par?!*, crasse coriaceis, ligulato- 

 oblongis, apice obtusis et minute apiailatis, basi semiam- 

 plexicaulibus et breviuscule vaginantibus, vaginis asperrimis; 

 pedunculo communi foliis saepius paulo longiore, simplici vel 



