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satis parvis, coriaceis, ovato-lanceolatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis, 

 acutis, basi semiamplexicaulibus et longiuscule vagi nan ti bus; 



pedunculo communi terminal!, foliis saepius paulo longiore, 

 gracili, teretiusculo, inferne paulo ramoso, paniculam parvam 

 erectam paucifloram formante; bracteis dm is , ovatis, acutis. 

 cucullatis, ovario aequilongis; floribus parvis, coriaceo-carnosis, 

 subsessilibus; ovario glabro, laevi ; sepalis aequilongis, ob- 

 longis, tenuiter 5-nerviis, dorsali acutiusculo, lateralibus paulo 

 latioribus acutissimis dorso carinatis; petalis anguste linearibus, 

 acutis, sepalo dorsali aequilongis; labello crasse carnoso, 

 sepalis lateralibus paulo breviore, ambitu transverse rhombeo, 

 leviter trilobato, lobis margine integerrimis, lateralibus latis 

 erectis apice subtruncatis , intermedio productiore piano tri- 

 angulari acuto, disco nudo; columna brevi, crassiuscula, sub- 

 claviformi, clinandrio margine utrinque bidenticulato. 



Epidendrum durum Lindl! in Hook. Journ. of Bot. HI. 

 87 (1841), in Hook Lond. Journ. of Bot. II. 670, Folia Orck, 

 Epidendr. 90; Reiclib. f. in Walp. Ann. Bot. VI. 412; E. F. 

 im Tliurn in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. ser. 2. Bot. II. 282. 



Rhizoma repens, breve, robustum, plus minusve flexnosum, raiiicibus 

 numerosis, subfasciculatis, elongatis, subfiliformibus, satis flexuosis, canes- 

 centibus. Caulks erecti vel asceudentes, leviter flexuosi vel arcuati, 

 laeves, tenuiter striati, 3— 4 dm. longi, 3 — 4 mm. crassi, saepius inferne 

 tautum leviter ramosi. Folia erecto-patula, rigida, basi art iculala et satis 

 concava, caeteruni subplana, margine leviter revoluta, uninervia et distinct* 

 multinervulosa, supra saturate viridia, subtus paulo pallidiora, 4 -5 cm. 

 longa, 10— 13 mm. lata, nervo rnediano supra leviter impresso, subtus satis 

 promiuente; vaginak carnoso-coriaceae, distincte multicostatae, latcraliter 



paulo compressae, siccitate rugulosae, l 1 /* — 2 cm. longae. PaDUIOULVfl 

 communis strictus vel paulo flexuosus , intense viridis, 4 — 10 cm. longus, 



ramis erectis vel erecto-patulis, gracilibus, longi uscu lis, rectis vel paulo 



flexuosis. Buacteak patentissimae, valde concavae, rigidae, virides, 3 ad 



4 mm. longae. Flores lutei. Ovarium lineariclavatum, obscure trigonum, 

 tenuiter G-sulcatuin, rectum vel leviter arcuatum, cum pedicello 3 — 4 mm. 

 longum. Sf.imla erecto-patula, satis concava, inferne satis attenuata, 

 7 mm. longa, dorsale 2mm. latum, lateralia valde obliqua 3 mm. lata. 

 Pktala erecta vel erecto-patnla, carnosula. leviter concava, paulo flexuosa, 

 uninervia, inferne vix attenuata, 7 mm. longa, 8 /* nira - iala - Labf.llum 

 erectum, valde concavum fere conduplicatum, obscure multinervulosum, 



5 mm. longum, 6V« — 7 mm. latum. Coli mna erecta, lateraliter leviter 

 compressa, usque ad apicem cum labello connata, 2 1 /*— 3 mm. longa. 



Capsula ignota. 



Var. p. PAiiviFLORUM Lindl.! Folia Orch., Epidendr. HO; 

 Reichb. f. in Walp. Ann. Bot. VI. 412. 



Tabula nostra XLV. Fig. 1 (habitus cum analyst). 



Caulks graciliores, saepius satis ramosi. Folia angustiora, saepins 

 erecta, lineari-oblonga, 4— 7 cm. longa, 4— 8 mm. lata. Flores paulo 



minores. 



Habitat in Guiana anglica: Schomburgk n. 1232; ad mont. Ro- 



— Var. p. In prov. Minas Geraes : 



n. 51. 



raima: E. F. im Thurn 

 St.-Hilaire n. A'. 245 et B'. 245, Weddcll n. 1272; inter Rio Grande et 

 Diamantina: Burchell n. 3744; prope Ouro Preto: Pohl, Magalhdes 

 Gomes n. 212; in paludosls prope Caldas: Regnell ser. Ill n. 1147; 

 prope Marianna, terrestris: Schwacke n. 9004; in campis ad Cachoeira 

 do Campo: Schwacke n. 9924; in Brasilia austro-orientali locis hand in- 

 dicate: Ackermann, Glaziou n. 15663 et 16368. - Floret Novembri ad 

 Decembrem. 



118. EPIDENDRUM CARNOSUM Lindl. caulibus 

 solitariis vel fasciculate , elongatis, robustis, simplicibus vel 

 interdum leviter ramosis, inferne teretiusculis plus minusve 



<lenu<latis, superne satis compressis laxiuscule muitifoliatis 

 foliis (listichis, mediocribus, cram carnogis, oblougo lancvolati* 



semi 



caulibus et longe vaginantibus ; pedunculo communi terminali, 

 foliis satis longiore, robustiusculo, teretiusculo, paulo ramoso 

 interdum simplici, paniculam majusculam vel mediocrem erectam 

 niultifloram formante; bracteis crasse carnosis, ovatis, acutis, 

 cucullatis, ovario aequilongis vel paulo longioribus; floribus 



satis parvis, nasM coriaceocarnosis . gubsetiilibus; ovario 

 glabro, laevi; sepalis aequilongis, ovato lanceolate , obtusius- 

 culis, crassiuscule 5nerviis, lateralibus paulo latioribus sub- 

 falcatis dorso carinatis; petalis lanceolatis, acutis, sepalo Im 

 sali i»aulo brevioiibus; labello sepalis lateralibus paulo bre. 

 viore, ambitu late triangulari ovato, leviter tnlobaio, lobis 

 margine integerrimis, lateralibus latis erectis apice rotundat is. 

 intermedio productiore anguste triangular! soli do conico ob- 

 tusiusculo, disco nudo; columna brevi, crassiuscula, sub- 

 claviformi, clinandiio margine utrinque minut. bidcnticulato. 



Tabula nostra XLV. Fig. 11 (habitus cum analyti). 



Epidendrum ranwsim Lindl. ' in Hook. Journ. oj Bot. 111. 



87 (1841), Folia Orch., Epidnrdr. 90; lMchb. f. in Walp. 

 Ann. Bot. VI. 412. 



Kmizoma repeat* breve, cra**um, eai ihui numerosis, dense fat- 

 Icnlatis, clongatlt, gracilibna, simplicibtis, satis flextiotlft, canatoc n I i bat. 

 Caui.bh moll vel ascendent en 9 Mricti vel paulo arcuah , t<mnt<r Mttt- 

 striati, 2—7 dm. longi, .1— G mm crassi. Koi.ia erecta vel er«*cto-pstula, 

 rigida, basi arti< ulata et valde BtMftva, caeteruni snbplani vel la* 

 concava inter dam valde concava vel conduplicata, uninefffa et Jennifer 

 multinervulosn, supra nitida et saturate ffridia, snhtns paulo pallid iota, 

 4 — 8 cm. longa, 6-13 mm lata, ner\o mediano supra talis impresno, 

 subtus leviter prominentc; vaginae camoao-coriaoaat , dMincta multi- 

 costatae, latcraliter plus minuHvc <-omproatae, siccitate saepius ruguloHac, 



2— 4 cm. longae. Pkuukculus communis erectus, stticius vel paulo 

 flexuosus, intense viridis, 7 — 17 cm. longus, ramis aaepius erecto-patulis, 

 gracilibus, breviusculis, rectis vel paulo Ucxuosis. 1'»ractkak patent isRituae, 



valde concavae, rigidae, 5—8 mm. longae. Florks cerei, lutei ochroleuci 

 vel interdum virides. ()\ ahum lineari-elavatum, obtenre trigonum, tenuiter 

 G-sulcatum, rectum vel paulo arcuatum, cum pedicello 4 — 8 mm. longum. 

 Skpai.a saepius erecto-patula, valde concava, inferne satis attenuata, 9 ad 

 12 mm. longa, dorsale 3 1 /* — 5 mm. latum, lateralia valde obliqua, 4 1 /* ad 

 6 mm. lata. Pktala erecta, carnosa, leviter concava, satis obliqua, obtcurc 

 trinervia, inferne satis attenuata, 8—11 mm. longa, l'/t— 2'/t mm. lata. 

 Lakkllum erectum, valde concavum fere conduplicatum, obscure multi- 

 nervulosum, 7 — 9 mm. longum, 9—11 mm. latum. Columna erecta, sub- 

 recta, lateraliter leviter compressa, usque ad apicem cum labello connata, 

 5—6 mm. longa. GafSVLi erecta, (lore marceaoetite ooronata, ovoideo- 

 elliptica, obtuse trigona, tenuiter 6-sulcata, siccitate nigricans, 16— 18 mm. 

 longa, 11 — 13 mm. crassa. 



Var. p. nutans Cogn. 



Caulis robustior, 2—3 dm. longus. Folia patula, oblonga, o>»tuaa, 

 5—6 cm. longa, 14—16 ram. lata. Pamcola satis ramosa, ramis saepissime 

 nutantibus. 



Habitat in prov. Minas Geraes: St.-Hilaire n. B.' 1207 et D. 253, 

 Glaziou n. 19900; in saxosis ad mont ItamU et in campis adamantinii 

 ad Diamantina: Martius n. 1315; ad Serra dc Cubatdo: S4h n. B. 1344 

 et C 361, Riedel n. 88; ad Milho Verde: St.-Hdaire n. 453; ad Serra 

 de Carassa : Clausscn n. 386 et 1788; in rupibui ad Serra do Itahxra 

 do Campo: Schwacke n. 6434; in campis ad Serra dos Cris**l Schwacke 

 n 8403; in rupibus ad Serra do Itacolumi : Schwacke n. 9015. MagaUiae* 

 Gomes n. 3053, Ule n. 1990 in Brasilia auxtro-orientali locis hand ind Ida 

 Sello n. 1118 et 1442, Pohl Glaziou n. 17797 ct 17798. - Var. 3. In 



prov. Rio dc Janeiro: Glaziou n. 17269. 



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