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ORCUIDACEAK: EMDEXDRUM. 



174 



parvis. 



drciter aequilongia vel paulo loogioribtt; floribns 

 distichis, sessilibus vel breviaaime pedicellate Uxe imbricate 



sepalis coriaceis, aequilon-is, late oblongis vel ovato-oblong 

 acutis vel obtusiusculis , tenuiter 5— 7-nerviis; peUtis line- 

 aribus, acutis, sepalo dorsali aequilongia; labello tafero, 

 crassioscule coriaceo, sepalis lateralibus aeqtilotgo, bdiviso. 



ovato-cordato, acuto, margine integenimo, disco basi tofitor 



bicarinato, columna brevi, crassa, subclaviformi, clinandiio 



margine denticulate 



Epidendrum ramosum Jacq. Enum. PL Carib. 29(1700), 



Sel. Stirp. Amer. 221. tab. 1.32, edit. pict. (ah. 202; Umk 

 Encych Mcth., Bot. I. 183; Smart*, Prodr. 120, Art. UpaL 

 VI. 68, in Schrad Journ. Bot. 11. 212, Fl hul Oct. Ill 

 1505; Willd. Spec. PI. IV. 117; Pers. Stjn. PL II. 519; 

 Poiret in LaniJc. loc. cit. Suppl. I. 388; LindL Gen. and 8mt 



lie 



Wt 



Cat. PI. Oub. 203; Sauvalle, FL Cub. 228; UcmsL in Gard 

 Chron. new ser. XX. 574 (1883), Biol. Ceutr.Amcr. lint. 111. 

 239; Beichb. f. in Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Gesells. III. 278; Dun, 

 FL Phan. Antil. Frang. 592. 



Isochilos ramosum Spreng. Syst. Veget. III. 737 (18 '>). 



Epidendrum rigidum Loddiges, Bot. Cah. (ah. 16(>" 

 (non Jacq.) 



Epidendrum Sell-owii Reichh. /./ in Linnaea. XXII. 839 

 (184.9), in Walp. Ann. Bot. III. 536, VI. 389; Litull. Folia 

 Orch., Epidendr. 63. 



Khizoma repens, elongatum, robust iuscultim , tortnosum, tecum, 

 KADiciBUS numerosis, dense fasciculatis, clongatis, subfilifonnibus, tortwwis, 

 sac-pins satis ramosis, cinereis. Caulks erect i vel ascendentes, phiH minusve 

 flexnosi, pallide vi rides cinerei vel fnscesccntes, usque 1 m. longi, 2 ad 

 5 mm. crassi; rami graciles , elongati, adprrssi vel paulo patuli, plus 

 minusve ramulosi , satis flexnosi, demnm nutantes vel penduli. Folia 

 saepius erecto - patnla, rigidiuscula, basi artirulata et satis concava, 

 caeterum subplana, uninervia et subtiliter multinervulosa, supra laett 

 viridia, subtus paulo pallidiora, iuterdum viridi-flavescentia, magnitudine 

 valde variabilia, interdum tantum 1 cm. Ionga et 2 mm. lata, interdum 

 usque 11cm. Ionga et 12 mm. lata, nervo mediano supra profundiuscule 

 impresso, subtus satis prominente; va«;inab coriaceae, tenuiter multi- 



5, lateraliter satis compressae, 1—3 cm. longae. Pedunculus com- 

 munis erectus vel nutans, satis flexuosus, 1 — 4cm. longus. Bractkae 

 erecto-patulae, rigidiusculae, valde concavae, tenuiter multistriatae, albea- 

 centes vel luscescentes, 6 — 8 mm. longae. Flores virides. Ovarium lineari- 

 claviforme, obtuse trigonum, saepius paulo arcuatum, superne notice 

 leviter ventricosum, 4 — 6 mm. longum. Skpala erecta, rigidiuscula, satis 

 concava, basi paulo attenuate, 5—7 mm. Ionga, 2— 2'/» mm. laU, lateralia 

 satis obliqua. Pktala erecta, subcoriacea, plana, recta, interne vix 

 attenuata, obscure trinervia, 5— 7 mm. Ionga, ^-1 mm. lata. LABELL9S 

 erectura, rigidum, valde concavum, obscure multinervulosum, 3 1 /* — 5 mm. 

 longum, 2—3 mm. latum. Columna erecta, superne satis iucraesmta, 

 lateraliter leviter compressa, usque ad apicem cum labello counata, 2 ad 

 2^8 mm. Ionga. Capsula patula vel pendnla, elliptico-ovoidea, obtuse 

 trigoua, tenuiter 6-costata, apice subrotundata et abrupte crassiuscnle 

 breviterque rostrata, fusca, 10—12 mm. Ionga, 7—8 mm. cra«a. 



Var. p. lancifolium Griseb.! Fl. Brit. W.-Ind. IsL 018 

 % (1864), Cat. PI. Cub. 263; Sauvalle, Fl. Cub. 228. 



Caulis robustus. Folia ligulato-lanceolata, 5 — 10 cm. Ionga, 10 ad 

 18 mm. lata, Bbacteae rigidae, 11-16 mm. longae. Flokbs satis 

 majores; sepala petalaqne 8— 10 mm. Ionga. CArsui.A angnste ovoidea, 

 apice in rostrum elongatum insensira attenuata, 3 cm. Ionga, 11 ad 

 12 mm. crassa. 



Orchid. II. 





EabUmi fa pr* Uio Ar Janriro Kurakdt n. U<>h-M, QUxiou 

 " 143 1 17241. ad \oi**Fnhwgo: Houasfn n 160, fa art***** 

 propr Mandtoera: RMH n 54 ctSSb; in rupmm ad Serra do* i>rgm6> 

 Miers, J. dr Momra n 64. propr Tktrtmpolt* )i Sdmmdc * 2710, 

 J. dr Moura. ad Srrra <U$ Araras <1 ad Sen* dot Pe»U<n1c+ j.ropr 

 TherrmpoiU: J dr M<mrti n 70 pat <t JJ1. in r*p*m* ad Dedav* 

 proi S. Catkarina Sckwaeh ; in prm. Uatto~Gr<m* ad <Wtt idU 

 * B J 315 rt C. 363; in BramUa m *t » + -« imtmti tor* haud mdtmio: 

 Glaziou *. JS519. Etiam in Prruria oriental, id arbon* pr*f» ram- 

 payaco; Poeppig n. 17* ; in Kmador tuprd arborm ad Avrludono 

 Jammm; in Guiana gaOica: Mtlman n 116; prop* Caymn* J'atrit; m 



Surinam: Forkr, -Mgrrher; fa Guiana anfUra ad Dmtrrara Parke? 

 in Venetudar pror Cararasprope ratamam Tat** : F<ndk* UiM . m Costa- 

 Rica tylvis virginrit prop* 8. Jmdara all*! WOO m J^rkntann n 



I Guatemala int. (>m< Frtcdnrkatnal n. !0&> ad San Ci I ifllrf 



pror. Mto-Y<rapat: Ikrnoulli rt Cario n. 55* 

 pror. (kwaru, ad Mtradar rt Veraerut : 



n, 7t, 73. 74. 76, 

 ,< m y*; im atborilnu <t fa rupihut prape Oarac* alht tTOOm <• 



leotti n I, I, Franco; tn Cuba Poeppq, Wnght n 3333 f**i in 

 Cuba orient, tli proyt Moult Vn<\ Wright n 630; in .lamau*: Swart: 

 Mar J lynx, Pwr4k> March n 127? % Ur JUmr. i OS tt 



n. 3544; ins. 8. Domingo: P< propr Furry in praerupt,* ad 



■ ' J'tcard* n. Jfl faa Pwrto /», ,. itm,> n OH n «ar. 'f.i. 

 1574, tW*\ &&>, 4156, %2H1 % 4403, 633 '133$. ins iuadalupa Hit 

 250- 800m . : Ih<<+*o$*ing, Huh* n 3361. in> Iteminuu Imray n Df, 



NithoU* n 18 rt 137 ; faa Matt intra ad arbara$: Jaaa *, llahu n <<: 

 hnm n. 3075; inn. - / .«%*: G. A Pwmw§H m> < \ .noent ad arhm, 



Eggm " WW, // // rt (i \\ . Snnth n 1147 . fal (irmarh, ; \V II 



Klhott, \V )■' Hvoadway n 1160 Bfgern n Gl>U ,1 t,4i:>. H \ Sherrmg 



n.272. — Var.fr. In Cuba: W'nght n 3333pm' faa maioa . Mmrdk 

 n Ml, l>r. Morris, Kggers n,364J fal l^mrtoB**: Sintm*- R 4U7, 

 1332 et 4445 ; ins. Dominica : Imray , ins. Uardnira : Dust n 1048b. — 

 Floret Januario — Junto. 



131. 



STRoiU 



llEKH! 



caulibus sulitariis vel rarius pair brevmsculin, gracililni'*, 

 invgularit«T ramosi8Mrnis, inlei m- HwdMCttltl HI]- m- valde 

 compreaaiff aocipitibus, usqaa ad baaiu vel umjuj ad ba v 

 laxiuscule multifoliatis; foliif disiuhit, <ara#ao*ooi 



caraM>*ooriaoei^ t 



parvis, brevi (erl^llato-oblongla, aj (uili vd lubtmaati* 



et interdum oblique emaixinatis, basi aeroiamiOexir^iiIibus i*l 

 breviter ?aginantibus; pedonrulo r-ommonl teririinali, folit« 

 rirciter aequilongo vel paulo breviore, simplici, Mtis jfracili. 

 leviter compr(5iao, usque ad basin deoae 4— 10-floro; bracieu 

 coriaceis vel subinrmlnanaceis, plicato-cut ullatia, late ovatii, 

 obtusia, dorso earinatis, amplexicanlibus, floribus k <*qui- 

 longis, distiche densiuscule irabricatis; flonl»us miiiutiatimia, 

 distichis. sessilibus; sepalis craasiuscule coriaocK ipqtiilottgte, 



oblongis, obtusis, uninerv^iis, lateralibus paulo latioribn 

 netalia linearioblonds. obtusia. sepalo dorsali htibaequilongia; 



' naceo 



breviore, indiviso, late ovato cordato, apice acatx»subacuminato, 

 margine integerrirao, disco longitudinaiiter tenuiter uni ato 



crassa 



nandrio margine utrinque acute unidentato. 



Tabula nostra XXV. Fig. II fhabtom cum a 



uirfk. 



Arch 



U 



Cub. 228; Duss, FL P><«». AM. Frar,< >2. 



r eien$rh 



IV. 69 (18S1). 



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