collected in the East of Cuba. 329 



Lepanthes do7'salis ; folio ovato marginato tridentato breve petio- 

 lato, caule nigro hispido, pedunculis 2-floris capillaribus folio sub- 

 sequalibus, bracteis cucullatis ovatis carina hispida, sepalis ovatis 



sequalibus 



•* Summit of Nemanima, on rocks and trunks of trees." (662.) 



Near L. Schiedei. The flowers are not in a state to show the 

 structure of the lip and petals. 



Lepanthes chrysostigma ; folio obovato obtuso basi angustato, 

 caule sparse hispido, pedunculis apice distichis folio duplo brevi- 



oribus, floribus sessilibus, sepalis ovatis acuminatis divaricatis 



" Monte Verde ; Pinal ; in thick woods. Flowers purple. Epi- 

 phytal." {No number.) 



In the bud the sepals have a deep yellow stain in the middle. 



Lepanthes yk/va; folio ovato-lanceolato erecto obtuso emarginato, 

 caule glabriusculo multo breviore, pedunculis aggregatis dense 

 multifloris folio duplo brevioribus, floribus sessilibus, sepalis ovato- 

 subrotundis acutis, petalis bipartitis lobis divaricatis sequalibus 

 linearibus obtusis. 

 " Monte Verde, in thick woods, on trunks of trees. Sepals dull 



light reddish ; petals orange or dark yellow at base, and with the 



column and labellum purple." {No number.) 



In the way of L. Lindleyana and andrenoglossa. 



Lepanthes trichodactyla ; folio subrotundo-ovato basi angustato, 

 caule hirsuto, pedunculis aggregatis a basi multifloris folio dimidio 

 brevioribus, floribus secundis pedicellis arcuatis, sepalis ovatis acutis 

 lateralibus semiconnatis, petalis bipartitis laciniis sequalibus fili- 

 formibus erectis, labelli lobo medio triangulari acuto lateralibus 

 obtusis semisagittatis. 



*' Summit of Nemanima, on rocks. Sepals greenish yellow, with 

 a tinge of red (variable) ; lateral petals diverging into two narrow 

 lobes, deep red or yellowish red, the lower lobes often crossing each 

 other. Labellum form.ing a kind of 3-lobed hood around the androe- 

 cium, purple. Most of the flowers seem to be abortive or out of 

 season." (661.) 



Flowers large for the genus. Near L. Pristidis, Rchb. f. 



Mashbw AL,L.i A fenesti'ata, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 



"Monte Verde, in dense woods. Epiphytal. Flowers dull 

 purple." (652.) 



Stelis ophiofflossoides, Swz. Fl. Ind. Occ. p. 1551. 



" Loma del Gato, on logs in thick woods. Flowers variable in 

 colour, more or less dark purple in centre, shaded to greenish purple 

 on the edges. Also Monte Verde, in dense woods, on the trunks of 

 trees. Flowers yellowish green, with a tinge of red at base." (658.) 



