136 ORCHIDS OF JAMAICA 



Species about 35, Datives of tropical America, chiefly the 

 West [ndies, Centra] America and .Mexico. 



1 .caves persistent, not jointed below ; oapsuleden ely 

 covered with Long brisl Les. 

 Leaves oblong, tapering bo an aoute apex with a 

 long tip, inclined slightly towards the end of 



the shoot i. /;. echinocarpa. 



Leaves elliptieal-oblong with ;i rounded apex 

 with a short tip, inclined Blightly away from 

 end of shoot 2. 1 >. muricata . 



Leaves linear, inclined slightly away from end 

 of shoot 3. D. trichocarpa. 



Leaves jointed above the sheath, limb falling ; 

 capsule smooth. 



Leaves oblong-linear, with a long tip at apex, 



spreading 4. D. grammoides. 



Leaves oblong, with a very short tip, inclined 



towards end of shoot 5. D. glauca. 



Leaves jointed above the sbeath, limb falling ; 

 capsule densely covered with long bristles. 

 Leaves oblong or oblong-ligulate, with a sbort 



or long tip, ciliate at apex, spreading G. D. Morrisii. 



1. D. eehinoearpa Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 208 (1833) 

 (in part) ; leaves persistent, not jointed below, oblong, tapering to 

 an acute apex with a long tip, inclined slightly towards the end 

 of the shoot ; lip white, variegated with blue, very shortly 

 clawed, somewhat quadrangular-oblong, cuneate towards base, 

 angles not produced into lobes, apex apiculate ; capsule densely 

 covered with long bristles which are swollen at the base.- 

 Gr/'seb. FL Br. W. Inch 624. Epidendrum echinocarpon Siv. 

 Prodr. 124 (1788). Cymbidium echinocarpon Siv. in Nov. Act. 

 Vjpsal vi 71 (1799) & Fl. Ind, Occ. 1452. (PL 30, f. 26-30.) 

 Type in Herb. Mus. Brit. 



Amongst mosses on trees and rocks; in fl. Aug.-Nov., in fr. Oct. -April; 

 mountains, Swartz \ Wiles I Macfaydenl Marchl J. P. 203G, Morris ! Mt. 

 Moses, 3000 ft. ; Dollwood ; Cinchona, 5000 ft. ; Clydesdale, 4500 ft. ; 

 Harris ! Fl. Jam. 7527, 7994, 9023. Cuba, Porto Rico. 



Plant to 1^ ft. 1. Stem to 5 dm. 1., simple or sometimes branched, 

 decumbent, pendulous, emitting roots, somewhat slender, compressed, 

 1-5 mm. br. Leaves, limb 12-25 mm. 1., 5-8 mm. br., the long apical tip 

 readily rubbing off, median nerve very prominent below, forming a slight 

 keel, 5-7 nerves on each side; sheaths 12-15 mm. 1., compressed, keeled. 

 Peduncles about 15 mm. 1. ; basal bracts, lower 2-4 mm. 1., upper 5 mm. 1.; 

 bracteoles about 3 mm. 1. Floiocrs pale yellow. Sepals 5-nerved, outside 

 muriculate ; lateral oblong, elliptical, tapering to a shortly acuminate apex, 

 9 - 2 mm. 1., 4 mm. br. ; median obovate-oblong, tapering to a shortly 

 acuminate apex, 8-9 mm. 1., 3*25 mm. br. Petals outside muriculate, 

 oblanceolate-oblong, somewhat falcate, tapering to a shortly acuminate 

 apex, nearly 8 mm. 1., 2*5 mm. br. Lip 6 mm. 1., about 4 mm. br. 

 Column barely 2-5 mm. 1., short and thick, hooded, stigmatic lip absent. 

 Capsule ellipsoidal, somewhat tapering to base, 12-15 mm. 1., 6-8 mm. br. 



