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Lindley included two species under his D. ecliinocarpa, viz. Limodorum 

 pendulum Aubl. Guian. t. 322, and Epidendrum echinocarpon Sw. Prodr. 

 124; in this he is followed by Cogniaux in Symb. Ant. iv. 182 (1903) and 

 in Fl. Bras. iii. pt. 6, 487, under the name D. pendula. Swartz described 

 the lip as entire, and the Jamaican specimens agree with this. Aublet's- 

 figure shows a trilobed lip, which accords better with Lindley's description 

 of the lip as sagittate. Aublet's species should therefore bear the name 

 D. pendula, while D. cchinoccapa should be reserved for the Jamaican plant. 



2. D. murieata Lindl, Gen. & Sp. Orch. 209 (1833) ; leaves 

 persistent, not jointed below, elliptical-oblong, with a rounded 

 apex with a short tip, inclined slightly away from end of shoot ; 

 lip blue, 7-nerved, shortly clawed, obovate-rhomboicl, the outer 

 angles with a recurved, long, acuminate lobe, apex tapering,, 

 long-mucronate ; capsule densely covered with long bristles 

 which are only slightly swollen just at the base. Griscb. op. 

 cit. 624 ; Cogn. in Symb. Ant. iv. 183 (in part) & in Fl. Bras. iii. 

 pt. 6, 487 (in part). Cymbidium muricatum Sw. in Nov. Act. 



Upsal. vi. 71 (1799) & Fl. Ind. Occ. 1454. (PI. 30, f. 22-25.) 



On trees; in fl. Dec-Jan., in fr. Jan.; Morse's Gap, Purdiel Wilsonl 

 Slue Mts., Priori Bethabara, Wullschlaegel, 1212! Cedar Hurst; near 

 Mabess Kiver, 4000 ft. ; Han-is ! Fl. Jam. 7649. Cuba, Dominica, Mar- 

 tinique, St. Vincent, Grenada, Guatemala. 



Plant to lh ft. 1. Stems to 5 dm. 1., simple, somewhat erect, emitting 

 roots, slender, compressed, 1 mm. br. Leaves, limb 10-20 mm. 1., 5-7 

 mm. br., median nerve prominent below or sometimes forming a slight 

 keel, 5-8 nerves on each side ; sheaths 7-10 mm. 1., compressed, keeled. 

 Peduncles about 2 cm. 1. ; bracts, lower l-5-3*5 mm. 1., upper 4*5 mm. 1. ; 

 bracteoles 2 5-3 mm. 1. Sepals incompletely 5-nerved, elliptical, acuminate, 

 7*5 mm. L, 2*5 mm. br. Petals incompletely 5-nerved, lanceolate-elliptical, 

 shortly acuminate, spotted with blue, 7 mm. 1., 2*1 mm. br. Lip 7-nerved, 

 6 mm. 1., 3-25 mm. br. (just above the lobes). Column 2-5-3 mm. 1., 

 stigmatic lip depressed; clinandrium hooded. Capsule obovate, tapering 

 to base, 14-17 mm 1., 5 mm. br. 



Cogniaux has included this species in Fl. Bras, as a native of tropical 

 S. America, but as there seems to have been some confusion between the 

 W. Indian and S. American species of Dichcea, we have cited only those 

 localities from which we have seen specimens. 



3. D. triehoearpa Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 209 (1833) ; leaves 

 persistent, not jointed below, linear, acute, inclined slightly away 

 from end of shoot ; lip sessile, broadly oblong, with a triangular 

 lobe on each side above, just above the base cuneate, apex 

 truncate with a blunt mucro projecting at the back, with callus- 

 like thickening at the apex on each side of the central line ; 

 capsule densely covered with long bristles, which are swollen 

 nearly throughout their length. Griseb. op. cit. 624. Epidendrum 

 trichocarpon Sw. Prodr. 124 (1788). Cymbidium trichocarpon 

 Sw. in Nor. Act. Upsal. vi. 71 (1799) & Fl. Ind. Occ. 1455. 

 (PI. 30, f. 17-21.) Type in Herb. Mus. Brit. 



On trees; in fl. Aug., in fr. Dec. -April ; mountains, Swartz\ R~ 

 Tlwmson\ Abbey Green; Mt. Moses; J. P. 2049, Morris ! Symel Mabess 



