138 ORCHIDS OF JAMAICA 



River, G. Nichols] near Woodcutter's Gap, 4000 ft.; Clydesdale, 4500 ft. ; 

 near Cinchona, 5000 ft. ; Harris] PL Jam. 7578, 7995, 9019. Cuba. 



Plant to 2 ft. 1. Stiins to 6 dm. 1., generally branching, pendulous, 



emitting roots, slender, terete, a little over 1 mm. br. Leaves, limb 

 9-15 nun. 1., 1-2*5 mm. br., slightly fleshy, median nerve of the younger 

 leaves in drying more or less prominent below, two or three nerves on 

 each side sometimes evident; sheaths, 5-7 mm. 1., slightly compressed, 

 sometimes slightly keeled. Peduncles about 8 mm. 1. ; bracts, lower 

 l'5-2-5 mm. 1., upper about 5*5 mm. 1., attached about 1 mm. above base ; 

 bracteoles 2-5-3 mm. 1. Sepal* 3-nerved ; lateral oblong-elliptical, tapering 

 to an acute point, nearly 7 mm. 1., 2 - 5 mm. br. ; median ovate-elliptical, 

 tapering to a somewhat obtuse point, nearly G mm. 1., 2*5 mm. br. Petals 

 3-nerved, oblanceolate-oblong, apex somewhat obtuse, slightly apiculate, 

 5 mm. 1., 1-75 mm. br. Lip 4*5 mm. 1., 4 mm. br. (inch lobes). Column 

 2-5 mm. 1., 2 mm. br., short, thick, slightly hooded above stigma, 

 stigmatic lip obscurely 2-lobulate. Capsule narrowly obovate, - 8 cm. 1., 

 4 mm. br. 



4. D. graminoides Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 209 (1833) ; 

 leaves deciduous, jointed above the sheath, oblong-linear, with a 

 long tip at apex, spreading ; lip 5 -nerved above, upper portion 

 deltoid, auriculate, shortly acuminate, auricles rounded, lower 

 portion roundish, with a longitudinal callus along central nerve 

 at the base ; capsule smooth. D. graminea Griseb. Fl. Br. W. 

 Ind. 625 (1864). Epidendrum graminoides Sw. Prodr. 125 (1788). 

 Cymbidium graminoides Sw. in Nov. Act. Upisal. vi. 71 (1799), 

 Fl. Ind. Occ. 1459 & Adnot. Bot. t. 1, /. 1. (PL 30, f. 8-12.) 

 Type in Herb. Mus. Brit. 



On trees, decaying logs and rocks ; in fl. Aug.-Dec. ; mountains, Swartz ! 

 Morse's Gap, Purdie ! Bethabara, Wullschlaegel, 1212 ! Mt. Moses ; Cin- 

 chona ; J. P. 2070, Morris ! Moody's Gap, Syme. Mabess River, G. Nichols ! 

 Cinchona, 5000 ft. ; below Vinegar Hill, 3500 ft. ; Harris ! Fl. Jam. 7464, 

 7524, 7766, 9899. 



Plants 4-12 in. high. Stems 1-3 dm. 1., simple or branching a little 

 from base, somewhat erect, emitting roots, somewhat slender, compressed, 

 2 mm. br. Leaves, limb 3-4 cm. 1., 3-5 mm. br., six to eight nerves on 

 each side of the median, slightly prominent; sheaths 10-16 mm. 1., 

 compressed, slightly keeled. Peduncles about 2 cm. 1. ; bracts, lower 

 2-5 mm. 1., upper about 6 mm. 1., attached about 3 mm. above base; 

 bracteoles about 2 5 mm. 1. Floivers whitish. Sepals incompletely 5-nerved, 

 elliptical, tapering to an acute apex, lateral 6 mm. 1., 2" 3 mm. br. ; 

 median slightly shorter. Petals incompletely 5-nerved, ovate, apex acute, 

 nearly 5 mm. 1., 2 - 2 mm. br. Lip4: m 5 mm. 1., 3-2 mm. br. (at lobes), 

 2 mm. br. at lower portion. Column about 2 mm. 1., 1*2 mm. br., 

 stigmatic lip forming a triangular obtuse lobe ; anther broad, emarginate, 

 apiculate, with acutely-pointed sides. 



We have not seen any specimens elsewhere than from Jamaica that 

 appear to agree with the description of the species. 



5. D. glauea Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 209 (1833) ; leaves 

 deciduous, jointed above the sheath, oblong, with a very short 

 tip, inclined towards the end of the shoot ; lip 7 -nerved, with 

 a thick short claw, broadly cuneate, with each lateral angle 

 produced into a short ligulate lobe, apex retuse, at base a 



