fiPIDENDRUM. 



ORGHIDES. • 320 



Vectus , 2-pe(IaIis, viridis , bracteatus. Bracteae cordatae acutae , plicatae . patuiae. 

 fuscae. Periaiuhium patens. Sepala laie -lanceolata , acuta. viridia ; supremum con- 

 vexum; lateralia concava , 12 mm, longa. Peiala sepalis aeqiiilonga , spalhulaia, acula, 

 parte dimidia inferiore sepalis multo angustiora. convexa . viridia. (Petala et sepala 

 sub ieiite et tactu subvelutina). Labelium liberum, trilobum , paullo brevius , disco 

 et loborum lateralium basi columnam amplectens . album ; lobo medio suborbiculato. 

 apiculato, revolulo, crispo ; lateralibus obloiigis , obliquis, obuisis. columnae adpli- 

 catis. apice oblique revolutis, viridibus; disco lineis duabus elevatis albis medio fo- 

 veolam efform.miibus iiisiruclo. Coiumna clavata , concava , labelli discura vix supe- 

 rans , viridis , apice dilatata et bialata, alis roiundaiis incurvis albidis, basi canali- 

 culata. Anthera cordata . obliqua , 4-locularis , seplorum marginibus membranaceis, 

 flava. — Habitat in distr. Para Surinamensi — Florebat Novembri et Decembri. — 

 DifTert haec species ab E. spectabili nob. praeserlim pseudobulbis tuibinatis (nec fusi- 

 formibus) , foliis brevioribus, infloresceniia minus divaricaia magisve racemosa, flo- 

 ribus minoribus, petalis el sepalis non maculatis. 



Huc : Epidendrum (Encyclium) gualemalense Klotzsch in Allg. Gartz. 1852. p. 250 : 

 CaiiiL^ asceiniente siibiainoso radicanle pseudobulboso, pseudobulbis 

 ex ovalo oblongis teretibus, apice attenuatis diphyllis; foliis Jineari lanceo- 

 laLis, longius attenuatis brevi aculis coiiaceis subtortuosis sublus cari- 

 natis racemo subsimplice terminali subduplo brevioribus, perigonii folio- 

 lis patentibus vjridibus, exlus inlusque striis punctiformibns minutissi- 

 mis fusco violaceis ornaiis, exterioribus oblongis spatliulalis levissime 

 acutis, labelli omnino liberi Irilobi candidi lobis lateralibus obovatis 

 columnam amplectentibus, inlermedio orbiculari deflexo brevissime aculo 

 lineis violaceis angustis parallelis notato, basi angusle naviculari sub- 

 calloso; columna trigona auriculata, auriculis oblusis dellexis vitellinis; 

 germinibus teretibns albido punctato teclis. 

 Pedunculus bipedalis IV4". 



52. EPIDENDRUM CERATISTES Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1844. Misc. 92. Huc Lindl. I. c. 31. : 

 E. pseudobulbis conicis 2 — 3-phyllis, foliis ensiformibus strictis 



scapo duplo brevioribus, panicula longa cernua racemiformi ramulis lae- 

 vibus divariealis, sepalis pelahsque obovatis acutissimis subconformibus 

 (herbaceis), jabelli trilobi lobis lateralibus ereclis obtusis ovalis apice 

 recurvis, intermedio subrolundo unguiculato acuminato crispo striato, 

 ungue medio depresso versus basin 4-costalo, columna apice acute 

 auriculata, anihera Iricostata. 



Wild in New Grenada ; in the province of Rio Hacha ; Sierra of Sa. Martha , at the 

 height of 5000 feet — Linden , 1658; Socorro and Ocanna — Schlim , 1007 (v. v. c. 

 et 8. sp. comm. cel. Linden). — Panicle about three feet long ; ihe leaves resemble 

 ihose of E. virgatnm . but are not so glaucous ; ihe llowers are extremely sweet, clear 

 gre en (Mr. Liriden says dull yellow) wiih a whiiish lip , slreaked wilh red. and the 

 column has iwo horn-like ears. — Rchb. fil, in Bonpl. III. 67. Ocanna Wagener. — 

 Rchb. fll. Bonpl. II. 19. Caracas. 4000'. Wagener. 



53. EPIDENDRUM PI.ICATUM Lin.ll in Bot. Reg. 1847. t. 35. Iluc Liiidl. I c. 32 : 



E pseudobulbis ovatis diphyljis, fohis ensilormibus aculis racemo 

 brevioribus, sepalis petalisque* lanceolatis cuspidalo-acuiiiinatis, labelli 

 lobis lateralibu? oblongo-lanceolatis undulatis basi elevatovenosis. inter- 

 medio cordato Iransverso plicalo crenato cuspidalo, tallis 2 maximis 

 carinatis acutis apice subliberis in iinguem. 



Wild in Cubn — Loddigps (v. v. c.) — The plailed crenelled lip, wiili a iong cusp, 

 is quite pt culiar; it is of a rich crimson . as are tlic petals at tlie back ; but ihe se- 

 pals and inside of ihe petals are green , the former jusl warmed and the lalter richly 

 spolted with crimaon. j-, 



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