EPIDENDRUM. 



Ot^CHIDES. 353 



Wild in Venezuela ; the thick forests of the slope of ihe Sierra Nevada, at the height 

 of 7000 feet — Litiden 648; New Grenada , in the province of Ocanna, at 4800 feet 

 Schlim 1016; Funk and Schiim 1182 (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden). — Pseudobulhs 

 as in E. fragrans. Petals yellow , spotted wilh brown. Lip bright yellow. Flowers 

 very fragranl. Leaf nearly a foot long. Spaihe acuminate , bracts obsolete. 



Epindendrum hrachi/chUum LindL: Rchb. fll. in Bonpl. IL 281. Pamplona : la P.aja. 

 Juli. 9000'. n. 1187. Schlim. 



— Rchi). fil. in Bonpl. IIL 68. Ocanna. VVagener. 



— Rchb. fil. in DonpL II, 20. Caracas 6000'. Mai. Wagener. 



139. EPIDE.NDRUM ARiVlINII Rchb. fll. in Bonpl. IIL 67. 



Affine iLpidendro brachychilo Liiidl.: monophyllum habitu Epid. Mo- 

 ritzii Rchb. fil. et Ep. straminei Lindl. labelli iobis lateralibus rhombeis, 

 superiori angulo obtuso, lobo medio lineari apice calloso, disco ecal- 

 loso velutino. 



Planta gracilis. Pseudobulbus fusiformis tenuis monophyllus. Folium cuneato -li- 

 gulaium obluse acutum , 4 — 5 pollices loni^um , medio duas teriias poUicis iatum. 

 Sepala triangulo lanceolata acuta extus brunnea. Tepala cuneato - ovata acuta. La- 

 bellum llaveohim , striis quibusdam longitudinalibus atropurpureis , pube velulina 

 alba. — Epiphyt und auf Steinen. 5000'. Fcbruar. Ocanna. Wagener. 



140. Ei'IDENDRUM FALLAX Lindl. Orch. Linden n. 53. Huc Lindl. 1. c. 110.; 



E. foliis loratis obtusis emarginatisque inaequalibus basi remotis, 

 racemo basi spathaceo duplo brevioribus, spatha papyracea, sepalis 

 petaiisque lanceolalis, labello semilibero aequaliter trilobo concavo medio 

 tomentoso, laciniis lateralibus rotundatis, intermedia subcordata acula. 



(A) Petals reddish. Lip purple , edged with white. 



Epidejidrum Lindenii Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. XII. 397. 



(B) flavescens. Petals orange-yellow. Lip white , mixed with yellow. 



Wild in Venezuela ; on trees in the thick foresls of the Sierra Nevada , at the height 

 of 6—8000 f<'et — Linden, 624, 645 (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden). — Pseudobulbs like 

 ihose or E. fragraiis. Spalhe membranous. Flowers sweet - scented. The first iwo 

 varieties seem to dilTer in nothing but colour. They are near E. venosum , the middle 

 lobf of whose lip is much larger ihan the side ones. — Rchb. fil. in Bonpl. II. 20. 

 Barbncoas. Marz. 4000 '. Wagener. 



var. flavescens Rchb. fil. in Bonpl. II. 20. Merida. 10,000'. December. Herr 

 Wagener hiilt diese Form fiir specifisch verschieden, .sie soli viel langere 

 Trugknollen haben nnd nur in dieser bohen Regioii anzulrefTen sein. 



142 EPIDENDRUM SCKPTRUM Lindl. Orch. Linden n. 50. Huc Lindl. 1. c. 111 . 



E. loliis loralis basi remotis obtusis emarginalisque racemo basi 



spalhaceo pluries brevioribus, spatha foliacea, sepalis lanceolatis, petalis 



obovalis unguiculatis acutis, iabello subrolundo-hastato medio basi pulvi- 



nato pubescente, clinandrio obtuse trilobo. 



Wild in Venezuela; on rotten trees neer the Indian villoge of Jagi , at the heigbt of 

 6500 feet — Liiiden 650; Sa. Mnrtha , on trees near Pacho — Purdie; New Grenada, 

 Ocanna — Scblim , 769 nnd 745 (v. s. sp.) — Pseudobulbs a foot long, compressed; 

 raceme one to two feet long. Flowers very numerous. arranged in spikes. Pelals 

 golden - yellow , very brilliant , spotted with purple. Lip brighi purple, -white at ihe 



A base. Purdie's Sn. Marlha specimens , in Sir W. Hooker's herbarium entirely agree 

 with Linden's. The plant varies much in the brillancy of its colour. 



Epidendrum sceplrum Lindl. Rchb. fil. in Honpl. II. ■■^81. Auf Steinen und auch 

 epipliyt. Ocanna. 6000'. Mni. n. 76'i. Schlim. Diese trelfliche , reich unil dankbar 

 bluhende Art Iiat goldgelhe mit Purpur gefleckte Hullblailer. Die Lippe ist geibweiafs 

 mit Violett. 

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