EPIDENDRUM. 



ORCHIDES. 379 



compositae effusae ramis divaricatis, bracteis setaceis, pedicellis ovariisque 

 longissimis, sepalis membranaceis oblongis obtusis, petalis lineari-spathu- 

 lalis. labello longiore 4-partito bicalloso laciniis truncatis linearibus aequi- 

 longis recurvis lateralibus subintegris, interraediis apice tantum laceris, 

 clinandrio utrinque carnoso obtuso appendice dorsali membranacea 

 cucullata bifida. 



Wild in Guatemala — Klee (v. s. sp. comm. cel. mvent.). — A most brilliant species, 

 conspicuous with its narrow leaves , whose sheaths are spotted with black , andgreat 

 panicles of membranous ruby-red llowers. 



b, Paniculae laterales, racemosae, 



236. EPIDENDRUM BLEPHARISTES Barker in Bot. Reg 18«. misc. p. 80. Huc Lindl. 

 1. c. 185. : 



E. foliis anguste ovalibus elongatis obtusis, panicula simplici stricta 

 racemosa, sepaiis ovalibus, petalis acuminalis, labelli quadrilobi laciniis 

 aequalibus Jinearibus apice multifidis linea media elevatacallisque duobus 

 semiliberis arcnatis ad basin. 



Wild in La Guayra — Linden ; Venezuela — Funck and Schlim 1436 (v. v. c. et s. 



sp. comm. cel. Linden). — The habit of ihis species is altogether ihat of polyanlhum. 



The sepals and lip are a rich rose - colour ; the column has the deepest tint of ihe 



garnet, which gives the flowers a very gay appearance. 



237. EPIDENDRUM BRACHYCLADIUM. Huc Lindl. 1. c. 186.: 



E. foliis angustis oblongis carinatis obtusis apiculatis, panicula an- 

 gusta racemosa, bracteis parvis ovatis acutis squarrosis, sepalis oblongis, 

 lateralibus valde obliquis carinatis, petalis rhombeis, labelli longioris 

 transversi laciniis lateralibus cuneatis intermediaque parva biloba denti- 

 culatis, callis 2 apice liberis iineaque elevata interjecta. 



(A) Petals and lip but little toothed , or even entire. 



(B) crassipes. Petals and lip much toothed or fringed. Stem fusiform at the base. 

 Wild A. in Peru ; Huanaco — M'Lean , Mathews; Bolivia — Bridges ; B. Caraccas 

 Sa. Martha — Purdie (v. s. sp. B. in hb. Hooker). — Tho narrow panicle , fleshy 

 Qowers , great wedge - shaped and sraall two - lobed divisions of the lip , are peculiar 

 to this species. B. has a stem like ihat of E. Stamfordianum , and has bolh petals 

 and lip very considerably denticulate,; but in the latter respect each variety varies much. 



238. EPIDENDRUM POLYANTHUM LO. n. 50. Baleman Orch. Mex. et Guat. t. 34. Huc 

 Lindl. 1. c. 187. : 



E, foliis distichis ovali-Ianceolatis acutis, panicula stricta simplici 

 racemis plurirais multifloris cernuis basi spathaceis, sepalis ovato-lanceo- 

 latis acutis striatis, petalis linearibus reflexis, labelh trilobi tricostati 

 lobis lateralibus subcuneatis retusis: intermedio retuso, ovario scabro. 



(A) Flowers rich orange - colour. 



Epidsndrum funiferum Morren Ann. Gand. IV. 211. t. 198, 

 Eptdendrnm biseium Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841. misc. 148. 



(B) densiflorum. Flowers greenish , with a little pink on the edges and in the middie 

 of the lip. 



Epidendrum densiflorum Hook. in Bot. Mag. t. 3791. 



Epidendrum rubrocinctum Lindl. in Bol. Reg. 1843. misc. 20. 

 Wild in Mexico-, A Talea — Hartweg : Vera Cruz — Galeolli 5125 , in the hot country ; 

 B. Parkinson (v. v. c. et s. sp.) — Flowers in A. orange or salmon - coiour , with 

 a strong smell of cowslips ; in B. pale green. I am unable to discover any disiinction 

 beyond colour among the plants now brought together. I do not flnd an authentic 

 specimen of E. densiflorum in Sir W. Hooker's Herbarium. E. funiferum is no doubt 

 to be referred here, the locality given by Prof. Morren, St. Catharine's, being 

 certainiy erroneous, 



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