412 ORCHIDES. 



EPIDENDRUM. 



longa seu prope sphaerica , aptera, bacciformia , forsan succulenta . sed more con- 

 sueto debiscentia. ferigonium carnosum. Sepalum summum trianguhim. Sepala ia- 

 leralia oblique triangula nervo medio carinato. Tepala linearia. Labeili linea media 

 carinata. Gynostemium longius. quam iliud Epidendri frigidi. — Herb. Pavon. — 

 Boissier. 



359. EPIDENDRUM DURUM Lindl. in Hook, Journ. HI. 87. Huc : Lindl. J. c, 287. : 



E. foliis distichis ovato -lanceolatis acutis, vaginis nigosis, panicula 

 subsessili simplici pauciflora, biacteis duris ovalis cncullatis acuminatis 

 ovariis aequalibus, sepalis obl-^ngis acutis duris striatis, petalis angu- 

 slioribus, Jabiilli postici trilobi transverse rhombei lobis lateralibus e- 

 rectis truncatis intermedio triangulari acuto. 

 (B) paniftortim. Leaves narrower. Fiowers much smaller. 



VVild in liuayana — Schombnrgk ; B, Hrazil, Minas Geraes — Weddell , 1272, in hb. 



Mus. Par. , (v. s. sp.). — Stems simple or branched , from nine to eighleen inches 



high , equally covered with hard distichous leaves. Flowers small , apparently yellow. 



The inflorescence is occasionally simple. DifTers frora E. carnosum in having smaller 



and less fleshy flowers , and a panicle wiih a sborter stalk. 



360. EPIDENDRUM CARNOSUM Lindl. in Hook. Jonra. IH. 87. Huc Lindl. I. c. 288.: 

 E. foliis coriaceis distichis ovato - lanceolatis acutiusculis , vaginis ru- 



gulosis, panicula racemove rigida striata multiflora, bracteis duris ova- 

 tis cucullatis acutis ovarii longitudine, sepalis carnosis oblongis obtu- 

 sis, lateralibus hinc gibbosis carinatis latioribus, petahs sepalo dorsali 

 conformibns , labelli postici trilobi carnosi lobis lateralibus rotundatis 

 erectis intermedio conico solido. 



Wild in Drazil — Zuccarini (▼. s. sp.). — A rigid plant . with the habit of E. elonga- 

 tum. Panicle stiff, many flowered. Flcwers pale ypllow; when dry, hard , ibick, 

 black; evidenily must be very fleshy when recent. 



361. EPIDENDRUM PURU.M Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1844. Misc. 75. Huc Lindl. 1. c. 289 : 



E. caule fusiformi elongato, foliis ensiformibus obtusis, floribus pani- 

 culatis raniis racemosis gracilibus foHis paulo erectioribus, sepalis lineari- 

 lanceolatis, pelalis filiformibus, labelh tripartiti basi 3-costati laciniis 

 indivisis aculis lateralibus cordalis repandis. 



Wild in the Caraccas — Lindeu ; New Grenftda , on irees near La Paz — Purilie, 

 (v. V. c. el s. sp. in hb. Hooker). — Leaves not balf an inch wide, six or eight in- 

 ohes long. Flowers in a thin panicled raceme , and of a ligjht pale green colour. 

 The lobes of the lip vary a little in form , the middle one especially heing some- 

 limes linear, 



— Rchb. fil. in BopL IIL 21. 

 Caule fusiformi crasso , foliis paucis (4) iinenri-lanceolatis apice in- 

 aequali hilobulis, panicula pauciramosa, bracteis squamaeformibus acu- 

 lis, sepalis lanceis, medio dilatalis , lateralibus dimidialis, tepalis lin^^a- 

 ribus acutiusculis, labello cum toto gynostemio connato, Irilobo, lobis 

 lateralibus basi semicordatis antice acutis, lobo medio lanceo produclo, 

 carinis tribus in basi, media apicem labelli usque producfa. 



Bliithen weiss , Lippengrund gelblich. Caracas. 4000'. November. Wagener. 



362. EPIDE.NDRUM NAUCRATES Rchb. fil. in Donpl. IL 20. 



Caule ancipiti fohoso , foliis liiieariligulatis apice inaequali bjlobis, 

 spica gracili multiflora, basi unisquamata, bracteis lineari-setaceis 

 ovaria pedicellala tertia parle aequantibus, sepalis oblongis acutis car- 

 nosis, tepalis filiformibus apice dilatatis, labello trilobo carnoso, lobis 

 lateralibus obtusis erectis, lobo medio triangulo cucullato erecto, disco 

 incrassato, margine limboso, carinis 3 confluentibus in medio, gynosle- 

 mio incurvo. androclinio excavaio cordiformi. 



