branching above, with the stem-members concealed be- 
low by several close, imbricating, scarious sheaths, the 
lowest stem-member up to 18 cm. long. Leaves in sub- 
opposite pairs at the apex of the stem-members, linear- 
oblong or linear-lanceolate, rather gradually narrowed to 
an obliquely bilobulate apex, slightly narrowed to a ses- 
sile base, spreading, up to 10 cm. long and 1 ecm. wide. 
Inflorescences abbreviated, densely clustered in the axils 
of the leaves at the summit of the stem-members, 1- 
flowered, numerous. Flowers very small, pinkish white 
to white, membranaceous. Dorsal sepal oblong, suba- 
cute, deeply concave, about 3.7 mm. long and 1.2 mm. 
wide. Lateral sepals similar, forming an indistinct men- 
tum with the column-foot, about 3.9 mm. long and 1.3 
mm. wide. Petals linear-oblanceolate, minutely apicu- 
late at the rounded apex, slightly oblique, nearly as long 
as the dorsal sepal. Lip erect and subparallel to the col- 
umn, with incurved sides in natural position, about 3.8 
mm. long, rhombic-obovate in outline when expanded, 
lobulate-dilated in the middle with indistinct rounded 
lateral lobules, broadly rounded and minutely apiculate 
in front, about 2 mm. wide across the middle when ex- 
panded. Column stout, straight, wingless, about 2.9 mm. 
long, extended into a very short foot. 
This species is very similar to Scaphyglottis leucantha 
Reichb.f. vegetatively, but has a very different lip. 
Among the South American members of the genus, 
this plant has relatively short, broad leaves. 
Peru: Junin; Pichis Trail, San Nicholas, at about 1100 meters 
altitude, epiphyte in dense forest, July 4-5, 1929, FE. P. Killip & 
A.C. Smith 26061 (Tyre in Herb. Ames No. 61413; Isorype in Herb. 
Field Mus. No. 622159). 
Scaphyglottis punctulata (Reichb.f.) C. Schwein- 
furth comb. nov. 
Ponera punctulata Reichenbach filius in Bonpl. 3 
(1855) 220. 
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