erect, slender, loosely several-sheathed, terminated by a one- 
sided spike; spike cylindric, subdensely many-flowered, very 
variable in length, 4 to 14 cm. long. Bracts linear to linear- 
setaceous, up to 15 mm. long. Flowers small, tubular, greenish 
or brownish green. Sepals similar, linear-ligulate, obtuse, bas- 
ally connate into a distinct, cylindrical tube which Is 2.5 to 3.5 
mm. long, including the tube up to 8.5 mm. long and 1.5 mm. 
wide. Petals linear-subspathulate, rounded, up to 8 mm. long 
and | mm. wide. Lip unguiculate, sagittate-auriculate at base, 
the auricles flat and more or less rounded; blade linear-oblong, 
constricted at one-fourth from apex producing a transversely 
elliptic, terminal lobe; disc pubescent; whole lip up to 8.5 mm. 
long and 3 mm. wide in front. Column slender, up to 6 mm. 
long. Ovary sessile, glabrous, cylindric, up to 4 mm. long. 
Ecuador: IMBARBURA; along trail to Rio Chalguayaco, below 
Magnolia, lower Intag Valley, DREW E-587! (AMES). — 
PICHINCHA: On western side of Cerro Pichincha, JAMESON 38! 
(K-L). — PASTAZA: in the vicinity of Colonia Jativa, ca. 12 km. 
from Mera, H. LuGo 98! (AMES, GB). — Peru: HUANUCO, 
HAENKES.n.! (PR). —SAN MARTIN, Roque, MELIN I11!(S). 
Sauroglossum andinum (Hauman) Garay, sfat. nov. 
Basionym: Spiranthes nitida var. andina Hauman in Anal. 
Soc. Cienc. Argent. 90: 123, 1921. 
Lectotype: Argentina; Prov. Catamarca, Rodeo, CASTIL- 
LON 2042!, in hoc loco. 
In general appearance the plants of S. andinum are very 
similar to S. distans Lindl. ex Garay, but the floral segments, 
especially the shape of lip, are amply distinct from one another. 
Sauroglossum aurantiacum (C. Schweinf.) Garay, stat. nov. 
Basionym: Spiranthes Weberbaueri var. aurantiaca C. 
Schweinf. in Bot. Mus. Leaf. Harv. Univ. 15: 7, 
1951. 
Type: Peru; Prov. Urubamba, Piri, VARGAS 5935! (AMES). 
In general appearance the plants are like those of S$. longi- 
florum (Schltr.) Garay (comb. nov. in press); in floral detail 
they are reminiscent of §. e/atum Lindl. 
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