Epidendrum Lechleri Reichb.f. in Linnaea 41 
(1876) 38. 
E/pidendrum Evelynae Reichb.f. in Xenia 3 (1878) 28. 
Epidendrum nephroglossum Schltr. in Fedde Repert. 
Beih. 9 (1921) 89; Mansf. in Fedde Repert. Beih. 57 
(1929) t. 119, nr. 469; C. Schweinf. in Bot. Mus. 
Leafl. Harvard Univ. 11 (1944) 238; Schweinf. in 
Fieldiana Bot. 30 (Orch. of Peru), No. 2 (1959) 481. 
In the descriptions of both Hpidendrum Lechleri and 
E. Evelynae the lip was noted as three-lobed, quite at 
variance with the strictly simple lip characteristic of £4. 
nephroglossum. However, the types of all three con- 
cepts, recently made available, have a strictly simple lip 
(at most lightly retuse and apiculate) and show that only 
one species is represented by the three concepts. The 
Venezuelan collection cited below is the first record of 
the species from that country, #. Lechleri and E. neph- 
roglossum being from Peru and H. Hvelynae from Boli- 
via. The accompanying detailed drawing, made from the 
Venezuelan collection, is the first adequate representa- 
tion of this orchid. 
VenezueLa: State of Bolivar, Chimantaé Massif, above southeast- 
facing upper shoulder on slope leading to summit of Apacara-tepui, 
at 2200-2300 meters altitude, epiphyte on Magnolia in upper mixed 
Clusia- Magnolia forest, stem dull purple, leaves rich green above and 
paler beneath, rachis pale green, pedicels lavender, sepals pale laven- 
der edged with fulvous yellow; lip thicker, striate, pale fulvous yel- 
low, column white, June 20, 1953, Julian A. Steyermark 75856. 
Epidendrum leucanthum (Sch/tr.) C. Schweinf. 
comb. nov. 
Encyclia leucantha Schitr., Fedde Repert. Beih. 6: 
(1919) 40; Mansf. in Fedde Repert. Beih. 57: (1929) 
Le ve OT Bek 
A specimen recently discovered in the State of Boli- 
var, Venezuela, appears to be a vegetatively small form 
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