more than one-flowered; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acute, rather concave, up to 3 

 mm. long; flowers small, similar to D. Rimbachii, but coarser in texture and 



not diaphanous, deep rose to kermesine in color; dorsal sepal narrowly elliptic, 



acute to subacuminate, up to 9 mm. long, 3.5 mm. wide; lateral sepals similar 

 to dorsal sepal, but oblique, obscurely keeled, without a mucro; petals from a 

 cuneate base obovate-oblanceolate, acute to subacuminate, up to 9.5 mm. 

 long, 4 mm. wide; lip from a cuneate base suborbicular-spathulate, rounded in 

 front with entire margins; callus at base formed by 3 approximate fleshy ridges 

 terminating in a few fleshy lamellae; whole lip up to 10 mm. long, 7-8 mm. 

 wide; column cylindric with subrotund ears to the clinandrium, up to 5 mm. 

 long; pedicellate ovary up to 2 cm. long. 



Distribution: Ecuador, prov. guayas; Km. 28 on road 

 Guayaquil-Quevedo, alt. 30 m. Dodson 52 (SEL!). Near Guaya- 

 quil. Strobel s.n. Introduced and cultivated in Montreal Botanic 

 Garden 2822-54! — prov. los Rfos; Km. 20 on road Babahoyo- 

 Guaranda. Dodson 55 (MO!, SEL!). Jauneche Forest, Canton 

 Vinces. Dodson, Gentry & Valverde 8737 (MO!, SEL!). Santo 

 Domingo. Dodson 5630 (SEL!) — prov. esmeraldas; Santo 

 Domingo-Esmeraldas. Dodson et al. 10421 (SEL!). 18 km SW. 

 of Esmeralda on Muisne-Esmeralda Road. Sauleda et al. 3831 



(SEL!). 



Field check: Leaves linear-lanceolate, not grass-like. Flow- 

 ers not diaphanous. Lateral sepals without a mucronate tip. Lip 

 with an entire margin in front. 



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