Lepanthopsis densiflora (Rodr.) Ames, comb.nov. 
Lepanthes densiflora Rodriguez in Vellosia 1, ed. 2 
(1891) 119. 
Pleurothallis congestiflora Cogniaux in Martius FI. 
Bras. 3, pt. 4 (1896) 591, t. 118, fig. 4. 
Lepanthopsis densiflora differs from the other species 
of the genus in having the labellum nearly equal in length 
with the lateral sepals. The lateral sepals are about 1.5 
mm. long, the labellum is 1.25 mm. long. 
Brazit, As avores dos lugares sombrios e humidos da matta que 
circunda 0 cume da serra de S. José d’El-Rei, provincia de Minas 
Geraes. Floresce em Junho e Agosto. Rodriguez. 
ILtusrration: Reproduced from Martius FI]. Bras. 3, pt. 4 (1896) 
t. 113, fig. 4 (as Pleurothallis congestiflora Cogn.). Plant, natural size. 
3, lateral sepal. 4, petal. 5, labellum. 7a, labellum and gynostemium 
as seen from the front. 71, labellum and gynostemium side view. 
Lepanthopsis floripecten (Reichb,f:) Ames, comb. 
nov. 
Pleurothallis floripecten Reichenbach filius in Bonpl. 
2 (1854) 25; in Walpers Ann. Bot. Syst. 6 (1861) 
175;in Saunders Refug. Bot. 2( Aug. 1878) sub. t.118. 
Lepanthes secunda Rodriguez Gen. & Spec. Orch. 
Nov. 2 (1882) 70. 
Pleurothallis unilateralis Cogniaux in Martius F 1. 
Bras. 8, pt. 4 (1896) 592, t. 122, fig. 2—Ames & 
Schweinfurth in Gleason in Bull. ‘Torr. Bot. Club 58 
(1981) 346. 
The sketch of the Brazilian plant in Martius’ Flora 
Brasiliensis represents the leaves as being broader than 
in the specimens from Venezuela and Honduras, but the 
structure of the flowers presents nothing tangible on 
which to establish distinctions. The specimens collected 
on Mt. Duida have slightly larger flowers than the Bra- 
zilian and Honduran specimens, but there seems to be 
nothing more significant on which to rely in attempting 
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