Habenaria monorrhiza (Sw.) Reichenbach fil. in 
Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Gesell. 8 (1885) 274. 
Known from Peru (where it is very common), Ecua- 
dor, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, this beautiful Haben- 
aria has apparently hitherto been collected but twice in 
Colombia: Klug 1662 from Umbria in the Putumayo 
(only a few miles from the locality of Schultes & Smith 
3005) and Lawrance 206 from Mt. Chapoén in Boyaea, 
the former from an altitude of 825 meters, the latter 
from 1086 meters. 
CoLomsia: Comisaria del Putumayo, Mocoa y alrededores al norte, 
alt. 750-850 m. ‘‘Flowers white. Growing in sand on bank.’’ De- 
cember 3-7, 1942, Richard Evans Schultes & C. Earle Smith 3008. 
Maxillaria rufescens Lindley in Bot. Reg. (18386) 
t. 1848. 
A widespread species, Maaillaria rufescens has appar- 
ently not been collected previously from Colombia. 
Known from Trinidad, Honduras, Guatemala, British 
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Cuba, it is ap- 
parently very common in Central America and the An- 
tilles. It is known also from Brazil, but collections are 
rare. 
Cotomspra: Intendencia del Amazonas, Rio Putumayo, carretera 
entre Caucaya y La Tagua. “‘Epiphyte.’? May 17, 1942, Richard 
Evans Schultes 3791. 
Odontoglossum coronarium Lindley Fol. Orch. 
Odontog. (1852-59) 21. 
Odontoglossum coronarium has hitherto been known 
from Panama, Colombia, Peru, and, probably, Ecuador. 
CotomstaA : Comisaria del Putumayo, Valle de Sibundoy, Porotoyaco, 
alt. about 2250 m. “‘Sepals and petals red-brown, yellow in spots. 
Lip yellow; lower half of lip red-brown. Column red-brown and yel- 
low.’’ December 16, 1942, Richard Evans Schultes & C. Earle Smith 
3150. 
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