is umbellate, about 5-flowered, the flowers are shown as 
small and the Jabellum would appear to be rather simple. 
Variations from the Jacquin type are numerous, especially 
with regard to the size of the plant, the size of the leaf, 
the number of the flowers in the umbel (rarely 1-flowered) 
and very noticeably in the size and contour of the lip. 
The following synopsis sets fourth briefly the char- 
acters of the concepts that have formerly been considered 
separate species: 
Epidendrum umbellatum Sw. is without sufficient 
description to differentiate it from the Jacquin type. 
Moreover, Swartz cites the Jacquin plate. Swartz’s type 
came from Jamaica. Lindley accepted the name J. wmbel- 
latumin place of 1. difforme,considering them one species. 
E/pidendrum latilabre Lindl. was described from a 
Brazilian plant in Herb. Hooker and from a living speci- 
men sent him from the collection of Messrs. Loddiges. 
Its chief character is the lip which Lindley in his original 
description states is ‘‘four times broader than long, and 
curved downwards on each side, so as to bear no little 
resemblance to a stiffly starched lady’s apron,’’. In Folia 
Orchidacea Kpidendrum p.80, Lindley remarks, ‘‘ Never- 
theless, it is much to be doubted whether this is anything 
more than a gigantic variety of .a«mbellatum.’’ The 
drawing in the Lindley Herbarium of the Brazilian speci- 
men which is inthe Hooker Herbarium tends to confirm 
Lindley’s statement. 
Epidendrum subumbellatum Hoffmegg., the type of 
which is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, appears, from the 
description, to bea form with two to three flowers. ‘The 
lip is 4-lobed with the lobes about equal. 
Epidendrum umbelliferum J. ¥.Gmel. is so inade- 
quately described that it is difficult to interpret its char- 
acteristics, but the reference ‘‘ Jacq. stirp. amer. t. 1362" 
places it in the same alliance with J. difforme. 
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