tralbl. 86, Abt. 2 (1918) 472. 
On account of the earlier application of the specific 
name guttatum, a new name must be given to the /. 
eguttatum of Richard & Galeotti. 
Epidendrum obliquifolium Ames, Hubbard & 
Schwemfurth sp. nov. 
Herba copiose ramosa, parva. Caules graciles, vag- 
inis laxis infundibuliformibus maxima pro parte obtecti. 
Folia disticha, parva, obliqua, ovato-elliptica, crasse cori- 
acea. Inflorescentiae perbreves, subumbellatae, pauci- 
florae, pedunculo spatha laxissime infundibuliformi or- 
nato. Sepala lateralia ovato-lanceolata, acuta. Sepalum 
dorsale ovato-oblongum, acutum. Petala linearia, obtusa. 
Labellum columnae adnatum; lamina subrectangulo- 
oblonga, leviter bilobata, marginibus erosis; discus callis 
binis approximatis basi ornatus et lineis medianis tribus 
percursus. Columna crassa, perbrevis. Ovarium vesicula 
in summitate ornatum. 
Plant much branched, herbaceous, up to 15 cm. tall. 
Roots fibrous, filiform. Stems rather slender, mostly con- 
cealed by loose infundibuliform sheaths which are dilated 
above and somewhat striate-rugose. Leaves distichous, 
obliquely ovate-elliptic, up to 4 em. long and 11 mm. 
broad, acute, coriaceous when dry (apparently fleshy 
when living). Inflorescence short, subumbellate, about 
3- or 5-flowered; peduncle below the inflorescence up to 
1.5 em. long, mostly concealed by a very loose con- 
spicuous infundibuliform purple-blotched conduplicate 
spathe. Floral bracts minute and inconspicuous. Lateral 
sepals ovate-lanceolate, oblique at the base, about 8 mm. 
long and 4 mm. wide, acute. Dorsal sepal ovate-oblong, 
concave, about 7.1 mm. long and 3.6 mm. wide, acute. 
Petals linear, about 6.9 mm. long and 1.5 mm. wide, 
obtuse, prominently 1-nerved. Lip simple, adnate to the 
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