Examination of a photograph of the type of . pachy- 
chilum shows that the floral bracts are rather conspicuous 
and triangular-ovate, not ‘‘subnullae’’ as described. 
Moreover, the sepals appear to be ovate-elliptic, rather 
than ‘‘oblonga’’ as noted. In the specimens examined, 
the somewhat immature flowers have sepals only about 
8-9 mm. long, rather than 10 mm. long as described. 
It now appears that the concept previously described 
as Iipidendrum aquaticoides C. Schweinf. var. pusillum 
is referable to #. pachychilum. 
Peru: Cuzco, Prov. of Urubamba, near Wenner Gren ruins, at 3400- 
3600 meters altitude, in open soaking sphagnum bog with much fog 
and rain, perianth fleshy, orange with faint red on outside of sepals, 
August 5-6, 1942, R. D. Metcalf 30575; On trail from Puyupata to 
Y 
Sayacmarca, epiphytic, at 3600 meters altitude, August 5, 1942, C. 
Vargas 2894 (Tyrer of E. aquaticoides var. pusillum); Same data, at 
3650 meters altitude, June 23, 1948, C. Vargas 7257. 
Epidendrum refractoides C. Schweinf. var. hu- 
mile C. Schweinfurth var. nov. 
Herba statura minore et pedunculi spatha unica vel 
nulla, et inflorescentia racemosa (non paniculata) et la- 
belli lobo medio magis separato a specie differt. 
Plant small, stout, epiphytic, up to about 19 em. high. 
Stems (sometimes decumbent and rooting at base), stout, 
entirely concealed by imbricating leat-sheaths or the fi- 
bers of sheaths, about 10 em. long. Leaves apparently 
eleven or less, approximate, elliptic-ovate, obtuse to 
rounded at the apex, amplexicaul at the sessile base, up 
to 5.1 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide (next to the upper- 
most blade largest), ascending-spreading. Inflorescence 
solitary, terminal, erect, about 9.5 cm. or less tall; pe- 
duncle short, about 4 cm. or less long, usually bearing a 
conspicuous, conduplicate, erect spathe about 2.5 cm. 
long; raceme rather loosely several- (7- or more) flow- 
ered, with the rachis about 6 cm. or less long. Floral 
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