Epidendrum catillus is a rare species which was known 
previously only from Colombia. The specimen cited is 
in the Herbarium of Colorado College in Colorado 
Springs. 
We have not seen specimens of H/pidendrum vinosum 
Schltr. from Peru, but from the description and a plate 
it seems quite possible that it is the same species as J. 
catillus. 
A drawing of E.catillus from Reichenbach’s herbarium 
indicates that the sepals and petals are acute. Those on 
the plant cited are obtuse. 
Epidendrum (§Euepidendrum) nitidum L.O. Wil- 
hams sp. nov. 
Herbae epiphyticae, parvae, usque ad 2 dm. altae. 
Caules ramosi. Folia linearia, obtusa vel acuta, apiculata. 
Inflorescentia fractiflexa. Sepalum dorsale oblanceolatum 
vel elliptico-oblanceolatum, obtusum vel acutum, quin- 
quenervium, columnae adnatum. Sepala lateralia ovato- 
lanceolata, obtusa vel acuta, quinquenervia, columnae 
adnata. Petala oblanceolata, obtusa, supra crenata, La- 
bellum columnae valde adnatum; lamina late cordata, 
auriculata, obtusa, emarginata, sub apice paulo constricta, 
sublacerato-crenata, callo V- vel U-formi ornata; unguis 
longus. Columna sectionis. 
Small epiphytic herbs up to 2 dm. tall. Stems branched, 
becoming somewhat indurated and subfusiform, foliate 
only at the apex, naked below or the old leaf-sheaths soon 
disintegrating. Leaves 4.5—9 em. long, 1.5-4 mm. broad, 
linear, obtuse or acute, apiculate, with two leaves borne 
at the summit of each year’s growth. Inflorescence up 
to 8 em. long, strongly fractiflex and apparently spiral; 
bracts up to 5 mm. long, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 
acuminate or acute. Dorsal sepal 6-8 mm. long, 2-8.5 
mm. broad, oblanceolate to elliptic-oblanceolate, obtuse 
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