dorsally pubescent. Lateral sepals elliptic-lanceolate, 
oblique at the base, about 8 mm. long and 3 mm. wide, 
acute, 3-nerved, dorsally pubescent. Petals linear-oblan- 
ceolate, about 7.9 mm. long and 1.8 mm. wide above 
the middle, 1-nerved, with irregularly fimbriate margins 
except near the base, truncate with irregular margins at 
the apex. Lip semiellipsoid-cucullate in natural position, 
rather fleshy, with fimbrillate margins, about 9.6 mm. 
long, minutely retuse when expanded, densely minute- 
papillose on the outer surface, 7-nerved with the side 
nerves branching. Column clavate, fleshy, retuse at the 
apex with a pair of lateral porrect ears, about 5 mm. 
long. 
Altensteinia longispicata recalls Altensteinia marginata 
Reichb.f., but differs in having a more densely flowered 
inflorescence, linear-oblanceolate fimbriate petals and a 
densely fimbrillate-margined opening to the lip. 
Hvuanuco: Llata, at about 2150 meters altitude, among yuccas on 
top of stone fence, August 21, 1922, Macbride & Featherstone 2254 
(Type in Herb. Ames No, 58437. Dupticatre type in Herb, Field Mus. 
No. 518738). 
Ponthieva lilacina C. Schweinfurth sp. nov. 
Herba terrestris, mediocris. Folia maxima pro parte 
basalia, rosulata, glabra, ovalia vel oblongo-elliptica vel 
oblanceolata, acuta, breviter vel conspicue_ petiolata. 
Caulis infra folio parvo et supra vaginis paucis remotis 
ornatus. Racemus pauci-vel pluriflorus, laxissimus. Se- 
pala dorso leviter glanduloso-pubescentia. Sepalum dor- 
sale ellipticum, acutum. Sepala lateralia oblique late 
ovata, obtusa. Petala columnae supra adnata, longe un- 
guiculata; lamina oblique triangulari-oblonga, oblique 
subacuta, basi extus auriculata, Labellum distincte un- 
guiculatum; lamina conduplicata, apice trilobata, parte 
basali semiorbiculari, antice truncata; lobo medio parvo 
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