Epidendrum capitellatum C. Schweinfurth sp. nov. 
Herba mediocris, a basi radicanti ramosa. Caules pa- 
tentes, foliosi, vaginis laxis infundibuliformibus maxima 
pro parte obtecti. Folia numerosa, disticha, late paten- 
tia, ovato-lanceolata vel oblongo-ovata, acuta, basi am- 
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Epidendrum capitellatum, flower from above, lip 
expanded and petal, three times natural size. 
plectentia. Inflorescentia terminalis, breviter peduncu- 
lata; racemus subglobosus, dense multiflorus. Flores car- 
nosissimi, parvi, rigidi. Sepalum dorsale oblongo-ovatum, 
acutum, profunde concavum. Sepala lateralia oblique 
ovata, acuta, carina prominenti plusminusve denticulata 
extus ornata. Petala lineari-oblanceolata, acuta vel sub- 
acuta. Labellum columnae valde adnatum; lamina con- 
cavo-conduplicata, extensa ovato-reniformis, apice trun- 
cato leviter retusa, super medium saepissime subtrilobata, 
basi cordata: discus basi bicallosus. Columna parva, crassa. 
Plant rather small, with a branching rhizome. Roots 
fibrous, flexuous, glabrous. Stems spreading, leafy, up 
to 19 cm. tall to the inflorescence, mostly concealed by 
loose infundibuliform sheaths which are produced into 
leaf-blades. Leaves numerous, distichous, widely spread- 
ing, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, up to 5.1 cm. long 
and 1.6 cm. wide (the uppermost and lowermost blades 
smaller and ovate), acute, deeply clasping, with the mar- 
gins cartilaginous-irregular to erose-crenulate near the 
apex, coriaceous. Peduncle short, provided with one or 
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