specimen and a flower from this collection as well as by 
a specimen (Fendler 1452) cited as I’. Lindenii by Cogn- 
iaux (in Mart. F]. Bras. 8, pt. 5 (1898) 182). In the Ames 
Herbarium are also a large number of South American 
collections which have been referred to Epidendrum 
Lindenu originating from Venezuela (the type locality), 
Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. 
Kpidendrum brachyphyllum was described trom a single 
small specimen about 15 cm. tall with rose-colored flow- 
ers. Its only notable difference from #. Lindenii is that 
the lateral divisions of the callus on the lip in J”. brachy- 
phyllim appear to be simple, whereas they are more or 
less bilobulate in 77. Lindenu. The latter species seems 
to be very variable both vegetatively (in height, stature, 
width of leaves, ete.) and florally (in the width of the 
petals and in the degree of laceration of the lobes of the 
lip). 
The Peruvian Mpidendrum cuzcoense is a large species 
1 to 2 meters tall with leaves about twice as large as those 
of 11. brachyphyllum (but of about the same proportions) 
and slightly larger orange flowers. The petals are broad 
and similar to those of 27. brachyphyllum and the callus 
of the lip seems to resemble that of A. Lindeni. 
E’'pidendrum tarmense, also from Peru, is almost or 
quite as large a plant as 2”. cuzcoense. The flowers, which 
are brick-red are almost exactly the same size and form 
as those of 7. cuzcoense, but the petals are somewhat 
narrower and the lobes of the hp of slightly different 
proportion. 
Epidendrum inconstans was used by Ames to desig- 
nate I, Lindenti (1845), since the latter epithet was a 
homonym of £7. Lindeniti (1848). 
This variable and much collected species occurs widely 
in the northwestern parts of South America. The flow- 
ers range from golden yellow or orange to scarlet and 
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